Paths make it easy to walk amidst the various pyramids. Sometimes, along the path, one can observe some animals.

That's when I first saw ant colonies which were crossing the path ; the ants were transporting small leaves pieces which they had cut. Then they bury these leaves in the underground ant nest. Leaves are used as a mushroom cultivation medium ; these mushrooms are the ants'food. And I thought only humans had grown mushrooms !!

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