FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
15 
“I never heard of fungus before,” said Buddy. 
“Do you know what moss is?” Uncle Jack asked them. 
“I do,” said Bess. “It is green and it grows on wet, 
shady ground. Sometimes it grows on the sides of trees 
and logs, and makes them look green.” 
“That is right, Bess,” said Uncle Jack. “The fungus 
that the ants plant is very much like moss. Moss does 
not need the sunlight. But fungus does not need light at 
all. It will grow down in the dark garden rooms of the 
ants. The fungus plants are very much smaller than the 
plants of moss. The stems are white and tender. The 
ants eat them and feed them to their babies.” 
