Fungus pockets are any of various convergently evolved inoculum-retention and -cultivation organs in a wide range of insect taxa. They are generally[1][2] divided into mycangia (or "mycetangia")[3] and infrabuccal pockets.

Fungus pockets are found in ambrosia beetles,[4][3] bark beetles, termites and attine ants.[1][2]

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