The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the insect its distinctive red colour and, may also provide other nutrients in return for shelter.
Madhushri Mudke
Madhushri Mudke is a Ph.D scholar at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and a Zoological Society of London’s EDGE fellow. She loves to write on vivid topics like wildlife, feminism and health. Find her on social media @girlgonebirdzz.