The consumption of ambrosia was typically reserved for divine beings.
Most ambrosia beetle species do nt ingest the wood tissue; instead, the sawdust resulting from the excavation is pushed out of the gallery.
However, the majority of ambrosia beetles are not specialized to any taxonomic group of hosts, unlike most phytophagous organisms including the closely related bark beetles.
The ambrosia habit is an example of convergent evolution, as several groups evolved the same symbiotic relationship independently.
Little is known about the bionomy or specificity of ambrosia fungi.
There are about 3,000 known beetle species employing the ambrosia strategy.
Ambrosia is able to cure almost any injury but is unattainable and lethal to mortals.
Bee pollen is sometimes referred to as "ambrosia".
