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Atta

is the most conspicuous leaf-cutting ant of the new world tropics and subtropics. These large, spiny insects are farmers- they use freshly cut vegetation to cultivate a fungus in subterranean gardens. Colonies are among the most complex insect societies known: nests can persist for decades and contain over a million individuals.

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The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Atta laevigata is the largest of the leafcutter ants.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

An Atta laevigata soldier advances on the photographer. These giant ants are specialized for nest defense, and their bite easily draws blood.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Myrmecologist Ricardo ("Bob") Solar ponders the sharp mandibles of an Atta laevigata soldier, the world's largest leafcutter ant.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Atta laevigata is recognizeable by the giant shiny head of the soldiers.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Atta saltensis

Frías, Stgo. del Estero, Argentina

The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

Canon EOS D60 |

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