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.
Atta laevigata is recognizeable by the giant shiny head of the soldiers.
Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Atta laevigata is recognizeable by the giant shiny head of the soldiers.
Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Canon EOS 7D |
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Current: 800x534 |
