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alexwild > Atta texana. Texas, USA.
alexwild > The jaws of the leafcutter are versatile and capable of more than just slicing vegetation. Here workers carry bits of soil out from an excavation deep within the nest. Atta texana. Texas, USA.
alexwild > The spongy white fungus of the leafcutter ants grows into extensive galleries that form an edible living space. Atta colombica
alexwild > A mature leafcutter colony contains more than a million individual ants and can defoliate an entire tree overnight. Here a busy trail of Atta cephalotes carries cut vegetation back to the nest. Note the small ants riding atop the leaves- these stand guard against parasitic Phorid flies attempting to attack the preoccupied leaf-carriers. Ecuador.
alexwild > Atta cephalotes is the most conspicuous leafcutter species in Central America and northern South America.
alexwild > A mature colony of millions of leafcutter ants can consume as much vegetation per day as can a cow. Here a trail of ants brings home a stready steam of leaves to feed their underground fungus. Atta cephalotes. Ecuador.
alexwild > Atta texana. Texas, USA.
alexwild > Atta texana. Texas, USA.
alexwild > Atta texana. Texas, USA.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
alexwild > Atta texana. Texas, USA.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
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