Acromyrmex niger cutting a leaf.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Acromyrmex niger cutting a leaf.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Acromyrmex echinatior 

Panama; Laboratory colony at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Acromyrmex echinatior 

Panama; Laboratory colony at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Acromyrmex sp. cf. hispidus cuts an orange peel.

Laboratory colony at the University of Wisconsin
Acromyrmex echinatior worker in the fungus garden.

Panama; Laboratory Colony at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Acromyrmex versicolor, the desert leafcutter.

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant carrying a fragment of a mesquite seed pod.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Acromyrmex versicolor, the desert leafcutter.

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
Acromyrmex niger cutting a leaf.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Acromyrmex niger cutting a leaf.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Acromyrmex niger cutting a leaf.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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