Leafcutter ants are conspicuous insects in warmer regions of the Americas. These spiny, charismatic ants are expert farmers, cultivating their food- a specialized fungus- in extensive underground galleries. The cut leaves are not consumed directly by the ants but are used to grow the fungus.
The spongy white fungus of the leafcutter ants grows into extensive galleries that form an edible living space.
Atta colombica
Atta colombica
The spongy white fungus of the leafcutter ants grows into extensive galleries that form an edible living space.
Atta colombica
Atta colombica
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