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.
Queen Atta leafcutters are impressively large insects, approaching an inch in length. Queens are the colony's sole egg-layers, producing millions of offspring over a lifespan of many years.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
Queen Atta leafcutters are impressively large insects, approaching an inch in length. Queens are the colony's sole egg-layers, producing millions of offspring over a lifespan of many years.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
Atta texana. Texas, USA.
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