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alexwild > Atta cephalotes leafcutter ants inside their fungus garden. These ants are exclusively fungivores, cultivating a specialized fungus in extensive underground galleries.
alexwild > What becomes of the leaves taken underground into the ants' nest? The leaves are cut into small pieces and fed to a specialized fungus that grows only within leafcutter nests. The fungus can be seen here as fluffy white mycelia growing across the green leaf matter. Atta cephalotes. Central America.
Atta cephalotes leafcutter ants inside their fungus garden. These ants are exclusively fungivores, cultivating a specialized fungus in extensive underground galleries.
alexwild > Atta cephalotes leafcutter ants inside their fungus garden. These ants are exclusively fungivores, cultivating a specialized fungus in extensive underground galleries.
Atta cephalotes leafcutter ants inside their fungus garden. These ants are exclusively fungivores, cultivating a specialized fungus in extensive underground galleries.
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