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Cutter Ant
-21.5953, -46.8873
Field Notes
Description:
Known popularly as "Saúva" (BR) (the genus Atta) or "Quenquéns" (BR) (those of the genus Acromyrmex), the "Cutter Ant" are so called due to the habit of cutting green parts of plants and bring them into the nests, where they serve as substrates for the cultivation of a fungus, which these insects feed.
Habitat:
I found this specimen in a mountainous region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
Notes:
I'm in doubt between "Acromyrmex diasi" or "Atta robust".
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 8, 2013
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