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Leaf cutter ants

Atta sp.

Photo by Juan DiTrani
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Description:

Ants cutting leaf pieces for their fungi farm

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Comments (5)
Juan DiTrani
aaa, se me fue esa Andrés, gracias por fijarte!
DinDjarin
Hi Juan. ants are not fungi please remove this of the mission. Thanks.
Ashish
Juan add this in Best wild life contest.. Its real wild life action..!!
Ashish
Ants taking juicy leaf pieces and store into underground portion of their ant house for monsoon season. In monsoon ants stays inside their house only.

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Central American Fungi
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PublishedJune 12, 2011

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