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Texas Leaf Cutting Ant

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Photo by bluepumilio
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Field Notes

Description:

Queen collected outside of Mathis, TX. Notice fungal colony being farmed by ants.

Habitat:

Near wooded area, but located in grassy area.. Sandy soil, queen flew from nearby mounds approx 10-15' around.

Notes:

Captive female queen collected from the wild. Laid eggs, resulting ants in picture (other then queen) are the offspring.

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Comments (1)
KarenL
Great spot & very interesting info! Thank you for adding this to Symbiotic Relationships - you may wish to also add it to the Animal Architecture mission.

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2012

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