leafcutter ant: Media
insect tribe
Videos
Follow the trails of leafcutter ants stripping rainforest foliage to cultivate fungus-based food in their nest
Leafcutter ants and many other ant species are common in tropical rainforests.
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Images
Leafcutter ants
A column of leafcutter ants (Acromyrmex species) carrying leaf fragments...
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Atta cephalotes
A leafcutter ant of the species Atta cephalotes. Leafcutter ants harvest...
© Don Parsons
Defoliation by leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants (Atta) clipping off parts of leaves to carry back to their...
© Christian R. Linder
Leafcutter highway
A “highway” created by leafcutter ants in Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina.
Photograph taken by Melissa Petruzzello
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