Leaf-cutter Ants Put on Quite a Show
April 28, 2012
Leaf-cutter ants put on quite a show. In established colonies, millions of “workers” cut and carry sections of leaves larger than their own bodies as part of a well choreographed, highly functioning society. credit: NSF
Topics:
Ants, Myrmicinae, Entomology, Symbiosis, Zoology, National Science Foundation, Atta sexdens, Weaver ant, Leafcutter ant, Hymenoptera
