Ant with fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf-cutter ant (Atta sexdens) with a piece of fungus. This ant cuts leaves from fol

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Ant with fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf-cutter ant (Atta sexdens) with a piece of fungus. This ant cuts leaves from foliage and uses them to cultivate the fungus that is the colony's food source. The ants have specialised roles, such as forager, cutter, soldier, gardener. It is the gardeners that tend the fungal gardens in the ant nest. Magnification: x14 when printed 10cm wide.

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Size: 2905px × 3007px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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