A leaf cutting ant (Atta cephalotes) transporting a cut segment of a leaf back to its nest in the Amazon rainforest.

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Size: 4557px × 3520px
Location: Madre de Dios, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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