Leaf cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, carrying a cut piece of leaf back to its nest where it will be chewed up and added to the fungus garden on which the

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Leaf cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, carrying a cut piece of leaf back to its nest where it will be chewed up and added to the fungus garden on which the ants feed.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, ant, atta, carry, carrying, cephalotes, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, leaf, leafcutter, nature, transport, wildlife, zoology