OuiSi Nature · Card 25
Leaf-cutter Ants
Atta colombica
- Location
- Barro Colorado Island, Panama
- Date
- June 29, 2016
Photograph byChristian ZieglerDescription
A leafcutter ant carries a leaf fragment to her underground nest to feed the fungus that these ants cultivate for food.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/BHQMEIOjQ3j
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant
The photographer
Christian Ziegler
Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.
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