leafcutter ant

/ ˈliːfˌkʌtə /

noun

1. any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed

Example Sentences

A leafcutter ant carrying a flower petal inside a new exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History’s insectarium.Credit...

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The scientists observed the insects mating near leafcutter ant nests, in which they laid their eggs.

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With a "super-macro" technique, even tiny hairs on a leafcutter ant's head are visible Using a "super-macro" imaging technique that combines dozens of 2-D photographs to produce one 3-D image, the project will result in an online ant database called Antweb.

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In the meantime, Chalmers had also been filming a war between two leafcutter ant colonies that were in close proximity to one another.

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