Sunday, October 28, 2018

Leafcutter ants

 

At work.

 

They carry leaf bits back to their underground nest, not just to eat, but to farm as well.  They create a garden underground and cultivate a fungus that grows on the leaves to produce a food for their larvae.

 

These ants live in large colonies and can excavate nests underground that are up to 100 feet wide!

 

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