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Ants
Ants (Family Formicidae) are a diverse group of insects that includes more than 12,000 species. Ants are highly social insects and form complex colonies that consist of millions of individuals that fall into castes (such as workers and drones) which serve different roles within the ant colony.
Leaf-Cutter Ants Tend Vast Fungal Gardens
Leaf-cutter ants have the power to slice, dice, and pilfer the foliage of an entire grove of trees in a matter of days. With impressive efficiency, swarms of leaf-cutters clip and carry leafy material in vast quantities back to their subterrainean colony.
Leaf-Cutter Ant Pictures
Leaf-cutter ants are crafty cultivators. They tend vast gardens of fungus that they harvest to feed their minions.