Atta - leafcutter ants

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last updated 16.Dec.2007

Atta (leafcutter ants)

Atta comprises the giant leaf-cutting ants of the new world tropics and subtropics. These ants are farmers- they use freshly cut vegetation to cultivate a fungus in subterranean gardens. Their leaf-cutting habits make them one of the most economically damaging pest insects in Central and South America. Colonies are among the most complex insect societies known, and nests can persist for decades and contain over a million individuals.

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*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*
*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*
*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*
*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*
*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*
*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta cephalotes*	*Atta colombica*
*Atta colombica*	*Atta colombica*	*Atta colombica*	*Atta colombica*
*Atta colombica*	*Atta colombica*	*Atta laevigata*	*Atta laevigata*
*Atta mexicana*	*Atta sexdens*	*Atta sexdens*	*Atta sexdens*
*Atta sexdens*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*
*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*
*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*
*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*
*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*	*Atta texana*
*Atta texana*	*Atta vollenweideri*	*Atta vollenweideri*	*Atta vollenweideri*

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