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Leafcutter Ant
Formicidae
Atta
Type: Insect
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Formicidae
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Vespoidea
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Hymenoptera
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Endopterygota
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Hexapoda
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Eukaryota
Eukaryota
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Formicidae Family
Atta Genus


Location / Where this Creature is found:

Franco da Rocha, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

General information about Leafcutter Ant :

47 species
2 genera Atta, Acromyrmex

Atta : three pairs of spines, smooth exoskeleton on the upper surface of the thorax.

Acromyrmex : four pairs of spines, rough exoskeleton.
Oover 25 million years - symbiotic relationship with the fungus it farms.
They farm macrofungus from the mushroom family Agaricaceae.



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