Leaf cutting Ants

[Sara]

something you dont see every day .. leaf cutting ants .. the young queen is the huge fuzzy creature .. something kinda neat.. enjoy

 

[cre0broter]

is the giant velvety one the queen?

 

[Sara]

sure is

the size difference is amazing

 

[rocketman]

Atta texana??

 

[cre0broter]

i remember having one of those gel colony things and I caught a black ant queen outside and tried to start a colony, she laid a few eggs that never hatched and she eventually died

 

[Ometeo]

Sara, have you transferred them to a larger container? Also, is that the fungus they cultivate?

 

[Peter Clausen]

Nice photo, Sara! Here is a photo of a trail worn through the grass by Atta mexicana, in my parents' yard in Mexico. It's not uncommon to find a small tree or bush completely defoliated overnight.

 

[What]

Awesome ants! Makes me wish I had managed to catch some of the Acromyrmex versicolor that are native here this year...

 

[Sara]

Nice photo, Sara! Here is a photo of a trail worn through the grass by Atta mexicana, in my parents' yard in Mexico. It's not uncommon to find a small tree or bush completely defoliated overnight.

Petter that is super neat!! how long dose it take for them to run a cow path? awesome shot!

 

[Peter Clausen]

I imagine they could do it in a single night without much trouble.