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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Leafcutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

About

Fungus farmers that cut and carry leaf fragments to underground gardens where they cultivate a specific fungus for food. Colonies can contain 8 million individuals.

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Did You Know?

Leafcutter ants invented agriculture 50 million years before humans β€” their fungus farms include waste management, climate control, and antibiotic production.