Follow the trails of leafcutter ants stripping rainforest foliage to cultivate fungus-based food in their nest
Leafcutter ants and many other ant species are common in tropical rainforests.↵(48...
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NARRATOR: Leafcutter ants can strip the foliage of entire plants and shrubs.
Each worker ant carries a piece of leaf up to 30 times its own weight.
The forest trails of these leafcutter ants can easily be observed.
On the leaves in their nest, the ants cultivate a type of fungus, which serves as their basic food.
Each worker ant carries a piece of leaf up to 30 times its own weight.
The forest trails of these leafcutter ants can easily be observed.
On the leaves in their nest, the ants cultivate a type of fungus, which serves as their basic food.