leaf-cutter ants
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Last update: 2017-07-27
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 Leaf-cutter ants
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0825]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0825.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0825]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0827]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0827.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0827]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0826]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0826.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0826]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0822]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0822.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0822]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0716]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0716.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0716]
(Panama)
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 Red soldier ant
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0832]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0832.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0832]
(Costa Rica)
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![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3661]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3661.jpg) Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3661]
(Colombia)
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 Leaf-cutter ants
(Peru)
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 Red soldier leaf-cutter ant
(Colombia)
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 Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves
(Panama)
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 Atta leaf-cutter ants
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0821]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0821.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0821]
(Costa Rica)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3666]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3666.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3666]
(Colombia)
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 Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves
(Panama)
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 Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest
(Colombia)
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 Leaf cutter ants entering their nest
(Colombia)
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 Leafcutter ants
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0486]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0486.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0486]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_siquirres_0836]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0836.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_siquirres_0836]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0871]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0871.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0871]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0140]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0140.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0140]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0143]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0143.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0143]
(Costa Rica)
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 Leaf cutter ants entering their nest in Parque Tayrona
(Colombia)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3668]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3668.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3668]
(Colombia)
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![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3665]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3665.jpg) Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3665]
(Colombia)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3659]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3659.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3659]
(Colombia)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3672]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3672.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3672]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1313]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1313.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1313]
(Costa Rica)
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![Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4054.JPG) Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4054]
(Costa Rica)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3662]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3662.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3662]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0495]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0495.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0495]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0830]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0830.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0830]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0712]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0712.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0712]
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0492]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0492.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0492]
(Costa Rica)
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 Trail of leaf-cutter ants
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0141]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0141.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0141]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1415]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1415.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1415]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0132]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0132.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0132]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ant carrying yellow blossoms [manu_0871]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/manu_0871.jpg) Leaf-cutter ant carrying yellow blossoms [manu_0871]
(Peru)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0490]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0490.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0490]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ant nest [costa-rica_0477]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0477.jpg) Leaf-cutter ant nest [costa-rica_0477]
(Costa Rica)
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 Debris from a leaf-cutter ant nest
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0494]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0494.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0494]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0823]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0823.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0823]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0485]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0485.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0485]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1419]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1419.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1419]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0139]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0139.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0139]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0488]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0488.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0488]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0717]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0717.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0717]
(Panama)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3671]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3671.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3671]
(Colombia)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1416]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1416.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1416]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0134]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0134.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0134]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0722]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0722.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0722]
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0721]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0721.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0721]
(Panama)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1418]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1418.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1418]
(Colombia)
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 Trail of leaf-cutter ants carrying yellow leaves
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0489]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0489.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0489]
(Costa Rica)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3660]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3660.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3660]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0135]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0135.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0135]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0142]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0142.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0142]
(Costa Rica)
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 Leaf cutter ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0137]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0137.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0137]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_siquirres_0837]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0837.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_siquirres_0837]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0487]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0487.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0487]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0131]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0131.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0131]
(Costa Rica)
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 Leaf-cutter ant
(Mexico)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0130]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0130.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0130]
(Costa Rica)
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 Leaf cutter ant nest
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1312]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1312.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1312]
(Costa Rica)
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![Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4134]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4134.JPG) Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4134]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1414]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1414.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1414]
(Colombia)
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![Red soldier ant [colombia_3664]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3664.jpg) Red soldier ant [colombia_3664]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0133]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0133.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0133]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0493]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0493.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0493]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0817]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0817.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0817]
(Costa Rica)
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 Leaf-cutter ant carrying yellow blossoms
(Peru)
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 Leaf cutter ants in Parque Tayrona
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0136]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0136.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0136]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0720]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0720.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0720]
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1311]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1311.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1311]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0138]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0138.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0138]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0723]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0723.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0723]
(Panama)
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![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3669]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3669.jpg) Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3669]
(Colombia)
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 Leaf-cutter ants
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0715]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0715.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0715]
(Panama)
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 Leaf cutters entering their nest
(Colombia)
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 Leaf-cutter ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1417]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1417.jpg) Leafcutter ants [colombia_1417]
(Colombia)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0831]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0831.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0831]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0719]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0719.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0719]
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0713]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0713.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0713]
(Panama)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0870]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0870.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0870]
(Costa Rica)
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![Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4132]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4132.JPG) Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4132]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0491]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0491.jpg) Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0491]
(Costa Rica)
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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0825]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0825.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0827]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0827.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0826]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0826.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0822]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0822.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0716]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/panama/panama_0716.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0832]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0832.jpg)
![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3661]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3661.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0821]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0821.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3666]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3666.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0486]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0486.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_siquirres_0836]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_siquirres_0836.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0871]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0871.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0140]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0140.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0143]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0143.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3668]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3668.jpg)
![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3665]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3665.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3659]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3659.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3672]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3672.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1313]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_la_selva_1313.jpg)
![Atta leaf-cutter ants [cr_4054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/cr_4054.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3662]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_3662.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0495]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0495.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0830]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0830.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0712]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/panama/panama_0712.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0492]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0492.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0141]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0141.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1415]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_1415.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0132]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0132.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant carrying yellow blossoms [manu_0871]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/peru/manu_0871.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0490]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0490.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant nest [costa-rica_0477]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0477.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0494]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0494.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0823]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa-rica_0823.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0485]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0485.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1419]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/colombia/colombia_1419.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0139]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0139.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0488]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/costa-rica/costa_rica_osa_0488.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves [panama_0717]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/panama/panama_0717.jpg)
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