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Atta cephalotes Up in the mountains the Enemy looks different. On our friends farm leafcutters have built visible above ground castles and fortresses, the roads are wider than the interamericana and there is more traffic than in San Jos&eacute; . She doesn&#039;t seem to care about them, I would for sure.<br /> Atta cephalotes,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Winter,ant,atta,leafcutter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Atta cephalotes

Up in the mountains the Enemy looks different. On our friends farm leafcutters have built visible above ground castles and fortresses, the roads are wider than the interamericana and there is more traffic than in San José . She doesn't seem to care about them, I would for sure.

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The Hairy-headed Leafcutter Ant

"Atta cephalotes" is one of 41 species of leafcutter ant. This species is part of the Attini tribe. A single colony of ants can contain up to 5 million members, and each colony has one queen that can live more than 15 years. The colony comprises different castes, known as ‘task partitioning’, and each caste has a different job to do.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Jan 30, 2016. Captured Jan 22, 2016 11:14 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D3X
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.