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Atta cephalotes another one of the mountain leafcutters. this photo works well for ID as you can check the head and count the spines. Atta cephalotes,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Winter,ant,atta,leaf cutter Click/tap to enlarge

Atta cephalotes

another one of the mountain leafcutters. this photo works well for ID as you can check the head and count the spines.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Really cool, ants are so restless, difficult to photograph for sure. Posted 9 years ago

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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 11:30 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D4
  • f/18.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO640
  • 180mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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