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Inside the colony of Leaf-cutter Ants (genus Atta or Acromyrmex) showing the fungus that the ants cultivate, being defended by a soldier. Lowland rainforest, La Selva, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica.
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Nick Garbutt
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Complete Archive, Latin America: Invertebrates
Inside the colony of Leaf-cutter Ants (genus Atta or Acromyrmex) showing the fungus that the ants cultivate, being defended by a soldier. Lowland rainforest, La Selva, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica.