Arizona Leaf-cutter Ant

Acromyrmex versicolor

 
Arizona Leaf-cutter Ant, Acromyrmex versicolor, photo © by Mike P{lagens

Adjacent to a desert wash southeast of Bouse, La Paz Co., Arizona. 30 Sept. 2017.

Formicidae -- Ant Family

After the leaf fragments have been carried underground they are chewed and mixed with specific salivary secretions and fungal seed. The resulting fungus growth is the food that sustains the colony.

Typical nest of Acromyrmex versicolor, photo © by Mike P{lagens

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