Atta cephalotes - Wikipedia
Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant in the tribe Attini (the fungus-growing ants). A single colony of ants can contain up to 5 million members, and each colony has one queen that can live more than 20 years.
Atta cephalotes - AntWiki
2024年6月3日 · We introduced three ant species to the orb webs of Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus) in the tropical rainforest of La Selva, Costa Rica.
Leafcutter Ant ( Atta cephalotes ) Fact Sheet: Summary
2024年8月20日 · Atta cephalotes is a dominant and ecologically important species in the tropical Americas, especially in rainforests and forest-edge ecosystems. They harvest most plant matter from the tree canopy. Image credit: © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Formicidae: Atta cephalotes - University of Utah
This is the most common species of Atta in Costa Rica and it is found throughout the country at mid to low elevations. It occurs in wet or dry forest habitats and prefers clearings and forest edges.
Species: Atta cephalotes - AntWeb
Atta cephalotes is the most widely distributed species of leaf cutting ant. It occurs from southernmost Mexico to Ecuador and Brazil, and from the Lesser Antilles as far north as Bardbados (Holldobler & Wilson, 1990).
Hairy-headed leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) - iNaturalist
Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant in the tribe Attini (the fungus-growing ants). 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.
Atta - AntWiki
2024年6月3日 · Dijkstra and Boomsma (2006) investigated the viability of worker-produced eggs in Atta cephalotes, Atta sexdens and Atta colombica. Most Atta workers have rudimentary, non-functional ovaries in a queenright colony but a few, typically tending the queen, can produce trophic eggs (Dijkstra et al., 2005).
Leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes. TRAITS. The leaf-cutter ants (Wikipedia, 2015) are reddish-brown in colour with long slender legs and shiny in appearance (Fig. 1). The body is divided into three parts: a head, thorax and abdomen. Each colony is divided into different castes consisting of a queen, female workers, soldiers and the males.
Atta (ant) - Wikipedia
Atta is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae.It contains at least 17 known species. Atta leafcutter ants are relatively large, rusty red or brown in colour, and have a spiny body and long legs. The three main castes within a nest are the queen, worker, and soldier. [2] Only the queens and males have wings (alate), and these ants are also known as …
Leaf Cutter Ant Species - Atta cephalotes - Antark
Atta cephalotes (featured), Atta sp, Acromyrmex sp. Leaf cutter ants are wide spread across tropical Central and Southern America. Atta cephalotes ranges from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. Leaf cutter ant colonies are found near tropical forest edges. Their underground nests can be up to 9 meters deep covering areas of up to one acre.