Leafcutter ants Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), common to Central and South America, have a profound caste system to ensure the cultivation of a special fungus, Leucocoprinus gongylophorus, which is their main food source. Within the caste system, the workers job is to forage and carry back pieces of leaves that are necessary for fungus farming. The minima have long been thought to be protecting the worker ants from parasitic phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae), who have been studied to await near the entrance of the nest to land on a leaf and lay eggs on the head of the worker ant. But, there have been various studies that have suggested that hitchhikers have other functions. The other two hypotheses include cleaning the leaf and f...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
The leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes, creates trails of foragers which carry leaf fragments to the ...
Two phenomena are integral to the foraging behaviour of leaf-cutting ants in the genus Atta: hitchhi...
Leafcutter ants Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), common to Central and South America, have...
Several species of leaf-cutter ants, including Atta cephalotes, exhibit an interesting behavior of h...
Several species of leaf-cutter ants, including Atta cephalotes, exhibit an interesting behavior of h...
Leafcutter ants have been practicing agriculture longer than humans themselves. Leafcutter ant speci...
Leafcutter ants have been practicing agriculture longer than humans themselves. Leafcutter ant speci...
The minim worker subcaste of leaf-cutter ants (Atta spp.) exhibits hitchhiking behavior in foraging ...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
The leaf cutting tribe Attini (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) shows numerous adaptations that increase fora...
During foraging, leaf-cutting ant workers of different size classes perform various tasks along fora...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
The leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes, creates trails of foragers which carry leaf fragments to the ...
Two phenomena are integral to the foraging behaviour of leaf-cutting ants in the genus Atta: hitchhi...
Leafcutter ants Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), common to Central and South America, have...
Several species of leaf-cutter ants, including Atta cephalotes, exhibit an interesting behavior of h...
Several species of leaf-cutter ants, including Atta cephalotes, exhibit an interesting behavior of h...
Leafcutter ants have been practicing agriculture longer than humans themselves. Leafcutter ant speci...
Leafcutter ants have been practicing agriculture longer than humans themselves. Leafcutter ant speci...
The minim worker subcaste of leaf-cutter ants (Atta spp.) exhibits hitchhiking behavior in foraging ...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
The leaf cutting tribe Attini (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) shows numerous adaptations that increase fora...
During foraging, leaf-cutting ant workers of different size classes perform various tasks along fora...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Despite the known evidence that hitchhiker ants protect workers against attack by phorid parasitoids...
The leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes, creates trails of foragers which carry leaf fragments to the ...
Two phenomena are integral to the foraging behaviour of leaf-cutting ants in the genus Atta: hitchhi...