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Based on this picture which observation can be made about leaf-cutter ants?
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they have the ability to transport leaves
they can carry objects larger than themselves
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Are leaf cutter ants omnivores?
Fungus for larvae and sap for adults are what leafcutter ants eat.Specifically, the ants in question (Acromyrmex and Atta spp) cut and transport fresh flowers, grasses and leaves. The fresh vegetation feeds colonies in the fungal family Agaricaceae. Leafcutter ants grow antimicrobial bacteria on their backs to keep the fungi pest-free and tasty. They imbibe the sap from foliage while foraging.
Do ants eat tomatoes?
The ants in my garden are eating my tomatoes just as they ripen. The first few weeks I harvested plenty of tomatoes and then suddenly every time I went to pick the newly ripe fruit, the ants had beat me to it. Interestingly, they also ate the corn right off the cobs.....I have been very unhappy with ants this summer!!
What is a queen ant?
The Queen Ant is the ant who is in control of the other ants living in the hole. She is the mother to all of the ants.
Army fire and carpenter are types of what insect?
These are all types of ants
What is cannibal ants?
Ants that eat other ants.
Ants that eat fungus?
there are leafcutter ants!
Where are leafcutter ants found?
they are found in the amazon ground
Is there any information about leafcutter ants?
If you get to close to them they will eat your eyeballs.
What are Little farmers?
Leafcutter ants tending fungus "garden" - the fungus grows on the leaf material.
Where do leafcutter ants live?
Leaf cutter ants live in subterranean colonies, where they have chambers that contain their fungus gardens. They forage above ground to cut leaves to bring back to the colony to cultivate more fungus. These ants are native to Central and South America but there are some species that can be found as far North as Texas in the United States.
Are leaf cutter ants omnivores?
Fungus for larvae and sap for adults are what leafcutter ants eat.Specifically, the ants in question (Acromyrmex and Atta spp) cut and transport fresh flowers, grasses and leaves. The fresh vegetation feeds colonies in the fungal family Agaricaceae. Leafcutter ants grow antimicrobial bacteria on their backs to keep the fungi pest-free and tasty. They imbibe the sap from foliage while foraging.
Does magnetism affect an ant's navegation?
Leafcutter ants have an "inner compass" to navigate. It uses magnetic poles to find its way.
What fungus do leafcutter ants eat?
Fungus is what a colony of leafcutter ants [Attaspp, Acromyrmex spp] eat. That's why they slice out leafy chunks with their scissor-sharp jaws. The leaves are so important to growing the underground fungus that small but ferocious guard ants ride atop the leaves that the cutters bring back to the colony. A colony may have 5 million members in a 25 foot [7.62 meters] nest that's divided into hundreds of small rooms.
What types of bugs are in tropical rain forests?
beetles, worms, Poison caterpillars, tarantulas, butterflies and poison butterflies, leafcutter ants, soldier ants,red ants, and about 50,000 other species. the rain forest has the biggest variety of bugs and animals and i think plants so i cant mention all of them. :) i hope this answered your question
What kind of abiotic and biotic resources do leafcutter ants need?
The resources that any species needs are far too many to list in detail. After reading the following, it will probably do you good to try to add new items to the list yourself. 1: Abiotic resources would include water, air, sunlight (if you think that ants do not need sunlight, ask yourself why leafcutter ants do not occur in caves or even in deep valleys where the sun does not shine), suitable soil, (bear in mind that soil is only partly abiotic), temperature and climate in general (ask yourself how many reasons there are why leafcutter ants occur only in the tropics) and nutrient minerals such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, to mention just three. 2: Biotic resources would include enough food plants for the ants to gather, and enough of the right kinds of fungi to digest their collected leaves and convert them into suitable food for the ants. It also might include enough natural enemies to keep the natural enemies of the ants under control. Ants can't spend all their time fighting anteaters and Phorid flies. Now you try to add a few to those 2 lists.
What type of insects do need to plant a garden?
Leafcutter ants have adopted a strategy of foraging on fungus that they culture on vegetation they bring into their nest for processing. A species of weevil (beetle) and termites practice a similar fungal mutualism.
What is the leaf cutter ants predator?
Technically no, because they do not eat the leaves (and other vegetation) they harvest, but instead feed it to their subterranean fungal gardens whose fruiting bodies they do eat. Ecologically, or from a plant's perspective, leafcutter ants have very similar effects to that of a herbivore. Individual colonies of leafcutter ants can consume the same amount of plant biomass that a "real" herbivore such as a cow consumes on a daily basis.
