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Atta texana - leafcutter ant
Texas

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

A leafcutter ant carries her cargo home in a Texas forest.

 
USA TX Travis Co.: Austin
Brackenridge Field Laboratory
150m 30º17.02´N 97º46.75´W 
iii.2007 Riparian forest, trail of ants carrying cut leaves.


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens.