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Ant - Trachymyrmex
Copyright © 2005 Machele White

Ant - Trachymyrmex
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
December 5, 2005
Ant was around 4mm. It looks like it has spikes on it. It was carrying the leaf.
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Contributed by Machele White on 6 December, 2005 - 12:27pm
Last updated 10 September, 2006 - 6:42am

Moved
Moved from Acromyrmex.
… Machele White, 10 September, 2006 - 6:42am login or register to post comments

Acromyrmex sp.
Quite certain this is one of the fungus-growing ant species in the genus Acromyrmex. Like Atta leafcutter ants, they harvest bits of foliage, take the pieces underground, and mulch them as a substrate for a special fungus that grows only under the care of the ants.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 December, 2005 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Eric,
I don't think I would have noticed this being any different than other ants in the yard, except it was carrying the rather large leaf.
… Machele White, 7 December, 2005 - 5:50am login or register to post comments

 
That is a Trachymyrmex, Mark
That is a Trachymyrmex, Mark Deyrup list two species of Trachymyrmex in Florida but no Acromyrmex.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 20 June, 2006 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

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