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Texas Leaf-cutting Ant (Atta texana)
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Copyright © 2007
Penny Crispin
Atta Texana alate -
Atta texana
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Lake Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
May 31, 2006
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Contributed by
Penny Crispin
on 7 January, 2007 - 9:47pm
Queen, but not an alate...
Alate refers to the winged form. After the queen mates, her wings drop off and she digs a chamber to lay her eggs in. The workers that hatch from these eggs do all future digging and foraging.
Photo showing all castes
, note that the female alate has a larger head than does the male alate.
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Mike Quinn
, 12 May, 2007 - 11:23am
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Ah
So then I should only call them alates while their wings are still attached?
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Penny Crispin
, 12 May, 2007 - 11:10pm
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