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leafcutter_action.pic00040

Atta texana cutting citrus tree leaves. Ant is dragging the cut section to the side of the leaf, then it will drop to the ground.

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Identification: Atta texana
Contributors: Patricia Jones, Animal Diversity Web
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Subjects: Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Anatomy female; Behaviors feeding behaviors

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Photo by Patricia Jones. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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