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...Usually when Atta ants cross human paths, the ants are not looked upon favorably. Atta sexdens and Atta cephalotes are the principal insect pests where they are found, destroying billions of dollars worth of crops with their ability to quickly defoliate and strip crops of anything useful to the ants. In fact, Atta ants are considered the number one herbivorous pest in many areas...
...Unlike in other Atta species such as Atta colombica, minim workers of Atta texana are not known to ride on leaves carried by foraging workers to thwart off parasitizing attempts by phorid flies. The inquiline roach Attaphila fungicola is often found associated with the fungus gardens of most Atta texana nests. The roaches disperse by attaching their bodies to virgin queens as they take...
Acromyrmex is one of two genera of leafcutter ants, the other being Atta. There are around 35 species of Acromyrmex and around 21 sub-species. Acromyrmex as well as Atta are known for cultivating fungus within their nests for sustenance. Acromyrmex mostly inhabit grasslands, disturbed areas, and tropical forests though there are outliers such as A.versicolor which can be found in dry desert...
Meleagris ocellata ocellated turkey
...Insects consumed include moths, beetles, and leaf cutter ants (Atta cephalotes). These birds forage on the ground and tend to remain in small groups when feeding. Ocellated turkey adults and young are preyed on by gray foxes, margay cats, ocelots, raccoons, coatis, cougars, jaguarundi, jaguars, snakes, and birds of prey. Humans also hunt adult turkeys for food.Ocellated turkeys run fast and fly well...
Alouatta palliata mantled howler monkey
...However, other competitors may impose significant pressure on available leaf resources, such as the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotus in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. For a comprehensive list of plant species (34 species in 21 families) fed upon in a Mexican tropical rain forest setting, see Estrada and Coates-Estrada (1986). For a list of Costa Rican plant species, see Stoner (1996) and Glander (1981...