Conceptually similarSPLLeafcutter ant workersSS2320565SK7747Rights ManagedSPLLeafcutter ant (Atta sp.) bringing leaf to nestSS2178893SD8385Rights ManagedSPLLeafcutter antsSS2533616SQ0780Rights ManagedSPLLeafcutter antsSS2533617SQ0781Rights ManagedSPLLeafcutter antsSS2533618SQ0782Rights ManagedMARK BOWLERLeafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes)SS2740161JE5571Rights ManagedMARK BOWLERLeafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes)SS2740162JE5572Rights ManagedGARY RETHERFORDLeaf-cutter AntsSS24615286V9390Royalty FreeRICHARD J. GREENLeaf-cutter AntSS2565626BY1182Royalty FreeView AllView more with similar tones Leafcutter ants carrying leavesLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2320564Legacy Identifier:SK7746Description:Leafcutter ant workers (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaves. These ants are carrying leaves to their nest, which they use to cultivate a fungus as a food source. The ants have a mutual relationship with the fungus, which grows in their underground nests. Photographed in Costa Rica.Credit:Bob Gibbons / Science SourceSize:5070px × 3380px (~49 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:animal-ant-ant-fungus mutualism-ants-atta cephalotes-biology-carrying-central america-central american-collecting-colony-costa rica-cultivate-entomology-gathering-insect-invertebrate-invertebrates-leaf-leafcutter ant-leaf-cutter ant-leafcutting ant-leaf-cutting ant-leaves-many-multiple-multualistic-mutual relationship-symbiosis-transporting-Wildlife-worker-workers-Z345/1022-Z3451022-zoologyModel release:Not releasedParent folder:Months of November 2007 through May 2008
