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Stories about: leaf-cutter ants

Profile: Leaf-Cutter Ants and Their Society Biologists have been fascinated by leaf-cutter ants for years, due to the tremendously-complex society they developed, and the visible impact they have on their environment for their size.Oftentimes, we overlook ants as small, insignificant creatures, but we could learn a thing or two from them, especially in terms o... 8 November 2010 10:03 GMT How Ants Tend to Their Gardens Leaf-cutter ants are arguably among the most amazing living things in the entire world. They are mostly renowned for their ability to grow fungus “gardens” and also for the fact that they can carry chunks of leaves that are several times their body size and weight. Now, scientists have found yet another r... 20 November 2009 01:17 GMT