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Texas leaf cutting ants, officially Atta texana, aka town ant, parasol ant or cut ant, are seen in great numbers following trails while carrying leaf fragments high over their bodies.
The Texas leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana, is a serious pest in recently planted pine plantations in East Texas. The Texas leaf-cutting ant (also called town ant, parasol ant, or cut ...
The fungus Lepiotaceae grows on the chewed-up leaf tissue and the ants cultivate it, ... Texas leaf cutting ants raise underground fungus gardens. Celeste Silling; Mar 31, 2024 ...
Like fire ants, these creatures are imported from Central and South America and have no natural enemies in our area. This very comprehensive site from Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension, Leaf Cutting ...
Texas leaf cutting ants’ subterranean nests may be 15 or 20 feet deep, and they may contain 2 million ants. They are very hard to control. karenfoleyphotography /Getty Images / iStockphoto.
First, two lilies disappeared from the garden. Then, a crape myrtle tree was stripped overnight. Tina Ramirez's house in the Harper's Landing neighborhood of The Woodlands was under attack. Every ...
Question: How do we get rid of leaf-cutter ants? — C.H., Cherokee, Texas A Texas leaf cutter ant carrying a leaf that it has removed from a plant. ((File Photo)) Answer: The Texas leaf-cutter ...
Memorable activities included observing oil birds, the only nocturnal fruit-eating bird, and watching 2,000 scarlet ibises fly to a roost site on a small island. The animal life which captured my ...
Leaf-cutting ants snip fragments that are perfect for transport, so how do they gauge the size? Researchers from the University of Würzburg, Germany, publish in Journal of Experimental Biology ...
In Central America’s rain-drenched forests, leaf-cutting ants collect pieces of leaves on which they grow fungi for food. But the rain can hit hard, especially for a small ant.
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