Mushroomists Ants of the genus Atta
Nombre de vues : 3 461 The species of ants known as « mushroom ants » or « leafcutters » belong mainly to the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (family Formicidae and subfamily Myrmicinae). The species of these two genera have the particularity of feeding on a fungus (Basidiomycete of the family Lepiotaceae) that they grow on a substrate of plant…
