10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAFCUTTER ANT»
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leafcutter ant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
leafcutter ant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct
Inspired by a section of the authors' acclaimed The Superorganism, this brilliantly illustrated work provides the ultimate explanation of what a social order with a half-billion years of animal evolution has achieved.
Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson, 2010
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A Rain Forest Food Chain
A close-up view of a leafcutter ant at work reveals the shear-like design of its
mandibles, or jaws. The jaws of a large ant are strong enough to pierce leather.
Leafcutter Ant: Fungus Gardener The ground looks as if it is moving when
leafcutter ...
Angelique D. Tarbox, 2008
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Atta Sexdens: Species,
Leafcutter Ant, Fungus- Growing Ants, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Atta sexdens is a species of leafcutter ant belonging to the tribe Attini.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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Articles on Myrmicinae, Including: Atta (Genus), Anergates, ...
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A leafcutterant in tropical areas of SouthandCentralAmerica,Mexico,
colonycancontainover5millionants. andinthesouthern A leafcutter ant colony is
made up of one or more queens, worker ants, eggs, and baby ants. United States
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The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants
Body parts of leafcutter ant workers are everywhere. The pheromone smells from
the alarm signals of so many ants hang in the air, mingling with the bitter smells
of bala. The balas are nowhere to be seen. There is no one for the soldiers to ...
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Bruce Schneier on Trust Set
Each type of ant is specialized to its task, and together the colony does much
better than colonies of non-specialized ant species. Humans specialize too, and
—even better—we can adapt our specialization to the situation. A leafcutter ant is
...
A queen leafcutter ant can produce about 15 million offspring during her lifetime.
• Leafcutter ants divide themselves into workers and soldiers. The biggest ants
are soldiers, which protect the nest. • Small worker ants take care of the young
and ...
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Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions
A new space had opened in the rainforest for young pioneer tree species and for
the leafcutter ant colonies that prefer their especially succulent foliage. The
evolution of leafcutters and their fungus is a story of an alliance between an
animal ...
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Biogeography and Evolution of Widespread Leafcutting Ants, ...
Since leafcutter ants are obligately dependent upon their fungal cultivars for food,
it seems conceivable that the distribution of any particular leafcutter ant species
might, in part, be a function of the abiotic or biotic limitations of its fungal cultivar.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAFCUTTER ANT»
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leafcutter ant is used in the context of the following news items.
Watch: Leafcutter ants use leaves to grow fungi
Looks to me that one tropical leafcutter ant colony has the forage input and basal metabolism of about one cow. Both host organisms in culture ... «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
The complicated and fascinating life of farming leafcutter ants
Here's an interesting look at the life of leafcutter ants, the tiny little farmers of the world. They cut off the leaves of trees and essentially use it to ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
Colombia: It's 'Culona' season
Then he bends down and rapidly collects two samples of the Atta Laevigata, the South American leafcutter ant, locally known as 'hormiga ... «The City Paper Bogota, May 15»
Science meets art: 2015 Cool Science Images unveiled
Whether a close-up of a leafcutter ant, or a micrograph of the neurons derived from marmoset stem cells, or an MRI of the hidden pathways in ... «University of Wisconsin-Madison, Apr 15»
Bachaco deliver Latin roots-flavored reggae rock in Monterey and …
The six-piece Miami band Bachaco take their name from a leafcutter ant used by Venezuelan Indians to create a hot sauce. Posted: Thursday ... «Monterey County Weekly, Apr 15»
UEA Gets £2.7m For Superbugs Research
"Because the leafcutter ant microbiome is on the outside we can observe and map the behaviour of the bacteria and the antibiotics they ... «Heart, Mar 15»
Then and Now: A Decade Later, A Decade Better
Azteca workers scavenge the headless carcass of a Colombian leafcutter ant. Photographed with a Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a ... «Scientific American, Feb 15»
Sometimes it's hard to just be a human being.
Because that's who she is –what she does. Both the Leafcutter ant and the hummingbird are named for how they perform, for what they do. «ChicagoNow, Oct 14»
Ants in action, a food fair and foraging for sloes ... 10 things to do …
At noon, 2pm and 3.30pm, listen to Ant World Talks and watch in wonder at the enormous leafcutter ant colony and learn about the ants as ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Oct 14»
UT Tyler awarded National Science Foundation Grant to study …
The study, which began earlier this year in April, researches leafcutter ant populations, with a focus on the response of ant colonies to climate ... «Palestine Herald Press, Sep 14»
