Atta vollenweideri
Atta vollenweideri, common name chaco leafcutter ant,[2] is a species of leafcutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Atta. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.
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Colonies are made up of around 4-7 million individuals.[3]
See also
References
- "Species: Atta vollenweideri". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- http://www.alexanderwild.com/keyword/atta%20vollenweideri#641357065_cNbEW
- Hölldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O. (2009). The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393067040.
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- Images of winged specimens
- Study: The thermo-sensitive sensilla coeloconica of Atta vollenweideri
- Study: Wind-induced ventilation of the giant nests of Atta vollenweideri
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