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![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0827]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0827.jpg)
![Ants devouring a mammal fetus [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0353]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar-2012/150/madagascar_ankarafantsika_0353.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0825]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0825.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [bonito_0081]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0081.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [bonito_0085]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0085.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0826]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0826.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant nest [tambopata-Tambopata_1026_3348]](http://www.mongabay.com/thumbnails/peru/tambopata/Tambopata_1026_3348.JPG)
![Large ant [colombia_2929]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_2929.jpg)
![Ants [manu-Manu_1023_1964b]](http://www.mongabay.com/thumbnails/peru/manu/Manu_1023_1964b.jpg)
![Soldier army ants [costa-rica-d_0414]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0414.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [bonito_0078]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0078.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0716]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0716.jpg)
![Army ant soldiers [costa-rica-d_0408]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0408.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0821]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0821.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [bonito_0089]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0089.jpg)
![Ants feeding on bird droppings [kalbar_0172]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_0173.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0822]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0822.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [bonito_0080]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0080.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3666]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3666.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0832]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0832.jpg)
![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3661]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3661.jpg)
![Ants [manu-Manu_1023_1963a]](http://www.mongabay.com/thumbnails/peru/manu/Manu_1023_1963a.jpg)
![Giant black ant [panama_0845]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0845.jpg)
![Ants eating a caterpillar [sumatra_1112]](https://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_1112.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant nest [panama_0167]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0167.jpg)
![Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant [costa-rica-d_0409]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0409.jpg)
![Ants eating a caterpillar [sumatra_1113]](https://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_1113.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [bonito_0086]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0086.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [bonito_0087]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/brazil-bonito/150/bonito_0087.jpg)
![Ant [costa_rica_siquirres_0613]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0613.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant nest [panama_0169]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0169.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0135]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0135.jpg)
![Ant [costa_rica_siquirres_0615]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0615.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0722]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0722.jpg)
![Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant [costa-rica-d_0411]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0411.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant carrying yellow blossoms [manu_0871]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/manu_0871.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ant nest [costa_rica_5428]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_5428.JPG)
![Ant [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0204]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar-2012/150/madagascar_ankarafantsika_0204.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3672]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3672.jpg)
![Ants eating a caterpillar [sumatra_1110]](https://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_1110.jpg)
![Leafcutter ants [colombia_1415]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1415.jpg)
![Ants [manu-Manu_1023_1964a]](http://www.mongabay.com/thumbnails/peru/manu/Manu_1023_1964a.jpg)
![Army ants building a bridge [costa_rica_la_selva_1325]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1325.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0134]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0134.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0871]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0871.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0130]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0130.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_la_selva_1311]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1311.jpg)
![Ant [colombia_2862]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_2862.jpg)
![Red soldier leaf-cutter ant [colombia_3669]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3669.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0141]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0141.jpg)
![Ants devouring an animal fetus [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0354]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar-2012/150/madagascar_ankarafantsika_0354.jpg)
![Ant nest at the best of a rainforest tree [sumatra_0499]](https://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_0499.jpg)
![Red soldier ant [colombia_3664]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3664.jpg)
![Ants carrying a centipede [costa_rica_osa_0460]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0460.jpg)
![Large ant [colombia_2934]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_2934.jpg)
![Ants devouring a fetus [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0352]](https://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar-2012/150/madagascar_ankarafantsika_0352.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants [costa_rica_osa_0870]](https://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0870.jpg)
![Giant black ant [panama_0847]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0847.jpg)
![Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves [panama_0721]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0721.jpg)
![Army ants [manu_0967]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/manu_0967.jpg)
