Atta texana cutting citrus tree leaves. Notice how ant is beginning to drag the cut section over the main part of the leaf.
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Subject: Live Animal | Type: Photo | Life Stages And Gender: Adult/Sexually Mature | Anatomy: Female | Behaviors: Feeding Behaviors
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- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
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- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
- Formicidae (ants)
- Atta (leaf-cutter ants)
- Atta texana (Texas Leaf Cutting Ant)
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