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Leafcutter ant, the Glossary

Leafcutter ants, a non-generic name, are any of 47 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex, within the tribe Attini.^[1]

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Acromyrmex
Atta (genus)
Folivores

Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Acromyrmex lobicornis

Acromyrmex lobicornis is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. Leafcutter ant and Acromyrmex lobicornis are Acromyrmex.

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Actinomycetota

The Actinomycetota (or Actinobacteria) are a diverse phylum of Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content.

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Agaricaceae

The Agaricaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi and include the genus Agaricus, as well as basidiomycetes previously classified in the families Tulostomataceae, Lepiotaceae, and Lycoperdaceae.

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Ambrosia beetle

Ambrosia beetles are beetles of the weevil subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), which live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi.

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Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Leafcutter ant and ant are ants and symbiosis.

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Ant colony

An ant colony is a population of ants, typically from a single species, capable of maintaining their complete lifecycle. Leafcutter ant and ant colony are ants.

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Ant–fungus mutualism is a symbiosis seen between certain ant and fungal species, in which ants actively cultivate fungus much like humans farm crops as a food source. Leafcutter ant and Ant–fungus mutualism are ants and Atta (genus).

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

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Antimicrobial

An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent).

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Atta (ant)

Atta is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Leafcutter ant and Atta (ant) are Atta (genus).

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Atta colombica

Atta colombica is one of 47 species of leafcutter ants. Leafcutter ant and Atta colombica are Atta (genus).

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Atta laevigata

Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858) is one of about a dozen species of leafcutter ants in the genus Atta, found from Venezuela and south to Paraguay. Leafcutter ant and Atta laevigata are Atta (genus).

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Atta sexdens

Atta sexdens is a species of leafcutter ant belonging to the tribe Attini, native to America, from the southern United States (Texas) to northern Argentina. Leafcutter ant and Atta sexdens are Atta (genus).

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Disturbance (ecology)

In ecology, a disturbance is a temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem.

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Ecological succession

Ecological succession is the process of change in the species that make up an ecological community over time.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Escovopsis

Escovopsis is a genus of seven formally acknowledged parasitic microfungus species that rely on other fungi to be their hosts.

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Eusociality (Greek εὖ eu "good" and social) is the highest level of organization of sociality.

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Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω éxō "outer" and σκελετός skeletós "skeleton") is a skeleton that is on the exterior of an animal in the form of hardened integument, which both supports the body's shape and protects the internal organs, in contrast to an internal endoskeleton (e.g.

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Frontiers Media SA is a publisher of peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journals currently active in science, technology, and medicine.

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Fungus-growing ants

Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Glossary of ant terms

This is a glossary of terms used in the descriptions of ants.

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Gongylidia

Gongylidia (singular gongylidium) are hyphal swellings of fungus cultivated by higher-attine genera of fungus-growing ants.

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Hypha

A hypha (hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium.

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Leucocoprinus gongylophorus

Leucocoprinus gongylophorus is a fungus in the family Agaricaceae which is cultivated by certain leafcutter ants.

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List of leafcutter ants

This is a list of leafcutter ants, comprising 42 species from two genera: Atta and Acromyrmex.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mold

A mold or mould is one of the structures that certain fungi can form.

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Mutualism (biology)

Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit. Leafcutter ant and Mutualism (biology) are symbiosis.

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Mycelium

Mycelium (mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nuptial flight

Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite, and some bee species.

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Nutrient

A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce.

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Oikos (journal)

Oikos is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in the field of ecology.

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Parasitoid

In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Pest (organism)

A pest is any organism harmful to humans or human concerns.

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Phoridae

The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies.

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Pioneer species

Pioneer species are resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments, or to repopulate disrupted biodiverse steady-state ecosystems as part of ecological succession.

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Pleometrosis

Pleometrosis is a behavior observed in social insects where colony formation is initiated by multiple queens primarily by the same species of insect.

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Polymorphism (biology)

In biology, polymorphism is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (often abbreviated PNAS or PNAS USA) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society

Proceedings of the Royal Society is the main research journal of the Royal Society.

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Pseudonocardia

Pseudonocardia is a genus of the bacteria family Pseudonocardiaceae.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Stridulation

Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts.

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Symbiosis

Symbiosis (from Greek,, "living with, companionship, camaraderie", from,, "together", and, bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two biological organisms of different species, termed symbionts, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic.

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Termite

Termites are a group of detritophagous eusocial insects which consume a wide variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. Leafcutter ant and Termite are symbiosis.

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Texas leafcutter ant

The Texas leafcutter ant (Atta texana) is a species of fungus-farming ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Leafcutter ant and texas leafcutter ant are Atta (genus).

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Thorax (arthropod anatomy)

The thorax is the midsection (tagma) of the hexapod body (insects and entognathans).

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Tropics

The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Wiley (publisher)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant

Also known as Leaf Cutter, Leaf carrying ant, Leaf cutter ant, Leaf cutter ants, Leaf-Cutter, Leaf-carrying ant, Leaf-cutter ant, Leaf-cutter ants, Leaf-cutting ant, Leafcutter Ants, Sauba ant, Wee Wee ant.

, Southern United States, Species, Stridulation, Symbiosis, Termite, Texas leafcutter ant, Thorax (arthropod anatomy), Tropics, Wiley (publisher).

Leafcutter ant, the Glossary

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See also

Acromyrmex

Atta (genus)

Folivores

References