Like any relationship, the key to a successful leaf-cutter ant colony is communication. The colony that "talks" to each other can conquer forces much larger than themselves. For example, army ant ...

The queen leaf-cutter ant Atta Texana is a very special find. She sees daylight only once a year, counts herself among the largest ants in the animal kingdom and, when lightly toasted, has a sweet and ...

(CNN) — You have probably seen leaf-cutter ants carrying bits of plants, maybe in a nature documentary, at a science museum or in the “Circle of Life” song at the beginning of the 1994 Disney animated ...

A leaf-cutter ant queen tends to her fungus garden, surrounded by her brood. These ants grow a fungus which feeds the entire colony. The queen can live up to 15 years and produce enough eggs to ...

image: A leaf-cutter ant queen tends to her fungus garden, surrounded by her brood. These ants grow a fungus which feeds the entire colony. The queen can live up to 15 years and produce enough eggs to ...