Pushing Pink. Atta sp., Red leafcutter Ant, Danpaati, Upper Suriname River, Suriname
Always at work during the day, late in the evening... always at work. I'd take an early morning amble on the island to look at the mists and the coming of the first light, or later to enjoy the greens of the forest, and once again as the Sun set: always at work they were, the ground a constant movement of bits of green leaves, pink blossoms, various debris, smallish dead animals of all sorts. All being carried to their metropolitan home deep in the soil by these Red Leafcutter Ants, an Atta this, I think, possibly 'cephalotes' (look at that Big Head). Those incisors are really quite sharp, and it's amazing how quickly our Ants cut up leafy material into haulable pieces.
Pushing Pink. Atta sp., Red leafcutter Ant, Danpaati, Upper Suriname River, Suriname
Always at work during the day, late in the evening... always at work. I'd take an early morning amble on the island to look at the mists and the coming of the first light, or later to enjoy the greens of the forest, and once again as the Sun set: always at work they were, the ground a constant movement of bits of green leaves, pink blossoms, various debris, smallish dead animals of all sorts. All being carried to their metropolitan home deep in the soil by these Red Leafcutter Ants, an Atta this, I think, possibly 'cephalotes' (look at that Big Head). Those incisors are really quite sharp, and it's amazing how quickly our Ants cut up leafy material into haulable pieces.