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How big is an massive ant BRAWNY BUGS The leafcutter ant is

This

ant colony? colony is the a little powerhouse,
capable of lifting 50
same size as
times its own body
a small city
weight. This active,
apartment.
athletic species works
very hard, collecting
and carrying leaves
for the colony on which
the fungus food grows.

Entomologists
study insects and
their habitats to Chambers containing fungus
understand the gardens are dotted around the
part they play in ant colony. Eggs are laid inside
the natural world. here, then young larvae hatch
from these eggs and feast
on the fungus.

A large queen ant chooses the
colony site, lays the eggs, and
rules over millions of worker
ants. She usually lives inside the
largest fungus garden chamber.

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