16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Mobile
Leaf Cutter Ants in Gamboa, Panama
Leaf Cutters busy at work, parading across the truck of a tree. This species is an agricultural specialist, using plant matter as fertilizer to cultivate fungus as the predominant food source for the colony.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2018 |
| Date Uploaded: | 08.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Gamboa, Panama |
| Camera: | iPhone 6 |
| Copyright: | © Kyndal Irwin |