16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Razor Sharp Cuts: Jungle Ants at Work

I saw these two ants in the jungles of Belize. They were part of an efficient system: cutting out small parts of leaves and taking them back to their anthills in an elaborate highway system.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2018
Photo Location: Cayo, Belize
Camera: TG-820
Copyright: © Elizabeth Adan