Atta cephalotes

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Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.

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Generate an image of an atta cephalotes (Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.)

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Atta cephalotes canonical 3

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Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf leafcutter ant ⓘ
species of ant ⓘ
activityPattern mainly nocturnal foraging in many populations ⓘ
authority Linnaeus, 1758 ⓘ
belongsToGuild leafcutter ants (Atta and Acromyrmex) ⓘ
binomialName Atta cephalotes ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
climatePreference warm humid climates ⓘ
colonySize up to several million individuals ⓘ
colonyType eusocial colony ⓘ
commonName leafcutter ant ⓘ
communication pheromone trails ⓘ
defenseMechanism soldier ants with large mandibles ⓘ
diet cultivated fungus ⓘ
plant material used as substrate for fungus ⓘ
distribution savannas in the Neotropics ⓘ
tropical rainforests ⓘ
ecologicalRole ecosystem engineer ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
family Formicidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior cuts leaves and plant fragments ⓘ
forms long foraging columns ⓘ
foundInHabitat disturbed habitats in the Neotropics ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ
genus Atta ⓘ
hasCaste major workers ⓘ
males ⓘ
media workers ⓘ
minor workers ⓘ
queen ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
impactOnHumans agricultural pest ⓘ
impactOnVegetation defoliation of host plants ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
knownFor complex social organization ⓘ
fungus farming ⓘ
leaf cutting behavior ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm

South America ⓘ
nestFeature extensive tunnel system ⓘ
multiple entrances ⓘ
multiple fungus gardens ⓘ
nestType large underground nest ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
queenLifespan can live many years ⓘ
reproduction nuptial flights ⓘ
reproductiveCastes males ⓘ
queen ⓘ
socialStructure caste system ⓘ
soilPreference well-drained soils for nesting ⓘ
subfamily Myrmicinae ⓘ
symbiosisWith cultivated basidiomycete fungus ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tribe Attini ⓘ
workerCastes major workers ⓘ
media workers ⓘ
minor workers ⓘ
workerPolymorphism strongly polymorphic workers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Formicidae → containsSpecies → Atta cephalotes ⓘ
Myrmicinae → notableSpecies → Atta cephalotes ⓘ
Atta cephalotes → binomialName → Atta cephalotes ⓘ