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Hairy-headed leafcutter ant
Atta cephalotes
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Chicatana Leafcutter AntAtta mexicana
Texas Leafcutter AntAtta texana
Tropical Fire AntSolenopsis geminata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 1,570 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 692 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 392 |
| Provincia Heredia | 366 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 314 |
| Mexico | 277 |
| Ecuador | 228 |
| Provincia Limón | 212 |
| Panama | 174 |
| Antioquia | 149 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Atta Leaf-cutter Ants · Atta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hairy-headed leafcutter ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.