Leafcutter ants live only in South America ... The fungi, in turn, provide food and essential nutrients for the ant colony, which are particularly beneficial for young ant larvae.

For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in our ability to farm and cultivate our own food. However, it turns ...

ADAM:'Leaf cutter ants, despite their name, don't eat leaves. They bring them into the nest as a food supply for the fungus they're growing inside and it's the fungus that they eat. ADAM:'Our ants ...

Over time, leafcutter ants have evolved a complex system of agriculture in their nests, cultivating bumper crops of fungi that are the ants' sole food source. Foragers cut pieces of leaves from ...

According to the the Rainforest Alliance, leaf cutter ants can be found on forest floors mainly in Latin America and the ...