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Leaf-cutter ants. Workers cut leaves (A), transport the leaf fragments to their nest (B), and use the leaves as compost to grow a fungus for food (C). Leaf-cutter ant queens (C) are among the most fertile and long-lived queens of all social insects. Photographs by Alex Wild.
