leaf-cutter
noun
leaf-cut·ter
ˈlēf-ˌkə-tər 
: any of various chiefly tropical American ants (genera Atta and Acromyrmex) that cut and carry off the leaves of plants which they use in culturing fungi for food
called also leaf-cutting ant
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Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs.
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Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The San Francisco leaf-cutter bee, also known as Trachusa gummifera, was found as part of a One Tam community science effort to locate the fast-flying pollinator.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The building, which is slated to open later this year, will house the Solomon Family Insectarium, where live cockroaches, beetles, and leaf-cutter ants will be on display.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
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Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The San Francisco leaf-cutter bee, also known as Trachusa gummifera, was found as part of a One Tam community science effort to locate the fast-flying pollinator.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The building, which is slated to open later this year, will house the Solomon Family Insectarium, where live cockroaches, beetles, and leaf-cutter ants will be on display.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Leaf-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf-cutter. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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