Retired Ant

Leaf-cutter ants have sharp mandibles that they use to cut leaves. As these insects age their mandibles wear down, using this dull cutting tool means it can take them three times as long to get the same piece of leaf. But these hard-working insects don’t exactly retire to the beach! Once a leaf-cutter ant’s mandibles are dull they take up a new role on the delivery crew where they carry the leaves back to the colony.

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51 COMMENTS

Utopian August 28, 2011 At 12:39 pm

cool! but retire somewhere else…like Mexico! : )
- THOR22 September 26, 2019 At 7:51 pm
  
  Good luck with that.
amazinggrace4 April 19, 2018 At 8:21 pm

wow ants are so cool lol
EmmaPanthera August 31, 2018 At 6:08 pm

ants are amazing and awsome!
EmmaPanthera February 22, 2019 At 11:35 am

I love ants
Ella254 May 20, 2019 At 3:17 pm

ants are the best.
Nicocool December 13, 2020 At 9:39 am

Cool
ChaserN April 19, 2023 At 8:05 am

I have an ant farm!
melinak April 19, 2023 At 4:43 pm

I love this app
Thank you earth rangers
UFOKID80 April 19, 2023 At 5:50 pm

That’s cool
lilislay880 April 19, 2023 At 8:31 pm

Leaf cutter ants are similar to red ants.

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