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Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil
(Univ Estadual Feira Santana, 2020-12-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are widely distributed in Brazil, particularly species of the genus Atta. We therefore described the occurrence of leaf-cutting and grass-cutting ant species of the genus Atta. Five routes comprising some ...
Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
(2017-06-01)
Atta capiguara is a grass-cutting ant species frequently found in Cerrado biome. However, little is known about the giant nest architecture of this ant. In this study, we investigated the architecture of three A. capiguara ...
Nest architecture development of grass-cutting ants
(2018-01-01)
Atta bisphaerica is a species of grass-cutting ants commonly found in the Cerrado biome. The Brazilian Cerrado (savanna) biome covers 2 million km representing 23% of the area of the country. It is an ancient biome with ...
Differentiation in Selection of Dicots and Grasses by the Leaf-Cutter Ants Atta capiguara, Atta laevigata and Atta sexdens rubropilosa
(California State University, 2009-01-01)
Besides foraging for grasses, the so-called grass-cutter ants, such as Atta capiguara (Hym., Formicidae, Attini), have shown, in the laboratory, a high preference for dicots including Acalypha spp. This preference has also ...
Differentiation in Selection of Dicots and Grasses by the Leaf-Cutter Ants Atta capiguara, Atta laevigata and Atta sexdens rubropilosa
(California State University, 2009-01-01)
Besides foraging for grasses, the so-called grass-cutter ants, such as Atta capiguara (Hym., Formicidae, Attini), have shown, in the laboratory, a high preference for dicots including Acalypha spp. This preference has also ...
Differentiation in selection of dicots and grasses by the leaf-cutter Ants Atta capiguara, Atta laevigata and Atta sexdens rubropilosa
(2009-08-25)
Besides foraging for grasses, the so-called grass-cutter ants, such as Atta capiguara (Hym., Formicidae, Attini), have shown, in the laboratory, a high preference for dicots including Acalypha spp. This preference has also ...
Selectivity of Workers of the Grass-Cutting Ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to Vegetable Oils
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
The grass-cutting ants Atta capiguara Goncalves, 1941 and Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908, have great economic importance as regards pastures and various agricultural cultivations in Brazil. These are ants which are difficult ...
Selectivity of Workers of the Grass-Cutting Ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to Vegetable Oils
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
The grass-cutting ants Atta capiguara Goncalves, 1941 and Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908, have great economic importance as regards pastures and various agricultural cultivations in Brazil. These are ants which are difficult ...
Selectivity of workers of the grass-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to vegetable oils
(2010-04-14)
The grass-cutting ants Atta capiguara Gonçalves, 1944 and Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908, have great economic importance as regards pastures and various agricultural cultivations in Brazil. These are ants which are difficult ...
Nest Architecture Development of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(Soc Brasileira Entomologia, 2020-01-01)
Atta capiguara grass-cutting ants are commonly found in the Cerrado biome, in open fields. Although grass-cutting ants build giant nests, little has been elucidated about this building pattern and when chambers and tunnels ...