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.
I would retire to the beach not the moving crew! just sayin
Me too
i think these scary me. I don’t like it when things have pinchers. i think they are going to bite me! Scaryyy
That is really interesting!
Cool!
nom nom nom 🙂
Animals can be sooo co-operative, they instinctively know they’re next job in life to help out the group!
that’s cool but i would sooo move to rather move to malibu when i retire instead of carrying things. Don’t ants ever stop to smell the roses instead of WORK WORK WORK! i know lazy me right 🙂
that red ant looks like a spider.ssssssssscccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy!
sssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrryyyyyant but cool.
HE IS CHANGING JOBS! BUT… HE STILL WORKS WITH THE COMPANY