Craig Holmes, our Headkeeper will be on his way to Paignton Zoo tomorrow (Tuesday 4th May) to meet up with Dr David Stradling. Dr Stradling has sourced a colony of Leaf-Cutter Ants (Atta cephalotes) on our behalf and will be kindly going through some of the key husbandry pointers with Craig. The ants will form a new exhibit in our 'Discovery Zone' here at the Park. These fascinating creatures originate in the tropical forests of South America. Theirjaws can vibrate a thousand times a second when they're slicing through leaves and they can carry 20 times their own body weight - that's the same as a human carrying a one ton load! We're looking forward to their arrival!
The foto is a fake, made with Photoshop
ReplyDeletebobo you are a loser because these ants are magnificantly made this is not photoshopped you just jealous because you dont work that hard
ReplyDeletei love the way the photographer captured the activity of the leaf cutter awsome! .......so what i love nature... and!!!!!
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