Leaf cutter ants

The picture on the website might be a little hard, but all the green pieces on the ground are pieces of leaves that were cut by the ants and being carried to their nest. A leaf isn't that heavy, but in relation to the weight of the ant, I imagine they were easily lifting and easily carrying well beyond their body weight. Think you can do that?

From Loathing to Tolerance of Being Almost in the Middle of Nowhere (AKA the Amazon)

April 3rd 2008
Hello everyone, I realize I'm a little behind but been traveling some more (in fact I'm in a McDonald's in Guatemala City for the hotel conference I decided to attend. I might write more on that later...). Anyway, while I have a half hour of free wi-fi thanks to McD's, here's what I previously wrote on the Amazon... I’m back in Quito, and quite frankly freezing as I went from 90F and about th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Cuyabeno Reserve

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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