I picked this name because this is probably the insect I most want to see while we're in Costa Rica. You see them all the time on the Discovery channel but in case your really not familiar with them here are a few fun facts.
They're from the insect family Formicidae.
They don't eat the leaves, they use the leaf cuttings to grow a fungus which is actually what feeds the colony.
Their colonies can be around 8 million ants strong.
Hit the link for more (teachers look away, its Wikipedia!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf-cutter_ant
~Caitlin
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