Attaantium (LEAFCUTTER ANTS)

About this episode

Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss the fascinating world of leaf cutter ants.

Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about leaf cutter ants. This is an iconic ant. 'Nuff said! Bug discussion begins around 6:00 Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/attaantium Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Desdemona. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Niday

Guest: Dr Kelly Z

Topics covered

• leaf cutter ants
• entomology
• nature
• insects
• education

Keywords

• leaf cutter ants
• entomology
• insects
• nature
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BugsNeedHeroes, Rolemusic

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