Mexican Edible Leafcutter Ant

danielj

August 11th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Mexican Edible Leafcutting Ant (wingless) in Cuernavaca, Morales, Mexico
Hi! I wrote you guys a few weeks back with these pictures, and i couldn’t figure out what kind of giant ants these were. I’ve now shrunk the pics down a little to make them more email friendly, and I was just re-skimming your site when I came across the Mexican Edible Leaf-Cutter ant. One reader (Diego) mentioned that he’s never been around to see them shed their wings before burrowing and starting a new colony. I was lucky enough to come across hundreds of them and I snapped a few pics… Had I known they tasted like bacon and pistachios I would’ve scooped a few up… Enjoy the pics!

leafcutter ant mexico 2008 Mexican Edible Leafcutter Ant

Sorry we were unable to respond to your initial letter, but we are happy you identified your Mexican Leafcutter Ant without our direct assistance.

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bugman wrote:
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From Request to use a Photo | What's That Bug? on 12 Jan 2010 at 8:49 pm ¶
[...] to use the photo of a Mexican Leafcutter Ant that you have on the following page of your website: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/08/11/mexican-edible-leafcutter-ant/ My website, http://www.girlmeetsbug.com, is dedicated to educating people about edible insects, and the [...]

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