Texas Leafcutter Ant
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| Atta texana Buckley, 1860 |
The Texas Leafcutter Ant (Atta texana) is a fungus-farming ant species mainly found in Texas and a few other southwest states in the US. It harvests leaves from over 200 types of plants and is considered a major pest to the state's agricultural interests.Template:Invertebrate-stub