🍀🍀 Ants on parade! Leafcutter ants received tiny candy shamrocks as an enrichment activity at the Bayer Insectarium to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Female worker ants cut and carry leaves and other organic matter, often several times larger than their body size, high over their heads to the "fungus garden" in their nest. The garden ultimately produces a source of food for the queen and the rest of the colony. Keepers vary the types of matter offered to the ants on a daily basis, which can incl

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