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Atta sexdens
Jonghyun Park, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ants, bees & wasps

Atta sexdens

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese六刺芭切叶蚁
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAtta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Atta sexdens is a species of leafcutter ant belonging to the tribe Attini, native to America, from the southern United States (Texas) to northern Argentina. They are absent from Chile. They cut leaves to provide a substrate for the fungus farms which are their principal source of food. Their societies are among the most complex found in social insects. A. sexdens is an ecologically important species, but also an agricultural pest. Other Atta species, such as Atta texana, Atta cephalotes and others, have similar behavior and ecology.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusAtta

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2016First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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