Few ant species construct cleared trails. Among those that do, leaf-cutting Atta ants build the most prominent networks, with single colonies clearing debris and obstructions from hundreds of meters ...

Leaf‐cutting ants are notable for their dual role as both potent herbivores and ecosystem engineers, shaping forest ecosystems through direct defoliation and indirect modifications of the physical ...

Leaf-cutter ant nests are biogeochemical hot spots where ants live and import vegetation to grow fungus. Metabolic activity and (in wet tropical forests) soil gas flux to the nest may result in high ...