The foremost characteristic of attas is their
habit of carrying on their heads the leaf pieces
that they cut out. For this purpose, they first
smooth out their path, so that they can easily
move about on it. The road they travel to their
nest while carrying the cut leaves looks like a small
highway. Ants walk slowly along this path,
collecting all the twigs, small bits of gravel, grass
and wild plants on the ground, and removing them.
Thus, they clear a path for themselves.
Attas cut leaves
skilfully and with
great care.
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