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Within the territory
of a leafcutter colony, as much as a fifth of all new plant growth
will be harvested by the ants. Slicing through leaves
with specialized mandibles, they produce high frequency vibrations,
which stiffens the leaf, making it easier to cut. Working together,
they can strip a tree bare in 24 hours
of a leafcutter colony, as much as a fifth of all new plant growth
will be harvested by the ants. Slicing through leaves
with specialized mandibles, they produce high frequency vibrations,
which stiffens the leaf, making it easier to cut. Working together,
they can strip a tree bare in 24 hours
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Within the territory
of a leafcutter colony,
00:00:03.502 --> 00:00:09.508
as much as a fifth of all new plant growth
will be harvested by the ants.
00:00:11.342 --> 00:00:14.387
Slicing through leaves
with specialized mandibles,
00:00:14.068 --> 00:00:19.894
they produce high frequency vibrations,
which stiffens the leaf,
00:00:20.728 --> 00:00:22.104
making it easier to cut.
00:00:24.315 --> 00:00:28.985
Working together,
they can strip a tree bare in 24 hours.
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Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
