Working on the fungus farm is a team effort. There are three sizes of ants on a leafcutter team: maxima are the largest, minima are the smallest, and media ants fall in between. Each size of ant has a specific job to do. Maxima ants do the exploring to find vegetation. Then media worker ants use their powerful mandibles to cut pieces off the leaf and drop them to the ground. More media ants pick up the pieces and carry them to the nest. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoZoo/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sandiegozoo/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/sandiegozoo Giphy - https://giphy.com/sandiegozoo TikTok - @sandiegozoo