Es una de las 41 especies de hormigas cortadoras de hojas. Esta especie pertenece a la tribu Attini (hormigas que cultivan hongos). Una colonia de hormigas puede estar compuesta por hasta 5 millones de individuos. Se alimentan de hongos cultivados por ellas mismas

Small ants approximately 6mm in length. This particular nest has been in the same location for at least 26 years. (At the time of the property purchase). During the morning hours they cluster together tightly into one large mound of approximately 4 or 5cm in diameter and 1 cm thick. On a few occasions I observed the mound of ants resembling the size and shape of a table tennis ball. After mid day they essentially disappear under ground. Very slow moving.

the landscape is mostly flat and open, moist grasslands adjacent to diked marsh. There are scattered clumps of trees, and shrubs. We noticed faint clouds visible to the windward side of many of these- some were even forming adjacent to sightly taller plants if no shrub clump was nearby. A group of bee hives placed at the edge of a field had their own wispy shadows.

Further observation showed that the clouds were in constant motion and must be made up of many creatures. we approached one and were able to simply grab an individual from the swarm to be photographed.