ant fact archive

Deo Suveera, Spoon, 2019

Deo Suveera

Spoon
2019
photograph
courtesy of the artist

A Leafcutter Ant’s jaw contains metal, making it exceptionally strong.65 The ant is born soft and flexible, her body hardening with age.66, 67

  • Primarily zinc, with trace amounts of manganese.
  • According to research conducted on Atta sexdens rubropilosa.
  • Schofield et al., 2002