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leafcuttingants.com

Leaf Cutting Ant exhibits for zoos & visitor centres since the 2000s

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Leaf Cutting Ant exhibits built for zoos, aquariums & visitor centres

Leaf cutting ants are the most spectacular of all insect displays — visitors regularly stop for 20-30 minutes to watch a single foraging trail. Since the 2000s, leafcuttingants.com has helped zoos and visitor centres worldwide plan, design and install leaf cutter exhibits, connecting you with our trusted network of resellers for ethically sourced, fully documented colonies.

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Trusted by zoos, aquariums, safari parks & science centres worldwide  •  State-of-the-art housing  •  Ethically collected, fully documented colonies  •  12-Month Livestock Guarantee via our resellers  •  Trusted by zoos, aquariums, safari parks & science centres worldwide  •  State-of-the-art housing  •  Ethically collected, fully documented colonies  •  12-Month Livestock Guarantee via our resellers  • 

Built for Zoo & Visitor Centre Exhibits

This site is designed specifically for the supply of large colonies of leaf cutting ants for exhibition in public displays viewed by the public. Leaf cutting ants are the most spectacular of all insect displays — visitors regularly stop for 20–30 minutes to watch a single foraging trail. We help your institution choose the right species, design the housing, and connect with a vetted reseller for supply and installation.

Species We Cover

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Large public exhibits

Leaf Cutting Ant

Atta cephalotes

The classic exhibit species — huge colonies, dramatic foraging trails, a full soldier caste. Recommended for large public displays.

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Large public exhibits

Texas Leaf Cutter

Atta texana

A slightly more temperate-tolerant Atta species, popular for education centres running large displays.

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Smaller installations

Acromyrmex Leaf Cutter

Acromyrmex octospinosus

Suited to smaller installations — no soldier caste, easier to manage, still shows the full leaf-cutting and fungus-farming spectacle.

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Specialist / seasonal availability

Grass Cutting Ant

Acromyrmex / Atta spp.

Grass-foraging species from the South American plains — a striking alternative to leaf foragers, previously seen only in books and documentaries.

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State-of-the-Art Housing

Guidance on fungus-chamber housing designs proven in public exhibits worldwide, plus optional Wi-Fi life-support monitoring.

Quarantine & Care Know-How

Decades of husbandry knowledge passed on to your keeper team before installation.

Installation Support

We help design, plan and commission leaf cutting ant displays, hand-in-hand with our resellers — from aquarium tanks to restaurant walkways.

Ethical Collection

Every colony supplied through our network comes with paperwork showing legal capture and shipping.

Previous Zoo & Visitor Centre Setups

Acquario di Livorno

Acquario di Livorno

Aquarium · Livorno, Italy

A very narrow front-to-back nest tank giving visitors an unusually clear view straight into the fungus gardens.

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Blair Drummond Safari Park — Elephant House

Safari Park · Scotland, UK

An indoor colony giving visitors something to watch when the elephants are out in the paddock.

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Eligo Bio Research Facility

Medical Research Laboratory · Paris, France

A laboratory-aesthetic build for a leading medical research lab — the colony lives in a series of connected spheres rather than a traditional tank.

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Chessington World of Adventures

Theme Park · United Kingdom

Two enormous colonies of roughly 150,000 ants each, with an Aztec-themed feeding area built into a restaurant dining room.

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Ready to bring leaf cutting ants to your exhibit?

We no longer sell colonies directly — instead we connect zoos and visitor centres with our trusted, vetted resellers.

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