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Paul,
We have a leaf-cutter ant exhibit on display right now. If you have specific
questions about acquiring and maintaining a leaf-cutter ant colony contact me
at your convenience.

Juan-Carlos Solis
Public Programs Coordinator
California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Ph: (415) 321-8108  Fax: (415) 321-8601
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Hello All:  The California Academy of Sciences has a quite large leaf cutter 
ant display in their temporary headquarters in San Francisco.  I'm sure they 
would have good resources for you.

All the leads given so far on this question are great.  Really enjoy reading 
the info exchanges.

Shelly Ryan
Museum Studies Grad Student
Bay Area, California

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>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:04:12 -0500
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>Does anyone who maintains a leaf-cutter ant exhibit have a source
>for the ant colonies?  Any "leads" would be appreciated.
>
>Two of the main suppliers (Museum of Life and Science in NC, and the 
>Cincinatti Zoo)
>have stopped or slowed-down providing colonies.
>
>Apparently it is now a big(ger) deal to transport leaf-cutter ant colonies
>into the U.S. because of post 9/11 security and import issues.
>
>Well, there's an unintended consequence of "homeland security"!
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