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In a message dated 1/5/2005 9:03:53 AM Central Standard Time,  
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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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When we worked with leaf cutter ants the best source was our local  
university.  They brought them over and explained them to our  visitors!
 
                                                Janine  Prillaman
                                                Orpheum  Children's Science 
Museum

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