A new exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington, D. C. opens this Saturday and runs through October. The displays will include a live leafcutter colony, photographs by Mark Moffett, and casts of real nests by Walter Tschinkel. Should be worth checking out if you're in the area. Details here.
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