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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Formicidae | | Genus: | Atta | | Species: | cephalotes | | Authority: | Linnaeus, 1758 | | Common Name: | Leaf-cutting Ant | | Maya Name: | Saay, Xulub | | Faunal Type: | Insect | | Depictions: | Codices | | Significance: | Ants were associated with the hero twins, helping them escape from the Lords of Death in Razor House (Xibalba) (Tedlock 1985). | |
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