New Orleans insectarium's leafcutter ant exhibit reopens

As dozens of ants crawled up Jayme Necaise's arms, the entomologist braced for a bite.


But the threat of a handful of escapees wasn't enough to distract his focus from the task at hand: transferring tens of thousands of Texas leafcutter ants into new display cases at theAudubon Insectarium in anticipation of reopening the exhibit Tuesday after a monthlong hiatus.

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