Comments on: A Golden Ant, Camponotus festinatus

By: Bill Bell

Bill Bell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:05:25 +0000

I agree,to my unqualified eye they look the same.They also seem to have a uncanny sense of direction and regardless of how many times i tried to disorientate this ant it always headed east.At face value some may ague that it was merely following a pheromone path laid down by others but even releasing it in front of our yard produced the same results with no pause or disorientation.I think polarisation on a biological level is inbuilt in many species on our planet, somewhere along the way mankind has lost that connection and sadly we will have to step back a few paces for us to see the bigger picture.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:05:12 +0000

In Australia? Boy, it sure looks like it.

By: Bill Bell

Bill Bell — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:01:22 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48991563@N06/5331379505/
We found a Golden ant in Exmouth Western Australia,see above link for image.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:17:01 +0000

Cool that you noticed them. Have you seen any yet this year?

By: Jon Shephard

Jon Shephard — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:14:24 +0000

yes i have, they are always in my yard at night, i live in Mesa, Arizona