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Development of Ant Queens

(Note: As I mentioned previously, I have been the “Consult-Ant” on the Leaping from the Box website. I answer questions about ants and ant farms. From now on I will post the answers here, and when Karen has time she will also post the answers on her site.)

Question:  Hi, I am a [...]

Wordless Wednesday Ant Photographs

It has been cold and rainy here, so Wordless Wednesday comes from the summer vacation archives.

Does anyone know what this plant is? it was being grown as an ornamental. It has the square stem of a mint.

Cactus Flower Ant

Ants and Salt

When my very good friend Deb Sparrow sent me this photograph of a harvester ant collecting a piece of a blue corn chip that had fallen from her lunch, I immediately took it at face value. A harvester ant carrying a corn chip seems like an obvious combination. After some research, however, I am beginning [...]