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Ant-related Citizen Science Project If you live in the San Francisco area and are interested in citizen science, you might want to check into the California Academy of Science’s Bay Area Ant Survey. First you need to request an ant collecting kit from the Naturalist Center (see information at the link above). [...] Welcome to the Diversity in Science Carnival #8 in honor of Women’s History Month. Thanks to all of you who submitted posts. Women have long been prevented from having scientific careers. Responsibilities for raising a family, duties within a community, local customs, rules, and laws have been barriers preventing women from becoming scientists, engineers or [...] This is a filaree plant (Genus Erodium). We have a great crop in our yard this year. It is sometimes called heron’s bill or stork’s bill because of its oddly shaped fruit. The seed pods twist as they mature. Apparently, the seeds are a source of food for harvester ants. We’ll see what the fire ants do. See for [...] I saw some ants in the water in a lake last weekend, which led me to ask the question: Can ants swim? Early investigators in the 1800’s did some simple studies by immersing ants in water and found that ants can survive underwater for long periods of time. Thus, ants can hold their breath, a [...] |
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