Most of us realize that honey bees are important insects. They pollinate essential food crops, as well as make honey and beeswax. We know that honey bees need flowers to survive because they feed on nectar and pollen. We probably think of small plants, such as clover or dandelions, when we think of honey bee [...]
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Question: I’m extremely interested in developing and maintaining a massive ant colony. I have been fascinated by insects since i was a child, and i now have the time to put forth some effort. So what kind of ants are good for ant farms, and by ant farm i mean i am converting my 40 gl [...] On a recent camping trip near Payson, Arizona, I found ants in a pine tree. They seemed to be defending a crack in the tree filled with resin. The area looked like this: I was interested in what they were doing, because I have read/seen conflicting information about the effects of pine resins on ants. For example, in [...] In addition to the Crematogaster from the last post, we encountered a number of interesting ants last weekend. Check out the lovely Formica. This worker was climbing up and down grass stalks. There were enough that I was able to follow them back to their nest. The workers were quite delicate for Formica ants. Look at those antennae! The nest entrance [...] |
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