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Many people want to know where they can find a queen ant. Here in Phoenix the ant nests are filled with alates (winged ants) ready to swarm in late July and August. In the day or so after a strong thundershower, called “monsoons” here, it is easy to find queens running across the ground looking for spots [...] Now here’s a well kept secret: Do you know about fluon, the slippery white material that is essential to keep ants where you want them (at least as much as possible)? It is available at that old standby of insect supplies, BioQuip as Insect-A-Slip Insect Barrier – Fluon It isn’t cheap, but you don’t need very much. Yeah BioQuip!!! Awhile ago I did a post about ant stridulation or ants communicating via sound. I recently found a couple more recordings of ants. The first is a short piece on recording ants for KUER radio in Utah. Dr. Bernie Krause, a bioacoustician, talks about his experience recording in Cherry Creek, AZ in Western Soundscapes: Ants [...] Once again, our post has been inspired by a children’s book. This time it is Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter by Amy S. Hansen and Robert C. Kray (illustrator). The authors follow different insects, including pavement ants, as they prepare for winter. I posted a review of this book at Wrapped In Foil [...] |
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