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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 [...] 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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