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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When we are not doing experiments, my son and I have been reading Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence by James R. Gould and Carol Grant Gould. We have enjoyed the book so far. It is not an easy read, but the stories of the different animals are fascinating. The book is [...] While observing the Messor Pogonomyrmex rugosus nest last week, I noticed one ant working on a seedling that was in a patch of other small plants to one side of the mound. (These are mostly Pectocarya – combseed). The worker ant seemed to be using its mandibles on the base of the plant. Of course, Messor worker [...] During a quick hike through South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday, I spotted a Messor Pogonomyrmex rugosus harvester ant mound. The refuse or midden pile was covered with a fluffy material. The ants apparently have been collecting the seeds of this plant, and discarding the seed coats. It is a common plant in the Sonoran desert. Do [...] |
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