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The leafcutter ants were busy in Tucson a few weeks ago. Check out this mound the ants had constructed. Most of the workers I saw were carrying clumps of dirt/pebbles. The worker dumped her load and then went back for more. The surface of the mound looks like a boulder field from the perspective of the ant. Harvester ants and [...] What is an armadillo doing in a blog about ants?
(Photo retrieved from Wikimedia) Armadillos are distant relatives of anteaters, which might explain why some species also love to eat ants. All 21 species of armadillos are covered with the jointed armor that gives them their common name, a Spanish word for “little armored [...] This week we’ve been watching The Life of Birds DVD set narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Have you ever seen the series? If you love nature you should, because it is so well done. In one scene a rufous woodpecker from India is shown breaking open an ant nest and then busily eating ants. It piqued [...] Right on cue the Solenopsis xyloni have been swarming in Phoenix. At eight in the morning, the new queens are climbing up grass stalks and leaves. Any idea why the worker ants are standing on and huddled around the queens? I’ll give you a hint. You might be able to spot two of the reasons near the center line [...] |
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