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Woodpeckers That Specialize on Ants

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 [...]

Ant of the Week: Formica fusca Group

One of the first things you notice about the Formica fusca group ants are their mounds.

(These photographs were taken in the Colorado Rockies).

Bare mounds of soil and small pebbles stand out amongst the vegetation.

As you get closer, you can see that the mound does have some brown bits of vegetation scattered about, such as dried [...]

Ants Feeding on Extrafloral Nectaries

Sometimes it is nice to watch a video of nature if you can’t get out to see some yourself.

Can you figure out where the nectaries are?

Do you know what kind of ants these are?

Enjoy.