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The challenge: to see how many species of ants I could find in Tucson, Arizona in two hours. Species 4. Myrmecocystus placodops In addition to the usual suspects, Tuscon has quite a few interesting species. What are those peeking out of a hole? Taking a closer look, I found worker ants with black bodies, red heads and long [...] Do you get the BBC TV channel? You might want to look around to see if Natural World: Empire of the Desert Ants is playing. It looks fabulous! (or if you live in the U.K., try this link. It doesn’t work in the U.S.) Cinematographer/photographer John Brown spent 150 days in the Arizona desert filming honeypot [...] Honey or honey pot ants is a common name of a number of unrelated species with similar habits. Any idea what the yellow grape-like objects are hanging from the nest? The honey ants are the camels of the ant family. They live in dry areas throughout the world, but particularly the deserts of Australia, where food and [...] |
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