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In the last post, I looked at carpenter ants overwintering in upstate New York. Here is Chandler, Arizona the temperatures the day this was taken ranged from a low of 45° F (7° C) to a high of 78° F (26° C). What are the ants doing here? Any activity at this Pogonomyrex harvester ant nest? Can you [...] Last week I got a peek at where Camponotus pennsylvanicus carpenter ants spend the winter. The temperatures were hovering around freezing in upstate New York, where I was helping someone spit firewood. When the wood split, occasionally we would find tunnels, hardly more than grooves in the wood, packed with ants. Although the ants look like they [...] 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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