Just watched the NOVA broadcast of Ants - Little Creatures Who Run the World, starring everyone's favorite ecologist and ant lover, E. O. Wilson! Lots of great shots, lots of super interesting information. I won't bore you with the details, but I have to share the Honeypot Ant (+ picture). These ants use fellow members of the colony as actual living storage for honey that they've collected, and they're filled until they can't move on their own. I think I'd rather be a Driver Ant and kick some serious termite butt.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Little creatures who run the world.
Just watched the NOVA broadcast of Ants - Little Creatures Who Run the World, starring everyone's favorite ecologist and ant lover, E. O. Wilson! Lots of great shots, lots of super interesting information. I won't bore you with the details, but I have to share the Honeypot Ant (+ picture). These ants use fellow members of the colony as actual living storage for honey that they've collected, and they're filled until they can't move on their own. I think I'd rather be a Driver Ant and kick some serious termite butt.
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