#anting — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #anting, aggregated by home.social.
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#DidYouKnow: #Birds engage in a fascinating behavior called #Anting, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin.
The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.
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I have to share my #anting story...
We were #birding at the #Audubon #CorkscrewSwamp in S #Florida. Most of the hike is on a boardwalk so you are up high looking down at #birds on the ground when not over water. We see a #CommonYellowthroat #Warbler on the ground attacking a group of ants. It was odd because he didn't look like he was eating them, just tossing them around like he was mad at them.
Many years later I was reading "The Birder's Handbook" (which has an interesting format, one bird description on each right-hand page, and a more general bird-related essay on the left). I got to the essay on "Anting" and remembered that little bird and the ants! Not mad, not hungry... He just needed a little bug repellent!
Note that elsewhere on a sister site there is an article that seems to contradict all of the above... ?!
https://feederwatch.org/blog/anting-blue-jays-taking-a-bath-or-preparing-dinner/
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#DidYouKnow:#Birds engage in a fascinating behavior called #Anting, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin.
The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.
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#DidYouKnow:#Birds engage in a fascinating behavior called #Anting, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin.
The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.
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#SomethingBeautiful - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. #StellarJay #BlueJay #Anting #CorvidLove #Sketchaday #Journaling
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#SomethingBeautiful - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. #StellarJay #BlueJay #Anting #CorvidLove #Sketchaday #Journaling
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#SomethingBeautiful - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. #StellarJay #BlueJay #Anting #CorvidLove #Sketchaday #Journaling
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#SomethingBeautiful - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. #StellarJay #BlueJay #Anting #CorvidLove #Sketchaday #Journaling
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#SomethingBeautiful - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. #StellarJay #BlueJay #Anting #CorvidLove #Sketchaday #Journaling
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#mywork #goodmorning #jamendo #CC #fedibikes
#Welt! Bist du noch da?
Habe schon davon gehört , aber jetzt auch im #Garten beobachtet. Die #Amsel legt sich in der #Nähe eines #Ameisennestes auf den #Boden und lässt sich von denen mit #Ameisensäure bespritzen. Damit bekämpft sie #Parasiten.
Ich nehme mal lieber einen #Kaffee, denn damit bekämpfe ich fast alles!
Bleibt senkrecht und gesund!
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#mywork #goodmorning #jamendo #CC #fedibikes
#Welt! Bist du noch da?
Habe schon davon gehört , aber jetzt auch im #Garten beobachtet. Die #Amsel legt sich in der #Nähe eines #Ameisennestes auf den #Boden und lässt sich von denen mit #Ameisensäure bespritzen. Damit bekämpft sie #Parasiten.
Ich nehme mal lieber einen #Kaffee, denn damit bekämpfe ich fast alles!
Bleibt senkrecht und gesund!
