#antsofmastodon — Public Fediverse posts
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This massive ant was chilling with me for a short time.
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Hi, @futurebird! What do you think of the cutest flatmates I ever had? They are around 1.5mm long and help me clean the kitchen every day... could you help in determining their species?
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Frantic activity continues at the cone #ant compound. They are making a network of tunnels.
The species is Dorymyrmex bureni and they are the most tiny frantic ants that I keep. It's a big challenge keeping them inside an enclosure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50unYyz_Nbo
#antVideo #ants #antsOfMastodon #withNarration #Dorymyrmex #DorymyrmexBureni
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Fun fact - the nests, which are constructed from chewed up bark, and leaves, mixed with mud, are waterproof.
That's right. Bugs invented paper, cardboard and waterproofing way before us.
#antstodon #ants #AntsOfMastodon #biologymastodon #wildlife #naturalhistory #invertebrates #entomology #myrmecology #naturephotography #nature #mumbai #MumbaiUnseen #mumbaimangroves #BombayMeriJaan #IITBombay #powai
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Found in forests, woodland, and scrub jungles, but also in the parks and gardens of urban Mumbai, their large pagoda style nests are not only hard to miss, but also earn them the 'pagoda' moniker.
#antstodon #ants #AntsOfMastodon #biologymastodon #wildlife #naturalhistory #invertebrates #entomology #myrmecology #naturephotography #nature #mumbai #MumbaiUnseen #mumbaimangroves #BombayMeriJaan
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Today, on cool critters which share our planet, but which we seldom notice, let's meet the Pagoda ant (Crematogaster sp.).
These tree-dwelling ants are amongst those bugs which have pioneered the making of cardboard (much like the 'paper' wasps which build papery nests from chewed-up plant fiber).
#antstodon #ants #AntsOfMastodon #biologymastodon #wildlife #naturalhistory #invertebrates #entomology #myrmecology #naturephotography #nature
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It's been a few days since I've opened the enclosure for her colony, so she must have been lost in the apartment for several days. She managed to not get eaten by a spider or by #pica! (yes Pica will eat ants)
I gave her some sugar water before returning her to her home. #antVideo #camponotus #ants #antkeeping #antsOfMastodon #WithNarration
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Here is a video following one ant on her journey at the #AMNH leaf cutter ant exhibit. #antvideo #withnarration #ants #antsOfMastodon #fungus #invertebrates #entomology
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I know it's hard to believe but I mostly keep this account to try to get people to watch my ant videos. (why I want people to watch ant videos is a question I can't really fathom...) I made a really good new video today with a time lapse that shows how heat sensitive Camponotus discolor are. They move their pupae constantly to maintain ideal development conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNwqwxhai_4
#antvideo #withnarration #camponotusdiscolor #camponotus #insects #entomology #ants #antsOfMastodon
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New video short (with narration)
"Do Ants Think?"
(The sound on this was a pain, some error made it overlap before but now it is fixed. Thanks, @eclogiter )
#antvideo #ants #camponotus #carpenterAnts #consciousness #invert #invertebrates #antsOfMastodon #withNarration #fediverseExclusive #philosophy #philosophyofmind
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Good Morning Fediverse!
That brief moment of panic when you think your #ants, that do sting, may have gotten out ...
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One of my many hobbies... Camponotus castaneus ants coming out of diapause are laying eggs again. Sorry for lack of a good macro shot, but the yellow orange bean shaped objects are this season's eggs and some larvae are white.
Also added water into the outworld of the Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ants. This colony had a whole 1-2 week diapause before getting active again. These are not really primary sources of water, but gives the workers something to do.
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In past springs I've never had such a large colony. They grew to their current size in the summer. Now they are doing the prep work to have a big population boom for spring. This colony is going to be HUGE. #antvideo #carpenterAnts #camponotus #ants #antsOfMastodon #antqueen
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Ants trying to break back in to their home:
(with narration)
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Ants have excellent mental maps of their nest and territory. When a previously open passage becomes blocked they are very persistent about working to get it open again.
Let's hope these carpenter proof nylon caps hold!
(I think the caps that they chewed through were cheap ones off of ali-express. I've never had this issue with plastic caps before, they *feel* softer than other caps I've used. Lesson Learned!)
#ants, #antstodon #antsofmastodon #badants #camponotus
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These girls love their sugar water. Watch how their little gasters expand in this timelapse. I think the feeder will be empty by morning!
(with narration)
#ants #antstodon #antsofmastodon #antkeeping #camponotus #camponotusdiscolor #video #antvideo