The petals may have fallen during the night, but the ants’ aphid farm continues.
The petals may have fallen during the night, but the ants’ aphid farm continues.
We are the Murid Mammalologist Society, the leading ant institution involved in research into mammals and similar primitive life forms.
Humans have long been a key area of study for us, as your species is one of the few mammals to show the beginnings of advanced ant organization.
Human, thank you for participating in our study of human gender roles and social structures.
Before we proceed, please indicate your gender:
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| Minor Worker | |
| Media Worker | |
| Major Worker / Soldier | |
| Excitor | |
| Replete | |
| Drone |
I noticed these ants being busy tending their little aphid farm on one of my nastriums.
I love watching their symbiosis happening right in front of me.
In case you’re curoius: https://www.thoughtco.com/aphid-herding-ants-1968237
Surrounded by Foes
Spider ants surround and immobilise a pony ant on the rainforest floor. They will carry their unfortunate prey to their nest, where they will feed it to their sister larvae.
Photograph: François Brassard/Australian Geographic