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The food is first ground to a bread-like consistency using the ants' large mandibles, and is then stored in a granary, assuring the colony access to food year-round. Seed collection on behalf of the red harvester ants benefits their ecosystem through the process of myrmecochory, in which ants aid in the dispersal of seeds while foraging for ...
Longino said the book focuses on the relatively unexplored subject of ant nest architecture, emphasizing Tschinkel's inventive methods, such as the use of molten aluminum to cast ant nests. Longino said Tschinkel was able to blend science with storytelling, and noted that his work was both educational and entertaining.
The nest of F. pallidefulva is excavated below ground and consists of one or more horizontal galleries near the surface from which descend one or two vertical galleries about 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter and up to 60 centimetres (24 in) long. A typical nest has about 18 chambers in which the ants live, radiating off the horizontal and vertical ...
Unusual amongst harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex badius is known for its seasonal nest relocations with colonies on average relocating once per year at a distance of 4 - 10 meters along an established foraging trail. New nests are rapidly excavated within a few days with there being little variance in architectural design between the new and old nests.
Each colony can reach up about three million ants and live in above ground nests. Nest size can range from as small as 10 cm to over 100 cm in height and up to 192 cm in width. [7] Size of the nest does not necessarily mean the nest is newer. Small nests can continue to thrive for years at a time. [7]
Santa Barbara County has spent a total of $15,000 eradicating local populations of red imported fire ants to prevent the invasive species from spreading.
Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group.In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.
The weaver ant competes with other species of ant living among the coconut palms, and is sometimes displaced by the ground-based Pheidole megacephala. However, the weaver ant is considerably more effective as a biological pest control agent, and baits are used to selectively control P. megacephala , allowing the weaver ants to flourish and ...