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tblue37

(65,357 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2022, 03:31 PM Mar 2022

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Fire ants create safe routes over dangerous surfaces by paving them:

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Studies have shown fire ants to place soil particles on surfaces treated with ant repellant, making them safe travel routes to facilitate food search and transportation.

Here they are, paving a sticky surface

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Fire ants create safe routes over dangerous surfaces by paving them: (Original Post) tblue37 Mar 2022 OP

bastards! nt intrepidity Mar 2022 #1

My exact thought!!! Karadeniz Mar 2022 #3

They have taken over Texas - nothing works for long. Next rain back they come. walkingman Mar 2022 #2

Wily little fucks. Solly Mack Mar 2022 #4

Wow. I've been interested in ants ever since I read... Laffy Kat Mar 2022 #5

intrepidity

(7,296 posts)

1. bastards! nt

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 03:40 PM

Mar 2022

Karadeniz

(22,516 posts)

3. My exact thought!!!

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 06:12 PM

Mar 2022

walkingman

(7,616 posts)

2. They have taken over Texas - nothing works for long. Next rain back they come.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 04:06 PM

Mar 2022

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

4. Wily little fucks.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 06:50 PM

Mar 2022

I'm impressed though.

Laffy Kat

(16,379 posts)

5. Wow. I've been interested in ants ever since I read...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 06:59 PM

Mar 2022

A.O. Wilson's Anthill. They are in a way one single organism and remind me of "Star Trek's" Borg.

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