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Answer to the Monday Night Mystery

Mar 8th, 2011
by myrmecos.
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And what, Mr. Holmes, was the sordid tale behind Monday’s mystery ant infestation? The preceding night a vertebrate predator- a rodent, perhaps- caught and ate a katydid. The animal wasn’t a clean killer, however, and left behind droppings, urine, and uneaten bits of prey. Ants (Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus) later discovered the remains, recruiting to feed on [...]

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Social Spiders

Mar 8th, 2011
by myrmecos.
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Sometimes I’m glad not to be a grasshopper: Nothing freaks out the arachnophobe in me more than social spiders. One of the more common arachnids in tropical forests, these spiders spin communal webs with hundreds or thousands of individuals. photo details: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens Canon EOS 7D (top) ISO 400 f/11 1/250 [...]

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