From the BBC’s amazing Life in the Undergrowth:
This story is based on research by Barton et al 2002.
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
From the BBC’s amazing Life in the Undergrowth:
This story is based on research by Barton et al 2002.
Posted in: Ants.
Tagged: David Attenborough
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Wow, so fascinating!
I assume you know about this programme on BBC2 tomorrow, about Honeypot Ants, filmed in Arizona?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013cj7q
Reminds me of when I bait honey at a particular Formica nest and they eventually get outcompeted by a nearby Tetramorium colony. The Tetramorium throw soil/rocks into the nest entrance lol!
[...] million years ago”? Is there some rule that says non-Homo species can’t use tools? Ants drop small stones onto other ants nests – why can’t Australopithecus species do something similar? But due to their dogmatic [...]