Whenever I see this photo of harvester ants working on their nest, I think how it looks like they planted a decorative tree by their door like they have an HOA or something.
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Whenever I see this photo of harvester ants working on their nest, I think how it looks like they planted a decorative tree by their door like they have an HOA or something.
(Pogonomyrmex desertorum, west Texas)
#Ants #photography #Pogonomyrmex #insects
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Whenever I see this photo of harvester ants working on their nest, I think how it looks like they planted a decorative tree by their door like they have an HOA or something.
(Pogonomyrmex desertorum, west Texas)
#Ants #photography #Pogonomyrmex #insects
They are using their ammochaetae* which have formed a psammophore** to carry balls of soil.
I always wonder if guys with beards can be this efficient at landscaping. Can ya'll bring in the groceries with that thing?
*fancy word for ant hairs on the head... sensory hairs are called 'setae' in insects.
**fancy word for basket
