Jump to content

  • Gallery
  • Members
  • Member Map
  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

Study: Saharan silver ants are the world’s fastest despite relatively short legs

Started By StopSpazzing , Oct 30 2019 6:53 AM

  • Please log in to reply
2 replies to this topic

#1 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted October 30 2019 - 6:53 AM

StopSpazzing

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 408 posts
  • LocationFullerton, CA
https://www.sciencen...vely-short-legs
> Ant Keeping Wiki is back up! Currently being migrated from old wiki. :)Looking to adopt out: Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ants) colonies

#2 Offline FSTP - Posted October 30 2019 - 6:57 AM

FSTP

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,032 posts
  • Location36.7378° N, 119.7871° W

I think that's the same study referenced here: https://www.formicul...=+fastest +ants


My Youtube

My Instagram

#3 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted October 30 2019 - 7:51 AM

OhNoNotAgain

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,072 posts
  • LocationCalifornia Argentine Ant Territory

Wowza, galloping ants! Cool.

I'd hate to think about how hot their setups would need to be.


Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and previously californicus

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

Back to General · Next Unread Topic →


0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users