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Flying ants in super slow motion (Ant Lab)

Started By OhNoNotAgain , Jan 19 2020 9:38 AM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted January 19 2020 - 9:38 AM

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Came across this Ant Lab video of male ants launching into the air very up close and very slow motion. Excellent footage. Also hilarious blooper reel at the end.

Just wish they'd found some queens for the videos, too.

 


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#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 19 2020 - 9:42 AM

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Queens wouldn't fly so readily.


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#3 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted January 19 2020 - 11:17 AM

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Great video. Bloopers were funny.


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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted January 19 2020 - 11:32 AM

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Queens wouldn't fly so readily.


...which is why he used males.
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#5 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted January 19 2020 - 1:21 PM

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Yeah figured, but would like to see how different the dynamics are for ants with big fat gasters. 


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Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, P. californicus (inactive)

Liometopum occidentale (inactive); Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive); Tetramorium sp. (inactive);  Lasius sp.

 

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen

Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa

Spoods: (no longer keeping) Phidippus sp., other

#6 Offline smares - Posted January 28 2020 - 3:07 AM

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Haha this is fantastic! Really interesting to see!

#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 28 2020 - 10:18 AM

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I did the same experiment with a Polistes queen. Except, she was on my hand in my garage. I didn't have anywhere to put her in (container wise) that would allow ample viewing. She ended up stinging me when I tried putting her back into her little habitat. The video didn't turn out too bad.

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#8 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted January 28 2020 - 1:32 PM

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I did the same experiment with a Polistes queen. Except, she was on my hand in my garage. I didn't have anywhere to put her in (container wise) that would allow ample viewing. She ended up stinging me when I tried putting her back into her little habitat. The video didn't turn out too bad.

Okay where is it. lol


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Veromessor pergandei, andrei, stoddardi; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis, Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola, CA02

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, P. californicus (inactive)

Liometopum occidentale (inactive); Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive); Tetramorium sp. (inactive);  Lasius sp.

 

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen

Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa

Spoods: (no longer keeping) Phidippus sp., other

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