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[Virginian_ants]

I was exploring ant maps and i saw that Camponautus Herculeanus live in North America and Eurasia. How did that happen? Did they cross the bearing straight like humans, or did they go island hopping over here.

[Barristan]

Yes they crossed the Bering Strait, but multiple times, ants are a lot older then humans so they had more chances to do so.

https://onlinelibrar....1111/jbi.13380

 

 

 

The Formicidae have repeatedly dispersed through Beringia, during and after land bridge formation, and in both directions between the Palearctic and Nearctic regions.

Edited by Barristan, May 11 2023 - 5:11 AM.

[Virginian_ants]

Ok thanks

[ANTdrew]

Check your spelling of Camponotus.

[Virginian_ants]

Oh thanks.

[rptraut]

Bering Strait is the correct name.

[Barristan]

Bering Strait is the correct name.

 

Yep thx maybe AI can generate something funny out of "Bearing straight" xd

[ANTdrew]

 

Bering Strait is the correct name.

 

Yep thx maybe AI can generate something funny out of "Bearing straight" xd

 

Make a meme.

[HillUnderwood]

I was exploring ant maps and i saw that Camponautus Herculeanus live in North America and Eurasia. How did that happen? Did they cross the bearing straight like humans, or did they go island hopping over here.

Ants (and other species) usually spread through several mechanisms. One of them is drift dispersion, when individual ants or colonies move randomly or purposefully over long distances. This can occur, for example, through the uncontrolled dispersal of male and female ants, which then establish new colonies elsewhere. In the case of Camponotus herculeanus, a history of climate change and geological events probably played a role. In the past, during glacial periods, North America and Eurasia were connected by a land bridge across the Bering Strait, known as the Beringia. This provided an opportunity for various species, including ants, to migrate between the two continents. In addition, there are other factors that may have contributed to the spread of ants, such as intercontinental birds, which may carry ant mothers and worker ants in their nests or on their bodies. In general, the spread of ants and other species is often the result of a combination of factors, including climatic changes, geological events, random movements, and interactions with other organisms.

Edited by HillUnderwood, May 12 2023 - 2:03 AM.