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Army Ants: Drivers of Diversity

Started By MrILoveTheAnts , Nov 4 2017 12:59 PM

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#1 Offline MrILoveTheAnts - Posted November 4 2017 - 12:59 PM

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Here are two no nonsense documentaries focusing mainly on one species of Army Ant. Thanks to WeatherAnt for bringing them to my attention.

 

This one focuses mostly on the ants and their life cycle.

 

This one spends more time talking about the diversity of wildlife, birds, butterflies, beetles, and swarms of mites that have evolved to live within their colonies.

 


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#2 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted November 4 2017 - 7:15 PM

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Hey, you're welcome! I'm always on the lookout for good ant documentaries. :)


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#3 Offline dermy - Posted November 5 2017 - 2:58 AM

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Wow that first one was really cool [haven't had time to watch the second one].

 

 

Thanks weatherant/MILTA :D


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#4 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 5 2017 - 6:10 AM

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They're both awesome, thanks WA!

 

The parasitic fly just looks ridiculous. It's like she's doing a little break dance while laying her eggs.


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#5 Offline Hunter - Posted November 5 2017 - 7:45 AM

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they both look like they are good


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#6 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted November 5 2017 - 5:32 PM

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Yay, I love documentaries! Particularly ones about ants. I don't have time to watch right now, as I'm supposed to be working on a school paper due tomorrow that I haven't started yet. I'll watch later though. Thanks!


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#7 Offline Leo - Posted November 5 2017 - 6:22 PM

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I saw aenictus a couple day ago.


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#8 Offline T.C. - Posted November 6 2017 - 9:18 AM

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Where have these been hiding? :thinking:


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#9 Offline rdurham02 - Posted November 6 2017 - 2:58 PM

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Good find on the doc's! It's funny since I am also currently reading Adventures Among Ants (Moffett, Mark.) which delves a lot into the raiding behavior of army/marauder ants. Interesting stuff! :)

 

 

https://www.amazon.c...L40_&dpSrc=srch


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#10 Offline Goldsystem - Posted November 15 2017 - 9:54 AM

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I'm definitely watching these later today!
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