Saturday, February 13, 2010

Three Species of Ants that Will Change Your Life

Weaver Ants:  

Leaf Cutter Ants:

Honey Pot Ants: <http://www.cooliris.com/tab/#url=jsfeed%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.com%2F%23%3Fcisearch%3Dhoney%2520pot%2520ants%26start%3D0&guid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chelatedtraceminerals.com%2Fants%2Fhoney%5Fpot.jpg>  (Don't worry Cooliris kicks ass.  You'll thank me if you don't have it already.)

 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_ant>


Screw with your head--think about how they evolved.  Slowly, incrementally, random successful behavior and attributes were selected that made them more likely to pick up hold a piece of leaf still, to pick up a larva, to move it back and forth, for it to secrete silk, or to have some ants be a storehouse fed and used by others or a gardener that tends fungus with bacteria.  Fucking amazing.

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