October 12th, 2009 | By Dave | Published in Ants and Termites, Invertebrates, Macro Monday
I’ve always enjoyed gently turning over rocks and pieces of wood and bark to discover what is living underneath. Today I was out poking around for snails, inspired by my finds on International Rock Flipping Day back in September. While I did find one new snail (I’ll post on that later this week) I was [...]
September 30th, 2009 | By Dave | Published in Ants and Termites, Circus of the Spineless, Invertebrates
As the days get shorter and the temperature starts to drop activity at the thatching ant (Formica spp.) mound in my mother-in-law’s yard begins to change. Early in the cool morning there is little happening on the surface. A few ants move slowly around the entrance holes, arranging fir needles and other bits of woody [...]
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