As I was enjoying the perfect weather, I probably watched these black ants for about 30 minutes as they did their ant things: grabbing big food bc they’re so strong, peekin out of their new entrance hole, digging (?), and grabbing yet more food to bring back! (Sorry for the noise in the bg; someone was doing lawnwork) They kept tickling my feet so I kept having to move them off and back on the ground!
Also some more ANTics including the annual symbiotic chewing the wax off of the peony buds so they can bloom under the cut!
Ant Hill - March 2024
You have to be really careful approaching large ant hills because there are several varieties of fire ants in Arizona. I took a couple of long lens images before approaching the nest. Image two shows how big this ant hill actually is. I was also able to zoom in enough to see that these were small black ants, which are safe. Image three is a closeup of the entrance showing the black ants. It is impressive to realize that each of the grains of rock and sand is bigger than the ant which carried it up to the surface and helped slowly build this massive ant hill.
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Ants are social creatures and they love the same food we do. They come into our homes and workplaces to find things they can eat, particularly things that are sweet or sticky.
The most common species are the garden and black ant, but you can also find infestations of flying ants and even pharaoh ants in Ireland.
It’s important to determine the exact species before trying to eradicate them, as they have different colony systems. In some cases, if a colony is scattered they can rebuild it very quickly, potentially giving you a larger problem than you had originally.
Contact Exterminate Pest Control for controlling an ant infestation. We use the most up to date chemicals and organic solutions on the market. The treatments we employ, spraying cracks and crevices and laying bait, obtain the quickest results.
exciting find today!! I believe this is a Red-and-Black Ant Mimic, a species of jumping spider evolved to mimic Strobe ants (family Opisthopsis). While I dont have a positive ID, this female looks like she's mimicking the Black-Headed Strobe Ant (Opisthopsis rufithorax).
Ant mimic spiders (Salticids or otherwise) are so fascinating to me, but I rarely get to see them, let alone get a clear photo. This girl was moving around so quickly (also mimicking the quick, jagged movements of Strobe ants) and I didn't have my macro on me, so sorry for the photo quality! she's too cool not to share anyway imo :,)
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Red-and-Black Ant Mimic, female (Myrmarachne bicolor).
[Image ID: Digital illustration of The Chime from COUNTER/Weight. The focus of the drawing is of Aria Joie and AuDy walking side-by-side. In the top left corner is The Chime taking a selfie. The background is decorated in small stars and the lyrics of "FM" by Steely Dan. End ID.]
THE COMMITTEE FOR RAPACIOUS INTERLOPERS AND MANIACAL ESPERS !
drawing dump I definitely can’t fit all of them in but here’s most of em lol. Neo Cortez the founder and Head of C.R.I.M.E. Got a complete redo which I actually Like now so’ll probably expand on him more
Character belongs to @pand1on and @frostios. Since I met Matilda, I have fallen in love, I had to draw her, I love her design, asthetics, and how she fits with Team Dark 💖
I see them as family, they are adorable uwu
My honest reaction to Matilda with Shadow uwu
I hope you like it, I couldn’t resist adding the final vignette, I just love them 💖💖