RE: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[Louise Power]

Just too bad we didn't get to see the whole thing.
 


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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:45:25 -0600
From: gi...@att.net
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

I'm not particularly concerned about the precariousness of the world ant 
population suffering on account of one interesting science experiment. That 
thing could be written off as a piece of natural art. There's no shortage of 
ants. 
--Ediger


On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Denise P  wrote:


Too bad they had to kill them all and destroy everything to check it out. The 
woes of science.
 
-Denise
 


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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:16:22 -0600
From: gi...@att.net
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] The ant cave


Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated it. 
It's truly worth looking at: 


 http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html


--Ediger


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Re: [Texascavers] the ant cave

[Chris Vreeland]

I've seen statistics provided by "them" that say pound for pound,  
humans vs. ants, they outweigh us. As always, what "they" say is  
subject to further verification, but it's certainly thought provoking  
if true. That's quite a few ants.



On Nov 15, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Mixon Bill wrote:

Those are American leaf-cutter ants, genus Atta. They are the most  
important consumer of plant matter in the American tropics. In a  
sense, they are the principal herbivore. There are a _lot_ of them.  
They are a major agricultural pest in Central and South America and  
can strip a garden overnight. A single colony will harvest a ton of  
plant material per year. The single queen will produce 200 million  
workers during the 10- to 15-year lifetime of the colony. (That's  
about one egg every two seconds--busy gal!) In some natural  
environments, the biomass of the ants exceeds the biomass of  
vertebrates. I wouldn't worry that they are endangered. -- Mixon


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[Texascavers] the ant cave

[Mixon Bill]

Those are American leaf-cutter ants, genus Atta. They are the most  
important consumer of plant matter in the American tropics. In a  
sense, they are the principal herbivore. There are a _lot_ of them.  
They are a major agricultural pest in Central and South America and  
can strip a garden overnight. A single colony will harvest a ton of  
plant material per year. The single queen will produce 200 million  
workers during the 10- to 15-year lifetime of the colony. (That's  
about one egg every two seconds--busy gal!) In some natural  
environments, the biomass of the ants exceeds the biomass of  
vertebrates. I wouldn't worry that they are endangered. -- Mixon


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Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[Mark Alman]

If they're fire ants, pour away!!

I'll help!


Mark





From: Denise P 
To: TexasCavers 
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 10:37:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] The ant cave

Too bad they had to kill them all and destroy everything to check it out. The 
woes of science.
 
-Denise
 

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:16:22 -0600
From: gi...@att.net
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] The ant cave

Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated it. 
It's truly worth looking at: 

     http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html

--Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[Gill Edigar]

I'm not particularly concerned about the precariousness of the world ant
population suffering on account of one interesting science experiment. That
thing could be written off as a piece of natural art. There's no shortage of
ants.
--Ediger

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Denise P  wrote:

>  Too bad they had to kill them all and destroy everything to check it out.
> The woes of science.
>
> -Denise
>
> --
> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:16:22 -0600
> From: gi...@att.net
> To: texascavers@texascavers.com
> Subject: [Texascavers] The ant cave
>
>
> Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated
> it. It's truly worth looking at:
>
>  http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html
>
> --Ediger
>
> --
> Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it
> now.<http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1>
>

Re: Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[tbsamsel]

Concrete is cheaper.Nov 15, 2009 12:34:36 AM, wavyca...@gmail.com wrote:
I've seen the result of molten aluminum poured into ant colonies as well.  Very cool looking, BUT AT WHAT COST?!-WaV
On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Gill Edigar  wrote:
Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated it. It's truly worth looking at:

     http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html

--Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[tbsamsel]

There's a show on NatGeo TV on ants where they did this to other types of ants, but nothing that large.. geeze. 
 
"Where are those Fahr Aint screens?"
TNov 14, 2009 10:16:27 PM, gi...@att.net wrote:
Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated it. It's truly worth looking at:

     http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html

--Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[Don Cooper]

I've seen the result of molten aluminum poured into ant colonies as well.
Very cool looking, BUT AT WHAT COST?!

-WaV

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Gill Edigar  wrote:

> Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated
> it. It's truly worth looking at:
>
>  http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html
>
> --Ediger
>

RE: [Texascavers] The ant cave

[Denise P]

Too bad they had to kill them all and destroy everything to check it out. The 
woes of science.

 

-Denise
 


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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:16:22 -0600
From: gi...@att.net
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] The ant cave

Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated it. 
It's truly worth looking at:


 http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html


--Ediger  
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[Texascavers] The ant cave

[Gill Edigar]

Here is a giant ant bed that they poured concrete into and then excavated
it. It's truly worth looking at:

 http://www.break.com/index/giant-ant-colony-is-a-world-wonder.html

--Ediger