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
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
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
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
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 gi...@att.net wrote:
Here is a giant ant bed that they poured
...@hotmail.com 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
If they're fire ants, pour away!!
I'll help!
Mark
From: Denise P pepabe...@hotmail.com
To: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com
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
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
Too bad they had to kill them all and destroy everything to check it out. The
woes of science.
-Denise
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
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
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 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:
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