Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom and are of particular interest because they are a social insect and form highly organized colonies or nests, sometimes consisting of millions of individuals. Colonies of invasive ant species will sometimes work together and form supercolonies, spanning a very wide area of land. Ant colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because they appear to operate as a single entity. more >>
Sunday, June 18, 2006
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I once tryed to get some photos outside of ants eating a small dragonfly on a curved light blue wooden handrail at a mansion we were taking a tour of on our vacation last year. But my camera doesn't handle getting that close very well, so they came out blurry.
This shot reminded me of that...and that I can't wait to get a new camera! :)
thanks patti...been a long time....
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