#AntsVsTheWorld - Episode 3

Who doesn’t like ants? And who doesn’t like a good action movie? #AntsVsTheWorld brings the best of both worlds together. by featuring videos of ants fighting other creatures (including other ants). Episode 3: Army Ants vs. Scorpion For today’s episode, I present you my all time favorite ant species: the army ant Eciton burchellii. These near-blind, nomadic ants offer some of the most spectacular examples of collective hunting. They live in large colonies (on average 700,000 ants), and during their moving phase they can organize large hunting raids which may contain more than 200,000 workers collecting... Read more.

Date: March 1, 2015 | Categories: blog • antsvstheworld •

#AntsVsTheWorld - Episode 1

Who doesn’t like ants? And who doesn’t like a good action movie? #AntsVsTheWorld brings the best of both worlds together. by featuring videos of ants fighting other creatures (including other ants). Episode 1: Jumping Jack Ants vs. Huntsman Spider «««< HEAD For the first post in this series, we present you a colony of jumping jack ants (Myrmecia pilosula) attacking a green bellied huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) easily 10 times the size of each individual ants. But size does not matter when you have friends to help you and a powerful, venomous sting. =======... Read more.

Date: January 1, 2015 | Categories: blog • antsvstheworld •