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PREHISTORIC ANTS

Prehistoric Formicidae of the Late Jurassic and Mid-Cretaceous Periods

ANT VIDEOS

Social Organization & Complex Formicidae Colony Behavior Videos

National Geographic: The Wild City of Ants; excellent video of the complexity of the social organization within the colony.

Symbiosis-Worker ants farming aphids.

Community cooperation - worker using its own body as a bridge for other workers.

The complex social behaviors and self-sacrifice of ants within their community.

Hobby Videos

Ant Farms

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SCIENCE

Myrmecology: The Study of Formicidae (Ants)

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Formicidae Anatomy

The Colony

Colony Castes: Divisions of Labor

The Reproductive Queen

The Worker

The Male

Environmental Contributions of Formicidae

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ANT SPECIES

Carpenter

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ANT TYPES

Common Categories

Wood Ants

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INSECT HOBBIES

Ant Farms


PREHISTORIC FORMICIDAE (Ants) OF THE LATE JURASSIC - MID-CRETACEOUS PERIODS

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From: "The Wonderful World of Ants" & "Gardening Tips".

Fall Garden Ideas - Checklist For Fall Gardening
By Steve Boulden; edited 2009 by Carolyn Pararas-Carayannis.

As Rudyard Kipling once said, "Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade". A lot of gardeners see the season of fall as a time to start putting their gardens to rest. However, autumn is the perfect time for assessing, designing and improving your gardens. Consider your landscaping. It is a great time to perform grounds and tool maintenance. Do a soil test, sharpen your garden tools, clean you lawnmower for storage, improve the soil and mulch the garden bed for next season. Those little efforts now will help you garden thrive come springtime. What other autumn gardening tips are there? Well, there are many read more

Fall Garden Ideas - Checklist For Fall Gardening
By Steve Boulden; edited 2009 by Carolyn Pararas-Carayannis.

As Rudyard Kipling once said, "Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade". A lot of gardeners see the season of fall as a time to start putting their gardens to rest. However, autumn is the perfect time for assessing, designing and improving your gardens. Consider your landscaping. It is a great time to perform grounds and tool maintenance. Do a soil test, sharpen your garden tools, clean you lawnmower for storage, improve the soil and mulch the garden bed for next season. Those little efforts now will help you garden thrive come springtime. What other autumn gardening tips are there? Well, there are many read more

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DEFINITIONS

Taxonomic Definitions

Biological Taxonomic Hierarchy & Systematics

Family: Formicidae

Order: Hymenoptera

Phylum: Arthropoda

Systematics

Taxonomy

Insect Definitions

Ant Colony Caste Divisions

Ant Fungus

Arthropoda Ecdysis (Molting)

Compound Eyes

Eusocial

Exoskeleton

Formicidaes' Nuptial Flight

Mandibles

Metamorphosis,Complete

Monogyny

Pheromones

Polygyny

Polymorphism

Superorganism

Trophallixis