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............. ......... ....Worker FIRE................Worker WEAVER ......... .. ...................Worker CARPENTER

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PREHISTORIC ANTS

Prehistoric Formicidae of the Late Jurassic and Mid-Cretaceous Periods

VIDEOS

Social Organization & Complex Formicidae Colony Behavior Videos

The intricacy of a subterranean Formicidae nest & the complexity of the social organization within the colony.

Workers farming aphids.

The symbiotic relationships Formicidae have with other species / soldiers protecting their farmed crops of other species.

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

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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HOBBIES

Ant Farms

ANT CONTROL

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Ant Farms
by Dr. Carolyn Pararas-Carayannis
Children love to have pets. An often unthought of and very affordable type of pet is a collection of ants. This is commonly referred to as an ant farm. Although they are tiny creatures - the colony studied as a superorganism, a conglomerate of read more...

Formicidae Four-part Philosophy
By Brian Sylvan
Jim Rohn has a very powerful philosophy that he calls the ant philosophy. He says that ants have a four-part philosophy.1. Ants don't quit...ever. Ants don't worry about the details. They just do. Their job is to gather food. That's all they do, and they're very good at it. They don't quit. Ants follow what's called the "ant trail." They don't get lost as long as they follow read more...