Follow ScienceBlips on Twitter
Multibillion Ant “Megacolony” Set to Take Over the Globe
Discoblog —
... onto every continent save Antarctica, thanks to human activity. Even more remarkable, the insects can tell which ants are from their own colony, even if they live on different continents. When scientists placed ants from the Argentine colony together, even if they were taken from other countries, they were amiable (i.e., nonviolent) to each other. Contrast that with the aggression ants from separate colonies displayed when they came into contact with each other, according to the BBC : Argentine ants are renowned for forming large colonies, and for becoming a significant pest, ...
Argentina takes over the world!
Pharyngula —
... I am in awe — they did it without anyone noticing. They just infiltrated nations all around the planet, smuggling in individuals to form vast new colonies of billions, all loyal to the overlords back home. Of course, these are very, very short Argentinians, which made them harder to notice: they're all ants. ...
News Briefs 02-07-2009
TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History —
... with your mouth closed for Crissakes, you look just like an hadrosaur!"
Dinosaur mummy yields its secrets —without a curse, I might add.
The extinct moa reveals its true colors —it was no chicken y'all.
Hug a tree today: they saved us from an icy fate.
Global Warming: it's good for empires —at east in South America.
It ain't no gator, but it's still pretty weird! 'Unknown' life form in North Carolina sewer.
The ants want to take over the world. Damn! and all these time we thought the real enemy were ...
Ant mega-colony
Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog —
Ant mega-colony takes over world
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another. The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species, and could ...
Ant Mega-Colony Takes Over World
American Scientist Online —
... type ever known for any insect species, and could rival humans in the scale of its world domination. What's more, people are unwittingly helping the mega-colony stick together. Argentine ants ( Linepithema humile ) were once native to South America. But people have unintentionally introduced the ants to all continents except Antarctica. These introduced Argentine ants are renowned for forming large colonies, and for becoming a significant pest, attacking native animals and crops. Read more ...
Up Close and Personal
Swans on Tea —
... Also ant-related Mr. Ellis , Ant mega-colony takes over world [I]t now appears that billions of Argentine ants around the world all actually belong to one single global mega-colony. I, for one, welcome our new ant overlords, and want to disavow any connection with the Nano Gigapan pictures. I’m just the messenger.
Link-dump #4
Posthuman Blues —
Ant mega-colony takes over world Neuromancer at 25: What It Got Right, What It Got Wrong Stephen Hawking: "Humans Have Entered a New Stage of Evolution" LRO's First Moon Images 20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools Autonomobile by Mike + Maaike Aurora Borealis From Outta Space RoboGeisha trailer is awesome, includes weaponized tempura shrimp Astronaut Fashion: The Modern Spacesuit [Follow me on Twitter.] ...
News Briefs 06-07-2009
TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History —
... minds towards science.
William Gibson's seminal novel Neuromancer turns 25. What did it get right about the future, and what did it get wrong?
July crop circles, so far: A sunspot, or something to do with male fertility, perhaps? A hummingbird, apparently inspired by the Nazca hummingbird. A ropey kite-like thingy? A Mayan motif. Less spectacularly, a simple face, and a face with glasses, perhaps?
Ant mega-colony takes over the world. While Greg welcomes our insect overlords, I have my doubts about them... ...
