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The effects from wildfires to wood ants

More about wildfires Discussion | Wildfires are an important factor in the distribution of wood ants (Formica rufa group). According To Red wood ants in North America (PDF) wildfires did play an important role in North America. In this region wildfires are a lot more common than in Europe, so this effect Could the [...]

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Red Wood ants and wildfires

Wildfires are not common, but last two years three sites were hit by one. In 2008 a forest near Venlo in 2009, two sites near Emmen: Emmerddennen and Kamper Fens. How do wildfires effect wood ants is not sure. In North America it Seems to be one of the Reasons Why Formica rufa is not so [...]

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Can ants predict and survive a volcanic eruption?

It Seems That ants can survive large wildfires. But how about volcanoes? These natural disasters create so much heat and dust That Practically all life will be toasted. Or not? The theory is controversial, but the German geologist Ulrich Schreiber from the University of Duisburg thinks wood ants can predict Volcanic Eruptions. He describes in [...]

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How fast can ants walk?

That depends on the temperature and the weight They carry. The graph shows how fast wood ants can walk with a specified temperature. You can see That Between 27 and 31 degrees is the optimal temperature. Then the ants can walk fast and far. At 29 degrees, the optimal temperature, ants can walk 70 meters [...]

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Ants, kings of construction?

More amazing facts ant ant These facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species hereor click the resource links below Each fact. Do ants build Dikes and levees? Fire ants build two centimeters [...]

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Amazing facts about the ant's society

More amazing facts ant ant These facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species hereor click the resource links below Each fact. Largest super colony Linepithema humile, Argentine ants, build a super colony [...]

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What was the first ant on earth

More amazing facts ant ant These facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species hereor click the resource links below Each fact. First answer One of the oldest known fossil ants on earth [...]

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Amazing ant skills

More amazing facts ant ant These facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species hereor click the resource links below Each fact. Jumping ants? Generally ants can not jump. Well there are some [...]

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Amazing ant facts externals

More amazing facts ant ant These facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species hereor click the resource links below Each fact. Largest Giant ant ant (Formicium giganteum) was 1 to 3 cm [...]

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Weapons of the ants

These ant facts are Gathered all over the web. They do not have any scientific value, it's just a summary. But When You are interested ... feel free to look up the species here or click the links below Each resource fact. Deadliest ant (for human) The real killer is the fire ant ants. In 1998 a [...]

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