#Garden of Ants

[joy-haver]

[lycazart]

what is this, wash and wear???

[mindblowingscience]

A small team of biologists at the University of Bristol has found that black garden ants modify the physical structure of their nests to mitigate infection spread. The group has written a paper describing the experiments they conducted with black garden ants and fungal infections in their lab and posted it on the bioRxiv preprint server. Prior research has shown that some animals change their behavior to avoid spreading infections, whether they be viral, bacterial or fungal. Among those, only humans have been found to alter their surroundings as a way to further protect themselves—people might close off parts of their house, for example, or establish quarantine zones within hospital areas.

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[shithowdy]

oh my god enhance

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[kojiarakiartworks]

June 2024 JAPAN HOKKAIDO SAPPORO

© KOJI ARAKI Art Works

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

[echolonely]

Ants in the garden 🐜

I was enjoying the rare warmth in between so many rainy days in my garden on Friday, and there were so many ants. Sometimes, they manage to get inside the house too. The walls are at least 60cm thick and made of stone...

They can be quite annoying, but they are such interesting creatures too.

They inspired me, and I spent a few hours on this design. Which version do you prefer?

[antares-dupont]

i watched over the garden wall for the first time last night :]

[flowerishness]

Centaurea montana (bachelor's button, mountain bluet)

In late spring, the mountain bluet blooms in my front garden. I regard it as an inoffensive flower particularly attractive to insects looking for a bit of the sweet stuff on a sunny day. However, according to the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia:

"Mountain bluet is a popular garden perennial introduced from Europe; however, it easily escapes gardens and invades natural areas. This plant can self-seed, which makes it difficult to control. It also spreads through roots. Mountain bluet is found in meadows, pastures, roadsides and disturbed open areas. Mountain bluet is designated as a Management species by the BC Provincial Priority Invasive Species List."

Who knew?

[tootditoot]

I had always liked the image of ants marching in columns. There is something appealing in seeing order with nature's fickleness

[aricastmblr]

jimin con burbuja o pompas de jabón antes ahora

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

[woodsy-hoe]

an ant’s pov of my yard (probably)

[plantey]

forever obsessed with the colors in this picture

[aquaplant]

Ant Plant / Hydnophytum formicarum

My class got to go tour this lovely greenhouse. It had so many plants I’d only ever seen pictures of. There’s definitely more to come.

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