#honeypot ants
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bumblechub · 2 years ago
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let me walk you through the thought process on this one...😅 first, googling "social insects" (here's a good article on degrees of sociality in insects) ➡️ ended up on the ants wikipedia page ➡️ found the wikipedia page for honeypot ants ➡️ started ideation on what a good drawing of ants would look like ➡️ learned that some cultures eat honeypot ants ➡️ thought "wouldn't honeypot ant boba be a cool and funky future beverage??" ➡️ social insects as a drink you have when being social ➡️ here we are 😅 sorry if this is too "gross" for anyone, I just thought it was too cool of an idea to pass up lol👉👈
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antvnger · 4 months ago
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Oh wow, I’m your favorite? Thank you! Gosh that’s really nice of you to say! I appreciate that.
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My favorite kind of ant? Oh dude that’s really hard to say. There’s so many amazing kinds of ants out there with different abilities and surprises and they’re all just so cool.
If I have to pick one though, I could go with the carpenter ant because they’re the ones who fly, and I rely on them a ton. And they’re super loyal and some I’ve found actually like to play. It’s fun.
I have seen honeypot ants before, but I’ve never seen any panda ants. Yet! They look pretty neat though, don’t they?
And yeah, actually, I’m friends with a lot of ants! I’m an honorary member of quite a few colonies 😁 so yeah I’ve totally got ant friends. @straight-zooted
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bubbelpop2 · 2 years ago
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nightly-ruse · 2 years ago
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I love honeypot ants omg
**Ants below the cut for those who don’t want to see them!!!
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The ones with the big nectar pods are called repletes and they are like living storage cells for the ant colony! They are fed the nectar collected by worker ants and then hang off the ceiling of the colony’s base.
The coolest part is you can dye the food you give them and make them different colors which is just so interesting! The workers are also really fast it’s crazy seeing them feed they look sped up it’s insane
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revretch · 7 months ago
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So, how many people here know that honeypot ant repletes can't actually move? They're too fragile and would burst too easily, so they just live their lives in one place, serving as living drink dispensers for the other workers.
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darksilvania · 1 year ago
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There is a fun mechanic on my region involving this 2 honey based mons. Depending on which one you have at the front of your party, you can attract certain pokemons to appear in the wild that wont show up normally.
MELIFÉE is based on a Honeypot Ant, they make their honey by eating flowers, herbs and spices, which make a very sweet honey with healing properties. They try to keep their honey as pure as possible, so they carve honey dippers and lids out of wood using their mandibles to handle their honey without touching it.
BEEKREEPER make their honey by consuming meat, usually from corpses, their honey has a very strong taste and strange properties, so it is not safe for human consumption without being properly harvested and purified.
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If MELIFÉE is at the front of your party, it will attract JOLIBRI, the hummingbird moth pokemon, but if you have BEEKREEPER at the front it will attract BEEZZARD, the vulture bee pokemon
JOLIBRI have a friendly relationship with MELIFÉE, they often surround them and keep watch in case other pokemons want to attack them and steel their honey, in exchange MELIFÉE gives them free honey
similar to JOLIBRI and MELIFÉE, BEEZZARD has a symbiotic relationship with BEEKREEPER, where they bring them meat and receive the excess honey they produce
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And regardless of wich one of the 2 you have on your party, you will attract this 2 randomly: NECTAROBER, the Honey thief pokemon (based on a bee beetle) and BUMBLBOOZ, the Brewer pokemon (based on a drunk bumblebee)
NECTAROBER loves honey but are unable to make any, so they try to steal it. They will mostly target MELIFÉE, but will also mug BEEKREEPER if the opportunity arises. They use the fluff on their bodies to look bulkier and more intimidating that they really are, but are actually pretty weak.
BUMBLEBOOZ doesnt care about where the honey comes from, because they dont eat it directly. They collect the honey, mix it with water and other herbs and store it so it can become mead, which they drink constantly, thats why they are always seen drunk.
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kaleidoru · 8 months ago
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Fallen Angel Bear who gained Honeypot Ant traits on her Demonification........... also she is very Gay
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possiblydog · 10 months ago
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hk oc moment
Shovin was once apart of the moth tribe, but when the infection arose, instead of facing his tribe in their collective crime of forgetting the radiance, he ran away and hid. He now passes as a Mosskin in Greenpath, and worships Unn. He is quiet, and finds shame with himself
Melphissa is a weaver who remained in Hallownest after the infection appeared. She makes garments enhanced/enchanted with weaver loom patterns that she spins herself. She is vain and prioritizes physical appearance, taking great pride in making garbs for those who ask.
Bieter is a Honeypot Ant who came from another nest. he gathers exotic or hard to find food (usually honey), and sells it to others as he travels. Bieter has a short fuse and doesnt entirely know when to back down, willing to take on foes or challenges far too big for him.
Hoggin doesnt remember their past. All they know is the Grimm troupe they've joined and their role as a performer. All they desire is to make people happy. They are cryptic and jovially antagonistic (but are truly joyful and carefree)
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the-daily-spider · 1 year ago
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What is the best looking ant? The most beautiful good looking ant of them all?
(If you need ideas let me know I have many)
Do I really have to pick just one? There’s so many good ones. I picked a favorite but I also have like 3 runner-ups and even more special mentions. Sorry you’re getting 4x as many ants as you asked for!
Anyways! Number one… the absolute winner in my heart… is Oecophylla smaragdina. They’re just so gorgeous and their color palette is perfect and they have such fun body shapes. I also love it when ant queens look significantly different than their workers. The contrast is so pretty
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…aaand now for the runner ups! First we have the green headed ant, Rhytidoponera metallica. They remind me of jumping spiders with how shiny they are
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Next up is the silver spiny ant, Polyrhachis schlueteri!!! These guys are literally perfect. They look like little drops of mercury. Maybe I’m just biased towards shiny silver as a metalworker, but there’s nothing about this species that isn’t gorgeous
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And last but never least, we have Polyrhachis trapezoidea. I’m already an absolute sucker for yellow, and these guys pull it off so amazingly well. This ant looks like it shops as Sephora and I love that for her
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Alright bestie now it’s your turn. I need to know your opinions on ant beauty RIGHT NOW!!!
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eblu3 · 3 months ago
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@corysarchive put out a call to see if anyone wanted to draw their honeypot ant OC on twitter, and I said to myself "sure, why not"
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flame-shadow · 3 months ago
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this is the wrong sweet treat Honeybed (and Pepsi) for @swizik [Attack #79]
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kettlechip-krispy-kreme · 5 months ago
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a bug with a big ass got me thinking about insects with absolutely large abdomens like honeypot ants and blister beetles
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musiclovingmoth · 3 months ago
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i got super inspired seeing a bunch of bug merch recently so i got to drawing :3 planning on making this into a shaker charm too
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ruckis-vandalizes · 5 months ago
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a collection of new character refs I've been amassing
Spectators are an original species by @6clawdy6
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sadbisexualmusic · 5 months ago
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Brennan’s character from the most recent episode of Game Changer is giving me Tramp Stamps flashbacks
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mushsect · 1 month ago
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Its spooky month so I'm doing viruses/parasites glossary kind of thing for fun to celebrate, giving a little depiction of the virus and explanation with it
Starting off with an easy one since it's established in IDW already.
Plus this virus and real world stuff like the next one are what inspired me to do this. Also a good excuse for me to use/introduce another goblin of mine, meld the honeypot ant.
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