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Posted September 20 2022 - 5:34 PM
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Man... we'd all be in big trouble if somehow someday ants develop a gene where they become 10 times their current size. Solenopsis invicta would be like little gremlins. Don't get them wet and don't feed them after midnight. Or however it goes in the movie.
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Posted September 21 2022 - 5:50 AM
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Man... we'd all be in big trouble if somehow someday ants develop a gene where they become 10 times their current size. Solenopsis invicta would be like little gremlins. Don't get them wet and don't feed them after midnight. Or however it goes in the movie.
luckily, it is impossible for ants to do that due to the way they breath through pores(which cannot support larger creatures) If google is correct, the largest ant currently is 2 inches long(quite large though, imagine getting a test tube for those suckers)
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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Posted September 21 2022 - 6:45 AM
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Man... we'd all be in big trouble if somehow someday ants develop a gene where they become 10 times their current size. Solenopsis invicta would be like little gremlins. Don't get them wet and don't feed them after midnight. Or however it goes in the movie.
luckily, it is impossible for ants to do that due to the way they breath through pores(which cannot support larger creatures) If google is correct, the largest ant currently is 2 inches long(quite large though, imagine getting a test tube for those suckers)
wh... what? I heard before that they breathe through their gaster. That's strange.
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Posted September 21 2022 - 9:18 AM
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Man... we'd all be in big trouble if somehow someday ants develop a gene where they become 10 times their current size. Solenopsis invicta would be like little gremlins. Don't get them wet and don't feed them after midnight. Or however it goes in the movie.
luckily, it is impossible for ants to do that due to the way they breath through pores(which cannot support larger creatures) If google is correct, the largest ant currently is 2 inches long(quite large though, imagine getting a test tube for those suckers)
wh... what? I heard before that they breathe through their gaster. That's strange.
perhaps those pores are on the gaster. i have not done enough research into ant anatomy to give you any solid answers.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Posted September 22 2022 - 4:52 PM
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Man... we'd all be in big trouble if somehow someday ants develop a gene where they become 10 times their current size. Solenopsis invicta would be like little gremlins. Don't get them wet and don't feed them after midnight. Or however it goes in the movie.
luckily, it is impossible for ants to do that due to the way they breath through pores(which cannot support larger creatures) If google is correct, the largest ant currently is 2 inches long(quite large though, imagine getting a test tube for those suckers)
wh... what? I heard before that they breathe through their gaster. That's strange.
Their gaster is sort of like a 'lung sack' thing. It's like saying a human breathes through their lungs. They do breathe through pores.
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Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w
Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)
Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium
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Imagine if solenopsis turned on us...we'd be doomed
Wdym!? They already have lol. All ants are against humans. We invaded their space, and they make us pay.
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Posted October 11 2022 - 4:51 AM
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Scientists estimate the global population of ants to be around 25 quadrillion, or 2.5 million ants per person. This isn’t much of a surprise since some species can have millions of workers per colony but still an interesting read
https://amp.theguard...ross-the-planet
2.5 million ant's all for me.... 
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right were you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that are not found in your area.
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