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Posted July 16 2016 - 9:14 AM
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I was just out on my work break and was playing with a Formica sp. worker. When I set her down on my milk jug on a ledge about 2 1/2 ft off the ground. She postured, gauged herself, and jumped off landing perfectly. I didn't know they could do such a thing, and so well at that.
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Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
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Posted July 16 2016 - 10:27 AM
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Formica can fall with style.
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Posted July 16 2016 - 10:31 AM
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It was quite neat to see.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted July 16 2016 - 2:50 PM
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It's like they float. Which for some reason scares me.
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Posted July 17 2016 - 12:07 PM
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Haha, Trap Jaw ants can also jump, really high actually. They will use their extremely powerful mandibles to catapult away from predators.
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