Zkribbler
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Mark Twain invented the bra clasp. 
TIL: Today I Learned
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warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
TIL that ants come in crazily different sizes
Click below to see Myrmecia brevinoda, one of the largest ants, together with one of the smallest, Carebara atoma
Click below to see Myrmecia brevinoda, one of the largest ants, together with one of the smallest, Carebara atoma
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^It does look pretty dangerous, which is why it only lives in Australia. Better pic of it:
Although regular 'fire ants' aren't that much smaller. And yes, next to black ants, those are many times larger. Then again the red ants do not have a worker (small, virtually no mandibles) and soldier (large, large mandible) class/types; they are all worker-warriors, and very aggressive.
The common fire ant found here: (used to spend a lot of time observing them during vacation, in mid elementary school)
Although regular 'fire ants' aren't that much smaller. And yes, next to black ants, those are many times larger. Then again the red ants do not have a worker (small, virtually no mandibles) and soldier (large, large mandible) class/types; they are all worker-warriors, and very aggressive.
The common fire ant found here: (used to spend a lot of time observing them during vacation, in mid elementary school)
Zkribbler
Deity
BTW: All worker ants and warrior ants are female.
Aren't all ants asexual- no reproductive organs- other than the queen and her suitors? (flying ants in most species i think)
(asking, btw, don't know the answer
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MagisterCultuum
Great Sage
Aren't all ants asexual- no reproductive organs- other than the queen and her suitors? (flying ants in most species i think)
(asking, btw, don't know the answer
No.
That is how it works for most ant species, but not all. Some species have Gamergates instead of or in addition to winged queens.
Sometimes a colony's common worker ants are infertile only due to inhibitory pheromones produced by the dominant queen or gamergate, and can develop into a breeder once the old breeder dies and stops producing those pheromones.
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Jewel Runner
It's actually about ethics in insect reproduction.
Snerk
Smeghead
Unlikely. They might be venomous though.
Very cool info, thanks!
A real TIL moment.From your link:
another gamer's gate said:
What i found most impressive in the article is that the gamergate ant rises to this status due to social interaction (?) as the dominant ant of the class of workers. And then pheromones cancel any antagonism.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Wasn't that fairly common knowledge?
They should have gone with
"Do not disturb my circles"
as last words that actually are cool.Besides, that would fit more with their name being greek for 'victory' and the eponymous goddess.
Although it is a longer phrase, and requires some knowledge/context, whereas 'just do it' obviously comes across as a generic empowering/whatever phrase.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
Just do it; named Nike after the fast God with winged shoes; have the Swoosh which is like a cooler looking version of Nike's winged shoes. Yeah, they're winners.
That was Hermes, god of commerce, tricks, luck and travellers, no?
Edit: also thieves and messengers.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
Nike isn't Hermes?
I guess Nike isn't a Roman name now that I think about it. To wikipædia!
Nike, still winning.
I guess Nike isn't a Roman name now that I think about it. To wikipædia!
Nike, still winning.
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