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| "Havoc": junk mail collage. |
2GN2S ...
November 11th - Veteran's Day.
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| Uncle Max, Army & older brother Glenn, my Dad, Navy. |
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| Uncle Kenneth, Air Force, Aunt Vonda's husband & Uncle Bert, Marines |
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| Jordan Granata |
Who Knew?
Leafcutter ants, with jaws vibrating at 1000 times per second, these ants make mincemeat of leaves in a jiffy. They are any of 47 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex. Leafcutter ants can carry twenty times their body weight and cut and process fresh vegetation (leaves, flowers, and grasses) to serve as the nutritional substrate for their fungal cultivates. Some small talk: "Do you know how many ants there are in the world?" According to a newly calculated estimate, the answer is about 20 quadrillion. That's 20, followed by 15 zeroes. Describing the results, one of the researchers in the study said : "We were very surprised about the large number of ants we found." The new estimate (antstimate?) was based on data from nearly 500 individual studies encompassing 1,306 sampling locations, covering all continents and major biomes where ants live. |
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| Golder-crowned Kinglet |
Thanks for coming by today
4 comments:
When we were on holiday in September we could watch a colony of leafcutter ants in an exhibition. Their "home" was made of glass so you could see how they live and work. That's so amazing. I could have watched them for hours.
Your collage is again brilliant. First I had to ask my dictionary what "Havoc" means. Your collage shows it perfectly.
Jacki, have a nice weekend.
You did again. How exciting to come every day to see what you have created! :-)
Thank you, Elenor, for your kindness.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Thanks, John for your kind words.
I liked this one.
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