Tag: ants
How to make a giant aluminum ants’ nest
Details about that amazing aluminum nest cast photo that is making the rounds. It’s SCIENCE!
Crowd-sourcing Ant Science
Earlier this week, the internets were buzzing with a claim that Kickstarter is funding more projects than the National Endowment for the Arts. It turns out that may not be strictly true, but it certainly […]
Lord of the Ants
When I first heard the title of this television show, my first thought was that it would involve a dancing E. O. Wilson in tights. Sadly, no. Or, maybe that’s a good thing–you tell me. […]
School of Ants
I love citizen science projects, and this one looks like a great project for teachers! The School of Ants project is a citizen-scientist driven study of the ants that live in urban areas, particularly around […]
Bad Roamin’ Ants (Lady Gaga)
Given that we found out yesterday that the inventor of the Ant Farm passed away Wednesday, it seemed like a good time to post this very fun Lady Gaga cover of Telephone: Native Ants. An […]
Caught in the Bug Net: 1.31.10
Things are rather dramatic* in my life right now, so how about a little linkage? You know how I love Taxonomy FAIL, and Roberto finds a doosy: Exxon Photoshoppage Fail Spiders weave a giant tapestry! […]
Whoops
In late August, I thought things would slow down for me in September. Clearly, I was incorrect. Oh well. Here’s what I’ve been doing for the last couple of months: Getting more people in on […]
Ant Protesters!
I spent yesterday afternoon chasing mute swans around in 2 foot deep snow, on a frozen pond, in waders, with a giant net on a pole. It was not an easy task. Big props to […]
International Rock Flipping Day Results
We had an absolutely lovely day for rock flipping today–I started with a bit of fence repair and garden cleanup. Here’s the view over the back fence toward our house–I planted hyacinth beans this year […]
