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Ariong posted:

The Sahara is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. During the hottest months of the year, the average high temperature is 39 �C (102 �F). At these times, when the screaming hot Saharan sun climbs to its peak in the sky and the heat reaches its apex, even the animals that live here, the ones which have adapted to maximize their ability to endure the heat, retreat to their burrows and hideaways to wait for the sun to begin its descent.

All, that is, except for one species.

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This glorious piece of work right here is the Saharan Silver Ant. Their shining steely surfaces reflect the sun's brutal rays. Their long, stilt-like legs maximize the distance between their bodies and the scalding desert sands. However, even with these incredible adaptations, the ants can only avoid being cooked by the afternoon sun for ten minutes, so they must act fast.

When the sun is at its peak and every other creature has fled, the ants pour forth from their burrow in all directions. With madcap speed they scramble across the rippling dunes in search of food left behind by something larger. When one finds something, it's a race against time to get the word out, gather the workers, and drag the food back to the burrow before the scouts are literally cooked in their own carapaces.

The Sahara is home to a great variety of creatures. Big cats, venomous vipers, beautiful birds, and many other amazing animals. However, for about ten minutes every day, these beautiful little gems are the queens of the desert.

A salute to the steadfast sisters of the Sahara and their splendid silver shells!

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 21:52

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Ariong posted:

The Sahara is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. During the hottest months of the year, the average high temperature is 39 °C (102 °F). At these times, when the screaming hot Saharan sun climbs to its peak in the sky and the heat reaches its apex, even the animals that live here, the ones which have adapted to maximize their ability to endure the heat, retreat to their burrows and hideaways to wait for the sun to begin its descent.

All, that is, except for one species.

Source

This glorious piece of work right here is the Saharan Silver Ant. Their shining steely surfaces reflect the sun's brutal rays. Their long, stilt-like legs maximize the distance between their bodies and the scalding desert sands. However, even with these incredible adaptations, the ants can only avoid being cooked by the afternoon sun for ten minutes, so they must act fast.

When the sun is at its peak and every other creature has fled, the ants pour forth from their burrow in all directions. With madcap speed they scramble across the rippling dunes in search of food left behind by something larger. When one finds something, it's a race against time to get the word out, gather the workers, and drag the food back to the burrow before the scouts are literally cooked in their own carapaces.

The Sahara is home to a great variety of creatures. Big cats, venomous vipers, beautiful birds, and many other amazing animals. However, for about ten minutes every day, these beautiful little gems are the queens of the desert.

here they are in action

# ? Jul 25, 2019 02:34

Puppy Time: Mar 1, 2005

stan

# ? Jul 25, 2019 02:44

John Murdoch: May 19, 2009; I can tune a fish.

The ants have receded from my bathroom, at least for the time being. This has been your ant update.

# ? Jul 25, 2019 03:24

coronatae: Oct 14, 2012

My laboratory has a mild ant infestation but I always wanna cheer for them when they team up to haul off a dead fruit fly

# ? Jul 25, 2019 03:52

Ariong: Jun 25, 2012

I think I saw the behind the scenes video for this once. First of all, they had to find the entrance to an ant burrow in the middle of the desert, which obviously the ants try to make as invisible as possible. With other species of ants you could just find some and follow them back to the burrow, but since these things are only out for about 10 minutes a day, that�s a tall order.

Then came the actual filming, which, well. There�s a reason these ants are the only things around during the part of the day when they are around. They needed specialized filming equipment, because normal cameras simply would not function at the temperatures they were were working in. The humans weren�t much better. It�s not like they had air conditioning out there. They were pouring sweat, drained of energy by the oppressive heat, only able to survive due to the protection of a shaded awning. Yet the ants shrugged it all off.

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# ? Jul 25, 2019 04:08

BOOTY-ADE: Aug 30, 2006; BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

Defenistrator posted:

here they are in action

Ooh, shiny ants!

Shants

# ? Jul 25, 2019 04:21

FreudianSlippers: Apr 12, 2010; Shooting and Fucking
are the same thing!

# ? Jul 25, 2019 08:06

Former DILF: Jul 13, 2017

OnceAndFuture DILF posted:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9p5ey (go to 3:06)

no serious ants

# ? Jul 25, 2019 08:09

TheMaskedUgly: Sep 21, 2008; Let's play a different game.

I had to kill like 50 mid-copulating flying ants with a towel, and I felt really bad about it
like i had to keep going back and smush them over and over, and they were all just wriggling and dying it really sucked and i was aplogising the whole time but they couldnt possibly have understood why , and the experience made me feel bad about not being vegan

gently caress flying ants though, pieces of poo poo

# ? Jul 25, 2019 12:51

BOOTY-ADE: Aug 30, 2006; BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

Flying ants :gonk:

Flants

# ? Jul 25, 2019 16:37

Who What Now: Sep 10, 2006; by Azathoth

TheMaskedUgly posted:

I had to kill like 50 mid-copulating flying ants with a towel,

You really didn't

# ? Jul 25, 2019 19:13

ruddiger: Jun 3, 2004

eating only apples posted:

Anyone else watch AntsCanada? I like his videos a lot, he's infectious and he clearly loves the hobby but he's hosed up a whole lot lately and it's turned me off. Not really to do with his ants tbf. Bought an axolotl to live alongside a colony when it was completely the wrong environment for it. Hatched rhino beetles, played weird games with them and then left it so long that they started to die of old age. Let his termites get eaten by invading pharaoh ants without even noticing.

I like his new weaver ant colony.

I hope he owns the place he lives in because it looks like it�s infested with ants.

# ? Aug 23, 2019 04:56