December 30th 2011
This is from Tim’s newest video I’m No Rockstar. I saw him at a church in Largo last night(11-7-09) he is an awesome guy, He even signed my guitar strap =) I do not own any of this!!! All credit gose to Mr. Tim Hawkins. Enjoy =)
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December 11th 2011
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is an invasive species in the Southern USA, originally being native in South America. The species disperses rapidly and eliminates in the US native insect species respectively native fire ants. Nests can be found nearly everywhere, on cemeteries as well as in private yards or along the streets. The hurtful sting of a worker can cause allergic reactions. To become able to control this ant, all kinds of knowledge about its biology are needed. Not so much is known about cohabitants inside the ant nests. Many arthropods and other small animals are known to be regular coresidents in ant nests. Some studies about the biodiversity in the nests of S. invicta were already done. Often, there is not so much known about the biology of discovered species. Several species of mites live in the fire ant nests. Some belong to the Astigmata. At least 3 species of Histiostomatidae (subgroup of the Astigmata) were discovered. They obviously all represent new species. A colleague and me, weI described Histiostoma blomquisti as a new species. Many details about its biology/ecology are still unknown. We know that the phoretic dispersal stage, the deutonymph, attaches only active queens and female alates (only accidentally sometimes males). Female alates are used as carriers for the phoretic transport. They carry the mites from one nest into a new one. That way they act as a kind of stowaways. They leave the ants inside the nest to continue their …
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November 7th 2011
Aerial application of fire ant bait products can be effective for large agricultural sites. This brief overview explains important considerations regarding aerial application services, fire ant bait products, and application equipment for affordable and efficient fire ant treatment.
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October 22nd 2011
Did you know that you could eat fire ants? Watch this segment with Andrea to find out one way.
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October 17th 2011
Arpid (Grant Heslov) helps Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson) escape from the fire ant’s pit. TM & © Universal (2011) Buy Movie: www.amazon.com Scene: Fire Ants – movieclips.com Movie Details: The Scorpion King (2002) – movieclips.com Cast: Nick Hermz, Grant Heslov, Michael Hilow, Dwayne Johnson Director: Chuck Russell Producer: Josh McLaglen, Kevin Misher, Michael Tronick, Richard Luke Rothschild, Stephen Sommers, Vince McMahon Screenwriter: David Hayter, Jonathan Hales, Stephen Sommers Film Description: The Scorpion King is a 2002 American action film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is a prequel to The Mummy series, and follows the story of Mathayus the Scorpion King, the character featured in The Mummy Returns. The events of The Scorpion King take place 5000 years before those in The Mummy Returns, and reveal Mathayus’ origins and his rise to power as the Scorpion King. The name itself is a reference to a real king of the protodynastic period of Ancient Egyptian history, Scorpion II. Plot: Mathayus (Johnson), the last true Akkadian mercenary, along with his half-brother and friend, is hired by King Pheron (Rees) to kill a sorcerer, whose prophetic powers allow the vicious Emperor Memnon (Brand) to rule his empire with an iron fist. He sneaks into Memnon’s camp and finds his way to the sorcerer’s tent, where he discovers that Memnon’s sorcerer is actually a beautiful sorceress called Cassandra …
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October 7th 2011
Captive red fire ant colony feeding and an overview of the nest. Fire ants contain a variety of sizes amongst the workers. You can see the larger caste aside the smaller workers here.
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October 2nd 2011
September 14th 2011
A colony of fire ants can be described using what term, based on how the colony functions?
1. a community
2. an ecosystem
3. a population
4. a superorganism
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September 8th 2011
I live in texas now. apparently the fire ants here are bad. They are in my backyard i have had an exterminator come but they come back after they have treated the yard. What do i do? Scared for my daughter and my dogs
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September 6th 2011
To survive floods, fire ants have evolved the ability to form living rafts on the water. I spotted this colony of fire ants rafting in a flooded field near where I work. By the time I returned with my camera, the isolated rafts of ants had spread out and connected up, creating a living bridge across the water to dry land. See more pictures at at 6legs2many.wordpress.com
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