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Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 2: Turtle Ants

In response to the ongoing pandemic, we will be producing a short, mostly unscripted, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers!

Episode 2: “Turtle Ants”

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11 responses to “Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 2: Turtle Ants”

  1. Jonathan White Avatar
    Jonathan White

    How did you know I’m eating my breakfast off an ant’s head? That’s creepy.

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    1. Benjamin Blanchard Avatar
      Benjamin Blanchard

      We are omnisciant, friend.

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      1. jonplwhite Avatar
        jonplwhite

        I did not know Ben Blanchard was omniscient. #themoreyouknow

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      2. Benjamin Blanchard Avatar
        Benjamin Blanchard

        The Daily Ant, not necessarily our editor-in-chief. We apologize for any misunderstanting.

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      3. jonplwhite Avatar
        jonplwhite

        Ah, thank you for clearing that up. Might I ask, who else is on the payroll besides the editor-in-chief?

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      4. Benjamin Blanchard Avatar
        Benjamin Blanchard

        Yes, you might ask.

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      5. jonplwhite Avatar
        jonplwhite

        Ok, thank you for also clearing up that potentiality.

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  2. BubbieTheYounger Avatar
    BubbieTheYounger

    Sugar poop!

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    1. Benjamin Blanchard Avatar
      Benjamin Blanchard

      Wethinks you meant to post this comment on Episode 1, but also we’re here for sugar poop any day of the week!

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  3. nhdaly Avatar
    nhdaly

    Did not know they ate pollen! I didn’t know ants ate pollen; i thought it was only flying insects like bees and butterflies! fantastic!

    Do bees and butterflies have the same pollen-nomming gut bacteria? Or different little bactos that serve the same purpose?

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    1. Benjamin Blanchard Avatar
      Benjamin Blanchard

      This is an excellent question! We actually don’t know the antswer for sure, but believe it is likely they do.

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