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Myrmecology Dies in Darkness
Category: Art & Media
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An oldie but a goodie, from Alex Wild:
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On Monday, University of Chicago student and Field Museum intern Destiny Reeves released a mesmerizing short titled “Antimation”. Like The Ant Network’s recent video, this is required viewing:
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The Ant Network, which recently received funding through support from The Daily Ant and others, has produced a new short. According to the organization, this is the first in a series of what will hopefully be many other videos! Check it out:
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Loyal readers of The Daily Ant will remember our coverage of the nomadic ants that harvest mushrooms in Southeast Asia. Well, we are now happy to highlight a special jewelry store in Chicago: Nomadic Ant. Perhaps some day we’ll stop by to ask the owner about the store’s excellent name. Update: The Nomadic Ant has agreed to an…
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At 2:00pm Eastern Time today, The Ant Network won the Audience Awards video contest by a mere 34 votes. With an endorsement from The Daily Ant, this stunning victory exemplifies the power of collective action. The Ant Network, led by Miles Maxcer, will be promoting conservation and science outreach through ants, and will receive $1,000 of start-up funds for their contest victory.
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As we highlighted on Thursday, anybody interested in bringing ants to a wider audience must vote for The Ant Network. Even if you’ve already voted, you can vote once a day until the polls close on Tuesday. When turnout is high, ants win!
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The Daily Ant has been a little promotional this week, but why stop now? There is another noble antdeavor recently launched by Miles Maxcer: the Ant Network. Vote in support of his video here. Together, we must combat the pervasive vertebrate-first agenda!
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A PhD candidate at Penn State, João Araújo, studies the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps. Check out some of his amazing photographs at National Geographic YourShot, and make an account to “like” the photos!
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We’re ok with hamming it up for ants:
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Art is the medium through which humanity communicates its deepest aspirations. It comes as no surprise, then, that examples of ant art can be found in cultures throughout the world and through time, dating back thousands of years. Here’s a look at ant art through the ages.
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Blue is a rare color in the biological world. It is particularly difficult for most organisms to produce blue pigment, for reasons that are still mysterious, but even structural blue produced by refracting light is fairly rarely seen in nature. This ant doesn’t really care about all that: This ant, Polyrhachis cyaniventris, is metallic blue. Enough said.
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