A list of 26 words by hernesheir.
- bread crumbswas added by gulyasrobi and appears on 2 lists
- 1 GB microSDwas added by Telofy and appears on just this list
- live antswas added by Telofy and appears on just this list
- cockroachwas added by hernesheir and appears on 15 lists
- frogwas added by bilby and appears on 63 lists
- gribeneswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- bacon bitswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- beewas added by hernesheir and appears on 75 lists
- waspwas added by hernesheir and appears on 43 lists
- beetlewas added by hernesheir and appears on 44 lists
- dead antswas added by ruzuzu and appears on 2 lists
- sandwas added by hernesheir and appears on 73 lists
- toenail paringswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- paper waspwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 4 lists
- dirtwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 43 lists
- butterflywas added by hernesheir and appears on 68 lists
- mothwas added by hernesheir and appears on 41 lists
- caterpillarwas added by PossibleUnderscore and appears on 46 lists
- katydidwas added by hernesheir and appears on 31 lists
- spiderwas added by hernesheir and appears on 50 lists
- grasshopperwas added by hernesheir and appears on 27 lists
- leaf cuttingswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- catfood crumbswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- sugarwas added by hernesheir and appears on 97 lists
- lacewingwas added by hernesheir and appears on 15 lists
- earwigwas added by hernesheir and appears on 28 lists
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I once monitored a colony of fire ants in Florida while they buried a dead mole that they could not move, by systematically excavating grains of sand and soil beneath it and depositing these over it. The mole slowly sunk into the ground and disappeared. I didn't return to excavate and ascertain the condition of the bones or teeth, or to see if they survived.
March 8, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Regarding the fossil evidence of dinosaur-age mammals found in anthills: "It has been found that in addition to ordinary sand-grains certain of the anthills also contain fossils, tiny teeth, bone fragments, and in rare instances perfect bones that the ants had unconsciously collected and have been the source of much of our knowledge of smaller forms which were contemporaneous with the larger reptiles." - Popular Science Monthly, September, 1915, p. 241.
March 8, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
"After the Indian camp has broken up and moved away, many Indian beads can usually be found on the outside of the anthills." Ants Ornamenting Their Homes, St. Nicholas: a Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, Volume 27, Part 1, p. 549, 1900.
March 8, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
A friend of mine lived for a couple of years in the Marshall Islands. He and his friend would create a tiny sugar mountain in their dwelling, and then wager on how long it would take the ants to haul away all the sugar. Things contemplated and done on extended island time might baffle some of us.
March 10, 2011
bilby commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Around here, elapsed time from death of anything to arrival of ants is usually less than half an hour if outside. Bit longer in the unnatural environment of houses.
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
As opposed to unelapsed time?
(I am enjoying the list and comments, though).
March 10, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Ants will be among those organisms that inherit the Earth, long after we humans have killed everything else off.
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
But the cockroaches will slaughter the ants when it comes to a rumble.
March 10, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Ants vs. cockroaches; the making of a Pixar movie.
March 10, 2011
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I love ants. They're such incredible little things.
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I agree, PU, and perhaps this is the right time to insert a link to my ants and men list.
March 10, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
One chilly spring morning I was hacking through some rose bushes in order to get cages around the peonies--it was that magic moment after the peonies had started to bud but before they knocked themselves over with their blossoms. The ants had been working away at the wax on the buds for days, but that morning my little helpers were barely moving. I wondered whether they were affected by the cold, so I got very close and just started to talk to them--asking how things were going, saying hello. My warm breath seemed to be enough to speed the ants up until they marched away and got cold again. I figured the sun would eventually free them--they reminded me of the fairy-tale servants who were unlucky enough to have been in the castle when Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger.
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
What a charming story. But talking to them? That's ant-thropomorphism.
March 10, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I talk to my plants, too. Would you accuse me of plant-thropomorphism?
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I would, and I would hazard a guess that from time to time you chat with your pants.
March 10, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
They're just pants.
March 10, 2011
yarb commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Then why not get some nice ones?
March 10, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Hey, Panvocalic Pants are nice, and you could talk to those, 'zuzu. I would.
March 10, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Thanks, hh. I just went over there and added talking trousers.
March 10, 2011
dontcry commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
I hate when my pants talk. They always tell on me.
March 10, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
My pant's cuffs keep belittling me because my inseam length doesn't match up to any of the mass-produced pants patterns. Bless the "alterations" shops.
March 10, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Biting fire ants can move a bare-footed person or bare-handed gardner to suddenly dance, utter profanities, and generally run around like a beheaded chicken while doing so. The modern, temporary, exotic-invasive-induced version of ergotism.
March 10, 2011
bilby commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Ants in pants.
March 11, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Pants on fire.
March 11, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Fire pants.
March 11, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
firehouse pants
March 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Pants dancing.
March 27, 2011
Telofy commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
For more inspiration, see Apache Ant.
March 28, 2011
deinonychus commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Wow! I wish I had something to put on this list... (Will keep my eyes open from now on.)
August 16, 2012