Comments on: Red Tree Ant http://interesting.ozlady.com/2007/10/17/red-tree-ant/ A tribute site to those photos that I think are amazing - My Own Interestingness - Click on Images to View Owner’s Original Photos Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: ozlady http://interesting.ozlady.com/2007/10/17/red-tree-ant/#comment-11 ozlady Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:17:59 +0000 http://interesting.ozlady.com/2007/10/17/red-tree-ant/#comment-11 I agree - we can be pretty dumb, and the ingenuity of the humble ant is amazing! Thanks for dropping by! I agree - we can be pretty dumb, and the ingenuity of the humble ant is amazing!

Thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: YesBut http://interesting.ozlady.com/2007/10/17/red-tree-ant/#comment-10 YesBut Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:22:14 +0000 http://interesting.ozlady.com/2007/10/17/red-tree-ant/#comment-10 When I lived in South America, the Amerindian villages I was working with were plagued by leaf cutting ants. One day I saw the results of their action, every tree was stripped of leaves - all but one! The one tree was located above the ants nest, and it was left untouched to provide shade - isn't that brilliant? Dumb humans destroy their environment!!!! When I lived in South America, the Amerindian villages I was working with were plagued by leaf cutting ants.

One day I saw the results of their action, every tree was stripped of leaves - all but one!
The one tree was located above the ants nest, and it was left untouched to provide shade - isn’t that brilliant?

Dumb humans destroy their environment!!!!

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