2026-10-23T00:30:10Z https://nostr.now theantlady https://nostr.now/npub1px34k9kul7ljrw45p4prxap8cyr9s33kgjydgyk3eega9h6fv7msj7p5z3 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-fdce37685f89a93bd53b1ed64f19474c/accounts/avatars/109/389/841/734/430/740/original/bdd64a61bc8ab0fc.png https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-fdce37685f89a93bd53b1ed64f19474c/accounts/avatars/109/389/841/734/430/740/original/bdd64a61bc8ab0fc.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8yyqdf63hdfaxpcs6806jl3ll4l7sz50v54hgjwmmcs0sfzqz0czyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmwd9xaph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9shtlcaz8q7qdewf5ka2jms37dn49n935npxg7zwxmh8kn0ly0eg2qejte'>nevent1q…ejte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed, the &#34;invasive species&#34; aspect of that article is way overblown.<br/><br/>What do you mean by the bigger issue being the collecting and poor documentation? 2025-09-08T18:58:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrzk0vy766hzts0v95p4mm0sra8y2gq40c7nf375ssmcjd2kazmsczyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmwwf2a40 Interesting to think of the ant black market (nb not the same as the &#34;black ant market&#34;) as a sign of the times.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/09/04/federal-staffing-cuts-are-fueling-the-illegal-ant-trade">https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/09/04/federal-staffing-cuts-are-fueling-the-illegal-ant-trade</a> 2025-09-08T18:47:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2lyyn2vwggldcmh358zys66mvsldxt48d5rf9zezqy0ymsqlt0szyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmwmh5hrc ALERT: The USGS Wild Bee Lab is currently going into hibernation mode. They are accepting volunteer help as they work to shutter collections without knowing whether/when they will be able to work on them again.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/science/usgs-bee-lab-eastern-ecological-science-center">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/science/usgs-bee-lab-eastern-ecological-science-center</a> 2025-02-27T22:24:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyufug4t9z3realsy42gaj24370ehuh82wvsuu24v2jh0skln33czyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmw776aa3 A quick peek at one of the more successful desert leafcutter ant colonies I started back in July. They have a large pile of brood on top of their fungus garden. The large ants with paint dots on their thoraxes are queens. One queen has a mini fungus garden growing over her paint dot, which tells me something about what the ants think about being painted.<br/>#ants<br/> <img src="https://sb-dmmohcylpb.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/113/268/511/221/633/512/original/0d225d562e9de159.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-07T22:33:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdkzrarkvw9cu9p4vlc2kmmeu4mptc5l9tjamcswneudr7rj8jh8szyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmwzyj4dd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4f98tckra384rns6t7339gmtj60jt9rt6vwts8fymdcm4xft59ql4szjt'>nevent1q…szjt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After an ant queen has mated, she tears off her wings and then runs around looking for a place to start a new nest. So if she still has wings, she hasn&#39;t mated yet. I haven&#39;t managed to capture video of it yet, but it&#39;s really cool to watch. 2024-08-27T03:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxqehhamwpjkdxpumqpgthcr3r8g0pcwxc88xwvfzdm70r8j786gqzyqy6xkckmnlm7gd6ksx5yvm5ylqsvkzxxezg34qj6889r5klf9nmw9up0gh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zwxx34p5zuzfca6nswv9q52thgmzlt340qew5ye3re9umem6gngu20v40'>nevent1q…0v40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What a cutie! Also, a girl. But if she&#39;s holding onto her wings, she may need more time in the wild to find a mate. 2024-08-27T02:28:30Z