@mrilovetheants.bsky.social
A friend of mine found a rarely seen Lasius queen that was physogastric.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Shaded Fuzzy Ant (Lasius aphidicola)
Shaded Fuzzy Ant from Amico Island Park, Riverside, NJ, US on June 8, 2025 at 06:06 PM by creamycat138. To my knowledge, this is the first time in recent history that a mature, physogastric, parasiti...
www.inaturalist.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A friend of mine found a rarely seen Lasius queen that was physogastric.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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As context, the New Jersey Pine Barrens is a naturally flammable ecosystem with a natural burn frequency somewhere around 20-30 years. This is one of those places where human infrastructure should be built with fire resilience in mind.
Also, fossil fuel driven climate change is making it worse.
Also, fossil fuel driven climate change is making it worse.
BREAKING: A massive wildfire continues to burn in New Jersey, spanning 11,500 acres, prompting the evacuation of 5,000 people, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild...
www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild...
April 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As context, the New Jersey Pine Barrens is a naturally flammable ecosystem with a natural burn frequency somewhere around 20-30 years. This is one of those places where human infrastructure should be built with fire resilience in mind.
Also, fossil fuel driven climate change is making it worse.
Also, fossil fuel driven climate change is making it worse.
Reposted
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Trillium grandiflorum growing through Jacob's Ladder.
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling
January 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Trillium grandiflorum growing through Jacob's Ladder.
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling