Ants on the March

[victoria]

After eradicating the majority of the invasion of giant ants yesterday, we watched a few stragglers carrying the Jacaranda seeds off. Jacaranda seeds are about 2cm across (including their wings) and the seed itself about 1cm. We normally have two sizes of ants here, tiny and large and have never seen these giant ones before and there were thousands. You can see the comparison of the large to the giant ... I particularly like the large one assisting the giant one with the seed. It's a bit deceiving as they have split the wings open on the seeds.

[easytiger]

Hi Victoria,

Great photos,i only have small ants here,but my friends house a few roads away have the great big ones,and once he stamped on the path and we watched as hundreds came out to see what was going on made me itch

[kedigato]

Oh dear, very interesting pics, Sis, but do hope they don't come indoors and soon leave the garden as well.

Perhaps you could send a pic and report in to the newspaper, or at least the English one, and see what info you get back.

[DAG]

Dread to think what they bite like, bad enough with the small ones here when dealing with the nests and I had gloves on, but of course some get inside your gloves!

[capney]

Well spotted pictures V, and an interesting thread.

[mikkel]

Whenever I see any ants, I tend to get a 'crush' on them. ;D ;D ;D

[shadowdragon]

Great pictures! Again my middle son loves them

[Deleted]

Victoria,

Love the pictures ... and being able to get a closer up look at these hardy workers. The second pictures is my favorite. They really are amazing.... but best they keep their amazing abilities to the out doors.

[victoria]

Thank you easytiger, Sis, DAG, Robert, mikkel, shadowdragon and jeanmerene. Unfortunately these are little critters we have to live with whether we like them or not!

Here is an ant who woke up as a normal ant but went to a party masquerading as a 1959 Cadillac ...

[DAG]

Well caught, could be a candidate for 'capture the moment'.

Oh yes, the big flamboyant tail fins, he he! Something tells me that you are older than 29 then?