Comments on: Baby Fire Ants Play Dead When Attacked http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alannah http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515732 Alannah Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:55:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515732 I had no idea that young ants did this. I wonder how effective it is? However, about older women of any form, you must watch out for them. They don't have anything to lose. I had no idea that young ants did this. I wonder how effective it is?
However, about older women of any form, you must watch out for them. They don’t have anything to lose.

]]> By: bug_girl http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515680 bug_girl Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:03:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515680 The title of your post is incorrect--these are not "baby" ants, they are adults. Baby ants...well, look a lot like a maggot. Ants go through complete metamorphosis, so change radically from a larva to a pupa to an adult. This research is about young (recently emerged from a pupa) adult ants. Bug Girl, roving insect pedant :) The title of your post is incorrect–these are not “baby” ants, they are adults. Baby ants…well, look a lot like a maggot.

Ants go through complete metamorphosis, so change radically from a larva to a pupa to an adult.

This research is about young (recently emerged from a pupa) adult ants.

Bug Girl, roving insect pedant
:)

]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515637 bean Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:34:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515637 This almost makes me want to keep some baby fire ants as pets. Almost. This almost makes me want to keep some baby fire ants as pets. Almost.

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515417 CheeseDuck Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:31:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515417 Fire ants are sweet. Fire ants are sweet.

]]> By: jessleigh http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515337 jessleigh Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:25:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515337 Everytime I see anything about fire ants I remember my 10th grade World History teacher who told us a story about an explorer in either central or latin america who had a member of their party eaten alive by fire ants after he was captured and tied to a tree. I couldn't get that out of my head. It seems like the most horrific way to die, because it happens from the inside! Everytime I see anything about fire ants I remember my 10th grade World History teacher who told us a story about an explorer in either central or latin america who had a member of their party eaten alive by fire ants after he was captured and tied to a tree. I couldn’t get that out of my head. It seems like the most horrific way to die, because it happens from the inside!

]]> By: JoBo S http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515331 JoBo S Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:18:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515331 Sounds like a lot like humans. The older people get the more openly agressive they become! Sounds like a lot like humans. The older people get the more openly agressive they become!

]]> By: Ant http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515276 Ant Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:41:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/16/baby-fire-ants-play-dead-when-attacked/#comment-515276 >:) >:)

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