I've Got Ants!!

But they're not in my pants. lol

I sent in a photo to fellow expert entomologist Walter Hintz

asking if these ants were carpenter ants.

 silly me forgot to add the photo as i generally do when i'm highly busy.

But when Walter received  this photo;  he had informed me that he could not

identify the suspects by photo. which was fine. So i asked curious questions

as i always do. 

this is my conclusion for ants that I've learned.

"keying ants down to species from a photo is difficult since fine details have to be observed and requires an expert in the Formicidae. You can also tell by their behavior and where they are found. Ants have varied appetites. Most are scavengers feeding on dead bugs. Leaf Cutters use three leaves to grow fungus that they eat. Army Ants are among the most dangerous animals in the jungle. If you were to fall incapacitated in front of them; they would eat you. There are also warning tribes that attack other colonies and take slaves and kill and eat others. Black ants in houses are sugar eaters and smaller red ones are grease eaters."
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So all and all; ants are rather difficult to decipher- but fun to watch.
so kick back, take a look and have fun watching
one of the scavengers in the insect world.