4:00 | Family-oriented wasps gave rise to ants 300 MYA |
4:30 | Societies of cockroaches in family groups that fed on decaying wood - inherited micro-organisms, became termites. |
5:00 | Ants flourish 30 MYA |
6:30 | Insects trapped in amber |
8:30 | Worker ants |
10:00 |
Red Harvester Ants mating orgy (Arizona) |
13:00 | Desert ants are suicidal to forage for food (Sahara) |
18:00 |
Fire Ants follow chemical trail laid by E. O. Wilson |
21:30 |
Termite workers patch hole in nest (Trinidad Rain Forest) |
22:20 |
Termite mound Autralian outback and African bush |
23:20 |
Kenyan Raid Ants raid termite nest |
25:00 |
Driver Ants overwhelm giant slug (Africa) |
26:00 |
Driver Ant soldier |
28:30 | The shrike
Common Fiscal feeds on fleeing insects |
31:00 |
Honeypot Ants fight for territory, steal rival
Honeypot Ants (Arizona) |
34:45 | Ants feed off
Treehopper honeydew |
35:30 |
True Herdsman Ants collect
Mealybugs and move to younger plants Also raise young bugs in nest in old bamboo log (Malaysian rainforest) |
39:20 |
Cecropia Tree nodules feed Azteca ants. |
40:00 |
Azteca Ants defend Cecropia from other insects (South America) |
41:30 | Ants plant
Spring Beauty
Violet
White Trillium |
43:00 |
Hanging garden maintained by ants (Amazonia) |
44:30 | Ants attack invading plants with formic acid to maintain Gardens of the Devil: (Peru) |
46:50 |
Leafcutter ants |
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