tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post967307867686712832..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Ant VortexRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-79438916312030309292011-03-01T21:37:07.793-08:002011-03-01T21:37:07.793-08:00This article suggest it might be related to a food...This article suggest it might be related to a food source and is called Levy-looping.<br /><br />http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075/82/2/20001ghardymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017476713333907301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-65649170939337248272010-10-19T03:59:59.235-07:002010-10-19T03:59:59.235-07:00If the insects could organize themselves, we would...If the insects could organize themselves, we would have been taken over long ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-31048446025131870412010-09-16T12:38:42.287-07:002010-09-16T12:38:42.287-07:00I think they got stuck in the 80's, They'r...I think they got stuck in the 80's, They're doing the neutron dance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-61903375808287314442009-05-18T09:16:00.000-07:002009-05-18T09:16:00.000-07:00circle pit!circle pit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-88233603161684303922009-03-09T15:00:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:00:00.000-07:00http://theantroom.blogspot.com/2006/11/ant-death-s...http://theantroom.blogspot.com/2006/11/ant-death-spiral.html<BR/><BR/>Circular Milling is something that can affect Army Ants. Perhaps other ants have a similar glitch?Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523661273450883758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-26835451502469484332009-03-09T10:36:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:36:00.000-07:00Yes, just like toilet bowls. They have to.Yes, just like toilet bowls. They have to.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-10035657151789709312009-03-09T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:41:00.000-07:00I hear they go the other way in Australia.I hear they go the other way in Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-20648843610495957192009-03-09T04:30:00.000-07:002009-03-09T04:30:00.000-07:00Ah, I love when scientists move the pheromone trai...Ah, I love when scientists move the pheromone trail. Leaf cutter ants (and most others) leave pheromone trails to help lead the rest of the colony towards a new location, more food, etc. You can "trick" the ants by laying out pheromones in a circle. All subsequent ants will then follow that circle, marking as they go as well, causing what looks like a vortex.<BR/><BR/>That might be what's happening here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-13336665177643484182009-03-08T22:54:00.000-07:002009-03-08T22:54:00.000-07:00"Where are we going?""I dunno, I was following you..."Where are we going?"<BR/><BR/>"I dunno, I was following you!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-20302902455424371152009-03-08T21:57:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:57:00.000-07:00That's really bizarre. I'm sure there's a scienti...That's really bizarre. I'm sure there's a scientific explanation for it, but until someome provides it, I'll go for the silly answer and say it looks like somebody flushed the sidewalk!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-32244722736721585122009-03-08T21:40:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:40:00.000-07:00They ARE the dominant creatures on the planet. We ...They ARE the dominant creatures on the planet. We just don't believe it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com