We had some really great threads last year, with the following four nominated for the Thread of the Year award in this January's Environment Site Awards ceremony.
Wildlife and Biodiversity ForumIn the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.
- John Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy
Is it just me, or does that research sound decidedly dodgy to you? Ants have their way of behaving genetically programmed. There is no such thing as altruism in ants - this kind of behaviour can only belong to beings with higher consciousness. I really do get annoyed at the anthropomorphisation of insects such as ants!!
I can believe that animals such as dogs, horses & dolphins may have a higher consciousness than most animals - but ants?? I don't think so!
Ants have no central nervous system and are virtually mindless. They are, essentially, automated drones pre-programmed with a simple set of instructions.
So is it just me or has anybody else purposely dropped food like candy on the ground just to watch ants swarm and take it away?? They are so fun to watch!
In the hot dry summers in Spain, I used to see them standing in a circle round water drops, drinking - it always amused me....they looked like cows round a pond! Unfortunately in those days I didn't have a digicam & never took a photo of them!
Is it just me, or does that research sound decidedly dodgy to you? Ants have their way of behaving genetically programmed. There is no such thing as altruism in ants - this kind of behaviour can only belong to beings with higher consciousness. I really do get annoyed at the anthropomorphisation of insects such as ants!!
Unfortunately in those days I didn't have a digicam & never took a photo of them!
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