futurebird , 1 month ago I'm getting a lot of flack for calling ants without agriculture "hunter gatherer ants" but I think its totally valid and will NOT be stopping.
I'm getting a lot of flack for calling ants without agriculture "hunter gatherer ants" but I think its totally valid and will NOT be stopping.
justafrog , 1 month ago @futurebird They really do use all the strategies.
@futurebird They really do use all the strategies.
Mabande , 1 month ago @futurebird when "hunter gatherants" was just there
@futurebird when "hunter gatherants" was just there
futurebird OP , 1 month ago @Mabande The most substantive and vital critique thus far!
@Mabande The most substantive and vital critique thus far!
Mabande , 1 month ago @futurebird just doin' my best, m'am, even if it ain't much
@futurebird just doin' my best, m'am, even if it ain't much
llewelly , 1 month ago @futurebird but "forager" is shorter and doesn't give undue primacy to hunting.
@futurebird but "forager" is shorter and doesn't give undue primacy to hunting.
futurebird OP , 1 month ago @llewelly Ok valid. I just like to encroach on terms that some tend to unconsciously think are for "humans only" Agriculture and hunting and gathering do not require "human intelligence" there are alternate ways to use these collective strategies.
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Ok valid. I just like to encroach on terms that some tend to unconsciously think are for "humans only"
Agriculture and hunting and gathering do not require "human intelligence" there are alternate ways to use these collective strategies.
llewelly , 1 month ago @futurebird oh, well, I can agree with that. It does bring to mind a question: Are there any ants who practice irrigation? (Not including humidity control of the nest, which as far as I know they all do.)
@futurebird oh, well, I can agree with that.
It does bring to mind a question: Are there any ants who practice irrigation? (Not including humidity control of the nest, which as far as I know they all do.)
wa7iut , 1 month ago @llewelly @futurebird do the agrarian ants ever think they could get in better shape on a Paleo ant diet?
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do the agrarian ants ever think they could get in better shape on a Paleo ant diet?
futurebird OP , 1 month ago @llewelly Some nests are used to use the frequent rains to drain waste to a composting sewer chamber while keeping the main nest dry as water flows around it. https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/110593963795426723
@llewelly Some nests are used to use the frequent rains to drain waste to a composting sewer chamber while keeping the main nest dry as water flows around it. https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/110593963795426723