Ant Ceramic Art on Etsy:
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@futurebird @goaty how tall do these levies go?
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Ants haven't figured out pottery that we know of yet. But they do sculpt clay:
Indian Harvester ants, Pheidole sykesii create levies around their nest entrance so that when it rains the flood waters do not enter, but rather flow around it while they stay dry underground.
They build in response to the water so you can tell which direction the water comes form during the rains based on the height of the walls.
@futurebird @goaty Clever.
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Ants haven't figured out pottery that we know of yet. But they do sculpt clay:
Indian Harvester ants, Pheidole sykesii create levies around their nest entrance so that when it rains the flood waters do not enter, but rather flow around it while they stay dry underground.
They build in response to the water so you can tell which direction the water comes form during the rains based on the height of the walls.
How do they make it dense enough to not wash away at the base? Surely ants aren’t heavy enough for effective particle compaction ?
!! Do they drywall-fit the grains together? @futurebird @goaty
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How do they make it dense enough to not wash away at the base? Surely ants aren’t heavy enough for effective particle compaction ?
!! Do they drywall-fit the grains together? @futurebird @goaty
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Ants haven't figured out pottery that we know of yet. But they do sculpt clay:
Indian Harvester ants, Pheidole sykesii create levies around their nest entrance so that when it rains the flood waters do not enter, but rather flow around it while they stay dry underground.
They build in response to the water so you can tell which direction the water comes form during the rains based on the height of the walls.
I adore learning new things about nature.
I know some people are of the opinion that we can't fully explain life purely through DNA, and when you consider that these basic creatures are capable of this astonishing engineering in response to seasonal flooding, one can somewhat sympathise with their thinking.
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I found another remarkable ant vase. This one has a charming surprise inside.
It's a harvester ant!
Is it silly to have an ant making bread? I assure you it is not. Harvester ants crush the seeds they find and make them into a paste known as "ant bread" I suppose they don't bake it though...
Vase by Patricia Jones Jemez of Pueblo NM. She made many ant themed vases.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4302231513/jemez-pueblo-pottery-storytelling-ant
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@futurebird @goaty They need to go higher from those heavy rains and big floods!
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Ants haven't figured out pottery that we know of yet. But they do sculpt clay:
Indian Harvester ants, Pheidole sykesii create levies around their nest entrance so that when it rains the flood waters do not enter, but rather flow around it while they stay dry underground.
They build in response to the water so you can tell which direction the water comes form during the rains based on the height of the walls.
@futurebird @goaty they really are very clever aren't they.