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Ant they great?
This video is a close up of a colony of ants traveling back and forth across a manmade wooden bridge near the University of North Carolina’s amphitheater. Taken at 7:41 am on May 21st after a long rain, there is a clear demonstration of how the ants have adapted and benefited from mankind’s altering of the environment. This relationship between this particular colony of ants and humans on the campus of UNCW is a commensalistic relationship. The ants benefit by using the bridge as protection from the rain or to cross the aquatic link between amphitheater ponds, aiding in exploration of different locations and transporting food. Due to the inclement weather, it is unclear if the ants have a mound nearby, as it would most likely be washed away. The ant species in frame are suspected to be Argentinian ants due to their small size, black color, and willingness to dwell close to moisture. They are common pests in North Carolina, invading homes in strings and collecting sugar based resources. Under the microscope in their use of the bridge though, their actions pose no real harm or benefit to humans, besides the inconsequential, occasional, itchy bite. This illustrates the importance of specific locations in a relationship between two species. In a home, these critters and humans would most likely exhibit a parasitic relationship, but not in this setting. On this bridge, humans are limited by gravity, but that does not stop the mighty ant. Ants can defy gravity by clinging on to a surface using very small hooks on the bottom of their feet, similar to a rock climber. Similar to humans though ants can slip. Wood makes for an excellent traveling surface, because of its rough jagged nature, while glass would make for an impossible one. This allows for humans to traverse the top side of the bridge, while the ants make use of the bridge’s other dimensions. In closing, this exhibits a commensalistic relationship between humans and ants in this location, and confirms that location plays a big part in the relationship between species.
www.bugnarug.com/how-to-get-rid-of-ants.cfm
lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2017/09/the-argentine-ant/
Ant they great?
This video is a close up of a colony of ants traveling back and forth across a manmade wooden bridge near the University of North Carolina’s amphitheater. Taken at 7:41 am on May 21st after a long rain, there is a clear demonstration of how the ants have adapted and benefited from mankind’s altering of the environment. This relationship between this particular colony of ants and humans on the campus of UNCW is a commensalistic relationship. The ants benefit by using the bridge as protection from the rain or to cross the aquatic link between amphitheater ponds, aiding in exploration of different locations and transporting food. Due to the inclement weather, it is unclear if the ants have a mound nearby, as it would most likely be washed away. The ant species in frame are suspected to be Argentinian ants due to their small size, black color, and willingness to dwell close to moisture. They are common pests in North Carolina, invading homes in strings and collecting sugar based resources. Under the microscope in their use of the bridge though, their actions pose no real harm or benefit to humans, besides the inconsequential, occasional, itchy bite. This illustrates the importance of specific locations in a relationship between two species. In a home, these critters and humans would most likely exhibit a parasitic relationship, but not in this setting. On this bridge, humans are limited by gravity, but that does not stop the mighty ant. Ants can defy gravity by clinging on to a surface using very small hooks on the bottom of their feet, similar to a rock climber. Similar to humans though ants can slip. Wood makes for an excellent traveling surface, because of its rough jagged nature, while glass would make for an impossible one. This allows for humans to traverse the top side of the bridge, while the ants make use of the bridge’s other dimensions. In closing, this exhibits a commensalistic relationship between humans and ants in this location, and confirms that location plays a big part in the relationship between species.
www.bugnarug.com/how-to-get-rid-of-ants.cfm
lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2017/09/the-argentine-ant/