Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Formica is Latin for ant. BugGuide had some interesting facts about the Formicidae family. For example, besides being scavengers and predators, they have a sweet tooth. Another interesting fact is that the males die shortly after mating and the females tear off their wings after mating. They (BugGuide) did not say why on either thing….
Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from hanging out together. Thus, I get something and you get something too. It is pretty cool to see in action! In Dr. Bell Burnell’s own words (I recommend the video too): She Changed Astronomy Forever.He Won the Nobel Prize For It. Keep looking!