Post ArMQlpc1PWDACnSS3c by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #ArMNWTX4v8TzWJ8E8e by ryanhodnett@mastodon.world
2025-02-21T22:16:52Z
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(DIR) Post #ArMON9gZRQfxJWgvMu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T00:40:46Z
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@vikxin @ryanhodnett I've seen them in the oak tree behind my NYC apartment! It's the tree with SEVEN species of ants. That tree is a whole forest in a little square cut out of the sidewalk.
(DIR) Post #ArMORwdfNPpCIWcIZk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T00:41:37Z
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@vikxin @ryanhodnett They aren't exactly rare, just more cryptic. But look in cracks of bark in any place rich with other insects.
(DIR) Post #ArMOzOYObtwYQm6NIu by MishaVanMollusq@sfba.social
2025-02-22T00:47:42Z
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@futurebird @vikxin @ryanhodnett you are so lucky!
(DIR) Post #ArMP2dDQYRbKlwpy1g by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T00:48:18Z
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@vikxin @ryanhodnett Really the reason people don't see them is they are SO TINY. They are not kidding about that "smaller than a grain of rice" stuff. I only see them when I'm observing the smallest ants. And they are smaller.
(DIR) Post #ArMPEPfgjlxcEzfqQS by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T00:50:24Z
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@vikxin @ryanhodnett They are also little sneaks that work in packs. I observed about five of them packed into a crack in the bark of the oak tree. They grabbed at every insect that walked by... Including ants! And very few arthropods will mess with ants. They caught some kind of little beetle as a group and pulled it into their little crack house.
(DIR) Post #ArMPTILOGL9drKHAQq by MishaVanMollusq@sfba.social
2025-02-22T00:51:56Z
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(DIR) Post #ArMPtABxC8fu6YCHPk by ryanhodnett@mastodon.world
2025-02-22T00:57:09Z
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@MishaVanMollusq @futurebird @vikxin I've only seen them two other times. All three times were indoors just walking across the floor or wall. Would love to see one outdoors.
(DIR) Post #ArMQ3wkRWDB1axTFui by guyjantic@infosec.exchange
2025-02-22T00:59:44Z
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@futurebird @vikxin @ryanhodnett crack houseI see what you did :)
(DIR) Post #ArMQ9HaHTgirfIGJWq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T01:00:43Z
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@guyjantic @vikxin @ryanhodnett I thought about rewording it... then thought about how they live and said... nah. That's how the ants probably see their little den so it's fair.
(DIR) Post #ArMQlpc1PWDACnSS3c by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T01:07:40Z
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@ironcladlou @ryanhodnett @MishaVanMollusq @vikxin They are tiny, live in bark outside and can't pinch or sting or bite a human. Ants have reasons to dislike them. But people can think they are cute and sneaky.
(DIR) Post #ArMQwkKjNTdr1DZhb6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T01:09:38Z
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@ironcladlou @ryanhodnett @MishaVanMollusq @vikxin Basically they are safe to pick up (they will sit on you and enjoy the warmth of your finger... but mostly they hide)