Post B2Yagb9bPdCZSwTnPs by claralistensprechen5th@friendica.rogueproject.org
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(DIR) Post #B2YZTit7FJopjZ45FQ by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-22T22:14:54Z
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Illustration from "The living world: a complete natural history of the world's creatures" by J.W. Buel was first published in 1891 (I just scored a copy!)I'm obsessed with these deep sea creatures that are based on rumors heresy and globsters from fishing nets:I also have some choice words about the inaccuracy of the section on ants.
(DIR) Post #B2YZku4GvsXzKZTWzo by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-22T22:18:00Z
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There. Is. No. Such. Thing. As. A. "Police Ant"The strange thing about this engraving? It's a very accurate deception of ants performing "social carrying" I guess they gave it a silly caption to make it more interesting?Someone was really observing ants and it was not whoever was setting the text.
(DIR) Post #B2YZqgRMVpjanr21gm by cricket_bacon@mastodon.social
2026-01-22T22:19:00Z
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@futurebird This is absolutely fantastic. Thank you sharing it. Please share more if possible. :-)
(DIR) Post #B2Ya114qdjb1heQb5c by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-22T22:20:55Z
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@cricket_bacon I will. I've been watching for an affordable copy for a long time and one popped up today. All of the plates look like they are in good condition so this should be fun.
(DIR) Post #B2Ya9FDfwVgrsiTqee by dpiponi@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-22T22:22:21Z
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@futurebird Police ants imply criminal ants and I'm disappointed they don't exist.
(DIR) Post #B2YaflzDeTaolyEHeS by rlcw@ecoevo.social
2026-01-22T22:28:15Z
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@futurebird Thank you for the image of ants with little bobby hats, saying "well, well, well" a lot.
(DIR) Post #B2Yagb9bPdCZSwTnPs by claralistensprechen5th@friendica.rogueproject.org
2026-01-22T22:24:29Z
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@futurebirdWhat cricket said X2.Ya, that engraving looks to me like it's depicting an adult ant moving a pupa to a different location. There's no way that what it's carrying is another adult ant.
(DIR) Post #B2YagciNbocAJ5l5GK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-22T22:28:23Z
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@claralistensprechen5th Oh it's an adult ant, she's just holding her body like a pupae so she can be carried easily. I've taken video of this.https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112753679082874748
(DIR) Post #B2YawK8wQR07LEfXFY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-22T22:31:16Z
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@dpiponi Ant crime is, in fact, a big problem. But as with humans most of the humans, it mostly involves trying to do coups, and take over nests of other ants.
(DIR) Post #B2YcAGg2D2sqbEMRSy by Em@lsbt.me
2026-01-22T22:44:53Z
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@futurebird cats 🤝 antsthere are no police versions of them
(DIR) Post #B2YgQg16AFANdhIEiW by sbourne@mastodon.social
2026-01-22T23:32:45Z
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@futurebird That red fella with the big mouth in the bottom left looks like something from Sgt. Pepper's!
(DIR) Post #B2Yjio1NRTMZXWlAFE by NickGates@friendsofdesoto.social
2026-01-23T00:09:37Z
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@futurebird AACAB
(DIR) Post #B2YpNyLiRmApDPipeq by schuemaa@ecoevo.social
2026-01-23T01:13:06Z
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@futurebird @dpiponi "worker policing" exist. It occurs when workers try to reproduce (steal reproduction from the queen, as it were). Here is a paper on the phenomenon: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/285/1875/20172548/78872/Social-enforcement-depending-on-the-stage-of
(DIR) Post #B2Ypja9f58jgY4O7uK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-23T01:17:03Z
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@schuemaa @dpiponi OK that kind of counts. But I still say it's not "police ants"
(DIR) Post #B2Yq6A7y17EgUEMXdQ by schuemaa@ecoevo.social
2026-01-23T01:21:07Z
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@futurebird @dpiponi agreed. And it probably looks less cute than the ant carrying her sister.
(DIR) Post #B2YxgYzBlqXxghYqZM by pussreboots@sfba.social
2026-01-23T02:46:07Z
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@futurebird lucky you. 💕
(DIR) Post #B2Yy9I3Lo17BZMCooy by Da_Gut@dice.camp
2026-01-23T02:51:17Z
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@futurebird frankly, this looks rad as hell
(DIR) Post #B2ZqQAkbbVFxMww9Ee by waltwooton@spartanburg.social
2026-01-23T12:59:25Z
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@futurebird The fact that animals have no need for police should give us pause.