Ants really do provide a peek into the diversity of evolution and often how little we know about the world around us. I buried the dream of becoming a myrmecolo

Ants really do provide a peek into the diversity of evolution and often how little we know about the world around us. I buried the dream of becoming a myrmecologist myself, but there is so much fascinating stuff to share. Ants can dive [0] and swim [1], and in mangrove forests adapted to survive extended periods with low O2 during flooding [2]. Some species have established ritual fights to solve territorial conflict [3] and while they are known to be fiercely territorial, there are species who defy the rule and fuse nests after intense fighting [4], or form mega colonies without hostility to strangers across globes - one of these mega colonies being located along the coast of California [5]. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_schmitzi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_schmitzi 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJw5hBB8-Os https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJw5hBB8-Os 2: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00372.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-6055.... 3: https://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/question-ritualized-fighting-in-harvester-ants/ https://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/question-ritualize... 4: https://phys.org/news/2016-03-mortal-enemies-allies-ants.html https://phys.org/news/2016-03-mortal-enemies-allies-ants.htm... 5: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8127000/8127519.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8127000/812...