"Dear Dan,
Glad you like the exhibit and thanks for visiting the website.
Regarding your questions I will address them below, but also suggest you check out AntBlog (http://www.antweb.org/antblog/).
Ants often build their homes under…"
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We loved the Ants Exhibit at the Field Museum! On the way home, we were wondering how ant colonies "know" where to dig their intricate tunneling system. Are the pathways random or planned? Also,…Continue
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Dan Malcic replied to Lucas Allen's discussion Ant tunneling"I liked the Ant Exhibit at the Field Museum and it reminded me of something I have been wondering about.
I dig graves with a backhoe in a cemetery and sometimes when we dig there is a pre-need granite marker on the grave that we have to remove. When…"
Corrie Moreau replied to Lucas Allen's discussion Ant tunneling"Lucas,
Great questions! I am glad you enjoyed The Romance of Ants exhibit.
Ants build their homes to accommodate the number of individuals in the colony. This means that a new ant colony has a smaller (less deep) nest tunneling system and older,…"
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We loved the Ants Exhibit at the Field Museum! On the way home, we were wondering how ant colonies "know" where to dig their intricate tunneling system. Are the pathways random or planned? Also, if left alone, will the ants just keep digging until the subterrain is essentially a single large hole, or do the ants "engineer" their tunnels so that it does not collapse upon itself?This is fascinating stuff!LucasSee More
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