2013-05-23T20:28:08Z http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/video/listForContributor?screenName=3pyvxk6ntf8w8&rss=yes&xn_auth=no tag:romanceofants.ning.com,2011-11-07:6176847:Video:9502 2011-11-07T15:55:34.181Z Sasha http://romanceofants.ning.com/profile/SashaSamochina

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/the-field-revealed-turtle-ants"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/z*YjaUJeBodDhay*p*yrQ69u2CyYh9qRrxglmT9DJ8rT-b7ilH6g87UOb9VnWL*g1C0g4diNne7MHJV-b4ogU5MncugXPYca/966762078.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Large workers of turtle ants have dish-like heads that help them protect their colony by acting as living doorways. Corrie Moreau, Assistant Curator of Insec...

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/the-field-revealed-turtle-ants"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/z*YjaUJeBodDhay*p*yrQ69u2CyYh9qRrxglmT9DJ8rT-b7ilH6g87UOb9VnWL*g1C0g4diNne7MHJV-b4ogU5MncugXPYca/966762078.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Large workers of turtle ants have dish-like heads that help them protect their colony by acting as living doorways. Corrie Moreau, Assistant Curator of Insec... tag:romanceofants.ning.com,2011-11-07:6176847:Video:9405 2011-11-07T15:54:54.406Z Sasha http://romanceofants.ning.com/profile/SashaSamochina

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/romance-of-the-ants-exhibit-a-big-hit-at-the-field-museum"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/*orf7MkWtUKWfEd2e9JrkXhW73EUpw95XcXWsYV7Q5B4I5xqa75I5kQwM8QDI*5u56kOTri*ngp*1G7xBNHAgVhIJ1-oo-rT/646832564.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Go behind the scenes of the Field Museum's popular exhibit, "The Romance of Ants," with graphic artist Alexandra Westrich.

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/romance-of-the-ants-exhibit-a-big-hit-at-the-field-museum"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/*orf7MkWtUKWfEd2e9JrkXhW73EUpw95XcXWsYV7Q5B4I5xqa75I5kQwM8QDI*5u56kOTri*ngp*1G7xBNHAgVhIJ1-oo-rT/646832564.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Go behind the scenes of the Field Museum's popular exhibit, "The Romance of Ants," with graphic artist Alexandra Westrich. tag:romanceofants.ning.com,2011-02-08:6176847:Video:905 2011-02-08T17:13:39.380Z Sasha http://romanceofants.ning.com/profile/SashaSamochina

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/intro-to-australian-ants"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/4s6TZ4h6yqJR3hNh-llKe-oF2VX2koLc1silK4q-kEgCOdcnQrPlpFzqAPDt75MEjallY5lceUAr0JMopJhd30tPJPNVXlJG/506734754.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Dr. Corrie Moreau tells us about the surprisingly beneficial role of ants in the environment and how they can be used as indicators of habitat health and disturbance. This is the first installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation priorities.…<br></br>

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/intro-to-australian-ants"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/4s6TZ4h6yqJR3hNh-llKe-oF2VX2koLc1silK4q-kEgCOdcnQrPlpFzqAPDt75MEjallY5lceUAr0JMopJhd30tPJPNVXlJG/506734754.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Dr. Corrie Moreau tells us about the surprisingly beneficial role of ants in the environment and how they can be used as indicators of habitat health and disturbance. This is the first installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation priorities.<br /> <br /> Dr. Moreau is the Assistant Curator of Insects in the Department of Zoology at The Field Museum. During February through April of 2010, Dr. Moreau conducted an inventory of ant diversity in the Australian Wet Tropics of Queensland. Back in the Museum’s Pritzker Laboratory, DNA sequencing of these ants provided insight into the effects of climate change on species’ diversity.<br /> <br /> Be sure to check out Video Report #2 “Sequencing Ant DNA.”<br /> <br /> Want to learn more about Field Museum scientific expeditions around the world? Please visit <a href="http://www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions">www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions</a>. tag:romanceofants.ning.com,2011-02-08:6176847:Video:804 2011-02-08T17:13:03.358Z Sasha http://romanceofants.ning.com/profile/SashaSamochina

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/sequencing-ant-dna-australia"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/6JFbUK7a2IgdnykEbchQ8boLaAv7ej0O4WRqAl02Fk1FJWl7kIJUGxiscVU2jYDrtAPbN*1uvUD*uZ8F5OZqAPG17swjlGUB/659958132.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Watch the step-by-step process of extracting and sequencing ant DNA with Dr. Corrie Moreau in the Pritzker Laboratory at The Field Museum. This is the second installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation priorities.<br></br> <br></br> Dr. Moreau is the…

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/sequencing-ant-dna-australia"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/6JFbUK7a2IgdnykEbchQ8boLaAv7ej0O4WRqAl02Fk1FJWl7kIJUGxiscVU2jYDrtAPbN*1uvUD*uZ8F5OZqAPG17swjlGUB/659958132.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Watch the step-by-step process of extracting and sequencing ant DNA with Dr. Corrie Moreau in the Pritzker Laboratory at The Field Museum. This is the second installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation priorities.<br /> <br /> Dr. Moreau is the Assistant Curator of Insects in the Department of Zoology at The Field Museum. During February through April of 2010, Dr. Moreau conducted an inventory of ant diversity in the Australian Wet Tropics of Queensland. Back in the Museum’s Pritzker Laboratory, DNA sequencing of these ants provided insight into the effects of climate change on species’ diversity.<br /> <br /> Be sure to check out Video Report #3 “Climate Change &amp; Ant DNA.”<br /> <br /> Want to learn more about Field Museum scientific expeditions around the world? Please visit <a href="http://www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions">www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions</a>. tag:romanceofants.ning.com,2011-02-08:6176847:Video:1103 2011-02-08T17:12:33.294Z Sasha http://romanceofants.ning.com/profile/SashaSamochina

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/climate-change-ant-dna"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/OXkIJJv-gp1r7p4kbHMOZF*ECotXPMLFpHxKsoTvK328hsEHhmSSEPCduuAipxLFBj9pDDGVzknQR2wVQ4sjbqKdJ1yAMsMf/459481501.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Discover how tracking the effects of past climate change on ant DNA can help us better predict which sectors of Earth’s rainforests might be hardest hit by global climate change. This is the third installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation…

<a href="http://romanceofants.ning.com/video/climate-change-ant-dna"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/OXkIJJv-gp1r7p4kbHMOZF*ECotXPMLFpHxKsoTvK328hsEHhmSSEPCduuAipxLFBj9pDDGVzknQR2wVQ4sjbqKdJ1yAMsMf/459481501.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Discover how tracking the effects of past climate change on ant DNA can help us better predict which sectors of Earth’s rainforests might be hardest hit by global climate change. This is the third installment in a three-part series of video reports documenting the role of ants in the Australian rainforest and what their DNA can tell us about climate change and conservation priorities.<br /> <br /> Dr. Moreau is the Assistant Curator of Insects in the Department of Zoology at The Field Museum. During February through April of 2010, Dr. Moreau conducted an inventory of ant diversity in the Australian Wet Tropics of Queensland. Back in the Museum’s Pritzker Laboratory, DNA sequencing of these ants provided insight into the effects of climate change on species’ diversity.<br /> <br /> Want to learn more about Field Museum scientific expeditions around the world? Please visit <a href="http://www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions">www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions</a>.