Rare Ants Discovered in the Tree Canopy!
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2023
- I went out in the field with ant biologist Michelle Kirchner to see how she studies ants in the tree canopy and learn about the science that she does. I love making these types of researcher profile videos! Soon, her work describing the re-discovery of Aphaenogaster mariae living in the temperate forest tree canopies in North Carolina will be out in-print.
Follow Michelle here: / mkirchner_ants
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Man, this is super cool! People always think about ants as exclusively living on the ground, always awesome to see and learn more about them
Not usually for me but I can see people assuming that they live on the ground due to fire ants and environments without a lot of trees, like city's or just cleared out land
"ants live underground" _~default assumption of species who killed all the trees_
@@quantumblur_3145 Don't think you should Google "leaf cutter ant" or you will probably die!
It's cool to see a forest canopy in North America being explored and appreciated. It seems like the Amazon rainforest canopy gets all the love. 💝
Check out The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. Excellent book about California redwoods and the people who climb them to do research
Yay ant lab posted
AND, the video actually has ants in it!
I definitely love insects, you learn something new every day
Wow, this is amazing! The Ant Lab continues to astound me with the feeling of “science is happening!!” Thank you for giving us this behind the scenes. I wonder how our changing climate might benefit or harm these more temperature-resilient ants!
Yesss go Michelle!! This is amazing, proud to be a member of the wolfpack and to see some love for our east coast forests.
Very interesting! Tree canopy ants aren’t given enough attention in North America.
agree
@@AntLab today i saw ants Who had build a sandcastle between the gras. Maybe because the soil is clay here. Got pics
I love this channel so much. It's so awesome to see what people are researching and studying when it comes to insects. I went to school for computer science and design, and the amount of inspiration that I get from learning about new aspects of animal life is never ending. Thank you so much for sharing such a cool and niche study.
Michele, thank you for the work you do!
I hope you enjoy every minute of it!
Sounds like a wonderful Ph.D. thesis project. Novel and meaningful. Congrats, Dr. or soon-to-be-Dr. Kirchner!
Great work and great channel. Subbed! 😀
I love this idea of learning what lives where. I always thought animals and insects lived in the canopy year round. Especially in places like Florida. I know NC has Temps more like VA where I'm originally from. But it's still very cool to see who lives there.
Hello Michelle, I just wanted to tell you that the work you do is absolutely fantastic, amazing and remarkable. And so important... Thank you, and you can be sure that every time you are on the top of a tree I will be with you with my heart. God bless you, Alfredo.
This is risky, too. Stay safe up there, and thanks for sharing your research!
I'd love to do a study like this in NYC. Many Camponotus species seem to only live hight in the trees. I notice them coming down during the day and going up at night. Ground nesting in a big city can be challenging. I also wonder if in a city are trees subject to the same thermal extremes? It seems like they might not be!
Yeah, urban trees would be interesting!
Wow, what a cool way of doing research!
Very cool stuff!
Wonderful!!! Always in for exploring the least explored!
great research! and excellent job communicating this important science
Amazing video, love this channel
It’s felt like ages since the last upload. The video is amazing by the way
I think every time its assumed that "[insert thing here] cant live in [insert thing here]" it should be seen as more reason to explore that area.
Good work ant lab.
Fascinating. Thanx, Adrian and Michelle. Cheers.
A new Ant Lab video, yay!
Awesome~👍
Thank you for sharing this video~🤗
That’s so cool!
This is a great channel. I just wish the videos could be longer
Great work!
Incredible!!
Coragem, empenho e disposição. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
They're doing something similar in the redwood canopies
- Adrian: This is Michelle up 36' on a tree, and she's looking for insects...
- Me: Cool!
- Michelle: uhhhh, there's a wasp nest here!
- Adrian: But She's not looking for wasps!
- Me: 😢😮😢😮😢
Very cool
Rad as heck. Is there any way to get involved in these kinds of projects without necessarily being in academia?
Not sure about this one, besides observing tree-foraging species and reporting to databases like iNat
Hello. Do you know what family this ant species is classified in ?
I luv rare ants 🐜 💓
I found a colony of tiny ants that live on the leaves of a crab apple tree here in Michigan. They use silky threads to bind the leaves over into multiple detached shelters. I know there are tropical ants that do this, but was surprised to find them here. Does anyone know what species this is and how common they are?
Thanks.
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In the southern USA huge “hairy” vines of poison ivy attach to tree bark and grow up the tree. Beneath these poison ivy vines often a particular species of ant lives. I have been unable to find information about these ants. I wonder if the poison ivy vine benefits from these ants. That the ants benefit from their safe home is certain for besides the poison in the vines, the vines are strongly attached to the trees.
Wait wait I think the lovely science lady glossed over something. She said that the canopies have higher hot temperatures and lower cold temperatures... But why?
Could be a combo of different factors, being higher off the ground means you lose the effects of the leaf litter, are further from grounds thermal momentum, are more exposed to wind and UV and probably some other stuff too
"To test the ants' thermal limits"... a nice way to say she is cooking or freezing the ants...
Ants are basically "cells" of the "body" that is the hive. They arent individuals like a mammal or even a fish, a being that feels pain and fear.
I dont think its much different than studying the thermal tolerance of human cells.
So this is what Aria is doing since she left Winterfell.
I hate to say it. But here in Bakersfield we have a class of rare ants that im sure you like. They are a pest to have but I gotta admit they are clever. They jump and they're a kind of carpet black ant. They farm aphids and they always invade my potted plants.
Aphids are natural. Their populations vary based on the season and ants are simply taking advantage of the aphids already on your plants. Aphids are very capable of infesting plants without the help of ants. If the ants invade your potted plants, put a saucer underneath to prevent them from nesting underneath.
Semut semut yang mengerikan 🤔🤔👍👍
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Remember the dodo 😂
I have some ants like the ones in the video in my yard.
God bless all ❤
She kinda cute tho
Sounds like you're torturing ants 😞
Lol, you're the only person in the world doing this because it's a waste of time, money, and resources,pointless. Just my take