Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Small aggressive colonial ants capable of inflicting quite painful bites (through delivery of formic acid). They appear to be omnivorous scavengers and hunters.
In grassy lawn surrounded by a large wooded yard near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.
There is no mound of sand grains outside of the cavity so it is either a new nest or a reconnaissance on some other kind of cavity.
Lat: -2.56, Long: 140.50
Spotted on Apr 24, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012
2 Comments
Yes, I know. I run around in flip-flops most of the time!
You must look where you walk, as sometimes it is in Florida. You don't want to stand on a fire-ant mound!