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new lead image

I think the lead image should be of a swarm of ants since they are known as superorganisms. LittleJerry (talk) 02:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ant Swarm Theory

I think it should be mentioned if ants use swarm thoery. If the intelligence of the group should be generalized to the individual. Perhaps some experts could give reasons for or against. I only read a couple articles, but it should be mentioned if the topic is even debatable.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/swarms/miller-text

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/06/swarm-intelligence-how-the-behavior-of-ants-can-be-used-to-improve-everything-we-do/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_behaviour — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.170.170.199 (talk) 01:49, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this is covered in the section "In science and technology" and there are links to more detailed articles on the subject there. Shyamal (talk) 04:43, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fossil range

as it is a more notable change them my last couple Im going to post this here first. The fossil range and age for Formicidae given in the article currently is not accurate. The Late Jurassic age is based on a blog post from 1996 about punitive fossil "ant" nests found in Colorado. However the attribution of the ichnofossils to Formicids was subsequently rejected by the majority of paleoentomologists and entomologists. This paper [1] covers the topic. The age should be changed to reflect the oldest Fossils being middle Albian in age [2].--Kevmin § 17:51, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rather awful to see that blog citation. Have removed it, please do fix any others. Shyamal (talk) 02:36, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Ants as Pests

This article is protected to a degree that I cannot make changes. However I would suggest someone who has such privileges to make the following changes to that section:

a) any ant that enters into human habitats, bite humans or their pets or livestock, or damage human structures crops will probably be considered to be a pest. To say that "some" species of ants are considered to be pests is not sufficient and probably PC. People kill ants almost instinctively, without taking the time to consider the variety of ant or its individual, colony, or species relevance in the global circle of life. I'm not saying that certain species of ants play more positive roles, but more often than not, humans consider them to be unwanted, e.g. pests.

b) controls for specific ants are not really relevant to an article general to the species called ants. For example, controlling fire ants with boiling water, or use of boric acid/borax belong in some other article about ant control which can be referenced.

--97.95.34.149 (talk) 01:55, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, have trimmed it and expanded it along the lines suggested. You would be able to edit if you were logged in and regularly editing for a few days. Shyamal (talk) 05:53, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Antwiki

Compare our information on the Agroecomyrmecinae with Antwiki's Agroecomyrmecinae. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 20:06, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. By a coincident, I started the Agroecomyrmecinae article 10 days after your post. There's room for improvement, but WP's article is already [slightly] better than AntWiki's imo (thanks to D.A. Donoso whose open access article made it possible to reuse his content on WP). jonkerz ♠talk 22:00, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New ant task force

Please see the new ant task force (announced here). jonkerz ♠talk 21:57, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relationship with Humans

A) biomass of all the ants = human race.
B) 1 million ants for every human on Earth.[154]
Both statements can't be true if 1 ant = 3x10E-6kg. Then 1 million ants = 3kg. but 1 human =50 to 65 kg.
Also the reference is outdated, broken and unreliable.
(Preroll (talk) 11:59, 22 October 2013 (UTC))[reply]

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