I’m doing an assembly with the girls today and the ones being left home have just discovered I’ve separated them from their queen and they are NOT happy. Please forgive me little ants, this is for education and will mean so much to the future of ant-human relationships! #namedAnts#tulip#tuliptheant#carpenterAnts
We have a lovely selection of tulips in our garden, so it's always fun to capture them in different ways. I managed to catch this one with water clinging to it before the sun burned it off.
Quick Tulip update: Didn’t see her for a few days and started to worry since she getting up in years for an ant. Just spotted her in the lower chamber doing some patrolling around. She’s at least two years old. Still full of life. #namedAnts#tulip#ants#tuliptheant
This is Tulip, the median carpenter ant worker. Today she enjoyed some wet cat food. I can’t seem to find Pepper, the ant with the green spot, I think she might have cleaned the paint off (she was very dusty) — stay tuned for more important Tulip updates. #tulip#ant#namedAnts
Tulip is about two years old. It's been nearly two years since I marked her. The queen of this colony is 4.
I planted this #Tulip poplar - our state tree in #Tennessee - when it was a free #ArborDay sapling about 25 years ago. Soon, it will be full of these always surprising blooms!