Tag Archives: Ants

15 mya: Oecophylla

Posted on May 25, 2019 by corvusfugit

    Up to hundreds of weaver ants…line up side by side in militarily precise rows. They grip the edge of one leaf with the claws and pads of their hindlegs and the edge of the other with their jaws and … Continue reading →

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1974: Author Awarded Avocado

Posted on September 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

The opening of Walter Abish’s 1974 novel, Alphabetical Africa: Ages ago, Alex, Allen and Alva arrived at Antibes, and Alva allowing all, allowing anyone, against Alex’s admonition, against Allen’s angry assertion: another African amusement . . . anyhow, as all … Continue reading →

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1747: The Government of Ants

Posted on May 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

From William Gould’s An Account of English Ants (1747): In whatever Apartment a Queen Ant condescends to be present, she commands Obedience and Respect and universal Gladness spreads itself through the whole Cell, which is expressed by particular Acts of … Continue reading →

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