Wednesday, January 22, 2020

ANT LAUNCHING PADS

Following ongoing heavy rain , ant colonies  have  exploded into action, launching  astronauts  for  distant galaxies way ahead of Elon Musk .  Our nature study  cameraman Vallis  took this  exclusive  series on Magnetic Island   showing  black ants , wings  not dry enough to enable them to fly,  emerging from  nests , urged on  by   the  swarming, frenetic  ground crew. Many seemed  to  drop  their  wings  and  hang  about  in  a  large  group  .
 
Come out before the next deluge!
 
Lizard  moving in for a  feed  of ants .