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Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 1:52am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Why Ants Carry the Bodies of their fellow Dead Ants, Have you ever wondered what Ants used these bodies for? This brings me to my short little story. When I was a child, I was filled with so much curiosity, I wanted to know more about them. I will always sit by their house or should I say hole and quietly hide and wait to see what they were up to. I must say they are really amazing creatures. Do you know, they actually perform a funeral for their loved ones? The Queen and other aunts will just gather round the bodies of the dead ants pay their last respect and then they head for the cemetery. I made a research today to confirm all this. Please Learn and Enjoy. It makes evolutionary sense to move debris out of your tunnels, to recognize dead ants as things that need to be carried away so they don't block a passage or spread disease. Ant colonies (generically speaking) have a garbage dump on the outskirts of the colony. Trash, poo, and dead members of the colony are put in the dump. Interestingly, the ants that work in the dump are the oldest members of the colony. Dump worker is sort of your retirement job as an ant since you're close to death and will end up there anyway. So why carry dead ants to the dump if they die outside of the nest? Most of what ants do is hardwired into their tiny little brains: instinct. I speculate that they don't differentiate between in the nest and outside of the nest when they come across a dead member of their colony on a trail. A worker running along a trail comes upon another dead worker and the instinct to move it to the dump just clicks in. Compiled by Edidiong J Uwah. 36 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 2:02am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Interesting, but I can't spot any science behind this post. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Zoola91(m): 2:20am On Oct 26, 2014 |
D story sweet shaa... But not scientifically specified n proved 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Horrlah(f): 3:15am On Oct 26, 2014 |
CoolHunk:Me too |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by ggrin(f): 3:24am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Too much cartoons ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by rOsy247(f): 3:26am On Oct 26, 2014 |
ant is one tiny creature i hv always admired right from childhood. i enjoy watching them. ![]() ![]() ![]() Deejacy2: 2 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 3:36am On Oct 26, 2014 |
So what's their retirement age? 6 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by iamrealdeji(m): 5:21am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Deejacy2:ProfeSsor,thank you,lesson learnt |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Smartsyn(m): 5:23am On Oct 26, 2014 |
rOsy247:wait untill soidier ants attack you, you ll lost your admiration for those 'tiny creatures'.. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by SporaD8: 5:53am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Wow! Ant and Bees... very interesting creatures. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 6:05am On Oct 26, 2014 |
ant ooooooooooo |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 6:44am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Tales From Moon-lit Nights... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 6:49am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Interesting |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by mmimahbub(m): 6:52am On Oct 26, 2014 |
[size=14pt]SURATUL NAML. The 27th SURA in the Holy Qur'an (THE ANTS) Significance Of The Title[/size] The sura's name is taken from the ants whose conversations were understood by Solomon.Similar to Sura 13 (The Thunder) or Sura 29 (The Spider), The Ants has no thematic significance in the Sura beyond it being a familiar phrase amongst believers, a reminder of the sura's story of Solomon. It should be noted, however, that ants do hold a privileged status among animals in Islam on account of the story of Solomon. Hadith literature tells of the Prophet Muhammad forbidding Muslims to kill the ant, bee, hoopoe, or shrike; it is no coincidence that the are both featured in Sura 27 and that Sura 16 is entitled The Bee. One interpretation for the ant's theological significance coincides with its role historically. As written in the 1993 edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, "Since early Antiquity, ants have been an object of admiration on account of ... the feverish activity with which they provide for their sustenance and the perfect organisation of their societies." This perfect organization under one cause correlates well with the Islamic idea of obedience, or ibadah. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-Naml 13 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by alexis007(m): 7:00am On Oct 26, 2014 |
...ants don't leave their dead behind...just like U.S. soldiers after doing recon in Afghanistan or Iraq.....THUMBS UP TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY! 3 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by fadjnr(m): 7:04am On Oct 26, 2014 |
To buttress you observation, the ants don't usually recognise that their "comrade" is dead until about 2days later, this is due to the fact that the dead ant begins to emit what is called oleic acid which is an indicator that the ants are dead and decaying , thus instinctively they carry the dead to the dump site. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 7:06am On Oct 26, 2014 |
ggrin: ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Georgematics(m): 7:09am On Oct 26, 2014 |
interesting |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by jnrbayano(m): 7:29am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Ants! The most organised group in the world in my own books. 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by b3llo(m): 7:45am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Chinnaka... |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Jinyjagz(m): 7:52am On Oct 26, 2014 |
dey also fight war and dey av hospitals,since dey av soldier ants and nurse ants 3 Likes |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 7:58am On Oct 26, 2014 |
I was here. |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by TFLAME(m): 8:27am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Interesting |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Extom(m): 8:28am On Oct 26, 2014 |
This would have been an epic story, had it been longer, and concise. But right now, #StoryForTheGods 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 9:04am On Oct 26, 2014 |
ants. on nairaland they are known as. . TANmites 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by plucky16(m): 9:06am On Oct 26, 2014 |
you guys should see "Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants" movie... interesting really |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by rattlesnake(m): 9:22am On Oct 26, 2014 |
I can't count how many ants i killed in my lifetime |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by SMALLPENIS(f): 9:44am On Oct 26, 2014 |
your theory is wrong, this the correct theory; www.nairaland.com/1969055/response-why-ants-carry-bodies#27494385 |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 9:54am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Smartsyn:Lol No o Abeg...hehe. 1 Like |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 9:55am On Oct 26, 2014 |
TFLAME:Thanks |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 9:56am On Oct 26, 2014 |
fadjnr:Ok never knew, thanks so much for your contribution. |
Re: Why Ants Carry The Bodies Of Their Fellow Dead Ants? A Must Read by Nobody: 9:57am On Oct 26, 2014 |
Jinyjagz:Really? Awsome. |
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