Ants are fascinating, beautiful and fun to watch. Join expert Ajay Narendra on Sunday, 1st March for a glimpse into the fascinating world of one of the most dominant animals on the planet. Discover Jack Jumpers and other ants of Mt Majura on this nature walk hosted by the Friends…
Click here for more photos from the gathering at the start of the Ant Walk.
The Ant walk 4 March is postponed to Sunday, 11 March 2012. Sorry for any inconvenience. Due to the rain forecast for Sunday 4 March we postpone the walk to the following weekend: Sunday, 11 March 3-4.30pm Meet at Helms Place off Rivett Street, Hackett; click here to view a…
Walking with Ants Report by Arminel Ryan (pdf) With a mere 45 other participants, I joined lively young ANU myrmecologist, Dr. Ajay Narendra, for a glimpse into the fascinating world of ants – one of the most dominant animals on the planet. Waltraud Pix had organised the adventure, and had…
List of ant species seen on Walking with Ants (25 March and 1 April 2007) The list contains the genus name of ants, the number of species observed (in brackets) and the scientific name of identified species. Camponotus (2) Sugar Ant, Camponotus consobrinus Iridomyrmex (2) Meat Ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus…
About eighty people of all ages joined ANU myrmecologist Ajay Narendra for a walk with ants on Mt Majura. On Sunday 23 March we discovered various species of ants at the lower slopes of Mt Majura and learned many interesting facts about the natural history of these insects, such as…
More than 60 people, many in the under 10 category, were entertained by Ajay Narendra. Ajay provided a fascinating glimpse into the life of ants. Starting with some facts and figures, ~12 000 ant species world wide, ~1500 in Australia, the biggest ant in the world is sausage ant of…
