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RE: Ant sounds (and dances), robotic bees, and a few words about the Encarta Encyclopedia
Look - I found this..an article on #ANTS by sciencemag.org :
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/02/shhh-ants-are-talking
INTERESTING shit - there are SOME ants that have a special 'spike' under the abdomen; and they stroke this w/ their hind leg [to call for help.. or 'sound' the alarm' when in Danger ]
Adults in the ant genus 'Myrmica' make noise, the post explains
WIKI POST for further elaboration:
Also: Did u know ..the sting OF Jack Jumper ants can be lethal
Yes, the sciencemag.org article is quite interesting. In fact, I linked to that article from my text too. As for the list of ant genera that make these sounds, the sciencemag article mentions Myrmica, and there are other genera such as Solenopsis mentioned on the Wikipedia article on stridulation, but I think we were trying to talk about how common it is across all ants. Thanks for stopping by.