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Post by Jenny on Aug 9, 2011 10:50:20 GMT
Honey ant queens share a throne Scroll down this post for the second video also  Queen Ant Alliance videosNatural World: Empire of the Desert Ants airs on BBC TWO at 2000 BST on Wednesday, 10 August. Also on the SKY HD Channel  |
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Post by Jenny on Aug 9, 2011 11:22:03 GMT
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Post by myrmica4ever on Aug 9, 2011 15:07:06 GMT
Looks brilliant will definatley be watching, I am recording it as well in case I miss it.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 9, 2011 20:05:33 GMT
Looks brilliant will definatley be watching, I am recording it as well in case I miss it. Yes, me too ;D It is on BBC HD if you have satellite and can get HD channels? It's the first time anyone has actually filmed this event, so it will be well worth watching and perhaps keeping on a DVD |
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Post by myrmica4ever on Aug 9, 2011 20:27:42 GMT
I'm always looking for good ant programes but there never on.  Some good programs Ant City, Ants Natures Secret Power and Life In The Undergrowth Superorganisms. |
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Post by fry on Aug 9, 2011 20:41:33 GMT
just set the sky+ to record it  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 10, 2011 18:50:12 GMT
For those of us in the UK who plan to watch this on BBC2 or BBC HD, you now have only 10 minutes to wait  |
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Post by Jenny on Aug 10, 2011 20:10:08 GMT
Brilliant  and even better in HD! Gruesome and powerful which was well narrated. I could watch it again, perhaps without gritted teeth next time |
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Post by myrmica4ever on Aug 10, 2011 21:00:18 GMT
That was amazing, I was wondering why there called honey ants. Now I know.
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Post by Zarbi on Aug 11, 2011 10:58:01 GMT
Wasn't this programme brilliant Not only did it show the rise of the Myrmecocystus colony from 10 queens, and its first nuptial flight after 6 years; but also how the colony met with its demise by encroaching on a larger nests territory. While I felt sorry for the canyon queen and her colony being attacked and destroyed by the water trough colony, it is nature after all; and they only got back what they had done earlier to smaller colonies around their area of the old corral  Great film with great narration, and I hope the BBC nature guys will make more of this calibre Watch it in HD on Iplayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013cj7q/hd/Natural_World_20112012_Empire_of_the_Desert_Ants/ |
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Post by James O'Neill on Aug 14, 2011 11:42:39 GMT
There was a very interesting documentary on BBC2 on Thursday, all about honeypot ants.
It can be seen on iPlayer, just search for Natural World and it will come up.
Or it is repeated tonight at 6 on BBC2.
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Post by jameslovell on Aug 14, 2011 12:53:11 GMT
Hi all, I watched this on BBC2 last week. The images captured by John Brown were fantastic, good close ups with high def. He captured some queens and filmed them indoors while also filming a wild nest outside. Would be nice to film some of the ants I have with that type of equipment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-14474376Recommend anyone who loves ants to watch it. The bit at the end when she reaches her demise was quite sad. He must of thrown in a load of wild ants to kill off the indoor colony. But I guess it made interesting viewing and happens naturally in the wild. All the best James |
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