• @doingthestuff
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    111 month ago

    How do ants survive in frigid northern regions? Do ants survive the winter or is it spring egg hatching?

    • @OutsizedWalrus
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      251 month ago

      Underground.

      Frost line depths vary, but they’re typically not more than a few feet deep. Ants just dig deeper then rely on stored food.

      • @Plopp
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        101 month ago

        And they usually spend their time moving slowly to conserve energy and wrap themselves in blankets and sit around tiny campfires and tell stories that have been passed down for generations.

        • @Beldarofremulak
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          21 month ago

          Tell us about Uncle Antie again! How he saved the tiny oatmeal creme pie children from the scorpion attack!

          • @pyre
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            41 month ago

            missed opportunity for auntie antie

              • @pyre
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                31 month ago

                that doesn’t make it any less of a missed opportunity

    • @[email protected]
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      61 month ago

      Ants are active all year long in the tropics; however, in cooler regions, they survive the winter in a state of dormancy known as hibernation. The forms of inactivity are varied and some temperate species have larvae going into the inactive state (diapause), while in others, the adults alone pass the winter in a state of reduced activity.[71]