Spot the mistakes! - Page 2 - The AntsCanada Forum
Re: Spot the mistakes!
Post: # 20368Post CreeperUniverse
Sun Apr 30, 2017 4:17 pm
Wow. The amount of retardedness in that article makes me so sad...
Post: # 20369Post CreeperUniverse
Wow, this is actually a UK news page. It reads like an american one...
Well, not entirely. An american page would have probably titled something like "YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE THESE KILLERS IN YOUR BACKYARD!" or "PREPARE FOR DOOMSDAY - FLYING FIRE ANTS GONNA KILL US ALL!".
No. I don't know where you're getting that from, but I've never seen it.
Post: # 20514Post Pineapple
Tue May 02, 2017 7:03 am
Are they saying that ALL workers sprout wings or just SOME. Both are completely incorrect.
Post: # 22167Post Theantguy13
Honestly I think it would be a more difficult challenge to find some information in that article that actually IS correct.
Post: # 22168Post ANTphibian
'Flying Ants Day Is Coming!'
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:31 pm
Post: # 22782Post HypernovaRain
It looks like no one has actually tried to list all of the inaccuracies they could find yet so I'm gonna give it a shot!
1. I have never heard any ant keepers refer to nuptial flights as "flying ant season."
2. It is not something the general public should "brace themselves" for.
3. Unless there is already several huge colonies in you garden ( which would have to be really big). You would not see thousands swarming there.
4. Nuptial flights can happen in early spring and late fall, depending on the species. The bulk do fly in summer, but it's not that sudden.
5. Alates don't sprout wings, they have them their entire lives (until mated). And they are only considered queens when they have a colony.
6. The same can be said for the males, they always have their wing.
7. It does not cover 4 to 5 days, see example 4.
8. Temperature doesn't really matter, they run on a biological clock and pheromones.
9. They never use the word "alate" they just call them queens, see example 5.
10. "FLYING MALE WORKER ANTS" THIS IS JUST SO WRONG! MALES DON'T ACT AS WORKER ANTS, THEIR ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO F*** AND DIE! ( sorry, I got a little too into that one. )
11. "According to the Royal Society of Biology, the large numbers of flying ants which appear in a short space of time increase the chance of reproduction, because there is a very high chance a queen will encounter a male from another nest." YA DON'T SAY!?!?!?
12. I have never heard about this acrobatic mating ritual. This just seems unnecessary and would reduce the chances of anyone's genes being passed on. Also alates try to mate with as many partners as possible to maximise the gene pool.
13. She doesn't always loose her wings immediately. They also forget to mention that she bites them off herself.
14. They don't fly when it's dry! They fly after it rains so they can dig into the moist soil and not die of dehydration! ( speaking of which I should get some water. )
15. "Not as predictable"? They say that as if they could predict it in the first place.
Ok, that's all for now. It's late and I should really go to bed. But let me know if I missed anything. Good night.
Keeping Myrmica sp
(Just one queen so far, still figuring things out!)
Post: # 22835Post Theantguy13
HypernovaRain wrote: ↑
I have a challenge for you, now try to find some things in the article that are true and based on fact, bet $1,000,000
you can't do it! XD (not really betting money on it)
Post: # 22845Post Martialis
Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:35 pm
I'm offering 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Dollars.
Post: # 22851Post Jadeninja9
Professor Adam Hart is really from the University of Gloucestershire like the article says.
Post: # 22860Post HypernovaRain
Ants exist.
Spot the mistakes! - Page 2 - The AntsCanada Forum
Re: Spot the mistakes!
Post: # 20368Post CreeperUniverse
Sun Apr 30, 2017 4:17 pm
Wow. The amount of retardedness in that article makes me so sad...
Post: # 20369Post CreeperUniverse
Wow, this is actually a UK news page. It reads like an american one...
Well, not entirely. An american page would have probably titled something like "YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE THESE KILLERS IN YOUR BACKYARD!" or "PREPARE FOR DOOMSDAY - FLYING FIRE ANTS GONNA KILL US ALL!".
No. I don't know where you're getting that from, but I've never seen it.
Post: # 20514Post Pineapple
Tue May 02, 2017 7:03 am
Are they saying that ALL workers sprout wings or just SOME. Both are completely incorrect.
Post: # 22167Post Theantguy13
Honestly I think it would be a more difficult challenge to find some information in that article that actually IS correct.
Post: # 22168Post ANTphibian
'Flying Ants Day Is Coming!'
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:31 pm
Post: # 22782Post HypernovaRain
It looks like no one has actually tried to list all of the inaccuracies they could find yet so I'm gonna give it a shot!
1. I have never heard any ant keepers refer to nuptial flights as "flying ant season."
2. It is not something the general public should "brace themselves" for.
3. Unless there is already several huge colonies in you garden ( which would have to be really big). You would not see thousands swarming there.
4. Nuptial flights can happen in early spring and late fall, depending on the species. The bulk do fly in summer, but it's not that sudden.
5. Alates don't sprout wings, they have them their entire lives (until mated). And they are only considered queens when they have a colony.
6. The same can be said for the males, they always have their wing.
7. It does not cover 4 to 5 days, see example 4.
8. Temperature doesn't re
ally matter, they run on a biological clock and pheromones.
9. They never use the word "alate" they just call them queens, see example 5.
10. "FLYING MALE WORKER ANTS" THIS IS JUST SO WRONG! MALES DON'T ACT AS WORKER ANTS, THEIR ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO F*** AND DIE! ( sorry, I got a little too into that one. )
11. "According to the Royal Society of Biology, the large numbers of flying ants which appear in a short space of time increase the chance of reproduction, because there is a very high chance a queen will encounter a male from another nest." YA DON'T SAY!?!?!?
12. I have never heard about this acrobatic mating ritual. This just seems unnecessary and would reduce the chances of anyone's genes being passed on. Also alates try to mate with as many partners as possible to maximise the gene pool.
13. She doesn't always loose her wings immediately. They also forget to mention that she bites them off herself.
14. They don't fly when it's dry! They fly after it rains so they can dig into the moist soil and not die of dehydration! ( speaking of which I should get some water. )
15. "Not as predictable"? They say that as if they could predict it in the first place.
Ok, that's all for now. It's late and I should really go to bed. But let me know if I missed anything. Good night.
Keeping Myrmica sp
(Just one queen so far, still figuring things out!)
Post: # 22835Post Theantguy13
HypernovaRain wrote: ↑
I have a challenge for you, now try to find some things in the article that are true and based on fact, bet $1,000,000
you can't do it! XD (not really betting money on it)
Post: # 22845Post Martialis
Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:35 pm
I'm offering 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Dollars.
Post: # 22851Post Jadeninja9
Professor Adam Hart is really from the University of Gloucestershire like the article says.
Post: # 22860Post HypernovaRain
Ants exist.