Cool thing about the anthills too is they build them around the holes in advance of when its going to rain. Far and away a more reliable source than weather reports. If you see a bunch of anthills then it is going to rain in the next few days. Bigger hills= bigger rain amounts.
This is in the temperate zone of NA, I know tropical ants deal with rain differently at times. Also doesn't work in winter since they are in winter mode.
I have often wondered if I kept an ant colony inside if they would continue that behavior or if they have to be outside to detect a coming storm. Also wondered if anyone ever did an in-depth study to see if there was a predictable time table to the anthills vs rain event.
danyeaman t1_itl8hpy wrote
Reply to ELI5 - How does an ant colony escape from the rain? by jpsam7
Cool thing about the anthills too is they build them around the holes in advance of when its going to rain. Far and away a more reliable source than weather reports. If you see a bunch of anthills then it is going to rain in the next few days. Bigger hills= bigger rain amounts.
This is in the temperate zone of NA, I know tropical ants deal with rain differently at times. Also doesn't work in winter since they are in winter mode.
I have often wondered if I kept an ant colony inside if they would continue that behavior or if they have to be outside to detect a coming storm. Also wondered if anyone ever did an in-depth study to see if there was a predictable time table to the anthills vs rain event.