myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Since the ant thread veered off into something deeper about the definition of ...

Since the ant thread veered off into something deeper about the definition of domestication I have to share that the huge ant I used a photo of (Dinomyrmex gigas, the giant forest ant of Borneo) has domesticated "livestock" ... but hilariously they are proportionately huge.

They tend a few species. So, it may be more like appeasement by the plant hoppers rather than domestication. "don't eat me, look have a sugar treat, please don't eat me."

But... everything is HUGE.