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its beautiful, i love the contrast

mike, i understand they dont excavate living tissue. i have been under the impression, like kenny, that they do excavate decayed tissue. my assumption that they increase decay is based on the moisture and oxygen they bring in to the cavity. the material they bring in, the excretians (sp?), all...

good challenge mike. it is my observations, ive never noticed anything dry in a red ant nest. not sure what its like else where but in the summer if we cut into red ant nests often times millions (litterally) of ants boil out. it is always moist. i beleive its a fair assesment but i know of no...

around here the red ants often nest in hollows which keeps it very moist and advances decay

interesting. i know they will "farm" aphids and protect them from other bugs to get the "honeydew"