Quick Tulip update: Didn’t see her for a few days and started to worry since she getting up in years for an ant. Just spotted her in the lower chamber doing some patrolling around. She’s at least two years old. Still full of life. #namedAnts#tulip#ants#tuliptheant
This is Tulip, the median carpenter ant worker. Today she enjoyed some wet cat food. I can’t seem to find Pepper, the ant with the green spot, I think she might have cleaned the paint off (she was very dusty) — stay tuned for more important Tulip updates. #tulip#ant#namedAnts
Tulip is about two years old. It's been nearly two years since I marked her. The queen of this colony is 4.
@futurebird@Gobabu I did not know worker ants could live two years. Are you writing a book? I hope so. I love your voice. It's not just naming the ants; you bring us right into their world.
I planted this #Tulip poplar - our state tree in #Tennessee - when it was a free #ArborDay sapling about 25 years ago. Soon, it will be full of these always surprising blooms!