Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: myrmecochory

  • Feeling Antsy

    Ants are everywhere, but only occasionally noticed. They run much of the terrestrial world as the premier soil turners, channelers of energy, dominatrices of the insect fauna… ~Bert Holldobler The more I learn about them, the more I appreciate plants. Working at the NC Botanical Garden allows me to see the passage of time through Read more…

  • Ants In My Plants

    It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? ~Henry David Thoreau I think we all fall into that trap sometimes, perhaps too often – just being busy for the sake of being busy. It was probably more true for me when given some seemingly meaningless Read more…