Waldameisen. Superheldinnen auf sechs Beinen
In the organizer's words:
The special exhibition shows photographs by Ingo Arndt
Ants are a successful model of evolution. Hardly any other insect is so numerous and widespread. They already existed at the time of the dinosaurs. Over millions of years, countless ant species have evolved, of which around 14,000 have been described today. Among them are the wood ants. They are mound-building ants and live mainly in the forest. They crawl through our forests largely unnoticed by us humans. The colonies of these small forest insects live on and deep inside the forest floor and defy the seasons.
Wood ants play an important role in the forest ecosystem and have developed amazing abilities. They are architects, hunters, cleaners, gardeners and herders. The tiny insects are masters of division of labor and cooperation, which makes their colonies highly complex and fascinating objects of study. Wood ants defend their colony and their queen, even if they have to pay for it with their lives.
What makes them so successful? How do they live? The award-winning animal photographer Ingo Arndt shows us in this exhibition. For the first time, the mysterious life of wood ants is documented in all its facets using first-class photography. Large-format images provide a completely new insight into the life of these tiny insects and show them as they have never been seen before. The viewer witnesses how the ants organize themselves, how they build nests, regulate the nest temperature, procure food, swarm out to mate, exchange information, protect the nest, their colony and the queen from intruders.
Ingo Arndt spent two years working on this extensive photo project. He traveled all over Germany for it. However, most of the pictures were taken in the immediate vicinity of his home in the Hessian Bergwinkel.
The zoologist, sociobiologist and behavioral researcher Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz describes what can be seen in the pictures in easy-to-understand texts and provides an insight into previously unknown scientific findings and behaviors.
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