Archive for the ‘exhibits’ Category

Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants

Friday, June 19th, 2009

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has mounted a small new exhibit, Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants. Michele and her daughter and I took the morning off from Artomatic and checked out it yesterday. Ants dominate the small-scale world. We may seldom notice them, but ...

Ant installation at the Central Florida Zoo

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

On a recent trip to the Central Florida Zoo, I ventured into the Massey Insect Zoo. I can't believe I almost missed the installation of giant ants on the pipe near the high ceiling: It was really great. How big are the ants? Scroll down on this page and you can ...