The large blue's survival depends on a species of
red ant. The butterfly's caterpillars resemble ant grubs, tricking the
red ant into carrying them into the ant nests.
Grassholme: Kate McLaren, Cat's Whisker,
Red Ant, dry Black and Peacock Spider.
Large blue caterpillars use scent and noises to trick
red ants that they are ant grubs, and are carried down into the nest and looked after while they feed on ant grubs before pupating and emerging as butterflies the following year.
The butterflies' young larvae feed on wild thyme before dropping to the ground and using an evolutionary con-trick in which they trick a species of
red ant into thinking they are lost ant grubs and taking them to its colony.
Each animal narrates its own description; the
red ant says, "I am little, but very strong.
Patterns: Kate McClaren, Cat's Whisker,
Red Ant, dry Black and Peacock Spider.
Black scorpions, silkworm pupae and
red ant eggs were among the creepy crawlies on the menu at the Centre for Life.
The 19-year-old breaker boy, representing the
Red Ant Army Crew, has been entertaining crowds with his street dance routines featuring toprock, downrock, freezes and power moves for the past seven years at different shows, store openings and online sites such as YouTube.
You can swap
red ant chutney recipes with them if you like--the trick is to collect the ants in leaf cups and put them into the hot embers of a fire for a few minutes.
Ramsay, however, received a more positive response from the tribal people of Bastar in Chhatisgarh after serving them with
red ant chutney.
But not any old ant will do, only large colonies of a single species of
red ant Myrnica sabuleti can act as a suitable host.