FollowTheTrail Posted August 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2014 '' They may be small, but researchers say they are having a big impact. Ants may be able to save the world from climate change, according to a new provocative study published in the journal Geology. Though their life span is less than a year, in this short amount of time ants' effect on soil reportedly cooled Earth's climate as their numbers grew. "Ants are changing the environment," lead author Ronald Dorn, a geologist at Arizona State University, told Live Science...'' http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8397/20140805/ants-our-saviors-from-climate-change.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted August 7, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2014 As a carbon based life form would it not be better if they just trapped the carbon in more ants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted August 7, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2014 As a carbon based life form would it not be better if they just trapped the carbon in more ants? No, as most dead/dying ants are brought to the surface of the colony and dumped outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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