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Camera Critters: A Red Ant

>> Oct 29, 2011

Until now, I still assume that black ants are more ‘kind’ than red ants. I’m afraid more of red ants. I think they like bite people every time they feel annoyed. Sorry for not sharing a clear photo.

Based on dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk; it conveyed that the red ant is one of the commonest and there are eight species of them here. Probably you can find colonies of 100 to 300 under stones and paving or sometimes decomposing tree stems, in your gardens. Their sting is the knife-like type and can be painful.

When they locate a food source they put down a trail of pheromone back to the nest and repeat some of the food as in indicator when they converse with the other workers there.

Red Ants prefer sweet food like nectar or the honeydew secreted by Aphids. Some species of ants 'herd' the Aphids to ensure a ready supply of honeydew. Also the Myrmica species are known to tend the larvae of Blue Butterflies whose caterpillars secrete a few drops of sweet liquid which causes the ants to take them into the nest where they feed on the ant larvae.

The greater part of colony members are sterile female workers, but some of the eggs develop into males (drones) whose only function is to mate with the new queens. In the late summer these males and future queens develop wings in order to mate.

Just Jokes

>> Oct 28, 2011

29 Months Toddler
A man arrived home after a 3 years duty. Then he found that there was an added family member, a 29 months toddler. Enraged, he insisted a clarification:He said, “How could you have done this to me! Did you cheat on me with one of my friends, was it Josh, was it Nathan, or was it John?"

His wife with a daring look said, “Your friends! Your friends! Don’t you think I have my own friends too?”

Genie Joke
A man was in a cave, seeking treasure. He found an old lamp, rubbed it, and a genie came out. The genie said "I will give you three wishes, but your ex-wife will get double."
The man agreed, and said "I wish I had a mansion." The genie granted it, and his ex-wife got two mansions.
The man said "I would like a million dollars." The genie again granted it and his ex-wife got two million dollars.
Then the man said, "Scare me half to death."

Little Johnny Crying
Little Johnny comes downstairs crying. His mother asked, “What’s the problem now?”

“Dad was hanging photos, and just punch his thumb with hammer,” said little Johnny through his tears. “That’s not so serious,” soothed his mother.
“I know you are upset, but a big boy like you shouldn’t cry at something like that. Why didn’t you just laugh?
“I did!” sobbed Johnny.

Mo and Jo
Mo and Jo were sitting in boat fishing, drinking beer and chewing tobacco. Suddenly, Mo said, “I think I’m going to divorce my wife …… she doesn’t talk to me in over a month.” Jo drank his beer and said, “Better think over, women like that are hard to find.”

Source:funny-games.biz
Image: allentry.blogspot.com

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>> Oct 27, 2011

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The Legend of the City

>> Oct 26, 2011

In my last visit to Surabaya city (East Java, Indonesia) about a week ago, I had a chance to capture the sculpture that symbolizes the city. If you want to know the legend of these animals, Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile, here’s the folklore:

source:indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com

Once upon a time in East Java, Indonesia, there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. In fact, they were buddies. But when they were starving, they became very greedy. They didn’t want to divide their food. They prefered to fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up.

One hot day, Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat. “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya. “No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.

Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were exhausted. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior.
“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.
“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.

“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya.

Then they both lived in the separated places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”

“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.

Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again.

The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. People named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city.

Watery Wednesday

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Blue Things at the Airport

>> Oct 24, 2011

How's your weekend? Ours was just fine. On Saturday, we watched movie 'Killer Elite' at the cinema. It's my husband's type of film; full of action scenes! I admire Robert de Niro in this movie. He still looks cool in his current age. On Sunday, we have a guest -my husband's friend- came to our house. We chatted and had lunch together.

For Blue Monday, I still share blue things that I saw at the Juanda Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia. Blue benches and plane. Have a great week ahead to all!

Camera Critters: A Fail Match Making

>> Oct 22, 2011

The female cat is my niece’s cat, Thinker. The male cat, Molly, belongs to her friend. When I visited her home, Molly had been there for three days. Until his owner took him back -more than a week- nothing happened.

Thinker (one year old) is a ‘cold’ girl, she wasn’t interested at all in Molly; though Molly had done his best. Even he had to receive some scratches from Thinker, hehehe. Though Molly is a handsome guy, Thinker felt annoyed with his presence. What’s in her mind anyway? My father said that Thinker should get a hormone theraphy first. It’s the second fail match making!

I didn’t have a chance to shot them both closely. I captured them in different spot and time. Molly was captured while he’s in the litter box. No wonder why he had that cute face expression, hehehe.