Leafs Ants on Parade

At the La Selva Biological Station on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, leafcutter ants work nonstop. More at:
http://ots.ac.cr/en/laselva
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• nature
• ecology
• entomology
• ants
• insects
• environment
• tropics
• animals
• behavior
• science

[aerobique]

cool

[Astrapsody]

@markonan1 Point to ONE instance where I insulted you. I've gone through this whole conversation and have found not one insult directed at you. However, markonanthehypocrite (insult #1) thinks it's a-okay to insult me because I made rude comments attacking his statements. I'm fine with being called self-righteous if there's evidence to back it up. I can't see any, and you haven't bothered to even quote me. Wonder why. Was it the "pssh" that I used, or the "ooo"? Offensive; really?

[markonan1]

@Astrapsody Your first two comments were rude and offensive since you need a reminder or for me to point out what you did to offend. Is your memory shot or do you just think that you're right no matter what? My gues is the latter...

[markonan1]

@Astrapsody Please forgive me... but when someone goes out of their way to insult me I get a little perterved and irked. If you can't see your own rudeness then you are self-righteous and consider your own comments sacred...you weren't questioning you were provoking... you probably do that to anyone you don't agree with. Yes this is a public forum and when you start shit then there will be shit bub... Why don't you get your head out of your tail and and step down off your self absorbed soapbox?

[Astrapsody]

@markonan1 Keep telling myself what, exactly? Or did you just say that since you can't point to one instance in which I attacked you as a person, yet I can point to several where you attacked me? Nevertheless, your one the internet "bub", so expect to have your statements criticized. I'm not just going to keep quiet about something I have to say just because I think it might hurt someone's feelings; bullshit. If you can't handle me simply questioning your statements, then stop being so sensitive

[markonan1]

@Astrapsody There's an old saying that if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything. This could prevent such confrontations for you in the future.

[markonan1]

@Astrapsody Keep telling yourself that bub...

[Astrapsody]

@markonan1 Not ONCE during this entire conversation have I attacked you. I haven't judged you at all, although you claim that I have. I said your comment was vague because it was. That's how I thought the comment was: vague. Why is that so offensive? How in the world does that make me seem like I'm putting myself above you? It doesn't. You became overly defensive due to a small criticism.

And what do you mean, "Who [am I]" to determine anybody's comments as vague"? Are your comments sacred?!

[markonan1]

@Astrapsody You attack my statements with a pissy holier than thou attitude then one must expect a pissy retort. Who are you to determine anybody's comments as vague? I tried answering your first comment in an orderly and polite fashion but you decided to judge me and my comments as vague. So what don't you understand about being an A-hole? How's that for an ad hominem?

[Astrapsody]

@markonan1 Nice. I attack your statements, and you attack me as a person. That's ad hominem for you. And in what ways was I being an "a-hole"? I was simply criticizing your vague claims.