Thebanded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus) is a species of ant endemic to Australia. A member of the genusCamponotus in the subfamilyFormicinae, it wasdescribed by German entomologistWilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842. Its common name refers to the ant's preference for sweet food and the distinctive orange-brown band around itsgaster. The ant ispolymorphic and relatively large, with castes called major workers (soldiers) and minor workers. Ants in these groups measure around 5 to 15 millimetres (0.20 to 0.59 inches) in length. Mainly nocturnal, the ants prefer amesic habitat, and are commonly found in forests and woodlands; they are also found in urban areas, where they are considered a household pest. The ant's diet includessweet secretions obtained from aphids and other insects. Workers prey on some insects, killing them with a spray offormic acid. Banded sugar ants are prey for other ants, echidnas and birds. The eggs of this species were consumed byIndigenous Australians. (Full article...)
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The American television seriesThe Last of Ushas won 58 awards from 147 nominations. Created byCraig Mazin andNeil Druckmann forHBO and based onthe video game franchise developed byNaughty Dog, it follows the charactersJoel andEllie.Pedro Pascal(pictured) andBella Ramsey have received the most acting nominations for the series. It has been nominated for twenty-fourPrimetime Emmy Awards, with a leading eight wins at the75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards; Ramsey's was the secondnon-binary acting nomination and the first for aleading role, Pascal was the secondLatino nominated forLead Actor in a Drama Series and the first since1999, andKeivonn Montreal Woodard was the second-youngest Emmy nominee, the youngest ever forGuest Actor in a Drama Series, and the first nominated black deaf and second deaf actor. From major guilds, the series has won two awards at theScreen Actors Guild Awards and one at theDirectors Guild of America Awards andWriters Guild of America Awards, and received two nominations at theProducers Guild of America Awards. (Full list...)
.jpg) | The Jewish Cemetery is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch landscape painterJacob van Ruisdael. Painted in 1654 or 1655, it is an allegorical landscape painting suggesting ideas of hope and death, while also being based onBeth Haim, a cemetery located onAmsterdam's southern outskirts, at the town ofOuderkerk aan de Amstel. Beth Haim is a resting place for some prominent figures among Amsterdam's large Jewish Portuguese community in the 17th century. Ruisdael presents the cemetery as a landscape variant of avanitas painting, employing deserted tombs, ravaged churches, stormy clouds, dead trees, changing skies, and flowing water to symbolize death and the transience of all earthly things. The known provenance for the painting dates back only to 1739 and its original owner is not documented; since 1926, it has been owned by theDetroit Institute of Arts. Painting credit:Jacob van Ruisdael Recently featured: |
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