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Matthias Groebel, Untitled (partly), 1994

Matthias Groebel

Untitled (partly)
1994
acrylic on canvas
four parts, each 95×95 cm
courtesy of the artist and Drei Cologne

Fire ants115 have sex in the air, often hundreds of meters above ground.116 Males die soon after, having served their sole purpose in life.117

  • Solenopsis invicta
  • They meet over landmarks such as hilltops, forest clearings, or tall trees.
  • Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990, 146