charles17: Infrared Camera (14. Aug 2009 22:41)

I just got some ant queens with a couple larvae. I know they should be kept undisturbed in the dark, but I wanted to keep an eye on them. I set up a night vision camera in a box for them, and I was wondering if anyone knew if ants could see infrared? The ants are M ymecocystus mimicus, if that's important. Thanks.

JimmyVe: Re: Infrared Camera (15. Aug 2009 09:45)

That a difficult one. I'm not sure but about that. Going to check that one out. Get back to you :)

insanebe: Re: Infrared Camera (15. Aug 2009 17:46)

I doubt it, tends to be ultraviolet light that bugs see, infra red is basically heat vision, snakes and lizards see in infrared to hunt their prey.

Joan Frazier: Re: Infrared Camera (15. Dez 2009 11:06)

:grin: Maybe i could try to do that one time ---charles17--
a difficult one yet it could be challenging... :lol:

Thanks for sharing.

Krabbie: Re: Infrared Camera (16. Dez 2009 19:40)

Only snakes with heat receptors like pythons can see infrared. Lizards don't and most snakes don't.
I don't think ants can see infrared.

matt-man123: Re: Infrared Camera (16. Dez 2009 22:58)

I read somewhere that they don't see it largely but they can see it dimly!

Let me just find the site.............

matt

Zagone: Re: Infrared Camera (18. Dez 2009 05:00)

The red and infra-red part of the spectrum is what the ants gave up to see ultraviolet light, as far as I've read. But solid quotations on this would be nice, since I don't have any handy. :)