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The Saharan Silver Ant:wounders Of Nature by Damibiz(m): 9:35pm On Apr 06, 2017
The saharan silver ant(cataglyhis bombycina)is a type of ant that lives in the sahara desert and one of the most heat tolerant land animals known.when the midday saharan sun forces the ant's predators to seek shade,the ant makes brief forays from it's burrows in search of food,which consists of other insects killed by the intense heat.The silver ant assets include a compound heat shield made up of a covering of special hairs on the top and side of it's body and hairless under side,the hairs(1,2)which gives the ant a silver sheen,are tiny tubes with triangular cross section(3).Their two outward facing surfaces have microscopic corrugations that run the length of the hair while the inward facing surface is smooth.this design serves two functions,first it enables the hairs to reflect solar radiation in the visible nd near-infrared ranges,second, it helps the ant to dissipate body heat absorbed from the environment.mean while the ant hairless underside reflects radiations that is in the mid infrared range and emanate from the desert floor.the sahara silver ant's compound heat shield helps the insect to keep it's body temperature below the maximum it can tolerate '128.5 degrees fahrenheit(53.6C).Inspired by that tiny creature,scientist are working to develop special coatings that enhance passive cooling,that is,cooling without the aid of fans or other device....GOD is great

Re: The Saharan Silver Ant:wounders Of Nature by KENZYYONG(m): 11:57am On Apr 07, 2017
FTC So finally i made it....
Re: The Saharan Silver Ant:wounders Of Nature by Damibiz(m): 12:54pm On Apr 07, 2017
Wati we don de chop since we dey our mama belle ?
KENZYYONG:
FTC So finally i made it....
Re: The Saharan Silver Ant:wounders Of Nature by Damibiz(m): 10:18pm On Oct 05, 2018
Good topic way no make front page
Re: The Saharan Silver Ant:wounders Of Nature by bamirotola: 10:52pm On Oct 05, 2018
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