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Bees: Magnetic Navigation

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Ant Flowers

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Ants: Possible Alternative

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 In order to avoid this scenario, our species will probably have to look towards another creature to help us grow our fruits and flowers--which may mean that humanity may have to rely upon ants to help raise our food supply off world.
-While colonists would probably object towards importing fire ants (or even those flesh eating kind), they may want to consider adopting ants as a means of pollinating their flower crops and trees.
+While colonists would probably object to importing fire ants (or even those flesh eating kind), they may want to consider adopting ants as a means of pollinating their flower crops and trees.
 Even though they lack "the buzz" of their black and yellow friends, ants nonetheless are known to pollinate flowers.

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	*[http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/04/will-ants-replace-bees-as-solar-insect.html Colony Worlds: Will Ants Replace Bees As The Solar Insect?]		*[http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/04/will-ants-replace-bees-as-solar-insect.html Colony Worlds: Will Ants Replace Bees As The Solar Insect?]
	*[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/ants.shtml US Forest Service: Ant Pollination]		*[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/ants.shtml US Forest Service: Ant Pollination]
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 Without them, many of the foods that we eat (and take for granted) would be in scarce supply, which would be devastating for millions of tummies (not to mention agricultural stock holders) around the world.
-Like many creatures, bees are dependent upon Earth's magnetic field, which helps them navigate to and from their hive.
+Like many creatures, bees are dependent upon Earth's [[magnetic field]], which helps them navigate to and from their hive.
 Unfortunately for humanity, global magnetic fields are a rarity throughout our solar system, as the only known "rocky" worlds hosting them belong to both Mercury and Jupiter's moon, Ganymede.

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 *Have flowers that are close to the stem
-It may be possible to breed vegetable strains which will emulate these aspects of flowers typically pollinated by Ants.
+Note that this does not apply to many tropical species.  It may be possible to breed vegetable strains which will emulate aspects of flowers typically pollinated by Ants.
 ==External Links==
 *[http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/04/will-ants-replace-bees-as-solar-insect.html Colony Worlds: Will Ants Replace Bees As The Solar Insect?]
 *[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/ants.shtml US Forest Service: Ant Pollination]

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	===Ants: Possible Alternative===		===Ants: Possible Alternative===
		+	[[image:Ant_in_flower.jpg\|left\|thumb\|An ant patrolling a flower. Click Image to Enlarge.]]
	In order to avoid this scenario, our species will probably have to look towards another creature to help us grow our fruits and flowers--which may mean that humanity may have to rely upon ants to help raise our food supply off world.		In order to avoid this scenario, our species will probably have to look towards another creature to help us grow our fruits and flowers--which may mean that humanity may have to rely upon ants to help raise our food supply off world.

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	Despite the fact that when comparing apples to apples (note: no pun intended), bees far outstrip their dirt walkers when it comes to pollination (due to their flying ability), scientists may be able to train ants to aggressively pollinate plants grown off world, enabling future colonies to grow their own food supply instead of importing most of it from Earth.		Despite the fact that when comparing apples to apples (note: no pun intended), bees far outstrip their dirt walkers when it comes to pollination (due to their flying ability), scientists may be able to train ants to aggressively pollinate plants grown off world, enabling future colonies to grow their own food supply instead of importing most of it from Earth.
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		+	[[image:Antaster_lg.jpg\|thumb\|Click Image to Enlarge.]]

	==Ant Pollination==		==Ant Pollination==

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 '''King Solomon''', Proverbs 6:6-8''
-==Bees: Magnetic Navigation==
+===Bees: Magnetic Navigation===
 Bees--whether you love them or hate them are an important insect, contributing an enormous amount to our food supply.
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 Unless humanity is able to create an artificial magnetic field that can cover the entire planet, future off world settlers will become heavily dependent on both Mercury and Ganymede to grow their "daily bread" (not to mention Earth as well).
-==Ants: Possible Alternative==
+===Ants: Possible Alternative===
 In order to avoid this scenario, our species will probably have to look towards another creature to help us grow our fruits and flowers--which may mean that humanity may have to rely upon ants to help raise our food supply off world.

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 Original Article can be found [http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/04/will-ants-replace-bees-as-solar-insect.html here.]