Natures balance (Introduction)

by dhw, Friday, October 31, 2014, 19:37 (3676 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: A good example of how it works as the environment changes. Hide or be eaten:- http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2014/10/30/resourceful-crustaceans-turn-invas... you for another fascinating example of organisms using environmental change to their advantage. I hope you will agree, David, that this is an excellent - though very simple - example of the amphipods' IM independently working out how to exploit new conditions. Perhaps, though, we could take the example one step further and consider my very dear friends the ants, who rather than using existing habitats actually build their own, complete with all the mod cons they need for their own survival and comfort. Usual question: divinely preprogrammed, product of a divine dabble, or working it out for themselves?