Up a Tree - Ants - After the Fire - Calabasas, CA Part 3

In the "V" of an oak tree, something is very busy.

In fact, thousands of somethings!
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These tiny but dedicated creatures are rapidly moving and harvesting oak leaf litter after the Calabasas Fire in June 2016.

 

Sit back and watch the ladies at work! 
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After the Fire - Calabasas, CA   {part1}  

See the Oaks Calabasas Fire Part 2

For a video of ants from the other side of the globe:
Watch here on TheEarthMinute.com

Watch Green Tree Ants, Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

And for you bee lovers!
Water for Hot Summer Bees (California)

Look Closer at Malibu Creek State Park

Look Closer at Malibu Creek State Park.

 

Although at first glance the California chaparral may seem devoid of color - look closer and the bright colors shine through in the details!


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Take a walk in Malibu Creek State Park along the walking trails. 

Look closer at the contrast of the dandelion!

Look closer at the bee on the native sage blossom!

For more on the park, visit us at TheEarthMinute.com
 See our post.

Malibu Creek State Park  is located four miles south of Highway 101 on 

Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon Road. 

Or 6.5 miles north up Malibu Canyon Road from Malibu and Pacific Coast Highway {California Highway 1}.

Hiking Los Virgenes Open Space, CA

Take a Hike in the mountains rimming Los Angeles, CA.


 
Look for the native coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), valley oak (Quercus lobata), the white trumpet flower of Jimson weed (Datura stramonium), and a coyote (Canis latrans).

You don't have to travel far to be a world away. - Keri Dearborn

For more on the Las Virgenes Open Space.