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If I kill a big ant on my patio, a bunch of little ants appear and carry it away

Posted on 05/20/2021 3:23:02 PM PDT by SamAdams76

It was so good to go to my supermarket this afternoon and see several people with no masks. Finally, we are dispensing with this nonsense. This was in Danbury, CT.

Anyway, it's pretty amazing how much weight (relative to their own weight) that little ants can carry.

It's just the weirdest thing.

When I smash a big ant on my patio, suddenly a bunch of little ants surround it and carry it away. To where, I have no idea. But they are taking it someplace and they evidently have a purpose. They are quite organized. I often wonder what goes on inside their little brains.

It's almost like the little ants serve as undertakers for the bigger ants.

Sometimes this one tiny ant is carrying this humongous large ant all by itself. You should try it and see for yourself.


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: ants; vanity; wildlife
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1 posted on 05/20/2021 3:23:02 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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Big Ant, it’s what’s for dinner.


2 posted on 05/20/2021 3:24:28 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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I wish it worked that way for Raccoons and Woodpeckers.


3 posted on 05/20/2021 3:24:43 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: SamAdams76

Ants are incredibly complex and miraculous creatures.

/no step on ant


4 posted on 05/20/2021 3:24:55 PM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: SamAdams76

Try psychiatry. It’s worth the money.


5 posted on 05/20/2021 3:25:21 PM PDT by Az Joe (FREE CHAUVIN!)
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To: SamAdams76

You sure those aren’t Zanti misfits?


6 posted on 05/20/2021 3:25:35 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump won.)
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To: SamAdams76

if you drunk enough crown, the ants sing taylor swift hits to you.


7 posted on 05/20/2021 3:25:58 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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With all the money I’ve saved on psychiatry, I can retire in relative comfort.


8 posted on 05/20/2021 3:26:10 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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To: Salamander

All fire ants must die.


9 posted on 05/20/2021 3:26:17 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SamAdams76

How a parasitic fungus turns ants into ‘zombies’
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants


10 posted on 05/20/2021 3:26:32 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: JohnBrowdie

*drink. gaddam iOS autocorrect nazis.


11 posted on 05/20/2021 3:26:46 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: JohnBrowdie

These ants were singing “Blue” by Leanne Rimes.


12 posted on 05/20/2021 3:26:57 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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Hey Sam! Is there a gas leak?


13 posted on 05/20/2021 3:27:57 PM PDT by Celerity
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They do that and they also report you to the really big ants.


14 posted on 05/20/2021 3:29:40 PM PDT by DannyTN
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my cockroaches sing Leanne Rimes. the ants sing Taylor Swift. the flies sing Katy Perry, but they’re all democrats, so we smash them.


15 posted on 05/20/2021 3:33:13 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: SamAdams76

When I was a kid my friends and I would capture a jar full of red ants and then pour them into an ant hill of black ants. It was like watching the World War I battle of Verdun. They fight like a well trained army.


16 posted on 05/20/2021 3:33:31 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: noiseman

… and armadillos.


17 posted on 05/20/2021 3:33:34 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Lift the rim. You’re not that good a shot.)
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To: Salamander

Yes, but look how you treated your aunt.


18 posted on 05/20/2021 3:34:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Big and little ants ... the little ants are scavengers, the big ant is a Carpenter ant eating your home. Call Orkin
19 posted on 05/20/2021 3:36:27 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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20 posted on 05/20/2021 3:36:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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