[Louis Foxwell]

In Higher cultures these are known as supervisors. Ever seen a road crew?

[Crazieman]

Ants have unionized.

[TigersEye]

Will the grasshopper file a defamation of character lawsuit?

[norwaypinesavage]

‘Oh look, half of them are standing around doing nothing’

Are they sure it's half? I'll bet it's more like 47 percent.

[Rodamala]

Ok so that covers the black ants... what about the red ones?

[Redcitizen]

Proverbs 6:6-8King James Version (KJV)

6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

[Rio]

[Ancesthntr]

Mexican ants, here illegally and on welfare.

[kaehurowing]

This is what happens when your ant nest turns from Red to Blue.

[VRW Conspirator]

Are they Greek?

[tumblindice]

Same with beavers. They really aren’t that busy. They slap the water with their tails every now and then, then it’s back to sleep.

[Mr. K]

if EVERY ant is involved in transporting food, there are none available for defense.

Guard your supply lines.

Toss a spider in there and see how these ‘inactive’ ants behave

[colorado tanker]

Ever seen a road crew?

You mean the ones where half a dozen guys stand around and watch someone work?

[ConservativeMind]

“Nearly half of all worker ants are “effectively ‘specializing’ on inactivity,” according to the new study.”

I got a kick out of that one.