Dirty Pool Old Man...

Reddit user Climate knows we're at war with th... ...Reddit user Climate knows we're at war with the ants and he'll do whatever it takes to win, even if it...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/19/dirty-pool-old-man/

10 Cool and Frightening Facts About Ants

Antdude, if you've been waiting for an article... ...ting article featuring 10 frightening facts about ants . For example, did you know: Ants have already survived a mass extinction event Th... ...ibly rapid speciation and worldwide expansion for ants , marking what research...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/07/10-cool-and-frightening-facts-about-ants/

10 Seriously Cool Ant Farms...

Ant farms are cool in and of themselves, but that doesn't mean their designs can't be improved on to look even more fascinating. WebEcoist has a great collection of some of the coolest ant farms around. From flags of...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/18/10-seriously-cool-ant-farms/

Rainbow Ants

These ants ate so much that their transparent abdomens swell... ...splay their meal color! You can easily tell which ants moved from one blob to another. The photographer... ...her is unknown, and there is speculation that the ants

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/05/rainbow-ants/

When It Floods, Fire Ants Link Together to Form Huge Rafts

(Video Link) David Hu and Nathan J. Mlot of t... ...y investigated claims that when flooded out, fire ants will link together to form effective rafts: "T... ...fessor Craig Tovey, the scientists collected fire ants and dunked clumps of them in water to see what wo... ...hat would happen. In less than...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/26/when-it-floods-fire-ants-link-together-to-form-huge-rafts/

How Marching Army Ants Help Other Species

You've seen in movies how army ants march through and destroy everything in their pat... ...of birds, insects, and other wildlife follow the ants and benefit from their mayhem? On the screen –... ...a Jones to MacGyver – a marching column of army ants is a threat to all l...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/01/how-marching-army-ants-help-other-species/

Ants in a Scanner

(Video Link) Filmmaker François Vautier put an ant colony inside a scanner and took a picture once a week every week for five years. This time-lapse video shows the colony gradually filling and eroding the machine...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/10/ants-in-a-scanner/

Ants Inspire the Awesome A.N.T. Transporter

Brian Lee, a 24-year-old design student, submitted an entry to an Australian vehicle competition -and won! His design, the Aid Necessities Transporter (A.N.T.) is built to bring supplies to disaster areas. The design was...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/19/ants-inspire-the-awesome-a-n-t-transporter/

Meet the Turtle Ant...

Cephalotes varians ants live in pre-existing cavities in trees and branch... ...has developed a most unusual adaptation. Turtle ants aren't fighters. Rather, they're all about defens...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/17/meet-the-turtle-ant/

Ants vs. Crab

[YouTube - Link] Ants are such amazing creatures! Able to work togethe... ...n a creature such as the crab ends up getting the ants attention? In a Goliath vs. David (x100 or so) si... ...ts protective armor is a deterrent preventing the ants from killing it, guess again...

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/23/ants-vs-crab/

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