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It is weird watching two ants fight. Mammals it is pretty easy to understand what they are trying to do, hit eachother or bite eachother or something. But ants
by theboss 13y ago
It is weird watching two ants fight. Mammals it is pretty easy to understand what they are trying to do, hit eachother or bite eachother or something.
But ants? It just kind of looks like they are crawling on eachother. I have no idea how one ant bests another in ant-on-ant combat. Kind of cool
- GhotiFish 13y agoHives are some of natures coolest entities. They do things in aggregate. So much of what these little creatures do is senseless individually, and clever in mass. I like them. Shame they're such a pain in the ass.
- BHSPitMonkey 13y agoAlong those lines, there is a species of bees that works in unison to kill huge hornets by simply enveloping them and using body heat to cook them, which works thanks to a 4-degree difference in each species' maximum survivable temperature. (Video warning: Lots of bees, hornets, and some flashing lights that may affect epileptic viewers.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6m40W1s0Wc#t=22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6m40W1s0Wc#t=22
- corin_ 13y agoSlight correction (or maybe just clarification) is that the ball of bees generate a temperature of around 47c not just because that's their body temperature, but by vibrating muscles very fast to heat it up. Pretty incredible what nature comes up with.
- ars 13y agoI think what they are doing is repeatedly stinging, but the stingers are very small and you can't see them. So when you see one ant touch another with the abdomen you are probably actually seeing the fight.