#antposting

[antposting]

[ratbugs]

working on insect samples in the lab today,

a longhorn crazy ant (not a sample) climbs into my petri dish and tries to run off with one of my flies. then i spend like ten minutes playing catch the fucking CRIMINAL as it runs around the dish grabbing different fly samples and trying to get away with them

JAIL

[futurebird]

Are Humans Self-Aware?

Ants have often tested humans for self awareness. They placed objects in our homes and were shocked we didn't cover them in sand.

"Although humans build interesting nests & show signs of cooperation, can they really have rich inner lives like ants? Unlikely."

They laid pheromone trails & we ignored them.

"Even a newly eclosed callow or a termite could have followed these trails! Human intelligence is perhaps similar to that of a lichen... or perhaps an aphid at best."

[goodragoop]

Press on abdomen to make tummy big. The ooze has to go somewhere.

[grimetoby]

www.doestheantdie.com

[croutondave]

this is just a glimpse into my backlog of outsourced ant pictures. please take a gander at my collection and join me

[paracosmicka]

Big fan of that Pretend to be Ants in a Colony community over here on tumblr dot com super fun highly recommend

[dramatic-dolphin]

btw i saw an entire ant colony moving today (idk why, but they were carrying their eggs and all) and they LITERALLY trampled a little path in the grass. like a trail in the woods but infinitely smaller. ant-sized little footpath through the grass. it was incredible to see.