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T soprano

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Oct 27, 2011
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Posh end of Shoreham
Here's a question for any Ant enthusiasts
Just spent the last 10 minutes watching an ant drag one of his dead comrades across the garden patio, and got thinking is he dragging him to some ant burial ground or is he dragging him home for tonight's dinner?
Thanks for any explanation
 


edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003
47,225
Well I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
 


The Brighton Bear

Come on Kylie, get a grip
May 3, 2010
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Rottingdean
Here's a question for any Ant enthusiasts
Just spent the last 10 minutes watching an ant drag one of his dead comrades across the garden patio, and got thinking is he dragging him to some ant burial ground or is he dragging him home for tonight's dinner?
Thanks for any explanation

Did he look like he was related to the dead one?
 




T soprano

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Oct 27, 2011
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Posh end of Shoreham
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Did he look like he was related to the dead one?


Only difference was one had wings the other one didn't but apart from the wings identical, maybe one was bigger than the other as well
 
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Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
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Jul 23, 2003
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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Loads of the little buggers in my garden in the Slarde. The seagulls are looking FEISTY.
 


brakespear

Doctor Worm
Feb 24, 2009
12,326
Sleeping on the roof
Here's a question for any Ant enthusiasts
Just spent the last 10 minutes watching an ant drag one of his dead comrades across the garden patio, and got thinking is he dragging him to some ant burial ground or is he dragging him home for tonight's dinner?
Thanks for any explanation
I remember in the (excellent) film 'Phase IV', which is about normal size ants becoming very intelligent, there are shots of ants dragging dead comrades away and laying them down in lines. I never knew whether it was real or stunt ants :D but it was beautifully shot. The only film Saul Bass directed I believe. It's very good :)
 






dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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Burgess Hill
Here's a question for any Ant enthusiasts
Just spent the last 10 minutes watching an ant drag one of his dead comrades across the garden patio, and got thinking is he dragging him to some ant burial ground or is he dragging him home for tonight's dinner?
Thanks for any explanation

He is playing a game of Ant Charades with his Ant chums in their Anty burrow, and he's trying to silently create an image of the Pink Panther theme tune. He'll need at least half a dozen before they guess correctly.
 






T soprano

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Oct 27, 2011
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Posh end of Shoreham
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Amazing to think that smaller ant is able to carry an ant 4 times his size, looks like he's trying to get him to sit up in this pic..... It's too late son, he's gone
 








vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,905
Loads of the little buggers in my garden in the Slarde. The seagulls are looking FEISTY.

Seen 2 dead seagulls on the roads today, they get so greedy they forget to get out of the road.
 














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