Amazing ant colony

mimo2005 · 11-18-2008, 06:07 AM

According to this blog where this video was posted in January, the poster says (in the comments section) that:

"They lured all the ants away to a new, better colony location using a mixture of watermelon, honey and chocolate syrup. They actually counted and weighed every ant from the original colony to assure themselves and PETA that all of the ants made the transition to the new colony safely. They lost less than one-half of one percent of the ants in the process - an amazing feat in of itself, I think. Once they removed the concrete structure from the original colony, they recreated the original colony using wax and plaster. The ants were lured back and have successfully resumed their work."

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQERRbU23bU

A Wonder of the World!

11-18-2008, 06:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Amazing ant colony According to this blog where this video was posted in January, the poster says (in the comments section) that: "They lured all the ants away to a new, better colony location using a mixture of watermelon, honey and chocolate syrup. They actually counted and weighed every ant from the original colony to assure themselves and PETA that all of the ants made the transition to the new colony safely. They lost less than one-half of one percent of the ants in the process - an amazing feat in of itself, I think. Once they removed the concrete structure from the original colony, they recreated the original colony using wax and plaster. The ants were lured back and have successfully resumed their work." Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQERRbU23bU A Wonder of the World! __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"