
| hombad26 #253386 1 year ago |
Clearly the one that is alone needs a party |
| Ponita #253391 1 year ago |
^The ants have planned a surprise party for that ant. The rest are gathering party supplies. |
| DragonRage #253393 1 year ago |
There are ants at your feet. You might accidentally step on them, so please don't continue in that direction. |
| garyyo #253473 1 year ago |
i never understood why staring at ants was so interesting, it just is. |
| Jackarunda #253500 1 year ago |
D'aww so cute |
| KoshLovesYou #253548 1 year ago |
Bless you, ants. Blants. |
| Flutterguy #253551 1 year ago |
@garyyo it must be the way they seem disorganized in their march, yet they still follow complex paths without straying, plus the human brain is atractted to patterns, we SEE the patterns in their march but can not really figure them out... *Looks for autism test in google* |
| garyyo #253661 1 year ago |
@flutterguy its more interesting when they march both directions in a single line. then the disorganization spreads and some stray from the line and seem to get lost. but they always get back, even if they were lost for five minutes. seems awfully inefficient, better to take line there and line back. or it might be that i have been starting at ants for far to long. |
| Crunch_Nugget #253987 1 year ago |
One time two ant colonies had an all-out war on my patio. Ant corpses everywhere, and a melee pile of thousands all killing each other.
I don't think Pinkie would have enjoyed that show. |
| Drasvin #254039 1 year ago |
It looks like Pinkie is missing her nose. |
| Lancer #254151 1 year ago |
The explanation I once read is that each ant leaves a twisted and complex trail behind it as it searches for food. When it finds something, it follows that trail back to the nest with some, but in its hurry, it cuts corners. Each ant following does the same until the trail is nearly a straight line between the nest and the food.
Chaos leads to greater efficiency! No wonder Pinky is fascinated. |
| WhiteSocks #255343 1 year ago |
^^^ If that had happened on my patio, I would've put a boombox on the windowsill and blasted some "O Fortuna"-style classical music or the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Or Slayer.
Anyway, ants are neat. When I was young, I'd offer the nearest ant pile a freshly-swatted fly and see if they'd haul it off for a feast. And I'd arrange matchbooks and other little cast-off box-shaped thingies nearby as mock tents and apartment buildings. They always preferred their burrows...guess they weren't fond of pre-fab housing. :) |