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[TheFirm]

I was outside and i saw a ant carrying a dead ant and i seen more doing that so it got to me... Where do these ants go? Do they take them back to the ant hole or what? its like 102° so there dying off quick

 

[MrDingleDangle]

they are probably thinking....mmmm food

 

[Wallydraigle]

Some ants have designated cemetery areas where they carry their dead. Some plants are highly specialized for having ants live on or even in them. The "ant plants" usually have a way of benefitting from the nutrients from all the dead ants in the cemetery area. You can read about them here. It's really pretty cool.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Wow, that is cool. I always thought ants were stupid too. So should I keep killing em or not?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: lirion
Some ants have designated cemetery areas where they carry their dead. Some plants are highly specialized for having ants live on or even in them. The "ant plants" usually have a way of benefitting from the nutrients from all the dead ants in the cemetery area. You can read about them here. It's really pretty cool.

Pretty interesting. Who'da thunk it?

 

[xirtam]

Go to the ant, thou sluggard.

 

[CedarTeeth135]

Ants are funny.

Anyone got a magnifying glass.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Some ants have designated cemetery areas where they carry their dead. Some plants are highly specialized for having ants live on or even in them. The "ant plants" usually have a way of benefitting from the nutrients from all the dead ants in the cemetery area. You can read about them here. It's really pretty cool.

Very cool linky, but that doesn't explain why TheFirm saw so many dead ants being carried.

What killed the ants in the first place?

Where the ants the same type?

Where did you see them at?

 

[TheFirm]

i was outside there were all black ants and i think the heat killed them.....

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: TheFirm
i was outside there were all black ants and i think the heat killed them.....

I really doubt it was the heat.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: bryce
Wow, that is cool. I always thought ants were stupid too.

Ants a only really smart in groups. I think they are one of the coolest insects out there.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: bryce
Wow, that is cool. I always thought ants were stupid too. So should I keep killing em or not?

Of course you should. You saw what happened in Starship Troopers when the bugs where allowed to evolve too much.

 

[TheFirm]

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