Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 3 weeks 4 days ago • 344 views • 4:44

"Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something less creepy about these critters than other insects. Maybe it’s because they’re not insects at all..." ... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 2 weeks ago • 510 views • 3:30

"... Let's face it! The world hates fire ants. It is not hard to understand why seeing as they are a major domestic pest in many countries, as well as a very dangerous agricultural pest, like in the Unites... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 6 months 4 weeks ago • 288 views • 15:53

"... The pigments in our food all get destroyed on their way through our digestive system...so where do the colors of our poop and pee come from? ..." This old ant poops and pees, of many colo(u)rs... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 2:51

"... Agriculture, Social Media, Day Care, Slavery: This video lists some of the most surprising things ANTS did way before HUMANS ever did them! Some of them might shock you! ..."

posted by ant 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 29 views • 16:48

"Australian Geographic presents Christmas Island - Part 4: The Red Crab Migration". "Australian Geographic presents the very Best of Australia: Christmas Island. Part 4 illustrates the enormity of Christmas... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 5 months ago • 13 views • 4:30

"Fire Ants vs Flood: Will these fire ants of The Fire Nation survive this natural disaster? How do ants deal with a mass flood inside their nest? Today we find out in this epic fire ant farm video! ..."

posted by ant 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 101 views • 16:59

"What is this? A forest for ANTS?! Deep Look: https://youtu.be/fguo3HvWjb0 ..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/ants/comments/5apoyx/its_okay_to_be_smart_weve_got_ants_in_our_plants/ ...

posted by ant 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 188 views • 7:03

The Velvet Ant, which is actually a species of wingless wasp, is well known for possessing one of the most painful stings in the insect kingdom. In fact, this legendary sting is so painful it has even... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 103 views • 15:02

"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 2 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 378 views • 2:31

Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 261 views • 8:09

Two/2 Parts: 1 (embedded; 20:08): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKSm-nXMuo 2 (32:55): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzPORGfpy_I

posted by ant 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 50 views • 53:03

Is there somebody who can explain this?

posted by bjornenlinda 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 298 views • 22 secs

Gross YouTube: Hundreds of ant species have been farming for tens of millions of years.

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 390 views • 3:52

"The movie Ant-Man was (obviously) inspired by ants, so we thought we'd talk to a real ant expert to learn a bit more! ..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3hu8oe/science_ama_series_im_brian_fisher_ant_s... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 96 views • 7:51

"Ants don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring. Their success as farmers has made leafcutter ants into fungus tycoons, complete with their own... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 331 views • 3:31

Nature's biochemistry at its creepiest!

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 290 views • 6:35

YouTube Description: Hank shares the latest developments in science, this week demystifying three freaky things in nature: the polar vortex, why some bugs are infertile, and how a chain can appear to defy... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 287 views • 4:46