FIRE ANT ATTACK! has been added as a related post - related requested by ant on that post.

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CRAZY ANT BITE! has been added as a related post - related requested by ant.

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Fade, behavior is a trait passed on from parent to offspring in most lizards. With humans we teach our young how to do things. However mot lizards have no interaction with their young, so any behavior changes are passed on genetically, just like any physical trait. Behavior evolves in exactly the same way a physical trait does, but often faster. It's easy to see the natural selection here. The two escape mechanisms will work differently for different predators. I'm sure the twitching lizards fair less well against the more traditional predators, but more will survive ant attacks than will be predated by the traditional predators.

Not fake, just a clear demonstration of natural selection in progress.

Like all good scientific research it's publish for peer review. According to the video the research appears in the Jan 2009 edition of the journal Ecology. You can look it up for yourself to see what the original research shows.

It's from BBC's Natural World: Ant Attack. Amazing documentary.

>> ^slafleur:

Reminds me of ants attacking and attempting to dismantle a bug.
You would think that they would quickly call out keywords or something to tactically assign roles: someone takes care of crowd control, someone sees to the drivers/passengers of the other cars, a few to hold guns on the suspect, a few to yell at them and spray pepper/mace, someone to be ready with the restraints, etc.
>> ^sepatown:
i love how when he gives up they all start going crazy trying to get at him, even climbing up on the car just so they can get a punch in or pull his hair.



Before I read the comments, I was thinking of posting something similar.. Only instead of a bug, it was a bunch of ants attacking a cracker. But then, this guy's no cracker.

someone to hold the camera, another to warm the fondue platter, another to pop some popcorn.


>> ^slafleur:

Reminds me of ants attacking and attempting to dismantle a bug.
You would think that they would quickly call out keywords or something to tactically assign roles: someone takes care of crowd control, someone sees to the drivers/passengers of the other cars, a few to hold guns on the suspect, a few to yell at them and spray pepper/mace, someone to be ready with the restraints, etc.
>> ^sepatown:
i love how when he gives up they all start going crazy trying to get at him, even climbing up on the car just so they can get a punch in or pull his hair.

Reminds me of ants attacking and attempting to dismantle a bug.

You would think that they would quickly call out keywords or something to tactically assign roles: someone takes care of crowd control, someone sees to the drivers/passengers of the other cars, a few to hold guns on the suspect, a few to yell at them and spray pepper/mace, someone to be ready with the restraints, etc.

>> ^sepatown:

i love how when he gives up they all start going crazy trying to get at him, even climbing up on the car just so they can get a punch in or pull his hair.

Ants rule, grasshoppers suck and are tasty!

Also, see http://videosift.com/video/Grasshoppers-Versus-Vs-Driver-Ants-Ant-Attack-BBC ...

Yep, but in a violent way.


In reply to your comment:
“Attack of the fireflies...you mean like this? (poor little deer!)

In reply to your comment:
“It could be worse, Firefly. Attack of the ants? Attack of the ladybugs (get off my aphids!!). Or attack of fireflies? ””

Attack of the fireflies...you mean like this? (poor little deer!)

In reply to your comment:
“It could be worse, Firefly. Attack of the ants? Attack of the ladybugs (get off my aphids!!). Or attack of fireflies? ”

It could be worse, Firefly. Attack of the ants? Attack of the ladybugs (get off my aphids!!). Or attack of fireflies?