Ants Are Like No Living Thing on Earth

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Georgia Tech Associate Professor David Hu explains how collections of ants can change their shapes and actions based on their environments. Hu and School of Physics Associate Professor Alberto Fernandez-Nieves co-authored a study that found that ants are able to do this because the insects are actually liquid-like and solid-like simultaneously.




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lucky760says...

No way, brother.

I've been smooshing your kind all over my house the past couple of weeks. In fact, I just squished about another 8 of you crawling around my kids' cough syrup bottle!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???!!!

GO BACK OUTSIDE WHERE YOU BELONG!

antsaid:

Use me!

antjokingly says...

That's OK. My colony and I have been doing the same with the invasive Argentine ants in the colony. Argh!

lucky760said:

No way, brother.

I've been smooshing your kind all over my house the past couple of weeks. In fact, I just squished about another 8 of you crawling around my kids' cough syrup bottle!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???!!!

GO BACK OUTSIDE WHERE YOU BELONG!

antjokingly says...

Wait, are you trying to kick me off VS?

lucky760said:

No way, brother.

I've been smooshing your kind all over my house the past couple of weeks. In fact, I just squished about another 8 of you crawling around my kids' cough syrup bottle!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???!!!

GO BACK OUTSIDE WHERE YOU BELONG!

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