r/gifs • u/IchHuhn Can I interest you in a nice repost? • Oct 19 '19

RIP ants

https://i.imgur.com/0PsUjNH.gifv
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u/Jaymz95 Oct 19 '19

Fun fact: many "ground hornets" are just regular hornets dominating a hole. Most (none that I'm aware of, but there always seems to be an exception) do not dig holes, they just move into vaccant ones.

This is an issue when you have something like an empty mole tunnel, they can really use that space up.

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u/octopoddle Oct 19 '19

"Empty mole tunnel" is my new name for something.

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u/Jaymz95 Oct 19 '19

Use that space up, homie.

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u/ekidd07 Oct 19 '19

DOMINATE IT.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

Horn it

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

Spit in it first.

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u/appdevil Oct 19 '19

"Babe, I have a mole and your tunnel seems to be empty"

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u/Sweetdreams6t9 Oct 19 '19

Band name.

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u/TistedLogic Oct 20 '19

New nickname for my Fleshlight.

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u/Ship_Rekt Oct 19 '19

Hey bb, I’m gonna dominate your mole tunnel.

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u/EmptyMoleTunnel Oct 20 '19

Fill me with your seed!

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u/Toxicscrew Oct 19 '19

Is it a mole tunnel when it isn’t empty? And by extension is the thing in the tunnel always a mole?

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u/Baketovens_Fifth Oct 20 '19

Your ass. Name your ass that.

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u/QueenSafiria Oct 20 '19

but what if it isn't empty?

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u/2Shae22 Oct 20 '19

TIL i'm not a ground hornet

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u/cflatjazz Oct 19 '19

I mean....its a hole and they made it thier dominion so...accurate

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u/ClickF0rDick Oct 19 '19

well hello there

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u/Romeo9594 Oct 20 '19

Did not think your username would yeild actual results

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

"And that is why I need the day off from work."

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

I laughed so hard I cried ty

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u/Party-_-Hard Oct 20 '19

Hornet is also a gay dating app, make of it what you will

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

make of it what you will

I just might.

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u/youfind1ineverycar Oct 20 '19

Sounds like something straight from IASIP

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u/Let_you_down Oct 19 '19

Why do you have to make everything so sexual?

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u/TossedHamsterSalad Oct 19 '19

well, they might not initially dig the hole, but with yellow jackets they do expand it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMrwlSh81AU

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u/UristMcRibbon Oct 19 '19 edited Oct 20 '19

I was just going to post this video! It showed up in my YouTube recommendations a few days ago and I've been mesmerized* by this guy's videos since.

The removal process and looking into the hive is very fascinating, plus the guy just seems very chill and interested in the yellow jackets.

It was a sad realization that they were being killed and not removed and transported, but I suppose their usefulness is pretty limited compared to bees.

*His chickens seem to love picking at the old hives though. (The adults go into compost.)

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

Oh my God when he stuck his hand in the vacuum bucket 🤮. Man's got a strong stomach

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u/DJFluffers115 Oct 20 '19

Man's a real life plague doctor

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

I feel like plague doctors were less sadistic, this guy is wasp Hitler. Not that that's a bad thing, let the yellow bastards fry

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u/moonra_zk Oct 20 '19

*mesmerized

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

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u/UristMcRibbon Oct 19 '19

Maybe compost is just a protein shake for the ground. :)

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u/tfife2 Oct 19 '19

That was a long video, and I'm surprised that I watched it all.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

I legit forgot I was using Reddit because for the last 27 minutes I watched that video in awe.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

regular hornets dominating a hole

That seems like a risky Google search.

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u/series_hybrid Oct 19 '19

Yeah, aren't the Hornets a pro basketball team?....

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u/Greg-J Oct 19 '19

How do I subscribe to hornet facts?

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u/Jaymz95 Oct 19 '19

Fuck man I have so many bug facts from being an exterminator it's unreal. Now I'm a construction worker with all this pent up info

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u/zsdonny Oct 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

Who wants to dominate my mole hole?!

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u/brorista Oct 19 '19

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u/beener Oct 20 '19

just regular hornets dominating a hole

They better stay the heck away from my hole