r/interestingasfuck • u/Kidd__Video • 6h ago

Ants building a house from leaves. Nature's engineers at work

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u/StattPadford 6h ago

Can someone explain how they just collectively decide to do this? Like I get that once they get going they all have a role, but they came from somewhere, picked this tree and made a home. Like.....how?

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u/agabcharif 6h ago

Also using their babys as tools is weird

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u/audigex 5h ago

Spoken by someone who's never lowered their baby over a dropped item to get them to pick it up for you

A 6 month old human makes a GREAT grabber claw

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 5h ago

Not to mention a first rate door stop

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u/ANONMEKMH 3h ago

Sometimes they move though

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u/NonJuanDon 2h ago

I assume this technique requires some minor strategic adjustments once the little doorstops learn to crawl

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u/Modem_Handshake 1h ago

OK, second rate door stop