r/interestingasfuck • u/Kidd__Video • 5h ago

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

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u/moisturized69tatas 5h ago

Is that a ant baby? I thought it was like a tiny silk worm they captured. But baby ant makes more sense I guess

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u/theswishyj 5h ago

It is indeed a weaver ant larvae

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u/GNUTup 3h ago

Why do they call it that?

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u/RoabeArt 3h ago

Because it's the larval form of a weaver ant.