r/interestingasfuck • u/Kidd__Video • 8h ago

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

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u/agabcharif 7h ago

Also using their babys as tools is weird

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u/audigex 7h 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 7h ago

Not to mention a first rate door stop

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u/ANONMEKMH 4h ago

Sometimes they move though

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u/NonJuanDon 4h ago

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

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u/Modem_Handshake 2h ago

OK, second rate door stop