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Ant mega-colony takes over world

SoundAndFury — Wed, 07/01/2009 - 08:13

A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another.

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"But further experiments

Incarnadine — Wed, 07/01/2009 - 20:40

"But further experiments revealed the true extent of the insects' global ambition."

I'm not sure I'd ascribe intent to them. And also, way to go with the totally life-sized picture at the top, BBC. Nice work.

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Way to give me the jeebies,

Single Entendre — Wed, 07/01/2009 - 16:03

Way to give me the jeebies, ass.

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