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Researchers Find 3,600-mile Ant Supercolony

Posted by chrisd on from the bigger-than-the-simant-backyard dept.

darnellmc writes "Usually ants from different colonies fight till the death, but according to this article one group of ants from different queens work together. Resulting in the largest ant supercolony yet discovered. This supercolony reaches from the Italian Riviera along the coastline to northwest Spain. Probably not an the ideal location for a cookout considering this new find. This is the kind of think that used to be science fiction."

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  1. 3600 miles along the coastline?? by Barryo_Stereo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now, how was that calculated? Benoit Mandelbrot would sniff LOUDLY about the length of a coastline!

  2. *Phew* by polyphemus-blinder · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know how the hell they got to the Italian Riviera, but I'm glad someone found my ant farm.

    I'M COMIN' GUYS!!!

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    It's all going according to .plan.
  3. way to go guys! by r00tarded · · Score: 2, Funny

    i knew it was getting popular. but a coastline? bravo.

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  4. Re:Fire Ants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Americans always have to have teh biggest and noisiest of everything,...

    ...said the texan.