Ant Tunnels
What you see here is a plaster representation of ant tunnels. How did they get it?
They poured orthodontal plaster down the holes and then dug them up.
Am I the only one bothered that they are destroying the ant’s homes and maybe killing a bunch of ants in the process? I know I poison the ants that get too close to my house, but somehow this bothers me more than that.
I imagine the colony that lived in that ant tunnel and realize that if they didn’t all die, they had to start all over. I imagine someone doing the same thing to New York: filling the open spaces with plaster and pulling it off to make a mold of what the little humans have created. Isn’t it interesting how some buildings are taller than others. The tall ones are grouped together and then the smaller buildings spread out across the city. See the small cars that were stuck in the plaster? They use these to get around town.
I need to stop poisoning the ants by my house. It’s giving me guilt.
Via: Sunspots: the ant nest edition – Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
That is sad. I have an agreement with myself that I only kill things that invade my home. I wish I could tell the bugs about thta agreement. I did read a cool thing online about people who put little rice bowls outside their house to appease the ants so they wouldn’t come inside. hmm…
Comment by Braidwood — 6/4/2006 @ 11:29 pm
I have seen this guy’s work before. He is a college professor. He only does this type of work with abandoned ant houses. I hope this may change your opinion.
Comment by Felipe — 6/7/2007 @ 1:16 pm
We need one more efficient way to know the structure of ants buildings. Maybe nanobots or scanning by resonance. I am sad at this as you are.
Comment by camrto — 1/10/2012 @ 4:38 pm
The combined weight of all the ants in the world is more than all the humans. in the world. They are very successful. They can literally live anywhere they want. This research won’t even change anything.
Comment by Julian — 12/27/2012 @ 12:23 am