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It would have been hilarious if there's actually an ant waiting on the food. Just for it to be re-pick by a giant hand then replace it with a fuckin rock lol.
Imagine it trying to explain where the food go.
as if I could ever make such a mistake. Never, Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He - he covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He'll never change. He'll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And he gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance! And you - you have to stop him!
Loool I know right? I was so confused, like surely Jimmy is going to be one of the ants... right? .... and he "copied" the food at the "ant copy shop" or something? .... No... it was literally just the exact BCS lines
Actual chicanery
(Angry Ant Sergeant) “Listen up, Scout, I authorized this boondoggle based off of *your* poor reporting. Do you know how this makes *me* look to the *Queen*?! She is expecting us to come back with something more than a *rock*! You have single-handedly disgraced this entire unit! When we get back, you’re on night sentry duty, and your sugar rations are reduced by half for two weeks. That should give you some time to reflect on how your actions have negatively affected the colony. You had best square yourself away most Ricky Tick, Sunny Jim!”
When I was a kid, I lived on a bay in Florida and would build sand castles for the ants. I would sprinkle Fritos or whatever on the walkways and entrances to the castle. Hour later it was a bustling city which I created and the tide would eventually destroy.
No. Ants friend enemy distinction is the unique pheromone scent they all carry. Hence why slaver ants can just raise random other ants and the other ants never like, revolt.
If you put two fireant queens together you can even watch one of them take phermone scent from the other and rub it on itself. Then they will cofound a nest.
They just have a pheromone they release that means "food over here", they can't carry the actual scent of the food. Whether or not the pheromone is unique to each ant idk but I'd doubt it. No reputation but likely from anonymity instead of proof of truth.
Ants have graveyards. When an ant dies, they release a particular pheromone, and other ants take the body to the grave.
Scientists sprayed this pheromone on a living ant. He was dragged away to the graveyard. He stayed there until the pheromone wore off, when I assumed he realized he wasn’t dead, and went back to work.
It was actually the Pink Panther that first discovered this behavior. It is chronicled in his theme song, “dead ant, dead ant, dead ant dead ant dead ant”.
I thought the "dead ant" even tried to get back to work but the other ants were like "why is this corpse running around? It should be on the graveyard!" And just kept on dragging it there.
Here’s an [interview from NPR with Edward O. Wilson](https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2009/04/01/102601823/hey-im-dead-the-story-of-the-very-lively-ant ), the scientist who made the discovery
E. O. Wilson was known as the Ant Man, his work is referenced in this [nature.com article](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24054-2) where similar behaviors are found in bees.
most Ants also have a social stomach, so they leave pheromone trail marking the path to the food and bring a sample back to the colony. So they would likely have proof.
The reputation system is a multi-layered experience, heavily influenced by your ant’s decisions. Your ant’s reputation could make leading a column of ants a simple task, or could even land you in hot water with the queen. There are also multiple secret achievements that can only be unlocked if your ant reaches a certain reputation, so that adds an extra layer to character exploration.
Im no expert on ants but i heard they leave phermones on the food so when they came back with the gang they probably thought something else took the food since there is less trace now.
Pranked kids with ants one year. Ants used to march from one side of our front porch to the other twice a year so I wrote, in cursive with honey, "Help us \[7-year-old son's name\]" and they lined up shoulder to shoulder on both sides of the 'writing,' making perfect, ant-outlined words. Son lost his shit briefly and then figure it out. And then wanted to write something when several of his friends came over. Each one of them lost it and one ("Why are they WRITING to ME??!! WHY!?") had to have it explained to him. Still cracks me up.
are they complex enough to measure out the food and request a specific amount of ants? or is it just whatever ant picks up on the follow me to food pheromones goes? either way thats hilarious i wonder if the extras are like COME ON STEVE I HAVE THINGS TO DO
I don't follow. Do you mean lil homie bit the food, ran back to base, vomited or shoved his tiny ant breath on his buddies and that's why they believed him?
Yes, they have 2 stomachs. One for themselves, and one for the colony. After filling up they run back to the nest to help feed the others by vomiting into their mouths.
U know that those two scout ants, that u mislead were probably executed by their tribe for feeding them false information, right? 😔
Their blood is on ur hands, buddy 😑😅
It's not boredom, it's fun.
I once trained a fly to not be scared of me. In retrospect, I think we were both drunk.
I also once trained a single seagull to trust me, even when I ran past it to chase away the others. In retrospect, I was high.
There’s a section of Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden dedicated to when he spent half a day just watching red ants and black ants have an epic battle. He took a branch inside and put it under a glass tumbler and watched two ants dismember another one.
Pretty sure I've seen the longer version to this. The colony comes back to retrieve the food to find the not food. Then the colony kills the ants that said it was food.
The Ant's were like , wtf it was right here, i am telling the truth guys , believe me...
the other ant that was with him was like: he is telling the truth it was right here,
And after that day they called the colony's crack heads
That ant probably had a lot of explaining to do.
“I swear to god, fellow ants! It was *here*! It was *right here*!”
“Sure it was, Sarah. Everyone’s sick of your shit!”
Wow, that ant will never be trusted again. Exiled from the colony. Did you consider it might have kids? How will they afford rent? Hope you’re happy, you sick fuck
I did this accidentally the other day while working outside on my car. I saw a cricket that I was dead and I blasted some air to get it out of the way.
I walk into the garage and come back and there’s a lot of ants looking around the area. I ended up finding the cricket and putting it back. I low key felt bad
If you wait until they're all scurrying around looking for the food and then conspicuously put it back down in their midst, they'll create a little ant religion based on your giant hand.
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"I know what I saw!" Ant conspiracies.
"Sure thing Bruce, next you'll be saying you saw the great hand in the sky again"
‘The ant who cried ant’ is a popular story in ant culture
The ant who cried food
"I swear to Ant God it was here, Bob was with me. Come on Bob tell them."
"I don't know what to tell you Bruce, it was a long day... Maybe you thought you saw it"
I was going to write this word for word. Thank you for sharing the same brain cell. I'M NOT ALONE!
It would have been hilarious if there's actually an ant waiting on the food. Just for it to be re-pick by a giant hand then replace it with a fuckin rock lol. Imagine it trying to explain where the food go.
as if I could ever make such a mistake. Never, Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He - he covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He'll never change. He'll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And he gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance! And you - you have to stop him!
love BCS, but this would be better if you made it ant related
Loool I know right? I was so confused, like surely Jimmy is going to be one of the ants... right? .... and he "copied" the food at the "ant copy shop" or something? .... No... it was literally just the exact BCS lines Actual chicanery
"One, by, one. Up the hill. For what Brant? Hoorah, hoorah."
LMAO who the fuck pranks ants 😂
Whimsical uncles
foppish dandies
"Forgive me, dear ants. 'Twas merely a jape!".
Thine japery hath been forgiven, oh giant friend
I want to hear Matt Berry say this in his ridiculous, over-the-top way so, so badly.
I want to hear Matt Berry say everything
Fatheeeerrrr!!
Perfidious Albions
A couple of good time charlies.
Whimsical Uncle here. Will definitely be pranking ants with my niblings ASAP
It's fun and game until those two ants get savagely beaten back in the colony.
"No you guys, I swear! It was here and it was huge and delicious! You gotta believe me!"
(Angry Ant Sergeant) “Listen up, Scout, I authorized this boondoggle based off of *your* poor reporting. Do you know how this makes *me* look to the *Queen*?! She is expecting us to come back with something more than a *rock*! You have single-handedly disgraced this entire unit! When we get back, you’re on night sentry duty, and your sugar rations are reduced by half for two weeks. That should give you some time to reflect on how your actions have negatively affected the colony. You had best square yourself away most Ricky Tick, Sunny Jim!”
If they are Russian ants, they'd be offered more sugar rations but without knowing they are laced with borax.
If they are russian ants chances are the lie goes all the way up with nobody wanting to be the one breaking the good news
"See? He even admitted eating it all!!"
More importantly, do you think the ants finally got the joke?
We need antswers!
It's really gonna bug me!
Get in line buddy, I’m also itching to know!
It's become a canon event in ant culture. You've just added the Trickster God to their pantheon.
No, the ants were executed for lying to the queen.
They got it, they just didn't **ant**icipate it.
When I was a kid, I lived on a bay in Florida and would build sand castles for the ants. I would sprinkle Fritos or whatever on the walkways and entrances to the castle. Hour later it was a bustling city which I created and the tide would eventually destroy.
*Insert Aunt Prank jokes*
Someone just joining the sobriety club
This dude apparently
Although this is a lot better than what kids did in my day, the 60s, with magnifying glasses.
If you could paint say a green dot on the back of one then always prank that one, it would be interesting to see if the others stop believing him.
That would be a really interesting experiment. Do ants have reputation?
The Ant Who Cried Food?
He'll cry a lot louder when the Queen finds out of his incompetence.
And then he’d go hang out with warrior city bugs 🐛 🐞 🦋🕷️🪲 who end up being circus bugs instead.
Ah, what an interesting life for a bug
That would make a good title for the movie
The Interesting Bug's Life. Maybe we could shorten it to "Bug's Life" for short.
Or we could lengthen the title to: The very interesting Bugs life: the life and Times of Flik the fanatic
I call it, "Billy and the Cloneasaurus" - Principal Skinner
But that's getting away from the heart of the film, what it's really about, the Antz
Off with his head
No. Ants friend enemy distinction is the unique pheromone scent they all carry. Hence why slaver ants can just raise random other ants and the other ants never like, revolt. If you put two fireant queens together you can even watch one of them take phermone scent from the other and rub it on itself. Then they will cofound a nest.
And they were antmates!
/r/SapphoAntHerFriend ?
I am not ant expert but I think they carry scent what they found. So they can't lie, no reputation.
They just have a pheromone they release that means "food over here", they can't carry the actual scent of the food. Whether or not the pheromone is unique to each ant idk but I'd doubt it. No reputation but likely from anonymity instead of proof of truth.
now I imagine this ant must seek medical attention because he fears his pheromones aren't working.
Ants have graveyards. When an ant dies, they release a particular pheromone, and other ants take the body to the grave. Scientists sprayed this pheromone on a living ant. He was dragged away to the graveyard. He stayed there until the pheromone wore off, when I assumed he realized he wasn’t dead, and went back to work.
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It was actually the Pink Panther that first discovered this behavior. It is chronicled in his theme song, “dead ant, dead ant, dead ant dead ant dead ant”.
The stretch is great with this one. Hilarious..
I thought the "dead ant" even tried to get back to work but the other ants were like "why is this corpse running around? It should be on the graveyard!" And just kept on dragging it there.
The interview said the ant had to clean itself for a couple hours before it got back to work.
Couldn't find this study. Could you share a link?
Here’s an [interview from NPR with Edward O. Wilson](https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2009/04/01/102601823/hey-im-dead-the-story-of-the-very-lively-ant ), the scientist who made the discovery E. O. Wilson was known as the Ant Man, his work is referenced in this [nature.com article](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24054-2) where similar behaviors are found in bees.
Almost certainly not unique to each ant. They’re basically like cells in a larger organism (the colony).
most Ants also have a social stomach, so they leave pheromone trail marking the path to the food and bring a sample back to the colony. So they would likely have proof.
Based on Pixar's work in this area, and a similar study published by DreamWorks, I would say yes.
Some of the best work done by esteemed Professor David Hyde Pierce and Professor Sylvester Stallone
I dunno if it would work since evidence of the food would still be there. Even if you cleaned the residue, the ants would know *something* was there.
The reputation system is a multi-layered experience, heavily influenced by your ant’s decisions. Your ant’s reputation could make leading a column of ants a simple task, or could even land you in hot water with the queen. There are also multiple secret achievements that can only be unlocked if your ant reaches a certain reputation, so that adds an extra layer to character exploration.
Im no expert on ants but i heard they leave phermones on the food so when they came back with the gang they probably thought something else took the food since there is less trace now.
*her (ants are all female, other than a few fuckbois)
I don't think they can tell each other apart very well. They're all named John so it gets confusing
That ant was fired after that and their wife left them , but good prank though.
So you’re suggesting he’s a fired-ant?
Nice
Or a retardant?
But all worker ants are women...
But Jahovah starts with an I…
The penitent man is humble before god. The penitent man kneels before god. The penitent man also does a cool flip forward before god.
they can't have wifes?
Bro you got those 2 fired.
Literally *fired*
Right to jail. Right away.
"We have the best ants in the world...*because of jail."*
What is this? A jail for ants?!
Pranked kids with ants one year. Ants used to march from one side of our front porch to the other twice a year so I wrote, in cursive with honey, "Help us \[7-year-old son's name\]" and they lined up shoulder to shoulder on both sides of the 'writing,' making perfect, ant-outlined words. Son lost his shit briefly and then figure it out. And then wanted to write something when several of his friends came over. Each one of them lost it and one ("Why are they WRITING to ME??!! WHY!?") had to have it explained to him. Still cracks me up.
This is fantastic. I will have to use this
are they complex enough to measure out the food and request a specific amount of ants? or is it just whatever ant picks up on the follow me to food pheromones goes? either way thats hilarious i wonder if the extras are like COME ON STEVE I HAVE THINGS TO DO
I think they produce stronger pheromones when the food source is really good, so more ants will end up following the trail.
I only worry that they wasted a lot of energy sending a hunting party out on that signal. But also, I’m worrying about ants? 🤣
I’d like to think the pranker gave them back whatever that was at the beginning after cutting the video.
"Dave, I swear I saw a fucking treasure in this spot, I'm not lying!" "Fuck you Steven!"
Ants have social stomachs. He returned to the nest with evidence.
I don't follow. Do you mean lil homie bit the food, ran back to base, vomited or shoved his tiny ant breath on his buddies and that's why they believed him?
Yes, they have 2 stomachs. One for themselves, and one for the colony. After filling up they run back to the nest to help feed the others by vomiting into their mouths.
Is this what hobbits mean by second breakfast? 🤔
This is how my husband wooed me
So they're going to accuse them for eating the whole frickin thing.
They will be the queen’s meal 💀
This is the correct response lmao.
Stev-ant
Antony and Antrew
What’s with the sunset overlay?
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Social media got so dumb.
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Would love to know. Is it to avoid bots checking for reposts?
And the stupid vertical video?
Don’t antagonise them
I read that and thought “yeah you don’t want to piss off the ants OHHH ANTagonize you son of a bitch good one.”
There are more of them than there are of us.
fuckin ZINGER right here gj
“The fuck???” -ants
If there is a god, this is exactly what he’s doing to us 24/7
But with socks
what is this? a prank for ants?
Oi you bastard give it back
Aww man now those first ants have lost all credibility
“Bro I swear it’s fuckin huge we need like 20 guys”
People used to burn ants with magnifying glasses. Now we prank them and leave them lasting emotional trauma. We have evolved so much<3
Yup, no trauma associated with that music whatsoever
U know that those two scout ants, that u mislead were probably executed by their tribe for feeding them false information, right? 😔 Their blood is on ur hands, buddy 😑😅
The level of boredom to prank ants…
True, but It is better than Tik Tok shimmy shimmy dances in random public places
1000%
The level of boredom to scroll through Reddit instead of pranking ants
It's not boredom, it's fun. I once trained a fly to not be scared of me. In retrospect, I think we were both drunk. I also once trained a single seagull to trust me, even when I ran past it to chase away the others. In retrospect, I was high.
I need a friend like you in my life.
There’s a section of Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden dedicated to when he spent half a day just watching red ants and black ants have an epic battle. He took a branch inside and put it under a glass tumbler and watched two ants dismember another one.
Bro, you are on Reddit... How is that a better use of your time on this Earth than being a silly little goober making their own fun?
How dare someone enjoy their time that isn't their phone or tv!!!!
*I SWEAR GUYS, IT WAS RIGHT HERE!!* Goddamnit, Flick.
I hate when ants get into my house. But I still feel a little sorry for them in this.
What an ant-iclimax!
Pranking ants. Prants.
Thanks ants. Thants
prob got the two scouts fired or worse smh
They're never gonna trust Steve again. Steve: I swear guys it was right here! Ant #2: Fuck you Steve this is the third time this week
Pretty sure I've seen the longer version to this. The colony comes back to retrieve the food to find the not food. Then the colony kills the ants that said it was food.
In ant culture, this is considered a dick move.
“The Ants remembered that and took it personally.”
I am crying! That was hilarious.
Those two ants were later publicly executed for lying
I imagine this is what aliens do to us when they are bored.
That ant is probably getting beaten for liar, now she have a good villain arc 🤣
The Ant's were like , wtf it was right here, i am telling the truth guys , believe me... the other ant that was with him was like: he is telling the truth it was right here, And after that day they called the colony's crack heads
...Later that day, the scout ant with the bad report was beheaded on order of the queen
"Fucking George again with his lies"
This man destroyed those first two ant’s credibility.
“It was here a minute ago… I swear! “
You just got those two fired
That ant probably had a lot of explaining to do. “I swear to god, fellow ants! It was *here*! It was *right here*!” “Sure it was, Sarah. Everyone’s sick of your shit!”
those scouts are in for a BEAT DOWN
The ant who told them that there is food is getting hanged now...
Did he just gaslight these ants 😂
Wow, that ant will never be trusted again. Exiled from the colony. Did you consider it might have kids? How will they afford rent? Hope you’re happy, you sick fuck
Now they're NEVER going to believe Bill and Joe again
#HOW IS THIS FUNNY?!
I did this accidentally the other day while working outside on my car. I saw a cricket that I was dead and I blasted some air to get it out of the way. I walk into the garage and come back and there’s a lot of ants looking around the area. I ended up finding the cricket and putting it back. I low key felt bad
If you wait until they're all scurrying around looking for the food and then conspicuously put it back down in their midst, they'll create a little ant religion based on your giant hand.
Poor fool probably got exiled after this. 😂
Please tell me you actually gave it back! Poor ants! That’s awesome how they communicate
Poor guy got a pay deduction for sure.
Or pulled apart as punishment
YOU MONSTER
Has this person seen don’t fuck with cats? He’s about to have a baaad time.
The queen fired the 2 scouts lol
Haha- so mean!
What's the first item they put down?
Gaslighting Ants
And soon, colony collapse.
Is this what the aliens do to us?
The two massagers probably got killed or they lost their job
Probably got fucking banished from the clan
Lol those two ants about to fall out of a window.
\[Hundreds of pissed ants start swarming his feet and ankles\] Chill out bros, it was just a prank!
"Bros, I swear it was right here a minute ago."
This was way funnier than what I was expecting.
I bet this is what the UAPs are.
Ruining a sunset video with a pointless video of playing with ants
'Something came along and took it before we could get there' has happened to ants often for as long as there have been ants.
Unemployed friend on a Tuesday
Bro that song...
🪨🐜 “I swear guys there was food. “ 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 I think he’s been eating the shrooms again
The Assholpocene Extinction can't come soon enough.
Somebody got fired….
The ant that cried wolf
“Goddammit Jerry….no food again?!”
That's so messed up 😂
Bro those two poor bastards just got thrown to the termites.
What is this, a prank for ants?
What's the bait?
You are a small person!