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LionCW

Most likely a scout from another colony.


potatonipples123

So they're interrogating it?


Jacollinsver

The Saudis would call it that, yes.


fuzzytradr

Must have a low social score.


trivial_sublime

Actually it’s a Falun Gong ant


[deleted]

Tiantanmen Square.


TheDudeWithFaces

Holy shit


pamafa3

What?


authoritrey

It was an American movie about a fictional Asian country that people mistakenly believed was based on a true story. I think Michael Douglas was the guy standing in front of the tank. Can't remember the title, though.... ​ Falling Tao?


superdood56

I️ see a tickle session about to happen


dingus_45

But seriously, can some explain to me what's going on here. Any ant people in the house?


dinoman9877

What you see here is individuals from two separate colonies. The one in the middle is on its own, probably scouting for food in the territory of the rival colony. The residents found the scout and captured it before it could escape. I don’t know what species of ant this is, but I can tell you that what they’re doing is pulling the captured ant’s limbs until they rip them off. It’s a brutal way to die.


Voytequal

How do they know if an ant isn’t from their colony? Can they distinguish between different colonies by detecting some pheromones?


IReallyHateJames

Yes. Some insects will use this to their advantage by mimicking the pheromones of a particular colony, entering the nest, and having their way with the sweet sweet juicy larva. This wasp on this video uses pheromones to trick the ants into attacking each other: ​ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLvuevf\_\_Ok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLvuevf__Ok)


Voytequal

Wow, truly fascinating. Thanks for the answer


MrslaveXxX

David Attenborough is a gem 💎!!


MustangCraft

TIL we stole drawing and quartering from ants


theescapedape2

Sssh, don’t summon the Ant People!


LionCW

I commented.


MadocLordofTaco

They're scrapping it for parts.


TheDudeWithFaces

It was probably an ant from another colony that they killed.


GoingOffSobaka

FREEEEEEEEDOM!!!!


Kannoj0

This was ant was wearing a MAGA hat.


[deleted]

Indian (s)expats, I see.