Excavating a Giant Ant Colony
Published on 21 Jan 2008 at 10:46 pm.
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I saw a special titled “Ants! Nature’s Secret Power” on the Science Channel, and was amazed by this scene where scientists excavated a giant ant colony in Argentina.
These ants farm fungus gardens and have built a ventilation system to release the large amounts of carbon dioxide generated by the garden and bring in fresh oxygenated air.
There are only two creatures on Earth that farm: humans and ants!
PS: It appears that this video is/will be available in its entirety at these two URLs:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8115023696779132025
http://www.stage6.com/Ants/video/2090460/Ants-Natures-Secret-Power
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
