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[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 139 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Ants running in a circle lost the pheromone trail and keep running in circles until they die.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 42 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)
[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 120 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago

Thank you for your cervids.

[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 days ago

Protection from predators I'd wager

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 6 points 3 days ago

Deer running in a circle lost connection to the hive mind and keep running in circles until they die. So sad

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or because they're being chased by FENTON!!

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 10 points 4 days ago

Ohhhh Jesus Christ! FENTON!

It's an oldie but it always makes me piss myself laughing... The desperation in his voice, the absolute ignorance of Fenton *Chefs kiss* perfection.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

"An ant mill was first described in 1921 by William Beebe, who observed a mill 370 meters (1,210 ft) in circumference. It took each ant two and a half hours to make one revolution."

I'm curious where he found it. Sounds like quite a sight

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Apparently, it was in a forest in Guyana. And well, perhaps you're imagining a filled-out spiral, but in this case, it looked like a normal ant migration at the first. They were going in 6 lanes at most and at 370 meters circumference, that just looks like a line until you follow it around.

That's according to this source, which seems to have excerpts from his book: https://themountainsarecalling.earth/the-army-ant-death-spiral/

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

That is fascinating. Thanks for sharing

[–] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

[(https://tenor.com/r3TiZTw18Fu.gif)]

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Ants are just like us humans! So cute.