Ant Balls

Nothing But Net · 09-16-2004, 01:20 AM

You thought they were too small to see, didn't you? This is a real deal when hurricanes (or any type of flood, really) come through the South. I have seen them myself. It is predicted that Hurricane Ivan will produce a bumper crop of these fuckers:

<img src="http://claycoleman.tripod.com/4c3bcd30.jpg">

glatt · 09-16-2004, 09:59 AM

I've never seen that before. Pretty cool. It's floating in stagnant water, isn't it?

Cyber Wolf · 09-16-2004, 10:36 AM

I've seen something like this once before in Georgia. Heavy rains came through a caused a large fishing pond on some lightly wooded family property to overflow its shores. After the rains stopped, there were these little globules in the water that were floating in these weird erratic circles. They turned out to be clusters of hundreds of ants, not as big as that one in the picture, but it looked the same. They were clinging to each other and clamboring over each other, each one trying to get to the top of the pile.

Chris MC · 09-17-2004, 10:45 AM

Hmmm! so! ... is there natural reduction of personnel with these things? I guess the ones at the bottom just drown eventually,

I've never seen anything like that ... I'm in the UK.

Chris.

Clodfobble · 09-17-2004, 11:06 AM

You can't believe everything you see on TV, but... there's an Orkin (pest removal service) ad that's been running in my area for months that says that ants can live up to 2 weeks under water.

glatt · 09-17-2004, 11:16 AM

Maybe their eggs can live that long under water, but I have a difficult time believing that adults can. If they could live for two weeks underwater, you would think they could live indefinately. But I'm just talking out of my ass.

09-16-2004, 01:20 AM	#1
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Ant Balls You thought they were too small to see, didn't you? This is a real deal when hurricanes (or any type of flood, really) come through the South. I have seen them myself. It is predicted that Hurricane Ivan will produce a bumper crop of these fuckers: <img src="http://claycoleman.tripod.com/4c3bcd30.jpg">

09-16-2004, 10:36 AM	#3
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	I've seen something like this once before in Georgia. Heavy rains came through a caused a large fishing pond on some lightly wooded family property to overflow its shores. After the rains stopped, there were these little globules in the water that were floating in these weird erratic circles. They turned out to be clusters of hundreds of ants, not as big as that one in the picture, but it looked the same. They were clinging to each other and clamboring over each other, each one trying to get to the top of the pile. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

09-17-2004, 10:45 AM	#4
Chris MC IT'S IN THE TREES! ... IT'S COMING! ... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I moved down to Southampton on the central South Coast in 1967 Posts: 101	Hmmm! so! ... is there natural reduction of personnel with these things? I guess the ones at the bottom just drown eventually, I've never seen anything like that ... I'm in the UK. Chris. __________________ "It's people who don't come to places like this that I worry about. The ones who don't have an outlet. Say ... someone like yourself." "Oh, I have outlets. I read. I study bugs. I sometimes even ride roller coasters." "And your sex life?" "It doesn't involve going to the theater." "In my experience, Mr. Grissom, some men go to the theater ... some men are the theater." -- Lady Heather and Gil Grissom (Slaves of Las Vegas)

09-16-2004, 09:59 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've never seen that before. Pretty cool. It's floating in stagnant water, isn't it?

09-17-2004, 11:06 AM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You can't believe everything you see on TV, but... there's an Orkin (pest removal service) ad that's been running in my area for months that says that ants can live up to 2 weeks under water.

09-17-2004, 11:16 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Maybe their eggs can live that long under water, but I have a difficult time believing that adults can. If they could live for two weeks underwater, you would think they could live indefinately. But I'm just talking out of my ass.

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