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TIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europe (news.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every year the ants attack my house. Every year I fight them off. I didn’t realise how hilariously outnumbered I am. I feel … itchy.

[–] NakariLexfortaine 3 points 1 year ago

Ants and fungi are inevitable, undefeatable.

People talk about roaches being the next species to thrive after we fuck ourselves. That will be a short-lived empire.

They will fall before the Mushroom Warriors, riding upon their giant ants without a Buick in sight to crush them.