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stannn

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The ant city cast in concrete

« on: February 06, 2012, 10:34:16 AM »

This underground labyrinth must have some relevance to us.
Stan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2095335/Underground-ant-city-Brazil-rivals-Great-Wall-China-labyrinth-highways.html


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dhaslam

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Re: The ant city cast in concrete

« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 03:07:52 PM »

Clever use of concrete, saves waiting for a volcano to erupt. I hope they keep it open when they finish. Must have been a bit stuffy at the bottom but they may be able to live on air trapped in the soil for a while.


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knighty

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Re: The ant city cast in concrete

« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 03:23:54 PM »

the interesting bit is....

they filled it with 10 tons of concrete...

but the ants dug out 40 tons of soil to make it

some kind of magic going on there if you ask me.... soil 4 times heavier than concrete ?


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