Excavating an ant colony is simply breathtaking.

youtube.com — A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure. Jan 31, 2012 View in Crawl 4

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Excavating an ant colony is simply breathtaking.

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protogenxl Feb 1, 2012

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The Metal Castings look cooler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgN76vYOgM

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numchuck Feb 1, 2012

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good one

whitediesel Feb 1, 2012

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I guess logistics made it impossible to use aluminum for this one, but I was remembering your link while watching this one and thinking they should've done the same thing. It would be easier to break down and reassemble. They'll probably have to leave all that cement there.

Awesome though, beautiful really.

quade Jan 31, 2012

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Could you imagine being one of those ants while concrete is being pumped into the colony? I bet it would feel like the alien invasion in Falling Skies or something like that.

redhautemama Feb 1, 2012

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Look how brilliant ants are.. It's unbelievable!

balzor Feb 1, 2012

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I'll be showing this to my Science class tomorrow. Thanks

multimeter Feb 1, 2012

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Don't get me wrong, I think this is amazing, but equally amazing to me is how they managed to get the concrete to flow so well and fill all the nooks and crannies so thoroughly. Nice work science!

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retrac Feb 1, 2012

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Cement with some additives can flow just like water

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ikorkyi Feb 1, 2012

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i guess there aren't any chambers that turn upwards then dead end.

thegreenthumb Feb 2, 2012

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the wonder of nature

thistlechaser Feb 1, 2012

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I think someone has confused "breathtaking" with "creepy as hell"

backtothekitchen Feb 1, 2012

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Those ants worked hard building their home and just destroyed by the scientist and explorers.. But it's a good thing we learned about this great stuff though.

numchuck Feb 1, 2012

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amazing!

spartan61 Feb 1, 2012

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that's f**kin nuts

fatiguecare Feb 1, 2012

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Allan i show this video to my dad, he just said it is superb...

alexisromano Feb 1, 2012

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wow that is really cool!

dougnic55 Jan 31, 2012

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amazing...

matdredalia Feb 1, 2012

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Those poor ants. What the hell gives these people the right to walk in and fill their home with cement? Like it or not, they're living creatures, too.