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- ceredron, on 11/09/2008, -2/+260so, what you're saying is that these "fire ants" are going to ride on over into America and invade our country using rafts made out of themselves.
these terrorists must be stopped at all costs - new2theratrace, on 11/10/2008, -3/+154damn nature, you scary!
- HiImFromReddit, on 11/09/2008, -3/+143Dude, remember when MacGuyver was trying to escape killer ants, and he dug a moat around the nest, and they clipped leaves to cross the moat? I couldn't sleep for a week.
And now it turns out they didn't even need leaves? I think I just ***** in my pants. - ebarras, on 11/10/2008, -1/+140I grew up in Alabama, in an area that flooded a lot. They have a ton of fire ants there. I remember grabbing one of these "rafts" when it was floating in the street in front of my house. Before I knew what happened, the thing went ***** and bit me all over. Not fun.
- kidwithsword, on 11/10/2008, -1/+104Just imagine swimming down a river and through one of those things...
- oboredone, on 11/10/2008, -0/+102I was really hoping that a fish would come up and eat the middle right out of them.
- Armor1901, on 11/10/2008, -8/+104KILL IT WITH FIRE!!
- InetRoadkill, on 11/10/2008, -0/+84I imagine this is old news to anyone in the southern US where fire ants have taken over. The rafts can be pretty damn large.
It's a real bad idea to wade in water anywhere near these guys. The first they'll do is swarm all over you in an attempt to find dry land. Once they realize that you're not dry land, they'll get seriously pissed off and commence a mass stinging attack. - lintmonkey, on 11/10/2008, -0/+76"We hit land! Start digging!"
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -0/+64what you don't know is they built Antarctica by carrying each water droplet and placing it on a piece of floating ice.
Then they built their secret global headquarters deep below that ice.
They only want you to think they haven't been there. - alph0ns, on 11/10/2008, -0/+60The amazons probably isn't ideal for swimming though.
- Brododium, on 11/09/2008, -25/+80We're sorry, this video is unavailable...
Alternate link: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4 - anthonydamasco, on 11/10/2008, -0/+52***** man, imagine swimming under the water, then raising your head up for air and coming up right in the middle of that,
- Agentdvd, on 11/10/2008, -0/+52Us humans should do this so we dont have to waste money on boats.
- ins0mn0maniac, on 11/10/2008, -0/+50I think ants are a lot smarter than we give them credit for... they've been here since the dinosaurs, and they have managed to thrive on every continent except Antarctica. Teamwork = strength
- PacmanMafia, on 11/10/2008, -3/+44At 2:33...what happens to the ant that happens to rip off the queen's head because her fat ass got stuck in mud? He doesn't actually pull the head off, just noticed that it is probably not the best spot to pull. Kinda like pulling a vehicle from its bumper lol.
- hiPpymIck, on 11/10/2008, -0/+40i was wondering about how painful their sting is - found this..
http://www.answers.com/topic/schmidt-sting-pain-in ...
* 1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
* 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
* 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
* 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
* 2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
* 2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and burns on your skin.
* 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill to excavate your ingrown toenail.
* 3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
* 4.0 Pepsis wasp: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath (if you get stung by one you might as well lie down and scream).
* 4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel.
- mongrel, on 11/10/2008, -0/+39The world needs more hungry fish.
- amanilaenvelope, on 11/10/2008, -0/+36One fights fire with fire. *Prepares flamethrower*
- lintmonkey, on 11/10/2008, -2/+38That's a feisty one. He saw an opportunity to get a little tongue action with the queen and he took it.
- tm13lke, on 11/10/2008, -1/+36Step on each other so the other one can be comfortable? I think they do that already.
- nomadxx7, on 11/10/2008, -0/+34It would look like a big fiery donut.
- Hota, on 11/10/2008, -0/+28Yeah, because there are rafts of killer ants ready to swarm you and feed your body to their young.
- bashnu, on 11/10/2008, -0/+26'Nah, it's ok Joe, you go first'
'wtf dude? why you climbing on top of me?'
'for the Queen, joe, for the Queen' - poogy21, on 11/10/2008, -4/+29Ant A (Bob): "Say Steve, why do you think we're here on the bottom while the her-majesty is up there sun-tanning?!"
Ant B (Steve): "I don't know."
Ant A (Bob): "Well, I say it's about time those fat-ass, elitists pay their fair share around here."
Ant B (Steve): "Don't worry, Bob. Change is coming... Bob? Bob?!!"
** Fish Eats Bob.
OBAMA '08! - yohnstoppable, on 11/10/2008, -0/+23But they are made from fire!
- ShadowMarth, on 11/10/2008, -0/+22Then they wouldn't need a boat.
- jba68, on 11/10/2008, -0/+22Holy crap, Bullet ant initiation.
Initiation Rites
Bullet ants are used by some indigenous people in their initiation rites to manhood (Bequaert, 1926). The ants are first knocked out by drowning them in a natural chloroform, and then hundreds of them are woven into sleeves made out of leaves, stinger facing inward. When the ants come to, boys slip the sleeve down onto their arm. The goal of this initiation rite is to keep the sleeve on for a full ten minutes. When finished, the boys' arms are temporarily paralyzed because of the venom, and they may shake uncontrollably for days. The only "protection" provided is a coating of charcoal on the hands, supposedly to confuse the ants and inhibit their stinging. To fully complete the initiation, however, the boys must go through the ordeal a total of 20 times over the course of several months or even years. - Surferess, on 11/10/2008, -0/+22Teamwork!
- Xionn, on 11/10/2008, -0/+21I feel itchy.
- VenDrake, on 11/10/2008, -0/+21I admit, I have hard time trying to sympathize with something that wants to swarm over my body, tear of chunks of flesh, and feed it to their young.
- tinkafoo, on 11/10/2008, -0/+20ah, yes!
USE DISH SOAP FROM ORBIT. - rogue780, on 11/10/2008, -0/+20they must have learned this from Cubans
- nomadxx7, on 11/10/2008, -0/+18They would probably let go but not after stinging you a lot of times. It's not like buoyancy or anything. They'd probably let go when they ran out of oxygen and felt you were no longer a threat to the queen/colony. However, since you're now underwater and they are probably above you, to get your oxygen you'd have to hopefully pop up away from them so you weren't wearing them as a hat.
- cowsgonemadd3, on 11/10/2008, -0/+17I have tried this in a pool and trust me it takes them a while to run out of air and in the mean time they keep stinging. You have to brush them off.
- lintmonkey, on 11/10/2008, -1/+18The reality of it would make you die.
- TehDoctor, on 11/10/2008, -0/+17YES. And he made a flamethrower with garden hose and a fertilizer spray tank. And made a welder out of a car battery, jumper cables and a quarter.
- JoshuaGross, on 11/11/2008, -0/+16Imagine swimming through the Amazon and having fish swim up your urethra.
- Wakkyweed, on 11/10/2008, -0/+16I was imagining swimming underwater, coming up to take a breath and getting a face full of pissed-off ants.
- Tobey, on 11/10/2008, -0/+16You know, I really can't say that I did...
- tinkafoo, on 11/10/2008, -1/+16NUKE IT FROM ORBIT.
- vadimus, on 11/10/2008, -0/+15Easy, youtube links are the same on all regional pages, you just change the subdomain
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4 - Sneezyx, on 11/10/2008, -0/+14Actually, in this case, all you'd need is a bit of soap. Break the surface tension, and down they go.
- al3xman, on 11/10/2008, -0/+14The thought of it makes me cringe.
- dignation, on 11/11/2008, -0/+14@mikeon
Not that there's anything wrong with it. - arctorkogi, on 11/10/2008, -1/+14I see it fine...
- xB4R7x, on 11/10/2008, -5/+18I like turtles.
- nathanm412, on 11/10/2008, -0/+12I was really hoping that the ants would eat the fish!
- crawfishDigger, on 11/10/2008, -0/+12Problem is, you rarely get bit by just one. Or two. It's usually about 6 or more.
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