May 18, 2009 at 19:30"The carousel of death"
Ants continue to amaze us with their unusual, even paranormal, behavior. I bring to your attention the following mystery of nature ...
Audience: Rammstein - Links 2 3 4
Used videos: 1 , 2 , 3 and others.
Editing and explanations: www.SmartVideos.ru
For the first time this phenomenon was thoroughly described in 1944 by the American zoophysiologist Theodor Schnereyla, who gave him the name death mill, because the ants continue their run until they fall dead and the carousel of death continues its rotation until the participants are completely exhausted, leaving behind them hordes of dead ants.
One of his most impressive examples was observed in Guyana in 1921 by the American naturalist William Beebe.
He described an anthill that made up a circle with a diameter of about 120 meters and each ants completed a complete cycle in 2.5 hours. The ant circle lasted 2 days, dotting the ground under itself with dead bodies, until a small group of working ants accidentally separated from the general movement and led away the survivors ... (Based on materials from www.antclub.org )
What do you think is this phenomenon explained? :)
Audience: Rammstein - Links 2 3 4
Used videos: 1 , 2 , 3 and others.
Editing and explanations: www.SmartVideos.ru
For the first time this phenomenon was thoroughly described in 1944 by the American zoophysiologist Theodor Schnereyla, who gave him the name death mill, because the ants continue their run until they fall dead and the carousel of death continues its rotation until the participants are completely exhausted, leaving behind them hordes of dead ants.
One of his most impressive examples was observed in Guyana in 1921 by the American naturalist William Beebe.
He described an anthill that made up a circle with a diameter of about 120 meters and each ants completed a complete cycle in 2.5 hours. The ant circle lasted 2 days, dotting the ground under itself with dead bodies, until a small group of working ants accidentally separated from the general movement and led away the survivors ... (Based on materials from www.antclub.org )
What do you think is this phenomenon explained? :)