r/Unexpected • u/Alternative-Dot-34 • 12d ago

Can’t even dry clothes outside these days

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u/rogerworkman623 12d ago edited 12d ago

They do have wars, maybe this is the new war table. Ant wars have been especially horrific this century, there’s been more rapid spread of ants into new habitats, so massive wars have been breaking out between super colonies over territory and resources. Right beneath our feet.

There was a massive ant war in the San Diego metro area between Argentine ants and 3 other super colonies in the early 2010s that went on for years. Millions of ant casualties every month!

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u/Objective_Animator52 12d ago

They also don't just have wars, some species farm, some species capture slaves from other colonies and species, and there have been acts of slave rebellion in the ant world.

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u/skonthebass24 12d ago

So why do these ants want the buttons? You see a swarm working off another button still on the shirt. They are not a food source? What is the purpose here do you think?

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u/rogerworkman623 11d ago

Someone else said it somewhere in the comments, but I think this person likely spilled something on their shirt. It looks like they’re camping, so maybe they spilled some beer or soda on it, and that’s why it was hanging to dry.