Ant Hurricane - Spectacular

Incredible spectacle of ants marching in a spiral!

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[altish]

"Sometimes ants following the scent of other ants get locked in a never ending circle called a circular mill. The circle of ants, each one following the ant in front, may continue until they all die." A bit like lemmings I suppose? If I saw that in my backyard though I would still just assume the world is ending, despite what the internet might say.

[ffaall]

@altish "So long and thanks for all the crumbs" eh? :-D

[ffaall]

I've seen single ants run in a circle, but that's when they are ill or in some way a danger to the colony. They run in a circle until they exhaust themselves to death, but thousands of ants doing the same thing... no idea. Google doesn't help me either!

[isocrate27]

Looks like Muslims at the Mecca

[boothesquirrel]

i thought it was a black hole

[SiMuSiCvidmania]

ant mosh pit... lol kinda...maybe? eh i dunno xD

[TheSoundDepo]

This phenomenon occurs (an ant mill) during migration of a colony when the main body of ants loses the pheromone (homrone) trail produced by the 'leader' ants. They then start following each other and can form a circle in which each ant follows the ones in front endlessly. This can result in the death of the colony.

Did these ants end up dying?

[JBofBrisbane]

@altish - mate, the whole "suicidal lemmings" thing has been debunked years ago.

[Nathyruiz]

@altish "If I saw that in my backyard though I would still just assume the world is ending, despite what the internet might say." LOL... me too

[JUSTICEGIRL2009]

i wulda lit it on fire....sry mother nature...



[utupoe111]

@MasterOfFlash92 haha. They do this forever.

[MasterOfFlash92]

@utupoe111 don't worry they'll walk to their death :P

[utupoe111]

= terrifying. Ants, I will get you if it's the last thing I do!