Time Lapsed Ant Farm - Tunnels in Antworks Space Gel Habitat

Ant farms aren't just for kids anymore... I took these shots with a Nikon D300 every 60 sec for 4 days = 4,500 photos. Thanks ThinkGeek for providing the gel farm! http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/pets/6fd6/
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[Robstailey]

ok. you NEED to do the Ant Battle.

get three ant farms, connect them with plastic tubing, fill them with three different species, and watch the ensuing action. you could even put food stores in neutral zones to be contested and fought over.

[bravestripes]

DIG! DIG INTO ZE LIGHT COMRADS!!!

[Ozcomz]

@Konfu make a time lapse

[invincible739]

Are we ants of this world?

[Haku1234567890]

@KuzzNshazziie That shit is called recording, when a camera is taking pictures to make a smooth motion

[995Unknown]

@KuzzNshazziie its an automated process

[Coolca83]

@KuzzNshazziie

there are external timer control and plug into the camera...

[KuzzNshazziie]

@eggsDarkOrbit >?

[Konfu]

Shizzle. I've tried two of these and all my (common black) ants do is sit and die. Later on water condenses inside the box and new recruits drowned in it. In the end, the gel just went bollocks and turned into mold :(

[eggsDarkOrbit]

@KuzzNshazziie well thats no fun

[KuzzNshazziie]

SO... YOUR TELLING ME EVERY 60 SECONDS YOU TOOK A PICTURE? So you stay awake 24 hours for 4 days?

[KuzzNshazziie]

@eggsDarkOrbit no