Ingredients –
100 Live Black Ants (avoid red ants, their too spicy)
1 vanilla bean split and seeds scraped out
2 Egg Yolks
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Butter, melted
12 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Trap-jaw ants bite with a force of over 300 times their own bodyweight. Uninvited visitors to a nest of trap-jaw ants can expect a vicious response. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Acting as super-predators, humans are forcing changes to body size and reproductive abilities in some species 300 percent faster than would occur naturally, a new study finds picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Remains of stone tools found amid ash deposits in India from a volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago show that modern humans were living there earlier than scientists had previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The butterflies deposit their larvae on marsh gentian plants where exploring ants find them, identify the chemical coating, and take the butterfly larvae back to the ant colony and feed them until they grow up and leave... picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Next time you see an army of ants scurrying around, bear in mind that they may be following orders.

For scientists have shown that the insects talk to each other and are more intelligent than anyone ever realised.

They discovered that ants communicate by stroking a natural 'washboard' on their abdomen with a body part that resembles a plectrum. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The name alone is enough to induce a shudder: the Asian needle ant. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Tiny radio transmitters were fitted to ants by scientists to study their house-hunting habits. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A bunch of ants devour a dead gecko from flesh to bone in a matter of a hours. Pretty cool time lapse. picked by lostsoul135 1 year ago

Ants from an attacking colony will come up to inspect them, and they’ll be curled up just like a dead ant. Then moments later they uncurl and walk away. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Modeled after the workings of a real ant colony, scientists have created 'digital ants' that can protect your computer from viruses and worms. picked by Ankabout 4 weeks ago

Ants! I understand they are also good chocolate coated. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Humans may soon be able to develop long-term relationships with virtual humans that are capable of reading and adapting to our emotions, say French researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

News of politicians' extramarital affairs seems to be in no short supply lately, but if humans were cut from exactly the same cloth as other mammals, a faithful spouse would be an unusual phenomenon. Only 3 percent to 5 percent of the roughly 5,000 species of mammals (including humans) are known to form lifelong, monogamous bonds, with the loyal superstars including beavers, wolves and some bats. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Life really stinks for Argentine ants. New research shows that while alive, the ants produce two odoriferous chemicals that prevent their compatriots from immediately carting their bodies away to the 'morgue'.
*word of the day...Pupae* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

"Our Earth--healthy strong and full of life. But wait, what's that you've got there? Looks like you've got a case of The Humans!" picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Copenhagen. Professor Jacobus Boomsma discovered that certain ants are able to cheat the system, ensuring their offspring become reproductive queens rather than sterile workers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Army ants tired of potholes take one for the team, throwing their bodies into rough spots to make a smoother road for their sisters. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Awesome flash animations for Worth1000.com's Battle of the Animators. Seven episodes in all! picked by capriccio 3 years ago

I couldn't tell where this video was actually taking place but it is a pretty bizarre annual festival. Some guys dressed like clowns run through the streets whipping people with sticks with festivities culminating in a shower of fire ants! Sounds like fun huh? picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago