Ants follow eachother in a line so they don't get lost on their way back to the nest. When they've lost track of the scent for any number of different reasons back to the nest they will follow the ant in front of them for guidance eventually turning into a "death spiral" seen in the picture. The ants are lost and will never find their way home and will march to their deaths.

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Th4tGuyII 112 points 3 years ago

This death spiral/"ant mill" is actually quite short, though still deadly - in the worst case scenarios, a death spiral can be literally kilometers long, some ants might not even make a single revolution around it, which is kinda terrifying to think about.

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Monkeyhog 46 points 3 years ago

I'm not an ant, so it's not really scary at all to me.

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SkyeStarfall 27 points 3 years ago

You don't follow the pheromones of fellow humans when you lose track of home?

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DesolateMood 18 points 3 years ago

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misterdoctor 14 points 3 years ago

Makes you wonder why they’d shout hurrah in that situation.

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Triple_B 40 points 3 years ago

They run in that circle until they die because they're all following the one in front of them.

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JoShmoe 9 points 3 years ago

Can’t you redirect their focus by dropping something nutritious nearby?

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paddirn 25 points 3 years ago

You probably could and that might redirect their focus for a bit, but I would think if they've lost the scent/trail back to their hill (which is the original cause for the death spiral in the first place), they're permanently fubar'd, since they'll never find their way back unless by accident. It might just delay the inevitable.

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Mirodir 9 points 3 years ago

I would assume you could redirect them to where the scent trail is present/stronger again, i.e. very close to their hill.

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systemglitch 22 points 3 years ago

Circle of death! Rip circle ants.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA -5 points 3 years ago

How do we make this just, you know, happen I fuckin hate ants

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kattenluik 8 points 3 years ago

There's zero reason to hate ants? What a lame comment.

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ArcaneSlime 18 points 3 years ago

They won't stay out of my fucking kitchen so I hate them too. Seriously never had this bad of a problem until this house, I too would like to know how to weaponize circle pits in my kitchen.

If they could read the "no ants allowed" sign we'd be alright, they're free to live their lives, until they become home invaders, then I have to defend myself.

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TeraFloppy 10 points 3 years ago

Have you had ants setup shop in your coffee maker before, or you cereal? Ants that follow you to work in your butt crack somehow? Lucky you.

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DanyBGoode 5 points 3 years ago

Would like to know as well.

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ehrenschwan 4 points 3 years ago

I believe they usually follow the trail of the ants walking infront of them so when they're walking in a circle they'll technically walk in a circle indefinitely.

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funkless_eck 4 points 3 years ago

rat kings are mostly fake though

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idegenszavak 9 points 3 years ago

Current sience says it's very rare, but can happen naturally. There are multiple confirmed modern sightings.

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funkless_eck 4 points 3 years ago

I did say "most," 1963, 2005 and 2021 are the only real ones I can find.

Compared to there being dozens in the 17th and 18th centuries

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funkless_eck 0 points 3 years ago

reason why i said "most" not "all" most examples are from the 17th and 18th century when proof was hard to ascertain and there have only been a handful of modern occurring examples since the prevalence of science and photography

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scytale 23 points 3 years ago

I know about the ants, but what does it mean for deer?

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ickplant 28 points 3 years ago

Apparently it's how the herd defends itself. TIL.

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Dkarma 15 points 3 years ago

You've heard of a cuddle puddle well this is a trample yo motherfucking ass circle. It doesn't rhyme but it's super effective.

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sneezymrmilo 2 points 3 years ago

This made me crack up loudly in the break room 🤣

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mbp 18 points 3 years ago

I love when the deers play with the mooses and geeses

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ickplant 5 points 3 years ago

Obligatory.

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HamBrick 3 points 3 years ago

Meese wanted food food is in the woodes

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Mercival 1 point 3 years ago

Don't forget the goslings and moslings

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Mago 13 points 3 years ago

Reindeer* domesticated btw.

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bruh420 7 points 3 years ago

Sounds not too different from capitalism and humans in 2023 in general lol

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explodicle 1 point 3 years ago

Makes me wonder what sort of obscene luxuries a billionaire ant queen would indulge in while her drones die.

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TeraFloppy 6 points 3 years ago

Is this the Kabba?

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Grassy ass 😁

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Man I miss his Lemon Demon stuff. I think he's pretty busy with a young kid and stuff, but I'd love to hear more from him.

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Ooh, I like this, thanks for sharing!

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lillardfair 3 points 3 years ago

I had actually never heard of the ant one before

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Humanity and capitalism?

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You Spin Me Right Round!

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