This is Florida State’s Walter Tschinkel. He uses paraffin wax, orthodontic plaster or molten metal to make casts of ant colonies, in an attempt to reveal their intricate structure and figure out how the ants know how to build such an elaborate system.
Ants are just one of the 8 amazing architects of the animal kingdom that we’re profiling today.
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This is Florida State’s Walter Tschinkel. He uses paraffin wax, orthodontic plaster or molten metal to make casts of ant colonies, in an attempt to reveal their intricate structure and figure out how the ants know how to build such an elaborate system.
Ants are just one of the 8 amazing architects of the animal kingdom that we’re profiling today.
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Fascinating plastic mold of the inside of an ant colony from Florida state.
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Sooo coool. Also check out the slideshow for other awesome animal architectural wonders.
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emo ant party at the bottom. Or drunk ones that got lost.
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Ant Colony Sculptures by Walter Tschinke...I wonder what those few ants found down there,...
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