Zombie Fire Ants

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

This is one of the coolest, most bizarre science tidbits I've ever seen.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090512/sc_mcclatchy/3231765

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3012 Age : 35

that was actually really cool.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2256 Age : 40

Wow, that is unbelievable. Would love to see a video of that!

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

Anything that causes those little bastards damage makes me happy. I HATE fire ants!

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

The brainless ants wander aimlessly for two weeks then their heads fall off.

I wish that was the end result for all the brainless people I know.

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Metal master Number of posts : 967 Age : 52

The first thing that popped into my head when seeing the title of this thread was the song off Mastodon's first album "March Of The Fire Ants".

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37971 Age : 54

"Zombie Fire Ants" would be a fabulous name for a band.

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2256 Age : 40

Fat Freddy wrote:: "Zombie Fire Ants" would be a fabulous name for a band.

I actually thought it was a thread about a band named that Laughing

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

Zombie Fire Ants could open for Flies On Fire and Alien Ant Farm.

The Mutated Bug Tour.

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Master Of The Crotch Grab Number of posts : 6841 Age : 50

Pretty neat story.

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

DeathCult wrote:: Pretty neat story.

Who knew there was something besides a microbe that was small enough to inhabit an ant and eat it alive from the inside?

Heck, who knew ants had brains?

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 19356 Age : 53

George Romero should make a movie about these undead insects.

Subject: Re: Zombie Fire Ants Thu May 14, 2009 7:05 am

So cool. Remember reading about this a while back in NG or some other science mag. Nature is always more fascinating than sci-fi.

Fire Ants are awful in Texas. I got my yard treated with a yearly killer spray. Haven't seen one in over a year. It's wonderful!

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2206 Age : 52

10/10 for coolness!

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! RUN FOR IT!! THEY GOT BRUCE!!

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