Ants are Awesome

I came home from something Saturday morning and found a huge pile of ants on the sidewalk in front of my house. Upon closer inspection, they were mauling a half an oreo that someone had dropped there. I went inside, and came out a couple hours later to find the oreo chewed up a bit, but completely deserted. I left and came back again, and the ants were back to work, as if they had stopped for a little siesta.

I kept an eye on it for a few days, and this pattern continued. The ants would make the journey from their hole about 15 feet away, grab a chunk of oreo, and walk back, then take a lunch break... possibly to greedily huddle in their own secluded corner of the colony and eat their harvest.

The final result?


Completely destroyed. You can't even tell that it used to be an oreo. Pretty amazing, huh? I mean, sure ants are annoying when they bite you, but think how sweet it is that they could cause such catastrophic destruction to this poor, helpless oreo. I can't help but wonder what it might have looked like if I was their size. I have to believe that it's somewhat analogous to witnessing Godzilla and Rodan completely level a city, as shown in my artist's depiction: