<![CDATA[When ants fight they don't always fight to the death.]]>When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. Sometimes they see which ant has longer legs by standing as tall as they can next to each other.

Sometimes two ants who enjoy boating will get into such a fight near the water.

This is called "The pair of docks of taller ants"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e15968ef-1b01-43f6-981d-8dcd8203201b/when-ants-fight-they-don-t-always-fight-to-the-death.RSS for NodeTue, 22 Sep 2026 19:23:40 GMTTue, 22 Sep 2026 01:46:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:03:37 GMT]]>@futurebird
tfw you're a 0.59" antlet and a 0.6" ant chad walks in challenging you to compare heights

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kallisti/statuses/117312940753652719https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kallisti/statuses/117312940753652719Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:03:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:43:39 GMT]]>@futurebird
VERY reluctant boost.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/negative12dollarbill/statuses/117312626347886216https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/negative12dollarbill/statuses/117312626347886216Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:43:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:40:40 GMT]]>@aadmaa2 @futurebird 🙂 Now I'm wondering about the colour of the puddle paddle. I *think* I'm on the side of the purple puddle paddle people. And I think I need to get my brain to stop suggesting more words at me somehow.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312614603511814https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312614603511814Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:40:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:51:29 GMT]]>@futurebird
Picard laughing
Picard ashamed but still approving

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/becomingwisest/statuses/117312421193523590https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/becomingwisest/statuses/117312421193523590Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:51:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:53 GMT]]>@cynical13 @futurebird 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/KatLS/statuses/117312407061473874https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/KatLS/statuses/117312407061473874Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:22 GMT]]>@aadmaa2 @futurebird

AND...When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles......they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/icastico/statuses/117312404982898101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/icastico/statuses/117312404982898101Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:43:49 GMT]]>@futurebird Shame upon your family

excluding Pica

Edit: despite the origin of my profile pic, I did not urge her to post this

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/VoiceofDuum/statuses/117312391038852476https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/VoiceofDuum/statuses/117312391038852476Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:43:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:42:16 GMT]]>@timtfj @futurebird ha! I believe Dr Seuss would concur

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117312384928074790https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117312384928074790Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:42:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:39:22 GMT]]>@aadmaa2 @futurebird That must end up trapping a lot of air in the water. Does it give smaller creatures nearby much tweetle beetle puddle paddle battle bubble trouble?

[Edit: I accidentally left the paddle out]

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312373552061304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312373552061304Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:39:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:35:26 GMT]]>@futurebird

Like cousins at a family gathering.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/cynical13/statuses/117312358073271745https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/cynical13/statuses/117312358073271745Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:35:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:18:28 GMT]]>@futurebird reminds me that when tweetle beetles battle with paddles in a puddle they call it a tweetle beetle puddle paddle battle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117312291371150710https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117312291371150710Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:18:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:06:44 GMT]]>@futurebird I had to read it out loud and change my accent to an attempted American one. 🙂

(The weird CW is just an attempt not to mention too obviously and visibly that there's a pun or how to see it.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312245235725943https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117312245235725943Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:06:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:06:02 GMT]]>@futurebird

Boo!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.well.com/users/rk/statuses/117312242491735199https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.well.com/users/rk/statuses/117312242491735199Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:06:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:00:12 GMT]]>@futurebird This is a crime against both humanity and ant...onymity.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/117312219544709328https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/117312219544709328Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:00:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:55:20 GMT]]>@futurebird 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/USelaine/statuses/117312200435697643https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/USelaine/statuses/117312200435697643Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:55:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:54:04 GMT]]>@futurebird

standing ovation

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/117312195457728408https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/117312195457728408Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:54:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:53:32 GMT]]>@futurebird Very nice

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/117312193299492312https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/117312193299492312Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:53:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When ants fight they don't always fight to the death. on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:52:02 GMT]]>The first paragraph is true...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117312187406754574https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117312187406754574Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:52:02 GMT