Ant species trap, 'torture' prey on rack

[MnFats]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4472521.stm


this is just too too weird.

Fierce ants build 'torture rack'




A fierce species of Amazonian ant has been seen building elaborate traps on which hapless prey are stretched like medieval torture victims, before being slowly hacked to pieces.
With cunning and patience, Allomerus decemarticulatus worker-ants cut hairs from the stem of the plant they inhabit, and use the tiny fibres to build a spongy snare, Nature magazine reports.



This ingenious feat of engineering has only ever been observed in one other species of related ant, French researchers say.

on edit: link should work now...

[Book Lover]

1. Bad link

I'm sorry, but could you please check your link? I'm getting 404'd.

[Maple]

2. Gee, they're almost

...human!

[delete_bush]

3. Repukes are almost human too.

Maybe these are republican ants?

[Gman]

4. Ants and humans

are the only species that wage war.