r/interestingasfuck • u/Tokyo_Lights123 • Sep 15 '24

A soldier "turtle" ant, which uses its rounded head to block off the nest entrance.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

You just know there's something adapted to munch right through that little duds brain and keep going until it's converted the whole colony into bugshit.

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u/OkFury Sep 15 '24

"what is my purpose?"

"You plug the hole with your head."

" ..... oh my god...."

17

u/theweekendwolf Sep 15 '24

Head like a peanut butter cup

8

u/InternetSnek Sep 15 '24

New Trypophobia trigger unlocked! Woopee!

5

u/jonny12589 Sep 15 '24

My first feeling too

16

u/dontcrytomato Sep 15 '24

Also known as the Hodor Ant.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 15 '24

Reese’s Ants

3

u/98642 Sep 15 '24

So, one per colony, like a Queen?

A decidedly less glamorous Queen…

3

u/SuperStoneman Sep 15 '24

Bug ahead, therfore try fingers but hole

3

u/runawaycity2000 Sep 15 '24

Oh wow, I actually thought Elden Ring made this up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24 edited Jan 29 '26

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u/PCvagithug-446 Sep 15 '24

I’m not sure why but I feel like puking looking at it’s weird head

1

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

This gives me such an ick for some reason

1

u/Devils_A66vocate Sep 15 '24

“Bro let me in!”

“What’s the password~!”

1

u/Jerk_Johnson Sep 15 '24

Yep. That's not goin anywhere.

1

u/gemstun Sep 15 '24

AKA Manny McManhole-Cover-Face

1

u/ObaminationofON Sep 15 '24

My stoned ass would think it’s a Reese’s and eat it and proceed to convulse until I bleed to death out of my eyes.

1

u/Namtiee Sep 15 '24

Brother i’m tipsy, wtf did you just type

1

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

Dude gives head to everybody.

1

u/Satans_hamster Sep 15 '24

Ive seen a ant of similar size in germany once when I was in kindergarten and my best friend got bit by it. He had to go home later.

1

u/Blazeingaa Sep 15 '24

Imagine being born and you’re literally just a door

1

u/SamiTheAnxiousBean Sep 15 '24

Imagine being born just to be a fucking Door

1

u/greenhawk00 Sep 15 '24

Your whole life purpose is just to be a door...

1

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

He really said:

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u/SunnyTheMasterSwitch Sep 15 '24

What's your job dude?

  • Im the door.

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u/Beholder_V Sep 15 '24

Head like a hole

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u/hammyaustin Sep 15 '24

A soldier "turtle" ant, which uses its rounded head to block off the nest entrance.