Kidnapper Ants Steal Other Ants' Babies - And Brainwash Them

Published 80 days ago in Nature. Submitted by sux2bu

Kidnapper ants raid other ant species' colonies, abduct their young and take them back to their nest. When the enslaved babies grow up, the kidnappers trick them into serving their captors – hunting, cleaning the nest, even chewing up their food for them.

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Yooperlite Glow Rocks

Published 80 days ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

Yooperlites are Syenites rich in fluorescent Sodalite, found on Lake Superior beaches in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
It’s technically called a “Syenite Clasts Containing Fluorescent Sodalite” but Erik wanted something easier to pronounce. So he coined the name “Yooperlite” and has now trademarked the Yooperlite name.
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Sneezing cat

Published 81 days ago in Animals. Submitted by Niek

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Turtles Love Watermelon!

Published 84 days ago in Animals. Submitted by thundersnow

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Explosion in the clear ballistic gel ( Slow-Mo HD Video)

Published 84 days ago in Other. Submitted by thundersnow

Explosion in the clear ballistic gel ( Slow-Mo HD Video)
Slow motion Video of explosion causing inside clear ballistic gel when a bullet passes through it.

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