So in an effort to encourage people to read more sciencey things I've stumbled upon today's
article. Needless to say, I'm changing "Who would win" to ask you, my readers,
"Who's more badass?"
(Credit to the Dresden Codak Comics... because they're awesome)
For those of you who don't actually want to read the whole thing and make fun of me in the comments section it goes like this.
"When a wasp approached a swarm of ants on the tuna bait, the ants would begin charging at it, spitting acid and trying to bite the insect, which is 200 times larger. Often this was enough to make the poor wasp flee in a panic, but in rare bursts of bravery, it would occasionally grab a Napoleonic ant in its mandibles, fly backward a few centimeters with the insect twitching in its jaws, open its mandibles, and let gravity do its work."
Keep in mind here that in this test, the wasp was ~200x LARGER than the ants.
Cooperlogic behind the cut. Debate in the comments.
So, my first thought because the article was talking about the wasps was that it was obviously the more badass of the two. I mean, the freaking thing is like one of those Lord of the Rings monsters that wrecked house for about 20 minutes dring one of the movies. Picking up tiny ants and flinging them.
Why couldn't have this thing killed Frodo?
But then you think about it. May I remind you of the term ACID SPITTING ANT that was used. Hell yeah. Like a bunch of tiny pissed off acid spitting AA guns. Am I the only one who ever built like a million AA units in any strategy game ever? Fuck planes. I mean, can't my ground soldiers just AIM UP?
Pictured: You're a cheater.
I think I'm going to have to give it to the ants here. I mean, SPITTING ACID at things, and apparently,
"Despite the difference in size, ants are formidable predators," says Jeanne. Just a few ants clinging onto a wasp's wing or leg could bring the flier down. "It's not nice to have your legs bit by small animals,"
Gee thanks captain obvious. Way to ruin the previous sentence there science boy.
And here's an Alien reference because I couldn't find a good enough joke but the whole premise of the movie was alien blood and spit wrecks house.
Also because I don't know how to close out an article.
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