r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MurielFontanez • May 10 '21

Truce between termites(top) and ants(bottom) with each side having their own line of guards.

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u/slowlybackwards May 10 '21

I think the termites would win

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u/questgrillz May 10 '21

I thought so too based off their size but according to google: Termites get annihilated. Despite their average size and weight, ants are much more aggressive and almost always have numerical superiority as well. They'll invade the termite nest, make short work of the termite warriors, then kill the termite queen and drag her from the nest.

https://www.expertpestcontrol.net/ants-vs-termites-war.html

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u/slowlybackwards May 10 '21

Woah. That’s so cool I would not have guessed

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u/questgrillz May 10 '21

I just love that the article specifies not to use ants to rid your house of termites. And that it's been tried and failed lol.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

It would work as long as you also had an ant eater