Did you know that if you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen? But I you shake the jar hard, the ants start killing each other. The red ants consider the black ants their enemies. The true enemy is the one shaking the jar. The same thing happens in human society. So, before we attack each other, we should think about who is shaking the jar!
Credit: Kurt Vonnegut 
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Good post, and I get the philosophy, but man that is GROSS
Like the train track dilemma where you need to kill 1 or many by switching tracks. But why is everyone in the unbelievable situation?
It’s a very sad state of affairs
I can smell the formic acid from here!
Seems like a made up claim. Can't find any videos showing that. Should be hundreds.
The level of aggression will vary with species (there are over 15,000 named ant species, so there would be variation), how frequent the contact is, and how long they have been separated from the rest of their colony, but it’s highly unlikely that "nothing would happen"
We would also expect to see aggressive behaviour with ants of the same species from two different colonies. Even though they look identical to us, the ants can "smell" outside
Powerful insight from Kurt Vonnegut! It's a reminder to look beyond our conflicts and consider who might be stirring them up. Always question: Who's really shaking the jar?
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