Nature is f*cking weird, man. And if CBS’s Zoo has anything to warn us about, it’s the eventual rise and rebellion of every damn creature — and insect, if you will — against the human race. I mention Zoo because…ahem SPOILER…unlike the television series, the book it’s based on places the animal’s nutty behavior solely on a chemical reaction to hydrocarbons in petroleum and the radiation given off from heavy mobile phone use.
It’s all fiction until…it isn’t…
This brings me to the above video which — fake or not — depicts what is known as an ant mill of if you prefer more ominous terminology, a “SPIRAL OF DEATH.” Here, an iPhone is placed amidst a circle of army ants and once it begins ringing, the insects form an endless loop around the device. Army ants are blind and constantly work together in everything they do which apparently can lead to some exhausting insect deaths. When a dangerous obstacle enters into their path, the ants lay down a trail of pheromones which each subsequent soldier follows and follows until they apparently die.
Some are speculating the vibration from the device is the trigger to this defensive behavior. Others simply state the above clip is not real and brings some poor CGI to the table. Personally, though, I might advise taking this army ant spiral of death as a serious warning. We’ve already seen how air pollution from gas guzzlers can cause trees to murder people — thanks for that one, M. Night Shyamalan — maybe kamikaze bats and armor plated mutant bears are next. Think of the children!
Good God Apple, what have you done?
(Via ViraVideoLab and Daily Mail)