One just might be inclined to question this photo…. As in, “Why the deuce would ants want colored pencils? Are they more artistic than I ever imagined?”
But never fear… I’ve been on the job.
The story comes from a UK paper called “Metro”. I don’t know whether it’s considered a reliable source.
“Photographer Thanh Ha Bui, 31, decided to test the weaver ants – famed for their weightlifting skills – as they marched across a branch in his parents’ back garden in Vietnam.
He started off small, experimenting with pieces of food and leaves, but soon moved onto weightier objects such as chillies and pencils.”
It goes on to say that he kept presenting them with different objects, until he finally got this picture.
Apparently weaver ants are known for both strength and curiosity… They can carry “thousands of times” their own weight, and will bring all sorts of things back to their colonies, and use some in nest-building.
Snopes, the long established urban legends checking site, says it isn’t real, and so does a newer site called Factly, which bills itself as a fact checking site.
Neither reported the exact provenance of this picture, but both said the 3 point seat belt still in use today was invented at Volvo in the late 1950s.
Volvo immediately shared the technology with other automakers, saying saving lives was more important than patenting it for a profit… (Can you imagine a company doing that today?)
But with safe, effective seat belt design well known, and already installed in many cars by this time, plus the obvious danger in wearing a neck.belt, they both said this picture was a blatant hoax or joke.
“Spring Cleaning”… John Phillip Falter, oil on canvas.
Cover of the March 26th 1949 Saturday Evening Post.
I posted rather too late on yesterday that “Sunday Gardening”, the painting of the neat vs messy yards, was also a Post cover by Falter…. for July 1st, 1961.
Why is he kicking off his shoe when he still has to walk on rocky terrain… maybe for miles, unless this is the edge of the parking lot at a touristy overlook.
We’ve all seen the photos of the wildlife photographer with the ____ (fill in the blank… big cat, monkey, bear, whatever….) sneaking up on him from behind.
This guy’s got a veritable zoo back there, only, unfortunately for him, it’s not caged… Let’s hope he gets away without being dinner!
Meanwhile, don’t forget there are TEN differences this time.
It looks daunting, but I really think it’s not as hard as you’d expect.
So find them all… Then come back from your safari and compare with my finds….
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Not the best-looking bassets I’ve seen, for sure!
It’s the short ears.
Sulawesi crested black macaques in Indonesia – Jozef de Fraine
A couple of sites said “One of the highlighted images in the Sony world photography awards.” . But I wasn’t able to find out whether or what it won.
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No way is that a single cat.
Unless it is Peekaboo from Rose is Rose.
That’s what I thought, too!
Yeah… I’d say it’s doubtful.
You can tell cos the colors don’t match. 😀
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One just might be inclined to question this photo…. As in, “Why the deuce would ants want colored pencils? Are they more artistic than I ever imagined?”
But never fear… I’ve been on the job.
The story comes from a UK paper called “Metro”. I don’t know whether it’s considered a reliable source.
“Photographer Thanh Ha Bui, 31, decided to test the weaver ants – famed for their weightlifting skills – as they marched across a branch in his parents’ back garden in Vietnam.
He started off small, experimenting with pieces of food and leaves, but soon moved onto weightier objects such as chillies and pencils.”
It goes on to say that he kept presenting them with different objects, until he finally got this picture.
Apparently weaver ants are known for both strength and curiosity… They can carry “thousands of times” their own weight, and will bring all sorts of things back to their colonies, and use some in nest-building.
Too bad they don’t know their color wheel. “ROY G. BIV, guys!
I think it’s the photographer’s fault. He handed them the pencils.
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Playful porker pushes pink… um… pink…. ball.
…providentially provided plaything?
…pelota?
Perhaps.
Positively…!
Nice recovery!
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Both water ice and dry ice.
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Eat her! Eat her!
should have saved this one for Mothers’ Day…
Your poor mother….
What a heart-warming family photo.
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They’re both waiting for the other one to pick up the check…
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I shall have cereal for dinner. 🙂
At least I’ve got this one.
In fact, I have Cheerios for breakfast.
Stephanie Buer
Graffiti is just another form of littering.
..just more permanent
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Gaaaah!!!
I’d think no one would be that stupid.
Then again… I have to remember to stop thinking that.
Still… I’m going to see what I can find out.
BRB ..
Okay…. Sorry…
Snopes, the long established urban legends checking site, says it isn’t real, and so does a newer site called Factly, which bills itself as a fact checking site.
Neither reported the exact provenance of this picture, but both said the 3 point seat belt still in use today was invented at Volvo in the late 1950s.
Volvo immediately shared the technology with other automakers, saying saving lives was more important than patenting it for a profit… (Can you imagine a company doing that today?)
But with safe, effective seat belt design well known, and already installed in many cars by this time, plus the obvious danger in wearing a neck.belt, they both said this picture was a blatant hoax or joke.
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With all of Claude’s “adventures”, I’d be leery of pushing any button in here.
Just a bit cheeky to use Michelangelo to advertise a plastic surgeon.
Is he comparing his eye lifts to the Old Masters, or saying his nose jobs are worth displaying in the Sistine Chapel?
I’d never pick a surgeon who thought so highly of himself.
I wouldn’t want to look like those guys.
Either does the person pressing the button one story below…
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“Spring Cleaning”… John Phillip Falter, oil on canvas.
Cover of the March 26th 1949 Saturday Evening Post.
I posted rather too late on yesterday that “Sunday Gardening”, the painting of the neat vs messy yards, was also a Post cover by Falter…. for July 1st, 1961.
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There’s the risk they are deaf.
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Nope!
Where is Nelson Munce (the bully kid from The Simpsons) when we need him?
And another form of littering.
Why is he kicking off his shoe when he still has to walk on rocky terrain… maybe for miles, unless this is the edge of the parking lot at a touristy overlook.
Okay… I just got it.
This gif is too blurry on my tablet for me to tell what happened…. but I found a clearer version when I was searching for an explanation.
Just in case anybody else can’t see it…
He’s being a jerk, kicking a soda can over the edge, and his shoe flies off and goes with it.
The can is invisible to me here, so I thought he was purposely kicking off his shoe.
Nope. It’s payback.
Now I wonder who was taking the video.
I’ve got a pretty clear resolution on my MAC.
The can ends up going flying into the wall and ends up resting close to his walking stick.
Karma!
Thanks… Now that you’ve said it, I can make it out in the blur.
“Now I wonder who was taking the video.”
Karma?
Must be a Korean – he looks it, and they tie their shoes pretty loosely…
Boo!
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What a cutie!
You can pet him for me.
I’ll stay in California.
Enjoy:
https://inaturalist.ca/check_lists/7564-Stick-Insects-of-California
I posted here a couple of years ago … maybe more… that I’d found a big white walking stick in my place.
He was maybe as long as my hand from wrist to fingertips.
I managed to get him to walk onto something… I think a paper towel core… And took him outside.
I’m not afraid of them… just that the one in this picture is awfully big, and he has wings.
Eurycnema goliath, commonly known as the Goliath stick insect.
It’s from Australia. Where else?
I can see it on my laptop!
LOL… For a moment I thought you meant the Goliath stick!
Ah… Nature!
We’ve all seen the photos of the wildlife photographer with the ____ (fill in the blank… big cat, monkey, bear, whatever….) sneaking up on him from behind.
This guy’s got a veritable zoo back there, only, unfortunately for him, it’s not caged… Let’s hope he gets away without being dinner!
Meanwhile, don’t forget there are TEN differences this time.
It looks daunting, but I really think it’s not as hard as you’d expect.
So find them all… Then come back from your safari and compare with my finds….
X – 1, and the one I missed was an easy one.
BRAVA!!!
The irony is that they’re all after the butterfly. The rumor going around the jungle is that they’re an aphrodisiac.
Only two possible differences:
Well apparently the artist thought they ate him. More on page 2 –>