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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

ok but who would win?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In the long run? The colony that avoids open conflict unless it's absolutely necessary to spare lives and energy. Guessing that's how these two ended up like this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But if shit went down those ant soldiers would probably get rocked. They're smaller and there's less of them and they dont eat wood as a lifestyle choice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait the big ones are the termites? I thought those things were teensy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Feel free to take a look at this documentary https://youtu.be/-rsImQShehk

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

I would say the ants.

Termites would be the equivalence to a hippo in or out of water (wood, for them) while the ants would be hyenas. One on one, the termite would win, but ants tend to have the numbers and their bodies are more built for tearing tearing apart flesh/exoskeletons. With termites, it only really the soldiers that are capable of attack/defense while most ants in a colony are capable of such.