The Egyptians did the same thing to the pyramid designers, I recall. At least the ants didn't have to dwell on their impending doom. But the lack of ant afterlife is a drag.
I'm thinking it would be cool to do these casts in melted chocolate. Then at least you could eat the ants, which might assuage the guilt of having killed them.
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The Egyptians did the same thing to the pyramid designers, I recall. At least the ants didn't have to dwell on their impending doom. But the lack of ant afterlife is a drag.
I'm thinking it would be cool to do these casts in melted chocolate. Then at least you could eat the ants, which might assuage the guilt of having killed them.
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