A New Wonder of the World
Check out this video from metacafe of an amazing piece of architecture….an ant hill! After pouring a ton of cement into the ground (actually – make that ten tons) to take to the shape of all the tunnels, a team removed about 40 tons of soil to reach the ant hill. The underground network is an intense system of main tunnels and branching side routes with short connections to decrease circulation time. The planning, as the video states, is so cohesive that it seems to have been designed by an architect. It is phenomenal that thousands of ants could design and construct this system that extends over 50 sqm and 8 meters down. It makes you wonder what other architectural masterpieces are hidden from view…
If you like this, be sure to check out The Truffle, another natural creation, yet this one is man made.
That’s incredible.. it’s amazing how they have all that geometry wired into their tiny brains. Must have killed millions of them pouring all that concrete though.
…”it is phenomenal that thousands of ants” have died due to the foolish curiosity of humans.
Beautiful structure, outrageous way to reveal it: this was a crime.
look, it´s amazing what wild life can do, but this is obviously a genocide, what are you thinking!!? that was the home of thousands of ants, are you nuts!!? it wouldn´t be easy discover that using a sonar or something like that?…common, this is sick in a bad way >:(
Do not confuse nature with architecture. They are opposites.
poor ants :(
c’mon, maybe it was abandoned before they flooded it??
I think this can fall under the ‘science’ column w/regard to filling the hill with concrete. Unless they could’ve used some sort of giant x-ray, killing off everything in the area…
oh wonderful lets kill all those millions of ants just so we can satisfy our curiosity!
I don’t see any ‘lesser’ beings partaking in such idiocies.
Pathetic…really..
Don’t be so radical… It can on the other hand even raise future awareness towards preservation.
It would’ve raised future awareness if it had been something new and previously unstudied- we’ve all been aware of their colonies. This is similar to the excuse Japan uses when hunting whales for ‘studying’.
and the best and only way..in today’s age.. is a concrete pour!!!!!…
absolutely unbelievably incredible to be able to study the spaces and use of negatives.
Amazing… Killing ants is just another farming activity. But acknowledging and preserving their work is what makes this project truly amazing. Great work.
that was amazing…..
wasted opportunity – they should have poured molted gold into those tunnels, and eventually excavated the whole system and hung it from a tall ceiling at a Louis Vuitton Store, and some rich douchebag woulda bought it for his French Riviera Villa.
Fascinating and anyway what’s a ‘few’ dead ants in the name of scientific discovery considering all the humans we have killed since WWII in the name of goodness knows what. Human = dumest animal on the planet.
Should have poured concrete over the scientists digging there, to conserve the idiocy of human.
Incredible structure!
We’ve had some ant-problems here so excuse me for not caring too much about the ants :/
I call BS on the whole thing, how did the concrete get in the air locked tunnels and chambers?
9:35 AM Jul 28th
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9:40 AM Jul 28th
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9:41 AM Jul 28th
From ants! RT @archdaily: A New Wonder of the World http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
9:41 AM Jul 28th
From ants! RT @archdaily: A New Wonder of the World http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
9:44 AM Jul 28th
impresionante. si. pero y las hormigas? :s http://bit.ly/cBgl14
9:44 AM Jul 28th
impresionante. si. pero y las hormigas? :s http://bit.ly/cBgl14
9:48 AM Jul 28th
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9:48 AM Jul 28th
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9:55 AM Jul 28th
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10:12 AM Jul 28th
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10:13 AM Jul 28th
A New Wonder of the World: Ant Hills – http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 (I'm starting to feel the tingles!)
10:13 AM Jul 28th
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10:36 AM Jul 28th
Las hormigas nos van a dominar! http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2
10:38 AM Jul 28th
:: Anthill architecture, or perhaps urbanism? http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0
10:43 AM Jul 28th
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10:45 AM Jul 28th
I thought this was simply amazing! A New Wonder of the World: http://bit.ly/92q33M What do you think?
10:49 AM Jul 28th
Now THIS is fine architecture!!! A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://ht.ly/2hMuz
10:52 AM Jul 28th
Wow!!! This is amazing footage of ant architecture. A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://ht.ly/2hMCD
11:03 AM Jul 28th
Stunning architectural and construction work by "mere" ants. (via @Benjamim) http://is.gd/dONwv
11:10 AM Jul 28th
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11:22 AM Jul 28th
Researchers fill an ant colony with >10 tons of cement, resulting system is over 400 cubic meters: http://bit.ly/92q33M
12:02 PM Jul 28th
Reading: "A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily"( http://twitthis.com/w8mraa )
12:07 PM Jul 28th
A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2
12:31 PM Jul 28th
sabia que las hormigas eran trabajadoras, pero arquitectas! http://bit.ly/a7TzbU
1:20 PM Jul 28th
"The Ant as Architect" http://fb.me/sHW55hjZ
2:23 PM Jul 28th
http://www.archdaily.com/?p=70843 formiguinhazzzzz
2:40 PM Jul 28th
concrete ant city http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
2:59 PM Jul 28th
Absolutely amazing. But sad to destroy a home for so many just to learn how spectacularly complex it really is. http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2
3:14 PM Jul 28th
Ants build a New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2. And it only took the genocide of 100,000's of ants to uncover it.
3:17 PM Jul 28th
Подземная структура муравейника http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
3:19 PM Jul 28th
I knew I didn't like ants. Now I know why…
http://bit.ly/92q33M
3:31 PM Jul 28th
wow http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
4:01 PM Jul 28th
An amazing natural work of architecture – an ant hill: A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2
4:34 PM Jul 28th
RT @Aleksey_Khud: Подземная структура муравейника http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
4:38 PM Jul 28th
Amazing, worth watching — "A New Wonder of the World" http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
4:40 PM Jul 28th
RT @Aleksey_Khud: Подземная структура муравейника http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
4:45 PM Jul 28th
Wow! Almost Werner Herzogian! RT @cfaydi: Amazing, worth watching — "A New Wonder of the World" http://bit.ly/cBgl14
5:07 PM Jul 28th
RT @archdaily: A New Wonder of the World http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
5:08 PM Jul 28th
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7:19 PM Jul 28th
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7:30 PM Jul 28th
Unbelievable: Revealing the #architecture of ant hills: http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 // via @archdaily
7:48 PM Jul 28th
RT @n8blades: RT @archdaily: A New Wonder of the World http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
8:26 PM Jul 28th
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9:02 PM Jul 28th
Reading: "A New Wonder of the World / 그들이 만든 New Wonder"( http://twitthis.com/w8mraa )
10:04 PM Jul 28th
Actually phenomenal. Pour concrete into a giant ant hill? Get a wonder of the world. http://bit.ly/cBgl14 #beautiful @magic
10:54 PM Jul 28th
A New Wonder of the World: casting an ant hill with cement http://bit.ly/92q33M
11:51 PM Jul 28th
Amazing video displaying architecture of an….Ant Hill. http://bit.ly/bJcisN
1:14 AM Jul 29th
@joerogan Amazing video displaying architecture of an….Ant Hill. http://bit.ly/bJcisN via @k_ved
3:02 AM Jul 29th
Reading: "A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily"( http://twitthis.com/w8mraa )
5:09 AM Jul 29th
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5:45 AM Jul 29th
A New Wonder of the World http://bit.ly/9foblR – via feedly.com
6:53 AM Jul 29th
A New Wonder of the World: Shared by Lucas
This is crazy, and amazing.
Check out this video … http://bit.ly/a71WCX – http://www.talkitect.com
7:17 AM Jul 29th
Nice RT @Talkitect A New Wonder of the World: This is crazy, and amazing.
http://bit.ly/a71WCX
9:34 AM Jul 29th
a new wonder of the world!! http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
9:34 AM Jul 29th
a new wonder of the world!! http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
9:34 AM Jul 29th
a new wonder of the world!! http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
10:01 AM Jul 29th
RT @gabirules: a new wonder of the world!! http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
11:02 AM Jul 29th
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1:01 PM Jul 29th
@teh_skeptic Hi Desiree, not sure if you've seen this vid, I feel sad 4 the ants! I guess it's in the name of science. http://j.mp/bN17gZ
2:11 PM Jul 29th
Uma megalópole na natureza | ArchDaily http://shar.es/mLC2U
2:12 PM Jul 29th
RT @Ecohabitar: Uma megalópole na natureza | ArchDaily http://shar.es/mLC2U
7:06 PM Jul 29th
Great video! But agreed. :/ RT @zv470: @teh_skeptic I feel sad 4 the ants! I guess it's in the name of science. http://j.mp/bN17gZ
8:26 PM Jul 29th
Excavation of the world's largest ant hill. [video] http://bit.ly/92q33M via @archdaily
9:07 PM Jul 29th
La impresionante arquitectura de las hormigas. Revisen el video. http://bit.ly/cMqNNr
9:08 PM Jul 29th
RT @kubris: La impresionante arquitectura de las hormigas. Revisen el video. http://bit.ly/cMqNNr
12:16 AM Jul 30th
An ant colony… insane. http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
6:30 AM Jul 30th
& u can c t ants at wrk in t Natural History Museum RT @alimadge Ant architectre: http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/
9:07 AM Jul 30th
Ant architecture — Unbelievable! http://bit.ly/92q33M
10:03 AM Jul 30th
RT @JimKazanjian Excavation of the world's largest ant hill. [video, 3 mins] http://bit.ly/92q33M via @archdaily
12:35 PM Jul 30th
A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/8ZnBp2
12:38 PM Jul 30th
RT @homebuildlife Ant architecture — Unbelievable! http://bit.ly/92q33M #architecture @Wannekes: amazing!!
1:50 PM Jul 30th
A Magnificent Megalopolis discovered underground. _Mariana via Arch Daily http://fb.me/E4oJA49l
2:37 PM Jul 30th
http://bit.ly/9aj91r Ant City.
2:39 PM Jul 30th
RT @kubris: La impresionante arquitectura de las hormigas. Revisen el video. http://bit.ly/cMqNNr
4:34 PM Jul 30th
RT @amorphica – A Magnificent Megalopolis discovered underground. _Mariana via Arch Daily http://fb.me/E4oJA49l
5:54 PM Jul 30th
amazing piece of architecture….an ant hill http://bit.ly/aVYCT4
6:49 PM Jul 30th
a new wonder of the world!! http://archdai.ly/ajuwr0 #architecture
2:45 PM Jul 31st
RT @digitag: RT @amorphica – A Magnificent Megalopolis discovered underground. _Mariana via Arch Daily http://fb.me/E4oJA49l
6:20 AM Aug 2nd
A New Wonder of the World | ArchDaily – http://www.archdaily.com/70843/a-new-wonder-of-the-world/ [N:螞蟻族辛苦建造的文明就這樣被人類毀滅於一旦了
9:16 AM Aug 2nd
Amazing!A video on ants hill. Scientist mapped it out after filling tunnels with 10 tons of cement! Beautiful! http://tinyurl.com/2e7ezc7
10:15 AM Sep 19th
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9:18 AM Apr 2nd
A New Wonder of the World…You may only see this once in a lifetime! | ArchDaily http://t.co/Ubg6oly via @archdaily
11:22 PM Dec 14th
A New Wonder of the World, incredible showing the size of an art colony underground and the vast size it covers http://t.co/0zNOuapc