{"id":97946,"date":"2016-06-07T04:27:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T04:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/"},"modified":"2018-09-02T03:09:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:09:16","slug":"handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97946 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/attachment\/97947\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o1_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o1_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o1_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/attachment\/97948\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o2_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o2_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o2_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/attachment\/97949\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o3_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o3_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o3_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/attachment\/97950\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o4_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o4_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tumblr_mxltgnLb2t1qzt7d8o4_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/handbaskethell.tumblr.com\/post\/87675031070\" target=\"_blank\">handbaskethell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/zitoisneato.tumblr.com\/post\/86483820947\" target=\"_blank\">zitoisneato<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/batter-sempai.tumblr.com\/post\/85513357418\" target=\"_blank\">batter-sempai<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/transientday.tumblr.com\/post\/84966739291\" target=\"_blank\">transientday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/lohkir.tumblr.com\/post\/84948699521\" target=\"_blank\">lohkir<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/fencehopping.tumblr.com\/post\/69606951218\" target=\"_blank\">fencehopping<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Casting a fire ant colony with molten aluminum<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not saying that killing ants just because it\u2019s cool. But hey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen this post and <a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIGJ2jMZ-gaI&amp;t=Y2U5NzQxY2Q0MGUyZjA0NzRiYTFmMDdjYmFiN2M5ZWRiZTc3NTEyYix0VFh6SktDNw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">the original video<\/a> before.<\/p>\n<p>That ant colony belongs to an invasive species of fire ant (called Red Imported Fire Ants or RIFAs) which cause more harm to the local environment than good. Researchers are experimenting with extremely high temperatures as a means to dispose of invasive insect species and, just so you know, molten aluminum is <em>VERY HOT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Not saying this is the best way to do it, but these folks are doing a service for the local environment and they got a beautiful piece of art for their efforts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s also good for Science because we get to see what the inside of a fire ant nest look like. That\u2019s really cool.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thats pretty metal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Naw man, fuck those ants. They are evil and their bites hurt and they are RELENTLESS and kill native ants too. The researchers also look at how these fucking ants connect their bodies together to make an ant raft to survive floods which is goddamn terrifying.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/cc44df255adb500131fcfe28595bd239\/tumblr_n13wl2av1M1tozyi0o1_400.gif\" class=\"toggle_inline_image inline_image constrained_image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you live in those red areas, you totally know that running through sprinklers in summer is never gonna happen. One false step and the little fuckers are all over your legs biting the shit out of you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/f9ba89353dbee4b9fb5c8d0df4e3aeb8\/tumblr_n3fvabKjCW1rasnq9o1_1280.jpg\" class=\"toggle_inline_image inline_image constrained_image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t like fire ants. They are admirable little engineers, but I HATE THEM. they suuuuuuuck. I had them in my apartment a few times because the foundation in this place has gone to crap and they got in. I wasn\u2019t even safe in my own apartment from being bit by these little bastards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They totally deserve molten aluminum death. About the only thing they are good for is eating small dead things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I live in Texas and accidentally kicked a small nest I didn\u2019t see this evening. While wearing sandals. Needless to say they tried to bite the shit out of my foot, but got most of them off quick. Then the rest off my sandal. There\u2019s still several bites and I\u2019m gonna be itching for a week, but it could be worse.<\/p>\n<p>Pro tip: don\u2019d do that. It hurts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>handbaskethell: zitoisneato: batter-sempai: transientday: lohkir: fencehopping: Casting a fire ant colony with molten aluminum Not saying that killing ants just because it\u2019s cool. But hey. I\u2019ve seen this post and the original video before. That ant colony belongs to an invasive species of fire ant (called Red Imported Fire Ants or RIFAs) which cause more &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/07\/handbaskethell-zitoisneato-batter-sempai\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[12292,12293],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97946"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97951,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97946\/revisions\/97951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}