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Five Years Of An Ant Colony Stuck In A Scanner

3:00AM July 31, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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François Vautier built an ant farm into a scanner, then he proceeded to scan the farm every day for five years. The ensuing clip? Just as wonderful as you’d imagine, though I wish I could see it uncompressed. More »


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Video: Ants Turn Guy’s Scanner Into Giant Ant Farm

8:00AM August 4, 2008 | Matt Hickey