On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," learn about army ants. Measured by the weight of the prey they consume army ants have a greater impact than any other predator in the forest
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Fooled by Nature: Army Ants: Blind Warriors
On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," learn about army ants. Measured by the weight of the prey they consume army ants have a greater impact than any other predator in the forest
Added: Jul 6, 2009
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