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Ants team up to carry much-larger millipede body over a branch in Cambodia

By Ben Hooper
These ants might have trouble carrying this millipede over a branch, but they have high hopes. Screenshot: Storyful
These ants might have trouble carrying this millipede over a branch, but they have high hopes. Screenshot: Storyful

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SIEM REAP, Cambodia, July 6 (UPI) -- A researcher studying ants in Cambodia captured footage of the insects teaming up to carry a much-larger millipede over a branch.

Stephane De Greef posted a video to YouTube showing the teamwork displayed by some ants he was observing during a research trip to Cambodia.

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The video shows a large number of ants working together to carry the body of a large millipede over a branch to bring it back to their colony.

The insects initially appear stuck at the branch, but they increase their numbers and are able to overcome the obstacle.

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