Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum ( Cast, 043)

An amazing sculpture is made by pouring molten aluminum into a fire ant colony. The resulting cast is huge, weighing 17. 9 lbs. and reaching a depth of 18 inches. See detailed pictures of the resulting cast on the Anthill Art website at These are the red imported fire ants which are harmful to the environment and their nests are exterminated by the millions in the United States using poisons, gasoline and fire, boiling water, and very rarely molten alumin