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. This is the full casting video which was recently shown in part on the Science Channel show Outrageous Acts of Science (Season 3, Episode 4 “Born to Be Wild“). See detailed pictures of the resulting cast on the Anthill Art website at Anthill Art on Facebook These are th