Molten Aluminum Cast of an Ant Colony

Why? Because SCIENCE, that's why!

Before anyone cries about animal cruelty, just keep in mind...these are freaking ANTS. You've probably killed just as many whenever you mow the lawn.

Still, the result is surprisingly beautiful. I never realized just how deep and how wide-spread an anthill becomes once you go below the surface.

And then of course, there's this