Christine Macri of Newburgh, New York, is auctioning off what she claims to be a three-headed ant she found in her sunflower plant. Unfortunately, the ant has just passed away. The current bid as at $99 but the auction continues for three more days. From the Times Herald-Record (photo by Jeff Goulding):
After reviewing photos of the ant, Philip S. Ward, an ant expert at the University of California Davis, said the other two heads appeared to belong to ants that had been decapitated and speared gladiator-style, probably during an ant war.
Other than that, it's anyone's guess.
"I felt sorry for it," Macri said of her decision to try and nurse the bug back to health before selling it.
"When you think about people (or ants for that matter) who are Siamese twins, you think about how awful it would be to live that way."
Link to Times Herald-Record article, Link to eBay auction
