2.1M views · 4.4K shares | This is what's inside an anthill.  | Insider Science | Facebook

14K views · 291 reactions | I finished the log cast. I'll post some pictures later but you can see the finished cast in the video for now. The cast turned out 10.9 lb in weight, a max width of 15” and a depth of 11”. The base is a 12x9.5” oak board with a medium brown stain and polyurethane finish. | Anthill Art | Facebook

A fairly large fire ant colony is cast with molten aluminum. The surface mound of this colony was not built up very high, probably due to the recent cold weather, but from the area of it, it seemed to be a large colony. I melted around 25 lb of aluminum, lost a few pounds due to spillage in the furnace and ended up with a cast weighing 18.7 lb and a few pounds left over. The depth of the cast is 20 in, making it the 4th deepest of the fire ant colonies I’ve cast. | Anthill Art