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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Jun 2015

    Just an FYI: Stepping on an Ant is equivalent to a creature 10,000 times more massive than a Blue Whale stepping on you.

    7:56 AM - 14 Jun 2015
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      2. Nicholai Ratermanis‏ @NicRatermanis 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson well I wouldn't go into that creatures house with hundreds of my friends looking for food.

        2 replies 15 retweets 81 likes
      3. Brandon‏ @PixelCanuck 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @NicRatermanis

        @NicRatermanis @Grummz @neiltyson Not to mention ants have no individuality. They are practically automatons.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Nicholai Ratermanis‏ @NicRatermanis 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @PixelCanuck

        @PixelCanuck @Grummz @neiltyson evil automatons that need to get out of my house.

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Does that come anywhere close to the size of a small planet in proportion to an ant?

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      2. Guren Stan‏ @The_clark_Side 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I killed one yesterday :(

        1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
      3. 𝙅. 𝙇. 𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙏𝙊𝙉‏ @absinthol 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @The_clark_Side

        @The_clark_Side you bastard!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Guren Stan‏ @The_clark_Side 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @absinthol

        @absinthol :( I had to. It was a national security threat

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Reuben‏ @YoBigRube 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson My Feeling: Every life, no matter how "insignificant" deserves #respect. Appreciate you sharing this my man, def makes ya think.

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      2. Ghoul Vagueness‏ @Gen_Vagueness 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson then why do they survive it so often?

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      3. Poly Paws‏ @Poly_Paws 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @Gen_Vagueness

        @Gen_Vagueness @neiltyson One must pirouette on said ant to kill it, otherwise it WILL get up and stagger away!

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      1. bug facts & info for mobile‏ @bug_facts 14 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        thank u neil but u forgot #bugfacts @neiltyson

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      1. Jorge Cornejo™‏ @JorgeCornejo 14 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson what of a blue whale was to step on an ant, what would that be like?

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      1. Alphonse Le'Roy‏ @d_weezy 14 Jun 2015
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        .@neiltyson So it's similar to little pink cookies in a plastic bag being crushed by buildings?

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      1. Hades‏ @Hades131313 14 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Now I feel like an ass

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      2. Ian Omega‏ @caffeinepower 14 Jun 2015
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        @GoodTimeHaver @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/haQEWMQPxn

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      1. shut the fuck up Terry Schilling‏ @EvilRoosevelt 17 Jun 2015
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        .@neiltyson please don't kink shame Neil

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      1. raandy‏ @randygdub 15 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson fuck ants

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      1. Tom "Tom" Harrington‏ @atomicbird 14 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson yeah that happened to me once. I got better, though.

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