We have an awesome episode for you today, but first we have a few all-star listeners and

tumble supporters to think.

We'd like to thank Otis and Whalens Shark, Jonathan and Zoe Laban, Jenny Whalens, Heather

and Charlie Grant, Catherine Petrie, and Ash Marin.

Ash is our first member of the tumble discovery club, which means he'll get amazing extras

with each episode, like MP3s of Marshall's music, special cuts from our interviews with

scientists and amazing blog posts, even a tumble temporary tattoo.

I want one of those.

You can join Ash in the club by pledging at patreon.com slash tumble podcast.

It's going to be a lot of fun.

Yay, fun for everyone.

I'm Lindsay.

I'm Marshall.

Welcome to tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.

Today we're talking with the scientists who travels the world studying ants, trying

to figure out why there are so many of them.

But why does she even have to travel the world for that?

Because the answer always is you just left some food out overnight.

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