evidence: A quote attributed to David Attenborough that claims black ants and red ants will kill each other if you shake them in a jar has been shared tens of thousands of times on social media. The claims are false: the quote has been misattributed to the famed naturalist and broadcaster, Attenborough's spokesperson told AFP. Experts also told AFP that ants of different species will act aggressively towards each other even in an unshaken jar. [...] Entomologist from James Cook University, Associate Professor Lori Lach, told AFP that regardless of whether you shake a jar containing two species of ants, they will likely be aggressive toward each other. [...] "If you place ants of different species in a jar, they will generally behave aggressively to individuals of the opposite species, regardless of whether the jar is shaken or not," Ward told AFP on October 23, 2021.