evidence: A thought-provoking quote about an experiment with black ants and red ants in a jar has been circulating online for years It describes how when left alone, the ants coexist peacefully But when the jar is shaken violently, the ants turn on each other, believing those of a different color are the enemy. [...] "If you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen. But if you violently shake the jar and leave it on the table, the ants will start killing each other. The red ants think the black ants are the enemy, and vice versa, when the real enemy is the person who shook the jar." [...] The viral story of red and black ants peacefully coexisting until external shaking forces them to fight appears to be invented, not scientific fact. But the desire for people to stop viewing those unlike themselves as enemies is one worth striving for, regardless of the authenticity of some thought-provoking ants in a jar.