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Anthropic's IPO is also a landmark event for ants
In "MALE ANT PULLS OFF OWN WING TO MATE WITH QUEEN," three minutes of raw carnality from the BBC Earth's YouTube channel, a fat, ponderous male driver ant unsheathes spikes in his abdomen to lop off his right wing, and then lets dozens of much smaller female ants squeeze him…
But then there is Anthropic.
Last week, the company submitted a financial prospectus for what may be the largest initial public offering ever, and announced it would list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. Anthropic employees also call each other Ants — "a nickname that captures the collaborative, ego-light culture of the team," it notes in its government filing.
ANT is marching onto a busy little hill of creepy-crawly capitalism. It's at least the sixth insect-themed ticker in stock market history, joining a squishy cohort that includes FLY, BEE, BUG, HIVE, and GRUB — each of which have fared…
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