DoctypeBeats We here at KQED are too far north to see them, but luckily our local Oakland Zoo and California Academy of Sciences both have colonies we could film.
Incredible! I already knew about ant agriculture, but seeing it in action is even more impressive. They really are similar to us in many ways (some species of ants even keep aphids as 'cattle' and feed on the sweet secretion they produce). It really makes me wonder if they're intelligent in some way... most people are dismissive of such an idea since they're 'just insects', but with societies this complex, it's hard to ignore that something might be going on.
I think we're more dismissive of ant intelligence because they're physically incapable of the physiological structures that would be required for intelligence to exist. You perceive their patterns as intelligence, but that doesn't make them so.
They wouldn't be able to carry heavy stuff at that scale to their body if they were that big , and they wouldn't be able to support themselves with those legs
-Dash™ You'd be surprised how well exoskeletons scaled up in prehistoric eras. M. permiana was a dragonfly that was as big as a seagull; P. kirktonensis was a land scorpion as big as a dog.... And Arthropleura were giant ancestors of the millipedes and centipedes, with some species bigger than _humans!_ voices.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/15/largest_landdwelling_bug_of_al/ So whatever doesn't suit giant bugs today probably wasn't their body designs..
If I remember correctly, the larger exoskeletons existed during a time when oxygen was in higher concentrations compared to now. Insects have no lungs and rely on trachea passively channeling air for use. Lower oxygen concentration simply means the passive channeling cannot bring in oxygen fast enough for massive exoskeletons to exist today.
It's really fascinating how something like this would have evolved in the ant to begin with. There must have been some fungus in the hive and the ants realized it was quite good to eat. However for the ants to *understand* what the fungus wants to grow, that's something quite different. Nature truly is quite spectacular.
I have a phobia of spiders and some insects So when i'm watching this out of plain curiosity I get the tingly feeling that something is crawling on my head And it doesn't feel good...
+Rickard R Thank you for watching and for your kind words. Tell your friends about us, and subscribe, if you haven't yet. We have many more cool science videos in production for you.
+Gabriela Quiros Oh really? Huh I never knew that. Costa Rica is truly beautiful. I went with my school and stayed in Monteverde. We got to practice our Spanish a lot. I'm in 8th grade.
Fun fact: see that little dot on the ants head in the last picture? That called the third eye. It senses shadows so that they can see thing bigger than itself, For example, a bird
I just had to love this video. I have a few ant videos on my channel but are completely amateur and of the ants I keep myself. How did you manage to get shots of the fungus? I bet you had access to a captive Atta colony, that's awesome.
You could have possibly mentioned also how leafcutter ants have developed and evolved their own type of herbicides, That the ants use to get rid of any weeds that grows on their fungus.
Their nests are so complex, they have refuse areas on the outside to discard unwanted fungi, they build mounds with tunnels through them that face the prevailing wind to catch it and act as an air conditioning system for the subterranean nest. And when it cools below the optimal temperature for the fungi to grow they seal it up either temporarily with their bodies, or permanently with soil and dead ant body parts.
"This young queen has successfully raised her first daughters beneath the leaflitter of the rainforest floor. The nutritious fungus she fed them as larvae is now dwindling. If they don’t find food quickly, they will all starve. To make matters worse, overground swarms of parasitic phorid flies are beginning to hatch. Leafcutter innards provide perfect incubation chambers for the young of these insidious insects"
Wonderful video, such an incredible planet we have. I wish that human agriculture was as evolved as the ants, so that it too could build up the soil, instead of depleting it :( I guess we have some ways to go, hope we get there.
We could build up the soil on our farms if we lived like ants. But that would mean out farms are where we live, eat, and defecate. I'm much happier not pooing on my dinner.
You realize that food is grown with poop, right? Any sustainable food production system uses manure. There are efforts being made to close the nutrient cycle, which is something we HAVE to do if we are going to survive. This involves capturing the nutrients that humans poop out. Don't worry though, noone will put untreated poop on your food, it is transformed before spreading and then the plants eat it. I think the future will involve using decomposing bodies as well, it is just too wasteful to bury them in sealed boxes. We need come back into the cycles of life-death-life.
The leave cutter ants here in India, don't bite unlike the nasty little red ants. I've seen a lot of their colonies in trees and many accidently fell over me, but they don't bite until they are scared. I love them. ⚠️ don't try it at home
There is a big kingdom of ants in my area.. I played with them when im bored. I give them really small berrys, make them small homes with white cement... Today i give them a small letter.. They carried it all the way to the top of the tree
It is even more amazing when we consider that the fungus they grow does not grow in the wild anymore. Ants have totally "domesticated" that fungus in the same way we humans domesticated crops and fruits. The fungus the ants grow was in the wild at one time, but not anymore, and if the ants go away, the fungus will die as well.
How do leaf cutter ants know to make the fungus gardens in the shape that they do, like with the little holes everywhere? Because, for example, bees make their honeycombs by initially building round cells and then when they build another cell they become hexagons, and they use their bodies as a measuring stick to keep them even. Wasps do a similar thing. But the holes in those fungus gardens are such irregular shapes and sizes- how do they know?
The images in this channel videos are absurdly amazing
Thank you for your kind words, +gaz88. Our cinematographer is Josh Cassidy.
+Gabriela Quiros I'd like to to thank him for such amazing footage
I always used to see lines of ants carrying leaves, everyone thought they ate them, what awesome little beasts
DoctypeBeats We here at KQED are too far north to see them, but luckily our local Oakland Zoo and California Academy of Sciences both have colonies we could film.
Gotta admire his enthusiasm
they are not to far away from being like humans the only thang they need now is to grow in size
@@brotherhoodoutcast. they are NOT LAZY, NOTHING LIKE HUMANS
Yeah I thought they store them to eat later.
Humans: Can we copy your homework?
Ants: Yeah, just try to make it look different.
L0L
Lol
LoL
@@vansh6038 i like how there are only 3 replies and they all just say "lol"
@@bakedgoldfish45 I like how you commented after 2 years
Incredible! I already knew about ant agriculture, but seeing it in action is even more impressive. They really are similar to us in many ways (some species of ants even keep aphids as 'cattle' and feed on the sweet secretion they produce).
It really makes me wonder if they're intelligent in some way... most people are dismissive of such an idea since they're 'just insects', but with societies this complex, it's hard to ignore that something might be going on.
+agentlolipop001 We're so happy you liked it! Here's our latest: th-cam.com/video/YTYFdpNpkMY/w-d-xo.html
+agentlolipop001 Cool but creepy, how the queen to decide what type of ant she's going to get?
Ultra Fire
Good question...
+Ultra Fire MAAAAGIIIIIC
I think we're more dismissive of ant intelligence because they're physically incapable of the physiological structures that would be required for intelligence to exist. You perceive their patterns as intelligence, but that doesn't make them so.
Why there is always someone who dislikes even highest quality content?
Or, may be it's just missclick?
bots
they probably looking for ant porn.
It's because it's a female narrator
I think they have no life, so all they do is go from video to video clicking the thumbs down.
Combination of bots and no life trolls
Imagine if these guys were size of dogs... We would be so outnumbered holy shit
They wouldn't be able to carry heavy stuff at that scale to their body if they were that big , and they wouldn't be able to support themselves with those legs
Omg that would be horrifying
OMG I don't wanna think about that.
-Dash™ You'd be surprised how well exoskeletons scaled up in prehistoric eras.
M. permiana was a dragonfly that was as big as a seagull; P. kirktonensis was a land scorpion as big as a dog....
And Arthropleura were giant ancestors of the millipedes and centipedes, with some species bigger than _humans!_
voices.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/15/largest_landdwelling_bug_of_al/
So whatever doesn't suit giant bugs today probably wasn't their body designs..
If I remember correctly, the larger exoskeletons existed during a time when oxygen was in higher concentrations compared to now. Insects have no lungs and rely on trachea passively channeling air for use. Lower oxygen concentration simply means the passive channeling cannot bring in oxygen fast enough for massive exoskeletons to exist today.
very educational. you just earned 1+ subscribers
Thank you! Welcome to our channel!
i love your videos and your awesome and the best!!!!!
amateur gamer *1+ sub
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Deep Look + 1 :)
I'm amazed by these tiny creatures and I'm amazed how these people study these tiny creature to learn about everything they do.
There is a chapter in the Quran on ants. Its called An-Naml (the ant)
A soldier ant sure is gigantic.
+HCN 27.0253g/mol Thanks for watching!
Not as big as me doe
@@cookie_man2020 More brave maiby than a Dog.
The titans
I see this as wisdom, the art of replenishment to keep the generations going on and on!
i wanna say one thing.. voice of the lady is so awesome.. so clear... thank you for such a good video deep look
The ants carrying those leaves look like little sailboats that kids use to learn to sail
They have a great teamwork.
this is what we call teamwork.
I like how out of every animal, humans and ants are the only ones who realized that we can grow food
You guys are one day going to be the #1 nature channel on youtube. You are already #1 as far as I'm concerned. Great work
Okay. I will not destroy ant's nest again. Sorry baby ants 🙂
Leaf cutter ants are still really cool
It kind of looks like the Ants are eating cotton candy
This surprised me. SO much
They are so freaking smart
It's really fascinating how something like this would have evolved in the ant to begin with. There must have been some fungus in the hive and the ants realized it was quite good to eat. However for the ants to *understand* what the fungus wants to grow, that's something quite different. Nature truly is quite spectacular.
this is fascinating!!! look at all that fungus! it's so interesting that they actually collect the leaves so edible fungus grows on it
I have a phobia of spiders and some insects
So when i'm watching this out of plain curiosity
I get the tingly feeling that something is crawling on my head
And it doesn't feel good...
this is amazing, i hope the channel grows quick, becuase more people need to see this, they just dont know it yet.
+Rickard R Thank you for watching and for your kind words. Tell your friends about us, and subscribe, if you haven't yet. We have many more cool science videos in production for you.
imagine being 10 times smaller than one of your own allies
0:04The Leafcutter Farming music starts!3:29
Bugs are like tiny aliens lol
I'm so excited to have come across this channel! Love the work you do and pls keep up your excellent work!
Thank you, Sarah.
I went to Costa Rica and I saw these EVERYWHERE!
Hi there. I produced this video, and I grew up in Costa Rica. Locals there refer to these leafcutter ants as "zompopas." Thanks for watching!
+Gabriela Quiros
Oh really? Huh I never knew that. Costa Rica is truly beautiful. I went with my school and stayed in Monteverde. We got to practice our Spanish a lot. I'm in 8th grade.
Leaf cutters: We have half inch soldiers
Asian maurader ants: Pathectic.
Please don't ever stop, I love this channel!
Leaf cutter ants! My favourite ant species!
I love this channel! It's full of knowledge...very educational! Good job!
Me the next morning:Where’s all my leaves!!!
Ants: hehehe
This is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen.
Fun fact: see that little dot on the ants head in the last picture?
That called the third eye. It senses shadows so that they can see thing bigger than itself,
For example, a bird
Anyone else get sudden itches while watching this?
A little ehheh
that's bed bugs, you got the wrong about ants
I did only one time but when I saw this comment I suddenly had an itch xD
Yuudachi A bit itchy but a mosquito bites me
Yuudachi My foot is itching so yeah
Your videos have got me so addicted to watching things about animals/Insects xd
Ants life:
Female- go work, protect colony, find food, etc 🥵
Male- make sure queen produce more eggs 🤩
Ants, Such Thrilling Masterpieces Of Nature. Mother Nature Knew What She Was Doing When She Made Them.
@1:11 the ant crushing the leaf piece deserves a raise
2:48 lol that ant look like it’s wearing a crown
I just had to love this video. I have a few ant videos on my channel but are completely amateur and of the ants I keep myself. How did you manage to get shots of the fungus? I bet you had access to a captive Atta colony, that's awesome.
They most likely used a fibre optic camera to shoot the ants fungus farming
There was a display at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and I could sit and watch them for hours!
The knowledge that a creature one thousandth my size is this organized depresses me.
An economy that runs efficiently without money, humans could learn a thing or two from these guys.
You could have possibly mentioned also how leafcutter ants have developed and evolved their own type of herbicides, That the ants use to get rid of any weeds that grows on their fungus.
That one ass who didnt like the video lmao
DrunkenMadman That's OK, everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
Deep Look i honestly dont see whats not to like. your videos are really cool. i dont even like bugs but you make them interesting haha
DrunkenMadman Thanks! What should we film next?
Moths.
Ant love Forever 🐜 ❤️
3:00 holy that was deep
Ants: only plebs use technology for harvesting
Ah my favorite kind of ants. 🐜 and my favorite channel:)
Their nests are so complex, they have refuse areas on the outside to discard unwanted fungi, they build mounds with tunnels through them that face the prevailing wind to catch it and act as an air conditioning system for the subterranean nest. And when it cools below the optimal temperature for the fungi to grow they seal it up either temporarily with their bodies, or permanently with soil and dead ant body parts.
"This young queen has successfully raised her first daughters beneath the leaflitter of the rainforest floor. The nutritious fungus she fed them as larvae is now dwindling. If they don’t find food quickly, they will all starve. To make matters worse, overground swarms of parasitic phorid flies are beginning to hatch. Leafcutter innards provide perfect incubation chambers for the young of these insidious insects"
Nah bro, I want to be more like the ants.
are large worker ants the same as soldier ants?
Ants searching for food and gathered......this video like same.
My trypophobia kicks in every time I watch video about ants but I love watching them...
Every Time I Open TH-cam Be Like...."Is there new vids in deeplook?"
Wonderful video, such an incredible planet we have. I wish that human agriculture was as evolved as the ants, so that it too could build up the soil, instead of depleting it :( I guess we have some ways to go, hope we get there.
We could build up the soil on our farms if we lived like ants. But that would mean out farms are where we live, eat, and defecate. I'm much happier not pooing on my dinner.
You realize that food is grown with poop, right? Any sustainable food production system uses manure. There are efforts being made to close the nutrient cycle, which is something we HAVE to do if we are going to survive. This involves capturing the nutrients that humans poop out. Don't worry though, noone will put untreated poop on your food, it is transformed before spreading and then the plants eat it. I think the future will involve using decomposing bodies as well, it is just too wasteful to bury them in sealed boxes. We need come back into the cycles of life-death-life.
They are like Pikmin in real life
If you could include the data in the metric system on screen, it would be highly appreciated. thanks!
+1
Amazing information! I can't praise you guys enough!
Humans: We've been farming for over 20,000 years.
Leafcutter Ant: That's real cute, noobs.
Little did people know: there was a fungus amungus.
Wow!! I always thought they ate them, but eventually it does turn to food. They are very smart
Me and the boys building forts
These macro shots are amazing....
God, I absolutely ADORE this channel! I'm so glad I found it. I'll be srpeading the word, believe it!
Oh my--this is just lovely!
David Shi Thank you!
Your cousins idea
Fascinating!
And then the army ants invade, raid and turn them all into food...just like any wandering nomad-militant-culture do to settled farming culture.
True
+1 00 Genghis Khan would beg to differ
mycelium running
It ain’t much but it’s honest work
reminds me of Tom & Jerry. Those marching ants.
The leave cutter ants here in India, don't bite unlike the nasty little red ants. I've seen a lot of their colonies in trees and many accidently fell over me, but they don't bite until they are scared. I love them. ⚠️ don't try it at home
You forgot the part about how winter ants do t hibernate and are the only other ants out during the winter in north America
There is a big kingdom of ants in my area.. I played with them when im bored. I give them really small berrys, make them small homes with white cement... Today i give them a small letter.. They carried it all the way to the top of the tree
Number 15, leafcutter ant food fungus.
I like leaf cutters ants, they have such organization.
It is even more amazing when we consider that the fungus they grow does not grow in the wild anymore. Ants have totally "domesticated" that fungus in the same way we humans domesticated crops and fruits. The fungus the ants grow was in the wild at one time, but not anymore, and if the ants go away, the fungus will die as well.
This is why Earth Defense Force exist.
How does it feel, knowing these ants do more work than you and I?
You videos are very interesting I subscribed 👍🏻
Thank you!
How do leaf cutter ants know to make the fungus gardens in the shape that they do, like with the little holes everywhere? Because, for example, bees make their honeycombs by initially building round cells and then when they build another cell they become hexagons, and they use their bodies as a measuring stick to keep them even. Wasps do a similar thing. But the holes in those fungus gardens are such irregular shapes and sizes- how do they know?
Ant working soo hard but... There I am when i see a ant I be like DiE
i hope if leaf cutter ants arnt randomly so big they can bench press me
That ending sentence is quite powerful.
am i the only one on a deep “-deep look” binge ?
I always thought that the ant's head was butt-shaped
0:54 "this is no small matter"
BARS 🔥🔥🔥
Ant kiddo: Mom there's fungi on the bread.
Mom Ant: Oh just take away the clean ones.
that last part hit me hard tbh
did anyone else get really itchy during this ??
amazing footage! Great visual imagery.
"These ants make us look like newbies!" Shows ants carrying a leaf each
Just imagine if they could farm oil, the US would've been flooded in oil.
I came from AntsCanada!
Also, leafcutter ants carriying all those leaves
awesome Friend !! whoever you are, you have long journey ahead, Good luck !!