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  • The final instalment of Ant Attack sees the colony take on a 100,000,000 year old enemy - the winged termite. They infiltrate their foraging tunnels in search of food - and find a hostile party lying in wait.
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    Natural World: Ant Attack
    In a quiet patch of forest, life is about to be turned upside down for its animal residents - the ants are coming. Spiders, scorpions and even forest crabs don't stand a chance. As food runs out, the ants, driven on by the ever-hungry grubs in the nest, have no choice but to attack the not so easily defeated termites. Armed with chemical weapons and fearsome jaws that could crush an ant to pulp, they're the ants' toughest adversaries. From the raw terror of battle to the inner-workings of an ant colony, this is television as you've never seen it before.
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  • @mr.mercury4247
    @mr.mercury4247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3253

    Imagine being at war with an entire other genus of insects across multiple species with fronts on every single continent except Antarctica.

    • @Taospark
      @Taospark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

      And just for fun, the ants are at war with each other too right down to the subspecies. They really are like us.

    • @nczioox1116
      @nczioox1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Nemopoly humans are stupid

    • @mreverybody1150
      @mreverybody1150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      You've just described the game 'Empires Of The Undergrowth'

    • @Zaxares
      @Zaxares 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      @@Taospark Some ant species also farm (fungus), rear livestock (aphids) and take slaves from other ant colonies.

    • @flacovila123
      @flacovila123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@nczioox1116 yah its not like we're on top of the food chain and smartest beings in this world.....oh wait

  • @paradox7358
    @paradox7358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3815

    "So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?"
    "Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads."
    ....

    • @kobehayes4827
      @kobehayes4827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      What movie is this from

    • @padoody324
      @padoody324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

      @@kobehayes4827 "Antz"

    • @nazz2406
      @nazz2406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Antz was a good movie!

    • @jonathanguillen4152
      @jonathanguillen4152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      When you said that I automatically remembered Antz LoL

    • @angeleyesjr9676
      @angeleyesjr9676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Ambush!😠

  • @franpe6522
    @franpe6522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1454

    0:52 Ants and Termites have been enemies for over a hundred million years.
    Like ants and hornets
    And ants and spiders
    And ants with other ants
    DAMN ANTS, THEY RUINED THE SWARM

    • @travismacpherson3318
      @travismacpherson3318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      You ants sure are a contentious people.

    • @hiredmi9557
      @hiredmi9557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      @@travismacpherson3318 YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE

    • @Knightstruth
      @Knightstruth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      They're a pretentious species.

    • @judyhopps9380
      @judyhopps9380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Have yer got any sugar?
      Yes. Yes, we do
      THEN SUGAR ME UP, TERMITE!
      Okie dokie

    • @erskinepatton3247
      @erskinepatton3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@judyhopps9380 50 points for the keen #Simpsons reference

  • @marianac9663
    @marianac9663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1630

    "A soldier termite confronts the invaders with a threat display"
    Termite soldier: bangs head on the floor

    • @malachi9821
      @malachi9821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Me

    • @pcrana1
      @pcrana1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      All termites gangsta until they hear one ant say "hey BigHead, bring me his soul"

    • @randompheidoleminor3011
      @randompheidoleminor3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It's actually pretty intimidating when they're all synced up.

    • @Betojnava
      @Betojnava 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This is gold I can’t 😂

    • @marccamp6376
      @marccamp6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It reminded me the Terror Birds, clapping their beaks to make threatening noise

  • @michelveilleux1275
    @michelveilleux1275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +562

    "Stick with me kid, and you'll be alright." Famous last words.

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wrr,idts

    • @MrZigma
      @MrZigma ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Whose words

    • @exiledwolfch
      @exiledwolfch ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@MrZigma Barbatus

    • @ivankawnartist
      @ivankawnartist ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@exiledwolfch RIP

    • @puebespuebes8589
      @puebespuebes8589 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is what antz would look like in real life

  • @fatihcals1142
    @fatihcals1142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1893

    WHY THE HELL DID THE VIDEO END AT THE MOST EXCITING PART??!!!!!

  • @lukisnootis5708
    @lukisnootis5708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    "Hey Flick, where are you going?!?"
    *"War, I've been drafted."*

    • @maxhooper4319
      @maxhooper4319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Harry64278 woosh, that’s the joke dumbass

    • @vanessawhittaker6818
      @vanessawhittaker6818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn't join the draft as you can see it's a war that cannot be won 😁

    • @vanessawhittaker6818
      @vanessawhittaker6818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For every one of you is about 15 to 20 of them 😳 when you see that many it's time to push that button like that movie starship troopers nuke them all 😂

    • @anthonymort5202
      @anthonymort5202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Harry64278 okay let me put this into terms that you can understand flick was from a bug's Life but oh my God can you believe it he's an ant

    • @anthonymort5202
      @anthonymort5202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Into*

  • @JamesCraigWhoop
    @JamesCraigWhoop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    The winner is...
    The chimp with a long stick who hit the jackpot that day

    • @yoquinwakabo8405
      @yoquinwakabo8405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bruh 😂😂😂

    • @carles0460
      @carles0460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aswr guy😂😂😂😂see party

    • @Deo12345Redhead
      @Deo12345Redhead 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂

  • @matthewdEntremont
    @matthewdEntremont 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1152

    Ants are beyond fascinating

    • @JEMurl
      @JEMurl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
      Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
      Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
      Proverbs 6: 6-8

    • @i_am_dementia9926
      @i_am_dementia9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I agree. There's no other animal/insect that intrigues me like the ants

    • @AimsLooker
      @AimsLooker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/_i9OC1PZG3U/w-d-xo.html

    • @someonesomewhere605
      @someonesomewhere605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      Called 👉 The main meme's official 👈

    • @i_am_dementia9926
      @i_am_dementia9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AimsLooker dude Wtf

  • @thefix8d
    @thefix8d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    So this is the live-action remake of the war segment of “Antz” then.

    • @whereskentuckybruce8245
      @whereskentuckybruce8245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      “The Antz films really embellished the actual events of the 13th Formica-termite skirmish. Hopefully a more accurate depiction will be shown in the remake

    • @flacovila123
      @flacovila123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@whereskentuckybruce8245 lol

    • @VoxTheUkrainianComrade
      @VoxTheUkrainianComrade ปีที่แล้ว

      Antz is trash tho

    • @mromneyobama
      @mromneyobama ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Underrated comment.

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    TERMITE GENERAL: “Gotta’ hold ‘em till all transports are away...”

    • @erskinepatton3247
      @erskinepatton3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Prepare to open shield...

    • @mohsdef
      @mohsdef 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Standby ion control

    • @nehiyawwolf9284
      @nehiyawwolf9284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "The 1st transport is away."

    • @supereddify
      @supereddify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Our first catch of the day

  • @Dfathurr
    @Dfathurr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    What we see : siege of termite mounds, 2019
    What the ants see : siege of Constantinople, 1453

    • @VLCBK
      @VLCBK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A man of culture I see

    • @mannyphantom0
      @mannyphantom0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ahhh true man of culture indeed

    • @jerry12314
      @jerry12314 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To me this is more like Iwo Jima.

  • @JAMes_02
    @JAMes_02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +647

    Props for the tiny camera man that filmed inside the termites n’est!

    • @fatdaddyeddiejr
      @fatdaddyeddiejr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      It was Ant-Man that shoot that footage.

    • @generischerkanalname1879
      @generischerkanalname1879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      It was an ant with a go pro.

    • @deotic
      @deotic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      No, there was an ant live streaming and BBC stole its video

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      N'est pas mal.

    • @xdsmastermia
      @xdsmastermia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao, never have that much thought

  • @joncarr1200
    @joncarr1200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    "A worker gingerly explores the gaping hole"
    Me: heh.

  • @JXC25
    @JXC25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    The way ants communicate and move as a unit are incredible.

    • @underlordd
      @underlordd ปีที่แล้ว

      suck my unit !

    • @AngryCrayfish
      @AngryCrayfish 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Same for termites, I had no idea they communicated with taps. That’s a whole language.

    • @covenawhite4855
      @covenawhite4855 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe they communicate by smell. I heard they spray theramoned out of their exoskeleton for other ants to smell.but I could be wrong

  • @spasjt
    @spasjt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Imagine being a termite getting some fresh air on the top of the mound at 1:03 and THAT is coming at you.

    • @JAYDOG1337A
      @JAYDOG1337A 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      fuck this shit I'm out
      *runs opposite direction*

    • @brycewalker3726
      @brycewalker3726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It’s like D-Day

    • @UGNAvalon
      @UGNAvalon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Considering how termites are blind…
      “…..why do I hear rumbling?”

    • @Shagamaw-100
      @Shagamaw-100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Funny considering how termite mounds are basically massive ventilation systems for the nest.

    • @Navesblue
      @Navesblue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Termite King: “I want every able-bodied man and strong lad to armed and ready for battle by nightfall!”

  • @YG-eu4df
    @YG-eu4df 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    "We will need thousands to conquer the nest!"
    "Tens of thousands"
    "But my lord there is no such force"
    0:04

    • @devitcardx
      @devitcardx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *Saruman goes out in the balcony of Orthanc
      *Wormtounge: *gasps

    • @solidgator123
      @solidgator123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And you hear the ant horn and chants "the world of termites shall end".

    • @aminhaekal5709
      @aminhaekal5709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "A new power is rising. Its victory, is at hands!"

    • @joemorris3146
      @joemorris3146 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      “There will be no dawn for termites”

    • @patriot459
      @patriot459 ปีที่แล้ว

      To war!!!

  • @jeyksu
    @jeyksu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    whats happening why there's so many ants in my recommendation

    • @JEMurl
      @JEMurl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahaah!

    • @ahaaha84
      @ahaaha84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ant week

    • @Herbie11
      @Herbie11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      TH-cam MODERATOR here. We are sorry for the misunderstanding. Starting today we'll send "Aunt" videos to you.

    • @UnknownMe321
      @UnknownMe321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your getting overrun by ants, your first line of defense lol

    • @mdualeali6190
      @mdualeali6190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because you are Ants

  • @Arklay_98
    @Arklay_98 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    “So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?”
    "Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads."

    • @Casper999x
      @Casper999x 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stolen comment your a virgin

    • @jerichomartin254
      @jerichomartin254 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

  • @cintronproductions9430
    @cintronproductions9430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Oh no, it's Antz all over again!

    • @poisonkiss201
      @poisonkiss201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Exactly what I thought about when I saw this😂 started singing "the ants go marching 1 by 1 hoorah hoorah, we slaughter termites just for fun hoorah hoorah....."😂😂

    • @T2266
      @T2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That movie is a lie, Termites soldiers are weak as hell in comparison to that of the ants .

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@T2266 Those were mutant or alien termites for all we know. I mean, they shot acid from their FOREHEADS.

    • @T2266
      @T2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cintronproductions9430 they really are like something come oit of Starship Troopers. Though some species of termites cna shoot glue out of their head, but it's the ants who can shoot acid, only with their asses.

    • @abmlr_productions9801
      @abmlr_productions9801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Barbatus: Heh, l like ya kid, you got a sense of humor.

  • @Datnigganeo
    @Datnigganeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    What a brave ant, to go down there and record all that. Kudos to you

    • @DPRX99
      @DPRX99 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Needed the footage for war propaganda

    • @Lavendeer201
      @Lavendeer201 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cool username 👍

  • @nejuokinganezvengiau8975
    @nejuokinganezvengiau8975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    respect to the termite guard who held on for so long

    • @juanarocha8629
      @juanarocha8629 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whose side are you on?!

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@juanarocha8629 I of termites

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@juanarocha8629 Better no one die anyway...

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@juanarocha8629 A draw is better for these two, who practice their earthly natures, which is to attack each other...

  • @sethmaskovich6541
    @sethmaskovich6541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    when you only have like 3 guards defending the nest

  • @bemzen5240
    @bemzen5240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    2:19 I'm the only one impressed by this shot of the ant shadows on the wall.

  • @theant4184
    @theant4184 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Man that battle was rough! I was one of the survivors in the war, my workmates were sent to war through force and some of my friends during it. If you want I will describe the war

    • @tailspikes
      @tailspikes ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How did you survive the termite soldiers?

    • @theant4184
      @theant4184 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@tailspikes I stayed back and be a coward, though I have killed a termite that strayed too far from the termites

    • @equalist6282
      @equalist6282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theant4184 😂😂😂

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theant4184 "Joke"...🤦

    • @theant4184
      @theant4184 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@matheuspessa2359 yeah no shit it's a joke, I'm playing a character

  • @whitechili4168
    @whitechili4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    How they got cameras inside the termite mound is what I’m wondering

    • @whitechili4168
      @whitechili4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jdsman 31899 ahh, I see. Thank you for explaining. Makes sense

    • @The2ndCow
      @The2ndCow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      little man with a camera , duh

    • @whitechili4168
      @whitechili4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      XxZero117xX That’s not right, there’s no way that’s possible.
      The ants would see the little man and eat him before he could record.

    • @asmodeusasteroth7137
      @asmodeusasteroth7137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Makes me think this is a reenactment using a bunch of paid actors

    • @njharris27
      @njharris27 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      asmodeus asteroth best underrated comment

  • @johnjordan8022
    @johnjordan8022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The ants used the termites as a decoy. The actual target was the camera man. Suddenly, he realized that over 1000 ants had crawled up the inside of his pants legs heading straight for the family jewels.
    I'm sure he will be okay, the camera man is the only person that never dies. Ever !

  • @RocketMonke69420
    @RocketMonke69420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Video: **ends**
    Me: "Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete."

  • @ozeppeo
    @ozeppeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    "That's how you get ants." - Sterling Archer

    • @someonesomewhere605
      @someonesomewhere605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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      Called 👉 The main meme's official 👈

    • @silverstrike5904
      @silverstrike5904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lana: yay

  • @cantalope67
    @cantalope67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    What gets me is nobody gives the cameraman any credit for all these fantastic pictures. Just amazing camera work

    • @Reefiemon
      @Reefiemon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah this is David Attenborough is seeing rn. He’s just narrating what he is seeing at this exact moment.

  • @Kian_the-G
    @Kian_the-G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Anyone else see that MASSIVE soldier Ant at 0:20??? Or is that just me…

    • @GiygasNightmare
      @GiygasNightmare หลายเดือนก่อน

      nah i definitely see it too. bros the gigachad of the ants

  • @kindlytoxic1472
    @kindlytoxic1472 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i used to think war was exclusive to humans (and maybe other intelligent life) but i was proven wrong, and now i am absolutely fascinated by insects like ants, bees and termites.

  • @TeyuYagua
    @TeyuYagua 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    3:09 "now all of china knows you are here"

  • @cyriljosin6780
    @cyriljosin6780 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:34 “tunnels are narrow” narrow for the ants not the camera man

  • @mar56cos
    @mar56cos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    At 0:29 Seconds you can see Z from the movie Antz. you can tell he's not ready for war.

  • @TankieBoi
    @TankieBoi ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:40
    is that a carpenter ant in the hole? What is she doing there? 🤔😂

    • @Ilikepotatoes067
      @Ilikepotatoes067 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mercenaries paid by the termites maybe

  • @gammarey7070
    @gammarey7070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Im always fascinated at how they filmed these.

  • @pongangelo2048
    @pongangelo2048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The cameraman even go to the smallest cave just to film this, shout out to him.

  • @kemni3163
    @kemni3163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Crazy how they can film something like this

    • @MrstevetheDonator
      @MrstevetheDonator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No the ants are acters

    • @MrOner07
      @MrOner07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how is there a camera inside an ant colony??

    • @kartikpoojari7066
      @kartikpoojari7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They have many fake ant looking robots that record all of this and sometimes they even put a small camera inside those nests and film it.

  • @Hmongboi228
    @Hmongboi228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    3:34
    Captain : [on terminte hill] Bangalores up the line! Bagalores up the line!
    Sergeant: Heads up, bangers comin' your way.
    Captain: [shouting] Bangalores, clear the shingle!!
    Private : Fire in the hole.
    Sergeant : Fire in the hole.
    Private : Fire in the hole.
    Private : [lights his bangalore]
    [Bangalores blow up and the ordinance is gone]
    Sergeant: We're in business..

  • @HawkinaBox
    @HawkinaBox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    These ants are like the Dothraki: they take what they want and have thousands to help them.

  • @micheleportatadino5919
    @micheleportatadino5919 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Driver ants are a devastating force but they do have a weakness: their attacking strategy is pinned on overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers deployed all over the place, thus they are not as effective in narrow spaces where they are forced into 1v1 fights.
    Plus, they are not specialized termite hunters like the Matabele. So, I’m calling this fight as a win for the termites.

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is rare for termites to win...

    • @matheuspessa2359
      @matheuspessa2359 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And still ′′ everyone ′′ hopes that termites die... 🤦

    • @killerkirby366
      @killerkirby366 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorta like the Persians

    • @bornonthebattlefront4883
      @bornonthebattlefront4883 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They actually do win this
      I rented the full documentary like 5 times as a kid
      Termites save the queen and push out the ants, of course to severe losses on both sides

  • @LostOneOmega
    @LostOneOmega 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When those termites started their threat display: I mood that

  • @sicsempertyrannisvi4107
    @sicsempertyrannisvi4107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hats off to whoever was around 100 million years ago to document the feud..

  • @fergusfriedrichserrano5988
    @fergusfriedrichserrano5988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The ants go marching one by one.
    Hoorah! Hoorah!
    They slaughter termites just for fun.
    Hoorah! Hoorah!

    • @v1v10rnitier
      @v1v10rnitier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The ants go marching two by two, hurrah hurrah.
      We'll all be dead before we're through, HURRAH HURRAH!

    • @abmlr_productions9801
      @abmlr_productions9801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The ants go marching three by three, hurrah hurrah
      We're off to face our destiny, Hurrah! Hurrah!

    • @lordmegatron7359
      @lordmegatron7359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FORWARD

    • @ianbruce1745
      @ianbruce1745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The ants go marching five by five, Hurrah. Hurrah.
      There's too many of us, Termite, more than a hive. Hurrah. Hurrah.

    • @silverstrike5904
      @silverstrike5904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lordmegatron7359 come on let's kicks some termite butt

  • @KingMe1
    @KingMe1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Way better than anything I've seen at a theatre and this was free 🙁

  • @Kovugamez
    @Kovugamez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I saw this movie when I was a kid. I had no idea there was a live-action version

    • @TerraficTV
      @TerraficTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      antz?

    • @Kovugamez
      @Kovugamez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TerraficTV Yup

    • @Pilot_Whale
      @Pilot_Whale 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I liked that movie

  • @fairnut6418
    @fairnut6418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:21 *“COME GET ME!!”*

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Well tomorrow's video better be the rest of this battle. My money's on the Termites.

    • @switeatul
      @switeatul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bet on the ants then

    • @contentinmotion
      @contentinmotion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's ants workers vs termite soldiers.

    • @oreooreo1998
      @oreooreo1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Content in motion only some of them are worker ants most of them are soilder and major ants and the majors are just the really big soilder ants.Also I bet that ants will win because they are just a little bit stronger than the termites but the soilder termites are probably evenly matched with the ants

    • @tedytarrify
      @tedytarrify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Usually the ants raid the termite nesting chamber to steal eggs and larvae and then just withdraw. Termites are herbivores and ants are carnivores. Termite mounds are rarely wiped out by an ant attack. Usually just harvested, to recoup until the next attack. I always feel a bit sorry for the poor old termite... they rarely win these struggles.

  • @1A.....
    @1A..... ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't end your filming at the crucial moment of war :Sun Tzu the art of war

  • @zealot4325
    @zealot4325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks to the creators of this film. It must be a hard work to show us the insect world

  • @sabereldragorno8499
    @sabereldragorno8499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "a soldier termite confronts the ants with a threat display"
    Soldier termite : cracks head open on floor.
    Ants : w-w-why'd you do that ?
    Soldier termite : FOR THE QUEEN 👑 !

  • @atis9061
    @atis9061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A well-written, dramatic & compelling nature drama.

  • @peterjohnson8469
    @peterjohnson8469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Amazing to me how the cameraman crawled all the way in there to film this. Bravo!

  • @anonymousanonymous2319
    @anonymousanonymous2319 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can we appreciate filming these tiny creatures?

  • @sinestrophy9502
    @sinestrophy9502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The question is
    How did they film inside the tunnel ?

    • @JamesCraigWhoop
      @JamesCraigWhoop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES and how they manage to get lighting which likely benefits the ants more than termites

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JamesCraigWhoop They did clearly say at the beginning that the ants are completely blind.

  • @starwarscantina7130
    @starwarscantina7130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can we just take a moment to consider how astonishing that Camera work was!? Holy fuzzballs.

  • @Maligale.
    @Maligale. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can we just appreciate that they stuck a camera threw a mound of dirt to get this footage

  • @moustachio9936
    @moustachio9936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    makes me remember the fight from the movie ants

  • @K3V1N005
    @K3V1N005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Truly amazing how this is filmed

  • @YusufSaidCANBAZ
    @YusufSaidCANBAZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you to the all people in BBC Earth team and their supporters for sharing these amazing, awesome, incredible, miraculous inspiring recordings.

  • @chewangia8
    @chewangia8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isengard has been unleashed.

  • @lukaspieper633
    @lukaspieper633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The termites knocking their head on the floor is NOT a threat display. It is vibrational communication to alert other termites.

  • @brettwerner7128
    @brettwerner7128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing how they can film these tiny things like that

  • @DanielRamirez-li6zc
    @DanielRamirez-li6zc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The camera work.. wow
    The patience..
    Excellent

  • @Casey-zk8op
    @Casey-zk8op 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:05 “a worker explores the gaping hope and lays a scent trail for others” 😉😏

    • @BryleMilan
      @BryleMilan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      hahahahah

  • @Xiellion
    @Xiellion 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It blows my mind that all those ants start the same and some of them just get chosen to be soldiers, get fed specific nutrients, and then grow like 5x larger then the workers

  • @shamarbrooks4272
    @shamarbrooks4272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love it if they put full episodes on here

  • @mr.t3440
    @mr.t3440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's amazing as to where and how BBC Earth recruits the Smallest cameramen on the planet

  • @DingoOverlord
    @DingoOverlord 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:49 Bro was like “OH SHIT!!!”

  • @SyncytheShredESP
    @SyncytheShredESP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah! Hoorah!

  • @peterkeizer2157
    @peterkeizer2157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The ant whit the go-pro is my favorite
    How the hell does he stay out of trouble 😳

  • @bravadopure5102
    @bravadopure5102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss Sir David Attenborough 😢

  • @amoghverma3108
    @amoghverma3108 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ants and Termites need their own Peace Treaty.

  • @calebstanley102
    @calebstanley102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    War, war never changes.

  • @Jesusprayerwarrio283
    @Jesusprayerwarrio283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Where is Barbados when you need him !

  • @asadalbra
    @asadalbra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i watched a documentary about ants on acid once and it was the creepiest thing ever

    • @TheodoreBrosevelt
      @TheodoreBrosevelt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You took acid or the ants did?🤔

    • @asadalbra
      @asadalbra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      shit i feel we were both tripping dawg. but i was the one on l$d

    • @TheodoreBrosevelt
      @TheodoreBrosevelt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asadalbra 🤣🤣

  • @neddersass8439
    @neddersass8439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That ants and termites are enemies, I already learned in the animated movie "Antz".

  • @anakinvader9120
    @anakinvader9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Props to the Camera Man who shrunk himself and survived the war

  • @B3FMandCProductions
    @B3FMandCProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Antz 2" looks legit

  • @rajindersinghmarwah
    @rajindersinghmarwah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Do we have a full documentary on ants ?
    Quite interesting.

    • @Otto-cz6by
      @Otto-cz6by 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      part 2: th-cam.com/video/W8vFFM_k1FI/w-d-xo.html

  • @George-um2rt
    @George-um2rt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "the ants go marching one by one hoorah hoorah".

  • @RGNooblez
    @RGNooblez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Funny to think that one human with a flamethrower can end the ants whole career

  • @omarturcios4228
    @omarturcios4228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Am I the only one that got the heebie jeebies?

  • @SoldierOfFate
    @SoldierOfFate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Imagine if these ants were as intelligent as humans and had access to high technologies.

    • @SirBeast1992
      @SirBeast1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you want Tyranids? Because that's how you get Tyranids!!!!!

    • @nela5250
      @nela5250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao I think we all know the human personification of ants are... they just haven’t realized what The melanin means.

  • @carlj7466
    @carlj7466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta appreciate those cameras angles

  • @adamh509
    @adamh509 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Termite: HALT, YOU SHALL NOT TREAD ANY FURTHER *Violently slams head into floor*

  • @mighty2584
    @mighty2584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When i see ants i see Zergs from starcraft

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      omg right!!
      always good to see another SC fan out in the wild
      i wanted to see those ants completely merc those termites
      termites are closely related to cockroaches 🤢

    • @tedytarrify
      @tedytarrify 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BothHands1 ants evolved from wasps...

    • @daboormero
      @daboormero 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BothHands1 AYE DONT BE RUDE TO TERMITES THEY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE INSECTS JUST BECAUSE THEIR ANCESTORS ARE HATED plus like termites dont carry diseases AND ants evolved from wasps

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      daboor mero
      i hate roaches more than wasps. i've encountered many many wasps in my lifetime, and while they terrify me, i've never been stung by one. but roaches... they're horrible creatures. when living in apartment buildings, you can get them (german cockroaches) just because your neighbor is dirty. and the palmetto bugs, they come in your house when it rains, even if your house is immaculately cleaned. and they CAN FLY, and they can and will fly DIRECTLY INTO YOUR FACE, and can be TWO INCHES LONG. horrifying

  • @roadhouse3075
    @roadhouse3075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Imagine accidentally walking into the trail of ants barefoot.

    • @TeamLegacyFTW
      @TeamLegacyFTW 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would only get bit if you stopped walking right on their trail and just stood there though😒 You can step on ant piles barefoot and be fine btw.

    • @valenesco45
      @valenesco45 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You get a beautiful ants jam

  • @BrandanTheBroker
    @BrandanTheBroker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GO ANTS GO!

  • @grassxl8956
    @grassxl8956 ปีที่แล้ว

    The footage captured is unbelievable

  • @brettwerner7128
    @brettwerner7128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to see a (making of) to this. It’s gotta be awesome!

  • @JimmyDean1312
    @JimmyDean1312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yo I had no idea they made a live action version of the movie antz..

  • @MightyPooPSTEAM
    @MightyPooPSTEAM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why fire was discovered.

  • @StaleBaguette
    @StaleBaguette 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are we not going to talk about the ant with an HD camera?

  • @user-nd5gd2cu6j
    @user-nd5gd2cu6j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My big respect for those brave ant who filmed the battle inside of the cave

  • @Jack-yf3nc
    @Jack-yf3nc ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Got so much respect for these ants god bless them❤️🙏

    • @Mn_frost
      @Mn_frost ปีที่แล้ว

      at 0:01 of this vid
      in my mind i heard th-cam.com/video/WtEqgG2EdTs/w-d-xo.html

  • @Lavendeer201
    @Lavendeer201 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How scary being that first ant to go down the tunnel...

  • @jerry12314
    @jerry12314 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is like Iwo Jima Mt. Suribachi. Marines find the landscape empty when they enemy was dug in deep in the hills.

  • @MonkeyWildAnimal
    @MonkeyWildAnimal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ohh god, This is Amazing.