Enormous Fire Ant Colony Casted With Molten Aluminum (Anthill Art) #9

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  • @FloridaFoxAnthillArt
    @FloridaFoxAnthillArt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +951

    Additional info in the description

    • @deven6518
      @deven6518 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard that if I pour molten metal down a man's throat, he might scream for 2 seconds before he shuts up

    • @nickdonovan1447
      @nickdonovan1447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Your castings would be even better if you removed the dross from the molten aluminum before you make your casting 😉.

    • @Stefan_Smith
      @Stefan_Smith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That is the coolest thing I have ever seen

    • @Stefan_Smith
      @Stefan_Smith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @TIA1988 they are just native Americans... not Indians sir..

    • @fynkozari9271
      @fynkozari9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Why were u standing in the direction of the wind? Theres plenty space clear of the smoke. Trying to inhale the smoke?

  • @azurelectrium1100
    @azurelectrium1100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8391

    I love how this guy is barefooted and handling extremely hot metal

    • @dogebanzai456
      @dogebanzai456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1454

      it's says it's for maximum protection... of his shoes, they are perfectly safe inside the house.

    • @ballsmcballs-p8w
      @ballsmcballs-p8w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +276

      That is how you tell that he is a pure professional

    • @trashyraccoon2615
      @trashyraccoon2615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      Hey, it’s Florida. There’s your proof

    • @wayge
      @wayge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      shoes are expensive. he got the feet for free!

    • @Yito14
      @Yito14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      remember, is for maximum protection

  • @richardpotts9544
    @richardpotts9544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5596

    I was like "why the hell would you pour molten metal on a fire ant hill in bare feet?" then I saw it was in Florida and it all made sense.

    • @NightRunner417
      @NightRunner417 ปีที่แล้ว +306

      Yeah, this is how we get revenge. The bare feet thing is a necessity for the ritualistic dance that follows a successful colony destruction effort.

    • @ViktorScberg
      @ViktorScberg ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Florida man just build different

    • @Texas_ice
      @Texas_ice ปีที่แล้ว +15

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 stop

    • @MondoMiami
      @MondoMiami ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Exactly. People from Florida are smart enough not to pour molten aluminum on their feet.

    • @gabe-hm5bi
      @gabe-hm5bi ปีที่แล้ว +11

      humans can’t die if they using molten aluminum and bear feet in florida

  • @LegalizedNuclearB0mb
    @LegalizedNuclearB0mb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1249

    the ants, staring at their home that took 20 million ant-years to build: 💀

    • @SLavaluChinang5
      @SLavaluChinang5 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Are you 5?

    • @LegalizedNuclearB0mb
      @LegalizedNuclearB0mb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

      @@SLavaluChinang5?????????? huh?

    • @SLavaluChinang5
      @SLavaluChinang5 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@LegalizedNuclearB0mb 20 million ant years?

    • @LegalizedNuclearB0mb
      @LegalizedNuclearB0mb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

      @@SLavaluChinang5 ever heard of a hyperbole? You would have, if you listened to any English classes!

    • @ken_kaniff246
      @ken_kaniff246 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      ​@@LegalizedNuclearB0mbthey probably had to Google "hyperbole"

  • @rcpainter3023
    @rcpainter3023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2598

    Ant: Uhm, excuse me, excuse me. But uhm, I'm looking for my room? Room 32986?

    • @RL-DarkSpark
      @RL-DarkSpark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Room? More like Doom 😂

    • @mrdoodle8229
      @mrdoodle8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Ant worker: you go straight trun left straight again about a couple of "dust" trun down and make sure take a right and then left on the junction. After you arrive, there would be room no. 566356 make sure to turn left again and go straight in about 15 intersection passed make a left turn and continue straight for about 2 tunnel. Take a U turn because there's been a collapsed happened. Lucky after taking a U turn it would be a straight line from there.
      Ant: Do i need to take a right trun after the left trun?
      Ant Worker: Which left?

    • @ltzook67
      @ltzook67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Lol not gonna lie. I read this and fell of my chair.
      That got me for some reason.
      You done well.

    • @mitch4527
      @mitch4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Amazing what these ants can build without any tools and microscopic brains.

    • @mikewarren5004
      @mikewarren5004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Sorry, all of the rooms are currently filled.

  • @jimcameron9848
    @jimcameron9848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2662

    This inspired me to use the same technique on my mother in law's home. The results were stunning!

    • @TallColdGlass
      @TallColdGlass 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Jim - I don't know what's with these other people, but I thought this was hilarious. And I even like my mother-in-law.

    • @dcb1138
      @dcb1138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      😂

    • @NicoliRavioli117
      @NicoliRavioli117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I thought it was too. 😂 And same. I was one of the lucky ones who ended up w a great mother-in-law.

    • @jennifergray5499
      @jennifergray5499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well now you don't have to worry about her.... lucky duck.. lol...

    • @jemeeladams1197
      @jemeeladams1197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol

  • @BIOSHOCKFOXX
    @BIOSHOCKFOXX ปีที่แล้ว +483

    It's actually quite fascinating how ants can create such architectures with just holes, deep, somehow complex, yet primitive.

    • @TheBakuganmaster99
      @TheBakuganmaster99 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They have free healthcare. Ain't primitive at all. 😂

    • @Noilo96
      @Noilo96 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I imagine that’s what Aliens would say if they see our cities

    • @xenthia
      @xenthia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this is pretty cool to think about ​@@Noilo96

    • @aaaaaaaaooooooo
      @aaaaaaaaooooooo หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's also amazing that ants somehow navigate those complex tunnels.

    • @PeterchenvanBloed
      @PeterchenvanBloed 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      primitive how?

  • @Grivian
    @Grivian ปีที่แล้ว +1922

    I like how the ants just accept the situation and immediately starts building a new one. Nothing brings their mood down

    • @theunusuallife2456
      @theunusuallife2456 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Story of my life

    • @henrykszuplakszuplak6578
      @henrykszuplakszuplak6578 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Mood is the key

    • @JohnZ_GG
      @JohnZ_GG 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

      “Must have been the wind”

    • @SwfanredLotr
      @SwfanredLotr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@JohnZ_GG *Talos proceeds to turn his head*

    • @davidtoroxd
      @davidtoroxd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Son como los japoneses

  • @Neuwey331
    @Neuwey331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2852

    Imagine you are an ant, just chilling in your ant hill home when suddenly the entire place is flooded by some sort of metallic lava.

    • @puppy969
      @puppy969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +282

      The ants' last words were probably "isn't getting kind of warm in here"

    • @7r47ufchfyw7twguwgu
      @7r47ufchfyw7twguwgu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@puppy969 no it was helpp save the baby's!!! The Queen dying no sister!!

    • @shooflies
      @shooflies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Just an Chanel Likely the ants would die non vocally. Given that they can't speak. They also genocide and kidnap from other nests en mass and would likely kill and eat that "family" you mentioned given the right circumstances. Nature isn't peaceful.

    • @jaakkopohjolainen5652
      @jaakkopohjolainen5652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@7r47ufchfyw7twguwgu ?

    • @jaakkopohjolainen5652
      @jaakkopohjolainen5652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Danny Dogg what?💀

  • @majimasimp
    @majimasimp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +250

    "This artwork is called the 'Screaming Souls of a Thousand Ants'."

    • @ThatScythe
      @ThatScythe 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Sounds like a Naruto jutsu 😅

    • @GlitchManOmega
      @GlitchManOmega 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      "As if millions of souls cried out in terror... and were suddenly silenced."

    • @akirosakuragi9279
      @akirosakuragi9279 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@GlitchManOmegawhere did you get that reference

    • @GlitchManOmega
      @GlitchManOmega หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@akirosakuragi9279 Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope. It was Obi-Wan Kenobi's reaction to sensing the planet Alderaan suddenly getting destroyed by the Death Star.

    • @lcglazer
      @lcglazer 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That’s not just a metal casting there, literally made with thousands of burned ants.

  • @MikMoen
    @MikMoen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4253

    It's not just art, it's a Mass Grave.

    • @ballsmcballs-p8w
      @ballsmcballs-p8w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      RIP Ants

    • @KingOFuh
      @KingOFuh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      They ain't just aints. They's livin' thangs!

    • @FloridaFoxAnthillArt
      @FloridaFoxAnthillArt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +875

      No this is aluminum

    • @RamiSlicer
      @RamiSlicer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +561

      @@FloridaFoxAnthillArt No this is patrick

    • @kyokajiro1808
      @kyokajiro1808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      no this is an envelope

  • @joepie221
    @joepie221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    Not only is this an amazing excavation considering the size of the ant, but stop for a second and think about how they navigate from the bottom to the open air. Nature is truly magnificent.

    • @senpo7835
      @senpo7835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      pheromones

    • @NightRunner417
      @NightRunner417 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Fire ants are particularly industrious in their nesting practices. Lots of cool little facts considering what a frankly awful species they are. For one, they purposely keep several hundred workers right at the top of the mound on standby, under a very loose, delicate layer of sandy soil. Slightest disturbance and a huge mob is on scene in seconds, that's how they can swarm so fast. Next interesting thing is the sheer numbers. I read somewhere that a fully mature nest can house almost half a million ants. Finally, they go DEEP. Like deep deep. Like some nests can be several feet deep. For as horribly as I and these _things_ get along, I do truly respect the way they go about things. All except for how destructive they are. They're incredibly destructive to wildlife, particularly ground nesting species of animals and birds.

    • @goldy7678
      @goldy7678 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was magnificent...past tense in this case. The art work is cool though.

    • @psychepeteschannel5500
      @psychepeteschannel5500 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is magnificent, until a human comes along and pours molten metal into it.

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If there is magnificence, it cannot arise by itself. It must be the creator of this magnificence. This is the Almighty Allah, the creator of all the worlds.

  • @amorphoustorus5208
    @amorphoustorus5208 ปีที่แล้ว +1478

    I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced

    • @20footerpython
      @20footerpython 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tf you're blabbering about whitey satanist

    • @cicitrout6266
      @cicitrout6266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      May the 4th be with you

    • @poekeyhoitz5233
      @poekeyhoitz5233 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I tip my hat…. Sir

    • @txrabbit
      @txrabbit 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      No! Ant-eraan is peaceful! We have no weapons, you can't possibly...

    • @gazof-the-north1980
      @gazof-the-north1980 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      The Ants felt 600 degrees Celsius molten metal 😂

  • @xvt_64
    @xvt_64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +918

    This guy is a good youtuber. He doesn’t say a lot of bs and gets to the point immediately. Keep up the good work!

    • @Gerald0613
      @Gerald0613 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah keep killing Mother Earth good idea... 👿👿

    • @ezekiel440
      @ezekiel440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      npc

    • @sasukeqx
      @sasukeqx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Drake ahh comment

    • @chauffeur1560
      @chauffeur1560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤓 🤖

    • @ChrisJones-fg8yy
      @ChrisJones-fg8yy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The good work huh .. he just quietly killed millions

  • @darknessfall9890
    @darknessfall9890 ปีที่แล้ว +520

    As someone that was just stung by a bunch of fire ants this is very therapeutic

    • @zachmartin1458
      @zachmartin1458 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sweet, isn't it?

    • @alexxander9428
      @alexxander9428 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      At basic training I had to sleep/lay with a bunch of fire ants during an ftx. It'll amaze you what you can sleep through lol.

  • @bzo218
    @bzo218 ปีที่แล้ว +1799

    One day a giant collosal ant will pour molten aluminum on your house and post it on AntTube

    • @CanalKizaru
      @CanalKizaru 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      *in your city

    • @off_grid_javelin
      @off_grid_javelin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      Keep dreaming ant... we'll always be apex predators.

    • @Sorrelhas
      @Sorrelhas 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      We don't call it HumanTube tho

    • @ken_kaniff246
      @ken_kaniff246 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      How else would you convey a simple ant-themed pun with youtube? ​@@Sorrelhas

    • @mudcult
      @mudcult 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      LOOOOOOL

  • @moxxie7624
    @moxxie7624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Ant comes back after getting food: hey I’m ba- WHAT TF HAPPENED?

    • @standrean
      @standrean 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I nominate this for Best Bad-taste Comment...

  • @EpicFilmTime1
    @EpicFilmTime1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    Barefeet aluminum pour, damn that’s risky😅

    • @dave161141
      @dave161141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still better than getting molten droplets inside your shoes.

    • @xbrandi12345x
      @xbrandi12345x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@dave161141 rubber boots and pants seem like a good idea here

    • @michaelwilkening8542
      @michaelwilkening8542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      barefoot next to a fire ant colony is the bigger risk.

    • @mx4life560
      @mx4life560 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dave161141 Still better than getting moltend droplets inside your feet

    • @R4YPixels
      @R4YPixels 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Only in florida

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    The ants could navigate that structure underground with no light. Meanwhile, I struggle to find my car in a parking garage.

    • @grantharris7741
      @grantharris7741 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a pheromone thing... Have you tried taking a piss on your back seats?

    • @martinfiedler4317
      @martinfiedler4317 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need to smell-mark your car 😉

  • @znarfrivera
    @znarfrivera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    “Bare foot for maximum protection”. Got me in stitches! 😂

  • @AdhamOhm
    @AdhamOhm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Gotta wonder what that random tunnel that goes off to the side was for. Some rebellious worker ant's vanity project? A Shawshank Redemption style escape attempt by Ant-y Dufresne?

    • @chrisdodds7469
      @chrisdodds7469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Ants have a so called garbage dump sometimes away from the colony

    • @AshU-ug2fy
      @AshU-ug2fy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Or that was their escape route and they collapsed it in behind them so the molten lava wouldn't follow and kill the survivors. Little Timmy, Jimbob the 2nd, and molly the warrior survived to start a new colony 5 feet over.

    • @RH126B
      @RH126B 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yeah they decided it might be a good idea to build an escape route just in case some butthole pours molten liquid into their colony.

    • @Skibidibugs
      @Skibidibugs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@AshU-ug2fyno queen🤨

    • @wolflinggon5664
      @wolflinggon5664 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could have also a path for them to move and start making a new colony

  • @michaelbennett7561
    @michaelbennett7561 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Several fire ants were harmed in the production of this video.

    • @ChangeforJonathan
      @ChangeforJonathan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @pepsimaaaaaaaaaan
      @pepsimaaaaaaaaaan หลายเดือนก่อน

      *several thousand ants

    • @JmOnEyXz
      @JmOnEyXz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      justified as payback and case was thrown out in court

  • @emagowan
    @emagowan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    As a NW Floridian, it brings me great joy to see fire ants given this treatment. Sic semper solenopsis.

  • @IasIow
    @IasIow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    "I sure do love being an invasive species, good thing there is no apocalyptic events happening soon- OH GOOD HEAVENS"

    • @smittythagreat93
      @smittythagreat93 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Did an ant or human say that 🤣

  • @GamerGee
    @GamerGee 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    0:15 ant: Pompeii empire is burning.

  • @machans372
    @machans372 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Would be interesting to see the nests of different species of colonies side by side to see how their architectures differ!

  • @Scream_Jewel
    @Scream_Jewel ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Everyone else: wowed by him handling molten hot aluminum barefooted
    Me, a Southern Texan: *Clapping over this guy's bravery to go against a FIRE ANT nest barefooted*

    • @ponraul1221
      @ponraul1221 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I didn’t think bravery is the proper word lol

    • @Scream_Jewel
      @Scream_Jewel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ponraul1221 Brave stupidity, then

    • @aleNoyz91
      @aleNoyz91 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤦🤦there are ants not tigers

    • @Scream_Jewel
      @Scream_Jewel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@aleNoyz91 What- Where did you get tigers from??? There is no mention of tigers in this comment chain??

    • @DR3ADER1
      @DR3ADER1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Florida is your answer.

  • @Waterisbetterthananysoda
    @Waterisbetterthananysoda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    2:40 Wow that’s my Christmas tree

  • @brandonherdman1531
    @brandonherdman1531 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    You hear the Terminator music playing and you see one ant walkout 😎

  • @bf945
    @bf945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Imagining the millions of fire ants screaming as they roast is music to my soul.

    • @antoniogomes7636
      @antoniogomes7636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      edgelord

    • @spinlok3943
      @spinlok3943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Its as if millions of fire ants cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced...

    • @MrLinkkid
      @MrLinkkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Millions? Try billions fire ants are so prolific it's crazy... Which makes them such a problem.

  • @Stephan_Is_Real
    @Stephan_Is_Real ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Imagine going to work, and then you see liquid metal pouring from above

  • @lionelbutler6541
    @lionelbutler6541 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Nice to see the T-1000 finding work years later

    • @Eddnir
      @Eddnir 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Hah! Terminators side quest

    • @Krunchyz
      @Krunchyz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Using his splooge to create art

  • @kaynelex
    @kaynelex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Its crazy to think about how many ants are trapped in a cavity inside those tunnels

  • @adalet127
    @adalet127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    My man out here walking barefoot right next to a massive fire ant colony whilst filling said colony up with liquid metal.
    And of course he is from Florida.
    Edit; Spelling

    • @RickMattison314
      @RickMattison314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That’s as Florida Man as Florida Man can get.

    • @dunndfrnt
      @dunndfrnt ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget while filming the shit. There is one where he is the dark, talking about he can't see while carrying the hot metal.

  • @steven2212
    @steven2212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    You have achieved pro level in such a short time! This is great, and your editing is also first rate. Keep going, dead fire ants are a blessing.

    • @FloridaFoxAnthillArt
      @FloridaFoxAnthillArt  3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thanks this was made yesterday I try my best. Also believe me some people love ants a lot

    • @Mr_Vosakisen
      @Mr_Vosakisen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sicritis pretty much

    • @Mr_Vosakisen
      @Mr_Vosakisen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sicritis I mean I got nothing to do with the genocide or the Quran and I do know that they do talk to each other, I dont get the point

    • @NightRunner417
      @NightRunner417 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FloridaFoxAnthillArt Well, let's be real, here. On the one hand, ants are amazing creatures on many levels. BUT, these are RIFAs we're talking about here which are an invasive and highly destructive species. I love ants, truly do, but these little fuckers are just different. First time I got hit by them I was truly shocked by how rapidly they swarmed my feet, and once I had a chance to think about it many many many hours after the insane burning of so many stings started to wear off, I thought, "These things wanted to eat me alive." After that sank in, I didn't care so much about their little lives. I don't go out of my way to wipe them from the Earth, but I can't in good conscience lobby to protect them from harm either. If I can't get bent about killing mosquitos or yellowjackets, then I sure can't get too upset about dead RIFAs. Just think about all the ground nesting bird chicks they've eaten and that should put anyone's mind a little more at ease.

    • @TauhirahKAbdussabur
      @TauhirahKAbdussabur ปีที่แล้ว

      i love fire ants y y y y

  • @nialllambert3194
    @nialllambert3194 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    many years ago, as a small child, I saw a "sculpture" like this at a gallery and could not, for the life of me figure out how somebody had made something so intricate and beautiful.

  • @FlatBoi
    @FlatBoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    0:05 this guy has the biggest balls of existance if he is really doing this barefoot in front of a huge colony of fire ants

    • @bend3rbot
      @bend3rbot 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's not very literate, so probably hasn't ever read a safety manual.

    • @bucketgodk2773
      @bucketgodk2773 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who needs OSHA anyway 😂

  • @Shahmane666
    @Shahmane666 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Glad you clarified that you did this to an invasive species and not regular ants👍

    • @ericbucher8636
      @ericbucher8636 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ant Lives Matter!

  • @matthewoquendo2936
    @matthewoquendo2936 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    0:46 "Second pour is slightly hotter." me looking at the bucket that is literally almost glowing red. 💀💀💀

  • @AlexSmashX3
    @AlexSmashX3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    No intro? Just straight to what we actually came to see? Subscribe.

  • @Javier_Jimenez71
    @Javier_Jimenez71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    That’s amazing. After Eminent Domaine was applied and the ants relocated to a new neighborhood, the casting began. No ants were harmed in this video.

    • @wickedcabinboy
      @wickedcabinboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Javier Jimenez - well, a new realm, anyway. Think: steam.

    • @NightRunner417
      @NightRunner417 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wickedcabinboy ROFL, a new phase. I was thinking at first "Yeah lol 'relocated' as CO2" but I'm not sure it gets hot enough for that.

  • @youngarnold4
    @youngarnold4 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Dude didn't just cast a colony of ants in metal, he casted an entire civilization of Ants in metal!

  • @JudgeDredd_
    @JudgeDredd_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    It's basically modern art it could be sold at Sotheby's for a couple hundred thousand hahaha

    • @FloridaFoxAnthillArt
      @FloridaFoxAnthillArt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Pfft I wish, It’s broken in one spot too

    • @justinmix143
      @justinmix143 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much do you get for one of these pieces?

    • @bomberaustychunksbruv4119
      @bomberaustychunksbruv4119 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Be worth over a million if you gaffa tape a banana to it . . . . .

    • @mikek3883
      @mikek3883 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Is this legal?

  • @AussieGunzel
    @AussieGunzel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    I'd genuinely buy that just to hang up in my house as a beautiful art peace.

    • @FloridaFoxAnthillArt
      @FloridaFoxAnthillArt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      This isn’t something you’d hang unless turned into a very heavy chandelier or something.

    • @TonyCross2255
      @TonyCross2255 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep it in a corner instead, you cant possibly hang a nest

    • @Lumine_Kai
      @Lumine_Kai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Trim a little off the top so its flat and turn it into a glass table

    • @gdaym8y
      @gdaym8y 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@@Lumine_Kai eat off the carcasses of dead ants 🤤😍

    • @steveweighner
      @steveweighner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@gdaym8y Metal af if I'm being honest.

  • @ARoyalLyon
    @ARoyalLyon ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've done aluminum casting before. Would recommend tossing some powdered flux on top, then stirring briefly and scraping off the slag from the top before pouring, for much better flow and finish.

  • @NothosaurusFan1981
    @NothosaurusFan1981 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It looks like coral when placed on its base, i love these videos

  • @miniaturejayhawk8702
    @miniaturejayhawk8702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    This guy basically just burned an entire city for art. The austrian painter would be proud. 😂💀

    • @wickedcabinboy
      @wickedcabinboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Miniature Jayhawk - Godwin!

    • @wojtekw.3381
      @wojtekw.3381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why the Austrian? Hitler was a Jew, the only time Lavrov didn't lie is when he said it aloud

    • @miniaturejayhawk8702
      @miniaturejayhawk8702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wojtekw.3381 you have just proven how ignorant you are when it comes to history. I guess any slander about you is also true then. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

    • @hdmonster3327
      @hdmonster3327 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wojtekw.3381 no, Hitler was not a Jew. That is false.

    • @miniaturejayhawk8702
      @miniaturejayhawk8702 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@wojtekw.3381 oh my... 🤦‍♂️💀

  • @zerothree332
    @zerothree332 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just discovered this Ant casting videos recently and it’s so fun to watch. 😊

  • @donnadamelio5890
    @donnadamelio5890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    What happens to the ants? I know they are not a good thing to have in your yard due to bites and attacks, but are they fried and disappear or are they visible in the surface? Just wondering. Have you ever created one with termite mounds?

    • @senatorarmstrong8960
      @senatorarmstrong8960 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The ants are incinerated almost instantly.

    • @donnadamelio5890
      @donnadamelio5890 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@senatorarmstrong8960 That's nice to know that they did not suffer, yes I said suffer. These ants are truly pests that decimate land and animals, plus the are hard to remove. This artistic creation let's us see first hand the beauty of the colony, and remove the pestilence at the same time. I just didn't want them to suffer. I know, crazy lady, but it's who I am.

    • @Chrisfragger1
      @Chrisfragger1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@donnadamelio5890 Ants are incapable of feeling pain as you or I know it. Their brains are just not developed enough to comprehend pain.

    • @laserbeam002
      @laserbeam002 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@donnadamelio5890 They are Fire Ants. 99.999% of the people don't give a crap if they suffer. Have you ever been bitten by a few dozen fire ants at once???

    • @RJ-ek7ov
      @RJ-ek7ov ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They are still apart of nature and amazing architects.

  • @ShaddySoldier
    @ShaddySoldier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Standing barefoot at the base of a giant fire ant Hill with with crucible full of molten aluminum. Sign me up

  • @PorshiaVonne
    @PorshiaVonne 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did you keep this as a trophy 🤔 Or sell it? I’m curious how much you would’ve sold it for.

  • @halleck3
    @halleck3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Ants have already started to recover." Uh, how the hell did they do that? You can see the molten aluminum went just about everywhere... those must be some resilient ants!

    • @ChristIsKing4ever-l9w
      @ChristIsKing4ever-l9w 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They must have escaped due to the smoke probably, before all of the aluminum managed to cover the colony.

  • @marjielalonde3875
    @marjielalonde3875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fire ant version of Pompeii lol

  • @ozgamerab8780
    @ozgamerab8780 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    2:18 You just created a visual of an ant colony!

  • @rosenia5409
    @rosenia5409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Looks like a silver Christmas tree, I can’t believe it! Good on you to help the other ants 🤗

  • @James-sn5mg
    @James-sn5mg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    @0:20...the creation of T-1000 Terminator

  • @billiejodaneson6030
    @billiejodaneson6030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Imagine yourself working when suddenly a ton of lava was poured into you...

  • @krispychipp5687
    @krispychipp5687 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This wasn't just a colony, this was a castle and boy is it beauitful

  • @jonathanpeterson1984
    @jonathanpeterson1984 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Kinda like a super cool Christmas tree sculpture

  • @maximolopez9135
    @maximolopez9135 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Considering how invasive and agressive the fire ants are, he is doing a Pest Control service while doing art

    • @joachimb5721
      @joachimb5721 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Humans are about as invasive and aggressive, I still hope nobody pours an ocean of molten metal on my city.

  • @WehrmachtGolem
    @WehrmachtGolem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This is one of the most beautiful ant hills I think I’ll ever see

  • @eddiegamer4479
    @eddiegamer4479 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Remember people, that this amazing work of art wouldn't have been possible without the millions of 'willinly' souls! 😅

  • @DeathByHotcakesNumberOneFan
    @DeathByHotcakesNumberOneFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:14 THAT MAN AINT WEARIN SHOES! he better hope he dont miss while pouring.

  • @patriciaschuster1371
    @patriciaschuster1371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fascinating! I read a newspaper piece about this art when I was 10 or 11. Just as fascinating now when I'm 70!

  • @WhotfisSedna
    @WhotfisSedna 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro created an ant’s volcanic eruptions 💀

  • @Nuclei_Breaddo4
    @Nuclei_Breaddo4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Those ants are really fire ants now

    • @bobgillis1137
      @bobgillis1137 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Army ants encounter super-weapon.

    • @joachimb5721
      @joachimb5721 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Funny 🤮

  • @LesterMoore
    @LesterMoore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Absolutely grand. Just superb.

  • @jennifersalcedo9397
    @jennifersalcedo9397 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got bit by fire ants today and this video made me feel better.

  • @ladyrachel13
    @ladyrachel13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    1:13 they're pouring that molten metal barefoot!! 😟🦶🏻

  • @ScrapFatherScrapSon
    @ScrapFatherScrapSon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Shouldn’t engineers look at nature? I bet you can make a strong structure with some chaotic supports such as this

    • @iluvyurbles
      @iluvyurbles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They already do

    • @Aragain-son-of-Aratrain
      @Aragain-son-of-Aratrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      we've way surpassed nature regarding structures

    • @iluvyurbles
      @iluvyurbles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Aragain-son-of-Aratrain we still use some of the base designs, like honeycomb for ventilation and filters, and we're still learning about how amazing termite mounds and many weaver bird nests are and how we can learn from them

    • @PosterityIslesNews
      @PosterityIslesNews 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iluvyurbles none of them surpass what we have today

    • @hyper0505
      @hyper0505 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it is called biomimicry

  • @dirtbird7415
    @dirtbird7415 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hats off to the artists that created this....the ants.
    And also to their trustworthy assistant the human.

  • @williammierop576
    @williammierop576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this kind of art work, so amazing...someday love to see one made of brass, heavy I know but it would be cool

  • @leediaz5690
    @leediaz5690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Now imagine a much advance species cast some stasis technology to earth and harvest us as an art to their collection

  • @kd7cwg
    @kd7cwg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Approx how much aluminum did that take? I have a fire ant mound I need to eradicate

  • @ChrisJones-fg8yy
    @ChrisJones-fg8yy ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man this guy killed millions for this peace of art ... wow wtf

    • @Rob_13Ez
      @Rob_13Ez 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Millions of INVASIVE ants. So its ok

  • @yooginava1828
    @yooginava1828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The survivor ants are gonna tell their grandchildren about this event one day. Probably get a movie too.

    • @joachimb5721
      @joachimb5721 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Does this look like any ant had survived?

  • @traceofbass
    @traceofbass หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bare feet and hands while using molten metal, with fireants abandoning ship and crawling all over the place. A real "Hold my beer" moment.

  • @MsPuffykinz
    @MsPuffykinz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Pouring liquid hot metal, with no shoes on, is about as Florida as it Gets XD

  • @Dx_Hearted
    @Dx_Hearted 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mutation unlocked
    Ant Annihilator

  • @LightandLove73too
    @LightandLove73too ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like a deviant art Christmas tree. Very very cool

  • @jwhizard_1822
    @jwhizard_1822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:18 Why no shoes? Grey milk is very hot

  • @RainStrm87
    @RainStrm87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Not sure why I find it funny but the fact that we would destroy an entire colony of living ants to make beautiful living room like art makes me laugh

    • @anderssanderson4073
      @anderssanderson4073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Triggered commenters make me laugh. Glad that we both laugh at things!

    • @RainStrm87
      @RainStrm87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anderssanderson4073 For reals

    • @Naravayax
      @Naravayax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well atleast they were invasive.

    • @seanmcgrath2847
      @seanmcgrath2847 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Naravayaxyeah they just harmed their local environment

  • @EliteCatOffical
    @EliteCatOffical 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The chrome look of it is so fascinating! And the way it just devolves and hardens is so cool!

  • @thetricksterpill
    @thetricksterpill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    ASMR: Killing fire ant colony with molten aluminum

  • @Tanukosauro
    @Tanukosauro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a beautiful fractal structure!

  • @filmstudenthiernan4870
    @filmstudenthiernan4870 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *That one ant that returns from scavenging food.*
    “It’s all gone. Everything. Gone diddly on…”

  • @freedomwriter1995
    @freedomwriter1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He needs to remove the Slag from his crucible before he pours.

    • @stephenandersen4625
      @stephenandersen4625 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was wondering about that. but it appears not to get into the pour

  • @nightynine4061
    @nightynine4061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Some day some alien is gonna do that to us. A massive molten human colony from our earth. Gonna be so pretty.

    • @Scouseviking1990
      @Scouseviking1990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very soon I’ll be watching from the 🚊

    • @bobgillis1137
      @bobgillis1137 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah. It was called Pompeii.

  • @Maria-do6ol
    @Maria-do6ol 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This beautiful piece of art should be on display at a show! 👍

  • @mrc4912
    @mrc4912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's important to make those holes so the formed sprues will vent the air as well as direct the molten metal into the casting chamber. Beautiful casting.

  • @justacrusader3199
    @justacrusader3199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So this is how Christmas trees are made?

  • @michaelpinkston768
    @michaelpinkston768 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s wild! Had no idea they went that deep! That looks amazing

  • @TangoNevada
    @TangoNevada ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is basically what I would expect it to look like. Neat.

  • @VeronikaJelencsrecnozivljenje
    @VeronikaJelencsrecnozivljenje 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is efin great art

  • @FindingTom
    @FindingTom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is like the mines of Moria for ants.

  • @torreeric499
    @torreeric499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how simple ant nests could be turned into wonderful artworks by simply pouring molten aluminum on them... 😊👍

  • @SontiMarie
    @SontiMarie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is sooo fucked up but I am still watching , thank you for this video! 0:49

  • @tristankelsey1746
    @tristankelsey1746 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holy shit that is soo freaking cool! Mother nature is amazing

  • @SprocketWalker
    @SprocketWalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bare feet and molten metal. What could go wrong?

  • @justyouraverageweeb9936
    @justyouraverageweeb9936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Damn feet for free!!😩😩😩