Honeypot Ants Turn Their Biggest Sisters into Jugs of Nectar | Deep Look

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  • Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden water balloons. Drop by drop, worker ants deliver nectar and other liquid food into their largest sisters’ mouths. When food is scarce in the desert, the colony will feed from these living storage tanks, known as repletes.
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    How do honeypot ant workers turn their sisters into repletes?
    First, they choose the biggest newborns. Then they need food to fill them up. The species of honeypot ant featured in our video, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, forages at night in the Southwest and Mexico. Workers venture out of their nest at dusk and collect nectar from plants, as well as other sweet liquids they slurp from the backsides of tiny animals like aphids. And they gather dead insects, such as other ants. Some of the fat and protein they extract from the insects will end up inside the repletes.
    Workers carry the nectar and other liquids back to the nest inside their own abdomens. Then they transfer it, mouth to mouth, to the ants they’re turning into repletes.
    The liquid flows into a pouch in the replete’s abdomen called the crop. This is the part of the ant that swells into a storage tank. The nutritious liquid stays inside the crop because four valves prevent most of it from flowing into the ant’s stomach, where it would be digested.
    --- Where are honeypot ants found?
    Honeypot ants - also known as honey ants - are found in arid regions of North America, Australia and Africa.
    --- Are honey ants edible?
    Yes. People eat them in Mexico, where they’re called hormigas mieleras, and in Australia.
    --- What do honey ants taste like when you eat them?
    One way to eat a replete is to hold it by the torso and bite off its abdomen so that it pops open inside your mouth.
    “In my opinion, they taste like molasses,” says entomologist John Conway, who has studied Myrmecocystus mexicanus honeypot ants in Colorado.
    When they’re about to be eaten, the ants squirt out a bit of formic acid as a defense mechanism. The acid can cause a very light burning sensation, says Deep Look producer Gabriela Quirós, who was filmed eating a replete for this episode.
    --- Why do honeypot ants hang from the ceiling?
    Conway says the air circulating around repletes as they hang from the top of the nest might help them avoid fungal infections.
    That said, repletes can move around and they sometimes crawl on the floor of the nest.
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  • @KQEDDeepLook
    @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    ❤🐜Hey Deep Peeps! If you love Ants, here is our I LOVE ANTS PLAYLIST: th-cam.com/video/fguo3HvWjb0/w-d-xo.html

    • @lackotv
      @lackotv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Where is Lauren??

    • @revieman1
      @revieman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      is the storage area called a Crop because that's the name of a similar organ birds have or are the bird's Crops named after the ants?

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Laura will be back this Summer. :-)

    • @elias-vh9ky
      @elias-vh9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KQEDDeepLook hi deep look

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks!

  • @Formula_Zero_EX
    @Formula_Zero_EX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6240

    Bees: I store honey in our hives.
    Honeypot Ants: Pathetic. (Fills entire body up with honey)

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +650

      LEVEL UP

    • @peepsbirbfloffie8735
      @peepsbirbfloffie8735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      Imagine how barbaric it would be, if the ants pop repletes for nectar instead of drinking from them?

    • @diptiranjan8978
      @diptiranjan8978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @Shivam Narewatt the Recycling Bin it happens

    • @thegamergirl6164
      @thegamergirl6164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ikr

    • @thegamergirl6164
      @thegamergirl6164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Karen hair style

  • @ItsMeVenusaur
    @ItsMeVenusaur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6566

    Imagine you are the first born child, and then your sisters just fill you up with honey to later then drink

    • @ItsMeVenusaur
      @ItsMeVenusaur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Thx

    • @nitroforce87
      @nitroforce87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +459

      Serves as the basis for a horror movie I'd definitely watch, NGL

    • @warrenarnold
      @warrenarnold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      Home sweet Alabama

    • @ItsMeVenusaur
      @ItsMeVenusaur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@nitroforce87 Oh God

    • @nitroforce87
      @nitroforce87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@warrenarnold 🤣🤣🤣

  • @masons.8321
    @masons.8321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2124

    I keep these ants as pets, probably one of the most interesting insects I keep atm. People I know dye them differently colors by feeding them different colored nectar, so you feed them blue, you end up getting a colony of blue ants

    • @SarahTheGuard
      @SarahTheGuard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Do some of those keepers also eat them as the video mentioned? What does your installation look like? It sounds pretty cool!

    • @Muhammadthorieq1097
      @Muhammadthorieq1097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hmmm....interesting

    • @0achintya04
      @0achintya04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      U can start a youtube channel

    • @FlyingFlowewe
      @FlyingFlowewe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What do colors taste like?

    • @mythydamashii9978
      @mythydamashii9978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@FlyingFlowewe taste like bittersweet crunch...ants

  • @LightsCameraAnts
    @LightsCameraAnts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Honeypot Ants are any Ant Keepers DREAM species! They much great pet ants!

    • @poor_youtuber1390
      @poor_youtuber1390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you tell me why? You know compared to other ants

    • @LightsCameraAnts
      @LightsCameraAnts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@poor_youtuber1390 they have repletes which are essentially, living food storages. Most ants don’t have repletes as defined as honeypot ants which makes honeypot ants unique in that aspect. They are overall, a really neat species to look after.

    • @poor_youtuber1390
      @poor_youtuber1390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@LightsCameraAnts thank you for the information , never really thought that ant would be very different from each kinds

    • @Isaac-gh5ku
      @Isaac-gh5ku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LightsCameraAnts I wonder if these ants are 'least concern' or 'endangered'.
      Because ants making honey would gather the attention of large animals and us humans.

    • @BryleMilan
      @BryleMilan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Isaac-gh5ku they're actaully pretty common

  • @an.mj.
    @an.mj. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8087

    replete: what is my purpose
    other ants: you’re our pantry
    replete: oh my god

    • @guttgrinder1626
      @guttgrinder1626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Thats a good one, now get out!

    • @mohammadjavadsalehi3227
      @mohammadjavadsalehi3227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      "welcome to the club pal"

    • @merxellus1456
      @merxellus1456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      “you pass butter”

    • @pedrochagas9903
      @pedrochagas9903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@merxellus1456 that robot's disappointment is just priceless haha

    • @kulka92
      @kulka92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I rather think the replete would hear:
      It is you who gives us the purpose and the ability; the guarantee and stability. And though you may seem away from the turmoil of your hospitality, you most deserve our loyalty.

  • @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479
    @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3728

    Wow this has to be one of the most interesting ant species I've heard about

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      We agree, Melissa!

    • @trxzisa
      @trxzisa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ikr

    • @bunnybro5977
      @bunnybro5977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No offense, Mel, but you sound like a bot

    • @huldu
      @huldu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      For sure. Ants, bees, hornets and wasps are really fascinating insects with how their hive structure works and how different it is between the species. It's truly mind boggling how creatures evolve and turn into what they are and possibly *still* evolving we just won't see the results for millions of years. I'm sure we humans are constantly evolving as well. I'd be surprised if we look the way we do a few million years down the road. I'm thinking we'll be smaller, slender and even hairless at some point - and this is not even taking into account human colonies on other planets!

    • @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479
      @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@huldu The future sure is full of strange "what if's" and tbh some of them are even frightening, however, interesting at the same time.

  • @FMFvideos
    @FMFvideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    father: son what do you want to be when you grow up?
    son: a juice dispenser.

    • @emilysmyth3283
      @emilysmyth3283 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @caesar5588
      @caesar5588 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Father: son, that’s your big sister

  • @Lazarus1095
    @Lazarus1095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Honestly, it is rather comforting that the replete ant gets to live throughout the whole process, and probably isn't harmed by the process. Not all biological imperatives produce such a benign result. Given what I know about nature, it could have been... much worse.

    • @daviclemons6910
      @daviclemons6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I thought the ants were going to eat through the abdomen. Glad to see I was wrong!

    • @kylestanley7843
      @kylestanley7843 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@daviclemons6910 Well, they did say at the end of the video that the ants occassionally spring a leak, and the ants just drink from the leak. Not the most brutal, but quite unfortunate for the replete.

    • @daviclemons6910
      @daviclemons6910 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kylestanley7843 👁️👄👁️

    • @alanavalos6645
      @alanavalos6645 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It sounds hot too if humans ever evolved that way

    • @athenamin1614
      @athenamin1614 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@alanavalos6645 ??!?!?!?

  • @sydposting
    @sydposting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2351

    The little narrative twists you add to these videos is really fun! It’s kinda gross to imagine in human terms, but it’s just regular honeypot ant stuff! Personally, the disconnect makes me more engaged with the subject matter. 🤗 Trying to think from an ant’s point of view.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @alexdacat4026
      @alexdacat4026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I guess a lot of arthropod things would get at least grotesque while being projected onto a human terms of biology and society, but yea

    • @kunjupulla
      @kunjupulla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did that guy eat the ant's belly 😳

    • @goose6941
      @goose6941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Agreed! Anthropomorphizing is natural but prevents you from fully understanding an animal’s life

    • @litheralySOcool
      @litheralySOcool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@kunjupulla it's very common to people eat these! My grandma plucked the repletes out of their nests and ate them when she was younger

  • @TestingChannel1407
    @TestingChannel1407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1848

    Hi! I love honeypot ants. What happens when the repletes are depleted of their food? Are they reusable storage containers?

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +823

      That is a great question - does anyone here know? If not we will ask the producer, Gabriela.

    • @NhutNguyen-sf6fl
      @NhutNguyen-sf6fl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      I remember that a youtube channel mentioned that the storing ant will be eaten "alive" from the belly. That is the way ants reach food inside.

    • @KingDoopliss20
      @KingDoopliss20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +369

      I believe since the any pots regurgitate their contents to feed their nest mates that they can be "refilled" as well. But i'm not an ant expert.

    • @shachar2
      @shachar2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      They can be refilled

    • @edenvirgil
      @edenvirgil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      So you’re asking what happens when they deplete their repletes?

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Can you cover the vulture bee's that evolved to lose their stingers, eat meat, legs that carry meat chunks instead of pollen and still make honey but out of meat they have unique processing to be able to do things with the meat and their honey has protein and it's considered a rare delicacy.

    • @RiverWilliamson
      @RiverWilliamson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That's fascinating and horrifying

    • @Marcus-gw4bb
      @Marcus-gw4bb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Truly fascinating!! This is my first time hearing of this species of bees. But I would like to add that you missed an important detail, they prefer rotting flesh.

    • @toothbrush1745
      @toothbrush1745 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mmmm meaty bum honey

    • @Bedtimestoryes
      @Bedtimestoryes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well, I'll be anxiously googling this thanks lol

    • @ranaevalentine9876
      @ranaevalentine9876 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A 'rare delicacy' made from rotten animal parts and roadkill. I'd rather eat McDonald's the rest of my life, and that stuff's horrible.

  • @zawwin1846
    @zawwin1846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ant- What is my purpose
    Queen Ant- You are a jar.

  • @-acne
    @-acne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    I love how this channel is able to make content on gross/generally scary things like the fly parasite or these ants and still be entertaining. It’s so neat, one of the things that keeps me coming back every time

    • @EnaLikes
      @EnaLikes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should watch the mind controlling worm

  • @bridiemcclure
    @bridiemcclure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    I can't imagine how hard it is to find these creatures sometimes, let alone in suitable enough conditions to record, and even setting up the recording and hoping you get the right footage for the subject matter! It's amazing the dedication you all have to your work! It's not wasted effort, so thank you very much as always for teaching us something new and interesting :)

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Thank you, Bridie! #inspo

    • @zion2794
      @zion2794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's a big team they have + professionals not just one person

    • @bridiemcclure
      @bridiemcclure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@zion2794 I know that, but it doesn't change how much work and patience there is involved in creating something to this quality

    • @bigshrimp6458
      @bigshrimp6458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Actually apparently these are pretty common to eat by native tribes. You get a local guide and it’d be pretty easy. I think deep look does a lot of their shots in labs though some of the shots look too well lit

    • @justyourordinarytom6528
      @justyourordinarytom6528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Its not hard at all. These were recorded in captivity inside a fomircarium. Quite common sp to keep really.

  • @mimikyoo
    @mimikyoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I had to look up some diagrams of ant anatomy after this one! its amazing to see how long their digestive tract is and how far back the stomach actually sits! I suppose when your diet is just nectar and proteins you don't need the long intestines that large vertebrates like us have....

  • @jetezekieljayme9202
    @jetezekieljayme9202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Do the repletes get called depletes once they run out of juice?

    • @gabrielaquiros1966
      @gabrielaquiros1966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hi Jet Ezekiel Jayme. I produced this episode of Deep Look. Yes, scientists refer to the emptied repletes as depletes. Thanks for watching! -Gabriela

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@gabrielaquiros1966 That is amazing, thank you

  • @Teth47
    @Teth47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    Honeypot ants are a prime candidate for the evolution of a hivemind. They have a caste of largely sedentary workers with massive sugar energy stores by which every member of the colony frequently passes, it's a perfect opportunity for that sedentary replete caste to increase its information processing ability to help the colony make more complex decisions based on pheromone signals from the mobile workers. A mind with the inner dynamism of whole organisms would be pretty wild.

    • @naamadossantossilva4736
      @naamadossantossilva4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And the fact none appeared even under these ideal conditions proves them impossible.

    • @Teth47
      @Teth47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@naamadossantossilva4736 Eh? It took over 3 billion years for human intelligence to pop up, the fact something hasn't happened yet does not mean it is impossible at all.
      If you roll a die 3 times and none land on 6, you have not ruled out the possibility that the die can land on 6. You couldn't even rule it out if you rolled the die a million times, you could only say it's unlikely.

    • @diamondisgood4u
      @diamondisgood4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Teth47 You can if you can already guess a hivemind is physically impossible. If you want to be serious then answer how they can communicate faster than the speed of light to be "1 creature" even if individuals travel far. That + the fact that you couldn't jump straight to a hivemind in a single evolutionary step. So it requires a path that is advantageous or at least not harmful enough to allow it to evolve. Something complicated like the eye can be made of a grid of smaller sensors, but you can't orchestrate the dynamics of 2 brains easily over a gap, let alone a whole ant colony in any reality IMO(this assumes you accept most of modern physics, if not we can just agree to disagree as I'm not interested in that discussion)

    • @Teth47
      @Teth47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@diamondisgood4u You have to show a hivemind is impossible for anyone else to take your guess seriously.
      Parts of your body communicate at sublight speeds. Parts of your brain communicate at sublight speeds. Those cooperate
      Ants already behave as a superorganism. They already have long-distance and long-term cooperation and are very well organized. A thinking caste of ants helps to retain the locations and types of food with greater specificity and can more efficiently direct the colony to acquire resources, and every neuron helps.
      It is a gradual process, it would take hundreds of thousands of years or more. Nowhere did I even imply that I expect to see a whole insectoid give intelligence akin to a human mind's complexity anytime soon, just that these particular ants are in a prime position for it to occur.
      Also, humans form megastructures that behave like individual organisms all the time. We call them companies, cities, states, nations, tribes, etc. None of that requires even supersonic communication. Often we're able to do with weeks of latency while still behaving coherently.

    • @smurfyday
      @smurfyday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Teth47 You need to learn some real biology if you can't see the differences between a human's brain and a colony of ants that prevent the latter from evolving into a more complex mind. Talk to a real expert.

  • @dnath1234
    @dnath1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    I appreciate the fact that it requires hours and hours of hardwork to be able to make this kind of videos
    I loved it great work

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @Party828
    @Party828 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    W-what are you doing step ant?!

  • @luislaracuente
    @luislaracuente ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just want to say 'Thank you!' to the Foley Artist that makes all of Deep Look video so much better. The little critters crawling little steps sounds always get me. :) ❤️

  • @raccoonchild
    @raccoonchild 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I saw this in a documentary when I was like 4 years old and it's been living in my mind rent-free ever since. Happy to see a video about it from this channel. Come to think of it I should've expected it.

  • @mantidream8179
    @mantidream8179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    As a biology student (well, Bioinformatician now), I love seeing random factoids I know about certain species brought into stunning detail on your channel. I always learn something new, and I'm always floored by the amazing footage and narration! Thanks for being an amazing channel since my college days!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you, Mantidream!

  • @kuyagab4444
    @kuyagab4444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you are in an area where these ants nest, they are basically a godsend whenever survival is necessary

  • @hecate1075
    @hecate1075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    i'm always fascinated by your videos. thank you for expanding our knowledge of nature, insects, and animals.

  • @Shdidi.official
    @Shdidi.official 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    These ants are fit to be called aliens.😂
    Just joking they are really hard workers thanks Deep Look for sharing such informational videos 🧡

  • @rae-kunfrange3577
    @rae-kunfrange3577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember reading about these ants as a kid. It was so bizarre to me. I’m so glad to watch this to learn much more about these creepy crawlies

  • @Edited6
    @Edited6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I've had this wandering dream in my head of creating a farm of these, experimenting with diet to create like different flavored options and find a way to preserve them as a sort of bug candy snack. Might even be a good way to promote the acceptance of entomophagy.
    Great video, superb visual detail as always!

    • @bwayagnes2452
      @bwayagnes2452 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s such a good idea!

    • @gillcaz
      @gillcaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, candy is one option... but also, can they be fermented? Ant-mead, anyone?

    • @LurpakSpreadableButter
      @LurpakSpreadableButter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gillcaz Anything with sugar can be fermented, so yes ant-mead©

    • @Edited6
      @Edited6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gillcaz +@Jeremy Chong
      Idk dudes, fermentation creates quite a bit of CO2.
      Seems worth an experiment; I'd love to see an ant spiracle burp, and if they unfortunately happen to explode I bet that clip could make decent money in this cruel little world ;P

  • @paemonyes8299
    @paemonyes8299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember watching a documentary about honeypot ants in the desert way back when I was 6 or 7 year old girl, now seeing this again makes me feel sk nostalgic

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks, paemon yes, David Attenborough did a famous scene with these ants.

  • @squeet4596
    @squeet4596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    My favorite kind of ant! Ever since I learned about these as a kid I've always wanted to taste one. Whoever is keeping this colony seems to be doing a wonderful job

    • @TragoudistrosMPH
      @TragoudistrosMPH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Imagine the ant's horror.
      Ant: We're sustainable, use the other end! 🥺
      It would be like eating a mammal to taste milk :p

    • @AzeOfSpadez
      @AzeOfSpadez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@TragoudistrosMPH no, it'd be like chomping directly onto the cows udder

    • @Snakue
      @Snakue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AzeOfSpadez •_•

    • @katepelletier
      @katepelletier 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      as

    • @katepelletier
      @katepelletier 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3:03 1:10 1:10

  • @yashsaxena5500
    @yashsaxena5500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Raising and researching these amazing ants has given me so much joy over the years, thank you Deep Look for sharing the life of these intriguing creatures with the world!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You bet, Yash!

    • @gabrielaquiros1966
      @gabrielaquiros1966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi Yash! Thank you very much for letting Deep Look film your colony of Myrmecocystus mexicanus honeypot ants! -Gabriela

    • @ItsKardamin
      @ItsKardamin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for letting the world learn about them!

  • @AnkleDan
    @AnkleDan ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a certified ant classic.

  • @Gaaraape
    @Gaaraape 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is so bizarre, I love it! Insects are so fascinating

  • @Jm649
    @Jm649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Never ceases to amaze me the crisp clear photography

    • @travisrounds6161
      @travisrounds6161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed! This Macro photography is next level. I have a colony of pots and they are tiny! I would love to be able to view them in this clarity!

  • @NDK0
    @NDK0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am always in awe when I see documentaries about ants. How can something be so small, yet so complex

  • @tracybowling1156
    @tracybowling1156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi Leslie, it's very nice to meet you. Welcome! This was an excellent 1st video! I love learning about ants. Lots of neat facts in this episode.

  • @knocknockify
    @knocknockify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    That’s kinda terrifying at the end, just seeing the guy eat/kill the ant and biting into the belly 😬

    • @Smorgasbord.
      @Smorgasbord. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm glad someone else wasn't pleased by the killing of this little animal and yeah, I don't care if it's "just" an ant (or a number of ants because they needed 5 takes). Thousands of years ago people didn't have sugar of all types around every corner and in every store so it makes sense that's what they'd do but now it's simply gratuitous.

    • @12345678abracadabra
      @12345678abracadabra 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't believe you'd tell natives who have eaten these for thousands of years to stop eating. Go away, colonizer.

    • @clashcanada8845
      @clashcanada8845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it’s just inferior races doing their best to prove they aren’t civilized

    • @jusbetter7634
      @jusbetter7634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Smorgasbord. literally all food any organism consumes is at the cost of life from another there is no such thing as a gratuitous meal that's human hypocrisy

    • @TheNewRobotMaster
      @TheNewRobotMaster 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ants literally have no emotions of any kind. They have no individuality of any known type. They are a hive mind. They don't care at all if they die.

  • @ardendolas
    @ardendolas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Nature is so fascinating! Thanks Deep Look, as usual, for showing us these super interesting critters! Oh, and welcome Lesley!

  • @potatobird52
    @potatobird52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One part of me is so fascinated by the anatomy and evolution that led to this ant’s existence;
    the other part of me is thinking “please pop it - a needle, tweezers, anything. Pop the ant.”
    I love the way the brain works haha

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They are delicacies

  • @apanda
    @apanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I always love waking up in the morning and watching a new deep look video!

  • @2_aju
    @2_aju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I always wonder HOW IN THE WORLD DID THEY GET THESE SHOTS? are there tiny cameras in the nest or is there a glass wall so you can see the inside or what- I’m so confused

    • @scalpingsnake
      @scalpingsnake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They probably use the thin tanks that have glass on both sides. I had one as a kid (although kidnapping random Ants didn't have the desired outcome I thought it would...)

    • @MrWhiteav6
      @MrWhiteav6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bro haven’t you seen Honey I shrunk the kids?

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      HA you know our secrets...

    • @fodk7021
      @fodk7021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      look up ant keeping and you will know how artificial nests let you do a lot of things

    • @2_aju
      @2_aju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@criminalsaint9611 oh, of course! Thank you, I didn’t even think of that! Now I know the truth.

  • @Noodliest
    @Noodliest ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God, I wish I was a replete.

  • @hokostudios
    @hokostudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Laura will be missed while she is gone, but I must say you did a lovely job narrating, Lesley. Looking forward to more!
    I've heard about these ants a few times. They're quite neat!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Much appreciated, Eska. 🙏🏼

  • @lunaticgaming7967
    @lunaticgaming7967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This may be one of the coolest things I've ever seen...
    Thanks Deep Look!!!

  • @kimbratton9620
    @kimbratton9620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love seeing all of these creatures and learning all about them thank you Deep Look!!!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you like them, Kim!

  • @itssuko
    @itssuko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ants : *gets a big boi*
    also ants : *turns big boi into a fridge*

  • @bootbootmcboot8529
    @bootbootmcboot8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the contrast of the light chitin and dark eyes, what a cute ant species!

  • @cinderling5472
    @cinderling5472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazing! How can they remain suspended like that for such a long time, supporting all that weight?

  • @desgoyomama3274
    @desgoyomama3274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ah Deep Look, you guys always put out fascinating videos (with beautiful camerawork!).
    Also, hi Leslie!

  • @labella9291
    @labella9291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Should have mentioned you were speaking of a specific species of honeypot ants, because they're also well known in Australia where they're almost half of the colony, and they're also seasonal in some areas of Africa.

    • @lizg2153
      @lizg2153 ปีที่แล้ว

      They specifically mentioned Mexico. But it's interesting to know that there are other species too!

    • @labella9291
      @labella9291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@lizg2153 There are more than one species of honeypot ants in Mexico and the south west as well.
      Also, the other species are different than the American species in this vid, and people may not know that.
      I mean, it does say Deep Look, and, really, it wasn't, lol. |Sorry, I tend to be pedantic.

  • @gaboratoria
    @gaboratoria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been waiting so long for someone to make a deeper look video into those

  • @reionj8816
    @reionj8816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yay, my favorite channel released a new video 💯👌🏼😌. Those ants are so fascinating. Thanks, deep look.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Glad you like them RJ! Our next episode is on Acorn Barnacles, but *DON'T TELL ANYONE*

    • @reionj8816
      @reionj8816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KQEDDeepLook ahah ok I won't 🤐😁

    • @juliemeggs8310
      @juliemeggs8310 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reionj8816 you know that any person could look at this at any time

  • @asthaupadhyaya7745
    @asthaupadhyaya7745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wonder how you record your video with such a precision these small creatures and every part of em' is so so clearly seen love it 💖

  • @RapTapTap69
    @RapTapTap69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "What you've done is make a bowl! You didn't have to do that! You could have just used a bowl Phil! Look at the curvature!!"

  • @luvlyxelissa
    @luvlyxelissa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Better to be small than big, then!”
    -Random Ant (2022)

  • @mybackhurts7020
    @mybackhurts7020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I had one of these nests in my backyard for years they live a very long time
    I tried digging down to get to the round ants once I got about 6 feet down and they were still further so I slowly filled the hole back in and let them live they’re pretty cool you find them around your house at night and they’re not really dangerous like the red ants
    I also captured some and fed them lots of sugar water,honey,syrup,soda they actually do start to bulge up a little bit but then stop

    • @MultiAlex290
      @MultiAlex290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha bet it was pretty cool seeing them grow a bit

    • @Isaac-gh5ku
      @Isaac-gh5ku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you still keep the ants, and the entire colony?

    • @mybackhurts7020
      @mybackhurts7020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Isaac-gh5ku No I moved there was a really cool nest that you could see inside at Devils Punch bowl but the building burned down in the fires we had

  • @MrWhiteav6
    @MrWhiteav6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I love this video and I love y’all! You’re style is literally perfect. It’s so captivating and fun, I enjoy the way you articulate with kind of a seductive tone and the mysterious music, for some reason it enhances the learning experience.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you so much!! #inspo

    • @MrWhiteav6
      @MrWhiteav6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your* before the grammar peeps get me!

    • @germanfisch
      @germanfisch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your*
      Got you 😉

    • @MrWhiteav6
      @MrWhiteav6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@germanfisch 😁

  • @Hazuls
    @Hazuls 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing! The more you learn about nature the more wondrous it seems!

  • @John-wm5pe
    @John-wm5pe ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys should make the documentaries longer I love them!

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Okay that last bit with human eating it was genuinly scary and or revolting. I guess I bonded too much with that colony over those 4 minutes =0

  • @xarmyfortsimba
    @xarmyfortsimba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your content just keeps getting better and better!

  • @mohamedaminekrimi8185
    @mohamedaminekrimi8185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish i could hire the narrators of this channel to narrate my daily life to my ears !
    So soothing

  • @cleigh3796
    @cleigh3796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is just like that Japanese anime "I can't believe my big sister transformed into a jug of nectar"

  • @n8n8n8n
    @n8n8n8n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Around 20 years ago Sir David Attenborough showed these ants and also ate one to prove they are edible. Amazing man.

  • @Isaac-gh5ku
    @Isaac-gh5ku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Makes you wonder if it's possible to harvest honey from these ants instead of bees, then becoming the first antkeepers.

  • @derfuchs3296
    @derfuchs3296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    „What’s your job?“
    „I’m a juice box“

  • @yega3k
    @yega3k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:04 Worst fate for a replete.

  • @bekiteru7015
    @bekiteru7015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another great great video delivered thank you Deep Look! 😍

  • @sssepii
    @sssepii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great to see another video! Glad you made a video on ants again. Ants are so cool.

  • @MalaysianTropikfusion
    @MalaysianTropikfusion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I *love* how that ended. So sweet.

  • @annabanana7566
    @annabanana7566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember 30yaers ago when I was a child, David Attenborough ear one of them on his show and said it was delicious.. gotta love that man.

  • @coconutleaf6094
    @coconutleaf6094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was not expecting the end
    Jesus Christ the poor ant-

  • @somu.22
    @somu.22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh my god...
    You guys nailed it again...💯
    Loved the content as usual, i learn something new everytime...
    Thanks alot...💯

  • @lambingsilog
    @lambingsilog ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underrated video. This needs more views!

  • @virg0_lem0nade
    @virg0_lem0nade 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is the ant version of that "600 Pound Life" show LOL where their own families just keep bringing them more junk to eat 💀

  • @paulafigueiredo1745
    @paulafigueiredo1745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing video as usual. Thanks Deep Look 🌷

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you liked it

    • @katepelletier
      @katepelletier 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      replete honeypot ant queen

    • @katepelletier
      @katepelletier 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠KQEDdeeplook

  • @Jason-un9ps
    @Jason-un9ps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:26 How…. Creepy 🤣🤣

  • @Blanch590
    @Blanch590 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact: these are honeypot ants. And they are eaten by some indigenous Australian peoples as a source of sugar in the desert, since there’s little sugary vegetation in the arid landscape. They can be eaten directly or crushed. And since they can swell up to the size of a grape they can be a reliable source of sugar when collected.
    Also they don’t typically look so colorful. They usually look like they’re carrying, well, honey in their abdomen. These have probably been fed colored sugar water for the pretty colors.

    • @user-xg1hw1hn5i
      @user-xg1hw1hn5i หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yooo i wanna grow these ants and freeze them! Wonder what they'll taste like?

  • @shayansafavitehrani
    @shayansafavitehrani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it always amazed me how that population works together for a cause without a tension.

  • @Panzerman65
    @Panzerman65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Okay so what do they taste like? Asking for a friend ofc.

  • @tessadelafuente9318
    @tessadelafuente9318 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It never occurred to me that people eat honeypot ants wow

    • @maverickbull1909
      @maverickbull1909 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      humans are very brave with what they'll eat. Couldn't be me.

    • @thatonesculptor3483
      @thatonesculptor3483 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maverickbull1909 I’d eat em, bugs are good for you

  • @DevjKaiser
    @DevjKaiser ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nature…..why tho?
    Nature: WHY NOT?!

  • @maria89
    @maria89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I... was not prepared for the end.

  • @V8Dau
    @V8Dau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi Lesley, you did great!! Fantastic job as always Deep Look team 🐜🍯

  • @rockydubois2418
    @rockydubois2418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely terrifying creatures if we were anywhere near their size. (Or they near ours)

  • @harrismuhammed7112
    @harrismuhammed7112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really amazing!!!
    Thanks for sharing Deep Look.

  • @haikaladam6140
    @haikaladam6140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thankyou for all your efforts! amazing work !

  • @icollectstories5702
    @icollectstories5702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And what happens in the end? Surviving while your brood-mates die of cold and hunger? Hemorrhaging to death? Foraging with a withered belly? Eternal life hanging from the ceiling? Seeding a fungi farm? You leave us hanging.☹

  • @benslusher1698
    @benslusher1698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are very pretty ants 🐜 Never thought I would call an ant pretty!

  • @zany1867
    @zany1867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ant got the whole bakery 😳

  • @MoonfallMidnight
    @MoonfallMidnight 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is terrifying but the guy eating the honeypot ant at the end is even more terrifying.

  • @jacobv3396
    @jacobv3396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm curious if they taste like honey. Lol I enjoyed this video. Thank you!

    • @MonstersBeHere
      @MonstersBeHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m not…. That’s dsgting and wrong to consume a living thing that isn’t a plant

    • @aphilosophicalnaturalist6245
      @aphilosophicalnaturalist6245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MonstersBeHere To put it more accurately, it is unethical for us to harm or kill sentient beings for the sake of pleasure (e.g. because they taste good).

    • @ivy_47
      @ivy_47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Depends on whether you feed them with honey or just sugar water.

    • @chitinskin9860
      @chitinskin9860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Generally they just taste like whatever stuff they've been filled with, which is mostly concentrated sugar from flower nectar when harvested from the wild. So yes, hence the name.

    • @12345678abracadabra
      @12345678abracadabra 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MonstersBeHere I can't believe you'd tell natives who have eaten these for thousands of years to stop eating. Go away, colonizer.

  • @SkillIssue
    @SkillIssue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They look like water balloons

  • @bibitta
    @bibitta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This reminds me of this guy I met in Ark Survival Evolved who used alternate accounts, chained to chairs, as storage

  • @bruhistantv9806
    @bruhistantv9806 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "One food ma'am."
    *pukes in your mouth* "Here you go sir."

  • @Keanein
    @Keanein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    INTERESTING AS ALWAYS! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @OrlandoReyes.
    @OrlandoReyes. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can you do one of a catfish or a alligator gar

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are in luck! We did upside-down catfish already: th-cam.com/video/eurCBOJMrsE/w-d-xo.html

    • @activatekruger446
      @activatekruger446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Deep Look “in lick” 👅

    • @OrlandoReyes.
      @OrlandoReyes. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KQEDDeepLook i know but I wanted to know if you can do a blue catfish or something I really appreciate your work and video also I support y'all on patron can y'all do a Alligator gar if possible

  • @jamesonstalanthasyu
    @jamesonstalanthasyu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ahhh! I yelled out "you punk!" when that person ate the honeypot. :)

  • @pikagelly7465
    @pikagelly7465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve not seen you guys in my recommendations for the past month, I’ve missed you 🥺❤️