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  • @bradkrit
    @bradkrit 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6189

    The footage blows my mind. I can't even take a single photo that looks this good, but they can film an entire ant battle scene, including dramatic cliff murder? Damn!

    • @sofakingonmynuts1438
      @sofakingonmynuts1438 6 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      time is an amazing thing

    • @thinkngskeptic
      @thinkngskeptic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +326

      Some of these shots take months to find

    • @elvinjohntropezado665
      @elvinjohntropezado665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      hahaha yeah what a patient it took

    • @klarion7665
      @klarion7665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's all about the camera quality you possess.

    • @someguy3766
      @someguy3766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      The ant that fell probably didn't die. Ants are so tiny they have very little mass, so their terminal velocity is extremely low. They can fall from a plane and hit the ground with so little force they won't even be injured.

  • @bluenosedfish3839
    @bluenosedfish3839 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4583

    Nursery Guard: 6 legs...6 legs...8 legs...6 le.... WAIT A MINUTE!

    • @ducminhtran4136
      @ducminhtran4136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +348

      Assasin! Guard, get him!

    • @travis3236
      @travis3236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +363

      For some reason that 8 legged guard was picking up babies with its ass snd running away.

    •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      In general, mimic spiders like this one position their front legs like antennas for further deception.

    • @brutalnemo
      @brutalnemo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Makes me think of the centipede among millipedes bit in family guy

    • @ShrawanMagar
      @ShrawanMagar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@brutalnemo IMPOSTOR!!! hahahaha

  • @rosalievanark4901
    @rosalievanark4901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3296

    Ant looking at jumpingspider: "Meh is also ant hello friend."
    Ant looking at other ant of the same spieces: "ENEMY AAAAHHH."

    • @OGTabo0
      @OGTabo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      humans?

    • @improver6666
      @improver6666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      @Advocatus Diaboli actually you are, not the ants they can easily recognize the scent as different ant colonies have different scents

    • @Aaron-bq5zk
      @Aaron-bq5zk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Those are called pheromones.

    • @idkhowbuttheyfoundmefinsta8011
      @idkhowbuttheyfoundmefinsta8011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Advocatus Diaboli no because ants recognize each other by smell

    • @explosivemodesonicmauricet1597
      @explosivemodesonicmauricet1597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OGTabo0 Touch their nest a second and expect at least one of them biting you.

  • @bheronz
    @bheronz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2469

    Guard Ant : Oh hey Jim, haven't seen you for a while.
    Spider : Uhh yeah, I was busy making a website.

    • @g-ants7547
      @g-ants7547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      bruh website corny joke but ok

    • @KindaKrispy
      @KindaKrispy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      The "website" was a nice punchline. I gave you a thumbs up for that one

    • @mateorios1636
      @mateorios1636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      BADUM-TSS

    • @dapperfield595
      @dapperfield595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Could’ve been used for an opening to a sponsor

    • @biology-of-life
      @biology-of-life 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      website xD

  • @mangomart1342
    @mangomart1342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1532

    3:37
    Other ant: this is madness
    Defending ant: THIS IS SPARTA

    • @JohnWicksPencil14
      @JohnWicksPencil14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mangomart13 stole my comment!

    • @randomdude9135
      @randomdude9135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@JohnWicksPencil14 Make sure you patent it the next time.

    • @JohnWicksPencil14
      @JohnWicksPencil14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Random Dude I will.

    • @Monster_Knight
      @Monster_Knight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      awesome

    • @andytan2412
      @andytan2412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damit I was going to comment that

  • @kappa_kang60
    @kappa_kang60 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3618

    Meanwhile, the spider's probably sitting on another tree, whilst eating a bucket of ant grubs.

    • @andreascovano7742
      @andreascovano7742 8 ปีที่แล้ว +336

      All the while he is calling on bets on who wil win with his fellow males and discussing about how hypocritical the females are "she wants me but then she eats me!"

    • @andreascovano7742
      @andreascovano7742 8 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      While some of them on the ground are amazed on lunch raining on top of them

    • @KrasleIxm
      @KrasleIxm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This has a disturbing lack of Muffets and dancing spiders.

    • @milky4367
      @milky4367 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Needle
      Don't bring that into this beautiful video

    • @KrasleIxm
      @KrasleIxm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Alright fair enough.

  • @Rain-fw9uq
    @Rain-fw9uq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3650

    I had no idea which side was which in this

    • @alexandercummins
      @alexandercummins 8 ปีที่แล้ว +623

      +Anime Spork racist

    • @giddy7079
      @giddy7079 8 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      Yeah same XD
      I was thinking, "could you guys wear bibs or something?"

    • @rabnudspecies9560
      @rabnudspecies9560 8 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      that's why gang members destinate specific colours.

    • @Lo-tf6qt
      @Lo-tf6qt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      +Robert Gabryszak ROMAN ANTS WITH SHIELDS AND ARMOUR

    • @TheGreenTaco999
      @TheGreenTaco999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      WOW YOU RACIST!

  • @dritchieelectrical
    @dritchieelectrical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    Imagine some higher being makes documentaries on our conflicts like this

    • @lordlopikong6940
      @lordlopikong6940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      They somehow get really good film on us killing each other.

    • @ultrafastidious6497
      @ultrafastidious6497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      "The Jihadi, separated from his Mujahideen brethren, is cornered. He ran across the narrow alley, breathless, hoping find cover. Off his guard, he was ambushed by three marines, arms length away. Looking directly at the barrel of an M4 rifle, all seemed to be lost. But, he had a surprise up his sleeves. A dead man's switch."

    • @themystery9017
      @themystery9017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's possible

    • @itzminefactor1243
      @itzminefactor1243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hol up

    • @joaquingarcia5850
      @joaquingarcia5850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The low class human worker pospones important work to watch yet another video about ants

  • @raizen7187
    @raizen7187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    "You can't just infiltrate an ant colony with an obvious disguise!'
    Jumping Spider: Observe

  • @rustybulletstmm
    @rustybulletstmm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +790

    Me: Enjoying a nice coffee in the morning.
    Meanwhile the equivalence of a nuclear war is happening in a random rainforest.

    • @Koushi587
      @Koushi587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/BtylwUTc1KA/w-d-xo.html

    • @nczioox1116
      @nczioox1116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Probably in the forest closest to you too

    • @JustArt-ro3lp
      @JustArt-ro3lp หลายเดือนก่อน

      More like medieval sieges mixed with chemical warfare.

  • @WarriorBazooka
    @WarriorBazooka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    3:34
    "Brother, help me!"
    "Long live the king!"

    • @dominiclussier8810
      @dominiclussier8810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Long live the Queen !!

    • @ducminhtran4136
      @ducminhtran4136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@dominiclussier8810 He referring The Lion King

    • @noahhorner231
      @noahhorner231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Looking for this comment... knew there had to be a Lion King reference.

    • @ducminhtran4136
      @ducminhtran4136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@noahhorner231 By the way, It must be
      "Brother, help me"
      "Long live the colony

    • @noahhorner231
      @noahhorner231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ducminhtran4136 Nope...
      "Sister... help me!"
      "Long live the queen."
      All warrior and worker ants are female. The males, called drones, stay in the nest until mating season, at which point they fly from the nest in search of a new queen ant. Drones then die. The mandibles, mouthparts of ants, are so small on males that they cannot even feed themselves, and thus die of thirst after mating.

  • @Jacob6443
    @Jacob6443 8 ปีที่แล้ว +996

    Ants: Total War.

    • @swefress
      @swefress 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LOL. I just wrote it in the comments before seeing this!

    • @swefress
      @swefress 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Blood and Gore DLC 5€

    • @liz_3d
      @liz_3d 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      SEGA pls ...

    • @GreanTwitch
      @GreanTwitch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i was thinking about The Thing when the "ant" is hidden among the rest or some game like assassins creed or hitman. The Ant: One of us isnt who we seem. Assassins crANT: Fight for freedom. Antman--- wait, copyright... uh.... HitAnt: Eliminate the target.

    • @AngelSamael
      @AngelSamael 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ant Fortress 2.

  • @EdoDave
    @EdoDave 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1252

    Spider: "Yup, totally an ant here. I definitely don't have 8 legs, only got 6 here... look at my marvelous eyes of mine..."
    _>

    • @josesuarez7484
      @josesuarez7484 8 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      More like oOOo
      I I

    • @swefress
      @swefress 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ||

    • @mortarpestle.4267
      @mortarpestle.4267 7 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      +Jose Suarez It's actually
      oOOo
      oOOo

    • @projectkepleren
      @projectkepleren 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      amazing thing is it put it front leg up to resemble ant thing

    • @thanos6635
      @thanos6635 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Animals have no education yet smart

  • @A7xFo
    @A7xFo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1616

    "Humans could learn to live in peace like other creatures on the planet." Oh wait...

    • @jacobsaccount9353
      @jacobsaccount9353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      A7xFo now now.... saying stuff like that might upset the sjw snowflakes so be carefull

    • @shatteredsentient5321
      @shatteredsentient5321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@jacobsaccount9353 hahahah

    • @UltimateDespair98
      @UltimateDespair98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Jacob Mason yeah sadly people are too sensitive nowadays 😂

    • @mpcc2022
      @mpcc2022 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly!

    • @mpcc2022
      @mpcc2022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@UltimateDespair98 It's ridiculous. It's like what source did you learn about nature from Disney animated movies?

  • @TheMoviemaker98
    @TheMoviemaker98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Spider walks in to ant nursery: um I'm here from the department a just a floor above
    Nursery ants: oh you must be the new intern, make yourself at home

  • @robertstaples3256
    @robertstaples3256 7 ปีที่แล้ว +993

    One may notice that defenders are generally positioned on the right of each shot, while attackers are shown on the left. Genius Camerawork at play. Also, I can't help but be fascinated by the way the defenders shooting acid place themselves in groups in elevated positions, like artillery batteries. Either that's some random event, or there's relatively sophisticated battle coordination going on here. I rather fancy the latter.

    • @ruby_240
      @ruby_240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Robert Staples there's competition in the ladder for this rts game lmao

    • @teroterskamaki3395
      @teroterskamaki3395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @TheWhiteFang284 what a smart guy you are. If it's too good to be evolution then it must be intelligent design.

    • @josueochoa9267
      @josueochoa9267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This wasn’t shot in nature but a room with fake plants. They write the story based on random events. These new films are more like a movie than a documentary.

    • @rustybulletstmm
      @rustybulletstmm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ants are actually very intelligent. The cracked this kind of coordination and management thousands of years before we did.

    • @teroterskamaki3395
      @teroterskamaki3395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@rustybulletstmm Ants are not intelligent lol. I wonder if they even have brains at all. Ants operate by some genetical script that can identify different feromones and physical events such as pressure, heat and gravity. They are not smart at all lol

  • @varunjoshi2417
    @varunjoshi2417 7 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    3:17 NOPE NOPE NOPE!!

    • @JoseakaTinto
      @JoseakaTinto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      F*ck getting jumped that boy was smart to run lol

    • @khusyairie
      @khusyairie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im laughing so hard right now.. Hahaha

  • @zacharykrawczyk3942
    @zacharykrawczyk3942 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1364

    I was very disappointed that they didn't edit in a wilhelm scream

    • @nicoleyoungblood2566
      @nicoleyoungblood2566 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zachary Krawczyk 😚

    • @aboosker4656
      @aboosker4656 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

    • @luizmarinho6138
      @luizmarinho6138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm disappointed that they didn't add a Goofy scream when the ant fell.

    • @qaaris4280
      @qaaris4280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm very relieved that I didn't hear a Wilhelm scream.
      So tired of hearing it where it shouldn't be.

    • @LaMASIA-5611
      @LaMASIA-5611 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “I think we all were”

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    The ant history is like a perpetual war with itself.

    • @nick0197
      @nick0197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Like the humans 😅

    • @malcolmholmes2596
      @malcolmholmes2596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And republicans

    • @starboysuniverse9956
      @starboysuniverse9956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@malcolmholmes2596 and Democrats who wanted slavery but we Republicans fought against it

    • @reeceshugrue6167
      @reeceshugrue6167 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@starboysuniverse9956 and who're still the party of racism.

    • @starboysuniverse9956
      @starboysuniverse9956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@reeceshugrue6167 democrats

  • @scptime1188
    @scptime1188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Cane here from Kurzgesagt. Weaver ants are cool.

    • @calimeniox
      @calimeniox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same here.

    • @jazz_daddy251
      @jazz_daddy251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same! Had no idea there’s a perpetual world war raging in the trees

    • @calebprouty288
      @calebprouty288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, I was wondering how accurate the animations were and they are spot on

    • @GeneralEggo
      @GeneralEggo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, C A N E

    • @gaulac
      @gaulac 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We called them "antik" here in the Philippines.

  • @nelsonta00
    @nelsonta00 6 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    Only orchestration and a British accented Attenborough can make a backyard infestation look like LotR.

    • @kevinclement1533
      @kevinclement1533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That spider is basically Sam sneaking into the Black Gate to 'steal' a coccooned Frodo.

    • @DuchessofEarlGrey
      @DuchessofEarlGrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Forth, Eorlingas!

  • @lainkypheng2427
    @lainkypheng2427 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2552

    Left ant at 3:30:this is madness
    Right ant: madness?
    Right ant: this is a TREE BRANCH
    Right ant kicks left ant

    • @JustineVWarrior
      @JustineVWarrior 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      amazing comment ahahahahahha

    • @arturvankelst2421
      @arturvankelst2421 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lainky Pheng iiii

    • @firstnamelastname4481
      @firstnamelastname4481 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lainky Pheng i was going to put that 😂

    • @joejitsu034
      @joejitsu034 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Lainky Pheng haha first thing I thought when I saw that too! SPARTA ANT!! Haha on a kill streak too judging by the pile at the bottom! 👍

    • @boogiest92
      @boogiest92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      this is SPARTA!! hahahah

  • @dapperraptor6161
    @dapperraptor6161 8 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    So caterpillars are ant cows.

  • @CitizenSlyder
    @CitizenSlyder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    That final ant murder scene was like when leonidas kicked the Persian off the cliff. This. Is. SPARTAAAA

    • @jazz6523
      @jazz6523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's a good movie but god is it historicly inaccurate af 😂

    • @ha_y_nspartan8164
      @ha_y_nspartan8164 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      CitizenSlyder yes(: & at thi edge of the twig, that final ant threw his hands up in the air in victory afterwards served us drama. 😌

  • @FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs
    @FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The fact that ants actually have ranged defenses makes this all the more wild.

    • @genetakovic7401
      @genetakovic7401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they're gonna make rifles next

    • @TheNerdForAllSeasons
      @TheNerdForAllSeasons ปีที่แล้ว

      War is the greatest driver of adaptation and evolution.

  • @promontorium
    @promontorium 9 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    I once witnessed an ant colony raid an earwig colony. It was amazing. The earwigs could cut the ants in half with their pincers, but they were greatly outnumbered. There were around three ants attacking each earwig. While all the earwigs were distracted more ants went into their home, and took all their babies as food, carrying them away into their own colony. After lots of earwigs died, the line broke and the surviving earwigs fled the area, abandoning their home and colony.

    • @xandog5298
      @xandog5298 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      must've been entertaining to watch, haha!

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I was mowing my lawn once while an ant colony was on the move across the street. I knocked over a wooden post with the lawnmower and it had been hollowed out and was filled with termites. I looked at the termites, then looked at the ants, then grabbed the post and started shaking the termites out into the ants. Long story short, the ants won.

    • @stinkyfeet2235
      @stinkyfeet2235 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      promontorium lucky

    • @hotte-de-fleur
      @hotte-de-fleur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sound more like termites

    • @FossilsAreCool2000s
      @FossilsAreCool2000s ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moosemaimer you're evil.... do it again.

  • @yabyab
    @yabyab 8 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    This video made me want to play a strategy game.

  • @kyell4617
    @kyell4617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    3:30 : its over Anakin i have the high ground

  • @chidubem826
    @chidubem826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Jumping spider: "Oh hey guys, I'm just doin some ant stuff."

  • @darkless60
    @darkless60 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1018

    What would we do without David attenborough

    • @upbeatteacher6349
      @upbeatteacher6349 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      the world would end without him

    • @kRVRKV
      @kRVRKV 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +darkless60 think there's a replacement /watch?v=KG2Nl2D-i8c

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Morgan Freeman.

    • @o_o-037
      @o_o-037 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I dunno, clone him?

    • @thanksforthemessdick
      @thanksforthemessdick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Karl Pilkington , do we need 'em?

  • @EdoDave
    @EdoDave 8 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    3:31 "This is blasphemy. This is MADNESS!!"
    "Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!!"

  • @NeoMinxs
    @NeoMinxs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    1:07
    *"yes hello I am ant"*

  • @nirvanainmypocket7406
    @nirvanainmypocket7406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:27 the ant's like hey get back here😆😆😆

  • @mishubakhtiar8200
    @mishubakhtiar8200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    3:34
    "Luke, I'm your father"
    "Noooo, that's not true."

    • @tridon3068
      @tridon3068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XD this needs more likes

    • @mawage666
      @mawage666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's impossible!

    • @ivannoreland5656
      @ivannoreland5656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mawage666 And Princess Leia is your sister

    • @GeneralEggo
      @GeneralEggo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      69 like

  • @Infernalicon
    @Infernalicon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    whoa,that jumping Spider had balls of Diamonds to just walk into an ant colony

    • @kellywilson-lawson1857
      @kellywilson-lawson1857 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      In nature you have to have BIG steel balls to survive

    • @naoimporta58
      @naoimporta58 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mean, most predators that go to fight in a Ant Colony aren't aware that ants would wipe the floor with them. Now that spider seemed like it did understand that and if it was spotted, would run.

    • @sofakingonmynuts1438
      @sofakingonmynuts1438 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a spiders life revolves around tricking lesser insects into becoming an easy meal, its their life. i guess brain size doesn't matter when it comes to these instincts and other functions you see from insects in these videos

    • @vojtajezl6383
      @vojtajezl6383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @aboctok I'm kinda late, but that ant is a pupa short time before hatching

    • @MisterL2_yt
      @MisterL2_yt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think with the fact that it's super fast and can jump it could probably get away if it makes the decision quickly

  • @Cloud_Strife1997
    @Cloud_Strife1997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I once had an ant hill, and my mom had it sprayed..
    And then sadly, I watched one surviving ant carry out all of the dead ants.
    That ant walked slowly, so upset.

  • @ShinigamiSamaH
    @ShinigamiSamaH 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    For the Swarm!
    [Meanwhile on the ground with other predators]
    It's raining lunch~! Hallelujah! It's raining lunch! Amen!

  • @aceguardian5629
    @aceguardian5629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    "Mom, can I have lion king?"
    "No, we have lion king at home"
    Lion king at home: 3:35

  • @saop6317
    @saop6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Credit to the camra man for shrinking himself and the camera down to the size of an ant for the fotage

  • @Vikingr4Jesus5919
    @Vikingr4Jesus5919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    Ants: HOSTILES! PREPARE THE DEFENCES!
    Hostile ants: ATTACK, LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND!
    Spider: "got me a bucket o' grubs AND a fighting show today? Thank you mother!"

  • @Honeydumpster
    @Honeydumpster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    3:34
    MUFASA NOOOOOOOO

    • @kito861
      @kito861 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      "Long live the king"

    • @WildAtHeart_1
      @WildAtHeart_1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "King of the North"

    • @costco_pizza
      @costco_pizza 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Melissa LOL

    • @MMTBenzo
      @MMTBenzo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mufasa yes

    • @vaughnh.7070
      @vaughnh.7070 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Long live a random soldier

  • @thebananamelon5065
    @thebananamelon5065 8 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    It's a good thing they have a queen, wouldn't want any antarchy

  • @aim2kill171
    @aim2kill171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Who else is here after watching like 3 straight ant videos 😂

  • @astick5249
    @astick5249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely love this shot at 2:27 It clearly whose side is who and the apposing sides threatening each other.

  • @SonicSanctuary
    @SonicSanctuary 9 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    we need an ant RTS

    • @MASTERMIND-mr6er
      @MASTERMIND-mr6er 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +SonicSanctuary comming soon ant simulator from eteeski team

    • @runescapecars4321
      @runescapecars4321 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +SonicSanctuary you mean SimAnt? That came out 25 years ago.

    • @SonicSanctuary
      @SonicSanctuary 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      runescapecars4321
      one that dosnt suck thou

    • @thewanted-officialchannel3602
      @thewanted-officialchannel3602 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      try empires of the undergrowth it's cool,it's by slug disco

    • @piggyoinkoink6352
      @piggyoinkoink6352 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG Empires of th Undergrowth. Looks really promising tbh :)

  • @RealTrump
    @RealTrump 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1380

    This one is better , atleast you're not that guy who uses metal sounds while ants are biting something

    • @cookietongs
      @cookietongs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Real Trump of course, it’s David Attenborough + BBC

    • @Eryan724
      @Eryan724 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      return of the robo ants xD

    • @matthewpang7496
      @matthewpang7496 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I think he/she/it is referring to monster bug wars

    • @arintheseatsesh6242
      @arintheseatsesh6242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheesoos Kryst They still do that.

    • @jcws1
      @jcws1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Frappe .-. I like the robo-ants

  • @austinhakeman5745
    @austinhakeman5745 8 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    war. war never changes

  • @thegreatasiantom4146
    @thegreatasiantom4146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Guard ant sees a giant eight legged spider disguised as an ant approaching:
    "OH MY DEAR FELLOW, what on colony happened to you?"
    Spider (shuddering ): Cher- Cher- Chernobyl.
    (2019 joke)

  • @collinmcadams5983
    @collinmcadams5983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love how the ant at the end of the branch at the end is like “And stay out!”

  • @JunoTCG
    @JunoTCG 8 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Ant: THIS IS SPARTAAA! (kicks enemy ant off the tree)

  • @rwtig
    @rwtig 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1094

    And they say war isn't natural

    • @jamal1362
      @jamal1362 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Mr Ford Shelby That is a great quote

    • @KhanMann66
      @KhanMann66 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +Andrew Earthrise (Humanus) And Mankind has a need for violence. It's in our nature.

    • @WisteriaBerlitz
      @WisteriaBerlitz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Andrew Earthrise (Humanus) Civilization is inherently unsustainable and will always collapse

    • @calsmyth4483
      @calsmyth4483 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      +Andrew Earthrise (Humanus) There are plenty of resources to go around - that's no excuse. Most wars aren't about a need for more resources, they're about a desire to control the resources so you can control the people.

    • @calsmyth4483
      @calsmyth4483 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Andrew Earthrise (Humanus) How does that remotely contradict anything I said? Iraq did not invade Kuwait because it NEEDED resources, they did it because they wanted control over Kuwait. While as a consequence that may give them more resources, it wasn't the aim.

  • @kryppyy
    @kryppyy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Imagine what that's like with the ants and caterpillar getting along,
    "Hey! I'll protect you if you give me Food!"
    "...Ok then!:
    Caterpillar: "Hey guys I'm a butterfly now!"
    Ants: "LETS KILL HIM AND EAT HIM!," "RIP HIS WINGS OFF SO HE CAN'T FLY AWAY!"

  • @tanukiman3855
    @tanukiman3855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    “The guard releases a pheromone...” Translated: “The guard farts out a warning...”

  • @namkolorful4068
    @namkolorful4068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Who else is here after Kurzgesagt's weaver ants video?

  • @openheartedwarrior2971
    @openheartedwarrior2971 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    More impressive is how in the world do these people manage to films these tiny insects. And they capture them from all kinda of angles too. More impressive they don't lose sight. All being done without disrupting the tiny insects. outstanding!

  • @readingmachinenegi
    @readingmachinenegi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    3:34 we are spartaaaa!!!!!

    • @Alex-jb8wr
      @Alex-jb8wr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When I saw that part, I looked down in the comments because I knew there will be a "We are spartaaaa!!!!!" comment. :)

    • @striped_sponge7187
      @striped_sponge7187 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      it's...... "THIS... IS.... SPARTA!!!!!!"

    • @danielwoods3896
      @danielwoods3896 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      we are spartant!!!!

  • @VeryGator
    @VeryGator 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    3:37 this is LARVA!!!!!!!!

  • @jacklambert1521
    @jacklambert1521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That jumping spider's name? Agent 47.

  • @XiaomiTk
    @XiaomiTk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    I'm 99% sure most of them died by fall damage.

    • @xyzzyxyzzy2
      @xyzzyxyzzy2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Falling actually wouldn't hurt an ant.

    • @XiaomiTk
      @XiaomiTk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xyzzyxyzzy2 but it would hurt a wasp depending on where

    • @hanniballecter9550
      @hanniballecter9550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah i also wondered why the ant which where dropped from the nest at the end died b c of the fll because usually ants don't die because of falling you. could throw an ant down the empire state building and it wouldn't min the ant

    • @JimbosliceLV
      @JimbosliceLV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can't kill an ant with fall damage!

    • @theinternetgoose6247
      @theinternetgoose6247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      FIX FALL DAMAGE VALVE!

  • @LimmeLimbo
    @LimmeLimbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Agent 47: I've retired, it's up to you now, Agent 8 Legs.
    Agent 8 Legs: What's the mission?
    Agent 47: Infiltrate that ant colony and get as many grubs as you can. And don't forget to use the element of disguise. It's the most effective.
    Agent 8 Legs: Roger.

    • @relictusimperator8647
      @relictusimperator8647 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agent 8 Legs: What happened to stealth?
      Agent 48: Agent 47 noticed we won't survive like this forever so he ordered a banzai charge...so...wanna switch sides?
      Agent 8 Legs:...

    • @LimmeLimbo
      @LimmeLimbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definetely Not Nelson Pham lol

    • @guttularaja
      @guttularaja 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who's Roger?

    • @Al-qo2gg
      @Al-qo2gg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@guttularaja Its a quick way of saying "roger that."

  • @flair541
    @flair541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    My question is how none of the ants notice the disguised spider has eight legs and appears, to them, to be walking backwards. "What's wrong with you man?" "I just saw Steve do something weird." "Ah."

    • @mancheaseskrelpher8419
      @mancheaseskrelpher8419 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +flair541 The video did not mention that the spider mimics the smell of a friendly ant, and ants are almost entirely olfactory creatures.

    • @flair541
      @flair541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Manchease Skrelpher I always for get their smell thing

    • @luiwhey5770
      @luiwhey5770 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe bc ants

    • @swefress
      @swefress 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poor eyesight. Relies of smell but the disguise ignores the smell perhaps?

    • @flair541
      @flair541 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** ah.

  • @arcanejack
    @arcanejack 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    2:28-2:32 admit it, you were wishing those ants had bows and arrows!

  • @rayneoderio1188
    @rayneoderio1188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    4:14: "THIS IS SPARTA! MOMENT"

  • @wanderinghooman1860
    @wanderinghooman1860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Spider walks into nursery: “Hi I’m here for Jimmy”
    Nursery ant: “Oh he’s right over there”
    Spider picks up kid: “Bye have a nice day”
    Nursery ant: “Hold up, we don’t have a Jimmy here...”

  • @LethalOwl
    @LethalOwl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This would make a great game. Ant Colony; Total War or something like that! Or maybe something like a 1st person game; Ants; Insectoid Warfare!

    • @sandro5535
      @sandro5535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There is a game called Empires of the underground. But maybe it is not the way you envisioned it.

    • @yolk6942
      @yolk6942 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i will make that game i am a game developer on scratch

  • @piggyoinkoink6352
    @piggyoinkoink6352 7 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Guard: (spots rival ants that look exactly the same) "INTRUDERS! INTRUDERS! PREPARE FOR BATTLE!"
    Guard: (spots spider that only vaguely looks like an ant) "Oh, I didn't remember any members of the colony having so many eyes and an extra pair of legs"

    • @noahhorner231
      @noahhorner231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The spider rubs itself on dead ants of the colony... I’m not kidding

    • @ADAJ342
      @ADAJ342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noahhorner231 ,makes sense

  • @JstAnothrVirtuoso
    @JstAnothrVirtuoso 9 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    How is it possible that the weaver ants cannot tell the jumping spider from their own colony, but can easily tell the difference between their own colony and a neighbouring colony of the same species? Is the jumping spider more efficient at mimicking the pheromones of the particular colony?

    • @neddyladdy
      @neddyladdy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      +JstAnothrVirtuoso Just shows to go you the power of racism.

    • @Gardosuro
      @Gardosuro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      +JstAnothrVirtuoso It seems that the ants need to identify the other ants with their antennas. I think that since the spider didn't get close to any of the worker ants, they didn't even notice it.

    • @amaanhussain8624
      @amaanhussain8624 9 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      The army is much more advanced and aware than the nursery guards.

    • @user-tu2dh5ro7i
      @user-tu2dh5ro7i 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +JstAnothrVirtuoso Yes, that particular spider emits a pheromone so close to that of the ant colony that they don't even notice.

    • @ItzFuzionMC
      @ItzFuzionMC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +JstAnothrVirtuoso i just don't think they cared enough about one larva

  • @vishnuvardhanreddymettu370
    @vishnuvardhanreddymettu370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:34 is the same I feel from 300 movie
    “This is Sparta” and then the Epic Kick.

  • @squidgy2247
    @squidgy2247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    2:14 "INTRUDER ALERT: RED SPY IS IN THE BASE!"

    • @sirregios8541
      @sirregios8541 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A red spy is in the base?!

  • @ballbabyjin684
    @ballbabyjin684 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I kicked a dying tree a few months ago and it made a ton of carpenter ants swarm out of it looking fro the source of the attack probably. It was nuts seeing them all swarm down the tree to defend it.

  • @tobaccocrow4432
    @tobaccocrow4432 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Saving Private Ryan wasn't this intense.

  • @Holes9090
    @Holes9090 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was awesome! I liked how the guard ant pushed the invader ant over!! The music also got me hyped.

  • @LewisWanjia
    @LewisWanjia ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We appreciate your dedication and devotion to documenting such moments for us.

  • @simerplaha
    @simerplaha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:35 "This is SPARTA!"

  • @canlong9603
    @canlong9603 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    3:33 and 300 epic moment: "This is Spanta"". What's a coincidence!!

  • @doggerdog1366
    @doggerdog1366 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    HEY BOYS THERES A SPY

    • @dekaw9138
      @dekaw9138 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spy check

  • @frederikandersen2696
    @frederikandersen2696 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Is there friendly fire on ? and how do they know what team they are on

  • @arcanejack
    @arcanejack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    We need an ant colony themed RTS game, from this video alone you have some of the basics for one:
    - caterpillars = resource farms
    - grub nursery = barracks for spawning units
    - regular ants = close combat units
    - acid squirting ants = ranged units
    And there are plenty of other things not covered in this video that could be worked in

    • @hiimryan2388
      @hiimryan2388 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jack Ward there is it's called Antwar.io

    • @ThatZenoGuy
      @ThatZenoGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The french video game "Empire Of The Ants".

    • @kaitok5304
      @kaitok5304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      empires of the undergrowth

    • @sweetdog11
      @sweetdog11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also Ants: Underground Kingdom

    • @TerpleDerp2600
      @TerpleDerp2600 ปีที่แล้ว

      You basically just described Empires of the Undergrowth. It’s like $20 on Steam.
      Everything you mentioned exists in EotU, from resource farms (aphids), to barracks (nursery tiles), and 6 playable species of ants each with their own unique traits and abilities. One of the species, Formica rufa, has two types of soldiers, a melee soldier and a ranged soldier that sprays acid. And the game is still in development so more content is being released.

  • @jamespotter1436
    @jamespotter1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:12 when a weird guy offers to babysit your kid but he never gives him back

  • @DjRHaro
    @DjRHaro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    3:35 "THIS, IS, SPARTA!"

  • @Slasher_X420
    @Slasher_X420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Imagine sitting down and watching this in real life

  • @MAGNUMMASTER7
    @MAGNUMMASTER7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The jumping spider was like: just going to get a quick snack!

  • @terenon49
    @terenon49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Spider: yea uhhh don’t mind me, you already know, queen’s orders
    Ant: ... sounds legit to me

  • @charlottesun5267
    @charlottesun5267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i literally couldn't close my jaw
    this is insane

  • @itz4shyt
    @itz4shyt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:37 long live the king

  • @relictusimperator8647
    @relictusimperator8647 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Ant Guard: Alert! Perimeter breach in the southern area detected! Requesting reinforcements.
    Ant Guard 2: Roger. Sit tight we're coming through.
    Ant Guard: Affirmative. Charge!
    Ant Raiders: For the Queen and Colony!

    • @relictusimperator8647
      @relictusimperator8647 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ant Guard 3: Alert! We are taking heavy casualties. Approve use of acid spray. Now!
      Spray and Pray
      Ant Raiders: My eyes!
      Ant Guard 3: Charge! Push them back!

  • @ByGaBry123
    @ByGaBry123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Imagine that a advanced alien civilization films wars like ww2 and uploades videos like this but with humans in Jupiter's TH-cam

  • @MyViolador
    @MyViolador ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Humans invented war"
    Ants: hold up my acid

  • @viice3796
    @viice3796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Me watching the ants: "Haha it's like they're having a little fight 😀"
    Ants: *"BATTLE STATIONS EVERYONE! LET'S MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!!"*

    • @Optimusprime240
      @Optimusprime240 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *CLASHING SWORDS, DYING SCREAMS, A SEA OF BODIES AND BLOOD*

  • @HiImAk
    @HiImAk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Captant Antmerica : Civil War

  • @coldfire0007
    @coldfire0007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    my gosh, its like D-day all over again! dont watch this if you have ptst

    • @upbeatteacher6349
      @upbeatteacher6349 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      or the call of duty missions

    • @mosab643
      @mosab643 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +coldfire0007 ptsd

    • @loltroll8146
      @loltroll8146 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think an old man will go and watch something about ants or an adult only SCIENCE

    • @swefress
      @swefress 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      PTSD*
      Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Not Post Traumatic Stress Trauma.

    • @arandomcommenter7355
      @arandomcommenter7355 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or Vietnam war flashback

  • @decarey3339
    @decarey3339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Raiders are quickly spotted"
    Wait a minute... the spider gets away by looking like an ant...

  • @Jordan-po8dn
    @Jordan-po8dn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:36 *Long live the KING*

  • @flexingfletchyt4756
    @flexingfletchyt4756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:34 This is madness!
    Madness?! This is Sparta!

  • @CHNOPS1000
    @CHNOPS1000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:34 “it’s over Anakin I have the high ground”

  • @Toneloc115
    @Toneloc115 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    3:33 "HELP ME BROTHA"
    "Long live the king"
    It's the scene from the lion king btw

  • @garethbuensuceso7069
    @garethbuensuceso7069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "War, war never changes."

  • @01fredm
    @01fredm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simplified title: ant gang war

  • @shreihals9314
    @shreihals9314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was the cutest war i’ve ever seen

  • @connorpierson2267
    @connorpierson2267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why can they immediately see an invader ant that looks just like them, but not notice a spider that looks just a tiny bit like them?

    • @Teknanam
      @Teknanam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ants don't really see. Their eyes suck. They rely on scent and touch. If you smell or feel too different, the alarm is sounded. The Jumping Spider has mastered their scent and thus can sneak in relatively easily.