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- Explore how the offspring of parasitic butterflies trick their way into ant colonies for food and protection.
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You might not guess it, but Alcon blue butterflies are just one of over 200 parasitic butterfly species, all of which target ants. And their offspring live highly unusual lives, tricking their way into ant colonies using mimicry. So, how do these butterflies do it- and why? Francesa Barbero explores the strategies caterpillars use to survive among ants on their journey to become butterflies.
Lesson by Francesca Barbero, directed by Raghav Arumugam, Jagriti Khirwar.
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And the award for weirdest TH-cam title goes to TedED!
No doubt
*awkward clapping*
😅
There are titles that are weirder
Ha uh yeah good job
I don't know why that title sounds so wrong
Ikr😭
It does
Even the Thumbnail looks wrong 💀
You really dont know?
Cannibalism
Reminds me of "would you raise the bird that killed your children"!
It was 2 years ago, time really goes by fast
I would. Birds are a superior life form
Humans dont willingly do. Did you learn about making and keeping human slaves (that are marketed as citizens)?
Humans don’t willingly make and keep human slaves.
I knew the title sounded familiar
I will never look at the butterflies the same way again, thanks TED ed! 😂
Same😂
The crazy thing is; I learned about these things like a week or 2 ago, because a book I was reading had the main character help a psychic ant colony by finding a blue butterfly imposter
To clarify, I am agreeing with your comment, and I find all this fascinating; I just express this through anecdotes; and it’s kinda funny learning about something a few weeks before you find something doing a deeper dive.
Which book?@@Brythnoth_of_the_Void
Fun fact: some species of butterflies purposefully make the eyes of large mammals irritated, releasing so the butterflies can drink them.
I love how the narrator talks about horrible parasitism in a calm and wholesome sounding way.
When I read the title, I did _not_ expect ants and caterpillars.
Anyway, quite an informative and interesting video with awesome creative animation like always :)
me too
I was thinking we were going to get some Greek history or something
I was expecting birds tbh
@@Caterpillartears same here
What were you expecting?
One parasitic butterfly went extinct.
Ants: Hoorayyy!!!
Before being reintroduced a few years latter.
Ants: Damn you humanity.
That's exactly what I was just thinking 😂
How does scientists reintroduce a specie that was one extinct? Got me wondering. Thank you😊
@@christophersamson621They went extinct in the UK. So they were probably existing in other regions nearby and some of them were brought over to the UK. This is what is usually meant by reintroducing a specie.
@@christophersamson621 It could be "extinct in the wild" but still alive in labs and in containment units
@@chrism2516 , the alcon blue was extripated in the UK is what they mean.
I'm just happy there is no animation of what wasps and then their larvae do to caterpillar.
What if we told you... there is: bit.ly/TEDEdWasps
@@TEDEdPlease don't!!😂.
@@leebulger7112 They just did.
@@Smeck-gq1rj I know they already did that video and I thought it would be hilarious if I said that.
@@TEDEdThis video reminds me of the kids movie A bugs life , and I'm getting the feeling that this would make a great inspiration for a movie of that genre . Horrific and a shame about the butterfly 🦋 as a larvae , what it does to the ant colony . ♑️✍️🇳🇴🇦🇺
How does ted ed get such perfect quotes every time
The ant queen: I have a problem in my home.
Parasitoid wasp: And you're not gonna like my solution.
Me as an ant: “Is anyone going to say something about this butterfly coming out of our nursery?”
The title is weird at first but accurate one..the queen lays eggs in batches, the earlier batch become workers after some time and then they tend for the later ones..because they came from the same mother,the queen ant, hence siblings.
This story sounds really crazy...but I had no idea caterpillars like those would do such a thing!
Watch the BBC Planet. It has an actual footage of this bizarre Butterfly in an ant colony
Everyone talking smack about the title, lets not forget this video is actually so awesome. Animation and narration were perfect, content was delivered very well and made lots of sense. One of the better teded videos ive watched personally, keep it up teded yall are amazing!!
The animation is too cute
One clever caterpillar😼
Remember this when admiring the butterflies in your backyard.
Not all butterflies are like this.
Also, butterfly is not a beauty, cute insects 😅.
Jumping spiders are the true cute insect.
@@DBT1007 jumping spider are the true cute insects, ….wow.
Ah yes...the good 'ol, "Fake it till you make it" strategy. XD
The baby in the thumbnail is straight up Darwin from tawog
In a parallel universe: "Would you eat the baby that raised your siblings?"
So butterflies are terrifying now-
Always have been
Dragon flies can’t have ALL the scary
this could be a short Pixar movie, well done! 🎉
1:40 So cute to have K.545 for background music!!
I think you guys should do a video about the various defense mechanism that defend against parasitism. Surely some must exist?
Came for the title, stayed for the documentary
I was sort of expecting this video to be about Sand Tiger sharks, but this was way more interesting
I actually expected a moral discussion but this video is more calming to think about.
This is just spot the imposter 😂
Wow, action-packed lesson, also hilariously done. Thank you TED Ed.
One of the most whiplash inducing Ted Ed videos ever and I absolutely love it and as always the animation is a perfect match
The animation is awesome! I love the style and colors!!
These caterpillars be living the sweet life pretending to be someone else. There's a bird that does the same lays its eggs in other birds nests and those innocent unsuspecting birds raise its chick at times caring more about those chicks than their own. (I forgot their names tho 😭 I'm)
Never fear, we can refresh your memory on who those crafty little birds are: bit.ly/TEDEdBird
Cuckoo
It's a cuckoo
Cockatoo, should be called a Changeling Bird
4:54 „The astonishing adaptations they inspire“. TED slipped some of its hidden morals to the public.
What do you mean?
Let's be real, if you go around squishing butterflies, you're basically the supervillain.......
We want more videos like these ! We need to learn more about nature. Maybe a series about insects / animals etc.
Ted Ed always nails it with perfect quotes, and this seemingly crazy story about ants and caterpillars was unexpectedly fascinating! The informative yet creatively animated video kept me hooked from start to finish. Kudos to Ted Ed for consistently delivering such engaging and enlightening content!
Wait these butterflies only live as a butterfly for a week?!?
This is the wildest Ted Ed I've seen
Ted-ed is wild for this
Reading the title:
"Is this birds or Gods?"
Seconds later
"Oh, butterflies"
Yet another master piece bravo
What the F!! The BIG GULP made me jump in shock.
You got me. Hahahab
A great interview!
This is so terrifying
🤔 The title needs a little more clarification, but I guess it depends on the siblings and the reasons behind the action.
Lmao you're taking it way too seriously. The title is just meant to be a hook to get people to click the video.
@@thelemurofmadagascar9183 I apologise. It was not my intentions for it to come off so seriously. I merely wanted to create a comment vague enough to cover most of the potential interpretations of the title... I should really just stick with emojis. 🙇♂️
@@-JA- What do emojis have to do with this? And why are you apologizing? I'm just going to assume you're trolling, in which case, good job lol.
Wow...didnt knew butterflies can be parasitic. I only knew about cuckoos 😅
It remainds me of that one gumball episode were they rise the muddy monster thing lol
This video has such cute animation for such gruesome subject matter
Long live Antonia 😭🙏🏾 RIP
"Which parasite is the most shockingly sophisticated?"
Probably Bong Joon-ho's
Very cool! Would love to see photos of the animals in the video. I can look them up but it would be convenient to see them as they're introduced.
Ted Ed always crafts thought-provoking content with quotes that linger in the mind. Like the profound question, 'Would you raise the bird that killed your children?'-a powerful metaphor for facing challenges. This butterfly revelation adds a fascinating twist to nature's wonders.
That's the one of the cutest animations you made 😻
Amazing animation as always😍😍
Well that was a wild and informative ride!
Why the word "parasite" being represented by that cutest tiny thing 😆
Noooooo!!!
Antonia se murió!!! 😂😂
Sweet mercy, the thumbnail, and title
While the video was loading and an ad was playing, I cant tell you how confused I was. I was speculating what the video was about.
A moral dilemma? A tricky puzzle? A mythical story? It turns out it was about a butterfly 💀
Everyone was expecting a horror story 😂 that's how people are getting attuned to zombie psychomotor 😎🙅
We reintroduced a butterfly that feeds of ants? I don't think the ants would have appreciated that.
When you think about it, conservation doesn't always seem to love animals. How do you think deer and gazelles feel about saving tigers?
I remember seeing a documentary about this, it was quite good
This is mind blowing information.
3:29 be like: "Wait, please tell me one of us is a REAL ant larva?"
I feel bad for those Poor Manipulated Ants, They even Sacrifice there own kids for someone else's. Those visuals representation are pretty good Ted-ed TeM👍🏻
Ted ed animation is very marvelous
This is so fascinating! I wonder how many years it took scientists to learn all of that.
Aunt Antalena: NOOO why must you do this * dies *! Jimmy the larvea: TIS MY DESTINY MMMWWWAAAAAH HHAAAA HHAAA * kills Antalena *!!!!!!
I’ll never understand why animals do the things they do
But that’s life 🤷♀️
Because it works.
The title is wild bro 💀💀
1:52
I was not expecting that
lmaoooo i was shocked too😭😭😭😭
its almost 5 am and i just died there
those flying insects life schedule were crazy!
How cute caterpillar is so fun! 😊
TedEd has the best documentaries..❤❤❤❤
„He could be any one of us”
He could be me, it could be you”
The baby give boss baby vibes lol
Fascinating!
Wow. Beautiful, carefree butterflies, that we adore, are actually ruthless predators. So much for judging a book by its cover.
Quite easily the highest but risk highest reward scenarios there are
The title😂
This would make a great studio ghibli movie
Ants parasisiting on ants
Wasp:i am going to ends its whole career
CIA-Catepillars Infiltrating Ants
11 months in of torture and he only loves for a WEEK IN THE WORLD!
Awesome as always thanks
Yes
beautiful content
Me:expecting for a war movie what actually happens:ants and stuff
the title is crazy
This video is giving Deeplook vibe like " Mom where do baby jellyfish come from" 😂
Wow! I never heard of this!
The animation is so cute 😊
All of my years being traumatized by SpongeBob, and now I have a real reason to say I hate butterflies
Wait, so you're the mom, and your baby just ate your siblings? I thought it was their siblings...
I am having fun with these animations
This is quite clever , nature is amazing
A real Changeling situation here
Among Us in nature
Parasitoids and brood parasites? What a combination
dude looks like “looks like a cinnamoroll, could kill you”
i thought the title was gonna be about when you absorb your siblings in the womb (which is what i did 😇)
I got jumpscared by the title bro💀