@@NotSoSerious69420 i wouldnt even suprised if we found them in the Antartica somewhere. Hell, i wouldnt even be suprised if we some day find them on another planet.
@@SairinEarthsea it would have worked better if you said "everything changed when the fire ant nation attacked". Which can also be a reference to a youtuber who has a bunch of ant colonies.
@@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 that would work really good on the this vid I had seen about ant wars. Some ants are even born with flat heads that they use to plug holes.
Not all termites eat wood. Some grow fungus gardens from leaf litter and decomposing matter. Ants Canada is experimenting with keeping colonies of such termites. Really interesting stuff :)
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142 That depends per species, actually. Male Termites, also called Kings, last as long as the Queen is in the Colony. You are confused with Kings, Drones (male bees), and Male Alate
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142 bees and ants =/= termites. Theyre called king. They mate for life. Of course, some do change partners at the beginning of the relationship but once they settle for real, its a bond for life
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142ot true, you're confusing Eusocial Hymenoptera (bees, ants, and wasps), with Termites. Termite males can exist in the colony, workers can be male or female and kings can live with the queen for life.
You know, no bug I’ve seen is as repulsive as the Queen termite 😭 I could barely watch when she was on the screen, this video was very interesting tho, you learn something new everyday
From what I'm told termites or some types of termites. Mate for life. If the queen is on death row she'll clone herself so her king can breed with her clone.
Imagine having intercourse ONE TIME and then having endless perpetual contractions and giving birth continuously 24/7 for the rest of your life until that peaceful day when it ALLL ends… Talk about paying the price for not wearing protection.
used to be common practice among my tribe, when termites came flying out in large numbers, kids used to capture them in a bag, then dipped them in water so that all the wings got off, then the termites are roasted in fire and eaten as snacks😃 i did it many times in my childhood. but nowadays children are not interested in such activities anymore
Right, who with any sort of intelligence and the right materials is using fucking wood to build a house? Its Just mental, do the not have bricks or concrete?
We build houses out of wood in Japan. I'm guessing wood is less likely to crush and kill you if an earthquake hits. It's flexible, and can be fit together like puzzle pieces, so that it's less likely to get destroyed in an earthquake. In the off chance that the house doesn't hold, wood is light weight, less likely to crush you. Wood absorbs and releases moisture, which makes living in wooden houses quite comfortable, especially in humid weather like Japanese summers. Wood is also a fairly cheap and easily processed construction material. It's true we face termites, but parts can be easily replaced in wooden houses.
@@yeahrightok.3975 If you ever see a house being built, wood is the standard--and only really--material used in the boning. Brick and concrete houses use wood, too, as a structural support, in the event of hurricanes or earthquakes. Skyscrapers tend to use metal boning, however, are located in areas in which weather/earthquakes aren't as severe. You also have to consider metal boning is extreme expensive, and are reserved for large buildings that can afford it. Otherwise, wood is an affordable material, which offers protection as well insulation. Every item has it's flaws and scarcity. Aside from vulnerability from molding and termites, wood is used in almost every house you lived in
@@yeahrightok.3975 wood is cheaper, lighter, and easily repaired. specifically in places like the midwestern and southern US most houses are made of wood because of the stormy seasons. a hurricane will topple a brick house just as easily as a wood one, so it makes more sense to use wood as a building material to cut down on costs in the event of a destructive natural disaster. termites are also not a constant issue, so the continued use of wood isnt impeded by termite colonies enough to make it not worth building with.
That's why construction workers need to start using other type of wood to build home, like cedar wood... Edit (May 21, 2022): Keep in mind that cedar was used in the building of the temple by Solomon and Solomon also used cedar to built his mansion. It considered the highest quality than most woods available.
@@sonacphotos Yes, by cutting down cedar forest. But I don't know about termites or other insects going in the cedar as the cedar has natural oil that repel all types of insect and won't even go near it. Just saying.
@@sonacphotos I have the cedar essential oil. It doesn't last longer. Maybe at least a day. I use it on the diffuser and it does seem to works. There are no bug, not even mouse in my room, but in other room lol. Yes I got rid of it with diffuser.
Interesting, start planting cedars instead of dugluasFUR. I'd imagine, years of planning, supply and demand and greed, are major factors in that thought. Also you are right about, termites do not attack certain types of tress and parts of trees, like the heartwood of a tree.
Termite: mmrh ragh mmrh Termite 2: why are you licking her lol hard🤨 you're gonna eat her Termite: I know Termite 2: Isn't that like canibalism or something Termite: I mean it is canibalism but like it's really good for my diet you should try it
Termidor works best with termites. Especially formosan termites. Sentricon wood monitoring stations and then when activity is found in-ground stations with hexo florimon tubes put into the ground stations. Also works. But Termidor works the best as a perimeter spray or anywhere termites are detected. So you do not have to have your house necessarily tented. Unless you have a bad drywood termite problem. Drywood termites will leave little tiny pellets the size of coffee grounds. Or sometimes you will notice little tiny holes in the wood. A good walk around the home should determine if you have any wood to soil contact. Also make sure that dirt and soil around your house is not above the foundation line. concrete or concrete block Holmes can even be a problem with wooden furring strips. Always be aware that formosan termites can eat their way all the way up into the attic or even build mud tubes all the way up to the Attic mud tubes is a protective layer of mud made into a tube form the termites like to use as passageways. Very common for these tubes to go all the way up to the Attic or into the interior wall studs usually constructed of wood. Anytime you see what appears to be mud tubes going up the exterior walls or even interior walls is a good sign that you have formosan termites coming up from the ground. If you live in an area that has constant damp soil or poor drainage. You maybe at a much higher risk of having termites especially formosan termites. Termites can destroy a brand new house just as easily as they can destroy an older house. Most common mistake people make is they think when they buy termite treated wood that they are safe against termites however unfortunately that is not necessarily the case. Especially if the ends of the wood have been cut off the termite protection is no longer there termite treated wood only last so long with termite prevention. Never use wooden planter boxes on the ground never put wood in the ground especially don't do it near your house this includes even Cypress fences or wooden fences. It is basically like putting out bait for termites. If you have dead trees or dead roots or even Fallen branches make sure that they are cleared away right away before they attract termites. Although concrete block and concrete homes usually cost a little bit more than wooden homes it is highly advisable to have your home made out of concrete or concrete block. Especially if you live in a termite known prone area. Such as Florida Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Alabama Mississippi termites can be found all across the nation even in California but they are very prevalent in Florida. Both formosan and drywood termites same thing with carpenter ants which can be quite destructive as well. Most common mistake people make when doing landscaping around their house is having the soil too high around their house above the foundation line. Although Landscaping looks nice Landscaping done incorrectly might be a huge invitation for formosan termites to invade your home without being detected easily. Always keep the soil below the foundation line at least 4 to 6 inches minimum of the actual concrete Foundation showing so that you can clearly see the concrete Foundation look out for mud tubes if you see mud tubes then you know you have formosan termites if mud termite tubes are found the entire perimeter of the home should be treated right away. If you have a wooden foundation or a crawl space make sure that there is no wood to soil contact. Even wooden stakes in the ground when concrete is poured can also be an invitation for termites. Always try never to have wood to soil contact. Even if it's termite treated wood.
@@Shinzon23 it was a bulky and messy read definitely, but still knowledgeable and easy to digest. I guess train your eyes to not be so picky? Information IS information after all
Nature can be wonderful, but sometimes grose. But we can learn with it ever. I remember I had read a text about how an engineer build a building in desert area, but inside so much fresh than outside based on termites colonies
Hahahah! This lady is so refreshing! Most people in these kinds of videos keep a monotone voice and sound emotionless. Yet this one shows actual emotion, Making this video very entertaining!
Interesting… but I think this vid is missing a key part of the story. Some might be here thinking, “Well why do the workers need to eat the Queen if the whole colony is going to die with her? Thing is that’s not the case necessarily. Unlike ants, Termite queens can do Pathogenesis to lay a cloned version of herself, and also males don’t die- they become kings. So the king can mate with the queen’s clone to make backup versions of herself already supplied with the same sperm. Some species probably also have backup plans for the king, like bringing them in from outside. So the colony itself could potentially be immortal, living well beyond the life of one queen.
The king termites are even visible in this video's footage. Those are the long ones without the big heads like that of guards that stay in close proximity to the queen termite.
Theres only 6 continents: Antarctica, Africa, Eurasia, Oceania(or Sahul, Australia etc, as you prefer to call it), North America and South America (they are separated by water and tectonic plates). The rest is propaganda to appropriate other peoples' history to fulfill narcissistic delusions.
He's not most important than the queen, nature isn't like you want, just accept, salt kid. Also, you are mad that a queen is more important than an unnecessary king 😂
I'm so proud to european in this moment. You may wonder why, it's because we don't build shitty wood an paper houses but we use stones, concrete and bricks, it look like the 3 pigs story...
1:12 This video was taken by my uncle last 2016 before I moved to Canada. We didn’t expect it to go viral. That time, I just came home from school and was enjoying my delicious lunch when he suddenly went to me and showed me the termite queen he caught on my grandpa’s pile of woods. Lots of baby termites are coming out of its body and it was wiggling nonstop so I was grossed out 🤢
I didn't realise the Queen was so big, it's huge. Imagine being constantly pregnant, your gonna need a lot of Diapers! 😲 Lol, didn't get paid any overtime. 🤣
Sometime when I feel particularly ambitious, I might consider taking an infested stump or log, and carefully tearing it apart to find the queen, adding to my insect collection (of some 10K specimens, of mostly bees and wasps).
Yes. They actually did. They’re recycling her fluids as nutrients as she expires naturally . 😅 thus the licking takes a whole new purpose. Mannerism to Cannibalism 😂
One thing not mentioned here that makes them different to other eusocial insects is that their colonies have kings, who form the colony with the queen and the two mate for life, both living together and producing countless offspring for as long as 40 years
Very nice video and information. I see like a larva with it's nest. Which looks like a gourd seed. Moving in wall and roof also. Some days it stay in a fix position. What is it ?
Before you call them the pinnacle of vile, remember that male termites do not die after mating like in some eusocial insects, but instead they form what is known as a termite king, the presence of which is necessary to start a colony- termite kings and termite queens find one another, and then they settle down and build their colony. In the early days, they will work together to manage the colony. Colonies will not mind other colonies starting nearby, you often get generations of colonies in one area. I personally think that's kinda wholesome. Also their queens can live for up to 50 years in some cases and the lifespans of the kings is kinda long too- and as far as we know, their life after the early stages of the colony consists of fertilising eggs, taking a walk, and fertilising more eggs. Termite eggs will not hatch unfertilised, the king is necessary for reproduction. They are also the only other animal to build in the same way as we do, and in fact if you consider scale their building prowess is even greater than ours.
I gotta say that the way the Termite Queen's abdomen pulsates and wriggles is one of the creepiest things I have seen in my life.
Same and I love insects and arachnids but this is pushing it lol
Agree. It’s like some form of alien
Agreed.
Yeah it’s quite extraterrestrial haha
Brainbug from starship troopers 😂
4:02 the baby termite getting yoinked back by the adult lol
Lol 👀 😄
I AM FREEEEEEE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO
@@lolasdm6959 "Im going out"
"NO YOU AINT*
"Timmy! Playtime's over!"
I thought the baby was gonna get turned into food
I know programmes gotta stay relevant by putting in modern music to the background; but I’d almost rather have no background music at all.
Nah then it wouldn't be as good
Couldn't agree more
it feels a little trashy and tacky tbh
You must love Pawn Stars
@@danieldevito6380 go
Eating poop of other termites isn't gross in general, since they eat wood. Not trash like cockroaches.
Some cockroach might take offence to that statement of yours.
So you don't mind eating poop coming out of your vegan friend then?
Yeah, it's natural, but it still comes from their arse 💀
humans do that too
Jokes on you. Termites are a type of roach.
That queen termite destroying the wood in my house is part of my hit list lol
Wait till you learn that the queen has replicas of herself if she ever dies. And her children can also turn into kings and queens unlike ants.
@@jesusjoseph1899 'til*
@@jesusjoseph1899 You gotta be kidding me
@@feintfaint7213 he’s Jesus he’s not kidding
@@PANZERFAUST90 How dare you correct the God Of Christian with nothing change.
Ah yes the termites locked in a million year old holy war with the ants throught the 7 continents
Probably not Antartica so only 6 lol.
@@NotSoSerious69420 i wouldnt even suprised if we found them in the Antartica somewhere. Hell, i wouldnt even be suprised if we some day find them on another planet.
@@newdarkneoss3985 everything was fine until the space termites attacked.
@@SairinEarthsea it would have worked better if you said "everything changed when the fire ant nation attacked". Which can also be a reference to a youtuber who has a bunch of ant colonies.
@@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 that would work really good on the this vid I had seen about ant wars. Some ants are even born with flat heads that they use to plug holes.
“They’re known as silent destroyers.”
immediately following a clip with super loud chewing and chirping sounds
nice job guys
Not all termites eat wood. Some grow fungus gardens from leaf litter and decomposing matter. Ants Canada is experimenting with keeping colonies of such termites. Really interesting stuff :)
No termite colonies are found without the growth of fungus
I’m tuned in as well.
i watch AntsCanada and it's actually very interesting,i hope he is the first person to farm the fungus :)
Ants Canada Represent 💗 🐜 🫶
I was thinking this as well. That super colony the size of Great Britain can't be subsisting on wood alone.
The male termite also stays with the queen for entire life.
Awww 🥰🥰.. he ain’t a player.
@@vicdog4440 no, he just dies immediately after reproducing only to be replaced by the next male in the colony. happens in bee colonies too.
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142 That depends per species, actually. Male Termites, also called Kings, last as long as the Queen is in the Colony.
You are confused with Kings, Drones (male bees), and Male Alate
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142 bees and ants =/= termites. Theyre called king. They mate for life. Of course, some do change partners at the beginning of the relationship but once they settle for real, its a bond for life
@@an8thdimensionalbeing142ot true, you're confusing Eusocial Hymenoptera (bees, ants, and wasps), with Termites. Termite males can exist in the colony, workers can be male or female and kings can live with the queen for life.
The queen is very nutritious
*Speaking from experience*
Bear Grylls
Bruhh
Yes saute them
You know, no bug I’ve seen is as repulsive as the Queen termite 😭 I could barely watch when she was on the screen, this video was very interesting tho, you learn something new everyday
Cockroaches are way worse
the queen seems pretty nutrious... I'm sure there are some exotic delicacy based on queen termite lol
Termite queens look like an overgrown beetle grub.
From what I'm told termites or some types of termites. Mate for life. If the queen is on death row she'll clone herself so her king can breed with her clone.
It's hard to believe we share a common ancestor with these creatures
Imagine having intercourse ONE TIME and then having endless perpetual contractions and giving birth continuously 24/7 for the rest of your life until that peaceful day when it ALLL ends… Talk about paying the price for not wearing protection.
Actually termite queens have termite kings which mate with them frequently. They are not like the drones of ants of bees which die after mating.
And it doesn't seem like it ends on a good note either. Eaten alive.
"Fatten me and then eat me baby"
That's the way
How is it peaceful when they devour you to death?
at least she's not in debt and her kids get to earn their own food without her doing all the household chores and cooking for them all the time.
@@bororobo3805 hahahahh
How do you know they're laying eggs 30k a day? Salute to those guys who had some patience to count those termites.
RC , yo can count how many per minute, then multiply result by 60 and get the result per hour. Then multiply by 24 hours.😁😁
@@clarondahappyhive8388 I highly doubt it would lay eggs at a constant rate.
Step 1) take egg
Step 2) weigh egg
Step 3) weigh all eggs.
Step 4) divide the weight of all eggs by the weight of 1 egg.
Step 5) Success.
@@daanstrik4293 makes sense to me as a math nerd
I don’t think they really sit there and count them. You can use math and statistics to calculate the amount/day.
2:42 *THE FORBIDDEN BURGER*
😭😭😭😭
Crawling termite = cute. Flying termite = jesus get it the hell away from me.
Its not that bad compared to flying cockroaches
@@arher9598 same family
Queen termite*
used to be common practice among my tribe, when termites came flying out in large numbers, kids used to capture them in a bag, then dipped them in water so that all the wings got off, then the termites are roasted in fire and eaten as snacks😃 i did it many times in my childhood. but nowadays children are not interested in such activities anymore
@@Fran_Tluanga they ate delicious. Mostly come out after rains
Imagine building houses out of wood then being surprised that insects are eating them.
Right, who with any sort of intelligence and the right materials is using fucking wood to build a house? Its Just mental, do the not have bricks or concrete?
We build houses out of wood in Japan. I'm guessing wood is less likely to crush and kill you if an earthquake hits. It's flexible, and can be fit together like puzzle pieces, so that it's less likely to get destroyed in an earthquake. In the off chance that the house doesn't hold, wood is light weight, less likely to crush you.
Wood absorbs and releases moisture, which makes living in wooden houses quite comfortable, especially in humid weather like Japanese summers.
Wood is also a fairly cheap and easily processed construction material. It's true we face termites, but parts can be easily replaced in wooden houses.
@@yeahrightok.3975 If you ever see a house being built, wood is the standard--and only really--material used in the boning. Brick and concrete houses use wood, too, as a structural support, in the event of hurricanes or earthquakes. Skyscrapers tend to use metal boning, however, are located in areas in which weather/earthquakes aren't as severe. You also have to consider metal boning is extreme expensive, and are reserved for large buildings that can afford it. Otherwise, wood is an affordable material, which offers protection as well insulation. Every item has it's flaws and scarcity. Aside from vulnerability from molding and termites, wood is used in almost every house you lived in
@@yeahrightok.3975 wood is cheaper, lighter, and easily repaired. specifically in places like the midwestern and southern US most houses are made of wood because of the stormy seasons. a hurricane will topple a brick house just as easily as a wood one, so it makes more sense to use wood as a building material to cut down on costs in the event of a destructive natural disaster. termites are also not a constant issue, so the continued use of wood isnt impeded by termite colonies enough to make it not worth building with.
Good job repeating the same thing 3 times, guys. We could've done with the first one you know.
That circling their queen at the beginning was the creepiest, cultist sh!t I’ve ever seen!😬
That's why construction workers need to start using other type of wood to build home, like cedar wood...
Edit (May 21, 2022): Keep in mind that cedar was used in the building of the temple by Solomon and Solomon also used cedar to built his mansion. It considered the highest quality than most woods available.
@@sonacphotos Yes, by cutting down cedar forest. But I don't know about termites or other insects going in the cedar as the cedar has natural oil that repel all types of insect and won't even go near it. Just saying.
@@sonacphotos I have the cedar essential oil. It doesn't last longer. Maybe at least a day. I use it on the diffuser and it does seem to works. There are no bug, not even mouse in my room, but in other room lol. Yes I got rid of it with diffuser.
Interesting, start planting cedars instead of dugluasFUR. I'd imagine, years of planning, supply and demand and greed, are major factors in that thought. Also you are right about, termites do not attack certain types of tress and parts of trees, like the heartwood of a tree.
@@g-man5809 Imaging living in a home built using wood that repel all type of insects...that would be nice.
@@JustinMacsMoon would put me outta business, better yet a house that prevents dry rot.
What goes on inside our own bodies is just as wild.
I have termites inside of mine. I am an Ent.
This is what Tier 3 subs are going to do once its Pokimanes time to go
Queen termites can live up to 50 years in good conditions
Especially when they are given special hormones to lower the egg laying rate
What about the spider on the guy's shoulder at 3:21? 😮😮😮 🕷️🕷️ 🕷️
Good catch 🫣
redback spider (?)
Holy shieet thats a big spider
It's just waiting for the termite queen.
He have a Spiderman shirt
3:20 Is that living spider at the worker shoulder? It's huge 😭
Yes
It’s fake. No widow gets that big
I don't see damage, I see them helping us to decompose wood get the soil rich.. They are so important to nature.
But mosquitoes gotta go
@@spookypopcorn don't forget fly also
Ticks most definitely
Mosquitoes are more important than you khew,it provide support to nature and humans? Mosquitoes spreading cacao and cacao is main source if chocolate
Somehow I don't you'll be saying that if you found them eating away at your home.
Termite: mmrh ragh mmrh
Termite 2: why are you licking her lol hard🤨 you're gonna eat her
Termite: I know
Termite 2: Isn't that like canibalism or something
Termite: I mean it is canibalism but like it's really good for my diet you should try it
Termidor works best with termites. Especially formosan termites. Sentricon wood monitoring stations and then when activity is found in-ground stations with hexo florimon tubes put into the ground stations. Also works. But Termidor works the best as a perimeter spray or anywhere termites are detected. So you do not have to have your house necessarily tented. Unless you have a bad drywood termite problem. Drywood termites will leave little tiny pellets the size of coffee grounds. Or sometimes you will notice little tiny holes in the wood. A good walk around the home should determine if you have any wood to soil contact. Also make sure that dirt and soil around your house is not above the foundation line. concrete or concrete block Holmes can even be a problem with wooden furring strips. Always be aware that formosan termites can eat their way all the way up into the attic or even build mud tubes all the way up to the Attic mud tubes is a protective layer of mud made into a tube form the termites like to use as passageways. Very common for these tubes to go all the way up to the Attic or into the interior wall studs usually constructed of wood. Anytime you see what appears to be mud tubes going up the exterior walls or even interior walls is a good sign that you have formosan termites coming up from the ground. If you live in an area that has constant damp soil or poor drainage. You maybe at a much higher risk of having termites especially formosan termites. Termites can destroy a brand new house just as easily as they can destroy an older house. Most common mistake people make is they think when they buy termite treated wood that they are safe against termites however unfortunately that is not necessarily the case. Especially if the ends of the wood have been cut off the termite protection is no longer there termite treated wood only last so long with termite prevention. Never use wooden planter boxes on the ground never put wood in the ground especially don't do it near your house this includes even Cypress fences or wooden fences. It is basically like putting out bait for termites. If you have dead trees or dead roots or even Fallen branches make sure that they are cleared away right away before they attract termites. Although concrete block and concrete homes usually cost a little bit more than wooden homes it is highly advisable to have your home made out of concrete or concrete block. Especially if you live in a termite known prone area. Such as Florida Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Alabama Mississippi termites can be found all across the nation even in California but they are very prevalent in Florida. Both formosan and drywood termites same thing with carpenter ants which can be quite destructive as well. Most common mistake people make when doing landscaping around their house is having the soil too high around their house above the foundation line. Although Landscaping looks nice Landscaping done incorrectly might be a huge invitation for formosan termites to invade your home without being detected easily. Always keep the soil below the foundation line at least 4 to 6 inches minimum of the actual concrete Foundation showing so that you can clearly see the concrete Foundation look out for mud tubes if you see mud tubes then you know you have formosan termites if mud termite tubes are found the entire perimeter of the home should be treated right away. If you have a wooden foundation or a crawl space make sure that there is no wood to soil contact. Even wooden stakes in the ground when concrete is poured can also be an invitation for termites. Always try never to have wood to soil contact. Even if it's termite treated wood.
Holy crap dude learn to use paragraphs and line breaks.
My eyes glazed over reading that
Thanks for the knowlege🙂
@@Shinzon23 it was a bulky and messy read definitely, but still knowledgeable and easy to digest. I guess train your eyes to not be so picky?
Information IS information after all
Despite the Grammar Nazis complaining, This was very informative! Thank you!
💯❤️👏👏👏👍
Bruh why is this channel so underrated
Right?? It’s crazy
It takes time, the subscribers are going up. 👍
World is ending. All critters will be extinct.
Facts
They steal other people's content without giving them recognition
Sleepovers at 3 am be like: 0:01
I, too, don't let someone know they have a highly venomous black widow spider right on their shoulder. Wouldn't want to alarm them.
Better let them know before it’s to late dearie
Pretty sure it’s fake
This video is great.I hope your channel is blessed by algorithm
"They're known as silent destroyers"
Proceeds to add the worst sound effects possible
I had no idea termites even had tongues lol
Oh I see now the inspiration for Alien Queen
Nature can be wonderful, but sometimes grose. But we can learn with it ever. I remember I had read a text about how an engineer build a building in desert area, but inside so much fresh than outside based on termites colonies
03:21 the cameramen didnt let the dude know there is a big spider on his shoulder... so mean
Oh it's just his pet
3:00 "Looks like Nitrogen back on the menu boys!"
Hahahah! This lady is so refreshing! Most people in these kinds of videos keep a monotone voice and sound emotionless. Yet this one shows actual emotion, Making this video very entertaining!
Cool, I've always kept an eye out for the queen when doing demos, thus far no luck.
they hide deep in the ground never in the structure
@@jackfarrell4727 yea, Subs, I'm looking for the drywood queen.
Interesting… but I think this vid is missing a key part of the story. Some might be here thinking, “Well why do the workers need to eat the Queen if the whole colony is going to die with her? Thing is that’s not the case necessarily. Unlike ants, Termite queens can do Pathogenesis to lay a cloned version of herself, and also males don’t die- they become kings. So the king can mate with the queen’s clone to make backup versions of herself already supplied with the same sperm. Some species probably also have backup plans for the king, like bringing them in from outside. So the colony itself could potentially be immortal, living well beyond the life of one queen.
The king termites are even visible in this video's footage. Those are the long ones without the big heads like that of guards that stay in close proximity to the queen termite.
Found on 6 of 7 continents. I'd be willing to bet there's evidence of them having been on the seventh.
There were...until the forever winter came.
Theres only 6 continents: Antarctica, Africa, Eurasia, Oceania(or Sahul, Australia etc, as you prefer to call it), North America and South America (they are separated by water and tectonic plates).
The rest is propaganda to appropriate other peoples' history to fulfill narcissistic delusions.
@@charles2521 Agreed. "Europe" might be a subcontinent, but if there's no ego involved, it's a peninsula of Asia.
@@AccidentalNinja Yes, "Europe" is a false premise to modify the history. Black Athena by Martin Bernal talked a bit about this.
What about the king termite? He's a pretty important part of all this.
He's not most important than the queen, nature isn't like you want, just accept, salt kid. Also, you are mad that a queen is more important than an unnecessary king 😂
Um, there is no king. Typically male insects don’t live for long and serve one purpose then die
@@lilkittygirl These aren't ants. King termites mate with the queen for the rest of their lives, unlike in ants where the male just dies after mating
@@AntsMichiganstill has one purpose just like her
Running in circle, it is a ritual!
Nothing short of fascinating!!
I'm so proud to european in this moment. You may wonder why, it's because we don't build shitty wood an paper houses but we use stones, concrete and bricks, it look like the 3 pigs story...
so they don't 'lick her to death'. They eat her after she dies. The 'more aggressive licking' is biting.
1:12 This video was taken by my uncle last 2016 before I moved to Canada. We didn’t expect it to go viral. That time, I just came home from school and was enjoying my delicious lunch when he suddenly went to me and showed me the termite queen he caught on my grandpa’s pile of woods. Lots of baby termites are coming out of its body and it was wiggling nonstop so I was grossed out 🤢
so thats where bulborbs come from
I love how she said
✨Wonderful✨
Now I know the inspiration to the bugs in starship troopers
Also the Queens body in movie Aliens.
this reminds me of the alien queen in the movie starship troopers
Reminds of the queen xenomorph
I didn't realise the Queen was so big, it's huge.
Imagine being constantly pregnant, your gonna need a lot of Diapers! 😲
Lol, didn't get paid any overtime. 🤣
Hey, don't call a lady huge!
The benevolent queen is voluptuous 😌
@@raysilvern It's 12:15 uk time, I've been working hard all week.
I promise I'll look up your fancy words in the morning, until then Toodle loo! 😂👍
Why does she need diapers if her termits can eat that sh...t 🤔
@@raysilvern so true. Obese is way more accurate
Now imagine them 100x bigger. They'd be like aliens destroying everyone's house for food.
Any specie being 100 times bigger would absolutely obliterate earth lmao
@@jambon2730 Like a bacteria being 100x bigger
Slimy, yet satisfying!
The last thing a Termite Queen wants to hear.
Weirdos on youtube...
@@Just-a-Fish.Moonlighter it's a lion king reference
@@thanhvinhnguyento7069 smh
@@Just-a-Fish.Moonlighter 🤦♀️
“Eating the poo of other termites…”
*Wonderfull*
It is more the reproduction slave than the queen -.-
Watching time lapses of termites work is hypnotic
*Them running around the worm looks like an interesting religious ceremony*
3:20 That man with the blue shirt pulling that wall back had a huuuuge spider on his right shoulder... ok, I know it's decoration
They're not silent, I can hear them chewing at night 🤷🏽♂️
The info combined with the hilarious accent made this a winner 😂😂👏🏽👏🏽
So she lives for almost 23 years. That's insane!
Edit: video said 15 years but 250 million divided by 30,000 is almost 23.
Wooden house 🏠 exist.
Termites: this is free real estate
A mans flesh is his own, his water belongs to the tribe.
I wonder why the queen's abdomen is so active.
No problem of termites here since we build house with bricks and concrete
Notably, the termite queen is one of the founding members of the colony. The termite king stays with her.
What happens after they kill her. Could of at least enlightened us. New queen arises? They all eventually die? Meh
Does that guy know he has a big spider on his shoulder
It seems like a sci-fi horror movie😁
The continuous labour pain of the queen
Sometime when I feel particularly ambitious, I might consider taking an infested stump or log, and carefully tearing it apart to find the queen, adding to my insect collection (of some 10K specimens, of mostly bees and wasps).
THese insects almost broken down my grandfather's gate.
Didn't answer the title question. Upnext you're complaining about adblock users.
Yes. They actually did. They’re recycling her fluids as nutrients as she expires naturally . 😅 thus the licking takes a whole new purpose. Mannerism to Cannibalism 😂
Ummm…. Yes they did. Did you even watch the video?
0:00 omg are they having like a ritual 🥲
One thing not mentioned here that makes them different to other eusocial insects is that their colonies have kings, who form the colony with the queen and the two mate for life, both living together and producing countless offspring for as long as 40 years
Whats that squeaking sound? Its attacking my anxiety..
I've seen termites outside and the termites have seen my brick house.
Even damn termites get more physical attention than me...
the same group that makes origins of food? don't mind if I do. subbed.
Thanks for that! You must have read my mind, just wanted I wanted to watch with my breakfast.
My skin is crawling when watching the queen’s body 😭
Very nice video and information.
I see like a larva with it's nest. Which looks like a gourd seed.
Moving in wall and roof also.
Some days it stay in a fix position. What is it ?
"It all comes back to poop here."
I LOL'd
amazing video,but there are pest in our backyards
Wooden house: *Exists*
Termite: Free meal!
Now I see part of the inspo for Zenomorph queen design.
They think she is marshmallow
Didn't expect Termites to be metal heads
Before you call them the pinnacle of vile, remember that male termites do not die after mating like in some eusocial insects, but instead they form what is known as a termite king, the presence of which is necessary to start a colony- termite kings and termite queens find one another, and then they settle down and build their colony. In the early days, they will work together to manage the colony. Colonies will not mind other colonies starting nearby, you often get generations of colonies in one area. I personally think that's kinda wholesome. Also their queens can live for up to 50 years in some cases and the lifespans of the kings is kinda long too- and as far as we know, their life after the early stages of the colony consists of fertilising eggs, taking a walk, and fertilising more eggs. Termite eggs will not hatch unfertilised, the king is necessary for reproduction. They are also the only other animal to build in the same way as we do, and in fact if you consider scale their building prowess is even greater than ours.
❤❤❤I enjoy watching this video from Gardening with kirk
That first scene looked delicious.
Wow the queen is very big
Nice informative video
Indians with concrete homes 🗿
That's why my house is made of diamonds and they can't crawl to my imagination so that's a plus.
I found out about termite queens today and it’s gotta be one of the grossest, freakiest things I’ve learned. I don’t wanna 😭
Queen Termite = The Termite BBW, In a termite's eyes anyway... I'd imagine.
Those are some of the most interesting insects.
Ew I didnt know termite queens looked like that. 🤢 I just wanted to know why the termits licked the queen to death.