9.9 kg (21.8 lb) Aluminum Casting of a Jumping Jack Bull Ant Nest - M nigrocinta - Brooloo 20181027

Aluminium Casting of a Jumping Jack Bull Ant Nest (Myrmecia nigrocinta) by Australian Ant Art™
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The first casting from this weekend where we cast five different Jumping Jack nests with varying results. Jumping Jack Bull Ants are very aggressive ants and will swarm out from a nest and hunt down the intruder, bringing their nasty venomous stings. They are about 13 mm long but can jump up to 10 cm. Each worker can reproduce and they can also enslave other species of ants. Also, the ground catches fire.
Cast Dimensions:
Weight: 9.9 kg (21.8 lb)
Height: 740 mm (29.1")
Length: 500 mm (19.7")
Width: 340 mm (13.4")
Filming by:
Kelvin Chua Tze Hao
and Australian Ant Art
Music:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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[@MoldyStir-Fry]

It's crazy how different species in ants have such drastically different hives!

[@BonezyBoy]

Nests?

[@kroakie4]

I’ve always heard of their homes referred to as nests.

[@lauraradigan4114]

It’s obvious you have been doing this for some time. Using all the right safety equipment. Really a well run operation. Well done.

[@robertmccoin1166]

I guess you didn’t see the guy barefooted while pouring molten aluminum.

[@michellebolen3892]

Omg you put up another video finally! You just made my day, week, month and year! I hope this means you're back.

[@australianantart1376]

We have a couple of videos ready for release and material for more but not the time to cut them together. Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@ccfrt7302]

ok "jumping jack bull ant?" yea no thanks i don't want bull ant's jumping on my face i'm not goin to Australia

[@thomasneal9291]

smart. nastiest ant in the world.

[@mrc4912]

Ant #1: 'Hey, what's that whooshing sound I hear'? Ant#2: 'Dunno, I was kinda worried about the heat I'm feeling'.....

[@debbierogers1728]

Very brave! I heard those buggers have a nasty bite.

[@BonezyBoy]

How is this brave, they are so tiny and when you’ve got molten aluminium and poring it into their home it’s not the hardest job

[@caerdwyn7467]

@@BonezyBoy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_jumper_ant Four recent deaths. From the article: "The ant venom is particularly immunogenic for an insect venom; the venom causes about 90% of Australian ant allergies. In endemic areas, up to 3% of the human population has developed an allergy to the venom and about half of these allergic people can suffer from anaphylactic reactions (increased heart rate, falling blood pressure, and other symptoms), which can lead to death on rare occasions. Between 1980 and 2000, four deaths were due to anaphylaxis from jack jumper stings" Allergies like this are something that you can develop, rather than be born with. These guys are at risk of exactly that. As they point out in other videos, this isn't exactly the safest of professions. (This is also a reason why you DO NOT want these little beasties anywhere near a home)

[@Enishidono]

0:59 that poor ant jumped straight into the molten aluminum

[@nickgeorge2176]

Have seen so many of these nests destroyed by molten aluminium its a wonder the ants are not extinc.

[@BonezyBoy]

This species takes around 3 months for a colonies first workers to arrive and they they work for years to achieve massive colonies like this, to be killed it 20 minutes by some KZbinrs seeking views 😢

[@joey0077d]

2ft plus deep . That’s amazing what ants do underground. Amazing art done .

[@mark261166]

How is that art!

[@deletebilderberg]

@@mark261166 If you need it explaining you wouldn’t understand.

[@mark261166]

@@deletebilderberg Try me ...... How is pouring hot metal down a hole, that is not fashioned in any way at all by that person, amounting to art. What artistic talent is being used.....?

[@mrterry1756]

@@mark261166 Nature is the answer. The ants make all of the artwork. The guy just casted some molten aluminum to make some sort of statue out of it.

[@mark261166]

@@mrterry1756 I know what we could do..... Follow him home, wait until he has all his family over..... then poor molten Aluminium down his chimney..... and call it 'Art' .

[@caitlinelizabeth90]

These are so creepy to me but I can’t stop watching

[@ljtheartist]

Casting is dope....music not so much...I would have rather heard the sounds or a voice over.... great channel

[@sabrinafelber]

This one sounds dangerous! Yikes! Cool looking though!

[@blacknoir2404]

It was nice of them to build these tunnels so that you could use them as a mold. Better thank them next time.

[@fredsanford7554]

Wish they could do this to all the criminals...they'd need a lot more to cover up fifteen percent of the population

[@jedidaddychris]

Welcome back! We missed you!!!

[@erikthorup4336]

That is wild. Looks great.

[@Mark-ge8ez]

Was the water to clean the casting or put out the bush fire? 😂

[@markskarfnweld1595]

Make it a challenge...do it with ants STILL IN THE NEST! LOL

[@sayedmohidulislam8102]

the ants would kill them

[@markchester7584]

Superb! More amazing is that the happy clappy types aren’t trolling you for the outright violence against these poor little ants. More hypocrisy exposed.

[@MegaGeorge1948]

This reminds me of the city of Pompeii disaster.

[@ZEROmg13]

what happens to the ants??? tell me you take the time send out notices of eviction BEFORE you start pouring.

[@stevegutshot2663]

No Ants were harmed during the making of this Artwork.

[@chipbaker2025]

One I can give a thumbs up to. Enough aluminum, and heated hot enough.

[@AKirshawn]

That thing is insane!!! Are these things valuable? Other than the obvious value of the aluminum

[@timothygodwin7575]

Me and my grandpa made a small one of these once and I gave it to my wife to use as a jewelry tree. She hangs her necklaces, bracelets, and rings on it.

[@richardhall916]

Yikes! That thing is huge ! 😬

[@motovlogger7198]

I reckon ants are aliens & we don't even know it really there colonies look very much to what we're lead to believe 🤔🤣

[@glennroberts461]

Why are thee Texas ant hill casting so much finer and prettier? These things are clunky - in Texas they are thin and spiny tunnels.

[@jetknight7562]

Is there a market for these unique scalures...

[@Rigiroony]

Fire burns casually

[@zwz.zdenek]

Nice result, ant nests work the best, unlike yellow jackets'.

[@karenstafford724]

That's lovely 😊❤

[@GPN007a]

Plot Twist: the australian wild fires of 2020 were a revenge attack from the one ant that got away in the beginning.

[@nodrama490]

Been awhile , run out of ants? Lol

[@peepers4763]

Blasted away by the loud music.

[@geoffreyrichardson8738]

Yeh I think I prefer the American fire ant nest castings but that’s me.

[@yaseentv1078]

That’s just claiming thousands of lives not cool

[@brendawalker5644]

Beautiful 👍👍👍👍

[@Eza_yuta]

0:37 In the eyes of ants, this image is biblical. Two angels of death bring the pot of calamity. If there is some kind of prophet there, maybe the ants already warned by the prophet of that day would come. But he ignored.

[@vionadipandaplay704]

Mr. Apriza Yutama someone high

[@peterherrington3300]

You should get out more mate

[@fredsanford7554]

That soy is turning your balls into a vagina sir/mam or whatever gender you want to call yourself today

[@guyh.4553]

Woooooow!

[@sarahmcdonough9251]

Very cool!!! It looks kinda.like a.skeleton.

[@alexweddle1999]

kinda.like

[@calumsanderson6741]

low key feel sorry for the poor bastards who jumped into the aluminium

[@moimeself1088]

Much water was wasted in the making of this video. Have these guys not heard of spades? The art is beautiful though

[@eunaekim9216]

Plot twist - the entrance they used is fake. The real entrance is about a dekameter and a half away!

[@marcelofernandes4883]

Espetacular 👏👏👏 2020

[@paternoster2922]

👍

[@thisishowidoants8210]

NO I woulda stole the colony from the wildlife and kept it

[@alienasshunterforrealz2321]

T1000 ants

[@73_de_CJHall]

Amazing what tiny brained animals could create.

[@jocelinerijanto3250]

Ok but just imagine if the ants are dogs... im pretty sure burning dogs alive would give us remorse and anger but just looking at this vid everyone seems to find it interesting to kill all these ants just to see take and see the internal structure of their home

[@coolcrittersaustralia6062]

Yeah I know, that colony was years old and took the queen so long to establish her family and then these people burnt them alive and killed all of them in a few seconds

[@kharnifex]

@@coolcrittersaustralia6062 I think this colonies at least 10 years old by the size

[@coolcrittersaustralia6062]

@@kharnifex So why on earth did you kill them. like it doesn't make sense how people can be so cruel just for artworks and youtube subs.

[@coolcrittersaustralia6062]

"Each worker can reproduce and they can also enslave other species of ants" Also this is a complete lie, they can't reproduce, only the queen can do that lol, and THEY DON'T enslave other ants. Where did you get that info from lol.

[@fredsanford7554]

But they're not dogs and your hypothetical defense doesn't hold weight..but we'd love you to stand on one of these ant hills protesting all day long..see if the ants agree with you

[@mauricepowers3804]

I hate to say it but us Americans dont know shit about how to do this!!!! Most wear little to no protective gear....one guy works the crucible in bare feet!!!

[@australianantart1376]

This is true. You should see our explosion video. Safety gear is a good idea. helps keep you out of hospital.

[@Dclxvi6x3]

The ants at the bottom probably felt like the people on the top floors of the twin towers 😂😂😂

[@ShaneJones-rn3nl]

Imagine sitting in your living room with your wife and kids minding your own business when some giant assholes with no respect for life come and fill your house up with molten metal just so they can make art. Since when is snuffing out thousands of lives artistic, it's just sadistic in my opinion.

[@buttieboy666]

Amazing! It triggers me they get displayed upside down.

[@AnthonyBC93]

Any one else notice that ant that yeeted it into the Molten lol

[@sharonolsen6579]

yes !! I noticed !!

[@MasterThunda22]

I saw that too!

[@clint5003]

time stamp?

[@swpo1]

Yeeted?

[@b3h4re73]

@@clint5003 0:51

[@someoneyoudontknow7407]

That is really awesome but I can’t help but to think of the ants going up to the rim and seeing molten lava I bet they wrote story’s about this

[@matt1544zxc3]

Love the casual grass fire going in the background

[@dustinallenphoto]

Ya'll get millions of views on your first 6 videos then dont post for 2 years.. Keep them coming! We clearly like them

[@hvfd5956]

Still haven't seen an estimate of how many 100K sets of ants lost their home in this. Fairly big side chambers in that nest.

[@steffensgary]

Probably got attacked by militant vegans and animal rights types.

[@Stromhs]

Had to wait until the ants build new ones🤣

[@jaredbrown8115]

Probably got arrested for starting a wild fire

[@Rhythm911]

This one is just a week after Covid began !! Probably had more time and opportunity during Covid ... Thats all !! :)))

[@juanmanuelvelasquez8320]

Its about time y'all came out with a new video. Been waiting a long minute. Lol

[@australianantart1376]

We have a couple more coming and a lot of other material to make many videos... just need the time to cut them together.

[@kyleighhope961]

@@australianantart1376 yay! good to hear!

[@ausrampage6201]

This stuff I would love to buy and display at home

[@njfuentesrespecter81]

Wow. This might be my favorite casting ever. The size of the chambers is incredible.

[@jimjustice581]

Very cool! Thanks, ants😁.

[@kroakie4]

Yeah, well, those ants are pretty big.

[@TheAughoti]

How quickly people forget about Australia burning to the ground

[@australianantart1376]

:D. Check date in video... Also, Australia burns to the ground also every year.

[@coolcrittersaustralia6062]

@@australianantart1376 Yeah because people like you start fries.

[@coolcrittersaustralia6062]

Fires*

[@julietfischer5056]

@@coolcrittersaustralia6062 - Right. Blame the people _right there_ who plainly _PUT OUT_ the fire they accidentally started. That's the best way to deal with _all_ the reasons parts of Australia are so dry.

[@deletebilderberg]

@@coolcrittersaustralia6062 How dare you! Regards, Greta.

[@JB-yb4wn]

I take it 67 ants downvoted this video?

[@Apologies55]

Does this process actually get rid of the whole nest? Or does it damage the lawn any? Just wondering cuz this could be a two bird one stone situation. Homeowner pays to get ants removed and you get another art piece.

[@grimmseti]

I mean, you WOULD have to dig a big ass hole in the lawn...

[@sminthian]

It gets rid of this one nest, but there are probably dozens more. You didn't notice the lawn on fire? If anything, he probably pays the homeowner to do this.

[@Apologies55]

@@sminthian I did notice the fire! You do know fire is also good for healthy plant growth because of the carbon right? I was wondering if the liquid metal had any effect on the soil.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

@@Apologies55 Doesnt effect the yard/soil aside from the hole, which is covered with dirt. In a few weeks, new grass grows and nobody knew it ever was there. They definitely do not have to pay the homeowner!

[@kroakie4]

The homeowner should be paying them to do this.

[@albertabigbuckhunter]

I absolutely love it.... is it for sale? ?

[@australianantart1376]

Not this one. It was a gift to the fella who let us on to his property to do the casting.

[@ChileMiPais]

Tens of thousands of ants were harmed killed and maimed in the making of this video I'm so happy I hate Jack jumper ants

[@ipunchpoliticians1144]

Those lucky few ants that made it out before the pour...

[@rozo896]

They'll die anyways bc the Queen is dead

[@michaelscott5483]

they were cremated to be part of sculpture

[@andrewstrongman305]

This was news to me. Previously I only knew of one species of jumping bull ant, M pilosula. I was stung once as a child and remember it as more painful than the sting of M gulosa, which is twice as big.

[@australianantart1376]

Yeah, the pilosula give a very nasty sting. These guys are not as bad. "Jumping Jack" is a term that is also applied to this species. They really do like to jump.

[@tigara1219]

Yaaayyy I clicked on this video so fast!!! I missed you guys!!!

[@vickeyefremidis9234]

They are great little architects … fascinating stuff, thank you ✨ Stay well

[@pepi2995]

0:58 RIP the homie on the top

[@TheGorgatron515]

So this is why Australia keeps having wildfires

[@wizrom3046]

No ants were harmed during the making of this video

[@Squashed8Ball]

No animals were injured during the making of this film.

[@ffxtarunx7146]

Bro I think you know about that you killing total ant colony 😔 it's soo sad

[@Space_Investing]

Yaayyy! You're back!

[@australianantart1376]

Only until we go underground again...

[@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa]

@@australianantart1376 noooo 😭

[@stevehartz4615]

How much would u charge for that??

[@oggzm4982]

Yay your back! Keep em coming guys!

[@Skwertydogs]

It would be interesting to include some research about why the ants build the tunnels and chambers the way they do. That kind of information would set your channel apart from the other guys who do similar work.

[@alexveldhuis6004]

Bull ants are notoriously uncooperative when you ask them about why they build their tunnels and their chambers. They just don't want to share that information.

[@joshnengi]

@@alexveldhuis6004 LOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!

[@nurlanilyaszad2931]

Dislike too if u love ants

[@juandz524]

Satisfactorio al 100%!

[@jeff-crankyxer1931]

Just found your channel. Cool videos! Seeing some of the ants in that nest escaped, I'm sure one of them is currently an alcoholic writer coming out with a book on Amazon soon. "I survived man!!!!!"

[@Alphadragon1979]

I don't think anyone can deny that these are cool as hell looking but I find it slightly disturbing that you killed 1000's if not 100's of thousands of creatures for art. It doesn't set well with me in the least.

[@stevewisniewski5860]

Is there a way to buy art like this? I think it’s beautiful it’s more of the aspect of going after then the price. What a piece of history this is and he can teach our children so much about how our world grows Not just above but also lives below ground. Please let me know if there’s a way I can purchase one of these. I don’t have a lot of money but it’s definitely worth showing it in a classroom at school for children. God bless. Stay safe and healthy. Steve.

[@thorzyan]

And not a single tear was shed for those little hell spawn

[@conantdog]

Metallurgical genocidal insect art. Sorry i just like the way it sounded ✌️. Interesting hobby , this is the second video I've ever seen amazing. 👌

[@peterherrington3300]

No ants were harmed in the making of this video . . . . Ish

[@kenreddick6420]

Nice conversation statue to have on display..

[@descent815]

That is such a messy way of digging that out.

[@windyhillbomber]

Builds Ant Art, starts bushfire.

[@bobdobalina8910]

MILLIONS & MILLIONS of Ants lost their Lives for this Art....... They always have Families & they will see you in Court with a WRONGFUL DEATH CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

[@no-mad2b96]

With a ant alive inside I disagree

[@kahunamatata4997]

Makes me wonder if the artist who did album covers for the band Yes took any inspiration from these amazing structures. They really look similar.

[@noahmay7708]

So funny how there's the beginnings of a bushfire in he background and they just can't be fucked

[@lottnio8207]

Horrible people. Totally unnecessary to destroy wild animals for "art".

[@tismantis5436]

poor ants.

[@Grumpy181155]

Poor ants my eye. You wouldn't be saying that if you had been bitten by one of those bad boys.

[@tismantis5436]

@@Grumpy181155 where did you get bit!? thats awful but, all im saying is that ants are really cool to learn about but there are billions of them and the art did turn out really cool as well. go watch antscanada then youll know what i mean

[@xenowarrior282]

Nothing to be crying over.

[@tismantis5436]

@@xenowarrior282 yeah i guess your right!

[@J-CBertrand-tp6bg]

Actually these ants are part of the one percent. The poor ants live down the road 😂😂‼️

[@ShowCat1]

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[@tekannon7803]

Next there is fire around the pouring, put it out immediately so that pyromanes see it completely out.

[@mikescott2615]

They are dangerous little critters, they will hunt you down if you disturb there nest and try to kill you.

[@moaski]

So this is how those Australian wildfires started!

[@douggrisack5916]

I wonder if anyone has excavated one of these with a suck truck. You could do it in minutes.