Ants Create a Lifeboat in the Amazon Jungle | BBC Studios

[@WhuIsHu]

The ants then decided to form a plane to fly to their final destination.

[@mindofjosu6265]

Possible though if they move like liquid means even if their clumped together so they can form an form of airplane but they need help of an air.

[@dannyphschoo]

@@mindofjosu6265 its 6 years ago maybe he died dude

[@Sovietube]

@Grey maybe the ants stole his account?

[@dcmhsotaeh]

@@dannyphschoo Are you still alive?

[@thejourney8071]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KnucklesWTD]

I respect Ants so much. Fascinating creatures

[@jesuslol7671]

but it sucks a lot of the spieces are pests

[@heyjoji1954]

KnucklesWTD respect doesn't stop me from going Poseidon on their asses

[@xxxgames4458]

You ever hear the theorys on the ant aliens? Indian tribes?

[@starrix4712]

Yes ants do look like a stereotypical sci fi alien up close, and their virtuous nature seems to come from a deeper source. The ant people also helped a species that wasn’t their own

[@chrislanglois8275]

Chrysalis a webnovel i found a yr ago given me newfound interest and respect for ants, 1 of the recent chapters also mentioned ants making a raft to move across water so i wanted to see. 🤩

[@jibblejubs]

Wow this is some amazing camera work... and then the chances of even running into this in the wild is amazing in itself. Props to the people who made this

[@kenjirogers]

Fishes be like; "omg, jackpot!"

[@annani5200]

and then gets deceive by their tiny mass and dies from becoming their food

[@ArbyLyraBautista]

Ants are truly amazing creatures.

[@whateverwhatever7210]

Yes. They might be disgusting, but they are clever.

[@whateverwhatever7210]

@some thing nah

[@Khan-hk5qm]

@@whateverwhatever7210 Good to see you still on this account

[@mcpeguru4060]

@@whateverwhatever7210 ohh nice you replied after so time you are still on this account wow

[@mcpeguru4060]

@@Khan-hk5qm indian ???

[@JaycoubbRulez]

Could you imagine being underwater, and then coming up right through one of these?

[@JaycoubbRulez]

Burhan the Somali Implying I would open my eyes under water

[@JaycoubbRulez]

Burhan the Somali That's actually a pretty good idea. Why didn't I think of that.

[@TravisHLe]

nahjh ide probably pass out that is really scary

[@GenericWhiteBitch1980]

No! And I don’t want to imagine 😖

[@bumaximous45]

I'd rather drown then run into that.

[@fidgetylamb8133]

Ant: I think I'm going to be sick Ant captain: we have to push on women! The queen depends on it! Queen: I think I'm going to be sick Ant captain: stay put my queen.

[@sophianewtown]

Wow, I've seen it today in a flowerbed, a bit flooded after the recent rain - I didn't understand why a group of ants were floating on water, now I see what they were doing :) Cool! I gave them a stick and pulled them home - they were very eager to dry themselves and return to their jobs :)

[@ScorchedUp]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! THEY WILL INVADE YOUR HOME AND BITE YOU IN BED!!!! Better off throwing a rock at them and letting them drown.

[@PeeterViljamaa]

+SodaMining what makes you say that?

[@ScorchedUp]

it was a joke fire ants are the devil

[@Nabo00o]

fireants kills a lot of pest like all other aggressive ants do, its just the trends today that they are harmful

[@muzoriichi]

You should’ve drowned them

[@DenebCygnus12]

The winged ant they were escorting wasn't their queen. It is a virgin queen and the workers are holding her down because her instinct is to just fly even if it's not the time for her nuptial flight. The real queen of the colony doesn't have wings.

[@SuperFriday]

All queens have wings

[@DenebCygnus12]

Super Friday All VIRGIN queens have wings. Before a (fertilized) queen starts her colony, she sheds her wings because she has no use for it anymore.

[@Aligatorxx3]

Thank you, that's actually so interesting. I was just wondering why the workers were climbing all over the Queen

[@user-hj4uo7py5m]

Lilac Ruiz do you still have your wings?

[@cannonf_odder3041]

The wings on my pheidole parva queen would say otherwise. But what you say is mostly true. most of the time Queens would’ve shed their wings after founding a colony

[@anonymous549]

2:32 "My queen let me guide you to safety. BY YOUR FACE!"

[@Doggfair]

Ants are one of the awesomest beings on nature, it's amazing how they can adapt to anything nature throws at them

[@zsra187]

I once saw an ant save another ants life! It was at the zoo, and an ant fell in the water, and then another ant came over with a leaf and helped pull it out, I swear to god! I tell everyone that story, haha! I love ants.

[@TankieBoi]

plot twist: it was from a different species

[@DonutRaccoon]

0:40 it looks like a floating Krabby Patty

[@jordanreid2116]

its the secret ingredient

[@alghalabader2490]

@@jordanreid2116 no pls😭🤣

[@cdalvany]

2:34 "Carefully guiding their queen to safety". Guy literally pulling the queen by her face.

[@TankieBoi]

2:32 "The worker ants soldier on, carefully guiding their queen to safety" *Proceed to aggressively yank the queen out of the water*

[@beatall3]

If I saw that anywhere near me, I would toss a rock through the center of that colony so quickly. As amazing as it is, it's still terrifying to someone who's allergic to fire ants.

[@oim8254]

Straightupstrut Can't you just, you know, run away?

[@beatall3]

No. They are a threat to me therefore they must die. It's not like there aren't enough of them.

[@oim8254]

Straightupstrut You have legs for reason.

[@stuffedkittehshasruledthew5946]

Worse...what if they get flunged everywhere by the impact... I would just shoot myself

[@rollingkneebar3534]

+Straightupstrut Start killing humans too. Chances are you have a much higher chance of dying by the hand of a good ole homo sapien....

[@HiAdrian]

I wonder how they managed to film those closeups. Fantastic!

[@zombiekiller09DF]

this is just a small display of what can be achieved with teamwork :)

[@ScarletPhoenix17]

This is so incredible. Nature really is amazing...

[@romanpadilla6934]

What happens if they run into another colony floating on the river?

[@marcos0055101]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

Roman Padilla one thing, what happend when the Europeans went to America?

[@romanpadilla6934]

jojojorisjhjosef lol

[@tajmahal8475]

Fire ant colony vs one black ant

[@jut-uuyui]

Roman Padilla Sea battle

[@nsnlsstudio9987]

They are literally smarter than a lot of humans

[@josh3.064]

How. You you know it's instinct and not them being intelligent aware creatures

[@1Ci]

A lot? Yeah maybe one human and It's you

[@craylosade]

I know this comment is 7 years old but its stupid to say ants are more intelligent than us? Maybe those ants could hop into a self built boat? Oh I forgot we made boats and ants can’t

[@dontkeepcalmdirtydeedznutz9829]

This video relaxes me

[@pd6192]

It's making me itch

[@Chickenworm9394]

Millions of ants, acting as one

[@Garchicero]

We humans could learn much from the rest of the animal kingdom.

[@craylosade]

@@GarchiceroHey are you still alive?

[@NotWetToast]

How much you want to bet that fire ants will beat us to Mars

[@pikorar]

It's cute to see ants at work, unlike people they actually seem content to do anything they can. Bless their curious little hearts.

[@spaceclaw1958]

2:35 *The queens head comes off* Ant 1: O_O..... Ant 2: "Don't you dare" Ant 1: ...... >.> Ant 2: "None of th-" ANt 1: "OFF WITH HER HEAD!!"

[@dovisdambrauskas6840]

The French evolution but with ants.

[@Monkeyabroad]

@MarciNoExcess i liked your comment because i liked how u said 'fucking.' powerful stuff.

[@IN-eb3lm]

Good Content

[@andrewf0784]

Darn nature, you are frightening

[@PimpinAV]

That's crazy!! 1 single aunt is helpless but as a group they are unstoppable!

[@zenvirgil]

Ants are awesome! Their industriousness and teamwork are admiring qualities. I don't kill ants. In fact I'm so harmless that I even rescue them one by one if I see them in my bathtub before taking a bath.

[@thomaswright6478]

ANT MAN!

[@craylosade]

Are you alive still

[@spiritsandelements]

Wow the insects behave more than humanity they stick Together all in unison. Cooperating for the good of there own and their colony. ! We should all take a lesson from animals and insects.!!!!!! . 

[@TSE1130]

ELENA R. According to biological taxonomy, insects ARE animals. Maybe they do have better behaviour than humans...

[@spiritsandelements]

Oh OK THANK You I was really trying to be sarcastic! But thank you for the information I did not know that.

[@TSE1130]

ELENA R. You were being sarcastic about what?

[@TSE1130]

ELENA R. Certain types of animals are named and categorised for many reasons...

[@spiritsandelements]

THANK you.

[@therarekitty3861]

They are so AWESOME why would ANYONE pour molten aluminum down their anthills.

[@treeheet]

Humans-may kil animals to live,but plants trees,plants etc,helping mother nature Ants-kills other insects to survive and do nothing but eat plants,tress etc,

[@therarekitty3861]

Gerry Ninjaman we don't need to kill animals, nobody likes to buy them, they are packed with GNOs (even if it says it is organic), they are violently treated, and any vitamins they contain could be found in plants. I did research.

[@The_Tomiman]

The Rare Kitty this smells like bait, and it's really late, but let me help set your flawed mind straight. Even if it's a month late. First of all, "nobody likes to buy them": I'd like to see your 'research' for that one. "They are violently treated": oh please. If the person who raises the animals wants to make a decent profit, he or she will make sure that the animals are always fed on schedule, have plenty of water, and allowed to mature freely. When killed, they are done so cleanly and without suffering. "Contain 'GNOs' even if it says they're organic": I'll throw you a bone here. Yeah, many animals will be genetically modified. However, this is so the animal doesn't suffer during its lifetime due to diseases, parasites, and other dangerous diseases. Healthier and larger animal = less dead = more meat = more profit. Also, there are farmers out there who raise their animals naturally and outside of a factory setting. Statistically cleaner animals that way. "Any vitamins they contain can be found in plants": While the raw vitamins can be found in plants, many lack the raw protein and saturation that meat has. Let me as a rhetorical question. If you sat down and ate a few salads, could you say that you would be as satisfied as I would be if I had a large steak? No. If the world's population ate only plants, millions of jobs would be lost, animal populations would be destroyed due to scarcity of plantlife, and new sicknesses would arise. So ask yourself again. Is veganism the wise path for the reasons you have stated? Sources: have worked on a farm, close friends with a butcher, wrote several college papers on this subject, and have done academic research on the topic.

[@therarekitty3861]

Ha! GNOs

[@_s_9920]

fire ants are a hyper invasive, agressive and dangerous species and need to culled wherever possible in non-native countries for the sake of protecting the environment

[@watermelonlord7360]

"Carefully guiding their queen to safety." Are you calling towing a queen ant by the head careful?

[@Xodion413]

Am I the only one who thinks 2:35 is hilarious? That one ant's grabbing the queen's face all like "Come on! No, no, no, over here! God damn it, move you fat cow! THIS way!"

[@treeheet]

9gag,just made me curious

[@TheAqwPeeps]

Jesus can walk on water So do ants loomynarty confirme Jesus was an ant

[@supermarioglitch325]

TheAqwPeeps lol

[@Kiloryn]

is it only me who getting a creepy feeling when watching this ? ;

[@InfamousMedia]

this is fascinating on many different levels. noone is blown away by the fact ants have the concept that certain things have buoyance and especially how to work together to make them an object to protect their queen? just wow.

[@BobMcCob]

The cinematography is outstanding.

[@Renatofolknroll]

e eu achando que a minha vida tava complicada!

[@dunetiger]

Why is the queen so useless?

[@LittleMonstaGarments]

***** Well Said

[@TOMcatSUD]

***** HAAA Good answer :)

[@Jaytheforth]

Oh, the Queen's the most important asset to the colony. Her survival is imperative to allowing the colony to survive; often workers will prevent queens from trying to fend for themselves because the queen's survival is more important than any individual in the colony. It's by design the queens only charge is keeping herself alive, because she's the heart of the colony.

[@Jaytheforth]

I guess its just my nature, Sunset. Cute little animals are just so interesting to learn about, I love learning about them so much!

[@TOMcatSUD]

u can see that live @ SanDiego Zoo :)

[@magnushmann]

Vsauce? Anyone?...

[@ByShockzEdits]

Yep.

[@Lenna646]

OMG.. THIS IS amazing. I never knew this much about ants. Thanks!

[@Imperfect.907]

Thank you for sharing such a fascinating video.

[@pickednads6]

lol 2:35 "carefully guiding their queen to safety"... by biting her face and dragging her along haha

[@SAMPICECUBE]

1:50 friendant:hey wiliam carry on where are you WIlliam Oh look im floating!!!!

[@idoleyesmusic]

Fascinating how they make that octagonal shape

[@craylosade]

12 years ago you were here Are you alive?

[@GunslingerUK]

its nice to see a species that wont attack each other in time of need

[@Celestial_Wing]

I've always wondered if something happened to the Queen could one of the winged Queens takeover so the colony can resume?

[@Massap2]

I really dont like ants, but I cant help to really be amazed of what they can do.

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

It amazes me how complex those little guys are.

[@kingdarknight28]

People do know these ant's exoskeleton are strong and the ant pulling the queen ant's head won't rip it off. Also, their exoskeleton can't get wet so if you push them under, there a chance of you seeing a puddle of water in the middle.

[@rolingpingu]

@seriouslyWeird Insects can breathe from almost everypart of their bodies, but the abdoment is the best part for it. So, if they're well placed, they wont die. And after all, if one dies, they will simply use its body

[@desertdude1234]

VERY high risk adaptation, best of luck to the members of their species who will have to drift for the next couple thousand years. Crazy stuff.

[@myrmecofourmis]

Amazing video. I think those ones are fire ants Solenopsis invicta but other species are able to do the same, in Europe some species of Myrmica and Formica selysi ants are able to create floating rafts with their bodies.

[@TUNAdude13]

ROFL. "Carefully guiding their queen" *drags queen along by it's head*

[@speider]

many, many weeks of work to film this. Awesome stuff.

[@jamminrabbit]

I never knew how badass ants can be. I have a new profound respect for them.

[@IceKoldKilla]

Teamwork. Exactly what we humans don't have or barely. They think rational and we think emotional.

[@MrMuCow]

I, for one, welcome our new fire ant overlords.

[@slsd134120]

i thought the propeller of that tourist boat was gonna slice through all the ants hahaha

[@radscorpion8]

how do insects with heads the size of pins do all these complicated things...pretty darned amazing

[@mccanlessdesign]

@1:34 - "But there's no way of getting away from hungry fish" - shot of speeding boat . . .

[@scrulesman1234]

2 things. 1: But there's no getting away from the hungry fish eh? The lifeboat's a deathboat too then. 2: at the river part, it looks like a very fun rollercoaster!

[@kryonik]

"...carefully guiding their queen to safety." As that one dude chomps down on her face and pulls her out of the mud.

[@TheAmramrede]

many inspiration come from the ant colony. Thanks for who upload this video

[@craylosade]

@TheAmramrede Are you still alive?

[@Torterra625]

2:17 to 2:22 He's like "Whoops! Forgot the egg!"

[@WhatANumber]

It’s crazy how they are Biting together

[@pandafatxXx]

Imagine coming up for a gasping breath of air right under the raft of fire ants

[@OryAlle]

ANT 1: SURFS UP! ANT 2: RADICAL DUDE!

[@KingxAssassin]

hahaha carefully taking their queen,, one ant starts biting her in the head xD Move Bee-otch!!

[@Argonuth52]

Ant: You know we could have just you that fallen tree to cross the river Queen Ant: Son of a..

[@Kehteron]

Navy seals? Nah they got navy ants.

[@KottonmouthSoldiers]

@Cavers97 they already are... i forget what species... i think its multiple species working together actually. but they are massing to a single location in europe, they have several hundred mounds, some as big as cars. they call it the "supercolony", you can google it. a quick search says the colony stretches at least 6000 km.

[@jaejunie]

'carefully guiding their queen to safety' i see one guy who has his pincers around the queen's head dragging her to land

[@reznov316]

imagine you swimming underwater and then coming to the surface to get some air and *boom* driver ant , "attack the head!"

[@ServallPestControl]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! One ant species owns the record for the fastest movement within the animal kingdom.

[@Timenova2]

@GrandNecro I take it you've seen the flying ants that appear every year? These are queens and drones. The drones mate with the queens and then die later. The queens go to found their own colony.

[@joeljose182]

2:35 "Carefully guideing the queen"... and steps on the queen.

[@goshiluvarchie]

they're so....cute...lol...working so hard together to travel and protect the queen.

[@craylosade]

I hope your still alive and happy

[@Tazzarinaa]

Imagine if human life was like this, your house catches on fire and firefighters come in through the window and bite your face to drag you out lol. Ants are so smart, it's crazy.

[@tunipman]

imagine a person taking a swim underwater and surfacing directly onto this lifeboat >.

[@Timenova2]

I'm surprised that their queen still has her wings. They are normally shed shortly after mating. This is an amazing species. I wouldn't mind visiting the USA just to observe these in the wild.

[@radiantDF]

ant1: say bob, let's start working on that tunnel once we get to shore, ok? ant2: sure bill, i can't wait to..... aakkkk ant1: oh boy, there goes bill..food for the fish..........say steve....

[@horbergaren]

imagine how those waves feel when you're that tiny and can stand on water as if it was sticky, solid ground

[@Torterra625]

That is friggen incredible! I've heard and seen of a lot of unbelievable things in nature, but this is definetly up there!

[@pauls0416]

@localboy2010 LMAO!!!! I didn't even think about that until you said it! How many worker ants drowned while holding up the queen's weight when she could have just FLOWN to the other side?? HAHAHHA

[@ResidentEvilDeadAim]

again. it still amazes me hpw they get this footage

[@evansgate]

proof that a collective hive mind does indeed exist in all forms of life. fascinating stuff

[@TheComptonZombie]

i bet those fish were thinkin those ants were pretty dam spicy

[@lev0n3241968]

The most altruistic life form in the planet. Their short life- a mere tale of love and suicide. The most noble creature in the animal kingdom!

[@marcusernst]

@baar34 Actually Queen fire ants can only use their wings one time, when its gonna find a new nest, but if they already are at the new nest her muscles that controll the wings get disembarked when done so....

[@randommemesweekly4417]

and this ladies and gentlemen is why i love ants

[@MLManimasters]

For a funny reason, the raft reminds me of a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean, where Jack finds the Pearl stranded on land, and fails to pull it. Then a huge army of grey stony crabs appears and moves the ship like a sledge or a raft over the land. Eventually they carry it to sea, and return to their master, Calypso the Witch-Doctor.

[@sebastianvelasquez2974]

Ants are such intelligent creatures. Scary looking though but intelligent

[@XerkoGames]

WAow! Smart ants! Such teamwork and sheit! GG WP ants

[@tabber87]

That's one of the most remarkable things I've ever seen.

[@zachlikespizza7200]

Yo, "The Hive" wasn't lying to us

[@outerrealm]

Wow 240p ultra lo def. How did you manage that? The original footage must have been 16mm or 35mm.