Ants Attack Termite Mounds | Natural World: Ant Attack | BBC Earth

[@franpe6522]

0:52 Ants and Termites have been enemies for over a hundred million years. Like ants and hornets And ants and spiders And ants with other ants DAMN ANTS, THEY RUINED THE SWARM

[@travismacpherson3318]

You ants sure are a contentious people.

[@hiredmi9557]

@@travismacpherson3318 YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE

[@Knightstruth]

They're a pretentious species.

[@judyhopps9380]

Have yer got any sugar? Yes. Yes, we do THEN SUGAR ME UP, TERMITE! Okie dokie

[@erskinepatton3247]

@@judyhopps9380 50 points for the keen #Simpsons reference

[@michelveilleux1275]

"Stick with me kid, and you'll be alright." Famous last words.

[@zes3813]

wrr,idts

[@MrZigma]

Whose words

[@exiledwolfch]

@@MrZigma Barbatus

[@ivankawnartist]

@@exiledwolfch RIP

[@puebespuebes8589]

This is what antz would look like in real life

[@paradox7358]

"So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?" "Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads." ....

[@kobeH40]

What movie is this from

[@padoody324]

@@kobeH40 "Antz"

[@nazz2406]

Antz was a good movie!

[@jonathanguillen4152]

When you said that I automatically remembered Antz LoL

[@angeleyesjr9676]

Ambush!😠

[@mr.mercury4247]

Imagine being at war with an entire other genus of insects across multiple species with fronts on every single continent except Antarctica.

[@Taospark]

And just for fun, the ants are at war with each other too right down to the subspecies. They really are like us.

[@nczioox1116]

@@Nemopoly humans are stupid

[@mreverybody1150]

You've just described the game 'Empires Of The Undergrowth'

[@Zaxares]

@@Taospark Some ant species also farm (fungus), rear livestock (aphids) and take slaves from other ant colonies.

[@flacovila123]

@@nczioox1116 yah its not like we're on top of the food chain and smartest beings in this world.....oh wait

[@marianac9663]

"A soldier termite confronts the invaders with a threat display" Termite soldier: bangs head on the floor

[@malachi9821]

Me

[@pcrana1]

All termites gangsta until they hear one ant say "hey BigHead, bring me his soul"

[@randompheidoleminor3011]

It's actually pretty intimidating when they're all synced up.

[@Betojnava]

This is gold I can’t 😂

[@marccamp6376]

It reminded me the Terror Birds, clapping their beaks to make threatening noise

[@lukisnootis5708]

"Hey Flick, where are you going?!?" *"War, I've been drafted."*

[@maxhooper4319]

Harry64278 woosh, that’s the joke dumbass

[@vanessawhittaker6818]

I wouldn't join the draft as you can see it's a war that cannot be won 😁

[@vanessawhittaker6818]

For every one of you is about 15 to 20 of them 😳 when you see that many it's time to push that button like that movie starship troopers nuke them all 😂

[@anthonymort5202]

@Harry64278 okay let me put this into terms that you can understand flick was from a bug's Life but oh my God can you believe it he's an ant

[@anthonymort5202]

Into*

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

The winner is... The chimp with a long stick who hit the jackpot that day

[@yoquinwakabo8405]

Bruh 😂😂😂

[@carles0460]

Aswr guy😂😂😂😂see party

[@Deo12345Redhead]

😂😂😂😂

[@4thelementgroup]

They always looking to benefit from others peoples work

[@tafl-9198]

😂😂😂

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

TERMITE GENERAL: “Gotta’ hold ‘em till all transports are away...”

[@erskinepatton3247]

Prepare to open shield...

[@mohsdef]

Standby ion control

[@nehiyawwolf9284]

"The 1st transport is away."

[@supereddify]

Our first catch of the day

[@robertpunsalan4687]

Star wars dialogue, escaping to planet Hoth​@@mohsdef

[@fatihcals1142]

WHY THE HELL DID THE VIDEO END AT THE MOST EXCITING PART??!!!!!

[@bbobbytorres]

X2!

[@valenesco45]

@@Anthony-du5uf blocked...

[@edwardeyvyn963]

The cameraman get bitted by the ants

[@lucasvanroemburg2478]

@@Anthony-du5uf thnx

[@Anthony-du5uf]

No prob

[@thefix8d]

So this is the live-action remake of the war segment of “Antz” then.

[@whereskentuckybruce8245]

“The Antz films really embellished the actual events of the 13th Formica-termite skirmish. Hopefully a more accurate depiction will be shown in the remake

[@flacovila123]

@@whereskentuckybruce8245 lol

[@VoxTheUkrainianComrade]

Antz is trash tho

[@mromneyobama]

Underrated comment.

[@matthewdEntremont]

Ants are beyond fascinating

[@JEMurl]

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6: 6-8

[@i_am_dementia9926]

I agree. There's no other animal/insect that intrigues me like the ants

[@AimsLooker]

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[@someonesomewhere605]

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[@i_am_dementia9926]

@@AimsLooker dude Wtf

[@Dfathurr]

What we see : siege of termite mounds, 2019 What the ants see : siege of Constantinople, 1453

[@VLCBK]

A man of culture I see

[@mannyphantom0]

ahhh true man of culture indeed

[@jerry12314]

To me this is more like Iwo Jima.

[@AngelicNoose]

The way ants communicate and move as a unit are incredible.

[@underlordd]

suck my unit !

[@AngryCrayfish]

Same for termites, I had no idea they communicated with taps. That’s a whole language.

[@covenawhite4855]

Maybe they communicate by smell. I heard they spray theramoned out of their exoskeleton for other ants to smell.but I could be wrong

[@raymondacbot4007]

I find them extremely interesting, they function like miniature armies

[@armandoventura9043]

​@@raymondacbot4007 Because they are exactly that: armies of thousands and thousands of ants seeking to destroy the enemy

[@JAMes_02]

Props for the tiny camera man that filmed inside the termites n’est!

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

It was Ant-Man that shoot that footage.

[@generischerkanalname1879]

It was an ant with a go pro.

[@deotic]

No, there was an ant live streaming and BBC stole its video

[@typingcat]

N'est pas mal.

[@xdsmastermia]

lmao, never have that much thought

[@joncarr1200]

"A worker gingerly explores the gaping hole" Me: heh.

[@IgnatiaWildsmith1227]

Jon Carr lol

[@lawrencecarr4973]

Lol

[@michelveilleux1275]

Damn right they do 😏

[@TehUltimateSnake]

*G A P E*

[@CMRJD]

Yeah I had the same reaction. They don't call it the BBC for nothing.

[@Jerrarum]

"The ants break through the first line of defense" Me, on the edge of my seat: then what *T H E N W H A T*

[@johnDoe-gv8si]

I know right! I'm just sitting here like "p-part two? Plz?"

[@gomes6422]

lol

[@Seven_Leaf]

The ants killed all the adult males, made the females into comfort women for the soldiers and the kids were conscripted into the army.

[@anonymousstout4759]

@@Seven_Leaf hey I've seen that before

[@xiaoyuzhao1260]

@@Seven_Leaf I guess you can argue that termite workers consist of both male and female, but they are workers. They can’t breed, and thus can’t be made into confort women.

[@YG-eu4df]

"We will need thousands to conquer the nest!" "Tens of thousands" "But my lord there is no such force" 0:04

[@devitcardx]

*Saruman goes out in the balcony of Orthanc *Wormtounge: *gasps

[@solidgator123]

And you hear the ant horn and chants "the world of termites shall end".

[@aminhaekal5709]

"A new power is rising. Its victory, is at hands!"

[@joemorris3146]

“There will be no dawn for termites”

[@patriot459]

To war!!!

[@Arklay_98]

“So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?” "Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads."

[@Kingofthe5ive]

Stolen comment your a virgin

[@jerichomartin254]

[@sethmaskovich6541]

when you only have like 3 guards defending the nest

[@whatsthedealwithairlinefood24]

respect to the termite guard who held on for so long

[@juanarocha8629]

Whose side are you on?!

[@matheuspessa2359]

@@juanarocha8629 I of termites

[@matheuspessa2359]

@@juanarocha8629 Better no one die anyway...

[@matheuspessa2359]

@@juanarocha8629 A draw is better for these two, who practice their earthly natures, which is to attack each other...

[@johnjordan8022]

The ants used the termites as a decoy. The actual target was the camera man. Suddenly, he realized that over 1000 ants had crawled up the inside of his pants legs heading straight for the family jewels. I'm sure he will be okay, the camera man is the only person that never dies. Ever !

[@theant4184]

Man that battle was rough! I was one of the survivors in the war, my workmates were sent to war through force and some of my friends during it. If you want I will describe the war

[@tailspikes]

How did you survive the termite soldiers?

[@theant4184]

@@tailspikes I stayed back and be a coward, though I have killed a termite that strayed too far from the termites

[@equalist6282]

@@theant4184 😂😂😂

[@matheuspessa2359]

@@theant4184 "Joke"...🤦

[@theant4184]

@@matheuspessa2359 yeah no shit it's a joke, I'm playing a character

[@cintronproductions9430]

Oh no, it's Antz all over again!

[@poisonkiss201]

Exactly what I thought about when I saw this😂 started singing "the ants go marching 1 by 1 hoorah hoorah, we slaughter termites just for fun hoorah hoorah....."😂😂

[@T2266]

That movie is a lie, Termites soldiers are weak as hell in comparison to that of the ants .

[@cintronproductions9430]

@@T2266 Those were mutant or alien termites for all we know. I mean, they shot acid from their FOREHEADS.

[@T2266]

@@cintronproductions9430 they really are like something come oit of Starship Troopers. Though some species of termites cna shoot glue out of their head, but it's the ants who can shoot acid, only with their asses.

[@abmlr_productions9801]

Barbatus: Heh, l like ya kid, you got a sense of humor.

[@spasjt]

Imagine being a termite getting some fresh air on the top of the mound at 1:03 and THAT is coming at you.

[@JAYDOG1337A]

fuck this shit I'm out *runs opposite direction*

[@brycewalker3726]

It’s like D-Day

[@UGNAvalon]

Considering how termites are blind… “…..why do I hear rumbling?”

[@Shagamaw-100]

Funny considering how termite mounds are basically massive ventilation systems for the nest.

[@Navesblue]

Termite King: “I want every able-bodied man and strong lad to armed and ready for battle by nightfall!”

[@kindlytoxic1472]

i used to think war was exclusive to humans (and maybe other intelligent life) but i was proven wrong, and now i am absolutely fascinated by insects like ants, bees and termites.

[@RocketMonke69420]

Video: **ends** Me: "Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete."

[@jeyksu]

whats happening why there's so many ants in my recommendation

[@JEMurl]

Hahahaah!

[@ahaaha84]

Ant week

[@Herbie11]

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[@UnknownMe321]

Your getting overrun by ants, your first line of defense lol

[@mdualeali6190]

Because you are Ants

[@Datnigganeo]

What a brave ant, to go down there and record all that. Kudos to you

[@DPRX99]

Needed the footage for war propaganda

[@Lavendeer201]

Cool username 👍

[@ozeppeo]

"That's how you get ants." - Sterling Archer

[@someonesomewhere605]

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[@silverstrike5904]

Lana: yay

[@cantalope67]

What gets me is nobody gives the cameraman any credit for all these fantastic pictures. Just amazing camera work

[@Reefiemon]

Nah this is David Attenborough is seeing rn. He’s just narrating what he is seeing at this exact moment.

[@mar56cos]

At 0:29 Seconds you can see Z from the movie Antz. you can tell he's not ready for war.

[@bemzen5240]

2:19 I'm the only one impressed by this shot of the ant shadows on the wall.

[@HawkinaBox]

These ants are like the Dothraki: they take what they want and have thousands to help them.

[@TeyuYagua]

3:09 "now all of china knows you are here"

[@Hmongboi228]

3:34 Captain : [on terminte hill] Bangalores up the line! Bagalores up the line! Sergeant: Heads up, bangers comin' your way. Captain: [shouting] Bangalores, clear the shingle!! Private : Fire in the hole. Sergeant : Fire in the hole. Private : Fire in the hole. Private : [lights his bangalore] [Bangalores blow up and the ordinance is gone] Sergeant: We're in business..

[@SyncytheShredESP]

The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah! Hoorah!

[@jadenbiyo7365]

2:50 the termite guard in morse code "enemy from the south side number unknown, permission to engage"

[@pongangelo2048]

The cameraman even go to the smallest cave just to film this, shout out to him.

[@whitechili4168]

How they got cameras inside the termite mound is what I’m wondering

[@whitechili4168]

Jdsman 31899 ahh, I see. Thank you for explaining. Makes sense

[@The2ndCow]

little man with a camera , duh

[@whitechili4168]

XxZero117xX That’s not right, there’s no way that’s possible. The ants would see the little man and eat him before he could record.

[@asmodeusasteroth7137]

Makes me think this is a reenactment using a bunch of paid actors

[@njharris27]

asmodeus asteroth best underrated comment

[@gammarey7070]

Im always fascinated at how they filmed these.

[@sicsempertyrannisvi4107]

Hats off to whoever was around 100 million years ago to document the feud..

[@micheleportatadino5919]

Driver ants are a devastating force but they do have a weakness: their attacking strategy is pinned on overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers deployed all over the place, thus they are not as effective in narrow spaces where they are forced into 1v1 fights. Plus, they are not specialized termite hunters like the Matabele. So, I’m calling this fight as a win for the termites.

[@matheuspessa2359]

This is rare for termites to win...

[@matheuspessa2359]

And still ′′ everyone ′′ hopes that termites die... 🤦

[@killerkirby366]

Sorta like the Persians

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

They actually do win this I rented the full documentary like 5 times as a kid Termites save the queen and push out the ants, of course to severe losses on both sides

[@zealot4325]

Thanks to the creators of this film. It must be a hard work to show us the insect world

[@fergusfriedrichserrano5988]

The ants go marching one by one. Hoorah! Hoorah! They slaughter termites just for fun. Hoorah! Hoorah!

[@v1v10rnitier]

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah hurrah. We'll all be dead before we're through, HURRAH HURRAH!

[@abmlr_productions9801]

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah hurrah We're off to face our destiny, Hurrah! Hurrah!

[@lordmegatron7359]

FORWARD

[@ianbruce1745]

The ants go marching five by five, Hurrah. Hurrah. There's too many of us, Termite, more than a hive. Hurrah. Hurrah.

[@silverstrike5904]

@@lordmegatron7359 come on let's kicks some termite butt

[@Kian_the-G]

Anyone else see that MASSIVE soldier Ant at 0:20??? Or is that just me…

[@AlephNullification]

nah i definitely see it too. bros the gigachad of the ants

[@rotchilabrasado2804]

Yes you did saw one its not the queen its a super major a very big soldier ant

[@Darksage1331]

Must be Weaver

[@Kiraakage]

@@Darksage1331bruh

[@Kiraakage]

They are army ants pal.

[@George-um2rt]

"the ants go marching one by one hoorah hoorah".

[@kemni3163]

Crazy how they can film something like this

[@MrstevetheDonator]

No the ants are acters

[@MrOner07]

how is there a camera inside an ant colony??

[@kartikpoojari7066]

They have many fake ant looking robots that record all of this and sometimes they even put a small camera inside those nests and film it.

[@TankieBoi]

1:40 is that a carpenter ant in the hole? What is she doing there? 🤔😂

[@Ilikepotatoes067]

Mercenaries paid by the termites maybe

[@Sabelote]

"a soldier termite confronts the ants with a threat display" Soldier termite : cracks head open on floor. Ants : w-w-why'd you do that ? Soldier termite : FOR THE QUEEN 👑 !

[@anonymousanonymous2319]

Can we appreciate filming these tiny creatures?

[@LostOneOmega]

When those termites started their threat display: I mood that

[@amoghverma3108]

Ants and Termites need their own Peace Treaty.

[@peterjohnson8469]

Amazing to me how the cameraman crawled all the way in there to film this. Bravo!

[@1A.....]

Don't end your filming at the crucial moment of war :Sun Tzu the art of war

[@Casey-zk8op]

2:05 “a worker explores the gaping hope and lays a scent trail for others” 😉😏

[@Field_Ant]

hahahahah

[@catoy3397]

Casey pay attention to your 4 children

[@cyriljosin6780]

2:34 “tunnels are narrow” narrow for the ants not the camera man

[@kingzgamers8000]

Just imagine how his camera go inside the hill

[@Kovugamez]

I saw this movie when I was a kid. I had no idea there was a live-action version

[@TerraficTV]

antz?

[@Kovugamez]

@@TerraficTV Yup

[@Pilot_Whale]

I liked that movie

[@Goofya-q6x]

Video title:Ants vs termites Me: NOW I GOTTA SEE THIS.

[@starwarscantina7130]

Can we just take a moment to consider how astonishing that Camera work was!? Holy fuzzballs.

[@anakinvader9120]

Props to the Camera Man who shrunk himself and survived the war

[@KingMe1]

Way better than anything I've seen at a theatre and this was free 🙁

[@stealthassasin1day291]

Those antz in the front lines were chosen because they were the most loyal to the queen.

[@alfatazer_8991]

The Vanguard!

[@atis9061]

A well-written, dramatic & compelling nature drama.

[@khasidailyfact6371]

The most epic and long standing continuous War in the History of the Earth.

[@Maligale.]

Can we just appreciate that they stuck a camera threw a mound of dirt to get this footage

[@Nicolas69420]

ah yes *100000000 termites vs 100000000 ants royale battle war*

[@fairnut6418]

3:21 *“COME GET ME!!”*

[@GimnasiaGELP]

"The ants go marching one by one hoora horaa" "We slaughter termites just for fun hoora hoora"

[@YusufSaidCANBAZ]

Thank you to the all people in BBC Earth team and their supporters for sharing these amazing, awesome, incredible, miraculous inspiring recordings.

[@Xiellion]

It blows my mind that all those ants start the same and some of them just get chosen to be soldiers, get fed specific nutrients, and then grow like 5x larger then the workers

[@roadhouse3075]

Imagine accidentally walking into the trail of ants barefoot.

[@TeamLegacyFTW]

You would only get bit if you stopped walking right on their trail and just stood there though😒 You can step on ant piles barefoot and be fine btw.

[@valenesco45]

You get a beautiful ants jam

[@lukaspieper633]

The termites knocking their head on the floor is NOT a threat display. It is vibrational communication to alert other termites.

[@DanielRamirez-li6zc]

The camera work.. wow The patience.. Excellent

[@notknown6605]

Termite: hey do you think you could stop filming and give me hand? We’re getting slaughtered here…

[@moustachio9936]

makes me remember the fight from the movie ants

[@NotAdamConfirmed]

Termite: HALT, YOU SHALL NOT TREAD ANY FURTHER *Violently slams head into floor*

[@sinestrophy9502]

The question is How did they film inside the tunnel ?

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

YES and how they manage to get lighting which likely benefits the ants more than termites

[@American-Plague]

@@JamesCraigWhoop They did clearly say at the beginning that the ants are completely blind.

[@garikm24]

Nobody : Termite soldiers : **clicking stick noise**

[@mr.t3440]

It's amazing as to where and how BBC Earth recruits the Smallest cameramen on the planet

[@zaniel9924]

Drivers are fierce man

[@omarturcios4228]

Am I the only one that got the heebie jeebies?

[@neddersass8439]

That ants and termites are enemies, I already learned in the animated movie "Antz".

[@asadalbra]

i watched a documentary about ants on acid once and it was the creepiest thing ever

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

You took acid or the ants did?🤔

[@asadalbra]

shit i feel we were both tripping dawg. but i was the one on l$d

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

@@asadalbra 🤣🤣

[@RGNooblez]

Funny to think that one human with a flamethrower can end the ants whole career

[@K3V1N005]

Truly amazing how this is filmed

[@N1GHTSTRIKER-45]

All Quiet On The Garden Front.

[@brettwerner7128]

Amazing how they can film these tiny things like that

[@TheGamiingNetWork]

It’s like underworld when the werewolf’s fought against the vampires.

[@shamarbrooks4272]

I would love it if they put full episodes on here

[@elijahabrams8242]

This live-action remake of Antz is looking great!

[@peterkeizer2157]

The ant whit the go-pro is my favorite How the hell does he stay out of trouble 😳

[@HellstreamGames]

Can only imagine the termite and ant cameramen’s horrifying dreams afterwards

[@B3FMandCProductions]

"Antz 2" looks legit

[@bomlife1572]

Ants: If you dont come to us as food, we'll come to you

[@dan-l2r]

My big respect for those brave ant who filmed the battle inside of the cave

[@makersmark1974]

Ants storm a mound, seeing opposition banging heads, "i don't think these guys are alright..?" "Lets go in further.." Now i know where Army gets ideas..

[@Jesusprayerwarrio283]

Where is Barbados when you need him !

[@Anonymous-pz2fz]

That termide soldier standing alone was chad

[@mighty2584]

When i see ants i see Zergs from starcraft

[@BothHands1]

omg right!! always good to see another SC fan out in the wild i wanted to see those ants completely merc those termites termites are closely related to cockroaches 🤢

[@tedytarrify]

@@BothHands1 ants evolved from wasps...

[@daboormero]

@@BothHands1 AYE DONT BE RUDE TO TERMITES THEY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE INSECTS JUST BECAUSE THEIR ANCESTORS ARE HATED plus like termites dont carry diseases AND ants evolved from wasps

[@BothHands1]

daboor mero i hate roaches more than wasps. i've encountered many many wasps in my lifetime, and while they terrify me, i've never been stung by one. but roaches... they're horrible creatures. when living in apartment buildings, you can get them (german cockroaches) just because your neighbor is dirty. and the palmetto bugs, they come in your house when it rains, even if your house is immaculately cleaned. and they CAN FLY, and they can and will fly DIRECTLY INTO YOUR FACE, and can be TWO INCHES LONG. horrifying

[@thomaswatkins9336]

Flies ! Ants ! Mosquitoes! and Roaches, we did not come to praise this food, BUT TO EAT IT !