Yellow Crazy Ants Kill Red Crab | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

[@wellingtonsanissimo8703]

I like how they build up character development for the crabs so you feel worse for them

[@syndrome5372]

Like psycho!!!!

[@ndo533]

Remarkable isnt it

[@thedude8046]

Its all about making you feel guilty

[@rosegolddonut8325]

Oml your rightt😭

[@bellakatherman1477]

🤣

[@psramrod3]

You know they're trouble when Crazy is in their name.

[@oydaladno4992]

they have obviously paid for that shit

[@mikemeadows2046]

The yellow crazy ant is also extremely invasive in North America, extirpating many native ant species, it's rough.

[@dragons_hook]

@@mikemeadows2046 the rasberry crazy ants in Texas seem to like circuitry for some reason. They've been known to eat through wiring too.

[@StreetWarrior24]

@@dragons_hook No wonder they're called crazy.

[@Notabl3]

@@dragons_hook hopefully everything stays well in Texas!

[@colesontaylor1231]

I thought I was going to see an epic battle between a thousand ants and a giant crab on a rampage. Instead I literally watched some poor unsuspecting crab on a pilgrimage get subjected to chemical warfare and then blindly wander around as it slowly dies... Jeez.

[@skifisk]

same :D I expected to see a genocide of hundred or thousand crabs attacked and swarmed by millions of ants and even pushed to water ..

[@MNanme1z4xs]

Ant don’t need a swarm tactic to kill these crabs. 1000 ants can easily kill 1000 crab, not only that, ants can even kill large number of crabs with a number disadvantage, 1000 crabs is not likely to survive even 100 ants. There is no way for crab to defend, no coordination, not even sense danger until too late. The ants can kill them one after another, dead crab will also attract other crabs for free food, which they soon will join the pile. The road kill explodes their casualty when more crabs stay on road for free crab, and the next vehicle create even more dead crabs ready to eat.

[@daboss3116]

Hahaha good comment

[@michaelosullivan4589]

@@MNanme1z4xs u have a point but i’m still pretty positive that 1000 crabs beats 100 ants

[@edward4033]

@@michaelosullivan4589 ur wrong. the only thing the crabs can do is try to get away. They have literally no defense against the ants. They cant even use their claws cuz the ants are too fast and small and the crabs are just too uncoordinated. Not even a fair fight, just a slaughter.

[@astick5249]

I feel really bad for the crabs desperately scraping their face. They cant even brush the ants off effectively since all they have are claws

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@josephbassey1501]

Simple solution would be to jump into the sea

[@jackyflowers3493]

It would seem there would be birds that could eat the ants? What would not be invasive, and harmful, but could eat the ants? What could they take back to their nests that would do them in, but not harm anything else?

[@josephbassey1501]

@@jackyflowers3493 maybe bring a male and female anteater to the island to level the scale

[@uchennaerechukwu255]

Reminds me of the that one time when Mr. Krabs accidentally got salt in his eyes.

[@josephine.s2001]

“The crabs lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Yellow Crazy Ants attacked.”

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

Only the cordyceps, master of pest control, could stop them.

[@Eli0x0]

Underrated comment...

[@TheG119YT]

It sucks we never hear stories about how an invasive species came to a island and got their asses kicked.

[@pikmanfan21]

I’m sure that happens too but we never know about them because like you said they didn’t last long haha

[@pikmanfan21]

@@TheBetweenSkill then what’s the bay of pigs?

[@Sound1one]

Agreed

[@Screamintatatots]

@@pikmanfan21 a joke

[@liljimmy4940]

That's what makes them invasive

[@treestump7427]

Y’all ever wonder how they get such amazing film? Not necessarily this one, but almost every video they make they have insane footage that doesn’t even make sense how they capture

[@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4]

Nope

[@davidsalazar13]

Here, Vox did a video on one of BBC’s documentaries. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3KyfIKAnd-Mjs0

[@davidsalazar13]

Also here is a piece by BBC from the perspective of a cameraman. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGHXnnlqn5l-bMk

[@davidsalazar13]

@Skynet these are legit KZbin video links. Wtf is your problem dude

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@jamesburk8145]

1:38 the crab that pops up and is like "Camera! I'm on TV!" is my favorite crab.

[@wickedwaiatamusic]

1:37 There's always that one red crab that wants to yell "World Star!"

[@stormtempterf8058]

He's like "I"M ON TOTAL REQUEST LIVE WITH CARSON! WOOOOOO"

[@vineetverma4547]

My heartiest thanks to BBC Earth for showing so much so closely and clearly which brings awareness of so much around us which would have been difficult to see otherwise. So many channels do it now but I love BBC Earth.

[@robj577]

It's ok, bring that fungus that makes ant zombies....

[@Mark-sd5jk]

Cordycepts

[@mujtaba2617]

or ant eaters. seasonal cleaning ?

[@tombaker2510]

this is how you make it worse haha

[@darren561]

@@mujtaba2617 Aren't ant eaters endangered, so it's probably not a good idea.

[@mujtaba2617]

@@darren561 didn't know that.

[@MrMexijorge]

3:06 "Humans brought this ant invaders here...and now humans are having to control them..." Powerful line

[@mcj2219]

Humans should control themselves first

[@hannes4223]

@@JNL37Dyxce5 really, go to some support site instead

[@marcozolo3536]

Nature always wins though

[@eskanda3434]

How did humans do this? The ants are parasite and found way to board ships and survive landing on island. There is no way humans intentionally planted ants here or could have controlled their spread. That’s nature

[@jeremiahnicolas8490]

@@eskanda3434 given that these 'ants' might have been introduced in the island 'unintentionally'. Isn't it human fault still? ...for not being careful?

[@VonTyrant]

Ants arrive. Crabs: Time to reverse evolve to life in the sea again.

[@PANZERFAUST90]

It's called devolution.

[@ribozyme2899]

@@PANZERFAUST90 It's called evolution. They adapt, not de-adapt.

[@PANZERFAUST90]

@@ribozyme2899 omfg...😑

[@ribozyme2899]

@@PANZERFAUST90 Hey, that were my thoughts exactly! :D

[@PANZERFAUST90]

@@ribozyme2899 I'm glad you see my point.

[@beautyforashes2022]

Those poor crabs... That was really heartbreaking to see that crab, completely incapacitated and dying and all because of something that shouldn't be there in the first place... I really hope that someone can figure out a way to eradicate those ants before drive the native animals to extinction.

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

@Ghost Ghost what if they made the native ants extinct?only way to eradicate these yellow crazy ants is dig the colony and kill all the queens.

[@Andrewflow160]

@@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 to be honest that task is like finding a needle on a hey stack even if you eradicate a colony the survivors would expand more and make a new colony

[@jamesbrucker178]

This video is a bit old. Several years ago biologists have introduced a micro-wasp that kills on the ants main food supply. This food restriction has reduced the size of crazy ant mega-colonies. Which means the ants can’t overwhelm the crabs like in the video. Over the past year or two the crab population has increased indicting the program has been successful.

[@Andrewflow160]

@@jamesbrucker178 what about the wasp? Are these wasp genetically modified to not reproduce? Because if wasp kills ants... who kills wasps?

[@thegrandimperialist168]

@@Andrewflow160 The genetically modified micro wasp eating wasp obviously

[@BestOfAnimalss]

Ants are true definiteon of “ together we are stronger”

[@Aden068]

Ants, ASSEMBLE

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@wolfpacrule]

Yes yes get together, luv to see the flame thrower does it crowd control.

[@illerac84]

@@iii___iii They're more the perfect commune, no?

[@illerac84]

@CL Melonshark You don't say?

[@gordalot]

Love how even the crabs get a lil camera crazed! “Look ma! I’m on TV!”😂 1:38

[@nbagoats4819]

I like how they give the number of the population as if someone actually went through and counted them all.

[@legacyjeetkunedo492]

The number is likely based on a scientific estimate.

[@ajivins1]

They've got all their National Insurance numbers.

[@rudolfk.hoschtialek2788]

1:38 Hey Mom!! I'm on TV

[@Me-nl3gz]

LMAO 😂😂

[@activatekruger446]

Hey mom!! I’m going to the annual crab-orgy! Isn’t that cool? Hopefully I don’t get murdered by those yellow crazy ants along the way! LOL!!!

[@amosmaka6030]

1:38, It's like that one dude that takes over the live news for like a split second. Hahaha.

[@shadowmonkey8919]

Haha I thought the same thing. The sound being made made it better.

[@rondanorris5504]

HILARIOUS!! Lololol

[@edwardh3020]

Right !!

[@stormtempterf8058]

EY YO WHATUP CARSON, I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY BOY PINCHY AND SAY THAT CRABGRILLIX IS THE BEST ARTIST OF THE DECADE! WOOOOOO

[@TheVincentVanGogh]

David Attenborough can read the whole dictionary and I would listen.

[@rabbit0664]

Definitely agree.

[@ZackTanTYZ]

The Island was at peace but everything changed when the Yellow Crazy Ants attacked.

[@ace1141]

Damn! I felt that one.

[@FangGuard]

Because of human visitor...

[@georgesduroy410]

Humans kill them, wake up

[@newtybot]

@@georgesduroy410 no it was yellow crazy ants stupid

[@BurnPerimeter]

@@georgesduroy410 screw you. I am gonna sleep and not wake up

[@johnsteiner3417]

I love the one Red Crab who hops up to wave both claws at the camera, "Look at me, I'm on the breeding march, ma!"

[@rockngaming2060]

Spongebob: how was your family reunion Mr krabs: *nervous walking noises*

[@officialpachatv]

"The crabs... have no defense" man that's spine chillingly scary!

[@keatonnelson2602]

Not really

[@BeezyNgeezY-ul1nu]

The ants know where their eyes are. What if ants learn where our eyes are? Or our bungholes?

[@justin9744]

@@BeezyNgeezY-ul1nu We are not crabs and could annihilate any ant menace.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Poor crabs! They're so cute! Maybe we should put a few anteaters on this island so they can protect the crabs.

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@knucklesskinner253]

Do you understand “invasive species”

[@cintronproductions9430]

@@knucklesskinner253 Well what if the anteaters are just there temporarily until all the ants are eaten and then they can return to South America? Ok, it's a dumb idea anyway, I'm just saying.

[@alcole-holic8779]

There’s a balance that must never be disturbed, no matter how cute the animals

[@thedumbospiitropar_27]

@@alcole-holic8779 ALREADY DISTURBED BY THE HUMANS

[@liquidalloy]

I've been saying for many years how ants are the most frightening insect.

[@iamjaychase1]

David and his way of speaking, makes nature documentaries very entertaining to watch and listen to

[@austinhernandez9168]

“Every thing changed when the crazy ants attacked...”

[@hirohiro3527]

The ants probably like “THIS SH** IS BUSSIN’”

[@pradyumn2692]

Humans - if you are lucky, you die and go to heaven Animals - if you're lucky you die at Attenborough's voice in the background.

[@vinciroth]

Imagine you're just walking through a forest minding your own business when a huge mass of crabs comes charging at you.

[@Mexicano1768]

too creepy for me, a definite no-go for me. I don't even like how they taste or smell

[@LaLa_856]

Why ants always be on SAVAGE mode?! I feel bad for the crabs.😭

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

Crab sticks

[@Love-jf7rs]

Rest in peace 'bigger little guys'

[@antshawaii9755]

Ants aren’t always in “SAVAGE” Mode!!! Uhh don’t be so mean to ants they need food too!!

[@inspectorjavert5563]

Do you mean "why are ants always on savage mode?" Learn to speak English.

[@antshawaii9755]

@@inspectorjavert5563 I mean ants aren’t always mean they need food to you should learn to speak English!

[@shawnsteinman2001]

For us, Imagine having to pass through a River filled with Rats that spit Acid into your eyes and mouth.

[@razatiger22]

Flood the island, crabs will live, the ants wont.

[@epicboyo4883]

“Money, money, mone- _AAAAAAAAAA-”_

[@filipholmqvist756]

Wait here a second, is this what inspired the song "Crab Rave"!? Please don't let the poor crabs die out!🙏🏻

[@fpsdovah2572]

It’s more a matter of when they will die out now sadly thanks to humans

[@lukarreon995]

Well, this is kinda depressing. I mean, if the crabs were being hunted by native predators, then it's fine--circle of life, I guess--but these ants were brought into the island artificially and now they're messing up the island's balance afaik. I feel bad for the crabs--they can't rave anymore. Still circle of life, I suppose. Still depressing, though. Still love BBC Earth and their great cinematography, of course!

[@uwuowo4856]

Sad

[@Ashes1212]

Given time it will fix itself. Just not in our lifetime

[@pokoirlyase5931]

@@Ashes1212 It rarely does. The number of species that went extinct or are critically endangered by invasive species is staggering

[@ayauetoazumi6824]

Just cause the ants got placed on the island doesn't mean they wanted to be put there so can't blame them for surviving pretty sure humans cause more harm then ants 40 million crabs over a years guess what many more ants die then that in a few days haha

[@mrreyes5004]

Sucks how humans aren't even actively hurting the crabs, but it's our presence that brought the ants there to start with.

[@Aden068]

Poor crab ants are crazy strong together

[@Aden068]

@@shiraori3705 um no

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@vigilantejusticevid]

as a general non-fan of things that skitter, this was agonizing to watch

[@Era-Core]

Heh, that crab at 1:39 is all like: "Hi mom!"

[@dmitryduryagin6980]

"the crabs have no defence" :'(

[@supahotfire8886]

Me: Ants can't eat a crab, that'd be crazy! Ants: Crazy is my middle name.

[@Gorrgrim]

The perfect comment

[@Just4Kixs]

Currently living and working in Christmas Island. The images in the beginning are of the Blowholes in the Island's south coast. Very rugged, but the ants are a pest here for everyone, even humans. It really is a problem.

[@Keithustus]

Do they try acid attacks against humans?

[@mwb6188]

How is the experiment with the parasitic wasp Tachardiaephagus somervillei going?

[@lunamayadeathstone3560]

Know your comment was 2 years ago but could the ants be eaten by humans like black house ants?

[@JJWalters]

Watching this high…. And when that crab went infront of the camera. It made my day

[@drewelliott9062]

Those Yellow Crazy Ants sure are crazy yellow ants!

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@mohammedsalimahmed5230]

@@Mavlonofilm Get a job

[@Nantosuelta]

1:38 "HI MOM!!!"

[@hixta]

I'm excited to see the next generations of the crabs that managed to escape.

[@GaiatheSage]

😂 the crab at 1:39 saying hi.

[@geovannymorenop]

Once again, great job humans! 👌🏽

[@zagrosqazy3798]

@@JNL37Dyxce5 what

[@brandonp.7514]

You’re welcome cuz.

[@riceburner6739]

thanks, dog

[@deivymaybe7554]

Im a crab person

[@jimmyginseng]

My thoughts as well.

[@prairierider7569]

Always a good day when Attenborough makes an appearance. Everyone scrolling through the comments, no matter what day, have a most excellent one and imagine Attenborough in your head narrating your whole life..lol

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@teirdalin]

As a player of Earth Defense Force, I know that the gold ants are a huuuge pain.

[@rightpa]

Crab brain: walk to the sea Crab: But why? Crab brain: you gotta

[@hobievi502]

David Attenbought speaks documentaries very well

[@danielsark4118]

0:32 that red legged one with the white shell! so cute!!!

[@bsseb2914]

Imagine being the one ant that gets the kill. The amount of XP must be insane.

[@geshkigal]

would've been easier if it flipped the crab for MASSIVE DAMAGE

[@stefib]

The sound of the piter pater of those crab legs...👀 I may hear it in my dreams tonight 😱

[@bboykiddblack]

Thats editing, it very well may not have sounded like that in real life at all

[@r.i.pyoutube6881]

What’s a piter? 😂

[@ArsonFire00]

*pitter patter

[@franciscachagas6422]

@@bboykiddblack u

[@AminFCMobile]

@@bboykiddblack no

[@FatalShotGG]

It's awesome how many species of ants they are, and how different they all are.

[@Mexicano1768]

probably hundreds of trillions, they were Chinese and Indians in their past lives😂

[@AzlianaLyana]

Beautiful footage as always. 👍

[@NotALizardPerson81]

My property in Louisiana is plagued with these ants. They really get around.

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

@Julyan Sr Peterz it's useless. Yellow crazy ants maje super colonies. Venus fly trap will only be able to eat one or two ants at a time while thousands of eggs will be layed in the colony.

[@markrobertbb]

@Julyan Sr Peterz check out AntsCanada videos. There's one where he put carnivorous plants to control his pet ant colony's population. Somehow, the ants figured it out and started dumping dead matter into the plants to kill them off.

[@NotALizardPerson81]

@@markrobertbb the ones on my property literally farm termites to make cavities to nest in.

[@awaythestone]

@@NotALizardPerson81 cool

[@MageMinionsOP]

@@markrobertbb yah his channel is awesome and ants are fucking amazing, but they can be problematic.

[@mayhare55555]

Ah yes, another "the ants have come, even the wasps have to abandon their nest."

[@violatormelms]

Just HAPPEND to be there...

[@milesmojave8223]

"For millions of years, this remote speck of land has been ruled by crabs" Ah, I see you've heard about my mother in law.

[@GoldieXBL]

The dad joke of all dad jokes. The mother in law joke

[@hurhurhurhurhruhrurh]

Holy shit, that’s boomer as fuck.

[@igormarins1227]

0:38 -Hey Jimmy how's going? -Good morning Mr. Krabswitz

[@tom2215-q5h]

Never thought I'd feel sorry for a crab

[@sophdog1678]

"Blinded and confused, they are doomed". What a harsh mistress is Mother Nature.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

1:38 That crab knew the dangers from the ants. "HELP US, WE DON'T WANNA DIE!!"

[@MaskInTheSpotlight]

mr krabs parents lore 💀💀💀

[@FlyWithMe_666]

Release the anteaters!!! (until they take over the whole island, then we’ll need to release the lions or whatever eats anteaters)

[@ashartanveer576]

anteaters kinda fuck up lions sometimes

[@domeen0gt895]

@@ashartanveer576 Elaborate...

[@officalmidnigh]

@@domeen0gt895 ant eaters claws make it very deadly

[@246Rennie]

@@domeen0gt895 Puma's and jaguars are the only thing that really attack anteaters and they have to be very careful as one mistake will have them ripped up by their massive forclaws.

[@sparlo3865]

*shot gun noices to kill ant eaters when they come*

[@ricardo_ignacio]

Winnie the Pooh does such an amazing job narrating these videos. I'm impressed.

[@furstfr]

I’ve come to the conclusion that ants in numbers are the greatest insects of all time

[@brianpazanski5986]

I always click on these videos for the title ,, then I completely forget a kill is gonna happen

[@Otaku4Sale]

I remember years ago when I first learned about these crabs. Its great that these crabs were discovered and documented, but it created the need for tourist so see, which brought enough traffic to invite the invasive species. Nature documentaries are a double edged sword.

[@davidsigurthorsson1119]

Gotta love the sound effects of 2021 BBC nature shows!

[@keeganfaulkner1240]

This is why we take care of the earth, guys

[@PresidentEvil]

ARE YOU FEELING IT NOW MR KRABS?

[@kingstonshacklebolt1431]

The voice of our experience is David Attenborough, we've spared no expense!

[@2kbambusleitung606]

Nothing goes harder than David Attenborough at 3am

[@danieluribe2223]

1:38 crab: “wooooooo!”

[@germanempire8888]

No one Yellow Crazy Ants: Welcome to my ASMR crab mukbang

[@David-pt3mh]

“But now, millions of crabs are no longer reaching the sea.” Me: alright, what did humans do to cause this. “Humans-“ Me: yep

[@ShufflerBluey]

actually a hell of a lot... www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-16/wasps-enlisted-to-control-crazy-ants-on-christmas-island/10666868 Don't be so quick to dismiss those hard at work to get the ant situation under control

[@keentobor]

The island before ants: Crab Rave The island after ants: CRAB GRAVE

[@gazanever6291]

1:39: "west side, bih!"

[@Mayckie]

LMAOOOO

[@SyIe12]

EXCELLENT WORK I LOOK FORWARD TO NEW VIDEOS! THANK YOU!!!

[@seasong7655]

0:06 Wow how cool is that place 😮

[@joea9296]

That crab was just like “alright, I’m blind now. I’m just gonna chill and eat some pop rocks”

[@samazam4221]

Videos like this makes me wonder; is it reasonable to take out endangered species from their natural habitat to be made as pest control, effectively solving both problems simultaneously? For example, the ants here are killing native wildlife at an alarming rate because they have no predator to control their numbers. So how about we capture some pangolins, which is endangered in their own natural habitats because of things like deforestation and poaching, and introduced them here so that they could control the ant population? Since they only eat ants, they do not pose a threat to any native wildlife. And in return, they get to settle down and repopulate in a much safer habitat.

[@firedoom666]

The problem with that is the new species might cause issues for other species. I don't know the specifics of this island, but if they have their own natural ants the imported pangolin could be a destructive force against them. An ecosystem is tough to balance

[@hosmerhomeboy]

It usually doesn't work out. Look into how moving mongoose into hawaii worked out.

[@nuggert]

Christmas island is overflowing with sleepless coconut crabs with a freakishly good sense of smell. The pangolins would be eaten while trying to sleep. Just like the birds.

[@7r0j4n]

Sometimes stuff like thats done, but it doesnt always work out as planned or may have adverse affects

[@collection6062]

@@firedoom666 I'd say thats NORMALLY true (the predator ends up killing the native wildlife instead), however in this case... I'd say pangolins may be perfect. They are already endangered. This idea just feels different. I think they should give it a go.

[@9Joshua]

The ants are like humans destroying anything for money

[@DouEditz]

:( man... put some ant eaters there

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah, I also said that. Poor crabs.

[@Mavlonofilm]

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[@JoeEmber776]

They put a specific breed of wasps there to hunt ants

[@hyennavernhyavonragnarok3999]

Some animal: exist Ants: damn that shit good mmmmmh

[@hiimryan2388]

Ant eaters: dam ants are some good shiiiiitt

[@skyseaman1062]

Now I understand why the inspections in every airport is so strict. We just don't notice, we might be bringing with us something that would alter balances in foreign ecosystems.

[@tavlorsversion]

Wow that water at the beginning was so blue and beautiful!!! ❤️

[@Cowtipper4957]

Oh, so this is where Crab Rave came from.

[@oldfashionedboots2774]

Finally, we get some crab rave lore

[@cmf-tv6401]

Humans: Look at these beautiful crabs. Ants: Look at this beautiful food. Thank you senseless humans.

[@TheGobblersGetback]

1:38…..”HI MOM!!!!!!…WOO HOO..🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾!!!”

[@randy_marsh4.20]

Living things: walking Ants: “So you have chosen death”

[@nano3581]

'blinded and confused, they're DOOMED' lmaooooo

[@MrUsmanghani0092]

This guy voice is very effective along with documentary . Love it

[@BinGoDK]

‘This guy’ 😂

[@greenbot9467]

He's a legend - Sir David Attenborough for those who are not familiar.

[@Badr.Din.]

Beautiful editing 😊😮❤❤

[@saidmellouka3802]

Ants are one of the most fascinating creatures

[@alceratops6853]

Crazy ants are also known for frying enemy circuits and servers.