SNAPPED by World's FASTEST JAWS!

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How hard can the world's fastest jaws snap? We're about to find out! In this video, Mark takes us on an adventure in the jungles of Costa Rica tracks down the legendary Trapjaw Ant! Then, he ranks it on the all-new Brave Wilderness Bite-Sting Index.
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[@BraveWilderness]

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[@bearded_colliesaresick]

ok

[@Savplayz.-.]

SURE

[@Lucas-cf7ft]

Ok bro

[@latoyakinley8199]

You should go to vacation you work so hard on videos and can you make a video at vacation

[@AbigailMaxwell-rm6ud]

Hi I have been watching your videos since I was about 4 and I enjoy them so much BTW I'm subscribed

[@user-yx3zi4jb9k]

the fact that these guys can come up with newer and even more dangerous insects to get bitten from is either impressive or horrifying

[@breakxlimit3886]

Why not both

[@kevjames4236]

Not dangerous at all

[@MercurialCorsair]

I wouldn't want that job but man I envy the 🏀⚽ it takes to do it.

[@FerociousTiger5000]

I know the perfect candidate list for them to check out if they’re looking for more amazing animals to show off and possibly add to the pain index Kings of Pain is a show kinda like with what Coyote and mark are doin with this pain index , with not just invertebrates and other animals no one’s done before I think it’d be a really great show for them to check out and see if they could do some if it’s not too dangerous

[@Larzvids]

Ahhhh

[@SirPerfectful]

3 minutes into the video and Mark already got bit. This is the type of content I needed.

[@FerdEdits]

Impressive he didn’t just flick that little guy off!

[@SirPerfectful]

@@FerdEdits This channel promotes treating **all** animals with respect. The ant only bit Mark because Mark is a larger creature and a potential predator to the ant. Brave Wilderness does good ecological work. I'm 25, in my graduate program, and still learning from them.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

​@SirPerfectful you sound pretentious.. better not bring that to the field. Animals bite because they bite. They don't need a reason. Trying to personify animals to make them seem moral is not good stewardship. It's just like the idiots who tell people that sharks only bite humans by mistake. No, they're apex predators and they'll bite anything that might provide a meal. There is no morality in nature. If you want to be a good steward once you leave the classroom and get into the field remember that honesty is the best tool

[@SirPerfectful]

@@tonyvelasquez6776 crazy how you said I sound pretentious only to say allat

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

For your short attention span? How sweet.

[@thepoeticminecart]

That leafcutter bite was PERSONAL

[@HeadPhoneMan107]

Soldiers hurt worse

[@thepoeticminecart]

@@HeadPhoneMan107 i never said they didnt?

[@TheofficalGripCheck]

@@HeadPhoneMan107it was a soldier fyi

[@santiagobrenes3847]

​@@HeadPhoneMan107trap jaw ants are poisonous to humans or no?

[@DravenGal]

Huh, I would have thought the fastest jaws in the world would be on a politician...

[@littleteethkeith]

I was going to saw my mother in law at Thanksgiving dinner but you are probably right.

[@DravenGal]

@@littleteethkeith ROFL!!! Good one!

[@SirStoneHD]

Both are hilarious. Firm handshakes all around.😂😂😂

[@DravenGal]

@@SirStoneHD Isn't it nice to be able to shake hands again?

[@SirStoneHD]

@@DravenGal until you offend someone and get sued 😂

[@gabrielmoreno6720]

that "TINK" is crazy. Awesome job guys

[@starscream7755]

sounds like metal clinking

[@SeltasGuy]

When you were describing the jaws, i was saying "man, that looks like a trapjaw ant", and when you revealed it straight up was a trapjaw, i was so surprized you've never heard of this thing before.

[@spencensawyersmom]

That’s what I thought like the same thing

[@burgesj7]

Ya I was saying that too I wouldn't lie on the internet😅

[@LilyMaeBlossom]

I feel like I knew about the trapjaw from something as a kid, but that also made me go "wait that's a real name?" It may just be me, but since my childhood was so skewed with vidger games and horror films, trapjaw sounded as made up as it did real and just to the back of my mind it went.

[@MartHommes]

They probably already knew what it was but they wanted to build suspense and keep the viewer retention up so they revealed it somewhere in the middle of the video which is very smart

[@Bigblock46]

I know yall have seen Monster Bug Wars then.

[@ThePromKingX]

12:06 for ya'll feeling impatient 😁

[@ManInBlue-uv2ff]

As a kid, these were my childhood favorite species of ants

[@LimeLivesMatter]

Same 😂 I used to catch that ant and force the brown big tree ant to decapitate that ant 😂 I did that so many times

[@Javeton]

@@LimeLivesMatterwottt

[@nchtblut]

@@LimeLivesMatter 💀

[@TheThreeScoots]

@@LimeLivesMatter”it was for science” 💀

[@MSKS-jl2qk]

Me too and they still are.

[@TheHuskyGT]

I remember playing with Leafcutter ants as a kid. Never once did they bite me. However, they do have spines on their back that do sting a bit. I also grew with Trapjaw ants. Also never bitten or stung. But it was fun putting sticks in front of them and hearing their jaws snap at it. You guys should go there at around May. You'll get to see the Leafcutter ant queens flying all over the place during their migration. They are huge, bigger than a quarter. Quite a spectacle!

[@AyJilm]

All my homies love Mark Vins

[@BraveWilderness]

Thank you!

[@user-rn5cb6rz3m]

Where is cayote petorson

[@AyJilm]

@@user-rn5cb6rz3m mark vins was part of the page with him for a long time? They both are the part of the lead roles?

[@santiagobrenes3847]

​@@BraveWildernesstrap jaw ants are poisonous to humans? 🤔

[@Alita_Kazami]

I knew immediately what these ants were. I loved Monster Bug Wars growing up

[@bluv9190]

I still watch Monster Bug Wars

[@MichaelWilliams85]

Dang, thanks for reminding us of that awesome channel

[@MSKS-jl2qk]

Me too.

[@CarlosTheSpiderKeeper]

Same

[@Merik2013]

I knew what these were immediately as well, but that's because of AntsCanada

[@sarahjamiesonn]

I cannot imagine the pain of that little thing pinching you AND NOT LETTING GO..... he did not care he was holding on for dear life😂

[@ThePigguUwU]

As soon as I saw it holding its jaws open at 90 degrees like that, I KNEW it was the Trap jaw Ant and I knew you were in for one hell of a bite/sting

[@soxrii]

Man, I don’t know why KZbin stopped recommending Brave Wilderness videos to me, but I look forward to seeing more content from you guys!

[@guilhermecastro3671]

growing up in Brasil we had a lot of those, and tbh their sting isn't so bad, but Mark didn't get the true trap jaw treatment, they usually latch up with the jaws and then sting multiple times and thats what hurts more

[@StratospheralNurse]

That makes perfect sense, thx for commenting:)

[@tubraunschweig1]

The fact that I'm still afraid of getting a shot and here is Mark getting bitten by a alien ant

[@LUIGILOVER369]

You’re just a wimp

[@Hakushodemon]

well that ant looks angy and i cant blame it. his homies will never believe his story either

[@Swordiy]

The ant in question: *"I WAS ABDUCTED BY A GIANT FLESHY ANIMAL AND I BIT HIM! I BARELY ESCAPED!!"* His ant buddies: "u capping bro, aint no way that sh happened"

[@Matt-df8kd]

LOL like reverse alien abduction

[@KillerChrono666]

I blame AntsCanada because I knew exactly what kind of ant it was at first glance thanks to him.

[@TheKingacevedo]

LoL same here. I wonder what became of his trap jaw in his tropical forest vivarium? That darn Dark Horde!!!

[@ScottM436]

I really didn't think I was learning anything from AntsCanada, but somehow, I knew what this ant was, and it had to be because of him.

[@Ashley.falcon]

Ants Canada is the goat

[@WooperIsAmazing194]

I know right

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

​@@Ashley.falconEh, he's alright. Little melodramatic for my tastes.

[@SloMoBob]

SAME!

[@dragonsauce358]

​@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 it's obviously an act to make the videos more suspenseful. He is an actor in real life after all

[@Raphael16045]

It can bite and sting at the same time. I have a new fear unlocked.

[@dakotaellis9978]

You probably have to visit Costa Rica and trek through the forest to be bitten by one.

[@Helmsteroni]

Sounds like my ex 😂

[@Randomshorts.313]

holy that snapper almost looks like the toe biters or the waterbugs snapper it’s huge People who love this channel and have been watching for over 6 years 👇

[@dirtrascal171]

“I thought he was lost or sleepy but nope he’s wide awake” 😂😂😂

[@bigamg515]

That lone solider ant needs a promotion 😂 he stood on bidness. Give him his own colony and queen ant now.

[@nimea8932]

crazy to see that nature evolved to make any creature dangerous no matter the size

[@shanemccartan6720]

Does a whole video building up to a soldier leaf cutter ant bite, then gets bit within 90 seconds of this video starting 😂 gotta love this channel.

[@jacobcoolhi1085]

That ant is CRAZY on the thumb nail

[@IronOre33]

i wanna see Coyote get stung by a normal honey bee, his reaction would be like "come on sting me already (bee already stung)"

[@Laarye]

I'm surprised they didn't know it was a Trapjaw Ant, considering all the other ants and insects they've dealt with. Would have thought it came up in any research over the years.

[@Algarath]

I’ve been both stung and bit by trap jaw ants before, and in case anyone’s wondering, the sting feels like a slightly worse bee sting and the bite feels like someone just flicked you. Neither are really painful.

[@omicron5128]

There is also another video of getting bit by the trap jaw ant. Apparently with no forceps or anything. If it bites you so fast and hard, the force launch them away from you like somewhat a good one or few inches.

[@patrickbang3037]

"worst" part is the soldier got a really soft spot lmfao cant imagine the pulsating pain through the entire finger and possible though the nail root aswell damn little bugger got mark real good lmao

[@robertmclane7034]

"Not much action geez" and in 5 sec is dealing with action 😂

[@robertflint4115]

One man’s “Adventure Fuel” is another man’s Vodka 🤘😎

[@beastamer1990s]

My biggest bug related fear is that I will squeeze them too hard with the forceps

[@jamesadams8064]

We have some big orangy-red bull ants in western east Texas. They weigh about 1-3/4 to 2 pounds each. Some people mistake them for coyotes when they do their mating call. My brother is an underwater welder for various energy companies and sometimes his old seal pup buddies. He told me that those Texas Bull Ants bites feel just like what a white shark bite feels like and if they sting you it's worse than when a hoop snake pokes you with his hard pointed tail. He also said that he would probably rather be gored by a Texas Horny Toad than bit by a Texas Bull Ant.

[@NoobyMan570]

"alright guys today we're going back in time to get bitten by the arthropleura centipede!"

[@gem6880]

I feel so honored to be this early.. I pulled an all nighter

[@dylonpress7034]

I was catfishing all night

[@zionallen5144]

@@dylonpress7034😂 gotta make bread some how

[@coalescence]

the dracula ant (Mystrium camillae) apparently has faster mandibles, three times faster than the trap jaw ant

[@allenpennington9691]

Finally got service by the cellphone tower😂😂

[@dumbfuckery6]

love how he didn't try and get the ant off by killing it, just carefully removing it

[@beatmasterx8255]

The next ant you can try to find is called the jack jumper ant

[@psychedelic_vibes7743]

Mark has been doing a great job. He makes a great host

[@BraveWilderness]

Thank you 🙏

[@fennecfoxmusic]

"I thought he (Soldier ant) was just lost, or sleepy :) But he is wide awake" lmao

[@thehoop74]

I thought the mantis shrimp was the fastest striking....

[@workingonlife1]

Umm 😂 striking nothing about bites

[@layshalay7410]

they are. he said it has the fastest recorded bite

[@workingonlife1]

@@layshalay7410 I Must got sidetracked when he mentioned it

[@GrimReaper21615]

YAY STING CHANNEL IS BACK !!!

[@BraveWilderness]

Never left!

[@CuteShell0509]

Yay many fun videos to watch!

[@jdssurf]

Lmao the pain yells are so funny Mark, sorry, but your yells brought me joy lololol

[@EthanGealy]

Happy 1k videos!😊

[@JM_dawg50]

Aren’t you eventually gonna run out of insects?

[@Sentrme]

More will be discovered, never ending supply

[@user-kz8zo3ed9z]

There is like so much insects to

[@user-me6vu9py9j]

There like 3M insects I think 🤔

[@J3Rfinisher]

Yeah, and then he has to move on to animals 🙄

[@J3Rfinisher]

Yeah 😀 then he has to move on to animals

[@theemonegro]

I think your bsi is wrong for this one. You didnt give it a good bite. You let it knick you. Remember on the bullet ant, its mouth was too small for the forearm so it had to be moved to the finger webbing? Well you know as well as everyone that 145mph bite force would tear clean through the webbing of your finger and then it would start eating the skin and that is why your bsi is made from fear and anxiety

[@jarodhines6544]

I agree. It wasn’t even a bite so much as it just touched his skin and didn’t “bite” him

[@mikewilcome]

As an AntsCanada fan I was like “TRAPJAW!” I knew immediately haha gosh KZbin has made us all bug nerds.

[@raenfox]

Trap jaw ants are awesome. My favorite species of ants. They not only use their jaws to hunt, but also to escape predators. A trap jaw ant may strike at a predator so that its mandibles bounce of, catapulting the ant over 20 cm away, giving it plenty of room to escape, and potentially crippling the predator. They can also strike at the ground, launching themselves into the air. That's how it managed to evade you like it did, and eventually "teleport" itself off of the table. Also, if you watch them move around when they're exploring, or on the prowl, they have this really interesting way of moving about. Sort of curious and inquisitive.

[@IBW_3000]

You never heard of a trap jaw ant before? They’re quite famous even outside the ant world.

[@spreadinchrist4029]

Depending on where you live

[@antsisland]

Mostly in tropical countries.

[@musclesforsupes]

In honor of Wrestlemania 40: Can Mark finish his story 😢

[@dupasthree4958]

“Me wondering how the hell this guy survives stings and bites from deadly animals”😂

[@midastouch1543]

Insects you mean

[@OneTap-qy2pz]

Imagine being an ant and this guy casually kidnaps you

[@Beauty_Of_Mesozoic]

AntsCanada fans will all already know this ant

[@Willow_Leafs]

Trapjaw ant

[@Sedgehun]

Correction: 2nd fastest! 1st is the Dracula ant. You’re welcome:D

[@Queen.Lady.Jocelyn]

You guys should see if you can close a cut with the jaws of the Leaf Cutter Ant like in the movies. It was called Apocalypse, I think.

[@mushroom9935]

By the end of 2026 this mans going to be able to be perfectly fine when bit by a cobra 🐍

[@GrayFlashWorld]

THE KING JUST POSTED Y'ALL

[@marcusedwards4985]

They Are Located Where I live in the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago

[@IMDEADnah]

this channel has been a huge inspiration to me as a kid i wanted to be a marine biologist. i had a fascination with sharks as I saw jaws when I was 4 years old.

[@viperluciano6328]

Who knew the ant name on the spot? ⬇️

[@globboo]

Thanks for 422 subscribers 🎉

[@Offtheplayer]

Congratulations 🎉

[@jidsokxoked]

All respect to you guys. You guys never disappoint to entertain.

[@user-ok3jh8rf3q]

The ant was getting roasted 🤣

[@Trippp550]

I love this stuff. Reminds me of Steve Erwin going to hang out with deadly animals.

[@JackGrzeszczyk]

In the Leafcutter ant video I said if you can get bit and stung by the Trapjaw ant, and I'm glad you actually found one and took it to the test, thank you 😊🎉🎉🎉!!! By the way I'm not just saying that because I want you to be in pain, I just gave you a video idea 😂!!!

[@SaamsunggApple]

all my homies love Mark Vins

[@brycecrumley3070]

i loved watching this show as a kid it brings back memories keep up the great work!

[@nKarje]

Just added to my watchlist, looks very good.

[@antsisland]

I have got stung by a queen of this species and it was pretty much painless.

[@Alita_Kazami]

These guys have a 180 degree angle when there mandibles are fully opened

[@ClobberingSocks]

you are not wrong, but if this is a correction to 4:40 when he said “it’s mandibles go all the way out to 90 degrees” i think he was just referencing the 90 degree difference between each mandible in it’s open and closed position

[@Alita_Kazami]

@@ClobberingSocks I commented when I saw the thumbnail, so I didn’t actually hear that prior to posting the comment🤣 but yes, that is also correct

[@ClobberingSocks]

okay that makes total sense, i just happened to read your comment like 30 seconds after hearing him say 90 degrees lol

[@Eric-AC]

That soldier woke up and chose violence 😂

[@ReyKaf]

I still hope they'll do again a Mantis Shrimp. One that is active

[@sasikaranperinpanayagam1769]

Never been this early to a video, it's insane.

[@alexrobert9609]

Video starts at 12:10, thank me later

[@anthonyallen8602]

How many different ants are there.😂 i feel like this channel has a lot more to discover by getting bit or stung.

[@Red_20]

1 hour gang 👇🏻

[@TryanVR_Official]

Beggar

[@Hayden-hv5nn]

Idk why it bothered me but it totally annoyed me that he didn’t just smush the ant as soon as it wouldn’t let go.

[@rhyspieces5718]

They are preservationists. They don’t like killing animals.

[@den_den6734]

Well they arent there to kill things i know you said you didnt know why, but just figured I'd give a small possible explaination to your urk.

[@Jerem1ahPlayz]

@Hayden-hv5nn fr I would have squishes that mf

[@just-gaming213]

Get this dude an Oscar 😂

[@SSBroly965]

This dude is seriously crazy! I would not let ant any like that anywhere near me.

[@atirahmad9883]

He has been doing this stuff for years like around 9 yrs so...yeah

[@jensondurrant9826]

i gonna bust

[@gem6880]

sir do you need help?

[@kategriffin7103]

Bro got bitten 30 seconds in the hike thinking it was lost😂

[@AdventureBoys53]

Did you know this is the one thousandth video on this channel. And what a channel it is!

[@BraveWilderness]

Thank you!!

[@dmitrybahrt9227]

Very remote when you are five feet away from a cellular tower 😂😂😂

[@anthonyporcelli95]

This video was awesome I love that you review both the bite and sting for this ant and it was kinda funny to see you get bitten by the leaf cutter after already doing it 😂😮🤩🪤🐜🥰

[@calitech4217]

Appreciate the 2 for 1 video thank you

[@sollerhollersoulblade6126]

Coyote converted Mark into a Lunatic 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@ghrocker99661]

I like Coyote, but there's just something extremely likable about Mark that makes him my favorite on this channel. Also, his pain tolerance must be pretty insane

[@lionman1573]

Lol, why'd you pick up the leaf-cutter? 🤣

[@LobyDobster]

Is the updated list posted anywhere?

[@FerociousTiger5000]

This channel keeps getting more and more better ^^. I really hope you guys can hear what I have to share with the possibility for the new pain index you guys are doin The kings of pain show has tons of interesting animals to check out if you’re open for hearing about it

[@FerociousTiger5000]

@BraveMarkVins I hope you and Tue gang noticed this suggestion, its right up your and Coyote's alley

[@AdventureswithLandon]

I was guessing it was a Trapjaw Ant the whole time. I definitely knew it would hurt. I'm surprised the sting felt worse than the bite.

[@BGenious]

I actually knew that it was a Trap Jaw Ant. Cool.

[@junchan_3200]

When I first saw my local species from the genus odontomachus, I picked it up with out any hesitation, even I knew it was venomous and could sting me, and did not disappoint I got stung 😂😂😂, it was not very bad and did not last long though, kinda like a nettle. Btw a fun fact about them, they could flee from predators by closing their jaws on the ground and launch themselves away.

[@timmywood9677]

I’m excited I’m visiting Costa Rica and the end of the month for two weeks 😊

[@joaopedrobaker8841]

Soldier ant wasn't even at the spotlight and gave him hard job.

[@amaikarai5007]

Not me screaming at my screen that it's a Trap Jaw ant as if they can hear me, lmao

[@adrianboyle127]

really enjoyed this video. good stuff man wild fun easy watch, thanks

[@BraveWilderness]

Glad you enjoyed it