Fire Ant Stings Explained by Sticking My Leg in an ANT NEST!

[@UntamedScience]

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[@jeffcook8501]

Ants I general have taken over anywhere they can

[@sathish10811]

@stoneagemam, hi dear... Can you take part in #savesoil movement currently trending all over the world. Tq so much for bringing these science facts to our screens

[@antsofflorida7592]

Empires of the undergrowth is better cuz it's not a mobile game

[@millamaenpaa3217]

So how were the bites the next day?

[@nathanmarshallmusic]

Very cool! I didn't realize that they were invasive. Grew up in Texas, Zapata and Houston. They were EVERYWHERE. We used to collect ants and dirt in empty aquariums and watch them burrow. You could see some of the pathways beneath the dirt from the sides. One day, we wondered what would happen if we took another type of ant and put them in the aquarium with the original ones. They fought viciously and the winning side wouldn't kill off all the other ants. Some were left alive and would work along side the victors. As kids we would say that they took slaves. Also, the losing ant slaves, when they died didn't get taken to the ant grave hole. They were left unattended on the surface. Many hours were spent watching them go about their lives in the aquarium.

[@__-pl3jg]

I grew up in East Texas so these ants are all I've ever known. My dad would put sulfur powder in a tube sock and use it to dust our ankles/feet with sulfur powder before we left the house. It keeps pretty much everything from wanting to crawl up your leg (ticks, ants, ect).

[@invisableobserver]

I am in east Texas, my dad would dust me with the sulfur in sock too, and he also took a teaspoon of sulfur internally to keep mosquitoes away, I should be doing this also but never remember. I heard that sulfur will also keep snakes out of the yard. There are bugs here that no one knew existed. I heard that Dawn soap in boiling water will kill the ant mound.

[@AntLab]

Thanks for stopping by the lab, Rob!!!

[@UntamedScience]

Thanks for giving us some great knowledge!

[@JessicaStinson-og1rq]

I have been bitten by fire ants lately in Southern California there’s just hundreds of the mounds on our property and it is so painful as you know. But I do not get blisters pimples or bumps and I’ve actually had to reach down and pull an ant off of me, while it was gripping me with all of its might. They are strong I still barely got a red patch, but I was in pain for hours and hours I couldn’t sleep I couldn’t put on my shoes I Trent Motrin one time and I’m not sure if it worked because I waited so long to take the Motrin. Plus I am someone who never ever takes medicine I don’t get vaccines nothing and so I think the Motrin could’ve gone to work fast but this time I got bit on both feet I can’t walk I can’t put on my shoes. Nothing is taking the pain away.

[@tea98988]

I was nearly killed by fire ants in Texas. Ever since, I’m ever more allergic to bug bites and years later, I was hospitalized for more than 3 weeks in Paris, France for some mysterious bug bites. As far as I am concern, they will not be missed if they ever vanished from this planet!

[@UntamedScience]

Not my usual as of late, but I really wanted to do a macro-sting video with my friend Adrian. Since I try to be immersive in everything I do, I figured this was what the video called for.

[@N0ENEMIES]

I jumped out of the car in Puerto Rico right into a pile of fire ants about to walk into a restaurant 25 years ago. I still have little dot scars all over both of my feet. Not an enjoyable meal.

[@scanadian4735]

You definitely earned my subscription, any one who has the courage to stick there foot in a fire ant mound has my respect

[@UntamedScience]

Hah. :) Much appreciated.

[@Thisishard2333]

Ortho makes a fire ant killer in a powder. I keep It in a grated cheese container. Whenever I walk the dog I take it with me and all you have to do is sprinkle a small amount over the top of a mound and they are gone the next day. I am in North Carolina also and any empty parcel of land you can see these things. The mounds are 6 to 12 inches high

[@kalayne6713]

They have made their way to Australia too. We got our own colony in an online purchase..a baby's rubber seat that sits on a table, so buyer beware. But here, there are so many creatures that can send you to the ER that it was a bit anticlimactic. Looking forward to your next video, fungi are proving to be medically useful as well as mysteriously beautiful.

[@ragnarmjolnir9654]

Flower Mound huh? Grew up in HEB area, myself. Great channel 👍

[@AJScraps]

Thanks for educating the world Rob! 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@ricknroll963]

One thing people never talk about is that Ant and Termite queen can live up to 30 years. They are the only two insects that love this long. Next in line are US Maryland Cicades larva that live for 17 years 6 feet under the ground before coming out.

[@tobiasmhaase]

Impressive shots of the stinging 😯 I didn't know that the fire ants were that aggressive, luckily it went quite well for you. Maybe someone will do some more research with this video as a starting point. Also great storytelling, including the sponsor and nice title 💪🏼

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

Fire ants are not native of the US, they were imported "accidentally" with shipments of foreign wood and plants.

[@jacksunstone8771]

We used to have Horned Toads till the ants came. They've run off most of the Armadillos as well.

[@greenkast9242]

Damn

[@greenkast9242]

How did they scare off the armadillo

[@douglasboyle6544]

When I was in the army down at Fort Stewart, GA (outside Savannah) Fire ants were an ever present problem and I was stung many times. But one event was quite harrowing, we were on a road march and took cover on the side of the road and unbeknownst to me I laid out prone and put my knee right in a fire ant nest. A few minutes later when we carried on the guy behind me in the march ran up to me freaking out and swatting at me because I was covered from my right shoulder down my back and down both legs to my boots in fire ants - absolutely swarmed. Amazingly they were never able to get inside my clothes and we brushed them all off before they had managed to get to flesh but that could have been a really, really bad day.

[@TueriNatura]

I grew up in Brazil and I got stung by fire ants hundreds of times and the itching were, for me, the worst than the pain. When the whole colony goes out to hunt, nothing stands in their way and if they invade a house it's the best pest control because they kill everything in their path. Just leave the house and, in less than one hour the house would be clean of other insects.

[@Aangel452]

Here in Australia we have fire ants. There has been a government program going for around 5 years and they are nearly eradicated now. Horrid things, your really brave puting your foot on them.

[@scrabbleking1965]

I was flying a two string stunt kite in high wind in Hawaii while wearing sandals in the park, suddenly I felt all these stings on my feet and ankles....I assumed I had stepped into some prickly weed of some kind, and quickly moved several feet without looking down, the stinging intensified, I moved again and the stinging was INSANE, I looked down and my feet and ankles were covered in fire ants!!!!!! CRAZY number of stings and the next day my feet and ankles were COVERED in pus filled ITCHY bite marks. I was able to wear any shoes for several days. Was NOT a pleasant experience to say the least.

[@AJScraps]

Reminds me of BraveWilderness😁

[@diamond6256]

WOW. Your are brave. I got stung in the same place, small area about 10 times moving a planter. That was 3 weeks ago and the bites are still itching like crazy.

[@darksoul479]

I was once stung over a hundred times. Trust me you don't want to know what happened next.

[@MrFurious176]

OMG this gave me so much anxiety! I remember having to deal with these vicious little bastards when I was in the Army in Texas. I got stung all the time when we were doing exercised out on the grounds and one time in particular while training I was crawling on the ground and accidentally shoved my hand into a fire ant pit. Great googly moogly did that hurt! The stings took forever to heal. I thought for sure my hand and arm were going to be scarred. No long lasting injuries though, just painful memories.

[@500stoney]

It was the cold temperature that prohibited the stings. In temperatures below 16 degrees, fire ants go dormant, (sleepy). That is why they immediately covered his foot, but when they got cold, they didn’t do much. The Vaseline probably had zero effect.

[@andysux1]

I think that maybe a cordyceps species spores that targets these specific ants could be used.

[@ЛИЧНОЕМНЕНИЕ-и8щ]

you destroyed their house and drowned them. you are a giant, a conqueror of red ants, whom Hercules himself would be afraid of!

[@understandingthetimes2867]

Does vinegar kill them?

[@pyroAdapt]

Why do these channels like this one and ants Canada always gonna put the interesting part in the title but then the video has like 20 minutes of explaining shit before they actually do it. Like get to it man that's what everyone clicked for lol

[@JohnSmith-kf1fc]

You never fail to interest and pleasantly surprise me with every and each video! Cheers!

[@sssniperboofygoofy]

When I was 4, I got stung by alot of fire ants, and I now have the fear of ants from that 😣

[@darshpatel3621]

i was watching you do this and i relies im sitting hear watching with a ice on my leg because i got bit by 11 fire ants

[@KabirIdiotOfficial]

Remember: Attempt to ID your ants at all costs, or you might kill a xyloni colony.

[@PoorMansInvesting]

All you gotta do is cover your leg in talcum powder. Vaseline and freezing your leg is a bit excessive.

[@Catchmeifyoucan209Stockton]

You don't have to go to Jamaica for mushrooms. We have a church in Oakland, CA and San Francisco, CA you should come out and check it out. Have everything magic mushrooms. Chocolate, Gummies, have dried out ones. It's called Zide Door The Church of Entheogenic Plants. I'll be your guide

[@AJScraps]

Wow I’m excited about this, I’ve seen red ants near me before 🐜 Can’t wait to try this out(jokes)😂

[@andrewbarney5503]

I'll be honest, those don't look big enough to be true fire ants. Those just look like regular red ants to me.

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

They looks like the ants that bit me when I went to visit ffriens in Florida. Alas I was allergic to their venom and got a pretty bad allergic reaction and a nasty staph infection to boot, no thank you, I haven't set foot in Florida ever since.

[@randalalansmith9883]

I didn't know they were the small kind of ant. My experience with a red/black desert ant is that they weren't aggressive-but if you let them crawl on your hand, they only bit you on the quick of the nails; the most vulnerable part of the hand.

[@timebong8366]

KZbin sure comfortable with the two 15 seconds videos u cannot skip

[@КДзен]

Love your videos

[@kenaultman7499]

Is it true you can't build immunity from these because the poison is an acid?

[@kvndreamteam]

If I could choose whether to be stung by a fire ant, or a wasp, neither one of the two is a picnic, but I'd pick a wasp over a fire ant at any time. Yes, being stung by a wasp hurts like crazy, but only if I touch it. Otherwise, it feels quite alright. Fire ant stings, on the other hand, are quite bothersome and, as opposed to wasp stings, they'd always be itchy and pussy, even, whereas some people, other than myself, would experience a severe allergic reaction, if bitten by a wasp... The bottom line is: if you can avoid being stung by either one of them insects, please, do so.

[@Germs4982]

They also kill birds too

[@diginimantran]

Hatsoff Man! I read somewhere about fire ants, as they can kill human. Is it true?

[@deepquake9]

Inconclusive! You have to do it again 😂

[@rivkier7214]

I was bit by a fire ant and it felt lik metal stabbed through my leg

[@Gramze84]

Interesting to see. Thanks for another great video. AntsCanadas video Fire Ants vs. My Hand another way another result :D

[@mealex303]

"YEAH BUT"....☝😌-WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER BE OR A WASP???? LOL

[@jddr555]

I hope kids don't decide to try this stunt. Fire ant's stings can kill you if you get too many or are allergic to them. It's a constant battle with these insects in the South

[@raphlvlogs271]

can humans mimic and build the types of deep borrows made by fire ants.

[@sarahtaylor7737]

This bloke all proud of his braveness with 1 sting on his thumb. Mate, you ain’t no Coyote.

[@sgtsuperhate9796]

My brothers old house in Florida the whole yard was fire ants ,me trying to fix his truck . wtf

[@denenemcbride7372]

5 stings gave me anaphylaxis. Big nope.

[@HelenMcGee-r6z]

Talk about that one thing and one thing is Aunt we not talking about moss or anyting else people want to know about these ants because I want to know about these ant bites that' has been on me for three months I don't want to know about no other type of insect

[@BillGriffin77]

I thought this was gonna be an April fools lol

[@UntamedScience]

Hah.

[@coolhluke8089]

I wanna see you son's shirt..... It looks cool 😎

[@coolhluke8089]

Can you send me a link to it or something

[@coolhluke8089]

The skeleton one

[@joels310]

Being born and raised in Texas, I won't even pretend that I don't enjoy watching the molten aluminum fire-ant mound casting videos. I absolutely hate fire-ants and I'm pretty sure they are the spawn of the devil.

[@MoniquePalmer-j8h]

COME ON RALEIGH NC

[@jacksunstone8771]

We gotta lotta ants in Texas. Makes me wonder what Aardvark tastes like.

[@sab_1055]

Bro. Why? I hate these ants. NC is 5 miles from this Godforsaken piece of VA where I'm stranded. It's hot, flat and dry. It's illegal to swim in the few small lakes around, so I got a pool. I can't use it. Fire ants light me up every time I go outside.

[@francescocauzzi1732]

Why not trying with some essential oils?

[@UntamedScience]

Could work...

[@roxannemoser]

I killed about a trillion in my yard

[@jamestregler1584]

Formic acid 😢

[@fouziatabassum6305]

Scary 😨 now I know

[@smartiking4655]

i am new ☝

[@klocalr]

Where is the follow up video!

[@kdavis4910]

So I should cover myself in Vaseline before rolling through red ant mounds. Check. Ground wasps are hard to deal with.

[@500stoney]

Not a check, unless your aim is to be stung a few thousand times. The check would be to freeze your entire body before rolling😅

[@trexgson1594]

ayyee in my home state

[@sathish10811]

@stoneagemam, hi dear... Can you take part in #savesoil movement currently trending all over the world. Tq so much for bringing these science facts to our screens

[@Moona1966]

Uhm... So did you get stung, or not? Strange way to end the video without answering it...

[@UntamedScience]

10 times. Yes. That dialogue may have gotten lost in the final mix.

[@Moona1966]

@@UntamedScience Thanks! And I'm sorry ya got stung. Those things BURN.

[@crazynut5694]

8 minutes a in mound fire ants. That's how I read that in your thumb nail

[@RockerfellerRothchild1776]

Huh?

[@WilliamBurdine]

I Love watching dumb things.... or things that you would assume as dumb.... Then I started thinking... I am covering my leg in BEN GAY. Muhahahhahhaa. C'Mon Ants, Watcha GOT???!!!