Invasion of the Yellow Crazy Ants!

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References
Bohlen, P.J., Scheu, S. Hale, C.M., McLean, A.M., Migge, A., Groffman, P.M., and Parkinson, D. (2004). Non-native invasive earthworms as agents of change in northern temperate forests. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2(8): 427-435. grownativemass.org/sites/defau...
Boland, C.R.J., Smith, M.J., Maple D.J., Tiernan, B., Barr, R., Reeves, R., and Napier, F. (2011). Heli-baiting using low concentration fipronil to control invasive yellow crazy ant supercolonies on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. 152-156 In: Veitch, C. R.; Clout, M. N. and Towns, D. R. (eds.). 2011. Island invasives: eradication and management. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. www.issg.org/pdf/publications/...
Csurhes, S. and Hankamer, C. (2012) Pest Animal Risk Assessment: Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes). Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. www.daff.qld.gov.au/__data/ass...
Hoffman, B. (2009) Dhimurru Yellow Crazy Ant Management Plan: a report prepared for Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation. www.dhimurru.com.au/uploads/8/...
Hoffmann, B.D., Auina, S., and Stanley, M.C. (2014). Targeted Research to Improve Invasive Species Management: Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes in Samoa. PLoS ONE 9(4): e95301. www.plosone.org/article/info%3...
O'Dowd D.J., Green P.T., and Lake P.S. (2003). Invasional 'meltdown' on an oceanic island. Ecology Letters 6: 812--817. wolfweb.unr.edu/~ldyer/classes...
Parkes, J., and Murphy, E. (2003). Management of introduced mammals in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 30: 335--359. citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...
Pimentel, D., Zuniga, R. and Morrison, D. (2005). Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien invasive species in the United States. Ecological Economics, 52(3): 273-288. www.forestpests.org/pdf/Update...
Webb, G.A. and Hoffmann, B.D. (2013). Field evaluations of the efficacy of Distance Plus on invasive ant species in northern Australia. Journal of Economic Entomology 106(4):1545-52. www.sumitomo-chem.com.au/sites...
Image credits
Earthworm
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Yellow Crazy Ant
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Cassowary
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Wooroonooran Josephine Falls
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[@Sam_596]

"We don't consider ourselves an ecological threat to ourselves" We really *really* should

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

Why though..

[@ImaErick]

yea

[@zes7215]

wrg,idts

[@luciovaldez9907]

Ikr This person probably lives under a rock😭😂😂😂💀

[@marie-pieredwards5421]

I agree, with problems like *CLIMATE CHANGE* and *CAUSING SPECIES TO GO EXTINCT* and *MAKING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STUFF LIKE A.I.*.

[@Boomflame82]

The ferret vs. rabbit problem was a huge mistake for reasons not mentioned in the video. Ferrets are nocturnal predators, so they hunt at night. Meanwhile, rabbits are diurnal (forage during the day) and find/make burrows to sleep in at night. Therefore, ferrets found other prey such as the kakapo.

[@morrischristiansalvador7457]

1:07 A Lionfish holding a stick on fire *underwater* *_SEEMS LEGIT_*

[@montaviacasey5812]

I helped him

[@restinpeacekobe987]

.

[@characterschar6138]

Spongebob logic

[@plasmagreninja1577]

Charmander ...

[@erikachavez6722]

...

[@HopeRock425]

"Humans are not an invasive species" is the funniest thing I've heard!

[@madddog2487]

At least the concept is some what honest saying, we are NOT AN ECOLOGICAL THREAT... I mean because we are not ecological.

[@restinpeacekobe987]

They arent

[@plaidpenguin1820]

We consider ourselves not invasive and we think that we are not an ecological threat to ourselves.

[@HopeRock425]

@@plaidpenguin1820 I know I just think it's Ironic because even though we aren't an invasive species we have caused a lot of extinctions. The deffenition of an invasive species should be a foreign species that damages a local ecosystem, not whether or not it hurts us.

[@dokothegermanshepherd3990]

Ya

[@gearfire123]

Tell me about it. Last time I saw an ant invasion getting that bad it took destroying a small dictatorship, nuking the king ant, and sacrificing a 14 year old boy the stop it.

[@angrypineapple1]

some friends and i had to topple a slave-driven dictatorship, unite the military and some knights, travel across a science facilty, a canyon, a few casinos and a nuclear desert all to end it with a battle at the hoover dam, all while having a serious head injury.

[@jedibatman123]

i see what you did there ;)

[@angrypineapple1]

jack smith I knew somebody would get a *kick* *in* *the* *head* about that joke! :D

[@Thnkrgames]

That Huinter x Hunter reference tho.

[@angrypineapple1]

***** not knowing what Hunter x Hunter is *almost* *makes* *ya* *wish* *for* *a* *nuclear* *winter*

[@chsxtian]

oh no not the golf courses!

[@johnandan1594]

+chsxtian certain golf courses are strategically placed near airports so in case of planes needing an emergency landing the golf course can provide a clearing. In fact Harrison Ford who had a recent plane accident was saved because of the fact that a golf course was nearby and they could land in a clearing instead of on top of buildings or trees. So don't make fun of the golf courses cause there are more to things than you know :)

[@joedillon9449]

+Deathcap Rabadon (Deathcap9087) well then... thanks

[@johnandan1594]

***** hey mate I don't like wasting it like that either but I don't plan cities. And if people are going to build golf courses anyways why not place them in places that could use them for a clearing. Also, if you want to talk about wasting land talk about suburban housing cause that shit is the reason why cities have to clear out thousands of acres of land.

[@imacds]

+Deathcap Rabadon (Deathcap9087) I always thought that the reason golf courses were near airports was becasue rich people owned both golf courses and airports for their private planes.... interesting......

[@Natalie-ez1zc]

is this sarcasm? because I can't hear your voice

[@margaritatabellini8806]

"oh, the Golden Empire here too!"

[@rymoura]

Margarita Tabellini happy antscanada noises

[@sanSDI]

Lol, thats why i started the video XD #GoldenEmpire

[@amieyoung6072]

Golden empire fork antscananda

[@skepbeans]

Antscanda reference

[@ArkSurvivalAscendedu3i]

Jup

[@12...]

That pun was enough to kill all the invasive species

[@pedropedrohan102]

i wish

[@pedropedrohan102]

hey wait a se

[@Dylan-oh1li]

you know something is a badass when it can kill things in australie

[@raoulduke22]

true

[@2905blade]

Na man. If you have ever been to Australia, you know they have a very strict customs control. Australia has a very fragile ecosystem.

[@AceofDlamonds]

australia has some unique animals, but really they aren't any more "badass" than animals from Africa or South America/ Asia

[@jrlopez1027.]

Ikr I've heared the mosquitos are like on steroids now lol

[@DemopanTF2]

*Australia

[@coleturner6957]

1:04 - Gary in the bottom left. x)

[@ivoryy62006]

@@ulfablod its ok everyone has opinons we should respect other people opinons

[@walletherobot4424]

01:07 found gary

[@aoifehall1675]

Wall•E The Robot what do, you mean

[@Peppermynt.]

Mao

[@mirzuri]

@@aoifehall1675 bottom left

[@cambrown5633]

"We don't usually consider ourselves an ecological threat to ourselves" There's your problem

[@Erine120]

Humans are the most dangerous thing in the world for other Humans

[@cambrown5633]

@@Erine120 And for most other things unfortunately :/

[@gamerboyx7450]

I know

[@casualscrollron3923]

Literally forgets about world wars and terrorist attacks

[@patu8010]

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

[@dragonmaster4555]

patu8010 hail lord ant! They will take our land and rename it the " the arachnalands "

[@worldmilitaryanalysis6897]

ants are not arachnids

[@serbianspaceforce6873]

World Military Analysis Who the fuck cares

[@SouchTheCouch]

not the ants

[@bribarius5197]

I DO there so annoying and they freak me out when I mistake them for fire ants

[@schnapps77]

3:15, ANTics, I see what you did there....

[@CrepieColour]

*Hantik* means Weaver Ant In Filipino

[@zoebigmac01]

3:18 *

[@amphrose]

zoebigmac01 I would say 3:17

[@loupblanc7944]

I wonder is it possible for the environment to eventually adapt? Could some sort of super ant eater eventually come along to keep the invasive ants at bay?

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

it will. the world has always adapted fine without human interventions. its just they become a pain to us. so we kill them. if it dosent effect us we usually dont give a shit. we only care for selfish reasons.

[@mossab7136]

+bananian Probably not but holy crap that sounds sad, lol

[@cass6082]

Probably eventually, but unfortunately by that point it will have very badly devastated the ecosystem and driven some species to extinction. Also it’s not that simple, like catfish in France, the catfish are so vicious that in some areas they’ve basically wiped out the entire local fish population. But instead of running out of food and dying, the catfish have gotten even stronger and resorted to cannibalism and even hunting birds that land on the shore. Or like in my country where Water-hyacinths are choking out the wetlands, which is a big problem for the species that need to live there, but will also cause massive damage to humans that rely on them for fishing, flood control, filtering silt and bacteria, etc. Though the hyacinths will probably have to die eventually, they would have taken countless animal and human lives and maybe done irreparable damage before they do

[@boygenius538_8]

Yes it will, the earth has dealt with much worse than us. We are the ones who will be harmed.

[@linaxu1239]

how do you light a torch under water? lionfish: i will show you the way

[@raywang212]

AGHHH NOT THE GOLF FIELDS THESE WEEDS WILL PAY *drops a nuke*

[@unicornnumber1987]

Won’t that destroy the gold field? 🧐

[@emqbaba3890]

Doom marine will be proud son.

[@aankritzjoshi6501]

BOOMMMMMMMMMMM DED

[@plaidpenguin1820]

So we care about gold but not the planet that houses us and gives us resources?

[@goldenaxolotl9718]

Plaid Penguin *Golf

[@spaghettilives5106]

If I paint myself yellow, the ants will take me in as one of they're own

[@CrepieColour]

Ants use their sense of smell to talk each other and that scent is called pheromones. And an ant’s nose are actually its antennae

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

When you don't share your vomit with them they'll reject you. Then you'll be an outcast to two species.

[@ygotsvlog3762]

@@khatharrmalkavian3306 oh i knowcthat its how they share their food

[@acash93]

We should take New Zealand and push it somewhere else.

[@SNN95]

+acash93 good answer, "Patrick"... :v

[@omarmunoz2445]

+acash93 you mean nuke it

[@epicbob7404]

+Mahatma Gandhi newzealanders have Internet so we can hear you

[@danielcucumber2027]

+Epic Bob silly no you don't

[@Arzene22]

We should move the internet somewhere else

[@probablynotyou9286]

1:08 accurate representation of Aussie fish destroying American coral

[@JosephClayson]

we are the ultimate invasive species

[@Tartar]

Not yet, we've yet to invade other planets.

[@haiggoh]

We have been invading every continent in this planet though. Which no other mammal has managed on their own thus far.

[@JasperKlijndijk]

haiggoh ants.

[@wtfduud]

haiggoh Rats?

[@haiggoh]

Jasper van Manen Ants are not a species but a family of insects containing many different species of ants. No ant species lives on all continents afaik. Plus I said mammals ;)

[@darkshad109]

Unpopular Opinion Puffin: I think humans are awesome

[@goclbert]

99% of people think humans sre awesome. We're just assholes sometimes.

[@Firmus777]

It doesn't matter if we are awesome or completely horrible. They're us, why would you be against your own species?

[@10INTM]

Jay Park You're still breathing; spitting out yucky CO2. Stop killing the planet! Humans...*Pats self on back*

[@darkshad109]

Jay Park The planet can't die. It doesn't give two shits about CO2 or anything else. Those things you mentioned is what is going to help humans stay on Earth longer, Earth itself has no preferences. Don't act like you're doing it for the benefit of anything other than seeing your own species survive.

[@josephang9927]

I believe the same. Earth and Universe care a shit about invasive species, since that's just a human concept. We can care about nature if we want! In fact, Universe itself has destroyed most life on Earth multiple times through many disasters. We are not the most destructive species... the nature itself is.

[@kubkub7156]

",dealing with them is the real BUGer" puns, quips, jokes ding*

[@mistyalfahunt5137]

Me:HAhaha

[@ImmaterialDigression]

Oh no, a weed encroaches on OUR golf course *meanwhile we destroy half of the worlds rainforests* #priorities

[@yungholocaust6990]

+ImmaterialDigression Yes, the people upset about weeds growing on their lawns and golf courses are entirely the same people cutting down rainforests. #sillycomplaints

[@yungholocaust6990]

Rav Enj stay mad breh

[@yungholocaust6990]

Rav Enj I'm not ignorant. :^) I'm just putting another moron in its place. Yes, CEOs of companies that cut down rainforests enjoy golf and, dare I say it, they have lawns. THE BASTARDS HAVE LAWNS! Oh, the fucking humanity.

[@yungholocaust6990]

Rav Enj Not generally, but yes, as an insult, I just have. I hope that's okay with you, Mr. Nazi. I understand what OP is saying, and I understand what you think you're saying. Oh, and how angrily you're saying it! Methinks nappytime is in order for Mr. Grumpykins! OPs post can be dismissed after considering one simple fact. "We" aren't cutting down rainforests, but "we" DO hate weeds. The general person doesn't enjoy weeds on their lawn. Correct? The general person does not cut down rainforests. Correct? Correct. Off you go, child. I'm done with you and your little tantrums.

[@yungholocaust6990]

Rav Enj www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Grammar+Nazi I see your argument has been boiled down to attacking me for using words you're unfamiliar with, so we must be done here. :^)

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

"Yellow Crazy Ant" Sounds like an awesome name for a native tribe leader.

[@Jake28]

or a jojo stand

[@tatzor]

"Oh no there's rabbits everywhere! Walking meat that is free and organic is just there for the taking and making a stew out of"

[@jackdidathing3716]

@The Unknown true dat I went with my dad rabbit hunting and they are some quick mfs

[@Burn_Angel]

Set traps. Bunnies are dumb enough to fall on them, they're bunnies, not rats.

[@wuncentral-ibo2870]

you guys are so friggin awesome! Thanks so much for all these videos. Im loving them

[@andyyy3775]

The real "bug"ger haha

[@holiday8607]

HI HI Hl To the next day 🖐🖐🖐

[@montaviacasey5812]

Seems legit

[@mistyalfahunt5137]

Me:he did that on purpose Him:keeps talking

[@ziggybender9125]

For anyone dealing with a Yellow Crazy Ant infestation I have a new discovery to share! Last night I steamed some crab legs and left the steam pot on the stove lazily, this morning there were my nemesis the yellow crazy ants on the pot. When I picked up the pot I noticed something though, quite a few ants had drown in the shallow water. So I decided on an experiment and put a small pile of cane sugar into the water to dissolve and set the pot outside near an area with lots of ant activity, it's only been out there for 3 hours and there are hundreds and hundreds of drowned ants already. I think I'll add a little water when they get thick enough to create an island of bodies, hopefully it works because nothing else has so far. I wonder if other meat waters would have the same effect?

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Are they gone yet?

[@invisiblejaguar1]

I recently learned about this at college in Biology. Love the music :-)

[@chrismorring3352]

Got to love those cartoon ants with the bibs and eating utensils. lol

[@jonnalynprice723]

I love the puns on the MinuteEarth videos! The facts are cool, but the puns are what keeps me coming back!

[@adea8378]

im so glad that australia is finally getting noticed on youtube because this lets me know more about the area im living in. Your channel shows me a lot of new stuff each day!!

[@combineadvisor7309]

Plot twist, it was antscanada all along.

[@tomnovy3476]

rlly ancanda rlly

[@JT-xo8xi]

@@tomnovy3476 who tf is ancanda

[@Enchantedtinyfriend]

A guy who owns many ants ,

[@ludiwang1172]

I remember watching this when it first came out and now I'm watching it again thinking OH WOW THIS CHANNEL HAS CHANGED SO MUCH

[@spottydraws]

Don't you love that at the end of every Minute Earth video there's a pun?

[@BrightIdeatoyou]

Another great video - educational and interesting (awesome)!

[@MBogdos96]

Antics, I see what you did there...

[@mvgalloway719]

Antics... Lol😂. I love you videos

[@steve.z5034]

These old videos make me feel nostalgic

[@Niidea1986]

those damn ants have invaded my kitchen, they are tiny, speedy and never stop running in random directions x.x

[@GraveUypo]

those damn ants are overwhelming my house. i'm getting really mad. every night it's like an ant rave on my floor. what the hell ANTS! there's NOTHING TO EAT HERE. sheesh! it's probably because i have a living wall all around my house and that thing attracts all kinds of insects. if that's the reason then i'm stuck with them, cuz i'm not getting rid of my green wall. the only good thing about these ants is that they can't bite/sting a person. they're too dumb and their mouth claw things are too small for that. doesn't keep them from trying if provoked, though.

[@niyao7834]

+GraveUypo You can try various ways of trapping them in large quanities. With a nearly endless number of test subjects, you can try as many crazy things as you want! Also maybe if you kill a few million of them and then use their dead bodies to fertilize your green wall, the other ants might get the message >:]

[@GraveUypo]

Ni Yao oh believe me, i'm tired out of my mind of playing god to them. there's a bunch of four legged ants around. ants with super glue armor on their torso. ants that have been frozen then unfrozen. ants that have been boiled then frozen then unfrozen... ants that i have trapped alive inside my clear hand vaccum cleaner chamber (kinda like under the dome, except with no way out and no food to begin with) and in company of a spider... two-legged ants that have earned my forgiveness because of their tenacity and will to live (i bet they died soon thereafter anyways). ants without their fat butt parts. ants with no leg joints (i cut their legs at the height of the first joint)... soft ants from being dipped in hand skin cream... ants without their bitey scissors thingies. black ants from spray paint. ants with floral scent. peppery ants. anyway. you get the idea. played god a lot.

[@sailoroftheinternet3290]

Graveuypo: that's pretty twisted in my op.

[@CrepieColour]

Some ant species actually spray formic acid like Yellow crazy ants, Weaver ants and Carpenter ants. Some ants also have no stingers like Ghost ants and Pharaoh ants

[@teghan05]

Yellow crazy ants spray formic acid and they really hurt, I would suggest putting vinegar on your doorways as they don't like walking on it. An easy ant trap is to get a large enough container, fill it half way with sugar/honey water then put baby power mixed with rubbing alcohol on the inside about an inch or two from the top. Have you ever considered they moved into your living wall? They make leaf nests so if you see an odd collection of leafs that are held together with 'spiders web' it will most likely be one of their nests.

[@W.E.N.D.I.G.O]

+Charlie Qin lion fish were introduced into many areas in the ocean. Fish species that haven't adapted to predators wander towards them unknowing. Normally lion fish eat small fish that wander too close but when you one in an area where there are big fish they adapt to eat the big ones which in the areas of the lion fish, they eat a lot of endangered species

[@BosonCollider]

This is why parasites are really, really useful. They only target their host species and die out without them.

[@maxbuskirk5302]

"thier harmful 'ant'ics at bay"

[@papafrita1166]

1:14 nom nom noming

[@chorengtan660]

Lol 🤣

[@ivysiu8230]

MinuteEarth I love what you guys do :D

[@anonymous_catlover9849]

I just love this channel

[@kentkylec.cortez3243]

The golden empire anyone?

[@hardboiledegg7324]

Ants PH rip

[@thefishisraw117]

Yes

[@Thnkrgames]

We to first find Meruem and kill him, with no leadership, the ants will crumble!

[@ziliath5237]

He took a nuke and survived.... how the hell do you suggest we do that?

[@JandCanO]

Ziliath 2 nukes

[@ziliath5237]

JandCandO nuke him while he's a husk.... yeah' that would work

[@dalton5229]

Ziliath find a blind girl who is good at board games.

[@Breathingdeeper]

antics was... beautiful

[@huzaifanasir7425]

You have sooooo much knowledge

[@Goabnb94]

As if Rabbits and Ferrets were the only invasive species in New Zealand. Rats, Feral cats, Deer, Wilding Pines...

[@AlexPope1668]

...Hobbits...

[@Goabnb94]

Alex Pope don't forget dragons

[@stanislaw7190]

Goabnb94 and film crews

[@beauwing2973]

plus tourists that don't leave and boat people

[@VincentMothling]

Any outdoor cats really >~> rainbow skinks Argentina ants

[@Mistran5lation]

My expert analysis has yielded an answer: we're fucked.

[@choyeonkim2096]

At my school,there’s a soccor field and in there,there are trees behind it on the tree they have this kind of ants!

[@garfieldbudd6565]

There is a new invasive species introduced in my state which is the Stink Bug and they are like as common as house flies.

[@salleymudd5488]

I saw the title and thought it was gong to be a metaphoric warning to Americans about China.

[@chrisfox7034]

Believe it or not that is only the third most racist and second most ignorant comment I've read all day.

[@rebeccamill5157]

thats just racist and rude...

[@salleymudd5488]

Oh blow it out of your asses, prudes. That was sarcasm because there are so many racist fear mongering videos on KZbin, I figured this was another one. Where are you and your protests on the thousands of videos and comments that attack Blacks and Hispanics? Never see any finger wagging on THOSE... or do just have respect for Asians?

[@chrisfox7034]

salley Mudd I respect all people. As such I don't watch racist, fascistic videos. But I do have a great love of science and philosophy, and when I see such a comment on these videos you can bet your ass I'll protest against such hate.

[@chrisfox7034]

salley Mudd I'm sorry if you are offended by my assumption. But you should insure your comment is written in such a manner where people can actually tell that it is a form of sarcasm or satire. The way you wrote the comment it almost seemed like you not only expected, but were disappointed find out it wasn't. There was ZERO hint of any to the contrary in your comment (perhaps adding a 'glad I was wrong' would've helped?). We can't hear your comment, we have to read it, remember this. But yes, it is nice when people stand up against racism and intolerance.

[@flightlesscoffeebirdboy9655]

Why is a usefull informative video have downvotes? I don't understand you people.

[@topilinkala1594]

There's an invasiuve bunny population in Helsinki that supports native owls in Helsinki. Plants that we want to save from the bunnies get fences around of them. The population has stabilised now because predators have found them. Owls and foxes are the main ones.

[@Superboi100]

Great video!

[@shawnpitman876]

There's a fungus that takes over ants and changes their behavior so that they just try and spread the fungus more. seems like the most apt way to get rid of crazy ants in Australia to me

[@dannyroosenboom3640]

are you sure it is harmless to native ants?

[@Destructocorps]

Cordyceps, not something we want to be messing with.

[@sinbread526]

That fungus is scary as hell and not a good idea to mess with. It also wouldn't work, since it mainly just takes over workers since queens usually stay in the ground. Also, when Cordyceps becomes an invasive species, what then?

[@bananian]

Yellow crazy ants? More like like the yellow $#%$ you ants.

[@helenastrahan3186]

bananian I love this guy...

[@davidrobinson8426]

bananian srsly crazy ants can kill a person!

[@federativemapperholiday1580]

I like your science stuff!

[@yes-ej2uv]

Everybody be gangsta’ till the ant eater comes in.

[@draconisthewyvern3664]

not working. a study showed yellow crazy ants found a way to detect your chemicals and also capable of identifying new posions this was shown in a documentary about the yellow crazy ants and the christmas island crabs.

[@jamesmiller4054]

😢🦀🦀🦀

[@konoyarogaming6774]

I watched that documentary as well, though it was an old one. No species is genetically perfect. There will be one weakness that can bring them down. If it isn't from poisoning them with lethal substances, it could be with overdosing them with healthy substances. They could inject queens with genetics which make their offsprings territorial. Or just limit the crazy ant's acsess with extreme methods such as burning parts of the forest or removing food sources.

[@msagzjr.4641]

0:45 "We are Not Invasive" Uhh Yes we Are

[@TriassicPendraig]

I agree we are the most invasiv species to have ever life on this planet

[@kent_hdd]

0:50 Those frogs stealing money , haha. Very amusing.

[@rurutherussian]

He lives for these puns at the end.

[@martlesmartlesmartles]

Anyone see gary?

[@czechslovakian]

I did 2!

[@redstranger6772]

When and where?

[@wrcclim3602]

+AstoundingPilot -SW- Me too!

[@wrcclim3602]

You know who Gary is... COME ON!

[@randyjr1976]

+stellvia hoenheim spongebobs snail

[@shadowwolf7880]

1:22 AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ClubSealing]

Invasive species aren't always things that harm human interests, they're organisms that take over the niche of other organisms and create competition that wasn't there before. They can even be native species that adapt to take over other niches they didn't previously fill. We just happen to care about the exotic ones that affect us directly.

[@buttersquids]

The rabbits and ferrets remind me of a funny cartoon I read in a magazine once Robo-bees will help pollinate our plants! Later... Swarms of Robo-bees are terrorising the country, so we have developed Mecha-spiders to prey on them Later still... The Mecha-spider plague is very unfortunate, but can be solved by introducing predatory Bionic-weasels Eventually... The Bionic-weasel population is out of control, but these Cyborg-monkeys riding on Android-elephants will soon hunt them down

[@The16bithero]

Chimera Ants!!

[@SpiritofSix]

Very interesting video! And to those that are bad-mouthing others for their opinions of their own kind, meaning us humans, don't oversimplify what they mean: sure, we are all human but if you claim that means we should be "accepting" of all people is ridiculous and unrealistic. In the real world in which we live, people hold extraordinarily diverse opinions and attitudes on a wide-range of topics. There are many kinds of moralities that exist--plenty of bloodshed and loss of life occurs at many levels because of it. People "hate" other people (hence, humans) not because they aren't proud of what they are or that they want to die (what an oversimplification) but because a lot of people abuse the privilege of being on the most powerful species on the planet. The killing of children, the rape and butchering of women, the slaughter of villages.... you can love humans without loving everything about being one. Apologies for the rant, just had to clarify on the others' behalf. I talk about philosophy and the such if you're interested, check it out I won't let you down. Good day to you all :)

[@realuity3075]

AntsCanada is gonna have a good time with all those Yellow Crazy Ants in captivity.

[@immershinesudios1998]

*being a AntsCanada lover, I’m offended. The Fire Nation died already, I won’t let the Golden Empire die too*

[@willawanders]

But earthworms are good! (totally for farmers)

[@MaiNguyen-ik6ew]

Earthworms aren't invasive they don't harm us although they did not originate here.

[@360WaveProcess]

Get what he he did there at the end ANTiCS.... Haha Get it? Ant-ics... It's funny b/c the video is about ants lmao gagaga😭😂

[@davidbergmann8948]

gagaga googoo 👶

[@Taiiveon]

AC Family where you at The Golden Empire

[@CrimZaza]

I'm here boi I'm part of the AC fam

[@hyonker2134]

I never saw any rabbits or ferrets in New Zealand, all I saw was a kea, it looked so pretty!

[@takimate]

Kakapo :'(

[@orvali]

Genus. a Genus, you mean.

[@haliepateno6861]

I know. I was crying two months ago when I found out they were endangered. Im so sad :,(

[@ashleyfahey3651]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I feel sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad

[@ancsuther]

It's my country's too :(

[@lenipinilimondala1510]

Does anyone keep these as pets?

[@blackninjamaw829]

Honestly, every single animal has probably been kept as pets

[@wegner7036]

AntCanada has a bunch of ants.

[@gaiustheant1618]

Weerwet aye but he only keeps those allready native to the land

[@ying6106]

I remember finding your videos on epic read

[@drfirechief8958]

Most of the fauna and flora that migrated around the planet did it without human assistance or with minimal help, with some notable exceptions. You're correct that the best defense is knowledge. The knowledge of how to prevent transplantation, minimal collateral damage in dealing with it and the best adaptation techniques we can imploy. Nature is too complex to think we're going to control it.

[@19billdong96]

1:36 um... solution right there! Get all the kids, equip with ant killer sun ray concentration scope 2000, and boom, dead ants everywhere

[@coolsodapop12]

_Grabs Sunscreen_ _Grabs Pail Of Water_ _Grabs apple_ Here's the plan, we attract them, flood their base, then drown them in sunscreen.

[@AEther0238]

This whole video was just a lead up to that "Anti-ics," pun, huh?

[@Peppermynt.]

Yellow crazy ants: goes everywhere Coronavirus: are you challenging me!?

[@rogerszmodis]

No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death

[@atlasxatlas]

Meruem is our king!

[@Apwolsopcjrhei]

He's dead man.

[@atlasxatlas]

I know TT~TT

[@fabbat2320]

Mereuem in 2016 LUL

[@charlieqin5014]

How do lion fish harm the environment?

[@Kazzax100]

+Chairman Zeddy there is no need to be mean

[@Kazzax100]

no it's because you're calling this person a lazy ass for no reason. you're hardly even arguing, you're just berating this person. besides, the comment was likely directed at MinuteEarth, suggesting that they make a video about lionfish. there is no need to be mean to this person just for asking a question in a youtube comment

[@charlieqin5014]

You know Chairman Zeddy, if you have nothing nice to say then you shouldn't say it! You should be much more respectful of other people on the internet!

[@BagelSammich]

+Chairman Zeddy What if someone just calls you an asshat for no reason? If that makes you feel bad which I doubt it does because by the looks of it you don't have feelings. other people have feelings, and doing things like calling people "lazy ass" CAN make other peoples lives worse.

[@BagelSammich]

Nice insult.

[@rahulchakraborty74]

I would not generally believe in you but ants did invade my laptop

[@qheldia3033]

This drawing are so good 😄😄😄😄

[@Boog_masskway]

I feel like humans have zero role in the ecology of any habitat out there. I can't think of one species in its natural state that depends on man for his role in the ecosystem. Look at what happened after man left Chernobyl. The place looks like a paradise.

[@gorkyrojas3446]

We humans DO have a role in the ecology, no matter how you look at it. I guess what you were trying to say is that we have a 'negative' impact, rather than a positive one. But it's still an impact.

[@joejosephi]

Gorky Rojas Yep. Humans are probably the most (objectively) invasive species. We've colonized most of the land on earth with ourselves. That's quite amazing.

[@TheLivetuner]

Roaches followed the humans and feasts on our food wastes. As well as our heat system that provides them with habitable environment. Humans escaped the food chain and natural environment by altering environments to our liking, which if you put it into perspective, might be the biggest impact or role in earth ecology ever. Roles doesn't always have to be "natural", we are a part of nature, it's just we've grown rogue and probably needs to find a way of stabilizing it without harming ourselves, which unfortunately is yet to be found.

[@checkeraka47]

We're all on the same roller-coaster, feeling the same natural rhythm. The sooner we simply let things be, the sooner things will begin to thrive on their own. The only thing humans should do if we want to help the ecosystem around us, is by getting out of the way. This Earth can sustain us, so long as we learn to co-exist with nature and within humanity.

[@MichaelBayol]

dairy cows and every herd of cattle, domesticated chickens and pigs, domesticated dogs and cats, pest cockroaches, the list goes on. These species would die off or would have to adapt somehow without humans.

[@themangix357]

Are rabbits uhm not edible? If there's a lot of them shouldn't humans just... well.. slaughter them for meat or at least meat for other animals?

[@chicopluma]

weird isn't it, we have to set hunting seasons to protect some populations, and this others are a problem because grow too much

[@4tonnesoffury329]

ApexPredator_ They are too fast, i went rabbit hunting with my uncle and they are quick bastards.

[@jackdidathing3716]

@@4tonnesoffury329 we could pull a second great emu war but with rabbits and provide 1000 rounds of .223 and AR-15's if "the great aussie blue" would just change their gun laws

[@Cybernatural]

I got a buddy who repairs helicopters. He shows me pictures of the crazy beetles they find on the helicopters. I doubt we will ever really be able to stop species from spreading, but we can try I guess.

[@magentamoth621]

Those Ants Are *CRAAAAAZY*

[@htfkid2000]

Alarmism

[@haiggoh]

I passionately hate that word because it's an excuse to ignore global problems and take responsibility for our actions.

[@htfkid2000]

haiggoh Ha yeah, It is a pretty dumb thing to say tbh, I don't like it myself, but i was wondering what others would say (I guess i'm a bit of a hyppocrite, oh well.) Anyway, I do actually feel bad for those crabs :c

[@gaogamon3]

We have a tremendously powerful control over this world. To even entertain the notion that our control over this world can't do anything but good, and that problems like this, global warming (not to put words in your mouth), etc, are just alarmism, is just ridiculous. It's sort of like conspiracy theory stereotype. Not all are warranted or make sense, but god forbid a group of powerful people get together and do something. Not everything is perfect that we do, and not everything people try to turn your attention to is bullshit for that reason.

[@htfkid2000]

gaogamon3 Tell me about it. It's pretty sad that people discredit things as "alarmism" when it's actually happening and it truly is something to be alarmed about.

[@haiggoh]

gaogamon3 Especially considering that there is actually a real conspiracy going on regarding climate change and that is the lobbyist paid politicians and "experts" who intentionally spread misinformation and fuel the conspiracy theories so that the automobile and oil industry can comfortably keep selling their products as long as possible.

[@dkmorbidus]

Cmon' how much do we know about the fuckin' rabbits?..

[@dutubsucks]

Yeah, why do they eat so many carrots? What do they need such good eye-sight for anyway?

[@ChocolateTeapot93]

Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!

[@AlexPope1668]

I see what you did there... oh, and it's wabbit season...

[@XyphlosBlade]

dutubsucks Rabbits dont eat carrots naturally, they generally eat shrubbery and cabbages. The carrot thing was enforced by humans for stereotypical reasons. I dont know if its stereotypical, but that's what I guess.

[@stanislaw7190]

XyphlosBlade Stereotypes: the act of assigning quantified characteristics behaviors of a thing- can even be a concept/idea. In the case of rabbits, Bugs Bunny is famous has the monopoly on that one. Y'know I'm kidding right WB?

[@Moosh_]

Queen ants lose there wings after mating to dig or construct nests in trees or dirt plus yellow crazy ants will gladly accept more queens so there can be colonies with 100 queens there so either way whatever we do those crabs will go extinct.

[@kinggalahad5622]

Weaver ant: i fear no man but that thing **yellow crazy ant appears** Weaver ant: it scares me