THE BRUTAL BATTLE OF THE ANTLION AND ANTS! [Live feeding!]

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[@jamesbarmann7419]

It's crazy how accurate these are in grounded, behavior wise

[@ronaldnixon5049]

That's exactly what I was thinking

[@hughhomshaw1619]

Haha that's what I was thinking

[@fayazahamed1390]

Im scared to death when i entered into sand box

[@xDINKUS2xyt]

Ya exactly

[@xDINKUS2xyt]

@@fayazahamed1390 same lol

[@WaylonMoone]

5:20 From what I saw, I’m with that Ant Sonny. He saw his friend die and wanted so badly to help, when he realized he failed, he didn’t back down knowing he could’ve died, he even sees the Lion grabbing him or tried and he immediately went back to fight it, Weather or not he dies, he went out a warrior. RIP Sonny, You are a true bro:

[@flutefox3177]

R.I.P F in the chat.

[@sboop248]

I'm pretty sure it's a she but it's an ant so it doesn't matter

[@agatareiter7012]

Rip

[@Cristopher.C]

F

[@Diabaddus]

It’s very fascinating to see how intelligent they actually are. Such a same so many people see them as mindless annoyances

[@phuckweed]

Well, if David Attenborough ever passes away we've always got Dracula here to narrate wildlife documentaries

[@shaggen]

underrated comment

[@DarkmatterXD]

underrated comment

[@davidm5646]

Lmao, so funny watching something like an antlion in a terrarium. Spent a good deal of my childhood collecting these with my friends. That ticklish feeling you get when they try to dig into you while you're holding them in your palm. Good times.

[@kendrayunker7395]

They have been throwing it back ever since they were born

[@someoneprice2371]

@@kendrayunker7395 wtf lmao

[@dowowowowowow7878]

@@someoneprice2371 calm down

[@diggerson88]

me too but the footage is great.

[@Thereal_Pranabindu]

@@dowowowowowow7878 you calm dawn

[@deborahbrown7757]

When I was a kid we used to call them doodlebugs. I had no idea that they turned into a flying insect. Thank you for that information.

[@MagdalenaTheremin]

I didn't know it either. I have always thought that all the insexts are scary and just bleeeeh😂

[@theant4184]

As an ant, this was very sad, they were my best friends and workmates But genuinely I really like antlions they're cool little fellas, I would like one as a pet Guys please, I'm an ant many of us die, sure I get bummed out but I get over it in a day

[@nevexoxo.]

Im so sorry I laughed IM SORRYYYY 😭💀✌️

[@theant4184]

@@nevexoxo. it's fine, no need to cry over spilled milk, I'm an ant thousands of us die every day

[@nevexoxo.]

@@theant4184 I feel bad now 😔 rip to those fallen ant soldiers 🙏

[@AdrianP8850]

@@theant4184 How much longer will you live for?

[@theant4184]

@@AdrianP8850 I grown up to be a worker ant a few days ago and I live for 5 years, so about a couple years

[@prodigyanalysis6708]

That ANT was trying so hard to Save his Homie 😢

[@robertbean8116]

Many years ago when I was a small child my Grandmother taught me about doodlebugs. You can call them up out of their holes by softly chanting "Doodlebug....Doodlebug...come and get a ladle of butter milk...." over and over. As you whisper this your breath will shake sand into the funnel and the lion will emerge thinking that an ant fell into his lair. Poor bug there was no ant and no buttermilk either!

[@ink7512]

MAN! I love that stoiry, but I just feel like irt misses the FEEDING aspect. Tghar;'s like thge only bonding charactewrisrtic I coudl believ in . Like everyone loves feediung and I just feel like it would be a lot more believable if you talked about feeding more

[@simonperez4743]

Was this nigga raised in a canibal tribe wtf💀💀💀

[@billinct860]

Antlions live right in front of my house in an area protected from rain. Few people know what they are. The soil has to be dry and almost sand like for their funnels to trap ants.

[@vengefulbeauty]

Used to play with these things as a kid in GA. We could watch them catch and eat ants for hours.

[@BladeCuttervita]

@@vengefulbeauty from GA too and did the same

[@tzaryr]

@@BladeCuttervita Y’all so lucky I been in GA all my life and never seen these things before😂

[@urjnlegend]

@@tzaryr look underneath trees or in areas with lots of shade , relatively dry when it rains. They'll be in dents/upside down cones in the floor, like a funnel

[@GolDFish-if1ov]

​@@urjnlegend I never get to see an antlion I feel like they do not exist

[@ashleydavis7448]

Interesting to see how the other ant tries to pull out the one that is caught

[@Perkeletricksterservantofrher]

it's so futile lol. but intelligence is there.

[@focke-wulffw-1902]

Ants are unbelievably intelligent creatures

[@zes3813]

wrr

[@identifyyourself5684]

@@Perkeletricksterservantofrher You and Focker , made me laugh real good , you said 'its so futile lol but intelligence is there' as if it's enough for them to function and do their best to survive for their benefit and their colonies , they definitely are not mindless little drones, they react specifically to certain definite threats , so yea intelligence is definitely present. Then Focker says 'Ants are unbelievably intelligent creatures' . Although you both state ants have intelligence,my thoughts align with your comment in saying ants have intelligence rather than saying they are unbelievably intelligent creatures lol 🤣.. ...compared to rocks yea I agree but to humans ? No way , they're not unbelievably intelligent to us or even most of the other species living on this planet. Ants are comparable to other insects but to us , humans are the standard to measure other species by , they live in dirt, dig tunnels , collect food and protect queen and each other that's about it, none of those examples would make them unbelievably intelligent. Your comments , although they carry same message , are in contrast to each other.

[@Perkeletricksterservantofrher]

@@identifyyourself5684 well said.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Nature is cruel, but that's how it is and it's better to embrace its cruel perfection. A habitat without wildlife is just scenery. These creatures exist for their own reasons. Wildlife is something which man cannot construct. Once it is gone, it is gone forever.

[@DylWelcomeBot]

Thank you Kim Jong-un

[@c_n_b]

@@DylWelcomeBot If he changed his name people would be really confused by your comment 😆

[@nolansapp4278]

@@c_n_b it's a reply,not a comment

[@Catalan_Rage]

WTF???...Kim?

[@sarov7658]

Ironic

[@bobp4036]

When I was a little kid, I used to catch ant lions by blowing into the sand trap they make. The sand would blow away and leave the ant lion exposed. It worked great until I blew on the sand and it all went in my eye. That was a nice learning experience.

[@okikuramao6948]

I have done the same thing but I use a plastic straw to get a little distance from the sand and safe for my eye... lol

[@ScopeKing1994]

Imagine blowing a hill with an M80 but instead of shrapnel hitting you it's hundreds of angry ants*

[@e.michael4200]

For us We just put an ant into the whole As it tries to grab it We grab him👍

[@False_Death]

Nice haha. I would use a piece of pine straw to poke around and trigger it's attack then dig it out. I'd always put them in a better area where ants were more active.

[@wunknownplayerw6666]

At 5:32, I feel bad by just seeing the ant trying to help his teammate

[@mileshamblen9982]

It is amazing how it goes around the whole perimeter of the glass measuring it's surroundings before deciding where to burrow.

[@ssrxshadow]

3:30 one of the ants were dropped with its head already chopped off. Did anyone else notice that? Like the ants inside the cage fought prior to getting in the Antlion enclosure. He could've not had the right pheromones for some reason or a different colony. Not sure.

[@haschtekeineahnung4331]

Yah! Wondered too...

[@I_Give_No_Fux_]

Failed the vibe check

[@receivegreatest6802]

Yea was it’s head still moving 😮 ???

[@William-arriola_]

What’s crazier is that his body was also moving

[@eliochoa7759]

Grounded captured this insect perfectly. Even the sand funnel trap is accurate. They even caught the throwing of the ant as well.

[@travisabr1294]

Antlion: twerks against glass. 🍑

[@thetoadisreal1645]

I really like seeing the Ant Lion making its funnels and feeding, it’s really cool

[@ink7512]

I like when it feeds yeahg!-~~

[@stianjohansen7555]

That antlion @6:57 in a blink of an eye attacks. That is crazy superspeed…i had to pause over and over again. loterally if you blink you miss it

[@belkYT]

If you go at 0.25 speed you can see that it actually slammed the ant on the wall

[@chockitkat3776]

I couldn't see that, wow, that is so fast!

[@thctycoon1944]

That’s crazy how the other ant came to help the ant that was caught

[@DarkVoidIII]

It was very interesting how the antlion first burrowed around the edge of it's enclosure, and eventually made it's way to a more central location. I wonder if the antlion has the capability to distinguish between an ant and a beetle of similar size? I wonder what would be the antlion's reaction to a beetle wandering into it's funnel trap?

[@zacattack_playz5072]

it would prob also eat it

[@andrewwicks5465]

It was most likely trying to figure out if there where any other ant lions in the area

[@Scooterbeerrun]

antlions will pull jumping spiders of their size under the funnel, I know because I fed one a spider once. I can't tell you about a beetle but maybe you can extrapolate from that

[@Secret_Identity_4841]

The antlion will first make an outline and then dig around, many other antlions there would be many other antlions around each other... if a prey is in the cone and trying to get out, then the antlion will shoot sand up to unstable the cone and make the sand fall... They take any size of prey, as long if it's jaw can but the prey... Your welcome

[@user-cr9zh2vf7s]

I saw an antlion in adult form and thought it was a huge mosquito

[@witchdick]

Bro makes me feel drunk lol

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

AntsCanada: Let's feed my ants some roaches! Roaches: You're gonna be paying the price someday... AntsCanada: In your dreams! Roaches: hires MAD SCIENCE to do a vid about the antlion AntsCanada: *NOOOO* Roaches: Peace was never an option

[@ikergarcia4937]

Antscanada:get big fat noob *fortnite dances while doing the L*

[@brandonborlaza9205]

i had a stroke reading this

[@zes3813]

wrg

[@lotsofstuff123official]

7:28 It makes me laugh how he just yeets them out of the hole 😂

[@danm7298]

I have these things all over my yard. when i was a kid i dug a few up and put em on a board that was over an ant nest. the things battled to the death eventually the few beetles died but they killed dozens of the ants. They couldnt burrow away so they had to fight.

[@urjnlegend]

I gave some to any piles so the ants cold have retribution. Probably shouldn't have done that tho tbh

[@danm7298]

If you just try to place them on or near an ant nest the ant lions will just burrow away and ull never see them again

[@Catseye189]

2:33 respectful dialog of ant lion facts. Ant lion twerking....

[@Jposey]

What I find the most amazing is how the ant tried to save the other ant, easily the most intelligent insects

[@OswaldM_14]

I think anything that is a predator needs to be more intelligent than similar creatures. Cats and dogs seem more intelligent than cows or deer for example

[@Toxicboiplants]

5:06 Bro was getting dragged to hell💀

[@xenon.nonexx]

door stuck

[@rangerzero1767]

This is so incredible I love how the ant tried to help his/her fellow ant

[@rprz_Baowao]

So we giving ants genders now?

[@rprz_Baowao]

It’s not gonna get mad if you misgender it it’s already dead 💀

[@vyomaexplorer3630]

*Her Comrade

[@gizmodud7267]

@@rprz_Baowao Well I mean it is kinda important biologically, all these ants are females. Male ants live for a short amount of time to mate then die, they always will have wings. Termites on the otherhand can be male or female, and instead of just mating and then dying, termites marry for life.

[@jaleelwalker219]

All worker ants are female

[@axolotlism]

I love this dude's accent

[@psychicsara]

His accent makes everything better

[@JamieS1992]

3:45 a live ant with no body getting flash backs from the movie Antz

[@MantisKungfu]

The catching power is really fierce Two ant species are not the same species, individuals are too different to fight

[@wilemmcdubs5682]

2 of the same species ant that come from different colonies will fight each other.

[@ULTRA_EG0]

3:40 one of the ants got its head chopped off

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

In Soviet Russia, you don't chop head, head chop you !

[@ULTRA_EG0]

@@Haywood-Jablomie in mother Russia you don't watch KZbin KZbin watches you

[@Scorpy175]

@@ULTRA_EG0 in Mother Russia you don't play Kirby Kirby plays you

[@Thereal_Pranabindu]

In mother Russia, you don’t drink vodka, vodka drinks you

[@ULTRA_EG0]

@@Thereal_Pranabindu that one sucked everyone knows that

[@SpitfireKitty]

That ant trying to dig out the one being eaten was adorable...

[@86niisan8686]

not trying to insult anyone whos first language isnt english (it isnt mine either) but i cant stop laughing at this one @0:56 BAHHH-Dun jab to conclurance XD i replayed it 10 times, after the tenth time it only made it funnier!

[@justagamer4190]

Thank you for this opportunity that I normally would not have.

[@VitchAndVorty]

You made the 'everyday interaction in my backyard' looked so epic.

[@echospaw899]

Nature is brutal... the strongest & smartest survive. Most of the time. We used to play with the antlions and ants when I was a kid when we lived in Florida. I was always fascinated with how they set their traps, and them BAM!! 🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@TheRealSmokahontas]

I love Borat narrating!!!!

[@topekaflash]

How interesting! My cousin taught me how to catch ant lions by tickling the dirt with a sliver of grass when I was maybe 5 years old. I taught my kids and have always been fascinated by them. I had no idea they moved around so much. Your video really showed off their abilities. Thanks!

[@ink7512]

Have you ever put one in a jar?

[@whobru]

I had a large fish tank I turned into a sandy desert, white sand, cactus, shells etc. I caught about 8 ant lions and gave the fireants from the yard...interesting to watch. eventually they turned into flying bugs I released into the yard. Plenty of ant lions in yard for round two

[@freddyfastbear5928]

Man really did a "You are going to Brazil" moment

[@LilOzzy2232]

I play grounded to much, that’s why I’m here 😂😂

[@Jensenlolman]

I used to have one of these in a jar. I got so freaking confused when there was a little dragon fly looking thing in there one morning and I didn't know what to think

[@MrSailing101]

Trapinch evolved into Vibrava

[@MrDlt123]

There are hundreds of ant lions around my driveway. Loved catching them as a kid.

[@avim4896]

Sadly I dont see them much in my garden nowadays

[@Wulf-sq9zw]

Antlions have always amused me since i was a kid. One of my favorite insects of all time.

[@youfarted]

the accent is perfect.

[@latishajackson4549]

i have played with these bugs all my life we always had them in our yard we would gently push some dirt in and it would kick it back out and we would watch it catch ants and my cousin would dig them up and play with them they are very interesting little bugs

[@Anjayeay]

now i wanna see what happens when you put a whole army of ants in there

[@benwalters3671]

More ant lions!!!

[@AlvinIsChipmunk]

dang.. what a toss @7:29.. that was quick...

[@DittoIsReal123]

It’s scary how the ants just get dragged to the sandy abyss

[@GameMaster0025]

That little boy having a good time Exploring his sandy home

[@asd1245d]

drunk johnny bravo narrates antlion feeding, priceless.

[@dye5915]

hi a live animal feed video done humanly and respectfully. having to wait many hours for an animal to feed is the way live feeds should be done unlike other content creators who manipulate nature in order of getting views n entertainment.

[@mad_6519]

6:04 If I was thinking as a human, I would save the doomed comerade, but if I was thinking as an ant, I would leave it and warn others not to go there.

[@evanator3521]

Your accent makes this so much better

[@Unknown83648]

I have these all around my house. When I was little I used to capture ants and feed them to these guys. I was always so mesmerized by them.

[@greedyinterntainment5973]

You deserve more views! Keep up the good content!

[@shibazaa145]

3:56 anyone else notice the headless ant?

[@bettertelevision968]

t lion cut her head off

[@Shmerpy]

I had a property on southern Vancouver Island that had many ant lions. The property overlooked a bay. So it was possible, though it never happened, to see an ant lion, a sea lion, and a mountain lion all in the same day.

[@dumbo21]

The antlion strikes so fast that multiple times you have to use .25x speed

[@petrskupa6292]

Well interesting it would be, if ants were prepared as well (functioning colony nearby, which they defend)... would they track the antlion ant hunt the predating beast out?

[@tea4life430]

That’s a gud question prolly would rally a small contingent to go and see where the missing workers were and attack but idk that’s my thoughts

[@mrayrick7631]

@@tea4life430 they probably wouldn’t care about 1 missing worker since ant colonies usually have thousands to billions of ants

[@tea4life430]

@@mrayrick7631 not one but after a number die all releasing that same chemical in the same area a soldier or two would go

[@DioBrando-qi9so]

@@tea4life430 not all ants are polymorph and have soldiers.

[@DioBrando-qi9so]

The antlion is a sneaky killer. It would probably not build his trap near a colony. His goal is to pick one ant off at a time. Most of the time this ants are just lonely scouts on the search for food. There is no insects that could have a chance against an ant colony. Not even a praying mantis or a tarantula and neither a scorpion could survive the contact with big ant colony of 800+ ants

[@mushromboeinvading8168]

So when he first dropped the ants in... is it me or did one of the ants have nothing but a head and no body? Edit: just noticed the bodyless ant has its body just a centimeter away

[@viennamariegalvez2528]

it's awesome bc two of them are communicating so cute

[@Wance_Chilkins]

😂 the subtitles "poopa"

[@highestkiller4627]

Was that a.decapitated ant at 4:18 ??

[@RealLenny]

Make sure to check antlion burrows for milk molars!

[@frarfclin7736]

Absolutely brilliant. & soothing, just what i need with a brain injury. 😅

[@dylannkomo4163]

The antlion sure knows how to twerk

[@curtiswags3688]

this is exactly how i felt jumping into the sand pit on grounded without knowing what lived in there

[@sidewayscheems6467]

I am a grounded player too :>

[@LudwigVanPedro]

Quem chegou aqui por conta do jogo Grounded, desce o like aqui.

[@thekindcat]

4:45 the ant reminds me of pikmin 😂 🍀

[@megs8654]

i like antlions technique. tricky, sneaky, efective.

[@nanoviolence7681]

Trigun anime gave us the same question Would you starve a spider to save the butterfly, or would you let the spider live by feeding it the butterfly? Either way, one of them has to die.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Thank you for video. It was very informative. I have seen other short clips describing ant lions, but never saw one feeding. It was really amazing to see it in action. I probably have walked right past a number of ant lions without even knowing. When they are on top of surface, they blend in good. When they are in the hiding spot waiting, they are all but invisible. How many ants to feed pet ant lion... as many as it wants (lots).

[@VJ87G]

No matter how much you hate this, this is how nature goes between the ant and the antlion.

[@FlareDrafox]

okay but hear me out they are FORCED to kill eachother, you wanna be put in a arena and forced to fight a lion? Don’t think so.

[@craigory87]

Wow.... This is like a real life Tremors. So glad I'm not an ant. ❤️🇺🇦

[@tht14t42]

Lol yea

[@soldierski1669]

That 3rd ant spawned in without his head! EDIT: Isn't that the thing Kahn used?

[@TYOjoe]

this was incredibly fascinating

[@aahhh3207]

Your thumbnail is very accurate 👌 💯💯💯

[@themuffinwoman_katie1214]

In my hometown I always saw these holes in the ground and the ants around them but never used what caused them till today and I must say they are quite cool I would keep one as a pet

[@leyrua]

My cousins had dozens of these in their barn. they would take tweezers and feed ants to them to show them off to guests.

[@1wilderer1]

one of the quests that I sent my young children on was to look for the conical depressions in the ground. when I was sure, I sent them to capture an ant. placed into to depression, they couldn't escape because the ground under them gave away, they watched the attack. my children always got something new to explore in the wild.

[@antsvfood]

Great vid!

[@scottbruner9987]

Hell yeah, I would keep watching.

[@ranggawidodo3330]

Nature truly is fascinating, I'll definitely save the prey if I have any attachment to it tho, if it's my pet for example

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

We have a lot of antlions in Texas. We used to toss ants into the cone and watch the antlion in action. The antlion would throw sand above the ant and as it fell into the funnel it pulled the ants in with it. If you found a good spot for the antlions there would be dozens of cones in the sand.

[@DarkRendition]

I love your accent.

[@PigeonsKH]

Amazing video

[@Uknown5700]

I like this channel at first but then I realize he’s forcing animals to fight to the death it’s sad and abusive to the animals I know this happens in nature but why

[@RipMeGaming]

I love these it gives me Empires of the Undergrowth vibes! :)

[@TheKeviniraheta]

The way ants comunicate amazes me.

[@lordbyron3603]

A good video showing us hidden dangers in sand for an unsuspecting victim.

[@Ausaini17]

Listening to this guy speak English feels like those videos where if what English sounds like to non English speakers, but for English speakers

[@nathanielledres2067]

5:20 1st ant: “JOHNNY HELP!!” 2nd ant “IM COMING” 5:38 2nd ant: “IM DIGGING IN OUT”

[@Raymart6543]

First time I understand why Trapinch had an ability called "Arena Trap" so this is why.... Fascinating.

[@FPSReaper_]

6:57 THE FACT i THOUGHT THE ANT WAS GONNA GET AWAY FOR A SEC LMAO

[@rmt3589]

That was awesome!!!

[@ericowen56]

I enjoyed your video.