The Incredible Lives of Ants | Attenborough: Life in the Undergrowth | BBC Earth

Sir David Attenborough researches the life of ants in Australian mangroves in this fantastic BBC footage. Visit www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth KZbin channel here: / bbcearth
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[@BritishAnts]

Ten years on and still a great video! Anyone else viewing in 2019?

[@tiedupsmurf]

British Ants 2020😎👍🏽👍🏾

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@tiedupsmurf Thought they were Australian however

[@user-yj4qz5lo6k]

JonatasAdoM Polyrhachis sokolova is found in Australia, New Guinea and even France (French island New Caledonia)

[@mattthefatcat6913]

2022

[@anyascelticcreations]

2022

[@UncleDane]

Cop Ant: "License and registration please." Driver Ant: *Sprays scent in cop ant's mouth* Cop Ant: *Smacks lips* "Hmm. Looks like everything checks out here, move along."

[@TheDanyschannel]

I would not have excpeted a verly good sentry man to be here! Nice to see ya around!

[@haroldpetiluna281]

Just wow ... *clap clap

[@fezii9043]

6 years and you can still make regular things you see everyday seem funny

[@SirNarax]

Unkle Daine is a berry good sentry ant.

[@Mr.imjussayn]

... 😂

[@ZynDaddy]

David Ant-in-borough

[@zacharyliu571]

*ant-in-burrow

[@natalieeuley1734]

I find it fascinating that they go through this process with every tide, which happens twice a day. Must be a tough life

[@frankharden8953]

how on earth did they get cameras in there

[@peeblekitty5780]

That's what I was wondering the whole ending of the video lmao

[@CrimeaRiver]

The ants gave Attenborough's team permission after they had all shown their butts.

[@nafarispeaks2135]

Beats me; humans can be just as weird as animals sometimes with the stuff we know how to do

[@juggerswood]

They used a special camera called a FRANK

[@Saurracuda]

3:15 I was actually relieved when I saw this larva get saved.

[@hongngocvo5364]

1:52 'who are you?where are you from?. - never mind,here's my butt! "ok,bribe accepted!"

[@dinaamjad9854]

Hồng Ngọc Võ that's their stomach XD

[@matthewjohnvu8104]

It’s like if Attenborough narrated porn, it would be totally educational!

[@tiedupsmurf]

Grow up....idiots

[@MaseraSteve2]

@@matthewjohnvu8104 oh you want it it huh?( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ °) anyway Here's the narration script i've got in mind not completed anyway why bother? : When a surfer boy with beautiful long blonde hair came out from their natural second habitat called Ocean full of weave at the right time and season, after few hour hunting weaves they came into their main land habitat shore called Beach to have some proper rest after their hour long exhausting hunt for weaves. This surfer boy is the only human that have their predictable athletic appearance beside their long hairstyle like Bon Jovi usually wear some also sports a well built body with "six packs" most of them also have a charming face like those lastest James Bond actor that could melt any hot chicks nearby... One boy named Bryan who were seen to return to the shore seem to have a spare energy to spent but the weave already calmed down so he decided to buy some drink at the bar. Later Brian walked pass on very gorgeous looking college freshmen girl who were drinking in the bar he seemed to be in a good mood to approach this hot lady and later he seduces her with his astounding romantic skills combined with flirty appearance that always attractive to a young woman like her. he manages to claim her attention by his full charisma persona combined with surfer built seems to make the girl feel more relaxed and open to him as he keeps talking to her she revealed her name Susanna and she just recently got there to take a break from her City life during holiday as he accidentally sneeze his whisky to her thin shirt he accidentally notice her chest area in tight shirt as he became more interested to her body shape he began to observe every curve of her body and when he saw she wearing short skirt his human male hormone testosterone were rising and strike him like a lightning bolt as he became....

[@cmvgonewild]

The last one" wait accept mine" hahahaha

[@anyascelticcreations]

That's truly amazing. And something I didn't know. Just when I think I've learned most of what has been filmed about nature, I see something that I've missed. I'm glad it was David Attenborough who presented this one to me.

[@DarkMiss]

I've never seen an ant swim, adorable!

[@lukewind13]

brilliant...i love how complex ants are

[@lukeclews]

Ants are such marvelous creatures, so efficient.

[@punchlinepat23]

How do you get these camera angles man🤦🏾‍♂️

[@homeworld22]

Giant ants may very well be the most terrifying nightmare imaginable.

[@karlaaly1012]

It's amazing how life is ...we have our own lives going on ...but just under our feet ...a wonder of things going on ...next time I see ants ..I will stop and observe ...amazing little creatures

[@nello3941]

Those most be some tiny cameras..

[@JonatasAdoM]

It's an ant crew.

[@JonatasAdoM]

@GE PLAYER hahahaha indeed a nice picture to imagine. Good thing they managed to get the queen's permission.

[@shmuckintosh]

how the hell do they film this ?

[@richkendall4882]

Oh my gosh, this is so COOL!

[@Strymn]

Makes you wonder how they got to be such amazing engineers and designers aside from the obvious necessity.

[@isaiahokara6362]

Sir David makes ants interesting

[@grimgroove]

How do they film this stuff? Getting a camera in there without destroying the tunnels, I really don't know how they do it. It's amazing

[@BritishAnts]

Stunning!

[@kingyatta1495]

Fascinating how they do things.. they are indid one of earth's finest ever

[@johnclutter4427]

I discovered intertidal Ants on the Alaska Peninsula in 2012. They actually live below the tideline on a lens of freshwater making air trap boroughs. Fresh food is delivered to their doorstep with each tide (twice a day usually). I discussed this with Dr. Lana Cheng of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography just last week. Moor research is needed to identify them and their behavior. The was a researcher working on this in the Gulf of California in the 70's, but not much has been done since. Dr. Cheng did tell me that there was a researcher now working to study intertidal ants in Indonesia. She suggested collecting some for study to get the DNA confirmation of what the related species might be. I discovered them on the bottom of my boat (the ALEUTIAN EXPRESS) by the millions when the tide settled the boat over their nest. The ALASKA intertidal species has not yet been identified as I can find no record of their listing among ant species of Alaska in any Scientific Journal.

[@gameking55]

3:14 I smiled when the ant saved that larvae.

[@SAMagic]

Absolutely fascinating.

[@Colstonewall]

Took the words right outta my mouth.

[@mangjose5446]

this is amazing.. 😊 now i know ants can swim.. 😊

[@NATURETALKIES]

Watch this > kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqGZnJ-wpLxohpI

[@brianneh1547]

*SOME ants. Not all ants, just FYI :)

[@Sjowmalf]

Ant Interrogation Ant 1: "Who are you?" Ant 2: "I'm Kevin. Here, smell my ass." Ant 1: "What? Oh... oh, you're ok, Kevin. Welcome to the hive!"

[@galaxiax3284]

Absolutely amazing

[@canertwo]

WHAT AMAZING FOOTAGE

[@JohnSmith-mk1rj]

That swimming ant was so darned cute.

[@Noremorse10]

To put it simply, this is f****** amazing.

[@basuchakoti3967]

Wonderful video capturing....

[@divdawgd]

so adorable

[@sorytha]

they are amazing

[@queenslandvideo]

what a fine piece of videography this is. Congrats are due to the camera person as well as Mr A. That cannot have been an easy task at all. Clearly ants are born with the full knowledge of what they must do to survive. However insect intelligence at a very high level is displayed very well here. For my money it speaks of a creator with design and purpose

[@minecraftman08]

This is truly amazing. I can imagine a role playing game where you play as an ant and you have to take care of a giant colony in Australia and you have to venture outside in a big free romaing world to collect food, but you also have to deal with weather, other colonies, and other insects and animals.

[@anyascelticcreations]

They have a computer game like that now. It's called "Ants".

[@matty665]

Empires of the Undergrowth, On steam.

[@JustSomeCoolAnts]

Heh, these people dont know "Pocket Ants"

[@theendisnigh2481]

i don't understand why people dislike videos like this

[@billymockery6272]

Nature is an amazing place. Insects and bugs always gives me goosebumbs, but I still enjoy learning about it.

[@myrmecofourmis]

Awesome video !

[@SILVERCLOUD141]

Fascinating little creatures

[@aaronclark2599]

I was really hoping they would show an ant swimming back over that water with a nice heavy chunk of food!

[@puta-yq8rc]

That battle was intense

[@assfuckedbyelephant]

badass ant

[@sp4rky803]

These are most likely Camponotus aeneopilosus (Golden tailed sugar ant) for anyone wondering.

[@Tiger-vt1xd]

No it is most likely a tree dwelling polyrachis

[@theswdishwarrior]

Would these ants be in NZ ive tried to research my best about them and ive so far found nothing their colony is pretty huge and they look identical to these if someone has any answers for me it would be greatly appreciated

[@sp4rky803]

@@Tiger-vt1xd my god im dumb, just saw the spines. Def polyrachis ammon (ive even had 2 queens of this species)

[@sp4rky803]

@@theswdishwarrior I genuinely dont know. Maybe contact some other NZ keepers and ask them but my guess is most likely they are there

[@theswdishwarrior]

@@sp4rky803 i have tried to find keepers in nz but there arent many outside of universities and they usually aren't keen to give out colonies but thank you regardless

[@catashtrophe0]

amazing!

[@yoda40]

Incredible

[@zohebsuleman1678]

Amazing

[@AllHailThaKing]

amazing..

[@NecromancyEnthusiast]

They're literally everywhere. They live on every continent except Antartica, I believe. They're incredibly adaptable, sometimes frighteningly so. They're amazingly organized, especially for insects, and I'm pretty sure ants as a whole are better equipped to survive a nuclear apocalypse (if it were to happen, which is highly unlikely) then we are. Plus there are plenty of little tidbits that make different species unique.

[@MSNking14]

This guys should narrate EVERYTHING

[@MindoverMatrix2012]

Interesting how Attenborough says, it has washed away the "chemical trails" that mark the frontiers of their Territory so now there is no clear boundary between them and ants belonging to a neighboring colony.

[@burtreynolds5520]

DEM LUMINATIZ IZ BEEEEHIND ITT!!!1!

[@MCWren]

Pheromones

[@kublaikhan8600]

They are still chemicals. Like brain chemicals.

[@asklepije]

these videos are just amazing....:):)well done!:)

[@CanimTrabzon]

amazing

[@Painterlyfox]

anyone else watching a bunch of ant videos or is it just me?

[@saumiathomas1634]

Wow. A good documentry.

[@rxsymsp4568]

I find ants sooo interesting, honestly amazing creatures! I am so facinated I stop and just watch them like if I see a group of them I could watch for hours!

[@anyascelticcreations]

Same. I also had terrariums with crickets and katydids. I literally did watch them for hours.

[@emomc9557]

0:12 “evvry time the tide recedes” lmao sounded like he was skipping while singing

[@bicbot]

Fascinating, I love Sir Attenborough and watching this in 360p in 2020 makes me feel like I need glasses :)

[@toxictits]

awsome!!

[@mohaJUVE]

Chuck Norris films this kind of documentaries ! He is always asked for a help ! Good work Chuck !

[@WOLF2JAK]

Wow amazing

[@stonecoldsnoopy]

ant life really is amazing

[@AgentTekk]

2:20 That other ant's just sittin there like, "Oh, shit! Oh, shit! Oh, shit! Kick his ass, Rudy!"

[@mariomute]

good translation

[@SongOnLyrics]

incredible creatures

[@Alxmir23]

one thing i must applaud is the filming crew,jesus it must be hard to get this kind of footage

[@futbolita89742]

impresive...

[@ROFLstudiosBeta]

@ 1:53 That one ant in the background is like: I am here to fuck shit up.

[@StatisticsWithUsman]

amazinggg

[@agirlonminecraft]

that ant swimming was the cutest thing I've ever seen an ant do.

[@damdarch]

it's like an early stage in the evoution of aquatic ants

[@crazyman5307]

This man molded and changed my life.

[@pix_d20]

What man? The channel?

[@bucky13]

+Doge is Away He's talking about Sir David Attenborough, he's hosted and narrated most BBC nature documentaries for a long time. He's very influential in the UK.

[@crazyman5307]

bucky13 yes. You are right. He taught me to value clear information and honesty.

[@mauroofmohamed1628]

@@bucky13 ppp

[@Bhousm76]

Sir David Attenorough! you the man!

[@iceshaver1765]

1:03 awwwww, thats pretty cute

[@NATURETALKIES]

Watch this > kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqGZnJ-wpLxohpI

[@a.morphous66]

3:16 Whoops, almost forgot Dave here...

[@sexygagax]

IKR !

[@homobarbie]

at 0:10 when he says "every time the tide recedes" it sounds like he's singing

[@tiedupsmurf]

Wow and they do that in total darkness moving lave around, incredible

[@Colstonewall]

Yeah, that was too funny watching that little guy swim, lol.

[@happyGinger100]

"larvae and poopey"

[@mariahcarey50]

Smart little fellas.

[@fatimabatool5842]

Ma Sha Allah

[@yesproductions5256]

👌

[@Snoofalah]

When they started to fight, all I could think of was the fight scene from "They Live."

[@richkendall4882]

1:52 they look so cute when they share messages

[@lrainel]

"Who are you? where you come from?" I wish i could hear them saying like that.. Such cute if they do :)

[@The_Stockfather]

I never thought I’d see two ants squabble.

[@beardan76]

Ants are amazing and brilliant!

[@MrNu287]

WOW!

[@PokePackFire]

:( i wanna see the whole documentary!

[@rageraptor7127]

The daily grind

[@BBthePally]

lol 2:18 (ant on the right side of screen) "whoop his ass man! get him! get him!"

[@haroldpetiluna281]

Ants swimming i sooo adorable...

[@lukisnootis5708]

seeing an ant swim is the cutest shit ever

[@FRANXIS376]

Wow!

[@EdPwnz]

DAMN AMAZING SMART ANTS

[@xChoMpsKiix]

Nice to see it doesn't always come to violence straight away when seeing an ant from a neighbouring colony

[@jansnovicky692]

OMG YES FOR THESE YEARS I WAS TRYING FIND THIS VIDEO, AND IT APEARED IN MY RECOMEDINTIONS! (sorry for bad grammar.)

[@AppiusOS]

i saw these ants right near cairns airport last year. there is a little boatramp a short walk from the airport and when the tide recedes you can see them darting around looking for food

[@leftyfourguns]

Well this is just fantastic, aquatic ants What's next- space ants? Knock on wood...

[@freddiememer]

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

[@Alvaro-nd4vl]

got the reference

[@soochenguan1311]

Maybe, who knows?

[@JonatasAdoM]

We are the true ants in space.

[@JonatasAdoM]

That's MDF, not real wood.