True Facts: Trap Jaw Ants

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CREDITS:
Thank you to Dr. Adrian Smith! Most of the footage in this video is from Dr. Smith's KZbin channel. He has all sorts of wonderful content there, and does a much more thorough job in explaining all of the science behind his work.
Thank you to Dr. Alex Wild! Please look at Dr. Wild's incredible collection of photos: www.alexanderwild.com
Thank you Dr. Fred Larabee, Josh C. Gibson
and DR. Eduardo Fox for their amazing footage.
Research:
Booher DB, Gibson JC, Liu C, Longino JT, Fisher BL, Janda M, et al. 2021. Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants. PLoS Biol 19(3): e3001031. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio....
FOX, E.G.P., SMITH, A.A., GIBSON, J.C. & SOLIS, D.R. 2017: Larvae of trap-jaw ants, Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes. - Myrmecological News 25: 17-28.
Larabee, Fredrick J. and Suarez, Andrew V. 2014. "The evolution and functional morphology of trap-jaw ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecological News 20: 25- 36.
Larabee FJ, Suarez AV 2015. Mandible-Powered Escape Jumps in Trap-Jaw Ants Increase Survival Rates during Predator-Prey Encounters. PLOS ONE 10(5): e0124871.
Larabee, Fredrick J., Smith, Adrian A. and Suarez, Andrew V. 2018. Snap-jaw morphology is specialized for high-speed power amplification in the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae R. Soc. Open Sci 5: 181447
Smith, A.A. 2019. Prey specialization and chemical mimicry between Formica archboldi and Odontomachus ants. Insect. Soc. 66, 211-222.

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Most animals evolve strong defensive mechanisms for escape. Squids use ink. Skunks use a foul odor. Porcupines have their thorns. Turtles have their shells. But when evolution was coming up with ways for these ants to escape the sarloc pit? Evolution could only think of one thing: *Y E E T*

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[@carmium]

My late Grandma grew up in Guatemala, and told us that the "Indios," as they were commonly known, the native people, would use ants similar to these when suffering a cut that we would see as needing stitches. An ant was held over the cut until its jaws were triggered, closing the wound. The body was quickly twisted off and the head would remain attached as a sort of formic suture. A line of these would stitch up the gash and they were good to go!

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I remember an indigenous tribe in Central or S. America use that method, it was a trip seeing an open wound closed with ant heads. That's human survival using the land and its resources to survive.

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@@samuellp1146 What's even more interesting is that if these tribes kept doing this over a long period of time, and *helped* the ant nests they took the ants from to, the ants might evolve to be even better at being sutures. Suture-ants.

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8:38 A bit of a correction: there he's likely referring to the Asian Pericapritermes nitobei termites (who became relatively notorious a while ago for dethroning Mystrium in blow speed), however they don't do the "basically the same thing" at all but employ a very different technique than the one used by Mystrium: the asymmetrical snapping, totally unique to termites. This advanced technique involve highly assimmetrical and very weirdly shaped mandibles (along with a big head full of muscles) and work on a different principle tha the symmetrical snap used by Mystrium (and several termite species aswell), allowing their blows to reach velocities unmatchable by symmetrical snappers (or any other snapping ants). P. nitobei soldiers snaps at up to 121 meters per seconds, well above the 90 meters per second reached by Mystrium, but they're still not the fastest known animal movement in the world: that trophy is currently held by another much larger asymmetrical snapping termite: Neocapritermes taracua from South America. This very interesting species (beside being known for the kamikaze toxic "backpacks" their older workers are equipped with) have soldiers than can snap at a whopping 153 meters per second (as very recently registered by termitologist Jan Sobotnik and his team), which neatly beat P. nitobei's (and shatters Mystrium's) "scores". Said so, though there are a lot of termite species that employ the asymmetrical snapping technique, only these these two had their snap speed measured, so the real "fastest blow in the animal Kingdom" is likely still hiding among them, unknown to us due to a lack of research on termites.

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I laughed so hard at that part that I lost my breath a little

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I almost wish I was still a substitute teacher just for those potential lols.... Almost.

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@@OneWhoDreamsAwake same

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As a long time high school substitute teacher, I wish they still taught sex ed. The year they stopped teaching it, there were 12 pregnancies. Well, as they say Jesus loves the little children (even if they're illegitimate and unvaccinated. ) I would totally show the kids that part of this video, not that that would make a difference. I once had a kid tell me there was guano in the Monster energy drink he was happily consuming. ( there isn’t) I asked him if he knew what guano was? He proudly said “bird poop”. So I asked if he thought it had bird poop in it, why was he still drinking.? I increasingly have no illusion about the future of our species. In fact I wish we would just get it over with before we take everything else with us.

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"but who knows, the termite might be talking sh...BEEP" i lost it... freakn lost it xD

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That first ant does like 20 flips in a row, that's alot. Any human would die around flip 6 from your brain bouncing around too much. Ants are such little badasses and I've always liked them.

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Having a bear trap jaw is cool. Having a bear trap jaw that doubles as an escape catapult is next level tech.

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... as a great man once said... UPGRADES PEOPLE UPGRADES

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Modern problems require modern solutions

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Try a hyphen, or concatenating certain words to make your sentence more readable. For example: _bear-trap jaw_ or _beartrap jaw._ It's really easy and makes you look like you actually have a fucking clue.

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Mom: "Alright girls, someones gotta go get groceries, you decide who." Mildred: *stares at Mandy* Mandy: *stares at Mildred* Mildred: *proceeds to aggressively poke her sister's forehead* Mandy: *proceeds to aggressively poke her sister's forehead* Mandy: I win Mildred: *plays sad music as she goes to the grocery store alone*

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boohoo let me play the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin

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@@sundalosketch4769 is it a violin for ants? XD

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@@krofgninut5984 Of course it is

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@@krofgninut5984 🎻🐜 An Antiolin

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@@Krystalmyth an antlion

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That's a very interesting take, and now I notice it happening. It's a bit like paragraph breaks or commas. Breaking up a wall of text and making it more effective. Good observation.

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Zefrank is a great educator. The trick is to trick the audience into not realizing they are learning!

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You don't need to say ADD and ADHD. If you have ADHD, just say that, it literally includes ADD already for a reason.

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I saw these during a trip to Brazil. Their jaws snapped shut with such force, that you could hear a "tick" sound whenever they did it!

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wish i can slap my jaw so fast that it makes a recoil to bounce me off from the predators

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For human jaws it will probably not pay off. If you generate enough force to bounce you off, you'll probably destroy your teeth and jaw in the process. That's why instects have so much cool stuff. Scale is a bitch.

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What kind of predators

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@@qwest9596 child

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"You don't know, termite might be talking shit."🤣🤣🤣

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😂 Killing me man.

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Lol

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Mildred (I can't spell, sorry) falling off the table and bouncing when she hit the floor is just hilarious.

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Ze, look into Volcanic Snails! They're wild, and I'd love to learn more about them, True Facts style!

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

Imagine if a mugger corners you in an alley. Then you bite him so hard you launch into the air and land out of the alley on the other side of the road away from danger. That is how a TrapJaw Ant do.

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It’s like rocket jumping, but with your mouth

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You spelt it wrong now it look like brand name TrapJaw ANT coming soon to a break-room near you!

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This made me gigglesnort! 😂😂😂😂😂

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It took me 20 minutes to read this comment to my wife because all I could see in my head was that damn ant tumbling through the air like it was shot out of a cannon and it stuck me as so damn funny I could not say 3 words in a row from this comment trying to read it.. How this is only the 3rd ranked comment on here is a crime!

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Marvel should make a movie about someone who can do this! Trap-Jaw Man!

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“Butt ants like Mildre- sorry, *but* Ants like Mildred ...” lol

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It’s becoming a running gag to replace “that is how a (blank) do”

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I love it, I always wait for that joke and it never gets old to me.

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I love how he personifies these animals and gives them human names. Pure gold lol

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Zefrank is in a league of his own making me laugh and educating me at the same time.. The funny made up accent, the humor, the wit..... Pure Genius 🤣🤣🤣

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One of these days a mischievous scientist will make a huge discovery and call it "sticky knobs" just for the lols.

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That would be a good band name

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@@Pancakesbutcat especially for a fu*k band.

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At this rate, they're going run out of proper sounding term names pretty soon. So mostly likely something is getting named sticky knobs sooner or later. 😈

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Zefrank should just be in charge of the nameing of things forever

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Probably happens more than we think lol.

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I completely lost my shit with that line rofl

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I've heard a lot about trap jaw ants and how badass their jaws are. No one ever mentioned they fire themselves off like catapaults and bound and spin around so much. Not sure if that makes them more or less badass.

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You should really do mystery snails mainly because I think you'll have fun with it. They have a tube that comes from the front of them that they extend up to the surface in order to get air

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"Butt ants like mildred -sorry- but ants like mildred..." This....this is why we watch your videos

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🤣🤣🤣

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"butt ants like Mildred sorry butt ants like mildred"

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That joke never gets old

[@psychonauty2020]

Also Mildred only landed on her head no matter how much she spun

[@eeHMFIC]

The cumbag joke was top notch too

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“Jerry do we have any footage where he’s not drunk? This is embarrassing!” Killed me

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I thought we were watching dude literally die 😫😂

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@@megancrager4397 foreal I was like... that quick homie...

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No Body: Zefrank "you never know, termite might be talking shit"

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Just stop already with the nobody: shit

[@raymondlong7833]

If all my old teachers taught like this, I'd pass every test.

[@BigGrabowski]

Imagine the first scientist to witness an ant parkour itself off of a predator, doing a ninja flip out of a sandpit. I'd have to go sit down somewhere for a bit.

[@trvpmusic2569]

I'd just flip on the t.v.

[@BigGrabowski]

@@trvpmusic2569 You watch TV to reset your brain after seeing something totally kookydooks?

[@AskMia411]

@@BigGrabowski don't we all???

[@BigGrabowski]

@@AskMia411 No, my ADHD would never allow me to be distracted from the existential dread that ninja ants cause.

[@AskMia411]

@@BigGrabowski You make a valid point, because if i were the first scientist to see this, my adhd wouldn't let me focus on anything else for a month! Watching tv is a good way to distract myself though

[@infrarogue]

I got confused at one point. It went something like this: "Jerry, show them what you made, it's a bit easier to understand." *cuts to ad at this exact moment without me noticing* *ad shows a bottoms up view of fries being poured into a container* Me: "I don't think this is any easier to understand"

[@xoflem]

Mine cut to an ad with a golden retriever and I thought it was Jerry for a sec 🤣

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Mine cut to an ad about sexy soda cans. Weird shit, thought it was Jerry who made it.

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That was really brilliant placement.

[@brittneyramos2649]

Yep, except my ad was for tampons 😂 I briefly wondered how tampons were related to ants... it was, with no doubt, a thought I never knew I'd have.

[@fredwaterer8203]

ooo lucky. I didn't get a fry ad...mmm fries

[@charliecat2345]

I love every single True Facts video! More often than not, they're about critters I don't even particularly care about, but I ALWAYS learn really cool things and laugh like crazy. It's a real talent to be able to make the life cycle of the Trap Jaw Ant something you would look forward to watching and tell your friends and family about. Imagine if this is how kids were taught in school?! Everyone would be a genius!

[@marchmallow3011]

Watching trapjaw ants blast off spinning like a wet rag will never get old

[@SoLuVaBle299]

“...They’re like those annoying children that keep asking “why?”, except people give them money. Not much, because it encourages them.” As a scientist this is hilarious to me.

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Whoever's reading this remember God loves you very much!

[@yeoinbird]

exactly! 🤣

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Same 😂😅

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It really is perfect.

[@YouAreHear]

Yep, this one made me laugh the most. I guess he’s speaking from experience...

[@MarkD5678]

If Mildred has a stinger in her butt are we really sure that her dad wasn't actually just a wasp after all?

[@alexielmarquay]

Asking the real questions here

[@josephburchanowski4636]

What is an Ant other than a highly modified wasp?

[@MrSirKirby]

@@josephburchanowski4636 : As flight comes later, I think it's the opposite. :p

[@josephburchanowski4636]

@@MrSirKirbyFlying wasps evolved around 240 million years ago, and their ancestors also flew. Meanwhile ants evolve 100-160 million years ago. So I wouldn't say flight comes later. Instead it seems ants workers evolved to lose their ability to fly.

[@_Venvel]

Well, ants are more-or-less wasps without/that lose their wings.

[@brandie7291]

My husband showed me the ant lions at the farm we were at. There were a hunch of holes everywhere and he put a poor old ant in the hole and just watched the ant lion throw sand to get the ant sucked in. Crazy but so fascinating.

[@TheWonderfulWombat]

I could watch ants flying through the air in slow motion all day.

[@juliagoodwin9510]

I love that they actually made a model to show how the mandible work. That's dedication right there.

[@MartijnPennings]

That's just how scientist do

[@Ivy94F]

Wasn’t that great? Lol.

[@BoredInNW6]

Well, Jerry made it. Ze Frank probably just stood there giving Jerry a hard time about it

[@jaimegann3439]

Imagine playing a claw machine with your mustache. Now imagine your mustache moving so incredibly fast that is launches you backwards across the room. That's how the trap jaw ant do.

[@kamalhossain4462]

.

[@CL-go2ji]

That line was missing. Thank you.

[@unknownalias56]

The whole thing was fantastic. From the dropping ants to the antimations. Love it

[@DissedRedEngie]

These ants be like "I have proven that I'm stronger than you. Therefore you shall take on much more dangerous job, that probably would require strength."

[@MrSirKirby]

Just like in our society. "I have way more experience than you, so you'll take the hardest task for less money."

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@@MrSirKirby I like to think of it as, "You get money and power once you've proven you don't need it."

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Kinda like it, cause just imagine how much food the stronger ants would bring back. Like all things in the universe there is balance.

[@Bluecho4]

I imagine the logic behind the arrangement - for the ants, not our society, which is structured around greed rather than need - is that the strongest ants are needed to defend the hive. Efficiency is a small price to pay when your colony relies on a single individual to produce all its young.

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Wait.... this is dungeon monster logic!!!! The minions are the first wave, the bigger stuff awaits the tiny adventurers and guard the treasure

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“That’s some Cinderella sh*t right there.” I just fell off my chair and am now wheezing uncontrollably from laughing . Send help.

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After I film it and have it go viral, humiliating you for around a week

[@airotiv7916]

Right?! 🤣💜

[@atoastedtoaster]

@Ken Norcott no

[@acrohasatablespoon1408]

Not implying she shits like that

[@celticwinter]

@@TheRealBatabii It just doesn't make much s*nse, does it

[@dunameya3398]

"Termite might be talking shit" Was a sentence I never expected to hear, but it's golden

[@TheGilmourGirl]

I love these videos and appreciate the evolution of this channel to connecting with scientists. I watch these in my free time as a PhD student. love!

[@jasperpeer3489]

In fact, it was recently discovered that one of the fastest known movements in the animal kingdom is us True Facts fans clicking on this video once they see it in their queue

[@yeoinbird]

bahahaha the accuracy

[@prismwashere]

word

[@natedy966]

“She gets triggered easily, Kinda like a ‘Catch me Outside’ kind of ant.”

[@stolenlaptop]

Cash me outside how bow dat kinda ant

[@ANGELSLVME]

It’s cash me outside”

[@darvin50k]

Hey...yes you, random person that I will never meet, I want to let you know that youu are loved and deserving of everything! Today is going to be a great day!🙂❤️

[@MiCKi914]

This was one of the more fascinating videos from this channel that I've been (re)binging for the past few days. 10 times the acceleration of a bat hitting a fastball! Like, what the heck! Amazing.

[@wojtektolsdorf1738]

I laugh every single time Ze goes "...butt ants, oh sorry - but ants...". I don't know why but it cracks me up every single time he does this joke.

[@Asiliea]

I never realised how much I wanted to watch 10min of ants majestically spinning into the air in slow motion at 3am until I saw this

[@wahabshahab2385]

Obcn29ninomomo3nod

[@Adrian-zs3ol]

@@wahabshahab2385 indeed

[@iokl5295]

@@Adrian-zs3ol . .

[@cindepianist9986]

🤣😂🤣👍🏻

[@radar3twos887]

At least I'm not the only one up at 3am watching this!

[@97jettatrek]

"And then the bebeh's have to spin their own blankie (cocoon whatever) with crap that come out their face parts" Should have been immediately followed with... "Imagine crawling into bed every night and throwing up an entire blanket to cover yourself with. That is how the Trap Jaw Ant do"

[@sachagilley2315]

Thats pretty good, lol

[@JSp4wN]

👍👌🤣😅😂

[@kolelaroi4855]

You guys are thinking just like Zefrank, and that is how the fan do

[@Mirality]

Just one night, though.

[@FAMOUS4EVER3000]

that is a horrifying image

[@kenny08011984]

This man needs to teach everything about ants. Legend!!!

[@dottim2542]

I’ve never laughed so flipping hard at science... dear God my cheeks hurt and tears are streaming down my face! Thanks !!! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@margretmary9762]

I~n~v~e~s~t~in~B~T~C~&~E~T~H W~H~A~T~S~A~P~P +1~2~2~6~7~7~7~9~9~9~6~

[@dottim2542]

If I had this teacher in high school I would’ve been a part of MENSA!!! I’m such a nerd! Lol 😂

[@Kingdok10]

“And that’s the problem with the scientists. They can’t be like the rest of us and say ‘That’s cool,’ and flip on the television. They’re like those annoying children that keep asking ‘why?’” Legitimately the best description of what a classical scientist is.

[@CatherineRay1]

as a scientist, felt very called out, especially about the not being paid much hahaha

[@anonymousperson8259]

♥️

[@youtude2621]

I feel personally attacked 😭

[@matthewneddeau7993]

@@CatherineRay1 thanks for your service to the human race

[@Jcknight7996]

*cries in undergrad intern*

[@AntsCanada]

Haha love these ants! Their bite hurts SO MUCH! 🖤🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@RR-rq6mj]

I love your video's

[@basicjohn9157]

Yoooooooo NC I was wondering what time your going to comment here

[@YasaiTsume]

I was like WHO TF SAYS THAT and then I saw your name.

[@raymundoaustria5821]

Lmao

[@Zerosinker]

ant

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

"Sticky doorknob?" Is that because everybody gets a turn?! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@SoundFX626]

These videos are very rewatchable, funny, and educational. And Jerry, you did great work this episode.

[@Bauswin]

Birds: *evolves wings to fly* Ants: Wanna see how fast I can move my face?

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Insects: bro we mastered flight 175 million years before you guys even evolved, you can’t blame us for having time to experiment Birds: *angrily tweeting*

[@bendykirby4828]

For those wondering what Adrian Smith does with his fingers: He plays guitar for Iron Maiden.

[@JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine]

I hate the fact that you're right

[@mythosinfinite6736]

"OHO, you're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming closer?" "I can't beat the shit out of unless I get closer." "Well then, come as close as you like!" 3:43

[@abdulelahalkhamis5977]

Good one. I see you're a person of culture as well.

[@Darkblade0926]

"It's like being in kindergarten and having a biter in the ball pit"

[@Serenade2461]

"They probably called them 'sticky knobs' first until the UK scientists were like 'Nope!'" Me, a Canadian: Slightly delayed giggle

[@nelialake5180]

AHAHAHAHA!! Brilliant...

[@AskMia411]

Slightly delayed American giggle

[@deadguy775]

Dang I’m here today faster than Mildred’s jaws on Dr. Smith’s finger

[@2degucitas]

Don't fall off the table.

[@birdie4263]

And according to science, das really fast!

[@zaukonig6265]

5:44 can’t tell if that kinky design was intentional or not

[@macattack5457]

The upward inflection at the start of most sentences is a trait I appreciate. All is forgiven.

[@midnight_matter8707]

I feel like those bouncing ants at the end wouldn't be out of place in a James Bond movie opening...

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! 007: Bond Save The Queen (Featuring The villenouse "TrapJaw" and his cohorts "The Winged Suitors") Could be Fun. 😄👍

[@AndrewCheshire]

Ha!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

“Kind of a 'catch me outside' kinda ant” Ah, this man is well versed in nature and references I see

[@maikerukurosaki2072]

Hey what's up brother

[@red4763]

How's life?

[@dite9144]

How are you literally everywhere

[@slimeplayz164]

A man of culture

[@user-zl2ym7oq7f]

@Bilal Yusuf ش

[@fntthesmth423]

I appreciate how the credits has "ants falling and spinning" stock footage

[@mysurrealsynapse]

Oh the joys of rediscovering your videos three years later. I had totally forgotten and now there's a backlog to clear!!! ❤️

[@ich0halt1]

Zefrank: "That's the problem with scientists. Except people give them money! Not much, but ..." Me, a scientist: crying

[@mjszy1]

Cries in scientist 😭

[@kylestanley7843]

@toijg avnnr Honestly yeah We need a true facts: Jerry video

[@JustJimWillDo]

That footage of the bouncing, spinning ants needs to be the basis of the title sequence in the next James Bond movie.

[@nate654]

I remember seeing these tiny pits that would snatch an ant if it fell into it. Always wondered what the heck was going on there.

[@MilkerName]

*Mildred:* "Aha!! Caught you..!" *Termite:* "Curses! I never saw it coming.."

[@bobo-ci8dp]

Staring at these closeups of ants has made me realize how creepy they are and how glad I am they aren’t human sized.

[@camerondon3712]

Time to make ants human sized!

[@bobo-ci8dp]

@@camerondon3712 >:(

[@Talishar]

@@camerondon3712 Physically impossible, thank whatever you believe in that it's that way.

[@vla1ne]

EDF!!

[@bobo-ci8dp]

Yeah I know that it’s impossible but the image is still uncomfortable

[@starsantheoriginal]

The ants flying off into the sunset is the funniest shit I've ever seen

[@fridaygibson759]

Haha, so funny.

[@Red-mg4ro]

8:45 The greatest description of science ever.

[@spencerkagen1386]

"The bleep button is a privilege!" 😆😂 Ze, you genius.

[@13lightFall]

I will NEVER EVER get tired of the "Why did you bleep that?" routine, no matter how much you use it! 😂

[@MUSBFRANK]

0:12 - "sorry, you'll have to excuse Mildred, she gets triggered very easily, sorta a catch me outside kinda ant", lmao!!!😂🤣😅😆

[@samnelson2343]

what's the reference mean? is itinerary a fight invitation?

[@sarcasticeggs8998]

@@samnelson2343 cash me ousside, how bout dah?

[@sarcasticeggs8998]

@@samnelson2343 it's a reference to the dr. Phil girl, Danielle bregoli, who said that if someone says something bad about her, they should say it to her face, "catch me outside, how about that?"

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@samnelson2343 Yes it’s an invitation to fight. You know the drunken bastards at bar fights will take offense to something, so they tell someone to go outside with them so they can beat their arse.

[@samnelson2343]

@@sarcasticeggs8998 thanks. I'll youtube the reference.... cheers the zefrank massive. so friendly.

[@genevievelaurin3860]

That was AMAZING. Nature is awesome, and so are you, Ze Frank!

[@V1ncenz010]

My friend used to decspitate these things, you can even hear the sound of their jaws closing

[@starsilverinfinity]

MIldred really does look like she enjoys the Gmod physics engine

[@alexielmarquay]

She would be great at portal

[@rucker69]

I was thinking pubg vehicle physics that what's his face is soooo proud of.

[@Booty_Crocker]

“It’s like having a biter in the ball pit” my god I haven’t laughed that hard in awhile

[@yungongleonard6001]

Lknb

[@mr.anderson5806]

Lol 🤣 same

[@Arado159]

Same. When that part came up I went to the comments to see if anyone else found that a funny mental image.

[@one_bad_mofo8658]

Suddenly, all that comes to mind is some autistic kid waiting on the bottom of a ball pit, sizing up some poor kids ankle and clamping down. God i'm awful. But it's worth the lol!

[@robinauseer499]

perfect establishment of the tone by showing a clip of an ant doing flips in slow motion at the start of the video

[@daffy1567]

The end of this video gave me a good little laugh.

[@wombat4191]

"Bebesitting" is my new favourite word. But only when said by zefrank1.

[@tookitogo]

Well, either zefrank or Moira Rose. :D