Ants Attack Termite Mounds | Natural World: Ant Attack | BBC Earth
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Natural World: Ant Attack
In a quiet patch of forest, life is about to be turned upside down for its animal residents - the ants are coming. Spiders, scorpions and even forest crabs don't stand a chance. As food runs out, the ants, driven on by the ever-hungry grubs in the nest, have no choice but to attack the not so easily defeated termites. Armed with chemical weapons and fearsome jaws that could crush an ant to pulp, they're the ants' toughest adversaries. From the raw terror of battle to the inner-workings of an ant colony, this is television as you've never seen it before.
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All Comments (21)
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Imagine being at war with an entire other genus of insects across multiple species with fronts on every single continent except Antarctica.
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"So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?"
"Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads."
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0:52 Ants and Termites have been enemies for over a hundred million years.
Like ants and hornets
And ants and spiders
And ants with other ants
DAMN ANTS, THEY RUINED THE SWARM -
"A soldier termite confronts the invaders with a threat display"
Termite soldier: bangs head on the floor -
"Stick with me kid, and you'll be alright." Famous last words.
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"Hey Flick, where are you going?!?"
"War, I've been drafted." -
WHY THE HELL DID THE VIDEO END AT THE MOST EXCITING PART??!!!!!
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The winner is...
The chimp with a long stick who hit the jackpot that day -
Ants are beyond fascinating
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So this is the live-action remake of the war segment of “Antz” then.
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TERMITE GENERAL: “Gotta’ hold ‘em till all transports are away...”
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What we see : siege of termite mounds, 2019
What the ants see : siege of Constantinople, 1453 -
Props for the tiny camera man that filmed inside the termites n’est!
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"A worker gingerly explores the gaping hole"
Me: heh. -
The way ants communicate and move as a unit are incredible.
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Imagine being a termite getting some fresh air on the top of the mound at 1:03 and THAT is coming at you.
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"We will need thousands to conquer the nest!"
"Tens of thousands"
"But my lord there is no such force"
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whats happening why there's so many ants in my recommendation
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“So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?”
"Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads." -
respect to the termite guard who held on for so long
