Termites vs Ants: Who’s King of the Hill? | Wild to Know
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Published 2023-12-19
A termite mound is a strong fortress, made of packed earth and saliva. In the Central Highlands of Brazil, millions of insects live inside these towers, with each colony run according to a strict social hierarchy.
Right at the top is the queen 👑, who must be protected at all costs. But what happens when a hungry anteater attacks? And how do termites fight a different kind of enemy: wildfire?
Watch now to learn the answer…
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Chapters:
00:00 Termites rule!
00:49 Inside the Termite Castle
01:35 Audience with the Termite Queen
02:12 Anteater Attack!
03:16 Ant Invasion
04:42 Termites go shopping
04:59 Wildfire spreads
05:33 Royal Wedding
06:03 Endcard
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All Comments (21)
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I must say that this was one of my favorite videos done by Terra Mater. I truly appreciate the time and effort necessary from your videographers to collect this footage and your writers for compiling the narrative needed for this short, ~6 minute video. As a teacher, this is something I want to find the time to share with my students. As a parent of an infant, this is something I want to save so that I can share with my daughter when she's old enough for it to be salient.
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Insects are totally underestimated!
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Hahaha the thumbnail 😂
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Absolutely amazing video as always ❤, this should be getting millions of views!
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Life of a termite colony is basically akin to Medieval/Dark Ages. Except Older, Authentic and way more Fun to study.
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I love these videos, I always learn something new and they're fun to watch.
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Great video, really fascinating interaction. Insects are amazing little creatures!
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Truly wild to know! Incredible video🐜👍
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Incredible!
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This needs to be longer. It reminds me of an old documentary called "Besieged Fortress"
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Superb. Aptly filmed.
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Nice bro
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Best one on termites😂.
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That poor young ant eater -- and it's mother.
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Great
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As ants are retreating, i heard the whistle sound which is the retreat sound from WW2
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Prehistoric anteaters where huge
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Aww I didn’t need to see that poor baby like that.
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This rivalry (ant vs termite) is more ancient than Roman empire infact many more empires.. also this battle can be found in every backyard, also termites are literal engineers in soil, sometimes build too much into our homes..😂😂
