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The final instalment of Ant Attack sees the colony take on a 100,000,000 year old enemy - the winged termite. They infiltrate their foraging tunnels in search of food - and find a hostile party lying in wait.
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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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  • @JamesCraigWhoop
    @JamesCraigWhoop4 жыл бұрын

    The winner is... The chimp with a long stick who hit the jackpot that day

  • @yoquinwakabo8405

    @yoquinwakabo8405

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh 😂😂😂

  • @carles0460

    @carles0460

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aswr guy😂😂😂😂see party

  • @Deo12345Redhead

    @Deo12345Redhead

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @mr.mercury4247
    @mr.mercury42474 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being at war with an entire other genus of insects across multiple species with fronts on every single continent except Antarctica.

  • @Taospark

    @Taospark

    4 жыл бұрын

    And just for fun, the ants are at war with each other too right down to the subspecies. They really are like us.

  • @nczioox1116

    @nczioox1116

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Nemopoly humans are stupid

  • @mreverybody1150

    @mreverybody1150

    4 жыл бұрын

    You've just described the game 'Empires Of The Undergrowth'

  • @Zaxares

    @Zaxares

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Taospark Some ant species also farm (fungus), rear livestock (aphids) and take slaves from other ant colonies.

  • @flacovila123

    @flacovila123

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nczioox1116 yah its not like we're on top of the food chain and smartest beings in this world.....oh wait

  • @franpe6522
    @franpe65224 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @travismacpherson3318

    @travismacpherson3318

    3 жыл бұрын

    You ants sure are a contentious people.

  • @hiredmi9557

    @hiredmi9557

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@travismacpherson3318 YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE

  • @Knightstruth

    @Knightstruth

    3 жыл бұрын

    They're a pretentious species.

  • @judyhopps9380

    @judyhopps9380

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have yer got any sugar? Yes. Yes, we do THEN SUGAR ME UP, TERMITE! Okie dokie

  • @erskinepatton3247

    @erskinepatton3247

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@judyhopps9380 50 points for the keen #Simpsons reference

  • @marianac9663
    @marianac96634 жыл бұрын

    "A soldier termite confronts the invaders with a threat display" Termite soldier: bangs head on the floor

  • @malachi9821

    @malachi9821

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @pcrana1

    @pcrana1

    3 жыл бұрын

    All termites gangsta until they hear one ant say "hey BigHead, bring me his soul"

  • @randompheidoleminor3011

    @randompheidoleminor3011

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's actually pretty intimidating when they're all synced up.

  • @Betojnava

    @Betojnava

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is gold I can’t 😂

  • @marccamp6376

    @marccamp6376

    3 жыл бұрын

    It reminded me the Terror Birds, clapping their beaks to make threatening noise

  • @paradox7358
    @paradox73584 жыл бұрын

    "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." ....

  • @kobehayes4827

    @kobehayes4827

    4 жыл бұрын

    What movie is this from

  • @padoody324

    @padoody324

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kobehayes4827 "Antz"

  • @nazz2406

    @nazz2406

    4 жыл бұрын

    Antz was a good movie!

  • @jonathanguillen4152

    @jonathanguillen4152

    4 жыл бұрын

    When you said that I automatically remembered Antz LoL

  • @angeleyesjr9676

    @angeleyesjr9676

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ambush!😠

  • @michelveilleux1275
    @michelveilleux12753 жыл бұрын

    "Stick with me kid, and you'll be alright." Famous last words.

  • @zes3813

    @zes3813

    Жыл бұрын

    wrr,idts

  • @MrZigma

    @MrZigma

    Жыл бұрын

    Whose words

  • @exiledwolfch

    @exiledwolfch

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrZigma Barbatus

  • @ivankawnartist

    @ivankawnartist

    Жыл бұрын

    @@exiledwolfch RIP

  • @puebespuebes8589

    @puebespuebes8589

    Жыл бұрын

    This is what antz would look like in real life

  • @fatihcals1142
    @fatihcals11424 жыл бұрын

    WHY THE HELL DID THE VIDEO END AT THE MOST EXCITING PART??!!!!!

  • @bbobbytorres

    @bbobbytorres

    4 жыл бұрын

    X2!

  • @valenesco45

    @valenesco45

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Anthony-du5uf blocked...

  • @edwardeyvyn963

    @edwardeyvyn963

    4 жыл бұрын

    The cameraman get bitted by the ants

  • @lucasvanroemburg2478

    @lucasvanroemburg2478

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Anthony-du5uf thnx

  • @Anthony-du5uf

    @Anthony-du5uf

    4 жыл бұрын

    No prob

  • @lukisnootis5708
    @lukisnootis57084 жыл бұрын

    "Hey Flick, where are you going?!?" *"War, I've been drafted."*

  • @maxhooper4319

    @maxhooper4319

    4 жыл бұрын

    Harry64278 woosh, that’s the joke dumbass

  • @vanessawhittaker6818

    @vanessawhittaker6818

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't join the draft as you can see it's a war that cannot be won 😁

  • @vanessawhittaker6818

    @vanessawhittaker6818

    3 жыл бұрын

    For every one of you is about 15 to 20 of them 😳 when you see that many it's time to push that button like that movie starship troopers nuke them all 😂

  • @anthonymort5202

    @anthonymort5202

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Harry64278 okay let me put this into terms that you can understand flick was from a bug's Life but oh my God can you believe it he's an ant

  • @anthonymort5202

    @anthonymort5202

    3 жыл бұрын

    Into*

  • @matthewdEntremont
    @matthewdEntremont4 жыл бұрын

    Ants are beyond fascinating

  • @JEMurl

    @JEMurl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6: 6-8

  • @i_am_dementia9926

    @i_am_dementia9926

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. There's no other animal/insect that intrigues me like the ants

  • @AimsLooker

    @AimsLooker

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZ1tsaVqgL2tY7g.html

  • @someonesomewhere605

    @someonesomewhere605

    4 жыл бұрын

    Check out this new Facebook page it's brilliant. Called 👉 The main meme's official 👈

  • @i_am_dementia9926

    @i_am_dementia9926

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AimsLooker dude Wtf

  • @thefix8d
    @thefix8d4 жыл бұрын

    So this is the live-action remake of the war segment of “Antz” then.

  • @whereskentuckybruce8245

    @whereskentuckybruce8245

    4 жыл бұрын

    “The Antz films really embellished the actual events of the 13th Formica-termite skirmish. Hopefully a more accurate depiction will be shown in the remake

  • @flacovila123

    @flacovila123

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@whereskentuckybruce8245 lol

  • @VoxTheUkrainianComrade

    @VoxTheUkrainianComrade

    Жыл бұрын

    Antz is trash tho

  • @mromneyobama

    @mromneyobama

    Жыл бұрын

    Underrated comment.

  • @Dfathurr
    @Dfathurr4 жыл бұрын

    What we see : siege of termite mounds, 2019 What the ants see : siege of Constantinople, 1453

  • @VLCBK

    @VLCBK

    3 жыл бұрын

    A man of culture I see

  • @mannyphantom0

    @mannyphantom0

    2 жыл бұрын

    ahhh true man of culture indeed

  • @jerry12314

    @jerry12314

    Ай бұрын

    To me this is more like Iwo Jima.

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite11944 жыл бұрын

    TERMITE GENERAL: “Gotta’ hold ‘em till all transports are away...”

  • @erskinepatton3247

    @erskinepatton3247

    3 жыл бұрын

    Prepare to open shield...

  • @mohsdef

    @mohsdef

    3 жыл бұрын

    Standby ion control

  • @nehiyawwolf9284

    @nehiyawwolf9284

    2 жыл бұрын

    "The 1st transport is away."

  • @supereddify

    @supereddify

    2 жыл бұрын

    Our first catch of the day

  • @JAMes_02
    @JAMes_024 жыл бұрын

    Props for the tiny camera man that filmed inside the termites n’est!

  • @fatdaddyeddiejr

    @fatdaddyeddiejr

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was Ant-Man that shoot that footage.

  • @generischerkanalname1879

    @generischerkanalname1879

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was an ant with a go pro.

  • @deotic

    @deotic

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, there was an ant live streaming and BBC stole its video

  • @typingcat

    @typingcat

    2 жыл бұрын

    N'est pas mal.

  • @xdsmastermia

    @xdsmastermia

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmao, never have that much thought

  • @JXC25
    @JXC252 жыл бұрын

    The way ants communicate and move as a unit are incredible.

  • @underlordd

    @underlordd

    Жыл бұрын

    suck my unit !

  • @AngryCrayfish

    @AngryCrayfish

    11 ай бұрын

    Same for termites, I had no idea they communicated with taps. That’s a whole language.

  • @covenawhite4855

    @covenawhite4855

    10 ай бұрын

    Maybe they communicate by smell. I heard they spray theramoned out of their exoskeleton for other ants to smell.but I could be wrong

  • @joncarr1200
    @joncarr12004 жыл бұрын

    "A worker gingerly explores the gaping hole" Me: heh.

  • @IgnatiaWildsmith1227

    @IgnatiaWildsmith1227

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jon Carr lol

  • @lawrencecarr4973

    @lawrencecarr4973

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @michelveilleux1275

    @michelveilleux1275

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn right they do 😏

  • @TehUltimateSnake

    @TehUltimateSnake

    3 жыл бұрын

    *G A P E*

  • @CMRJD

    @CMRJD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I had the same reaction. They don't call it the BBC for nothing.

  • @bemzen5240
    @bemzen52403 жыл бұрын

    2:19 I'm the only one impressed by this shot of the ant shadows on the wall.

  • @Arklay_98
    @Arklay_982 жыл бұрын

    “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."

  • @Casper999x

    @Casper999x

    2 ай бұрын

    Stolen comment your a virgin

  • @jerichomartin254

    @jerichomartin254

    Ай бұрын

  • @jeyksu
    @jeyksu4 жыл бұрын

    whats happening why there's so many ants in my recommendation

  • @JEMurl

    @JEMurl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaah!

  • @ahaaha84

    @ahaaha84

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ant week

  • @Herbie11

    @Herbie11

    4 жыл бұрын

    KZread MODERATOR here. We are sorry for the misunderstanding. Starting today we'll send "Aunt" videos to you.

  • @UnknownMe321

    @UnknownMe321

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your getting overrun by ants, your first line of defense lol

  • @mdualeali6190

    @mdualeali6190

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because you are Ants

  • @spasjt
    @spasjt4 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being a termite getting some fresh air on the top of the mound at 1:03 and THAT is coming at you.

  • @JAYDOG1337A

    @JAYDOG1337A

    3 жыл бұрын

    fuck this shit I'm out *runs opposite direction*

  • @brycewalker3726

    @brycewalker3726

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s like D-Day

  • @UGNAvalon

    @UGNAvalon

    2 жыл бұрын

    Considering how termites are blind… “…..why do I hear rumbling?”

  • @Shagamaw-100

    @Shagamaw-100

    2 жыл бұрын

    Funny considering how termite mounds are basically massive ventilation systems for the nest.

  • @Navesblue

    @Navesblue

    2 жыл бұрын

    Termite King: “I want every able-bodied man and strong lad to armed and ready for battle by nightfall!”

  • @YG-eu4df
    @YG-eu4df4 жыл бұрын

    "We will need thousands to conquer the nest!" "Tens of thousands" "But my lord there is no such force" 0:04

  • @devitcardx

    @devitcardx

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Saruman goes out in the balcony of Orthanc *Wormtounge: *gasps

  • @solidgator123

    @solidgator123

    2 жыл бұрын

    And you hear the ant horn and chants "the world of termites shall end".

  • @aminhaekal5709

    @aminhaekal5709

    2 жыл бұрын

    "A new power is rising. Its victory, is at hands!"

  • @joemorris3146

    @joemorris3146

    Жыл бұрын

    “There will be no dawn for termites”

  • @patriot459

    @patriot459

    Жыл бұрын

    To war!!!

  • @cintronproductions9430
    @cintronproductions94304 жыл бұрын

    Oh no, it's Antz all over again!

  • @poisonkiss201

    @poisonkiss201

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I thought about when I saw this😂 started singing "the ants go marching 1 by 1 hoorah hoorah, we slaughter termites just for fun hoorah hoorah....."😂😂

  • @T2266

    @T2266

    4 жыл бұрын

    That movie is a lie, Termites soldiers are weak as hell in comparison to that of the ants .

  • @cintronproductions9430

    @cintronproductions9430

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@T2266 Those were mutant or alien termites for all we know. I mean, they shot acid from their FOREHEADS.

  • @T2266

    @T2266

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cintronproductions9430 they really are like something come oit of Starship Troopers. Though some species of termites cna shoot glue out of their head, but it's the ants who can shoot acid, only with their asses.

  • @abmlr_productions9801

    @abmlr_productions9801

    3 жыл бұрын

    Barbatus: Heh, l like ya kid, you got a sense of humor.

  • @theant4184
    @theant41842 жыл бұрын

    Man that battle was rough! I was one of the survivors in the war, my workmates were sent to war through force and some of my friends during it. If you want I will describe the war

  • @tailspikes

    @tailspikes

    2 жыл бұрын

    How did you survive the termite soldiers?

  • @theant4184

    @theant4184

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tailspikes I stayed back and be a coward, though I have killed a termite that strayed too far from the termites

  • @equalist6282

    @equalist6282

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theant4184 😂😂😂

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theant4184 "Joke"...🤦

  • @theant4184

    @theant4184

    Жыл бұрын

    @@matheuspessa2359 yeah no shit it's a joke, I'm playing a character

  • @johnjordan8022
    @johnjordan80224 жыл бұрын

    The ants used the termites as a decoy. The actual target was the camera man. Suddenly, he realized that over 1000 ants had crawled up the inside of his pants legs heading straight for the family jewels. I'm sure he will be okay, the camera man is the only person that never dies. Ever !

  • @sethmaskovich6541
    @sethmaskovich65414 жыл бұрын

    when you only have like 3 guards defending the nest

  • @nejuokinganezvengiau8975
    @nejuokinganezvengiau89752 жыл бұрын

    respect to the termite guard who held on for so long

  • @juanarocha8629

    @juanarocha8629

    Жыл бұрын

    Whose side are you on?!

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juanarocha8629 I of termites

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juanarocha8629 Better no one die anyway...

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juanarocha8629 A draw is better for these two, who practice their earthly natures, which is to attack each other...

  • @Datnigganeo
    @Datnigganeo4 жыл бұрын

    What a brave ant, to go down there and record all that. Kudos to you

  • @DPRX99

    @DPRX99

    11 ай бұрын

    Needed the footage for war propaganda

  • @Lavendeer201

    @Lavendeer201

    8 ай бұрын

    Cool username 👍

  • @kindlytoxic1472
    @kindlytoxic1472 Жыл бұрын

    i used to think war was exclusive to humans (and maybe other intelligent life) but i was proven wrong, and now i am absolutely fascinated by insects like ants, bees and termites.

  • @TeyuYagua
    @TeyuYagua3 жыл бұрын

    3:09 "now all of china knows you are here"

  • @RocketMonke69420
    @RocketMonke694203 жыл бұрын

    Video: **ends** Me: "Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete."

  • @mar56cos
    @mar56cos4 жыл бұрын

    At 0:29 Seconds you can see Z from the movie Antz. you can tell he's not ready for war.

  • @gammarey7070
    @gammarey70702 жыл бұрын

    Im always fascinated at how they filmed these.

  • @cantalope67
    @cantalope674 жыл бұрын

    What gets me is nobody gives the cameraman any credit for all these fantastic pictures. Just amazing camera work

  • @Reefiemon

    @Reefiemon

    7 ай бұрын

    Nah this is David Attenborough is seeing rn. He’s just narrating what he is seeing at this exact moment.

  • @sicsempertyrannisvi4107
    @sicsempertyrannisvi41072 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to whoever was around 100 million years ago to document the feud..

  • @whitechili4168
    @whitechili41684 жыл бұрын

    How they got cameras inside the termite mound is what I’m wondering

  • @whitechili4168

    @whitechili4168

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jdsman 31899 ahh, I see. Thank you for explaining. Makes sense

  • @The2ndCow

    @The2ndCow

    4 жыл бұрын

    little man with a camera , duh

  • @whitechili4168

    @whitechili4168

    4 жыл бұрын

    XxZero117xX That’s not right, there’s no way that’s possible. The ants would see the little man and eat him before he could record.

  • @asmodeusasteroth7137

    @asmodeusasteroth7137

    4 жыл бұрын

    Makes me think this is a reenactment using a bunch of paid actors

  • @njharris27

    @njharris27

    4 жыл бұрын

    asmodeus asteroth best underrated comment

  • @cyriljosin6780
    @cyriljosin6780 Жыл бұрын

    2:34 “tunnels are narrow” narrow for the ants not the camera man

  • @TankieBoi
    @TankieBoi Жыл бұрын

    1:40 is that a carpenter ant in the hole? What is she doing there? 🤔😂

  • @Ilikepotatoes067

    @Ilikepotatoes067

    3 ай бұрын

    Mercenaries paid by the termites maybe

  • @HawkinaBox
    @HawkinaBox4 жыл бұрын

    These ants are like the Dothraki: they take what they want and have thousands to help them.

  • @ozeppeo
    @ozeppeo4 жыл бұрын

    "That's how you get ants." - Sterling Archer

  • @someonesomewhere605

    @someonesomewhere605

    4 жыл бұрын

    Check out this new Facebook page it's brilliant. Called 👉 The main meme's official 👈

  • @silverstrike5904

    @silverstrike5904

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lana: yay

  • @pongangelo2048
    @pongangelo20483 жыл бұрын

    The cameraman even go to the smallest cave just to film this, shout out to him.

  • @Kian_the-G
    @Kian_the-G3 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else see that MASSIVE soldier Ant at 0:20??? Or is that just me…

  • @GiygasNightmare

    @GiygasNightmare

    2 ай бұрын

    nah i definitely see it too. bros the gigachad of the ants

  • @kemni3163
    @kemni31634 жыл бұрын

    Crazy how they can film something like this

  • @MrstevetheDonator

    @MrstevetheDonator

    4 жыл бұрын

    No the ants are acters

  • @MrOner07

    @MrOner07

    4 жыл бұрын

    how is there a camera inside an ant colony??

  • @kartikpoojari7066

    @kartikpoojari7066

    3 жыл бұрын

    They have many fake ant looking robots that record all of this and sometimes they even put a small camera inside those nests and film it.

  • @1A.....
    @1A..... Жыл бұрын

    Don't end your filming at the crucial moment of war :Sun Tzu the art of war

  • @Hmongboi228
    @Hmongboi2284 жыл бұрын

    3:34 Captain : [on terminte hill] Bangalores up the line! Bagalores up the line! Sergeant: Heads up, bangers comin' your way. Captain: [shouting] Bangalores, clear the shingle!! Private : Fire in the hole. Sergeant : Fire in the hole. Private : Fire in the hole. Private : [lights his bangalore] [Bangalores blow up and the ordinance is gone] Sergeant: We're in business..

  • @sabereldragorno8499
    @sabereldragorno84993 жыл бұрын

    "a soldier termite confronts the ants with a threat display" Soldier termite : cracks head open on floor. Ants : w-w-why'd you do that ? Soldier termite : FOR THE QUEEN 👑 !

  • @fairnut6418
    @fairnut64184 жыл бұрын

    3:21 *“COME GET ME!!”*

  • @zealot4325
    @zealot43253 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to the creators of this film. It must be a hard work to show us the insect world

  • @Kovugamez
    @Kovugamez3 жыл бұрын

    I saw this movie when I was a kid. I had no idea there was a live-action version

  • @TerraficTV

    @TerraficTV

    3 жыл бұрын

    antz?

  • @Kovugamez

    @Kovugamez

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TerraficTV Yup

  • @Pilot_Whale

    @Pilot_Whale

    3 жыл бұрын

    I liked that movie

  • @LostOneOmega
    @LostOneOmega4 жыл бұрын

    When those termites started their threat display: I mood that

  • @fergusfriedrichserrano5988
    @fergusfriedrichserrano59884 жыл бұрын

    The ants go marching one by one. Hoorah! Hoorah! They slaughter termites just for fun. Hoorah! Hoorah!

  • @v1v10rnitier

    @v1v10rnitier

    4 жыл бұрын

    The ants go marching two by two, hurrah hurrah. We'll all be dead before we're through, HURRAH HURRAH!

  • @abmlr_productions9801

    @abmlr_productions9801

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ants go marching three by three, hurrah hurrah We're off to face our destiny, Hurrah! Hurrah!

  • @lordmegatron7359

    @lordmegatron7359

    3 жыл бұрын

    FORWARD

  • @ianbruce1745

    @ianbruce1745

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ants go marching five by five, Hurrah. Hurrah. There's too many of us, Termite, more than a hive. Hurrah. Hurrah.

  • @silverstrike5904

    @silverstrike5904

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lordmegatron7359 come on let's kicks some termite butt

  • @micheleportatadino5919
    @micheleportatadino59192 жыл бұрын

    Driver ants are a devastating force but they do have a weakness: their attacking strategy is pinned on overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers deployed all over the place, thus they are not as effective in narrow spaces where they are forced into 1v1 fights. Plus, they are not specialized termite hunters like the Matabele. So, I’m calling this fight as a win for the termites.

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    This is rare for termites to win...

  • @matheuspessa2359

    @matheuspessa2359

    Жыл бұрын

    And still ′′ everyone ′′ hopes that termites die... 🤦

  • @killerkirby366

    @killerkirby366

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorta like the Persians

  • @bornonthebattlefront4883

    @bornonthebattlefront4883

    9 ай бұрын

    They actually do win this I rented the full documentary like 5 times as a kid Termites save the queen and push out the ants, of course to severe losses on both sides

  • @anonymousanonymous2319
    @anonymousanonymous2319 Жыл бұрын

    Can we appreciate filming these tiny creatures?

  • @KingMe1
    @KingMe14 жыл бұрын

    Way better than anything I've seen at a theatre and this was free 🙁

  • @Maligale.
    @Maligale.4 жыл бұрын

    Can we just appreciate that they stuck a camera threw a mound of dirt to get this footage

  • @Casey-zk8op
    @Casey-zk8op11 ай бұрын

    2:05 “a worker explores the gaping hope and lays a scent trail for others” 😉😏

  • @BryleMilan

    @BryleMilan

    11 ай бұрын

    hahahahah

  • @sinestrophy9502
    @sinestrophy95024 жыл бұрын

    The question is How did they film inside the tunnel ?

  • @JamesCraigWhoop

    @JamesCraigWhoop

    4 жыл бұрын

    YES and how they manage to get lighting which likely benefits the ants more than termites

  • @American-Plague

    @American-Plague

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JamesCraigWhoop They did clearly say at the beginning that the ants are completely blind.

  • @chewangia8
    @chewangia84 жыл бұрын

    Isengard has been unleashed.

  • @starwarscantina7130
    @starwarscantina71304 жыл бұрын

    Can we just take a moment to consider how astonishing that Camera work was!? Holy fuzzballs.

  • @SyncytheShredESP
    @SyncytheShredESP2 жыл бұрын

    The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah! Hoorah!

  • @George-um2rt
    @George-um2rt2 жыл бұрын

    "the ants go marching one by one hoorah hoorah".

  • @moustachio9936
    @moustachio99364 жыл бұрын

    makes me remember the fight from the movie ants

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie4 жыл бұрын

    Well tomorrow's video better be the rest of this battle. My money's on the Termites.

  • @switeatul

    @switeatul

    4 жыл бұрын

    I bet on the ants then

  • @contentinmotion

    @contentinmotion

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's ants workers vs termite soldiers.

  • @oreooreo1998

    @oreooreo1998

    4 жыл бұрын

    Content in motion only some of them are worker ants most of them are soilder and major ants and the majors are just the really big soilder ants.Also I bet that ants will win because they are just a little bit stronger than the termites but the soilder termites are probably evenly matched with the ants

  • @tedytarrify

    @tedytarrify

    4 жыл бұрын

    Usually the ants raid the termite nesting chamber to steal eggs and larvae and then just withdraw. Termites are herbivores and ants are carnivores. Termite mounds are rarely wiped out by an ant attack. Usually just harvested, to recoup until the next attack. I always feel a bit sorry for the poor old termite... they rarely win these struggles.

  • @amoghverma3108
    @amoghverma31089 ай бұрын

    Ants and Termites need their own Peace Treaty.

  • @stealthassasin1day291
    @stealthassasin1day2914 жыл бұрын

    Those antz in the front lines were chosen because they were the most loyal to the queen.

  • @alfatazer_8991

    @alfatazer_8991

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Vanguard!

  • @peterjohnson8469
    @peterjohnson84693 жыл бұрын

    Amazing to me how the cameraman crawled all the way in there to film this. Bravo!

  • @atis9061
    @atis90613 жыл бұрын

    A well-written, dramatic & compelling nature drama.

  • @RGNooblez
    @RGNooblez4 жыл бұрын

    Funny to think that one human with a flamethrower can end the ants whole career

  • @elijahabrams8242
    @elijahabrams82426 ай бұрын

    This live-action remake of Antz is looking great!

  • @K3V1N005
    @K3V1N0054 жыл бұрын

    Truly amazing how this is filmed

  • @omarturcios4228
    @omarturcios42284 жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one that got the heebie jeebies?

  • @Xiellion
    @Xiellion11 ай бұрын

    It blows my mind that all those ants start the same and some of them just get chosen to be soldiers, get fed specific nutrients, and then grow like 5x larger then the workers

  • @neddersass8439
    @neddersass84393 жыл бұрын

    That ants and termites are enemies, I already learned in the animated movie "Antz".

  • @brettwerner7128
    @brettwerner71283 жыл бұрын

    Amazing how they can film these tiny things like that

  • @peterkeizer2157
    @peterkeizer21574 жыл бұрын

    The ant whit the go-pro is my favorite How the hell does he stay out of trouble 😳

  • @anakinvader9120
    @anakinvader91202 жыл бұрын

    Props to the Camera Man who shrunk himself and survived the war

  • @tonyzang2344
    @tonyzang23442 жыл бұрын

    I would love to watch a movie where ants plan attack on humans

  • @DanielRamirez-li6zc
    @DanielRamirez-li6zc2 жыл бұрын

    The camera work.. wow The patience.. Excellent

  • @mr.t3440
    @mr.t34404 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing as to where and how BBC Earth recruits the Smallest cameramen on the planet

  • @Nicolas69420
    @Nicolas694202 жыл бұрын

    ah yes *100000000 termites vs 100000000 ants royale battle war*

  • @Sarcastic_Asmodeus
    @Sarcastic_Asmodeus4 жыл бұрын

    Nooooo! Why you leave me hanging like that! Lol

  • @YusufSaidCANBAZ
    @YusufSaidCANBAZ3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you to the all people in BBC Earth team and their supporters for sharing these amazing, awesome, incredible, miraculous inspiring recordings.

  • @shamarbrooks4272
    @shamarbrooks42724 жыл бұрын

    I would love it if they put full episodes on here

  • @MightyPooPSTEAM
    @MightyPooPSTEAM4 жыл бұрын

    This is why fire was discovered.

  • @fsn_fishyboy4322
    @fsn_fishyboy43223 жыл бұрын

    Love how that one ant is like watching over the army

  • @bravadopure5102
    @bravadopure51024 жыл бұрын

    I miss Sir David Attenborough 😢

  • @Jesusprayerwarrio283
    @Jesusprayerwarrio2834 жыл бұрын

    Where is Barbados when you need him !

  • @adamh509
    @adamh5097 ай бұрын

    Termite: HALT, YOU SHALL NOT TREAD ANY FURTHER *Violently slams head into floor*

  • @ender691
    @ender6913 жыл бұрын

    Next on BBC Earth: Ants Attack Small Town

  • @roadhouse3075
    @roadhouse30754 жыл бұрын

    Imagine accidentally walking into the trail of ants barefoot.

  • @TeamLegacyFTW

    @TeamLegacyFTW

    4 жыл бұрын

    You would only get bit if you stopped walking right on their trail and just stood there though😒 You can step on ant piles barefoot and be fine btw.

  • @valenesco45

    @valenesco45

    4 жыл бұрын

    You get a beautiful ants jam

  • @mighty2584
    @mighty25844 жыл бұрын

    When i see ants i see Zergs from starcraft

  • @BothHands1

    @BothHands1

    4 жыл бұрын

    omg right!! always good to see another SC fan out in the wild i wanted to see those ants completely merc those termites termites are closely related to cockroaches 🤢

  • @tedytarrify

    @tedytarrify

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BothHands1 ants evolved from wasps...

  • @daboormero

    @daboormero

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BothHands1 AYE DONT BE RUDE TO TERMITES THEY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE INSECTS JUST BECAUSE THEIR ANCESTORS ARE HATED plus like termites dont carry diseases AND ants evolved from wasps

  • @BothHands1

    @BothHands1

    3 жыл бұрын

    daboor mero i hate roaches more than wasps. i've encountered many many wasps in my lifetime, and while they terrify me, i've never been stung by one. but roaches... they're horrible creatures. when living in apartment buildings, you can get them (german cockroaches) just because your neighbor is dirty. and the palmetto bugs, they come in your house when it rains, even if your house is immaculately cleaned. and they CAN FLY, and they can and will fly DIRECTLY INTO YOUR FACE, and can be TWO INCHES LONG. horrifying

  • @DingoOverlord
    @DingoOverlord5 ай бұрын

    2:49 Bro was like “OH SHIT!!!”

  • @calebstanley102
    @calebstanley1024 жыл бұрын

    War, war never changes.

  • @brettwerner7128
    @brettwerner71283 жыл бұрын

    I want to see a (making of) to this. It’s gotta be awesome!

  • @SoldierOfFate
    @SoldierOfFate4 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if these ants were as intelligent as humans and had access to high technologies.

  • @SirBeast1992

    @SirBeast1992

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you want Tyranids? Because that's how you get Tyranids!!!!!

  • @nela5250

    @nela5250

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao I think we all know the human personification of ants are... they just haven’t realized what The melanin means.

  • @chronological3957
    @chronological39572 жыл бұрын

    I like the battle tune at the back there really gives the feeling of a war

  • @StaleBaguette
    @StaleBaguette4 жыл бұрын

    Are we not going to talk about the ant with an HD camera?

  • @JimmyDean1312
    @JimmyDean13124 жыл бұрын

    Yo I had no idea they made a live action version of the movie antz..

  • @MonkeyWildAnimal
    @MonkeyWildAnimal4 жыл бұрын

    ohh god, This is Amazing.

  • @BrandanTheBroker
    @BrandanTheBroker4 жыл бұрын

    GO ANTS GO!

  • @lukaspieper633
    @lukaspieper6334 жыл бұрын

    The termites knocking their head on the floor is NOT a threat display. It is vibrational communication to alert other termites.

  • @knochenkopf8097
    @knochenkopf80974 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the final battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ;-)

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