Carpenter Ants Fighting

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Anthill Art

Anthill Art

7 жыл бұрын

I came across a swarm of these red carpenter ants one day. There were probably a couple of dozen of them frantically running around in a small area. I noticed that a few of them were fighting, so I ran and grabbed my camera. It was hard to tell exactly what was going on while I was filming it. When I watched the video on my computer, I was blown away by what I had filmed.
After I started filming, the ants fought like this for at least 30 minutes. I had to leave off a good bit of footage because it was getting too dark, and I lost track of the ants when I ran and grabbed a light and a new camera battery.
All of the ants were attacking a single ant. The ant being attacked is from the same species (camponotus chromaiodes), and presumably from the same colony, so I have no idea why they were attacking him.
The fight got pretty brutal. While I was clipping it together and watching the scenes several times, I noticed a lot of crazy stuff happening which may not be obvious on the first watch. I may come back and annotate the video if enough people are interested.
Best watched on a PC full screen and with max resolution (click the sprocket button at the bottom right of the video, go to quality, and select 720p).

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@crispycrispylickylicky
@crispycrispylickylicky 5 жыл бұрын
*Top 10 greatest anime battles of all time*
@gavinoh7132
@gavinoh7132 4 жыл бұрын
You beat me to this comment!
@locker87
@locker87 4 жыл бұрын
Don’t you mean... antime... ;}
@SuspiciousAvocado
@SuspiciousAvocado 4 жыл бұрын
You are extremely extreme
@crispycrispylickylicky
@crispycrispylickylicky 4 жыл бұрын
Suspicious Avocado Cheers mate
@izzymiler6974
@izzymiler6974 3 жыл бұрын
Best Anime Battle ever
@tevy00
@tevy00 7 жыл бұрын
this seems like the right thing to watch at 2am
@IEatcaTos
@IEatcaTos 7 жыл бұрын
Tevy Yee mountain time, eh
@AnthillArt
@AnthillArt 7 жыл бұрын
seemed like 2am was a good time to post it too
@vincelam1998
@vincelam1998 7 жыл бұрын
Tevy Yee SAME LOL
@tevy00
@tevy00 7 жыл бұрын
TheCommenter7 4:56 now, still awake D:
@yeehawxcowboy
@yeehawxcowboy 7 жыл бұрын
Tevy Yee 8:12 here, im not supposed to be up doe...
@twistygrip4180
@twistygrip4180 7 жыл бұрын
Should have poured molten aluminum on them to break it up. ......
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
Thats animal cruelty
@drek.475
@drek.475 7 жыл бұрын
they're _ants_
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
Adria Fricker Yeah they are still an animal though
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
***** Humans arnt endangered but everyone gets pissed if you make them suffer, im sorry but making something suffer for the fun of it is sick, no matter the species
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
The people here clearly have no respect for any life thats not important to them so im just going to mute this convo and move on
@al3xwoo
@al3xwoo 7 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for you to just dump a phat load of molten aluminium all over them
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
Thats animal cruelty
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
***** Billions of humans too
@TheHilariousGoldenChariot
@TheHilariousGoldenChariot 7 жыл бұрын
Saintphoenix there are literally over 500 billon ants on earth
@al3xwoo
@al3xwoo 7 жыл бұрын
They were getting a bit rowdy though
@dddtl
@dddtl 7 жыл бұрын
Unfair to ants
@benk4088
@benk4088 7 жыл бұрын
Shit turns into a full blown gang war at 2:00
@JARMAK-MUSIC
@JARMAK-MUSIC 7 жыл бұрын
this is so much better than WWE
@azeveda003
@azeveda003 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@adinaloredo5575
@adinaloredo5575 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh for sure🤣😂😂
@evelynfong
@evelynfong 7 жыл бұрын
The only reason I can think of why they are attacking one of their own is this: Their old queen has died, and it's time to make a new queen ant. Sometimes, they make two queens. When this happens and if both queens were born at the same time, the two queens would cause the hive to split into two (not necessarily equal) factions. Each ant faction will carry the scent of their supported queen. The queens then duel to the death. The surviving queen will then control the whole hive. The ants on the losing faction will be killed by the winning faction. My guess is that ant was one of the last survivors of the losing faction. The other ants were there to finish the job.
@twistygrip4180
@twistygrip4180 7 жыл бұрын
evelynfong Interesting. .......
@haseo8244
@haseo8244 7 жыл бұрын
evelynfong hmmmm most likely a scout from another colony wandered in and then with release of alarm scent cause confusion with all the different scents spread out.
@haseo8244
@haseo8244 7 жыл бұрын
The scout won the first fight but was crippled permently.
@haseo8244
@haseo8244 7 жыл бұрын
evelynfong I have seen this happen frequent but usually the aftermath when dead ant are brought back to the colony. Note the other ant genus in the area but both avoid each other since different food sources.
@jonasciliento336
@jonasciliento336 7 жыл бұрын
You are very well informed about this
@XANApwns
@XANApwns 7 жыл бұрын
You know what to do Pour on the molten aluminum and these two gladiators shall forever live on in infamy
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
Thats animal cruelty
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
Caramel Johnson im not hippy but they are still an animal
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
***** just because people do something, doesnt make it right mate
@Saintphoenix86
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
wtf is sjw
@DJJeri
@DJJeri 7 жыл бұрын
It's not cruelty if they can't feel pain (which ants can't).
@shyspeaks9238
@shyspeaks9238 6 жыл бұрын
The other bug at 2:03 is just casually trying to pass through and avoid conflict. 😂
@megansaxon535
@megansaxon535 7 жыл бұрын
That one ant was trying to be a peacemaking
@daisyroach3989
@daisyroach3989 7 жыл бұрын
No it was waiting for them to kill the loosing Queen.
@jayromebabag5313
@jayromebabag5313 6 жыл бұрын
2 hours later... Both Carpenter Ants gave up and returned to their nests. But they found they're nest filled with a shiny liquid substance. And then a human dug it up, blasted water then took it away.
@habibahmed3191
@habibahmed3191 3 жыл бұрын
That person comes back with a water pipe and tells the Carpenter Ants: "It's all ogre now. This is my swamp."
@brandoncheney3055
@brandoncheney3055 7 жыл бұрын
Pretty ant-iclimactic.
@forna4090
@forna4090 7 жыл бұрын
*searches for noose*
@TheHilariousGoldenChariot
@TheHilariousGoldenChariot 7 жыл бұрын
Jerone Shearer lol
@chamopss
@chamopss 7 жыл бұрын
Adding epic music helps. Slightly.
@MikeTrieu
@MikeTrieu 7 жыл бұрын
It would be really interesting to visualize the pheromone trails they're dropping as this battle occurs. Then you'd be able to see the exact moment when backup soldiers are alerted to the invader.
@ventimybeloved
@ventimybeloved 7 жыл бұрын
Im shook how did you even get this on camera but thank you
@IEatcaTos
@IEatcaTos 7 жыл бұрын
i love the completely silent fighting of these ants
@roj0riot
@roj0riot 3 жыл бұрын
2:02 i love the smaller ant (at the bottom of the screen) just kind of walking by and questioning what the hell is going on
@WildYGO
@WildYGO 7 жыл бұрын
Did ya burn with the sweet fiery wrath of molten aluminum
@loganbrookover7818
@loganbrookover7818 4 жыл бұрын
How girls fight at my school
@solarcosmoss0777
@solarcosmoss0777 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine what they are saying... *"SWING FIRST BRO!!"* *"NAH, YOU SWING FIRST!"*
@MrKraft-fg7dh
@MrKraft-fg7dh 7 жыл бұрын
Nice now you make a NEW Kind of vids Thats very good 4 ur Channel keep Doing vids buddy
@AnthillArt
@AnthillArt 7 жыл бұрын
this guy gets it
@ThatOneGuyJesse
@ThatOneGuyJesse 7 жыл бұрын
+Anthill Art Nice video dude, keep up the good work. :)
@MrKraft-fg7dh
@MrKraft-fg7dh 7 жыл бұрын
Anthill Art thanks Buddy
@midnight-hq4zg
@midnight-hq4zg 4 жыл бұрын
Did I just waste 8 minutes of my life watching ants fight? It was worth it, though.
@freethinker77
@freethinker77 5 жыл бұрын
You should break up the fight... with aluminum!
@kimvandestadt
@kimvandestadt 5 жыл бұрын
avoiding drama like 1:41
@chipsdubbo4861
@chipsdubbo4861 7 жыл бұрын
The Antpire Civil War.
@legendarycreator8519
@legendarycreator8519 4 жыл бұрын
You guys should make a gladiatorial arena for ants to fight in
@uaexwolf8825
@uaexwolf8825 7 жыл бұрын
Last time I came this early, I was with my EX
@mercmakara6594
@mercmakara6594 7 жыл бұрын
UAExWolf nice meme
@Q8Nights
@Q8Nights 7 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@maishabroski6066
@maishabroski6066 4 жыл бұрын
*Why do I hear boss music?* **turns to ants** *Oh shi-*
@Jessthamem
@Jessthamem 6 жыл бұрын
When the other one comes in he’s like oooo what’s this AHH OUCH WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING!
@aleksanderseptentrio8209
@aleksanderseptentrio8209 4 жыл бұрын
AntsCanada wants to know you’re location
@gameplayer2014
@gameplayer2014 5 жыл бұрын
Ants are like people. They see two people fight and a crowd gathers if not joins in.
@AnthillArt
@AnthillArt 5 жыл бұрын
I thought exactly the same thing when I was watching it
@ZenotoXOfficial
@ZenotoXOfficial 7 жыл бұрын
WORLDSTAAAAR!!
@MediocreChief
@MediocreChief 7 жыл бұрын
he leakin
@user-gd5dj2nj6c
@user-gd5dj2nj6c 6 жыл бұрын
My boy gots some hands
@beatzeppelinsista
@beatzeppelinsista 6 жыл бұрын
Lmfaoooo
@levishu991
@levishu991 7 жыл бұрын
This is some serious Thoreau action right here.
@xPureRage
@xPureRage 7 жыл бұрын
0:37 I'm surprised there was no one yelling WOOORRLLLDSTAAAAARRRR in the background.
@brandonwhittemore9324
@brandonwhittemore9324 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody The kids that run over to watch the fight: 1:50
@ezziebrown4053
@ezziebrown4053 7 жыл бұрын
😮 WAIT UNTIL THE QUEEN HEARS ABOUT THIS!
@meganbm7857
@meganbm7857 Ай бұрын
ants jumpin & pullin hair too🤣
@IndellableHatesHandles
@IndellableHatesHandles Жыл бұрын
We saw a massive ant war on our driveway once. Black vs. red carpenter ants. Pretty radical.
@magpiesextreme123
@magpiesextreme123 6 жыл бұрын
Fighting for the last supremacy before they die by molten aluminium lol
@galacticpulsegaming2877
@galacticpulsegaming2877 6 жыл бұрын
Mr Anthill Art playing God over here :) keep it up your videos are great! :D
@angelvu
@angelvu 7 жыл бұрын
Oh... God......
@bellyrubxl3164
@bellyrubxl3164 3 жыл бұрын
That was an intense 6 player smash
@gabrielc6252
@gabrielc6252 4 жыл бұрын
plot twist: while you are watching this, 100k ants sneak up on you from behind, and you are now dead
@wifferste
@wifferste 6 жыл бұрын
It does not matter if they are the same species. That other ant is from a different colony. Ants can determine who is from their home colony by smell.
@angelayuan4881
@angelayuan4881 6 жыл бұрын
There's a smol ant scurrying by at around 2:02 lol
@MeanBlackDude
@MeanBlackDude 7 жыл бұрын
Gentlemen.....we can rebuild him.
@CMDParodies
@CMDParodies 7 жыл бұрын
SPOILER End of the video, he pours molten aluminium onto them
@danktsung3043
@danktsung3043 2 жыл бұрын
It’s all fun and gams til the king of the hill shows up
@user-pu4ue3vq5o
@user-pu4ue3vq5o 3 ай бұрын
it's amazing to see how they fight...thanks for the video....
@amellox04
@amellox04 5 жыл бұрын
*AntsCanada joined the game*
@kevinmalone27
@kevinmalone27 7 жыл бұрын
To be honest i was expecting a WAR OF THE COLONIES
@haseo8244
@haseo8244 7 жыл бұрын
I see a different ant genus wandering in the area plus briefly a tan mite flee the area.
@animegirl-nl9gk
@animegirl-nl9gk 7 жыл бұрын
I accidentally squished A slug it was So gross and the shoes I was wearing when I squished the slug with was my favourite sneakers I feel so bad. I'm So sorry Mr slug😞
@tvv1881
@tvv1881 5 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the new smash like these graphics look amazing
@jocelynhastings6358
@jocelynhastings6358 7 жыл бұрын
this is really interesting but for some reason it's also really disturbing to me...like it makes me uncomfortable to watch, I'm not sure why. I couldn't watch the whole thing but it's v cool that you caught it on camera!
@FreeStateMarc
@FreeStateMarc 7 жыл бұрын
They need a "Third ant in" rule.
@lizzytrust4485
@lizzytrust4485 3 жыл бұрын
Those ants are huge
@vincelam1998
@vincelam1998 7 жыл бұрын
That was vicious
@simonwalker4358
@simonwalker4358 7 жыл бұрын
very good video keep it up
@moneyblue8466
@moneyblue8466 4 жыл бұрын
0:46 this is so adorable😍
@captainspy3024
@captainspy3024 4 жыл бұрын
They are trying to rip each other apart 😍
@moneyblue8466
@moneyblue8466 4 жыл бұрын
Captain Spy oh I didn’t even realize that lol
@Applelord50
@Applelord50 6 жыл бұрын
Shit got real very fast
@ZenuForte
@ZenuForte 4 жыл бұрын
Listen to duel of the fates while watching this
@atypicalscarab6.__.44
@atypicalscarab6.__.44 7 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool
@Clikrz
@Clikrz 4 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why they fight each other...
@jackma77
@jackma77 6 жыл бұрын
As we are watching these Ants, there must be something watching us fuck up ^^'
@normienerd
@normienerd 4 жыл бұрын
top 5 vibes ant version
@zorahmagdaros4602
@zorahmagdaros4602 6 жыл бұрын
*mortal Kombat theme starts to play*
@elektrysm9254
@elektrysm9254 4 жыл бұрын
just add intense music and you got urself a movie
@SortaFresh
@SortaFresh 7 жыл бұрын
More please!!!
@AltairZielite
@AltairZielite 7 жыл бұрын
Seems their strategy was to injure some of his legs so he could not run far.
@doublenaut443
@doublenaut443 6 жыл бұрын
Those are huge
@purrfectdanii
@purrfectdanii 4 жыл бұрын
Why my ass egging on some ants 😂
@timothyoter2880
@timothyoter2880 7 жыл бұрын
Aw heck yeah, this guy's videos are awesome!
@classicsonic1342
@classicsonic1342 6 жыл бұрын
Insert mortal konbat theme
@Evequeue
@Evequeue 4 жыл бұрын
*CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER!* *ANT 1! ANT 2! COMPUTER PLAYER! COMPUTER PLAYER!* *START!* *READY, FIGHT!* *COMPUTER PLAYER, DEFEATED! COMPUTER PLAYER, DEFEATED!* *ANT 1, DEFEATED!* *GAME!* *ANT 2, WIINNS!!!*
@lxa1121
@lxa1121 4 жыл бұрын
I bet you got some pretty good pictures. 🤔🤣
@gabe-hm5bi
@gabe-hm5bi Жыл бұрын
An ant WOW
@marymorgan350
@marymorgan350 3 жыл бұрын
0:33 anime be like
@Mahrah2
@Mahrah2 7 жыл бұрын
i thought he was gonna pour zinc on em or somethin
@AK-jt7kh
@AK-jt7kh 4 жыл бұрын
The ant they are attacking seems much larger than the other ants
@DarkxDizi
@DarkxDizi 7 жыл бұрын
At least throw some Two Steps From Hell over it next time.
@emilylucas7458
@emilylucas7458 7 жыл бұрын
wow
@joshuacopeland6846
@joshuacopeland6846 6 жыл бұрын
0:51 Worldstar!!!!!!!
@pinkpineapple9547
@pinkpineapple9547 7 жыл бұрын
Very fascinating
@joooo31
@joooo31 7 жыл бұрын
where's the molten aluminium? ?I thought this was molten aluminium channel :/
@craigchubs3476
@craigchubs3476 6 жыл бұрын
Those ants are fucking big!!
@aleighabukowski5938
@aleighabukowski5938 6 жыл бұрын
Love these videos Those as where going at it, one blow after the other
@meganx3
@meganx3 4 жыл бұрын
the girls are FIGHTINGGGG
@luckstersants6362
@luckstersants6362 3 жыл бұрын
Carpenter ants. Pretty cool
@ChrisGraves1
@ChrisGraves1 7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the poor guy did.
@siskclockwork2474
@siskclockwork2474 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe this ant is an outsider? Not part of the colony? Or maybe he violated some sort of ant hierarchy? Don't ants have some sort of ability to use their antenna to call for help? I'm not sure, but this is pretty interesting. I just wish I knew why that one ant was attacked.
@datguywalk17
@datguywalk17 6 жыл бұрын
Please come back and annotate.
@Novalight2550
@Novalight2550 7 жыл бұрын
*cackles*
@emerald_wrath1873
@emerald_wrath1873 3 жыл бұрын
Jojo In a nutshell
@lisac9522
@lisac9522 4 жыл бұрын
The one the group attacked was an invader from a different hill? I just figure he’s not one of them.
@pananaweKing
@pananaweKing 7 жыл бұрын
actually, these are the ant that got their home molten XD
@lorcan6241
@lorcan6241 6 жыл бұрын
Somewhere antscanada is screaming in horror
@glaceonpokemon4712
@glaceonpokemon4712 6 жыл бұрын
Lorcan Cooper lol
@ecata81
@ecata81 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe the two red carpenters are from different colenies
@Jessthamem
@Jessthamem 6 жыл бұрын
You really like ants huh
@emilysanya1215
@emilysanya1215 7 жыл бұрын
Those ant look like alates which explains why it looks like fighting when actually their mating
@AnthillArt
@AnthillArt 7 жыл бұрын
+Emily Sanya pretty sure they're fighting
@anamiguel1429
@anamiguel1429 5 жыл бұрын
They are females. ;-)
@io4340
@io4340 4 жыл бұрын
I love their color
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