https://vimeo.com/254173116 Plunging into a dark place, an ant falls to the ground with a rude shock. We follow this ant's journey through a disturbing and dangerous, yet fascinating world, and it's... continue reading

posted by poolcleaner 4 years 7 months ago • 756 views

From Youtube, "In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war against each other. Their weapons are what nature gave them. Some have strong armour, deadly stingers or sharp mandibles. And then there... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months ago • 521 views • 9:23

7:26 Behind the Scenes (BTS): http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6lgf60 Also on http://ihavenotv.com/david-attenboroughs-ant-mountain.

posted by ant 4 years 7 months ago • 13 views • 52:05

"Kidnapper ants raid other ant species' colonies, abduct their young and take them back to their nest. When the enslaved babies grow up, the kidnappers trick them into serving their captors – hunting,... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 7 months ago • 32 views • 4:56

"An ant colony defends their nest from an attacking group in this great video from BBC show Ant Attack..." From http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/old-termites-front-lines-war-ants-study.

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 132 views • 4:05

"... Every day billions of soldiers fight a merciless war on thousands of fronts, that has been going on for over one hundred million years: The world war of the ants..." Thanks eric3579!

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 132 views • 8:35

"Ant venom delivery captured, for the first time, in slow-motion (1,000fps) & up-close video. The ants (and stingers) featured in this video are the Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius and the trap-jaw... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 700 views • 3:31

"... "Do you know what love is? A chemical. Electrons in your brain sending signals. Are you familiar with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis? It's a fungus that infects ants. It's amazing, really. The spores... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 21 views • 57 secs

"Enjoy this assortment of CGI animations of the various scorpions, spiders, ants, centipedes, mantids and other creepy crawlies from Season 1 of Monster Bug Wars..."

posted by ant 4 years 10 months ago • 50 views • 10:47

"MINUSCULE revolves around the day-to-day existence of insects which are presented in burlesque situations, with a fair amount of philosophical contemplation thrown in. A cross between a Tex Avery cartoon... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 70 views • 3:59

"Desert harvester ants (Veromessor pergandei) charge into danger and dismantle spider traps. Researchers first observed the ants in rescue mode in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Not only did the insects... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 730 views • 44 secs

"Straight out of science fiction, the fearsome wormlion ambushes prey at the bottom of a tidy - and terrifying - sand pit, then flicks their carcasses out. These meals fuel its transformation into something... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 893 views • 4:14

"Stinging, prey capture, and rafting behaviors of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta..."

posted by ant 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 59 views • 3:03

"Ant take-offs and flights filmed at 1,500 & 3,200 frames per second. Featuring male Odontomachus and Aphaenogaster ants..."

posted by ant 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 109 views • 5:22

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a parasitic fungus called cordyceps infect ants and other insects in order to reproduce.

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 56 views • 4:10

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 5 years ago • 368 views • 4:44