@@AnthillArt What did he mean when he said "do the other things". I always wondered that about his speech. It just sounded out of place and for such a brilliant orator there must have been a meaning. Anyway love your work. Please come to my home. I have no less than 10 ant colonies just waiting, no, begging, for you to do your work.
@@AnthillArt Great job. There are people who would pay a lot of money for this. I am an artist too and people value our talent. It's a whole process and a unique experience. ❤️
@@AnthillArt If you ever do one of these again, consider casting the whole thing in resin. Maybe even add some lighting effects. Old stumps like that look brilliant in resin and with the metal colony intermingled could look out of this world incredible.
This is OUTRAGEOUSLY insanely cool. Your skill and the end product. Dude, make this video a short version so it at least goes viral. You deserve some time in the spotlight 😂
I got to say that tree is a wood workers dream. Dense old oak, you can tell that its good wood by how much of a fight ita giving you there. Great cast and extraction!
Man. I am 69. I have done everything from file clerk to hefting trash to pest control to rehab equipment repair in the field, including custom stuff. And I don't know whether to: congratulate Mr. Art on having the stones to BEGIN this, given the odds of experience, or compliment him on switching tactics, or admire the steady hand/execution commiserate with him at that point wherever he said, "OH spit, maybe I bit off ...", or applaud his foresight in having the right tool no matter how weird the cut or chop or hole or ... bow to the sheer determination it took to conceive of the cast in a continual 3-D view, for 359.9 degrees (kidding) so as to not chop/cut/wedge/drill the piece in such a way as to make it worthless, and all the effort wasted. or ... complain because IMHO, the cluster of drill holes, at a minimum, should be all roughed out, ditto for some of the projections, etc. Though I can see, also, how after a time you're "too deep in the forest to see any trees" with a freehand project like this. It's beautiful.
thats the best one yet out of all these years. got extremely lucky that specific colony made such substantially large tunnels which made the casting so strong. keep up the amazing work
I think the beauty of this project for me is that the art (the cast) is done in a matter of minutes, but the true test, the real art is in the patience, the time and dedication, the painstaking detail, to chip away and carefully EXTRACT the piece from its casting media, hour by hour, day by d- is that a truck?
You know this can be a good way to educate people about invasive species. Fire ants can be very bad for the environment because they are easily transported to areas that are not meant for them. Fire ants are good at thriving too. They build deep colonies into the earth and even inside wood. They use the wood to farm fungus for their colony to eat. The ant queen lay's lots of eggs too. My community has had issues with fire ants going inside electrical outlets causing the electricity to stop working because they chewed the wires. We have a pest control spray and bring everyone bait traps. I buy my own bait traps now and I don't have anymore fire ants. 👍
Another great piece of artwork. Your hard work and persistence paid off big time. The mounting stand is unique and really adds to the beauty. Job well done!
You did an amazing job, attention to detail and care to remove the cast without damage was outstanding. Keeping the surrounding stump attached is a great idea and it highlights the ant colony cast uniqueness. Well done.
Considering the size of the stump, we were concerned about whether we would be able to recover the castings, but to our surprise, we were able to do so successfully. The hard work is evident in the timbers that were cut out. The beauty and mystery of the ant mounds hidden in the stumps is a wonderful art form. 👏👏👏👏
Well sir, I must say that I think I would have left that cast under that old stump after watching you go thru all that effort. But then again I can be lazy like that. L! Well done sir!! Well done!
I've been keeping ants for about 6 years now and would love to do some casting. How do you smelt down so much aluminum while on the field? What does your setup look like, and is it replicable?
Came for the ant colony cast, stayed for the never-before-seen view of a tree stump. 6:44 Hey, you got some firewood atleast outta that stump that otherwise was berift of useful materials. Ya know, somehow, the dismantling of that stump feels personal...
Holy bananas that's a lot of work for a cast! Turned out really cool with the wood though. I'll bet whoever stumbles on that stump next is gonna be super confused as to why it looks like that. 😂
Two ants sitting on a nearby hill. "Yeah, this guy has something against us. I've lost 631 brothers and sisters to him. I hear he's done this over 100 times".
I was looking for something on wood ants and this came up. Am I really getting this right… would there have been live ants in this or is it an empty nest? Surely you wouldn’t be killing wildlife? Tell me you are not.
Thanks! I did that kind of on accident while working on a previous video, just taking pics of a hill at different heights. I ended up liking it. Works great for this one.
It would have been so much easier not to make the cast right next to a tree stump
If i did that you wouldn't have commented. We choose to cast a stump colony and do the other things not because it is easy but because it is hard
@@AnthillArtAnd interesting
@@AnthillArt What did he mean when he said "do the other things". I always wondered that about his speech. It just sounded out of place and for such a brilliant orator there must have been a meaning.
Anyway love your work. Please come to my home. I have no less than 10 ant colonies just waiting, no, begging, for you to do your work.
@@captainottoI think he was referring to all the steps towards going to the moon. Putting a man in space, in orbit, etc.
No way, next you're gonna tell me the sun is hot or something. Anyways thanks for the enlightenment captain obvious
This video highlights:
- how awesome trees can get
- how awesome anthills can get
- how awesome committed artists can get
He had his sentence commuted?
@@alphadog9211 committed*, my bad
How much did it fetch ?
- how cruel people can get
- how cruel people can get
I'll bet that's the last time you pour a cast around a tree. That was a ton of work, but it came out looking cool.
Yes, this will likely be the last time haha. I don't think it would work out this good every time anyway.
@@AnthillArt Great job. There are people who would pay a lot of money for this. I am an artist too and people value our talent. It's a whole process and a unique experience. ❤️
Jesus loves you!!
@@awesome346🙏🏻✝️
@@AnthillArt If you ever do one of these again, consider casting the whole thing in resin. Maybe even add some lighting effects. Old stumps like that look brilliant in resin and with the metal colony intermingled could look out of this world incredible.
And the ants thought the huge tree base would provide them a safe haven
Yep
Exactly! Poor ants!
@@otmargreb6110nah fuck dem ants
@@otmargreb6110 cry bout it
@@reflexrefractordo you think your shitty existence has bigger worth than life of that one ant in that colony? Ha.
Imagine seeing a huge wave of silver metallic lava rushing through your nest
Humans: committing insect genocide in the name of "Art"
I still like watching but aren't aints good for the soil or something just curious or any insects really?
@@hellsbane666 lol "genocide". You should really do something to stop this madman!
Those POOR Ants 😢
@@S2minute don't worry... They still outnumber us like a million to 1
Truck is mt favorite woodworking tool
Comes in handy for those fine details 😂
@@AnthillArt is this a hobby cause I would want to do this or is it a side hustle just asking
@@Carlos284O.O I can sell them fairly easily since I have a decent following but I know others are trying and not doing so well.
Did you hear it? The beauty of it? Millions of voices, screaming in shock only to be silenced. Forever.
As someone currently dealing with an Ant invasion I find this video and your comment extremely cathartic
Carl? Is that you? Caaaaarl
@@klenlapis6329this is the funniest thing you could have commented. Congratulations
I know this must have been super hard and annoying, but the whole process and the final product were absolutely stunning and fascinating.
Boss says this is a pretty good spot for our anthill… and it’s under a giant tree stump so there’s no way anybody can get to us down there… 🐜
That’s what you think…
This cast would cost $1,000,000 just because. Great work!
Thanks. If you know anybody who'd pay that let me know! Haha
@@AnthillArt just wondering how much would you charge for one of your casts??
@@davidurban6813 It's varied a lot but the last few went for $500 - $1000 on eBay auction
This is is fun to watch. I would pay at least 2,000 maybe more. If this was gold your looking at least triple or more.
@@AnthillArt Why do you make the casts at night?
This is OUTRAGEOUSLY insanely cool. Your skill and the end product. Dude, make this video a short version so it at least goes viral. You deserve some time in the spotlight 😂
Thanks! I'll definitely be putting it up as a short soon.
I saw these from a short. Looks like it's working for me. Love the work btw nicely done
the king is back
Lol, this really made his ego
@@chadknight4379 are you kidding me? This dudes been doing it for like 10 years, I’ve been watching for that long.
@@raygun26 lol nice hobby
And these king is being haunted be trillions of ants. And, I, am, happy, about, that,😠
@@Purple_arti ;-;
This has gotta be the most painstaking extraction you've done so far. Amazing patience!
No funny bro😡
I got to say that tree is a wood workers dream. Dense old oak, you can tell that its good wood by how much of a fight ita giving you there. Great cast and extraction!
Man. I am 69. I have done everything from file clerk to hefting trash to pest control to rehab equipment repair in the field, including custom stuff. And I don't know whether to:
congratulate Mr. Art on having the stones to BEGIN this, given the odds of experience, or
compliment him on switching tactics, or
admire the steady hand/execution
commiserate with him at that point wherever he said, "OH spit, maybe I bit off ...", or
applaud his foresight in having the right tool no matter how weird the cut or chop or hole or ...
bow to the sheer determination it took to conceive of the cast in a continual 3-D view, for 359.9 degrees (kidding) so as to not chop/cut/wedge/drill the piece in such a way as to make it worthless, and all the effort wasted. or ...
complain because IMHO, the cluster of drill holes, at a minimum, should be all roughed out, ditto for some of the projections, etc. Though I can see, also, how after a time you're "too deep in the forest to see any trees" with a freehand project like this. It's beautiful.
This is beautiful! I love how you kept the wood with it!
I would destroy the cast he had to keep it
thats the best one yet out of all these years. got extremely lucky that specific colony made such substantially large tunnels which made the casting so strong. keep up the amazing work
man's been doing this for over 9 years from what I've seen and literally nothing has changed. And he's still getting views. That's awesome man.
I think the beauty of this project for me is that the art (the cast) is done in a matter of minutes, but the true test, the real art is in the patience, the time and dedication, the painstaking detail, to chip away and carefully EXTRACT the piece from its casting media, hour by hour, day by d- is that a truck?
haha....yeah, I've got a lot of patience but you gotta draw the line somehwhere
2b2t players when they find someone's base:
Decades of work destroyed in minutes
the most incorrect comment I've ever gotten
@@AnthillArt Was the stump empty
You know this can be a good way to educate people about invasive species. Fire ants can be very bad for the environment because they are easily transported to areas that are not meant for them. Fire ants are good at thriving too. They build deep colonies into the earth and even inside wood. They use the wood to farm fungus for their colony to eat. The ant queen lay's lots of eggs too. My community has had issues with fire ants going inside electrical outlets causing the electricity to stop working because they chewed the wires. We have a pest control spray and bring everyone bait traps. I buy my own bait traps now and I don't have anymore fire ants. 👍
it literally said it was common field ants
Ants: Hey, look! The most secure place we can ever nest!
Anthill caster: Hey, look! Art AND firewood!
Not gonna lie, watching that was extremely satisfying.
As soon as I read "in a Stump" my first thought was "well this is gonna take awhile."
Another great piece of artwork. Your hard work and persistence paid off big time. The mounting stand is unique and really adds to the beauty. Job well done!
WOW, a LOT of determination to get that unique piece of art outa the ground!!!
Found this in my recommended, no idea why, but hot dang this is impressive, especially given the amount of labor extracting the cast.
Bro the bubbles coming from the metal was the ants soul
that was so cool! seeing the problem and solution process and how much hard work you put into this was amazing
What is the problem ?
You did an amazing job, attention to detail and care to remove the cast without damage was outstanding. Keeping the surrounding stump attached is a great idea and it highlights the ant colony cast uniqueness. Well done.
Considering the size of the stump, we were concerned about whether we would be able to recover the castings, but to our surprise, we were able to do so successfully.
The hard work is evident in the timbers that were cut out.
The beauty and mystery of the ant mounds hidden in the stumps is a wonderful art form.
👏👏👏👏
You didn't make art, ants did. And you destroyed all their work. You are a good human, you know how to make fire, congratulations !
The ants inside the aluminum:
Well sir, I must say that I think I would have left that cast under that old stump after watching you go thru all that effort. But then again I can be lazy like that. L! Well done sir!! Well done!
Digging out a stump of a mature oak? A whole lot of work there my man!
That stump was like "I may be dead, but I know good art when I see it. MINE!"
You should have drilled some large holes on top and pour salt water in the holes.
It well kill the stump and rot away.
I love that you didn't remove the wood of the stump; the contrast between the wood and the metal is strikingly beautiful.
I hope the ants weren't using it any more,or abandoned at least.If not,poor ants got cooked by aluminum.
Oh they're still inside, this guys videos are basically just ant genocide
@@cartertheiii7103yep, and it's entertaining to watch
Does the aluminum oxidize and get dull? I don't see you sealing it.
It seems to not oxidize any more after the casting. I have a few that are years old and look the same. And no sealer on the aluminum.
@@AnthillArt you have harnessed the power of the souls of the crying ants
Should've just left it there for some archaeologist to find in 5,000 years. "Clearly a religious artifact from an ancient sect of ant-worshippers!"
Lets just hope this colony of ants are invasive. It was probably camponotus ants that were casted alive.
Have never seen anything like this. Fantastic dedication and hard work. Beautiful piece of art, hope you continue working it, adding a preservative.
Let the ants live 😮😢😢😢😢😮
Pfft
Damn. You really want that casting, don’t you……… :-D LOVE that you left the wood. Makes it much more unique
$10,000 worth of tools 😅 I woulda quit after 10 minutes. Way to hang in there! Testament to the resolve of men!
In some religions (well, at least in Islam), it's forbidden to kill ants (and most wildlife) without a valid reason.
I've been keeping ants for about 6 years now and would love to do some casting. How do you smelt down so much aluminum while on the field? What does your setup look like, and is it replicable?
Came for the ant colony cast, stayed for the never-before-seen view of a tree stump. 6:44
Hey, you got some firewood atleast outta that stump that otherwise was berift of useful materials.
Ya know, somehow, the dismantling of that stump feels personal...
Holy bananas that's a lot of work for a cast! Turned out really cool with the wood though. I'll bet whoever stumbles on that stump next is gonna be super confused as to why it looks like that. 😂
Disclaimer: No Ants 🐜 were harmed in the making of this video 🤗
Poor ants
Tree: oh you want help me cure my tooth decay?
This is my favorite dig. How beautiful, I would leave it just like that. Interesting story
And what happens to the ants? Killed in the name of psuedo art?
Yes.
There's no place where the ants are safe from you, is there? Seems like a lot of work for the reward.
Ants pov is probably a cinematography leaning towards horror genre
dang, that looked positively miserable to excavate
Stop killing things for art.
How many ants had to give their life for your hobby?
None, because it was an abandoned colony
Two ants sitting on a nearby hill. "Yeah, this guy has something against us. I've lost 631 brothers and sisters to him. I hear he's done this over 100 times".
HAH, I've dealt with alot of stumps over the years and can appreciate the amount of work that took!
Next time get a backhoe to pull it out. ;)
Bro literally doing gas chambers for ants☠️☠️☠️☠️
Since when is this species invasieve?
Quedo hermoso el producto final, aunque supongo qué no lo volverías a hacer en un tronco de un árbol, ¿verdad? 😅😅😅
The ants really thought
I was looking for something on wood ants and this came up. Am I really getting this right… would there have been live ants in this or is it an empty nest? Surely you wouldn’t be killing wildlife? Tell me you are not.
Oh, he is, and he won't stop, and I don't want him to, its satisfying to watch
Amazing as always
4:24 I’m absolutely amazed at the work you put into this project. ❤
Wow humans are so creative when it comes to destroying nature!! 🤣
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What about the poor little ants?🤦🏻♂️
sacrifices have to be made for splendid art
Are you really mad, why you want to kill soo many ants just for the stuff, you are not suppose to do this
"50,000 ants used to live here. Now it's a cast town."
That was such an ambitious and exhausting job, but wow was the end piece incredible!! You should feel proud ☺️
that movement of the camera down at 0:05 was really cool! nice touch!!
Thanks! I did that kind of on accident while working on a previous video, just taking pics of a hill at different heights. I ended up liking it. Works great for this one.
Please don't kill native ants! Only fire ants.
How do you know they are native
These were in a stump I was having removed. The stump removal would have killed the colony no matter what.
Ok@@AnthillArt
Imagine chilling in your house then molten aluminum floods your room with you being covered in it as the only doorway is compromised
You decided to make the hardest one ever
Yeah, exactly. Needed a challenge.
So Much work put into this One Cast! Beautiful as Always!
Wow, that's awesome once again. Your art is magnificent.
All ants where harmed in the making of this video
Pieces of your tree stump look like they would make very attractive knife handles.
Just killed a whole colony of 🐜 for the sake of art?.]
yup
so why did you kill the ants exactly?
what kind of ants?
Psyc 101: *Kids who kill ants for fun are likely to be severe disturbed.*
That dude:
I'm curious as to what will happen with the rest of that trunk
I hate it! Stop killing ants!!
@@hellothere9612 Humans too -_-
Don't do that
good to know you're still around AHA!
Always!
I'm waiting for the "casting a bear cave" video😁
大木の根っこはすげえな
もう土木業者になってるじゃんw
Imagine you're out there just trying to live your life and some asshole comes and floods your house with molten aluminum.
Killing ants for art ? sad world...
Sorry friend, these are an invasive species that cause painful stinging, so dangerous to children on a property.
But still part of their habitat. No matter the type of ant, you would keep children away from all ant hills. Dumb excuse for killing.
@@esel3774 makes sense if they are invasive. They mess with the ecosystem. It’s humans job to balance it
hope you got money for that wood
Do one where the ants are panicking
I admire your free time hobby 👍
Makes sense you couldn't burn it if the molten aluminum didn't xD
Now the real challenge is to put all the wood chips back in place😁😆🤣
Imagine if aliens greater then us would do to our civilization