Weaver Ants | The Guardians of the Canopy
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- An original documentary, filmed within tropical Northern Queensland, on the ingenious “Weaver Ants” (Oecophylla smaragdina), also known as “Green Ants” here in Australia. From their large colonies and intuitive nest structures built up in the trees from leaves...to their brutal tactics of stretching out their victims...to their incredible teamwork, constructing ant bridges to traverse their environment...to their patient farming of mealybugs and aphids for their sweet honeydew...Weaver ants are certainly very fascinating animals indeed! #worldwildlifeday
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After much deliberation and procrastination (mostly procrastination) another ant documentary is finally done! Thought today (World Wildlife Day) would be an appropriate time to share this. They really should change it to every day! Hope you enjoyed :)
Ants Australia thank god your back I’ve been craving a new video lol
Ants Australia is sure it will be amazing 😉
It's so cool to see a video filmed around were I live
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Does this mean ur back? Plz say it does
He's coming back strong with one of the most interesting ants.
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The thing i love most about weaver ants is how they cease their prey. The way they pull their victims legs is such an interesting and smart way to take down prey
I found the fact that Weaver ants use their larvae' silk to "sew" leaves together to form their nests, and when their nest dries up they get a new one by "sewing" a new one together!
They are truly fascinating species of ant.
yes, I agree, but when the silk is still new I sometimes find that the nests can fall apart pretty easily compared to the older ones
@Ry-Sky Skeliton if i do win...ill use it for my new queen scarlet...my C. consobrinus queen! i caught her just before the fires...we went away on holiday and i came back and found her, grabbed her and made a cool lil home for her, you can see my vids on her from what i have posted.
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The thing that interests me the most about weaver ants is their strange appearance and posture because weaver ants come in a variety of different colours and it looks like they often have their gaster pointed in the air
I think they're doing this because they see ants australia's camera pointing towards them, and feel threatened so they do that as a show of strength
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WOW no joke I live in Kuranda, (A small town in the rain forest near cairns), which is where some of this was filmed. Also the queen of this species looks soooo beautiful!
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Omg I literally just went there on vacation. I went to kuranda koala gardens.
The things I love about weaver ants are their beautiful colour distribution and their magnificent kingdoms of nests throughout the canopy’s! When I first saw them I immediately fell in love with ant keeping and announced them as my favourite species of ants.
My favorite thing about weaver ants is their unique appearance which is quite strange compared to other ants I feel like this species of ant is highly under rated
What I find most interesting about weaver ants is that they scavenge during low tide and can then bring their findings back to their leaf nests which are meters high!
I love how weaver ants construct their nests taking the silk from their larvae and practically glueing leaves to each other creating their beautiful, magnificent leaf bundles where they live and raise their young.
What I love weaver ant is their building techniques by using their bodies to hold the leaves and then other ant using the larvae silk to stick them
What I find most facinating about weaver ants is that they are always ready to move to another area and how they use teamwork to move and bend massive leaves into a nice home. Using not only the adult ant's strength and power but there young to! It's like a portable kingdom. I also think it is amazing how they can get food from other insects (aphids) without having to attack them.
I love the way Weaver Ants interact with their environment. They seem perfectly adapted to living in the canopies of rain forests with their intricate leaf nests, farming techniques and territorial nature; all allowing for them to stay as the top dogs of their own ecosystems, even if they lack the size of other predators. I was lucky enough to see a colony when I visited Queensland last year, which really sparked my own interest in ant keeping. Their extraordinary social lives have always had me stunned and I'm certainly looking into getting a colony of these beauties now. Thanks Ants Australia and looking forward to your next video!
The thing I find most interesting about weaver ants is their ingenuity in nest construction and their ability to cultivate other insect species as a source of food. Like the leaf cutters, who grow their own food, this kind of animal husbandry (or rather insect husbandry) is so unique and really shows how amazing ant colonies can be.
I love the way weaver ants grab on to their prey, its so cool looking at them gripping on a limb on a insect. Their formic acid spray is also really cool, imagine shooting acid from your behind:)
I find it most interesting the way the build their homes. They stay above ground to avoid predators but on top of that the way they hold together and use the larval silk to weave their houses really shows how they all work together. It’s not just the larva and doing the work but it’s the workers holding the leaf together as well
The Thing that I find most interesting about Weaver Ants is that there ability to work as a team is incredible.The way that they can be bothered to bring something so big to the colony so they can feed there brood shows that they really love the colony just like us humans love are family’s.Thank you Jordan!!!
The thing i find most interesting about weaver ants is how they consider their surroundings while picking a spot for thier nest. For example when they make their nest next to a beach because it allows the sun to heat them up.
I just love the way the Weaver ants stick their abdomens up whenever there's a threat available. This was a really interesting documentary, with a very serious but necessary note at the end.
The thing that i love the most about Weaver ant is the way they build there nest out of the silk that there larva produce and how territoriel they are. Ants are awesome.
Hi Jordan
What I found most interesting about weaver ants is that they anchor themselves to something like a leaf to construct their treetop homes and work together tremendously without fail and make amazing nests!
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The thing i find most interesting about the weaver ants is the way they use their young to help build their nest!
What I find most interesting about Weaver Ants is the was they all are able to work together to subdue their prey. It’s amazing how well they work together and they all know how they are supposed to do it. These are some amazing ant species and it’s so wonderful to be able to see them up close in their natural habitat.
The thing that I found most interesting about weaver ants is that their colonies can be spread over more than a hundred nests across many trees! It fascinates me how a huge colony can make their home by unusually sewing leaves together in not just one tree but over a span of many!
I love how weaver ants are so ruthless in pinning down their prey until backup gets their no matter how large the prey is!
I just find it astonishing how such little creatures can make such a great cohesive colony. It's amazing how they take leaves from trees and use their own brood as glue to connect each leaf to a proper position to build the perfect nest. Thanks for putting out these great videos btw.
What I find most interesting about Weaver ants is the way they can occupy such a diverse range of habitat niches, from the tree tops, to tidal areas. Such a beautiful species.
I love and have found weaver ants so fascinating and seeing how they work as a team, knowing so much information from you Jordan Dean, making me feel very passionate of ant keeping since last year. Having great documentaries about Bull ants, Pheidole, etc. Weavers ants are awesome, working as a team together and connect leaf to leaf. Also, the workers construct nests by weaving together the leaves around them, as they would use larval silk As they have big colonies, filled with workers, in a compacted leaf nest, making a majestically and very unusual nesting styles, as they live up in trees, not in the soils below. Also having a green gaster and mostly having them pointing upwards and more. That is why weaver ants are so interesting to me and is a cool species to see, I hope I see them in real life 😊 Thank you for reading this and sorry for the delay for answering the question, because I have been watching your other videos because I have some of the same species, and needing to build AAC Formicarium’s etc. Congratulations getting over 100K Subscribers!!!
I can't believe i live in a time where excellent documentaries like this is made available for free.
For me I love how they carry the larva around to spin silk and bind leaves, at every stage of development they have a role to play.
One of my favourite parts about weaver ants is how they make their nest! It’s amazing that all stages of an ants life is useful in the making of the colonie. I wish I could have a weaver ant colonie one day, but unfortunately they don’t live around where I live as it is too cold.
I must say I am grateful to be able to watch this documentary free on your chanel... it does seem like it took quite some effort to produce... Thank you jordan
I found most interests in weaver ant when they make there nest in leafs and when they use there own larval and when they work together like people
The most interesting thing about weaver ants is how they work together. Not only the adults work really good together but the adults also need the pupae to make their nests to live in. It is fantastic to see how the adult work to pull the leaves together and how others use the silk of the pupae to attach it.
The thing I love most about weaver ants is just how unique they are. They live above the ground and in the trees vs. living underground. I also love the fact that they use silk from their larvae to construct nests. The queens are also very beautiful. They can come in a variety of colors, from neon green to bright yellow to even hues of blue and red. They truly are one of the most amazing ant species ever. I❤️🐜
Hi Jordan !
My favourite thing about weaver ants are that they make multiple leaf nests and have territory that they roam and make other satellite nests in but at the centre of their territory they have their mother nest where they keep the queen safe! I also love that weaver ants use other workers as pins to hold leaves together, I love their dedication and teamwork!
Thanks!
My favorite part about weaver ants is that they can easily use their bodies to make long bridges to get to a foraging area to then find food,another thing that I love about them is that unlike in other species,weaver ants have more majors rather than minors.There are so many more reasons I love these guys but it would take to long to write them all down.Great video and I'm happy you posted again Jordan👍👍👍🐜
What interests me most about weaver ants is their capability to construct living bridges using their mandibles and excellent gripping strength. I also find it interesting how active they must be to always be ready to make a new nest. I find it funny how they use the larvae almost as bottles of glue when they sew or glue leaves together. This ant species is by far one of my favorites because of how they act, Their green queen and the colors of the workers are just beautiful and strong. Glad your back! Keep up the good work!
It amazes me that the Weaver Ants have a sense of the tides. To be able to gather food and collectively organise it's transport out of the flooded areas before the tide returns is just fascinating.
The most interesting things about weaver ants is how they make such a nest, they use their larvae's silk to stick some leaves together making a nest and i also like their very sharp mandables,
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What interests me the most in weaver ants its their notable nest construction. Not just because they stick leaves together and taking advantage of the sun heat, creating a good stable environment inside the nest, optimal for their broods development, but also because big colonies have multiple nests interconnected through all the vines and branches of the canopy that almost resemble big cities that lead to each other through higways XD
Congrats on yet another great video 👏, keep up with your amazing work
I find the most interesting thing about weaver ants is their engineering, the way they weave their arboreal leaf nests using silk from their larvae and holding leaves together by creating small chains of ants for them to be glued together. It is so complex and far more fascinating than human engineering.
I find it interesting how they can continuously rebuild and relocate their homes with such consistency and ease. Most ants move around, but don't have to put in nearly the same effort as the weaver ants. Also, you just have to love that threat posture :)
I love the way weaver ants build their nest and how they use their larvae as giant glue sticks is adorable.
What interest me most about Australian weaver ants is that they love to prey on small insects whilst also supplementing their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew! Also, that the fact that they have evolved to use their own larvae to build their silken leafy homes. AMAZING species for sure. Would love to win this!
What I find very interesting about weaver ant is how sensitive they are around their environment and the way they go all out to defend their members 😊😊
Besides weaver ants I loved how this video went from a informative weaver ant documentary to a important recognition of human carbon emissions as well climate change and awareness towards Australia’s bushfires, as well as the severity of how Australia’s animals are being impacted
To me the most interesting thing about weaver ants is how they can work like a team and use their siblings (larvea) to build their nests Its so fascinating. Also im happy you are back.
What i find to be the most interesting, is the way the 'beach colonies' use the tides to their advantage. And how they drag their prey up the tree when the tides are coming up! Amazing specialized behaviour!
What I find the most interesting about weaver ants is how they have evolved to produce such an interesting method for the construction of their nests, especially when it comes to some ants grabbing both parts of the leaf and the fact that they use silk from their own larvae to make them. Very interesting species.
I just love the uniqueness of the way that they build their nests foraging for large leaves intricately sticking them together with their own silk to create a safe and structurally stable nest.
I like how weaver ants work together to kill any intruder, I find it interesting that they all know what to do when a intruder is present, I love the technique they use to kill said intruder it’s very similar to how camponotus ants attack their victims minus the acid.
Only a true ant lover would spend the better part of their day following a dead gecko up a tree. Sweet video Jordan.
Thanks! They actually got that gecko up there pretty quick though haha
What interest me the most about weaver ants is that they will latch onto other ants or insects and wait till backup is there.Weaver ants are so cool and i think it would be super cool to keep them!🐜🐜❤️
I think the most interesting thing about Weaver ants is the way that they pull apart their prey, and use formic acid to break it apart. The formic acid kind of gives their gaster a green tinge. I also think it’s cool that they make little mini outposts, they’re such good architects.
I think the most interesting thing about weaver ants is when you see workers stretched out grabbing the leaves and pulling them tightly together, it looks so tiring for them but they're so resilient and don't even seem phased by it in the slightest, it just reminds you of how powerful ants are and how they can achieve almost anything by working in huge numbers with one goal in mind.
I think the coolest thing about weaver ants is the way that they farm those little bugs, they have been farming for far longer than people and I think that's amazing. I also think it's interesting how they use their larvae as glue for their nests, it is extremely unique and makes me wonder how new queens start their colonies and small nests.
Very interesting to see how the weaver ant stays close to the ground in that scuffle for more stabillity
I find weaver ants to be extremely interesting to observe, but unfortunately I live where they do not, so thanks to creators like you I can watch their amazing teamwork, aggressiveness, and ingenuity with day to day life. My favorite thing about is the last, their ingenuity, thank you for being a creator on this platform.
What I find most interesting is how aggressive they are when foraging. One of my favourite ant species!
What I like most about weaver ants is how efficient they are and how they construct there nest in the treetops and how even the larvae help in Construction of there nest and there colors are nice to.
I've always loved how they insist on making these very vulnerable and delicate nests. They choose to make them out of leaves that will eventually die out, forcing them to move home again and again. It would be a lot simpler for them to build in the ground like the rest of the ant species, but they have found their own, unique way of beating the competition.
What I Like Most about weaver Ants ist how they build Bridges auf of themselves to pull leaves together and then use the silk of their larve to Hold the leaves together.
What I find most interesting about Weaver ants is how they work in groups and each grab a leg of Thier pray ant pull. It is also interesting on how they bite and strait after biting they spray Formic acid at the bite wound resulting in pain and discomfort for their now retriting preditar
I live in Thailand and usually see these guys. They are truly incredible.
The thing I find most interesting about weaver ants is the place where their nests reside. It didn't sound logical at first to build a nest in the trees, but there are countless benefits like not having as much competition by other ant species.
Top tier video! And one of my favorite species!!! Well worth the wait.
The thing I like most about weaver ants is how the young ones are so integral to the building of the nests! Amazing use of silk
I came to Australia (from Canada) a few years ago and met some of these ants up in the Daintree where I stayed for part of my trip and I spent ~2 hours sitting and watching them work. It was so nice to just enjoy watching nature doing its thing in a place so far from home. I might never get back but I’ll never forget that trip. Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo was my highlight and if anyone ever makes it down under it is a must see!
I think the most interesting trait of these Weaver Ants is there highly intelligent defence strategies! I think their use of satellite nests and mainly arming them with their oldest workers is a very epic trait.
The thing I most like is that they forage on the beach at low tide! It's incredible that they know how long they have to get a prey item back to the nest, they must be able to feel the sand getting wet underneath their feat, and how they grab onto bits and move the huge gecko around, that's like 30 humans trying to lift an elephant! 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
The things I think that makes weaver so interesting is that they:
Build bridges, Weave leaves, are very aggressive and have awesome hunting strategies. Its really interesting how they manage to pull a insect on all legs wich causes it to be strangled, since all insects breathe through a tube system (tracheae) and to breathe they have to move so that airflow comes in they do this sometimes by stridulating (wasps) but also by just walking. What the weaver ants technically do is they stretch their prey out so that it cant move and will not have enough oxygen so it gets strangled. O and the also use mean chemicals just as a bonus. Further its very interesting to see how they stay close to the ground in a 1v1 scuffle to have a lower center of weight and this causes them to not be toppled over by the other insect. So shortly they are proffesional whrestlers with a degree in architecture and chemistry.
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I find the way they use their larvae for silk production very interesting. It makes me think of the vampire ants who feed off their intentionally injured young. I also love the green of their gasters, they look so delicate and beautiful but are actually quite fierce!
I think the most interesting thing about weaver ants is the way they fight other ants, holding them down and slowly working together to pull them apart. I'm also very interested in how they can life things as heavy as that gecko vertically all the way up a tree!
I love the fact that weaver ants understand sustainability, for example, they will not use all the leaves of their trees. They will gradually make new leaf nests and let go of the other ones so that the tree always stays full of fresh leaves.
Something very interesting about these weaver ants that your documentary has shown me is that there constantly making more nest intern causing even more brood for silk causing the entire colony to force itself to grow.
This video has given me so much serotonin
What I like about Weaver ants is how they build nest with silk made from their larva and how it show how close they are to their wasp like ancestors
What I found most interesting about Weaver ants is that they make living bridges as short cuts which I find very funny 😂 I also love their amazing vibrant green colours
I love how they build nests in the leaves because it is very unique to other species and they do it with there own larvae!! Thanks for making this vid. I love these guys
The part that i foud more interestig is the way that they build their nest, we usuallly think that ants only live under the ground or into the wood like camponotus did, but this species is awesome!
I think whats most intresting about weaver ants is how they make nests with leaves and use their larvae for littile glue guns.
I enjoy the way wever ants pin down there Intruders or food, also using the larva for stitching is fascinating !
What facinates me, is the fact that even at the "infant" larvael stage, these ants are already doing a great deal to help the colony! The little headtaps the minors give them, in order to have spew silk seems like very good cooperation. It doesn't seem like the larvae are confused or are being tricked into doing this; like everything the colony does, it's just instinct, and it's really amazing!
I have read suggestions by some myrmecologists that larvae should be considered a caste due to their unique contributions to the colony. Pretty cool stuff that ant colonies have evolved to have every ant, no matter the age and size, be as useful as it can be to the colony.
I like the way weaver ants make their nests using their larvae silk to hold the nest together and I wonder how the silk is so strong
The thing that interests me most about weaver ants is their productivity in constantly creating new nest and also just how quirky they are living up in the trees and constructing nests out of leaves. It does make me wonder how newly mated queens nest considering they do not have larva yet. PS ants Australia is finally back I was beginning to lose hope!
I find it very interesting that weaver ants use their larvae to Stich the leaves together .Its a good way to use their silk .Its very interesting because normally most Ants nest in tree stumps or in the ground .Their color is also very nice .Love to video ,don’t stop !
Hai Jordon! I love your videos! They are amazing! Keep up the great work! Oh and the things I love most about Weaver Ants 🐜 is how they use their larvae to create their home! I find this so fascinating because the next generation is actually the key to keeping the queen and the rest of the colony safe! It’s amazing how the larvae can just produce silk like that and how the colonies are still so strong even though they move and make nests often! The nests are so silvery, beautiful and strong and are so beautifully constructed! (P.s this is for the contest!) They really are a interesting and fascinating species of ant! So unique! Again, love your videos and keep up the amazing work! You really do help ants enthusiasts so much! Keep up the awesome work!
Dude you need to post more often. We all love you
I love how they form living bridges to help each other cross certain areas in which other won't be able to. And how they use their young to build their nest. So Cool! Thanks so much Jordan on the amazing work you've done on this channel. It means a lot. You've inspired me to start ant keeping in the first place, and even make my own channel. I'll be sure to recommend and feature you in my videos, as well as providing you with soon - to - come ant formicariums. And in the meantime, queen ants! :)
What I love about weaver ants is that they use Silk to attach leaves together and they use satellite and make small next around the perimeter
Weaver ants are one of the most fascinating species of ant. The way that they have adapted perfectly to arboreal life is amazing, from the way they create their homes to their green coloration to help them blend in. They are a perfect adaptation for life in the trees!
The way that they utilise the silk produced by their larvae to "stitch" leaves together will never cease to amaze me, and to achieve this is an awesome feat of evolution!
The weaver ants like many ants have the ability to have such a connected lifestyle like humans.
They are always helping each other out. Defending the nest by the entrance, making an amazing bridge to make the trek back home a little easier, grabbing onto other ants and pinning them down to wait for their fellow workers to help them out. I also like how aggressive they are and how they utilize their formic acid to break down food or deterring away potential predators or threats. These ants are one of the most interesting ants i have ever heard about.It really fascinated me how that evolution brought these ants into the trees making very intricate nest with they’re larvae’s silk to stay warm in the sun.
This video was very interesting, good to have you back
I just find their behavioral evolutionary differences between other ants, even amongst their own kind, so fascinating. Their nest weaving is one example, but another is even though most colonies are single queened, for some reason in the northern territory, in particular, colonies are more often polygynous.
I think what is coolest about weaver ants is that if there nest is disturbed they will all tap on the nest giving a warning for any sort of predators.
What a beautiful documentary, with an unexpected but appreciated turn in the end.
The unique colouring and shape of weaver ants makes them the most beautiful ant species to me. The green patterned abdomen and thin brown limbs make for a very pretty species imo.
Really loving the increase in production quality here!!! Great camera work with the close ups and gorgeous rainforest and tropics shots.
i think the most interesting thing about weaver ants is how they work together to attack and carry their pray also it makes me laugh when they make a bridge out of them selves it's a great show of team work and strength