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@@THExRISER the be honest i find them to be more comparable with the imperium of man seeing how they have a lot of ,,civil wars'', are the most widespread ant species and individualy weaker then most other species...
We demand reparations !!! We will not be the slaves of your conquering ants !! What do we want? 'FREEDOM from the hive' When do we want it? ......'probably a few hundred years ago would have been a good start but i guess 'now!' will do....
This why Scientists stuck with Latin for scientific names since if you let them decide what it should be called, you get bland results Case in point, Black Holes.
As a kid, me and my mom fought an actual battle against a group of Argentine ants that were parasitizing our palm tree. We basically showered the tree water mixed with insecticide, teared off the barks of the old leaves, and scraped their larvae off the tree's trunk. It was a victory for us: our casualities were one palm tree wounded (which fortunately recovered), while the ants held probably thousands of dead and wounded.
Fire ant: We have large soldiers with venomous stingers Army ant: Our soldiers have strong mandibles, and tough armour Argentine ant: There's like, a lot of us.
@@heart4011 theres a reason for that though. They are named after their stars to avoid confusion and there are too many stars to give each one a real name
So you're telling me I just threw a half eaten apple into the grass without noticing I just started a mass war between like 981724 different colonies of ants? incredible.
Im just imagining the scientist that made the discovery. Everyone thinks he's crazy walking around with a zoom lens. But in his mind he's like watching the awesomest movie ever
I do remember seeing a game about playing as an ant colony, and fighting other bugs and all that. Forgot what it was called. [EDIT] Just checked it, it's called Empires of the Undergrowth.
When I was a kid on holiday with my family I always used to be fascinated by ant colonies. I'd create sweet trails to try to get two rival ant colonies to mix. One time I spent a whole day slowly converging two colonies over 20 metres of treats to the point where they met to battle over the last nugget of cookie. My whole family was playing in the pool, or reading books and I was just hunched over this mass battle. Eventually the losers bodies were carried back along the trail, across a washing line and back into the victors nest. Those were the days. Long story short I've been waiting my whole life for these videos.
When I was a kid in school we would build miniature coliseums in the sand (this was after the movie gladiator came out) while other kids would go find ants or sometimes other insects to fight each other in the arenas.
There are a lot of parallels between Argentine Ants and Humans. Large colonies, breaking off, civil wars, raising cattle, being pests to the ecosystem.😅
@@jamsya493 you exaggerate a lot. military casualties of USSR were comparable to those of Nazi Germany. if nazis exterminated 20 million more civilians, it doesnt really count for military losses
I witnessed this as a kid on a smaller scale there were different types of ants in my massive woods and we would help support one colony to make it really strong. Like carrying plants we saw them collecting to their nests and piling it right by their nest. Then once they got super strong they would go to war and take over other colonies. I was outside in the woods like 8 hours a day we had no TV or video games lol. So I spent a ton of time observing them. Weirdest thing that ever happened was a colony of carpenter ants in a stump were right next to a ant hill that is made from a pile of like broken straw and such. Two entirely different species. I thought they were attacking each other one day and watched them actually climbing onto the much bigger carpenter ants which then would fly away and return with the smaller ants on their backs with different materials from a field that was quite a ways away. They were working togethor using the larger flying ants to transport them long distances. I've told people this and people think I'm making it up but I observed this for months.
Well i mean this is very unusual, ants don't have the intelligence to elaborate a collaboration like that. Either you found a new symbiotic specie of ants or we undervalued a lot their thinking capabilities
Hey if ur interested in ants search AntsCanada, he’s been keeping tons of ants for years and his videos are pretty entertaining and more fun than you’d expect from an Ant channel
@@PartyGod Also he's a comedian/entertainer here in Philippines and used to be an idol. his name is Mikey Bustos, he make parody songs (mostly into Filipino related stuffs)
*Literally loses an entire continent’s worth of supercolony* “They will not stop because of a small defeat.” Edit: Just so we’re all clear, I said CONTINENT’S WORTH of ants, not CONTINENT. It looked like the amount of ants lost in North America are comparable to the population of ants in South America or Oceania. Another point: I made a joke. I figure it’s okay to embellish for a joke.
I'm waiting for the American Argentine ants to develop a super evolution that mini maxes even more on their numbers, and washes over the fire ant nation snuffing out their flames under the light of a full moon.
"No matter how big the enemy is, they will stand their ground against any enemy that might arise" Me:*after spraying pesticide for like 10minutes* Well thatz a colony taken care of......
I could honestly see it being an awsome realtime strategy game! **human drops a candy bar on the grass** Argentine Ants: Prepare the troops, we're getting that candy bar, for the colony! **thousands of ants storm the candy bar**
@@Kakarot64. No no no, that's on intelligence. Ants are number 1 in numbers, and the Mice...well...I'll leave that to the Magrathians to explain. Also, if you see a bunch of ships in the sky that look like there were not so much built as congealed...Don't panic and grab your nearest towel.
Used to make ants fight for fun as a kid. Smaller black ants vs larger red ants. Always interesting to measure what the exact fighting odds are. About 5 to 1.
@@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539 And thats why the british inventing nano-supreme-not-a-conspiracy-theory-100%-real-technology-to-make-the-weather-cold-so-they-can-survive-the-sun-technology-trademark-trademark
I noticed a colony of Argentine ants invade my yard, where fire ants had already fortified themselves. The War of the Front Yard taught both colonies the futility of war… and they decided to form the Anti-Human Alliance instead. What a plot twist.
Ok so when i was 8,i feed the ants i saw on our frondyard some flies,i killed some flies with a spoon then gave the dead bodies to the ants,i watch the ants carry the bodies to there hideyholes,fun times….
Me too bcz in the philippines its super hot and one time there was a lot of dirt in our frontyard and then the next day i saw fire ants make trenches and after that the black ants charged and it was like ww1 lol
@@chrispellbois6498 with more humans comes more material usage, meaning it would become harder to gain the materials to send that many people to space, then you have the problem of finding a hospitable planet and getting there before we destroy our own planet, and in the meantime, you'd have to find somewhere for everyone to live while the rockets are being created
Ant society is always so interesting, international conquests! Massive wars! Agriculture! Animal Husbandry! Vast construction Projects! Can go on forever!
4:23 Your graphics artists have knocked this episode out of the park! This is some of the best animations and topography I have seen to date! Amazing job.
@@declaringpond2276 They don't, but that doesn't have anything to do with what he said. Animals do wage war and have no concept of balance or ecology. The notion of animals behaving responsibly while we don't is flatly false.
Ants don't have as much empathy as we do, so they are free to be warrior people who strive for nothing but blood and glory, and do so without any regrets.
@@Swiftbow crazy cause millions of people weigh over 300 pounds. I’m surprised that total ants weight is more than humans.I would be honestly surprised if any single ant weighed even a pound.
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Once the discovery of the very large colony was made they sat down for a meeting and discussed what this all means. At some point somebody said "we really need a name for this very large colony". I have a feeling that this question was asked at five to five on a friday 🤔
Update: The beginning of the end of the empire may be coming. In Europe, one of their main bases, Pavement ants set up a resistance in Italy and are slowly pushing their way towards Spain, which is the Argentine ant's heart in Europe. If Spain falls to the Pavement ants Europe may fall as well. Also, in Japan, RIFA, (Invicta), has shown up on the shores of the empire. As well as this, more land concerned means having to adapt to the climate, and that means more genetic diversity. In Kobe in Japan, three factions are beginning to fight each other and the rest of Japan. Some individuals in Tokyo are also becoming hostile. The split in loyalty could leave them vulnerable to Invicta once again. If Europe and Japan fall, that would be catastrophic. The empire's best bet would be Australia, which RIFA has also appeared on. (Note: Studying ants is hard and confusing, so some facts may be off.)
@@bernardeugenio This information came from a variety of sources, including the BBC and "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell". I will try to update with more information, but it's hard to come by reliably. However, there is a war between bees happening in Queensland, Australia. In about 2008, bush bees invaded a sugarbag bee hive and replaced the sugarbag queen with one of the bush queen's daughters. That also came from the BBC.
I'm from India & when I was very Young I used to see those two types of ants. We used to recognize them by their color ( Red and orange). I always support Fire ants (red) as they were more hardworking & because they were more friendly ( Argentina ants always bite us.)
@@haziqizu3631 they don't generally kill other insects.they collect leftover food of humans like bread , sugar etc. But if insect is already dead they did eat them .
Human Conflict: 1 Million deaths throughout 10 years, one of the deadliest conflict Ant conflict: 1 Trillion Death per night and still going on since 1913
I've been at war with the ants in my home for decades. We've cornered each other multiple times, thinking of different strats and preparing defenses. For them it was futile, but for me it was but another day of death. Soon I will become known as the Great Purger, and I will be feared amongst the ants
*_"I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing 4-part philosophy: never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can"_* Jim Rohn
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cool
Noice
This is so recent I felt like I need to say something
nice
yes
"In the grim darkness in your garden, there is only war"
FOR THE GOD-EMPRESS
THE ANT EMPEROR PROTECTS.
*Astra militarium militarium Intensify*
Argentina Ants are clearly the Tyranids of our world.
@@THExRISER the be honest i find them to be more comparable with the imperium of man seeing how they have a lot of ,,civil wars'', are the most widespread ant species and individualy weaker then most other species...
I never imagined getting this hyped up over Ant battles.
Dephy yas
Same
Yes
The music is just smacking
Watch out, D. They're comin' for your ass!
I was born close to the Paraná River, I'm surprised to find out how the most common ants I saw as a child are conquering the world
Maybe some ants you saw in your kitchen had been the great ant generals 😂
@@amoldivo Yeah, but if they climb on me they’re going down the sink, some of them will definitely manage to get a few stings on me, but it’s fine
Let’s just ignore the industrial war machines capable of annihilating all Orginc life, because ants.
@@prophecyrat2965 ye
We demand reparations !!! We will not be the slaves of your conquering ants !! What do we want? 'FREEDOM from the hive' When do we want it? ......'probably a few hundred years ago would have been a good start but i guess 'now!' will do....
"And what will we name this colony?"
"The very large colony."
"Perfect!"
"Wait I was joking-"
This why Scientists stuck with Latin for scientific names since if you let them decide what it should be called, you get bland results
Case in point, Black Holes.
I can imagine scientists having that conversation
Lmao
@@chewymoosey4381 britan
The Soviet ants because numbers is a yes yes yes
“What should we name this super colony?”
“How about: very large colony”
”What should we name this very large colony?”
”How about: Very large colony”
Leon Jakobs your last name is my name cool
European colonizers is the best name for these ants. But their take over is in reverse
Well, it worked when naming a telescope.
"Your fired."
"What are you studying?"
"History of Wars"
"Oh, so like World War 1 and such?"
"No, I prefer the Great War of Lake Hodges"
Exxag lake hodges supercolony versus a huge ass colony
Only for intellectuals
i am your 1200 liker
@@MrMan-np9jg No one cares.
@@ravoi8195 hounmman creas
The general: FOR THE EMPIRE AND FOR THE QUEEN !
Troops: which queen ?
General: All of them
The general is the biggest simp on in insect history
@@arcannite6152 Yes he is... Yes he is
Good comment
@@arcannite6152 Sadly all ants are female except winged males who only mate and die
@@bodhi1420 True, but shhh don't tell them
As a kid, me and my mom fought an actual battle against a group of Argentine ants that were parasitizing our palm tree. We basically showered the tree water mixed with insecticide, teared off the barks of the old leaves, and scraped their larvae off the tree's trunk. It was a victory for us: our casualities were one palm tree wounded (which fortunately recovered), while the ants held probably thousands of dead and wounded.
En efecto, otra victoria para las hormigas
War never changes…
I’m glad to hear that you’re palm tree recovered🙂
Imagine how that looked from the ants perspective? It must've been like Sodom and Gomorrah
@@jakesanchez6621 they learned the leson though, unlike humans do
they never attacked our plants again
"It doesn't matter how many of them die, there are always more"
*~The Emperor, Warhammer 40K Universe*
with flashlight in hand and the commissar pointing his bolter at my head.
FOR THE EMPEROR
Ant Wars 40000
Tyranids...
- Stalin
Fire ant: We have large soldiers with venomous stingers
Army ant: Our soldiers have strong mandibles, and tough armour
Argentine ant: There's like, a lot of us.
"They cannot, will never kill ALL of us. We will not let that happen."
"Quantity has a quality all it's own" - Argentine Ant Motto
Worked for China against the USA in the Korean war!!
"We.Are.Outlaws."- Dutch Van Der Linde
The china/India of ants.
6:35 "Very Large Colony"
Never ask an entomologist to name something.
“I shall name my son, son.”
Just never ask any scientist to name something
You know the names of exoplanets? No? Well I'm sorry but it was HD-12271
@@heart4011 It does looks like the best name tho.
Glassy they also named a planet, Kepler-69c and another Kepler-22b
@@heart4011 theres a reason for that though. They are named after their stars to avoid confusion and there are too many stars to give each one a real name
So you're telling me I just threw a half eaten apple into the grass without noticing I just started a mass war between like 981724 different colonies of ants?
incredible.
Yes and there has been 5 different genocide already
Argentine Ant General: "FOR THE QUEEN!"
Troops: "Which one?"
General: "... any of them."
Troops : "URAAAA"
lol
"All women are queen"
@@WoodChoppa911 lol good one ^^
@@WoodChoppa911 all ants are women though.. male ants have wings and used for breeding and then thrown out of the colony..
@@tufgbhw6986 or be eaten
Im just imagining the scientist that made the discovery.
Everyone thinks he's crazy walking around with a zoom lens. But in his mind he's like watching the awesomest movie ever
Anthammer 40k: Fall of Cadia
@@Monarch_Prime the guardsmen lasted longer then the planet
@@Assmaholic419 the colony collapsed before the guard did
I want to be this scientist!
I need a strategy game of ants, must have: online, history mode, local vs. mode, and has to be full of ants
“Quality not quantity”
Argentine ants: No
Fire ants: yes
Ziv Lim “Quantity has a quality of its own”- Stalin
@@bruh-zn8ju Fire ants: por que no los dos?
Lol
Quality or quantity?
Fire ants: yes
i actually live relatively near lake hodges, crazy that i never knew there was a giant ant war in my county lol
You have to go watch! Fuck that'd be so interesting.
Someone should make a strategic video game out of this.
There's something similar to this in Starcraft 2's Arcade mode.
I do remember seeing a game about playing as an ant colony, and fighting other bugs and all that.
Forgot what it was called.
[EDIT] Just checked it, it's called Empires of the Undergrowth.
I know two games about ants
Empire of the Undergrowth ?
I'm for that
When I was a kid on holiday with my family I always used to be fascinated by ant colonies. I'd create sweet trails to try to get two rival ant colonies to mix. One time I spent a whole day slowly converging two colonies over 20 metres of treats to the point where they met to battle over the last nugget of cookie. My whole family was playing in the pool, or reading books and I was just hunched over this mass battle. Eventually the losers bodies were carried back along the trail, across a washing line and back into the victors nest. Those were the days. Long story short I've been waiting my whole life for these videos.
Causeway your a freak
@@kanker3465 *you're
Fascinating stuff... looks like you've got a career in Entomology
When I was a kid in school we would build miniature coliseums in the sand (this was after the movie gladiator came out) while other kids would go find ants or sometimes other insects to fight each other in the arenas.
That's coming from the guy whose name is "I ran over my dead dog"
This is the best Zerg vs Zerg story I've ever heard. 10/10, would wipe my memory and listen to this again.
En taro tassadar
Spawn more overlords
Insuffient Vespene Gas
You must place that on creep
You must construct additional pylons
There are a lot of parallels between Argentine Ants and Humans. Large colonies, breaking off, civil wars, raising cattle, being pests to the ecosystem.😅
Repeat please 🤨
Pests when invasive, they are actually ok in their native range, it's ironic that we create something so similar to us
We aren't pests big ass corporations are the ones destroying nature
I thought you meant Argentine humans, you would still be correct lol
The ecosystem has no meaning if people aren’t around to decide it does.
Those ants are the epitome of "if we keep throwing bodies at the bullets eventually they'll run out of bullets"
The imperium of man in a nutshell
Soviet Union in WWII in a nutshell
US in Vietnam
@@Lordvictorinox more like the tyranids
@@jamsya493 you exaggerate a lot. military casualties of USSR were comparable to those of Nazi Germany. if nazis exterminated 20 million more civilians, it doesnt really count for military losses
Long ago, the Argentine Nation lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.
Haha yes, antscanada reference
Imagine an ant that could unite them all...
@Elodin Istina Avatar wasn't anime, it was American-produced.
@@yeetusfeetus713 Avatar reference, Antscanada used it too
@@michaelluther2694 no its not. Do some research were not talking about avatar movie but the anime
"And they'll not give it up because of a small defeat."
Small defeat:
900 trillion deaths.
A small price to pay for salvation
Gone,reduced to atoms.
reaching 40k warhammer levels of deaths
Warhammer 40k reference right there.
It’s a russian victory
The sun never sets on the Argentine Empire
Finally comment I was searching for
Me: aaahh what a beautiful day
Argentine ants: FOR THE GLORY OF THE EMPIRE
FOR THE GOD QUEEN
ROMA INVICTA!
me:LEAVE!
Me:JUST FOR 5 MINUTES!
Fire ants: Arise my brothers, a sacrifice of worms awaits out stingers!!!!!!
Ants : JUSTICEEEE!!
*Suffers 30 million losses*
"5% casualties, mission success."
Happy Tuesday!
Soviet Russia in a nutshell
Fitting username
Warhammer 40k in a nutshell
The imperial guard in a nutshell
Argentine Ant Queen: Everything changed when the fire ants attacked
Kantara, the Queen of the Southern Tribe.
Because Fire ants have king called Donant trump
Jammy dude haha orange man bad
@@user-sn9ob2uw9t * orange ant bad
Dennis Lee holy shit I love avatar the last air bender
Everyone’s vibin’ until an Argentine Ant fails Art school and gains human intelligence.
Rsddrttgggwbfx
Ttfxxxgftttjjjiiggggggiiutyyygtkkyeghetje😊
😦
Antdolf antler
No point. They already rule Europe
@MinhAnhNguyen593 that's wild bro
Argentine Ant Queen:
"200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way."
A surprise, to be sure. But a welcome one.
FOR THE EMPIRE
I wonder when the Phase 2 ants are coming out
for some reason I hear Soviet War Music playing
This comment has the high ground in terms of humor
Me: “just a normal grassy backyard”
Ants: *”NO MAN’S LAND”*
No ants' land you mean
@@jellydamgood he means no man's
TeAniMate Trench warfare
THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT! ITS AN ARMY ON THE MARCH!
Oh haha arent you funny! Im so sick of these stupid comments on every damn video. Fucking idiocracy
“If we throw enough of our ants at their ants, eventually they will run out of ants”
Ah, yes. The pinnacle of strategy.
It's called the Zapp Brannigan strategy.
Stalin did the same in WWII
Basically Russias military history.
Pretty much every battle in world war one
"Quantity has a quality all of its own." - Stalin
I witnessed this as a kid on a smaller scale there were different types of ants in my massive woods and we would help support one colony to make it really strong. Like carrying plants we saw them collecting to their nests and piling it right by their nest. Then once they got super strong they would go to war and take over other colonies. I was outside in the woods like 8 hours a day we had no TV or video games lol. So I spent a ton of time observing them. Weirdest thing that ever happened was a colony of carpenter ants in a stump were right next to a ant hill that is made from a pile of like broken straw and such. Two entirely different species. I thought they were attacking each other one day and watched them actually climbing onto the much bigger carpenter ants which then would fly away and return with the smaller ants on their backs with different materials from a field that was quite a ways away. They were working togethor using the larger flying ants to transport them long distances. I've told people this and people think I'm making it up but I observed this for months.
Presumably there are any specialists you could report this to/verify your experience with.
Well i mean this is very unusual, ants don't have the intelligence to elaborate a collaboration like that. Either you found a new symbiotic specie of ants or we undervalued a lot their thinking capabilities
I feel like i just watched a documentary about a world ant war. I never thought id want to see more about it though.
*please more ant war history*
Padikuz yes, who will conquer the lake?
antscanada
Desire to know more ?!
Hey if ur interested in ants search AntsCanada, he’s been keeping tons of ants for years and his videos are pretty entertaining and more fun than you’d expect from an Ant channel
@@PartyGod Also he's a comedian/entertainer here in Philippines and used to be an idol. his name is Mikey Bustos, he make parody songs (mostly into Filipino related stuffs)
Great Britain: *wins some islands*
Argentina: R E L E A S E T H E A N T S
XD
XD (CHAIN)
XD
XDD
XD
*Literally loses an entire continent’s worth of supercolony*
“They will not stop because of a small defeat.”
Edit: Just so we’re all clear, I said CONTINENT’S WORTH of ants, not CONTINENT. It looked like the amount of ants lost in North America are comparable to the population of ants in South America or Oceania.
Another point: I made a joke. I figure it’s okay to embellish for a joke.
Well the british lost america but they still continued on
it was only about half the continent, not the whole one
I'm waiting for the American Argentine ants to develop a super evolution that mini maxes even more on their numbers, and washes over the fire ant nation snuffing out their flames under the light of a full moon.
What? they only lost the east coast, the West coast is still going on
@@humblesoldier5474 death to the AAA Agentine Ant Alliance, fire ants shall return to restore oder lol
"No matter how big the enemy is, they will stand their ground against any enemy that might arise"
Me:*after spraying pesticide for like
10minutes* Well thatz a colony
taken care of......
Using Chemical weapons is a warcrime
No, you can't kill an entire colony with pesticide
@@grenouillesupreme bro relax 😉... Its just a comedy,. I would never do such a thing
the ants after following you for 5 years: THATS THEM ATTACK!!!!
@@vigneschanther4497Masalahnya bukan karena anda menggunakan pestisida, masalahnya memusnahkan seluruh superkoloni semut argentina tidak mungkin
Argentine Ant: **moves to a places without fire ants**
Argentine Ant: *It’s free real estate*
Why does this sound like an awesome strategic military game tho!
you can turn it into one
@@bnj9031 Never heard of it, but it looks awesome. Thanks!
Waiting for someone to make a hoi4 ant mod
I could honestly see it being an awsome realtime strategy game!
**human drops a candy bar on the grass**
Argentine Ants: Prepare the troops, we're getting that candy bar, for the colony! **thousands of ants storm the candy bar**
Check out Sim Ants
"When one ant dies, it's a tragedy. When tens of millions die, it's a statistic."
Jesus man, f in the chat for ants
Quote by Joseph Antlin, 1941
@@frostyomnic9995 f
*IRONIC*
Have you ever heard the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise?
shoutout to the ant historians out there, wouldn't have been possible without you
“how many colonies do you want to take over-“
Argentine: *Yes*
Que empiezen por Malvinas
@@elcalabozodelandroide2 c mamut
This joke is getting annoying
Retards: Yes
el calabozo del androide ndeah
@@elcalabozodelandroide2 te amo amigo las Malvinas son *A R G E N T I N A S*
Science niqqa: “Ay yo bruh what should we call this colony”
Huge brain man: “very large colony”
Ah yes its BIG BRAIN TIME
ItS BIg bRaiN TimE
yeah this is big brain time
@Talgat Khamit Well, you know the names of our telescopes are not really that creative, it's just names of famous dead astrophysicians XD
the brain is big brain
Aliens: Are you the biggest civilization on this planet?
Humans: (Awkwardly looks to the argentine ant megacolony)
Humans: Yes.
Well I suppose after the Dolphins disappeared into the stars thanking us for the fish we achieved rank 2......... errrrr 1 by default.
@@Kakarot64. No no no, that's on intelligence. Ants are number 1 in numbers, and the Mice...well...I'll leave that to the Magrathians to explain. Also, if you see a bunch of ships in the sky that look like there were not so much built as congealed...Don't panic and grab your nearest towel.
Aliens: Thechnologically speaking
@Good Bye
Reality:
Epistemologically challenged humans: "There must be a god".
In a litteral sense,yes.
Used to make ants fight for fun as a kid. Smaller black ants vs larger red ants. Always interesting to measure what the exact fighting odds are. About 5 to 1.
How did you do that?
You make a pit and make the edge difficult to climb out of, then you drop ants in. They will fight to the death.
"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only ant war."
Purge the xenos, the mutant, the heretic.
War, war never changes.
@@jesseward4115 Or did it? No! Yes.....no?
@@jesseward4115 Wrong reference
*FOR THE EMPEROR!!!*
"The sun never sets on the British empire"
Argentine Ants: Hold my honeydew
The sun never sets on the British empire because even god doesn’t trust them😂
@@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539 And thats why the british inventing nano-supreme-not-a-conspiracy-theory-100%-real-technology-to-make-the-weather-cold-so-they-can-survive-the-sun-technology-trademark-trademark
also the argentine flag is litterally a sun
i am so mad i laughed at this lol
this puts the Falklands war into a whole other perspective
Fire ants: we are fast
Army ants: we are stronk
Argentine ants: we make supercolonies
Fire ants: too can play that game!
@@manwithgun9768 Argentine Ants: We have you outnumbered 1,000:1!
@@michaellatten1958 Fire ants: I like those odds
We are many
@@michaellatten1958 fire ants and army ants also have large numbers you know
"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"
‐Argentine ant empress (probably)
Actually, the queens in ant colonies are treated like slaves. especially in polygamous species' like argentine ants.
LORD FARQUAD
Ants are gay
Alihasanaxe how in a way? like a hivemind?
I noticed a colony of Argentine ants invade my yard, where fire ants had already fortified themselves. The War of the Front Yard taught both colonies the futility of war… and they decided to form the Anti-Human Alliance instead. What a plot twist.
@Insider Holy crap dude you're gonna create globant uproar
Ok so when i was 8,i feed the ants i saw on our frondyard some flies,i killed some flies with a spoon then gave the dead bodies to the ants,i watch the ants carry the bodies to there hideyholes,fun times….
Me too bcz in the philippines its super hot and one time there was a lot of dirt in our frontyard and then the next day i saw fire ants make trenches and after that the black ants charged and it was like ww1 lol
@@Yoowwyawwye nice
@@Yoowwyawwye i can’t even kill a fly with my hands and you killed many with a spoon 😭
"It doesn't matter how many of them die. There are always more."
Imperial Guard tactics 101
Shit my Warhammer reference was already dated
Ave the emperium
sounds more like tyranids
Was looking for this comment. Emperor protects!
Nice one
argentine ant worker: my queen hundreds will die
argentine ant queen stannis: thousands..
“It doesn’t matter how many of them die; there’s always more
- The Roman Empire
All empires fall
- USSR
-USSR
hahahahha yes
Sonds like tyranids to me!
Suffers 30 million losses
Argentine ants: *A small price to pay for salvation*
30 million losses, per year mind you. In one battleground.
*A Soul for a Soul*
Ant's don't understand death glad I'm human.
And they said WW1 was bad...
These ants are honorary guardsmen
"Whatever the problem is, I'm willing to send wave after wave of men at it."
-Zapp Branagin
shame there's not nearly as many humans as there are ants on this planet lmao
@@FlygonSal330 if there were as many humans as ants, there'd be a major overpopulation and pollution issue
@@jamesbooth7185 id vote for space issue 1st :P
@@jamesbooth7185 true, but we'd be able to yeet more people to the front lines in wars, fun
@@chrispellbois6498 with more humans comes more material usage, meaning it would become harder to gain the materials to send that many people to space, then you have the problem of finding a hospitable planet and getting there before we destroy our own planet, and in the meantime, you'd have to find somewhere for everyone to live while the rockets are being created
Ant society is always so interesting, international conquests! Massive wars! Agriculture! Animal Husbandry! Vast construction Projects! Can go on forever!
4:23 Your graphics artists have knocked this episode out of the park! This is some of the best animations and topography I have seen to date! Amazing job.
Quinton B yeah, I noticed the animation looked really good in this video
The scriptwriting too!
@@markusang Yeah, this video was really high end - I wasn't expecting to watch the whole thing, but it had me hooked! Good job, Kurzgesagt!
Red Fire Ants Imported to America
Argentine Ants: Why do I hear Boss Music
Red Fire ants imported Lets Time Rape Argentine Ants!
Lmfaoo
Bullet ant enters the chat:
Fire ant left the chat:
Ants are gay
Brazilian tarantula has joined the chat
Brazilian tarantula: u both suck gay ass lmao
Brazilian tarantula has left the chat
*argentine ant replace 90% of california ants*
Native american : Hey, I have seen this one before
We’re coming for you
He got around 130likes in the second load of the page wtf
22 minutes and 800 likes, *hmmmmmmmmmm*
Never trust a red ant that create massive empire
Lol!
Humans: WE ARE 8 BILLIONS HUMANS!
Ants: Pathetic
"What should we name this very large ant colony?"
"Yeah that'll do"
@Seth Bode it's a joke
@@flatmajor6802 r/wooosh
That one guy that uses the meme incorrectly. Effectively killing the meme in the process.
This was very cleverly written, haven't seen a joke like this before
Eve Hopskin that one guy that doesn’t get it
People: Humans are so evil and war like. Animals respect the balance of nature.
Ants: Let me stop you right there.
I know you jest, but ants don't have a mental health to worry about, theyre drones basically.
@@declaringpond2276 did you just un ironically say "jest"?
@@declaringpond2276 They don't, but that doesn't have anything to do with what he said. Animals do wage war and have no concept of balance or ecology. The notion of animals behaving responsibly while we don't is flatly false.
@@Merennulli Oh yes, im sure those animals are currently causing a mass extinction, those barbarian animals and their use of co2.
@@dominicpiovesan1715 You have a playlist of jojo amvs, I think I'm allowed to say jest.
Tell me why this is a thousand times better than any human melodrama.
Cause no shcmes or politcs just the glory of war its all or nothing
@@EnuoAkatsuki there's politic games between the queens. It's not just war. The queens build empires based on the deaths of countless warriors.
Ants don't have as much empathy as we do, so they are free to be warrior people who strive for nothing but blood and glory, and do so without any regrets.
@@sninctbur3726 they have empathy but only for the colony. The battlefield? There is no mercy no empathy no sympathy. Only death or victory.
Ooga booga politics bad
i like your sandboxy style animation it just feels good to see
its like minecraft but detailed and with circles
People: Humans are the only species to wage war against themselves
Ants: Hold my Queen
I hate when people say that. Even Chimps have wars
Not with nuclear arms! Ants have never waged war with nuclear arms, that's just humans.
@@GarrettRodgers
derp
@@GarrettRodgers That's just because they aren't intelligent enough.
@@GarrettRodgers neither have humans, we dropped nukes on Japan but never went to war with them you idiot. dont breed please
*Argentine Ants have entered the chat.*
All other ants: We would like to introduce you to the Geneva Convention.
Argentine Ants: NO *mass extinction of all other ants*
What Geneva Convention? Our supercolony was in Geneva before the convention
@@addust great a fanatic purifier species, well time for exterminatus then
@@Mamorufumio Alright then, LT deathlaser target locked.
3
2
1
boom
Humans: "Raid Area 51! They can't stop us all!"
Argentine Ant: "Raid the entire world! They can't stop us all!"
Except they aren't joking
Microdrones are the future of getting inside area51
My Raid spray stops them
Imported Fire Ants:
Hold my leaf
*Imported red fire ant has entered the chat*
Next installment of the total war series: Ant Total War
"Ants fighting wars with millions of casualties"
Sabaton: "We could write a few songs about this"
Ants fighting over territory:
Sabaton: "What's the price of an inch?"
@@iamdanieloliveira 🤣🤣🤣
@@iamdanieloliveira "The fields of Lake Hodges"
"Antmacht"
Few will remain
who'll find a way
to live one more day
through decades of war
there's no sign of peace
colonies and greed
cause millions to bleed
"Everything changed when the fire nation attacked"
LOOL
yes
I was hoping to see this response... I was not disappointed.
"Only the Ant-vatar, master of all colonies, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished."
Thank you
I feel like he’s a time traveller where the world was taken over by ants, and he’s telling us not to underestimate them.
Idiot
Zack E r/wooooooosh
Yes and because of ants, we had to create interstellar travel to leave earth to the ants
@@sassmos litlle did they know, that the ants already infested the new planet.
sassmos we accidentally brought a queen ant on our ship
An empire must always come to an end 😔
Nobody :
Ants : *Peace was never an option*
*human shows up*
"peace with you is totally an option"
Kid me with a lighter:
*Are you sure about that?*
Ants: peace was never an option
Humans: hold my nukes
So ant colonies never have peace?
@Good Bye shut your dumbass up.
"When one dies, ten take their place"
-imperial guard
"Let's see them fight ALL of us!"
@White Doodles wrong empire, welcome to warhammer 40k
the ants a just tyrainids
@@gridwreckgamer6254 they be H U N G R Y
Cut off one head, two more shall take its place! Hail HYDRA.
"very large colony"
umm yes,
a very interesting and original name indeed
i would like to meet the man that named that colony
@@memelover6917 I think his name is very large man
Mr person man
ah yes the floor here is floor
@@hijack69 Or maybe just 'Man'
Who knew a video about ants could be so interesting
This really gives me a new perspective on how powerful Ant man actually is....
It should. The total weight of all ants on Earth exceeds the total weight of all humans.
Think about that.
Best comment
@@Swiftbow crazy cause millions of people weigh over 300 pounds. I’m surprised that total ants weight is more than humans.I would be honestly surprised if any single ant weighed even a pound.
Don’t forget about million ants
@@Swiftbow No its actually very close.
And we dont know for sure if ants weigh more or humans.
"What is the name of this very large colony?"
"Yes."
Too good
"How large is this colony?"
"Very large"
Britain
No, what's on second base
bored?? anyone?
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good work 4 kids: youth firefighter program. junior firefighter training activities. junior program ems !
become a paramedic instructor in future? firefighter? + pump operator (+ driver) ? (volunteer?) high angle rescuer? ambulance driver or nurse?
give it a try! externship? externships? internships?
or
surgery nurse? geriatric nurse? ambulatory care? home care?
(+ specializations? in several areas? wound care management, hygienics, instructor, first aid etc)
become a
midwife? or dental assistant ?
shuttle service? (disabled people, seniors, wheelchair user)
lifeguard, first responder or rescue worker? dog trainer? (rescue dogs, avalanche rescue dogs, therapy dogs) education?
towing service or animal protection ?
at least
support animal welfare organizations? sponsorships??
animal shelters in your area need money 4 food, fresh water, maintenance work, expansion, staff, new vehicles, security staff, etc.
+ fluffy dog beds, blankets, fluffy carpets, pet toys, + pet supplies (dog toothbrush?) dog hairbrush? (parasites!), + pet vitamins and mineral supplements, meds etc.
trips? beach trips? parks? poor dogs :(
(create new jobs? build new sanctuaries? new parks? zoological gardens? + security staff ! more veterinarians + animal hospitals + hospitality)
volunteer work? go walkies?
become an animal caretaker?
maybe... plant a tree? many trees? a walnut tree?? in a park, garden or backyard? squirrels, crows and other birds would appreciate that.
or a japanese maple tree?
or go vegan ?
potato, zucchini, paprika, cucumber, tomato, rice, fries, ketchup, baked bread etc?
hey its animal friendly :)
vegan cookbooks? give it a try! its tasty
parking problems?? smartparkingsolution com
+ cool designs!
I'll pay to watch a whole movie revolving around giant Ant colony wars.
NatGeo
Jus watch WW2 but rename every country with an ant species.
Or maybe an XCOM mod with giant ants instead of aliens
Saving private Anton.
*A BUGS LIFE 2: WW ANT*
Once the discovery of the very large colony was made they sat down for a meeting and discussed what this all means. At some point somebody said "we really need a name for this very large colony". I have a feeling that this question was asked at five to five on a friday 🤔
British Empire : “The sun never sets on the British Empire”
Argentinian Ants : “Hold my beer”
What a plot twist haha, so, the argentinians rule the world now (?
@@polkanietzsche5016 their ants, sure. The country and humans related to them... well, they rule something, although quite a shoddy something.
@@polkanietzsche5016 depends on your definition of rule and sovereignty. If it is by number of warriors, and citizens. Yes, Argentines rule the world.
Hold my honeydew
I wonder if the Falkland Islands are Argentine... Ant
Update:
The beginning of the end of the empire may be coming. In Europe, one of their main bases, Pavement ants set up a resistance in Italy and are slowly pushing their way towards Spain, which is the Argentine ant's heart in Europe. If Spain falls to the Pavement ants Europe may fall as well. Also, in Japan, RIFA, (Invicta), has shown up on the shores of the empire. As well as this, more land concerned means having to adapt to the climate, and that means more genetic diversity. In Kobe in Japan, three factions are beginning to fight each other and the rest of Japan. Some individuals in Tokyo are also becoming hostile. The split in loyalty could leave them vulnerable to Invicta once again.
If Europe and Japan fall, that would be catastrophic. The empire's best bet would be Australia, which RIFA has also appeared on.
(Note: Studying ants is hard and confusing, so some facts may be off.)
That’s actually really interesting. Where did you get this information?
Bumping. I too want to become a spectator in the great ant war.
where did you find tis information. also, tell us more pls.
This epic war needs to be a miniseries
@@bernardeugenio This information came from a variety of sources, including the BBC and "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell". I will try to update with more information, but it's hard to come by reliably. However, there is a war between bees happening in Queensland, Australia. In about 2008, bush bees invaded a sugarbag bee hive and replaced the sugarbag queen with one of the bush queen's daughters. That also came from the BBC.
Britain: We had the largest empire
France: No, we did
Argentine Ants: *How adorable*
Lol
No Britain did I think
@@clickmaestro595 Just wait......
Gabriel calabresi ok
Laughs in Russia
I'm from India & when I was very Young I used to see those two types of ants. We used to recognize them by their color ( Red and orange). I always support Fire ants (red) as they were more hardworking & because they were more friendly ( Argentina ants always bite us.)
What do you mean by hardworking anyways, and are the red ants the invasive imported ants shown in the video or a local species.
@@haziqizu3631 the red ant were always working like collecting food . & I believe they are same ant but not 100% sure
@@strugglinggamerzone3399 collecting food how exactly, do they have fungus farms or just simply kill native animals in droves like Argentine ants do
@@haziqizu3631 they don't generally kill other insects.they collect leftover food of humans like bread , sugar etc. But if insect is already dead they did eat them .
"embrace, expand and extinquish"
-argentine ant qeen.
Haha underrated comment
Operation Tripple E
**qeen**
mirage Extinguish** Queen**
Nice
This had a better story than Disney live action remakes.
? um Disney live action movies, had great stories, as they were the same storys.
its the performance and portraile of the stories that was bad.
Atlas H I wanna see a Bugs Life sequel about this.
@@MouseGoat wooosh
Well literally anything is better than shit out live action cash grabs
Blaze ikr
" I'm so glad we don't have to deal with those fireants from back home anymore, right guys?"
*DOOM music intensifies*
"Oh sh.."
_KNEE DEEP IN THE ANTS_
Human Conflict: 1 Million deaths throughout 10 years, one of the deadliest conflict
Ant conflict: 1 Trillion Death per night and still going on since 1913
I've been at war with the ants in my home for decades. We've cornered each other multiple times, thinking of different strats and preparing defenses. For them it was futile, but for me it was but another day of death. Soon I will become known as the Great Purger, and I will be feared amongst the ants
you might want to ally yourself with other ants
I am once bathing in see HUNDREDS of ants approaching my bath, so ves, I create a MEGAFLOOD and kill all of the,
Spray them with foreign ant pheromones to confuse them. Divide et impera
@@ygotsvlog3762, divide et impera.
i like you , im at war with wasps , when i catch one i execute it and stick there heads on cocktail sticks by my window
“This is where Argentine Ants prepare their most potent weapon.”
ooooo, what is it?
*”Bodies.”*
XD you are funny
They adopted the soviet strategy
Russia in WW2
After being in the Navy I can confirm that's their greatest weapon too. And we're called 'bodies'. yay.
LET THE BODIES HIT THE NEST
*_"I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing 4-part philosophy: never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can"_*
Jim Rohn
@Orian3227
Thats not always true some ant species can live together harmoniously
@Orion3227also, Form "super" colonies and become an invading force that destroys native inhabitants.
@@stallionnbattalion3318 nailed it
and you dont matter, there's always someone who will replace you
and murder, plunder, consume and kidnap children.
Those eyes in the thumbnail are spot on
Khaleesi: I'm gonna rule the seven kingdoms
Argentina ant: Hold my leaf
BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA this made me laugh out loud in class
Daenerys: I will take what is mine! With fire and blood I will take it!
Fire Ants: Hey we like her
😅 For Narnia!!
I did a comedy video too. Check it out and tell me what you think.
Something about the phrase,
"Their old wars now followed them to a foreign battlefield" is just so flipping metal to me.
Sounds like a Sabaton lyric to me.
I can imagine the fire ants saying to the Argentine ant "our paths are destined to clash where ever you hide".
"Future wars will be waged with robots"
Kurzgesagt hold my ants
We'll use robot ants to fight the ants!
@@Kirhean Lol we will use killer ants to kill the enemies
Or even worse Robot ants!
Why isn't this pinned?
Could we not train ants to take down foreign countries?
Just pop a queen ant in a leader's room, and boom!
The longest & biggest Neverending battle in history.
“Everything changed when the fire nation attacked”
nice
H
Fire Antion
Nice
gg
ENDGAME: I’m the most hyped sequel!
*ANT WAR PART 2* : Hold my mandibles
EG: Most ambitious crossover event in history
This vid: Hold my 12k species
But I think endgame is more hyped than this vid tho
Wow... Another "hold my..." meme.
Outstanding. ( ͠° ͟ʖ °͠ )
Yes, I don't get ze jokes I would have said that’s the joke but your name stopped me from being a dumbass
CozyHi isn't that what they use to chew and eat
Humans: we fought the most brutal wars in history.
Ants: Hold my aphid
LOL!
This is like watching your younger cousin grow up and seeing your younger self in them