True Facts: Army Ant Riders

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2020
  • Where to buy the Army Ants Book: amzn.com/067424155X
    True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.com/
    Patreon: / truefacts
    CREDITS:
    Philipp Hönle for the phone call and for introducing me
    to Eciton army ants and to their wonderful associates. Also
    for allowing me the use of fantastic footage.
    Daniel Kronauer for the chat and use of the amazing images from his new book! (link above) - the image in the thumbnail is also his!
    Dr. Christoph von Beeren for all of the amazing
    research on ant mimics, and ant hangers-on. Also
    thank you for the use of your images of Nymphister k.
    Kaitlin “Ant Girl” Baudier - www.kmbaudier.com
    / @antgirl7911
    For the fantastic footage of the bivouac, the scorpion and the
    raid front! So much amazing research and footage.
    Matthew Lutz - vimeo.com/matthewlutz
    For the wonderful footage of bridge building as well as other
    beautiful shots of the ants doing their thing!
    Ernesto Carman - getyourbirds.org
    For the use of the creepy swarm raid footage!
    Primates Peru - Field Projects International
    / fieldprojectsorg
    For all of the incredible footage of the ant death spiral! Donate to the Future Black Scientists Fund: www.flipcause.com/secure/caus...
    Andrew Core et al. for images from:
    A New Threat to Honey Bees,
    the Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis
    Thank you to all of my Patreon patrons for the
    patience, support and feedback
    MUSIC: / querflote
    Additional footage used under
    license from:
    Pond5.com
    Videoblocks.com
    Envato Elements
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @paperbort3669
    @paperbort3669 3 года назад +7814

    I love the idea of a beetle pretending to be an ant for food and then accidentally enrolling itself in a raid with the other ants

    • @silentlee2073
      @silentlee2073 3 года назад +977

      Militia buddies for life. Raid or die. Got caught up in the heat of the moment. Peer pressure.
      The beetle's parents are disappointed though. "He's a good lad" they said, "just fell into some bad company"

    • @calebhall4620
      @calebhall4620 3 года назад +267

      it' reminds me of the song "your in the Army now"

    • @salmansadeq1167
      @salmansadeq1167 3 года назад +124

      War were declared.

    • @charlesmoore6186
      @charlesmoore6186 3 года назад +22

      @@silentlee2073 👍 lol.

    • @JessZomb
      @JessZomb 3 года назад +201

      Taking the whole 'fake it until you make it' very seriously.

  • @abiseniyya
    @abiseniyya 3 года назад +11432

    "Hey, ants. What are you carrying?"
    "Food, for our behbes."
    "But.. those.. those are behbes."
    "Yes, we're feeding them to our behbes."

  • @royaljudas5982
    @royaljudas5982 3 года назад +2215

    Yo, imagine a small person grabbing your hand and saying "I'm your hand now"

    • @sespious8049
      @sespious8049 3 года назад +449

      yeah, I don't think they'd want to be my hand for long.

    • @rylanpettus2252
      @rylanpettus2252 3 года назад +130

      @@sespious8049 nooooo😂😂

    • @cylondorado4582
      @cylondorado4582 3 года назад +102

      It'd be like that show, Parasyte.

    • @lordsativa6481
      @lordsativa6481 3 года назад +55

      @@cylondorado4582 Except much less beneficial for you than an alien lifeform that can shapeshift to an extent become your hand hahaha but good comparison

    • @TotallyNotYami
      @TotallyNotYami 3 года назад +9

      @@lordsativa6481 I am getting Parasyte vibes

  • @LabMatt
    @LabMatt 3 года назад +3137

    Other queens: "My subjects built me a castle."
    This queen: "My subjects ARE my castle."

    • @livewellwitheds6885
      @livewellwitheds6885 3 года назад +6

      lol

    • @gamertwo6263
      @gamertwo6263 2 года назад +62

      … and my children

    • @AspenBrightsoul
      @AspenBrightsoul 2 года назад +118

      That would make a cool necromancer/lich enemy hiding in a castle made of undead.

    • @EdmundHawkins
      @EdmundHawkins 2 года назад +43

      @@AspenBrightsoul I like the way you think

    • @valacarno
      @valacarno 2 года назад +5

      My children are castles! Wait a second... 😳

  • @neon0wl2107
    @neon0wl2107 3 года назад +927

    "Dont do drugs ......often"
    Well that's something I take to heart.

    • @destraw6221
      @destraw6221 3 года назад +45

      "Everything in moderation, including moderation." - Scott Weiland

    • @hamter8707
      @hamter8707 3 года назад +1

      jesus christ

    • @PrinzEugen39
      @PrinzEugen39 3 года назад +3

      420 likes. Nice, but it will gone soon

    • @neon0wl2107
      @neon0wl2107 3 года назад +2

      God, I love drugs

    • @SeeMyEvil
      @SeeMyEvil 3 года назад

      noo dont XD dont do it.

  • @yungambidextrous9781
    @yungambidextrous9781 3 года назад +3106

    Army ant: HELP THERE'S SOMETHING ON MY BUTT
    Army ant's butt: nuh uh

    • @yungambidextrous9781
      @yungambidextrous9781 3 года назад +30

      @@AxxLAfriku hmm simply try to appeal to the masses more. You have a lot of subscribers as it stands so just keep at it

    • @Su1xq
      @Su1xq 3 года назад +6

      @@AxxLAfriku uh-

    • @FanOfMostEverything
      @FanOfMostEverything 3 года назад +105

      Two ants walk into a bar. "Rough trip?" says the bartender.
      "Mimic beetles," says one ant.
      The ants laugh.
      The bartender laughs
      The ants' butts laugh.

    • @yungambidextrous9781
      @yungambidextrous9781 3 года назад +9

      @@FanOfMostEverything Ok this is clever

    • @nafslee
      @nafslee 3 года назад +16

      Army ant: I guess you're right, my butt..
      Army ant's butt: hehehe
      Army ant: Wait what?

  • @danielcastillo591
    @danielcastillo591 3 года назад +324

    "Fake it till you make it" but if you don't fake it enough you're immediately ripped apart limb from limb

  • @foxxxy1115
    @foxxxy1115 2 года назад +1036

    "Much like how groupies attach themselves to the crotch of band members to travel from city to city" I was dying. This man is brilliant.

  • @khalifahmuhammad1574
    @khalifahmuhammad1574 3 года назад +1799

    "That's a lot of ant babies to feed. And that's really when the murder starts."

    • @iidamielikainen5841
      @iidamielikainen5841 3 года назад +62

      That came out of nowhere and it broke me.

    • @TheErow44
      @TheErow44 3 года назад +24

      Hilariously dark!!

    • @banann_ducc
      @banann_ducc 3 года назад +19

      Love how he says bebes

    • @m_miko6962
      @m_miko6962 3 года назад +21

      Its anakin and the younglings over again

    • @tompotter8703
      @tompotter8703 3 года назад +20

      I love it when the music cuts out to emphasise the moment,

  • @felinecontrolled
    @felinecontrolled 3 года назад +1958

    "Ant death spiral" or what we humans call a roundabout.

    • @dar13rell
      @dar13rell 3 года назад +14

      Gotcha!!

    • @suep9445
      @suep9445 3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣

    • @MsSwitchblade13
      @MsSwitchblade13 3 года назад +29

      Traffic circle of death

    • @TwoBlade5
      @TwoBlade5 3 года назад +47

      ~I'll be the Roundabout~

    • @bdough5012
      @bdough5012 3 года назад +23

      its called a rotary up in Boston. I dont think its coincidence that we have Rotaries back to back in many places and we have a reputation as very angry drivers

  • @Jacob-yg7lz
    @Jacob-yg7lz 2 года назад +412

    I'm not gonna lie, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Imagine being such an efficient hivemind that you develop an ecosystem around you

    • @oofyeetmcgee
      @oofyeetmcgee Год назад +60

      If you think about it, we are that. Pigeons, rats, stray cats, etc. have been living around human structures and off food waste for a while. I'm just glad it's that and not butt beetles

    • @jinparksoul
      @jinparksoul Год назад +6

      " Imagine being such an efficient hivemind that you develop an ecosystem around you" We humans have created social media platforms to automate that for us. We smart.

    • @landroverrangeroversporths2569
      @landroverrangeroversporths2569 Год назад +3

      @@jinparksoul no shit
      can’t say the same for a certain minority, though.

    • @quantumblur_3145
      @quantumblur_3145 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@landroverrangeroversporths2569stop vagueposting

    • @quinnholloway5400
      @quinnholloway5400 7 месяцев назад

      It's also kinda scary

  • @basedimperialism
    @basedimperialism 3 года назад +11

    4:08 You can't fool me, that's not an Ant line! That's a map of the Lower Nile!

  • @typervoxilations2311
    @typervoxilations2311 3 года назад +2501

    everytime zefrank chuckles at his own script the world becomes a little brighter

    • @raccoonman4691
      @raccoonman4691 3 года назад +5

      That’s not actually scientifically proven

    • @intheflow781
      @intheflow781 3 года назад +5

      He wrote that chuckle in

    • @baldemargonzalez-rosas5727
      @baldemargonzalez-rosas5727 3 года назад

      Yea that's not true

    • @shellieblack528
      @shellieblack528 3 года назад +1

      Dad jokes....

    • @typervoxilations2311
      @typervoxilations2311 3 года назад +4

      @@raccoonman4691 this is just a youtube video of a man giving animals funny voices while telling us random fact about them that i giggled at my guy, chille lmaoo

  • @mr.mercury4247
    @mr.mercury4247 3 года назад +7303

    When you're a beetle, but look like an ant, behave like an ant, and go on raids with the ants and actively help them in their efforts, are you really even a beetle anymore?

    • @JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine
      @JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine 3 года назад +470

      My God ! They are Ant-stan.

    • @ruthrichardson9717
      @ruthrichardson9717 3 года назад +732

      Naw, he's just a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude...

    • @michelewalburn4376
      @michelewalburn4376 3 года назад +293

      No. He was adopted by the ant family so he is an ant.

    • @TheHyde8875
      @TheHyde8875 3 года назад +144

      "When you're a beetle...".
      There's your fuckin' answer.

    • @Pineapple-hx9ty
      @Pineapple-hx9ty 3 года назад +140

      @@TheHyde8875 what's the point of being a beetle in this case

  • @aintgonnatolerateit2314
    @aintgonnatolerateit2314 3 года назад +79

    😂 the "thats when the murder starts" kills me his inflection is just perfect

  • @taukid421
    @taukid421 3 года назад +30

    7:33 "Butt beetles are not- sorry, but beetles" it's crazy how much you could hear the difference between butt and but.

    • @swordsmancs
      @swordsmancs 5 месяцев назад +1

      It’s all in the emphasis
      Butt Beetles is a name, so it all gets equal emphasis, but ‘but’ is just a connecting word, so ‘beetles’ gets all the emphasis in ‘but beetles’

  • @justanotherchannelonyoutub126
    @justanotherchannelonyoutub126 3 года назад +10368

    Jerry sucks at proofreading, but that’s just how Jerry do

    • @Kallisti3
      @Kallisti3 3 года назад +231

      True Facts about Jerry when, Ze Frank?

    • @Broly-sd4qp
      @Broly-sd4qp 3 года назад +13

      Yeth

    • @OldSkullInn
      @OldSkullInn 3 года назад +141

      @@Kallisti3 True facts about Jerries.
      Often times harmless in a fight, the Jerry knows to play dumb to completely avoid confrontation.
      And Jerries are masters of playing dumb. Just look at their pants. Pants don't lie. Not like the Jerries do.

    • @justanotherchannelonyoutub126
      @justanotherchannelonyoutub126 3 года назад +66

      @@OldSkullInn butt Jerries are- oops typo- but Jerries aren’t all dumb

    • @dionysus6892
      @dionysus6892 3 года назад +33

      Imagine writing for an funucation internet show and never reading your final scrip after writing it. That is how the Jerry do

  • @CallMeMimi27
    @CallMeMimi27 3 года назад +701

    Zefrank is the most patiente boss, nobody else would keep employing Jerry for so much time.

    • @biasmushroom6311
      @biasmushroom6311 3 года назад +18

      I’m starting to think he just doesn’t have then money hire another writer. Or editor to cut the outtakes

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

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      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
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    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 3 года назад +15

      @@pskugd8385 Reported for spam

    • @danieldunlap4077
      @danieldunlap4077 3 года назад +7

      @@pskugd8385 No thanks. I stopped believing in that bullshit when I was a kid.

    • @stardusk1726
      @stardusk1726 3 года назад

      i would hes funny

  • @Flowtail
    @Flowtail 3 года назад +17

    8:10 the foot mites are the epitome of "I don't care _how_ you get it done, just do it"

  • @glenw3814
    @glenw3814 2 года назад +36

    Something great about being middle aged is that having watched this video over a year ago, today I got to watch it again with only the haziest memory. It was every bit as good as the first time I saw it (I think)!

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart 8 месяцев назад +1

      @glenw3814 - Are you sure it isn't because the Army Ants are crawling into your brain through your ears?

    • @glenw3814
      @glenw3814 8 месяцев назад

      @@MossyMozart 🙄 Weak. What happened, did you flunk out of troll school?

    • @vvelvettearss
      @vvelvettearss 5 дней назад

      Zefranks videos will never die. In memory or otherwise :)

  • @CharlesUrban
    @CharlesUrban 3 года назад +1836

    _...which is why this scorpion is like "Aw, hell no."_
    Sheer brilliance.

    • @wes4192
      @wes4192 3 года назад +2

      Its just ebonics. Pretty far from btilliance

    • @yungjose3369
      @yungjose3369 3 года назад +11

      I like zefrank as much as the next guy but what's "sheer brilliance" about that line at all? tf

    • @Kwiwiwiwi
      @Kwiwiwiwi 3 года назад +5

      You guys are fun

  • @DMLand
    @DMLand 3 года назад +1946

    "… and that's really when the murder starts." Nobody sums up nature quite like you.

    • @redlantern6669
      @redlantern6669 3 года назад +14

      where in the morning the murder starts again

    • @KegTamashii
      @KegTamashii 3 года назад +5

      @@redlantern6669 sToRy oF mY LiFe

  • @Purple.mind...Honored.one.
    @Purple.mind...Honored.one. Год назад +11

    1:18
    "and that's really when the murder starts"

  • @motleythewild
    @motleythewild Год назад +21

    I've never heard someone say the word "murder" said so softly and cheerily like that before but it fits so well

  • @ImNotDew
    @ImNotDew 3 года назад +1169

    " What is my purpose? "
    " you become a wall and hold hands for the rest of your life "
    " oh god "

    • @onceuponalovestory
      @onceuponalovestory 3 года назад +12

      Welcome to the club

    • @rizZ4bh
      @rizZ4bh 3 года назад +9

      The next Ant Man sacrifice to save the world.

    • @Bloodlyshiva
      @Bloodlyshiva Год назад +5

      It's not for the rest of their life, though. They attach and detach as need be.

    • @Cancun771
      @Cancun771 Год назад

      Beats fetching butter.

  • @NekogamiKun127
    @NekogamiKun127 3 года назад +509

    *Ant 1:* Yo, did you get new shoes?
    *Ant 2:* What?
    *Foot Mite:* Yeah, what? I mean... Shoe noises

  • @crystalidx
    @crystalidx 3 года назад +31

    When you see the scorpion even run away, you know it’s bad.

  • @user-wb7ez9ud4p
    @user-wb7ez9ud4p 2 года назад +8

    1:05 "and all of these are her
    daughters"
    Me: super disappointed he didn't say bebes, major missed opportunity.

  • @gh00stie62
    @gh00stie62 3 года назад +3341

    Was having the WORST morning and now I'm laughing and educated on something I would have never known about. Thank you Ze Frank 💜

    • @rcfrandsen
      @rcfrandsen 3 года назад +24

      Your morning sucks too eh? Go figure. So yeah, I definitely needed a Ze Frank video to lighten my mood.

    • @PeteUnsigned
      @PeteUnsigned 3 года назад +24

      Evening here, but pretty much same story. Hope you're day picks up

    • @bluejay2715
      @bluejay2715 3 года назад +7

      Same here 🤭🙂

    • @gh00stie62
      @gh00stie62 3 года назад +12

      Much love to you all and I hope everyone's day is getting better now. A good laugh will often do the trick 😊😂💜

    • @RazoE
      @RazoE 3 года назад +25

      That's how ZeFrank do

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 года назад +1435

    The insect kingdom is creepy but really fascinating to learn about

  • @shadowscribe
    @shadowscribe 3 года назад +3

    When you live in a bivouac, you have to know how to get along. The walls, and everything else, has ears.

  • @OmerSDogru
    @OmerSDogru Год назад +14

    I don't understand why I don't have such quality videos on my homepage. I would have liked to have known this channel before instead of the thousands of ridiculous content I didn't follow. Very professionally prepared, enjoyable and instructive. The RUclips algorithm, I think, ignores these 3 issues. Anyway, I enjoyed watching this and your other videos very much.

  • @morency_music
    @morency_music 3 года назад +1005

    "What is my purpose?"
    "Bridge."
    "W-What?"
    "B R I D G E."

    • @TheJosue1998
      @TheJosue1998 3 года назад +36

      “ Oh my God”
      “ Welcome to the club pal”

    • @Tsuruchi_420
      @Tsuruchi_420 3 года назад +6

      It's funny cause bridge can actually be used as a verb? So I straight up didn't realize the joke here for some time...

    • @SilverGamingFI
      @SilverGamingFI 3 года назад +18

      Ant behbeh: what's my purpose?
      Soldier ant: *B R I D G E*
      weaver ant: *G L U E*

    • @beahartemisia5249
      @beahartemisia5249 3 года назад +3

      They change the song for a few seconds, you see?

    • @samuraio33
      @samuraio33 3 года назад +1

      @@Tsuruchi_420 it being a verb isn't really the joke here tho

  • @TerrificRallyMaestro
    @TerrificRallyMaestro 3 года назад +911

    Shoutout to all the ant cameramen who have to lie down directly in the ant swarms to get their shots, your sacrifices will not be forgotten!

    • @vodyannoi
      @vodyannoi 3 года назад +21

      Wouldn't they just lower the camera and walk away? Or zoom in from a distance?

    • @TobeEvans
      @TobeEvans 3 года назад +68

      @@vodyannoi yes but they’d still have to get relatively close and if you don’t like ants.. well.. this isn’t the job for you 😂

    • @TheDreadedJuggernaut
      @TheDreadedJuggernaut 3 года назад +53

      @@vodyannoi Some shots were stationary, but you have to move the camera to look at action and single organisms. You can't observe small creatures from far away either for obvious reasons. Most of it was up close shots with a bunch of violent ants.

    • @Philtheanimalfriend
      @Philtheanimalfriend 3 года назад +5

      thanks, mate!

    • @damnfeds7032
      @damnfeds7032 3 года назад

      babeMinzgirlsszz.space

  • @shannonbaker6810
    @shannonbaker6810 3 года назад +6

    I love this channel and I love the comedy you put in this it keeps me watching as with adhd I have trouble staying focused on things for a long time but the comedy you bring keeps my attention.

  • @freyjaplaysgames3293
    @freyjaplaysgames3293 3 года назад +3

    I have been binge watching your channel now for 2 days & love everything about every video. ❤

  • @johnwirk
    @johnwirk 3 года назад +3385

    Talk about intense. That beetle is literally one "cough" or wrong twitch away from being ripped to shreds by the colony yet it holds confidence, grooms, shakes, moves, and blends right in. Thats insane.

    • @alternateview8971
      @alternateview8971 3 года назад +386

      That’s peak “if you act like you belong, you will” energy

    • @kdash2657
      @kdash2657 3 года назад +135

      Chad bug

    • @JackSilver1410
      @JackSilver1410 3 года назад +127

      I respect the hustle.

    • @Coryn02
      @Coryn02 3 года назад +159

      Among humans, this sort of behavior is called a "Bavarian fire drill": if you act like you belong in a situation, most people won't question it.

    • @Starlight.1998
      @Starlight.1998 3 года назад +14

      Nature is insane

  • @fatalis-quest1709
    @fatalis-quest1709 3 года назад +302

    Mom: so If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
    Me: *I'd be the bridge.*

  • @rmschindler144
    @rmschindler144 3 года назад +3

    I simply can't believe how much your videos please me.

  • @janetennis3451
    @janetennis3451 2 года назад +1

    Love this channel. Makes learning so fun. Plus the humor, unique and so...funny. THANK YOU!

  • @xxDrain
    @xxDrain 3 года назад +3749

    Imagine being that scorpion. Imagine ants were the size of kittens and they came at you in a swarm of thousands.
    Being alive is pretty scary at that scale.

    • @irondragon1785
      @irondragon1785 3 года назад +140

      I would try to go down swinging

    • @colossusqw3632
      @colossusqw3632 3 года назад +167

      Rest in peace, Steve the Scorpion.

    • @terryfuldsgaming7995
      @terryfuldsgaming7995 3 года назад +63

      Sounds like cat island over in japan...
      Or rabbit island over in japan... lol

    • @jonathanspolnicki1303
      @jonathanspolnicki1303 3 года назад +74

      I think it's easier to think they are like piranhas to the scorpion because they have similar killing techniques

    • @claytonpactol8851
      @claytonpactol8851 3 года назад +30

      hold on let me see if scorpions can experience emotional trauma
      edit: no shit comes up for that at all so guess not what was this worth

  • @kaptannemo1668
    @kaptannemo1668 3 года назад +416

    🤣 “Don’t do drugs....often.”

    • @annettegustafson1435
      @annettegustafson1435 3 года назад +4

      The best part of the whole video

    • @KateCantDraw
      @KateCantDraw 3 года назад +5

      Me: *daily takes medicine for adhd and depression/anxiety* I'm sorry Frank

    • @carddu
      @carddu 3 года назад +2

      @@KateCantDraw same... my condolences, ze frank

    • @JacksonDunnoKnows
      @JacksonDunnoKnows 3 года назад

      🍻

    • @heavymetalhippie9217
      @heavymetalhippie9217 3 года назад

      I trip every now and then. Not often.

  • @TheT3d3K
    @TheT3d3K 2 года назад +1

    That was quite an amazing video. And the close distance shots are beautiful! Thanks

  • @iarwainthabombadil7724
    @iarwainthabombadil7724 Месяц назад

    best video i've watched on anything in years. funny. calm. exciting. good shit man you have a knack for it.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 3 года назад +1309

    “And that’s really when the murder starts” -Zefrank, 2020

    • @susanstaples6171
      @susanstaples6171 3 года назад +15

      Seems like Hallmark should patent this for their cards

    • @MCCanaryVideos
      @MCCanaryVideos 3 года назад +27

      Dr. Bright we have told you time and time again you cannot use foundation facility network access to comment on youtube videos

    • @SirDripAlott
      @SirDripAlott 3 года назад +8

      Dr should we contain this specimen for further examination?

    • @jacobc8036
      @jacobc8036 3 года назад +6

      @@MCCanaryVideos I think this should be added to the list of rules

    • @humboldt276
      @humboldt276 3 года назад +5

      @@SirDripAlott they already have. SCP 2031

  • @SoLuVaBle299
    @SoLuVaBle299 3 года назад +784

    “And in the morning, the murder starts again.” And this is how the fable of the ant’s psycho cousin and the grasshopper would have gone.

    • @Hamalakho
      @Hamalakho 3 года назад +1

      😂😂

    • @mingxie5009
      @mingxie5009 3 года назад

      ,

    • @ToaHurlak52
      @ToaHurlak52 3 года назад

      lmao

    • @JohnPaul-yf9xd
      @JohnPaul-yf9xd 3 года назад

      What about the honey bees?

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

      ‏Hello i hope you are fine , only if you are interested,Take this opportunity, if you allow me, to tell you something important:
      ‏that there is one god with no partners ,has no son or wife
      ‏, God is nothing like him,
      ‏God sent many messengers, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last of them Muhammad, peace be upon them. All of them were sent to spread the doctrine mentioned above.
      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
      ‏For more informations and to make sure this is true please visit this link and ask your questions , Doubts and any things:
      ‏www.islamreligion.com/
      .

  • @andersondawn3631
    @andersondawn3631 3 года назад +2

    Can I just say, I love that your videos tell us so much about animals and insects while having a sense of humor. I wish schools picked up this gimmick for some classes. Life’s too short to be serious all the time.

  • @minicat3640
    @minicat3640 3 года назад +1

    This is such a good video! Thank you so much, always a pleasure and a laugh to watch!

  • @KarticatYT
    @KarticatYT 3 года назад +413

    “in the morning, the murder starts again”
    [subway ad plays]

    • @danielmiller2886
      @danielmiller2886 3 года назад +4

      I got a pharmaceutical ad, so that’s spot on.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 3 года назад +1

      An opportunity for a Purge sponsorship wasted.

    • @lexh.5225
      @lexh.5225 3 года назад

      I got Air Wick plug-ins, wonder if they can make one that smells like the ants

    • @cleverusernamenexttime2779
      @cleverusernamenexttime2779 3 года назад

      I got pizza hut

  • @aurafox1
    @aurafox1 3 года назад +617

    Zefrank: "Do you have insectophobia?"
    Me: "Not really, no."
    Zefrank: "Do you want to?"

  • @ianmarshall3633
    @ianmarshall3633 3 года назад +3

    Man, not only are your videos educational they are hilarious 😂. Thank you.

  • @buddythemoth
    @buddythemoth 3 года назад +4

    Just thought i'd come back to this video to say 5:58 is by far my fav clip in this entire video
    Like he's putting on a show and the termites are the audience

  • @Brokenrain223
    @Brokenrain223 3 года назад +536

    "And that's when the murder starts."
    We all knew it was coming

    • @Tegres1
      @Tegres1 3 года назад +2

      I need it on a shirt.

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

      ‏Hello i hope you are fine , only if you are interested,Take this opportunity, if you allow me, to tell you something important:
      ‏that there is one god with no partners ,has no son or wife
      ‏, God is nothing like him,
      ‏God sent many messengers, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last of them Muhammad, peace be upon them. All of them were sent to spread the doctrine mentioned above.
      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
      ‏For more informations and to make sure this is true please visit this link and ask your questions , Doubts and any things:
      ‏www.islamreligion.com/
      .

    • @tommymcweedface229
      @tommymcweedface229 3 года назад +1

      @@pskugd8385 troll alert!

    • @Tengu125
      @Tengu125 3 года назад

      @@pskugd8385
      Why did you post this here specifically, and with weirdly placed punctuations that makes it look very foreign, as if using a translation program or bot?
      Just curious, as I bet there are plenty of better places for it than as a reply to a comment about a completely unrelated subject matter under a completely unrelated video.

  • @vikramm.6743
    @vikramm.6743 3 года назад +1201

    the first unspoken rule of entomology: Insects are sadistic bastards.

    • @ScionStorm1
      @ScionStorm1 3 года назад +108

      That's why they are in sects.

    • @Tengu125
      @Tengu125 3 года назад +59

      @@ScionStorm1
      Aw man, not cool.
      Don't compare hive minded murder-ant hordes to soulless, intrusive collectives of unthinking empty husks like the Jehovah's Witnesses!
      Oh, you meant to make a pun on "insects" not actual sect members?
      My bad! ;)

    • @dqw4w9wgxcq32
      @dqw4w9wgxcq32 3 года назад +6

      *cough* screwworm *cough*

    • @CenSilver
      @CenSilver 3 года назад +10

      > Implying humans aren't

    • @izzyjones7108
      @izzyjones7108 3 года назад +5

      1st rule=It's Brutal

  • @user-nf8jj7pz6c
    @user-nf8jj7pz6c Год назад

    I missed these. Glad you're back

  • @petitpois23
    @petitpois23 3 года назад +4

    "for example, if a bunch of ants start walking on your back, hold on tight and stay still! you're a bridge now!"

  • @choccy1984
    @choccy1984 3 года назад +3504

    “Don’t do drugs...often”. 😅 Subscribed.

    • @charlesfernatt
      @charlesfernatt 3 года назад +28

      Yo facts😂😂💯💯

    • @davidec.4021
      @davidec.4021 3 года назад +40

      Thank you, I was looking for this comment lmao

    • @johnquintiliani5679
      @johnquintiliani5679 3 года назад +15

      I thought the same thing

    • @Goatisme
      @Goatisme 3 года назад +8

      This is why communism is only a good idea if you like body contact.

    • @koolkat5217
      @koolkat5217 3 года назад +5

      @@Goatisme good one mate👌

  • @themadgamer1217
    @themadgamer1217 3 года назад +217

    “My name’s Pete, and I’m your new butt.”
    Man, the new Disney movie’s premise sounds incredible.

  • @asmodeus1234
    @asmodeus1234 2 дня назад

    Dude you're crushing it, I've been watching your videos for years!

  • @th3r0d
    @th3r0d Год назад

    Dude! Your brand of comedy and education is top notch! Thank you!

  • @Raptorman0205
    @Raptorman0205 3 года назад +381

    Major Ant: "Wait...jeremy, is my foot longer? It feels like it's longer now."
    Worker Ant: "It just mite be, Richard. It just mite be."

    • @kristieroybal4888
      @kristieroybal4888 3 года назад +6

      Nicely played. 😆

    • @user-ov2fc5sd1e
      @user-ov2fc5sd1e 3 года назад +1

      Who are Jeremy and Richard? I don't get the reference.

    • @joshelliott1826
      @joshelliott1826 3 года назад

      Alright there, Dad?

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

      ‏Hello i hope you are fine , only if you are interested,Take this opportunity, if you allow me, to tell you something important:
      ‏that there is one god with no partners ,has no son or wife
      ‏, God is nothing like him,
      ‏God sent many messengers, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last of them Muhammad, peace be upon them. All of them were sent to spread the doctrine mentioned above.
      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
      ‏For more informations and to make sure this is true please visit this link and ask your questions , Doubts and any things:
      ‏www.islamreligion.com/
      .

    • @geefreck
      @geefreck 3 года назад

      👏👏👏👏

  • @kescaremon2531
    @kescaremon2531 3 года назад +434

    Army ants: Exist
    Scorpion: Understandable, have a great day.

  • @leslieshaw1421
    @leslieshaw1421 2 года назад +10

    “So Don’t Drugs….too often” hilarious. Great info. How incredible are these orgasms…i mean organisms. How many others said it in Science class because as soon as you figured out which paragraph you were going to have to read in front of the class you started thinking to yourself, “ organism organism don’t say orgasm” and of course you said it. The little quips peppered into your presentation were well timed and thoroughly appreciated.

  • @mjrchapin
    @mjrchapin 2 года назад

    These vids are wonderful in every way!

  • @whisperingcrown591
    @whisperingcrown591 3 года назад +984

    The mimic ants while being groomed: "keep cool Jerry. Keep cool. They don't know we aren't ants. I am in so much danger"

    • @johnwirk
      @johnwirk 3 года назад +117

      No shit right? One wrong twitch from being ripped apart. Even that one ant did sort of a soft bite to test the "stranger's" reaction and it kept cool. Fucking intense.

  • @leo-2b2t51
    @leo-2b2t51 3 года назад +261

    "Don't do drugs... often"

    • @tamt.5812
      @tamt.5812 3 года назад +8

      I caught that too!!!

    • @70sstreetracergal61
      @70sstreetracergal61 3 года назад +5

      I snorted ‘cause laughed so hard! Thank youuuu! 👍🏻☮️🤘🏻. It was the “...often.” 😂

    • @merlynjep
      @merlynjep 3 года назад +2

      You should NEVER do drugs -but that line was so funny whiskey shot out of my nose.

    • @sonorasgirl
      @sonorasgirl 3 года назад +2

      My favorite drug advice

    • @SonikkuAtrue
      @SonikkuAtrue 3 года назад +4

      @@merlynjep ironic. You say never, yet you consume alcohol

  • @chauncygardner123
    @chauncygardner123 3 года назад +5

    “Don’t do drugs...often”.
    Love it!

  • @Vikingr4Jesus5919
    @Vikingr4Jesus5919 Год назад +2

    7:54
    Ant: "What the heck is this?!"
    "I mite be your left hand."
    Ant: "oooh....what?"

  • @JustAFace_InTheCrowd
    @JustAFace_InTheCrowd 3 года назад +328

    “Which is why that scorpion is like ‘Heeeell no!’” 😂😂😂

  • @burnerdaughter
    @burnerdaughter 3 года назад +742

    The more I learn about ants the more I realize that other insects are just animals trying to adapt to the changes of the various ant empires around them.

    • @rumpelstilzz
      @rumpelstilzz 3 года назад +66

      That is because ants have been the dominant species in this world for millions of years before human became settled and they will be again after we've killed ourselves. Don't mess with ants, buddy...

    • @justinmiller129
      @justinmiller129 3 года назад +4

      These ants also *_lift up_* one another
      ruclips.net/video/q2NMAm96bnI/видео.html&

    • @samuraijackoff5354
      @samuraijackoff5354 3 года назад +19

      @@justinmiller129
      Fuck monke memes. Retreat to Ant memes is where it’s at.

    • @vincevvn
      @vincevvn 3 года назад +18

      @@rumpelstilzz actually bacteria is the dominant species since all other life depends on it to survive.

    • @freshrot420
      @freshrot420 3 года назад +9

      @@vincevvn Our souls probably come from the bacteria in our guts.

  • @romancarscadden2085
    @romancarscadden2085 3 года назад

    This is quickly becoming my favourite RUclips channel

  • @michellequinsey710
    @michellequinsey710 2 года назад

    OMG i just found these videos...and I'm obsessed!! I mean....the learning that I'm doing...pretty amazing stuff!!

  • @Elongated_Muskrat
    @Elongated_Muskrat 3 года назад +715

    My favorite channel to get smarter and dumber at the same time.

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 3 года назад +50

      Perfectly balanced as it should be.

    • @micaylabirondo836
      @micaylabirondo836 3 года назад +1

      Thank goodness. I thought I was the only one!

    • @KurtCollier
      @KurtCollier 3 года назад +2

      its smarts is inside its dumbs.

    • @danielleking262
      @danielleking262 3 года назад

      awesome comment 😂

  • @arka9584
    @arka9584 3 года назад +379

    In a year that sucked, Zefrank came through with a Christmas gift :D

    • @brandonfoley7519
      @brandonfoley7519 3 года назад +2

      Was it really that bad

    • @ShayTheBean
      @ShayTheBean 3 года назад

      @@brandonfoley7519 ._. Yes

    • @thegoodhunter3707
      @thegoodhunter3707 3 года назад +3

      @@brandonfoley7519 what fo you mean "was it really that bad" do you live under a rock?

    • @connielouu
      @connielouu 3 года назад

      Fr

  • @tylersays-
    @tylersays- Год назад

    The voice and music in these videos is so soothing

  • @alanwright782
    @alanwright782 Год назад

    Glad I found these! Hilarious and informative!

  • @vaimlune8055
    @vaimlune8055 3 года назад +381

    "Butt beetles." "That's absolutely the perfect name for them.

    • @DconStarstormGaming
      @DconStarstormGaming 3 года назад

      @death knight I would squeal because I think they are adorable!

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

      ‏Hello i hope you are fine , only if you are interested,Take this opportunity, if you allow me, to tell you something important:
      ‏that there is one god with no partners ,has no son or wife
      ‏, God is nothing like him,
      ‏God sent many messengers, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last of them Muhammad, peace be upon them. All of them were sent to spread the doctrine mentioned above.
      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
      ‏For more informations and to make sure this is true please visit this link and ask your questions , Doubts and any things:
      ‏www.islamreligion.com/
      .

    • @Tengu125
      @Tengu125 3 года назад

      @@pskugd8385
      Why did you post this here specifically, and with weirdly placed punctuations that makes it look very foreign, as if using a translation program or bot?
      Just curious, as I bet there are plenty of better places for it than as a reply to a comment about a completely unrelated subject matter under a completely unrelated video.

  • @FlyntofRWBY
    @FlyntofRWBY 3 года назад +4014

    How have I never heard of this channel before??? I love educational channels, and the fact that this one throws in comedy on top of the facts is so perfect!

    • @TheRavepartycat
      @TheRavepartycat 3 года назад +125

      do you self a major favor and watch his early stuff too. :D

    • @FlyntofRWBY
      @FlyntofRWBY 3 года назад +76

      @@TheRavepartycat I'm already 3 videos in, lol. Just watched the one about Hummingbirds.

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 3 года назад +14

      Whoa, cool seeing you here!

    • @MiraPacku
      @MiraPacku 3 года назад +9

      what are _you_ doing here Flynt? xP

    • @desugar1171
      @desugar1171 3 года назад +20

      @@FlyntofRWBY ohhh how I envy! He has awesome vids. His early stuff is just as great! Dont feel shy to watch his other stuff like the shell video(I can't remember the name but the one with the kid who dances with color) or the thankgiving etiquette

  • @phillipadams4691
    @phillipadams4691 Год назад

    That was the most entertaining and educational poop I've taken in a few days. Thanks

  • @taylorasbell7074
    @taylorasbell7074 Год назад

    Best narration I've heard, 💯% entertaining

  • @bobbodaskank
    @bobbodaskank 3 года назад +205

    Seeing how many things that survive by specifically adapting to not die in a murder ocean that very much does want them dead is some post-apocalyptic horror fodder.

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 3 года назад +58

      Arthropods have been around to see a few apocalypses. They're pretty good at it by now.

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 3 года назад +5

      @@BonaparteBardithion lol, very true

    • @SangerZonvolt
      @SangerZonvolt 3 года назад +18

      The horrors of the Warp are real, turns out the warp is much smaller than you´d think.

    • @iridianatola9150
      @iridianatola9150 3 года назад +6

      Sounds like 2020 to me

    • @m1k3y48
      @m1k3y48 3 года назад +1

      @@SangerZonvolt I understood that reference!

  • @ZTheLastViking
    @ZTheLastViking 3 года назад +391

    "When you don't want to walk become someone else's foot"
    -Mites

    • @ReapingTheHarvest
      @ReapingTheHarvest 2 года назад

      Woah, I finally found The Man.

    • @kemadjounyawillyamcastro200
      @kemadjounyawillyamcastro200 2 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @davidvento5481
      @davidvento5481 2 года назад

      *Ant #1;*_“You’re such a simp, when you ‘gonna grow a pair?!”_
      *Ant #2;* _(notices mite and smiles lasciviously)_
      *Ant #1;* _”Bruh...!”_

  • @atzmut3884
    @atzmut3884 Год назад

    I love tha care in selecting footage and the thank notes

  • @darkskull9166
    @darkskull9166 3 года назад +4

    Imagine being shrunk down right in front of that living ant colony and accidentally sneeze on one.

  • @UGNAvalon
    @UGNAvalon 3 года назад +444

    “Butt beetles - oh, I mean, But beetles...” - Gotta love those Freudians’ lips! ;D

    • @izzyjones7108
      @izzyjones7108 3 года назад +4

      they're truly Butt beetles 🤪

    • @justinmiller129
      @justinmiller129 3 года назад +1

      These ants also *_lift up_* one another
      ruclips.net/video/q2NMAm96bnI/видео.html&hoi

    • @Zarastro54
      @Zarastro54 3 года назад +1

      "I'll take the rapist for 200 Alex?"

    • @beachgirl4583
      @beachgirl4583 3 года назад

      Justin Miller,
      Do you *have to* spam almost *every* thread with that link?

  • @kylestubbs8867
    @kylestubbs8867 3 года назад +261

    I like this new trend of “Let’s back up a bit” intros.

    • @The_Charlatan
      @The_Charlatan 3 года назад +5

      It works for some videos more than others. It might feel like a lazy intro. I would not want that to become a crutch.

    • @wafl7212
      @wafl7212 3 года назад +5

      *record scratch*

    • @himadrijoshi
      @himadrijoshi 3 года назад +4

      i vote to add the "aaaaaaaaaa" as well

    • @brandonfoley7519
      @brandonfoley7519 3 года назад +1

      I see both sides
      It worked out but could easily become to cringey

  • @chriscubbernuss3288
    @chriscubbernuss3288 3 года назад +7

    Zefrank's First Rule of Warfare: Don't do drugs. Often.

  • @supersmashbro596
    @supersmashbro596 3 года назад +6

    3:35
    over... and over... the pheramones... the overwhelming harmony... consuming... the colony.... the circle rules your life!

    • @robo_squishy7578
      @robo_squishy7578 2 года назад

      “THE CIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIIFE
      AND IT RULES US AAAAAAAALLLLLL”

  • @FallNorth
    @FallNorth 3 года назад +256

    When I got a new macro lens I went up a hillside to see what I could take picture of. I randomly noticed some ants on some rocks and went to take pictures of them. Then after a while I realised, there were TWO types of ants (slightly different colour) and there was some sort of epic war going on between them, tumbling about fighting etc. I'd never have noticed if I hadn't went down to ground level and tried to take the pictures! Maybe that's how our human struggles appear to passing aliens. They don't notice apart from the odd Mushroom cloud.

    • @carmengogeidnas9670
      @carmengogeidnas9670 2 года назад +22

      Imagine traveling by at light speed and glancing down..'wow that was a big boom Jerry. But we're coming up on a supermassive black hole in a minute so that's a little more interesting '

  • @poseidonc1259
    @poseidonc1259 3 года назад +570

    Ant “Escape Velocity” from a self-inflicted “Death Spiral” was very cool! Thanks Zefrank!

    • @pskugd8385
      @pskugd8385 3 года назад

      ‏Hello i hope you are fine , only if you are interested,Take this opportunity, if you allow me, to tell you something important:
      ‏that there is one god with no partners ,has no son or wife
      ‏, God is nothing like him,
      ‏God sent many messengers, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last of them Muhammad, peace be upon them. All of them were sent to spread the doctrine mentioned above.
      ‏What i am Telling you is not a fleeting thing that we can easily take or reject. It is a very important thing for our happiness in this world and our survival in the hereafter. He who is not happy is depressed, and he who is not survivor in the hereafter is mortal.
      ‏For more informations and to make sure this is true please visit this link and ask your questions , Doubts and any things:
      ‏www.islamreligion.com/
      .

    • @BrazilianiteParasite
      @BrazilianiteParasite 3 года назад +11

      Comments are like ants... Comments on comments are like parasites... I'm a butt.

    • @izzyjones7108
      @izzyjones7108 3 года назад +2

      @@BrazilianiteParasite butt beetle extraordinaire

    • @sinjinreed2091
      @sinjinreed2091 3 года назад +2

      Good name for a band.

  • @rickybobbyinc293
    @rickybobbyinc293 2 года назад

    These are Great! I’m glad I found this channel. Love the comedy too.

  • @mr.sunnyg5510
    @mr.sunnyg5510 3 года назад

    late night on the yt and yet another random video doesn't cease to amaze me.

  • @KharBrons
    @KharBrons 3 года назад +52

    "If someone's on your back, don't move. You're a bridge, now."
    I know how that feels

  • @sprucebadger8229
    @sprucebadger8229 3 года назад +184

    "that's why the scorpion was all like hell no !"
    that's how the scorpion do

  • @Akandofaul
    @Akandofaul 2 года назад +5

    Having such hyper specialized evolutionary traits as those beetles is mind boggling, double so for that foot mite.

  • @jacksondye3446
    @jacksondye3446 Год назад +1

    i am so happy i discovered this channel.

  • @arcticdino1650
    @arcticdino1650 3 года назад +185

    "And that's when the murder starts"
    The animal kingdom is just a bunch of horror movies happening at the same time

    • @gnarthdarkanen7464
      @gnarthdarkanen7464 3 года назад +8

      AND the Discovery Channel, and Nat Geo WILD are wholesome television for the WHOLE family! ;o)

    • @davidvento5481
      @davidvento5481 2 года назад +3

      FR!

    • @Broomer52
      @Broomer52 2 года назад

      Ants are secretly conquering the World. Theirs hundreds of thousands of wars happening all the time, theirs several species of ants that have taken boat rides to other continents and began successful invasions where they wiped out large populations of native ants and plundered the wild life of food. Theirs one species of ant in particular that basically as a world spanning empire, they have been the most successful with invading foreign soil and can be found almost everywhere.

    • @Bloodlyshiva
      @Bloodlyshiva Год назад

      The natural world does not care for your/our ideas of morality.

    • @IISeverusll
      @IISeverusll Год назад +1

      @@gnarthdarkanen7464 better than letting your kids be groomed by disney

  • @boredkid1235
    @boredkid1235 3 года назад +194

    So here on Earth, a species of mites naturally evolved specifically to become ant foot bio-augmentations. I wonder what aliens are like.

    • @LuCa8_
      @LuCa8_ 3 года назад +11

      I wonder what aliens think of fauna here like damn

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens 3 года назад +2

      Boring, probably.

    • @matiasluukkanen7718
      @matiasluukkanen7718 3 года назад +20

      Why would they think life here would be boring if 1) complex life is rare in the universe, 2) Earth has had billions of years to produce vastly different ecosystems and organisms, 3) this planet would be exotic to them.
      Intelligent life with a curious outlook in general would never become bored.

    • @CaptainCommando10000
      @CaptainCommando10000 3 года назад +2

      Foot fetish to all new levels.

    • @Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer
      @Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer 3 года назад +2

      Alien aficionados be like "UwU, let be me your loyally attached foot polisher, m'lady Gruuthurathralakia! Step on me to traverse sharp rockies, every day of this astral cycle!"

  • @leann_5347
    @leann_5347 3 года назад

    The perfect timing of this video is incredible. Ants Canada has found some of these creatures on a newer species of ant he found in his property. I'm not sure its the same one but it looks crazy similar

  • @GOBIAS.INDUSTRIES.
    @GOBIAS.INDUSTRIES. Год назад +2

    1:54 "Don't do drugs... often."
    🤣😂🤣