Weaver ants build a horisontal bridge

Weaver ants (Oecophylla spp) live in canopies where their territories span multiple trees. They therefore need to travel between trees and for this they have developed ability to bridge gaps between twigs and leaves. They grab each other with their mandibles and build a bridge of connected ants. In this present case a horisontal bridge where they are fighting against gravity. See also the other video on this channel where the ants are faced with a vertical gab which is easier to bridge as they get help from gravity. In that case they can build longer bridges. They use the same technique when they build their nests by pulling leaves together (see nest building video on this channel). This footage was shot with a smartphone by students at the Department of Bioscience at Aarhus University, Denmark, during their third year course “Ecology and Diversity of Arthropods”.

[@irclevor]

2:38 hero ant MVP

[@VCheesey]

+IRClevor doin a group project be like

[@provred8699]

Rip fallen ants :,(

[@goblinwrecks698]

Theyre still alive. Just because theyre insects doesnt mean they cant take a fall.

[@Vizzeable]

Quite the opposite. Because they are Insects (tiny) they could fall from whichever height and be fine XD

[@zamalamahama4894]

*Play of the game*

[@bsamaniac305]

0:32- YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, BROTHERS! WE WILL NAME THIS BRIDGE AFTER YOU.

[@iamphayvoured]

*sisters. They're all female

[@Alex_RD0]

@@iamphayvoured No, they're all males, the female is the queen

[@dero4819]

@@Alex_RD0 no males are drones , workers and queens are female

[@noahhorner231]

Male ants are actually worthless for anything that is not related to mating. The mouth of a male ant is so small they can’t feed themselves, so the workers have to. This means when the males leave the best to mate, they die of thirst. All workers and soldiers are sterile females.

[@kimberlycrouch7228]

Arctic Pharaoh That was super freakin funny

[@OzzieO_]

I have NEVER went through such a range of emotions from just watching ants 😂
My anxiety was all over the place 💀

[@whatmattersmarshall]

That guy at 2:38 is the MVP of this effort.

[@damicow]

girl* All of those are female

[@Nezsem]

that dude was the missing link

[@DontUseUrToilet]

@@damicow male*

[@TimEriksson-w2n]

@@DontUseUrToiletnuh uh

[@gm3avxdd]

The 'suspense' is killing me!

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

Zero Hour toxic general ?

[@kyrie9955]

Fuck you Anthony Owen -_- Fuckin puns

[@antscanada3178]

Yes bros tanks krye

[@stylishniggachannel4763]

Sus

[@SuperTf2rocks]

Now that's what you call an....
Antgineer...

[@lobstertelephone8907]

Crs-10 stop

[@912-pizza4]

Ah ha.

[@erikjakobsson8009]

ua-cam.com/video/IzaMs5iaX7w/v-deo.html

[@jamminoutrexan5474]

This was far more suspenseful than I expected it to be, what with the groups that didn't make it at first!! I hope it's just ground and not water under these hardworking ladies. Super impressive!!

[@randommemesweekly4417]

humans: a gap? how do we get across this?
ants: *this video*

[@windsorbound6975]

Tf have u invented lol

[@bumaximous45]

:34 and :40 bloody hell mate ant foreman: who the hell dropped them?
Ant: Wasn't me
Ant2 accident boss

[@88ootis]

Axum

[@chi6865]

Worst Enemy?
A gust of wind

[@MrGlobbits]

Left side: 25 deaths. Right side: 0. Right side wins.

[@sarieasley3912]

Somebody has got to voice this over!🤣🤣

[@chloskyskies4399]

Hope so

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

Looks like they're using some kind of 'Antigravity'

[@johnkakuk]

Most underrated comment 2020

[@kulitmed]

We need a new SimAnt!!

[@labonte995]

kulitmed true that. Such an under rated game

[@FelipeAriasF]

It's 2020 and we still need a new simant

[@unstableordinance]

play empire of the undergrowth

[@DugrozReports]

I see things like this, all I can think is "HOLD THE CAMERA STILL!!!"

[@stevecormier1514]

The aunts on the right must be getting pissed off. They are building towards the other side and trying to reach the aunts on the other side but the aunts on the other side are slacking. Lol. Amazing though

[@kidkique]

It's like watching blood cells and platelets respond to a wound

[@tomasheckell]

horizontal

[@DlcEnergy]

2:36 i've got you john! i've got you! john! I'VVVVEE!! GOOOT!!! YOOUOUUU!! JOOOHN!!! aaaaarrg, my puny aarm is breaaking!! heelp!! asap guys!! i've got this!! ppuuuuuull!! everybody puuuull!!

[@majorskepticism7836]

Imagine an airplane made from ants.

[@bobabooey4537]

I'd love to know if one ant outshined all the others during this.... like the Michael Jordan ant... or the star in an action film ant. I found the lazy ant. I watched it do absolutely nothing during most of this video. It walked back n forth the entire time pretending to be looking for something.

[@richboyce4727]

Can you point out which ant and time frame this happened. Thank you

[@basementdweller6000]

That ant was looking California but feeling Minnesota

[@hermanrogers1325]

We at least they have enough sense to work together and that’s better than most humans

[@EnZo7992]

“Grab my hand!”

[@qedhushgamer6699]

They just so genius and work together

[@vulkan8093]

I kept hearing HOLD and REACH!

[@garikm24]

People : animal is not that smart!
Ants : how about me?

[@Cloaktastic]

imagine some one sneeze
yeah

[@chowtiliaw4244]

Imagine putting ur finger there

[@ChimpyTV]

wait a minute they are speaking danish! i can understand them!

[@tetrionactionantadventure5628]

Amazing Video :) my Leaf cutter Ants don't build a bridge, he eats the bridge :)

[@sansari8261]

@2:35 They pulled back once they realise the bridge will collapse.

[@martinreyes6984]

Those ants have a very strong pungent smell.

[@tt-dc1hl]

Ants: DAMN YOU GRAVITY

[@Stroomschok]

Nice australian variety!

[@gambu4810]

These ants can really take one for the team yerr😲

[@AlessioFormenti77]

This is Lemmings!

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

Brilliant game haha

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

Sadly, that attitude will just mean they get walked all over.

[@GabrielCosta-oh2fy]

0:35 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa *game over *

[@sinka4460]

2:35 I got scared here lol

[@heather6711]

I felt itchy the whole video...

[@ozgurerdogan4990]

Same lol

[@Questionmark243]

2:49 some of weaver ant just teleported XD

[@baynin]

Would you be Ok if I used this footage for an educational video?

[@KorangarInc]

The age old question. How many ants does it take to make a bridge

[@paultalley6222]

Good thing the filming person wasn't directly underneath the "bridge"----a clump fell off a couple of times----I would imagine they would be purty ticked off, and would sting for all their worth... 🤔😬😵

[@Senyoln1]

Thanks ants. Thants.

[@SomberYeti]

Their rears are see-through

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

The survival of the species relys on having strong Antibodies.

[@TheBooban]

Walled all over, antigravity...got anymore? Maybe the next one will get you 1k likes!

[@demonchilly7848]

Those are spider ants

[@LordVulcan93]

Not bad for a species that outnumber humans 25,000,000 to 1.

[@88ootis]

So cool

[@electricalchips8624]

who's peeing in the back??

[@eggynoggamingeg8331]

travis 710 the camera guy

[@wikijogja]

more than 20cm on vertical bridge

[@bobbest1611]

a steady camera would be good

[@miswantokenol7275]

Amazing

[@ktbalcom5425]

The most incredible thing ive seen!!!!!😲😲😲😱😱😱

[@dr.yamanfawal9419]

Better than us humans !

[@LEEMyeongwon]

Awesome! I cheer that.

[@muhammadarshadismail8394]

Yes I like ants

[@oktadinata386]

My more ant oecophylla

[@1234locks]

Brilliant !

[@LECityLECLEC]

AMAZING! This is real teamwork fam. God's ants are so cool!

[@koltleo]

God isn't real, so it's natures ants.

[@massarevad745]

de er danske!

[@vazelevz]

2:38 me and my teammates

[@habalilith]

Hola, ¿Puedo usar tu vídeo para un trabajo que estoy haciendo?

[@Caborrrl]

No, te lo prohíbo!

[@e3EnglishInstituteSalem]

Which school did ants go to?

[@SuperFriday]

They are good

[@stevewilsonian2991]

Who,s subduing who,and for what purpose,

[@TillTheLightTakesUs]

Stop essifying every z out there. HoriZontal.

[@limhul9758]

Good.

[@mwitbrot]

Are there any vertical bridges?

[@sunsunsunh]

theoretically, yes. Ever heard of space bridges?

[@cannonf_odder3041]

Show the set up leh

[@Iaszund]

Singaporean moment

[@stephenhall509]

2:25 bridge connects. You're welcome

[@dishanx]

Superb

[@Noxtorious]

Jamen det jo dansk!

[@sozijlt]

Camera person, you have literally one area to film. Can you not aim the camera in one place for two minutes?

[@johngroshner9429]

What’s to dislike

[@WildAnimalBehaviour]

Watch them fight a centipede !
ua-cam.com/video/gf8rG5eI2ao/v-deo.html

[@petrozilly6275]

Damn

[@ahmed_aljobory]

Failed bridge

[@DAMD01]

It's horizontal, not horisontal :/

[@humudu]

Actually in most of the video it's vertical, not vertikal

[@EnvironmentalFacts]

Watch : How ants build their home. 👉 ua-cam.com/video/IwmQ4WC3o8U/v-deo.html

[@susanasaravia7556]

eww lol

[@alfajribf]

🤝👍🙏

[@sanjumon1991]

Ps 111 2

[@user-hw2hk5hs5s]

温泉配信

[@jingleballssuzuka]

*slap* *crunch*

[@dontcryontheinternet2596]

I really wasted 4min of my life on this