@ Your reply had me curious, but what I found in this example is definitely something to think about "if we encountered them on, for example, Mars, I am sure that we would wonder if we had encountered an intelligent alien race that builds cities, farms, raises animals, and organizes itself into a complex society complete with social ranks such as nobles, soldiers, workers and slaves. I am sure that we would conclude that these aliens were in fact intelligent" Food for thought:) dengarden.com/pest-control/Intelligent_Ants
I think it’s because of the better eyesight. They have to look around and identify landmarks instead of just following trails and ignoring everything that isn’t immediately around them. I swear there are a few moments in this video where a bull looks straight at the camera and pauses to decide whether it is a threat.
Ant Australia I typed you a comment before and asked what ants could I use to raise a colony. Mum and dad said I couldn't use the test tube set up and I don't know what the queen ant looks like that I'm trying to find. I also only have one species of ant in my back yard which are tiny black ants. And I have your email and then I will sent you what my back yard looks like so I can get started. Keep up the good work
I see them along the lines of us seeing a city sized giant squat infront of us a stare at us menacingly. That's why I always see them back up with they 'find' you because they just realised the tree moved and is now looking at them, you can't fight trees. Even ants know that 🤣
Самуил Водопьянов - Sam Vodopianoff actually I've experienced large bull ants jump before. Not leaping from the ground, she leapt from a stick I was holding her on
Whenever we set up pit fall traps we have to check bull ants aren't around otherwise the traps are a complete failure. The bull ants see the trap and fill it in with debris like they do with other ants nests. ...its really annoying.
I never stood still by the fact that ants can have fat. Thanks for the effort you put in making these beautiful documentaries. I’ve already learned a lot. My opinion about ants has changed. Now I appreciate them for the little miracles they are.
A fascinating and also very useful video. Young man, I admire your acuity, honed to keen powers of observation. You are a true scientist who I feel has much to contribute to to the study of myrmecology. I shall watch this vid more than once.
Holy shit, I've been watching your videos from the first "egg laying queen" video until here, and I gotta say: this is some Nat Geo worthy quality content here.
Where I used to live in the mountains of California, we had these red ants the size of a cigarette butt. I used to put out water in a coffee lid with various food like meat, fruit and sugary items. These ants were huge and they enjoyed the food and water. Ants are interesting creatures.
We've usually had a small colony of the dark red body with black abdomen bull ants in our yard (Perth, WA) for the last 30 years. Their vision really is amazing for ants, and they're always ready for a rumble ; p
Amazing, they are more primitive that regular ants yet have brilliant eyesight and large brains needed to use sight to navigate and have incredible strategies like plugging the openings of other nests.
I love how there is an Aussie ant channel, I love ants and to know more about what's in my backyard really helps. Your videos and content is great. Keep up the good work.
Depends on where in Oz you live. In Victoria, Jumping Jacks are black with yellow jaws. Bullants vary a bit here too. To me they are different species, but I could very well be wrong. You don't get BIT by these ants FYI, you get stung. I have been stung by both on several occasions. To me, the JJacks are more painful.
I'm not a person anyone would guess by my age or lifestyle that finds ants very interesting, as well as my years of appreciation of the portia spider's talents and appearance. I have a horse, and dog-never insects yet. But I became quickly disabled several years ago and the boredom of being nearly bedridden is a major blue note. I have to say your demeanor and speaking voice is perfect for the work you do here. I fully enjoyed your video. I feel I could be very relaxed watching the going's on in my own ant colony one day. I'm not ready- educated enough to do it any day soon. But, they idea appeals to me. Your videos are a little getaway for me from so much 'human oddities' screaming for attention. Thank you for all the hard work you put into sharing your appreciation of these tiny cities of cooperating social beings. Some ant colonies remind me of the human body. My life training and work was in the medical field and when I see the ants bustling in a line like a circular force, it reminds me of the red blood cells flowing thru veins delivering oxygen or removing toxins, and every cell having a job and just "doing it" without further instruction. Seeing these bull ants behave with more curiosity is new to me and also highly interesting. Thanks again!
This video was so wholesome its the first vid Ive actually seen on these ants, the species name finally hit me when I remembered these things called weird and wild creature cards from my childhood all I can remember was thinking these ants are badass. Thinking bout keeping some now tbh
I remember being a kid growing up in the country. All you would need to do is stomp near a bull ant nest and they literally all come running out to chase you away. These ants are fearless 😂 being stung hurts so much haha
Thank you so much, jordan! I learned heaps from this! I never knew about all those cheeky behaviours and abilities. Best of luck with your colony, and keep up the great work. I hope you talk about winter ants in your next video.
Thanks Richard! Yeah, Bull Ants really are a fascinating bunch. Much more behaviors I could have talked about and expanded upon, but for the sake of getting this video up within a respectable time frame, I decided against it :)
Put my hand on a tree trunk and narrowly avoided a bite from a red bull ant today. It just paused and stared at me for a solid minute or two and decided to leave me alone.
What a great channel mate, lol im from Canada so i got my use of mate didnt sound as dumb as i fell like it did! lol But anyway i look forward to more of your videos and i definitely agree that these bull ant species are very adorable and fun to watch! As i can do so for hours! I hope you continue so we can not only see more of their cuteness but more importantly learn more about them as an important species!! Keep up the great work, and when i ever am in the position to donate to your channel you can count on me to do so, and i am only sorry that i am unable to do so now!! Much love and respect from your fan up here in BC,Canada...Prince George to be exact!
When I go camping and encounter one of these beasts they can see me from meters away its crazy. They see me and lift there head up to watch me and when I walk around them they sort of pivot on the spot keeping their head facing towards me. They sometimes even chase me and if you happen to get stung by one its painfull
I've watched this several times, as there aren't even a handful of Bull Ant specific videos available on you tube. Fantastic video, the narration is well done, and your voice is pleasant. I've watched other ant videos that are barely watchable due to the WRONG narrator. I recommend this video to anyone who is interested in entomology. The large ants are easy to watch because of their size and speed of their daily lives. Thank you for this and your other videos.
Impressive video. The content, editing, sound, everything. Subscribed! So cool to hear about these ants. I have never really heard much about them before, but they may just be my new favorite.
I love keeping myrmecia because they are so active and watch their prey, it's like a colony building praying mantis. I did think that the workers killed my queen but, I now know it must have been a different cause
Ants have to be one of my favourite animals, for their size they are super intelligent, strong and resourceful , they have to be one of the most successful breeds of insects
Brave Wilderness is just some american with money traveling around poking random dangerous animals. Unlike Steve Backshall, who has extensive knowledge in biology, he's the kind of presenter who says "this is a crocodile, very dangerous... I'm gonna poke it with this stick and see what happens" He seriously has no clue what he's doing or what he's talking about. He knows next to nothing bout the animals, and even plants, that he deals with.
Sapphire Smith I agree that it's not smart to do his challenge, but he does know lots about these animals. Do research and watch videos before making a post that wastes 30 seconds.
Hadn't heard about brave wilderness until now. That guy is crazy! Maybe he should try Bull Ants next. Myrmecia pyriformis (featured in this video at 6:44 ) are often said to be the world's most dangerous ant :)
Wow! Such an interesting and informative video! You obviously put much work into it. I can't imagine how much fun it was getting to film all of this. Keep up the great work! :D
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed. Yep, filming these guys definitely was fun, although, it did get a bit scary at times. Had some crawling up my arms a few times. Luckily they didn't sting!
I prefer Ants Australia from Ants Canada because the videos are waay better with great quality and you get a lot more interesting Information. Jordans voice is great für narrating. Calm, clear and never boring. =)
I watch both. I'm slowly losing respect for AntsCanada as he seems quite into clickbait lately, and recently released an invasive species. But I still enjoy his content nonetheless. I'd keep it at a tie. Ants Australia may become preferable is AntsCanada continues going downhill.
Peeble Kitty but he doesn't click bait. His titles are extreme but they are actually in the video. What invasive species did he let out? The pharoh ants? I didnt know he did that tho
They tend to avoid densely populated, built up areas. Wooded parklands are where you'll mostly find them. Nuptial flights depend on the species of Bull Ant and where you're located within Australia. Some fly in early spring and some, late summer. Here in Melbourne, I believe most species fly from mid-summer to early autumn.
They kinda did one. He was featured in one of the GAN project videos and was mentioned in the "How to catch ants" video in the section where Mikey explains when to catch queeen ants.
was wondering that myself, but some bell ringing in the back of my head thinks this name actually preceded the entire "gamergate" idiocy. could be wrong, but I think this has been brought up before. will have to look now. ah, yeah, those species of ants, like the bull ants, that are able to maintain independent reproductive capabilities outside of the queen in a colony are CALLED gamergate ants. the name is decades old. just a coincidence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate
I like how you don't have extremely click bait titles and thumbnails for views unlike Ants Canada. It makes your videos seem more genuine and not just for the money. I've had to unsubscribe from Ants Canada because of this. Keep up the good work. :)
my understanding is if you use adblock, your views don't count towards monetization or the view count. i don't feel like such a sucker clicking clickbait if they aren't profiting from it.
david I agree, but the problem is that I view a lot of videos on my phone and from my experience, the Adblock apps are either unreliable or just broken.
Bob Ross Lmao you unsubbed from a channel because their titles were clickbaity? What's wrong with trying to make some money? I can't believe people get offended from youtube clickbait... Pretty much every video is clickbait to try and make you watch it..
I think there are times in the video where you can tell the bull ants are looking up at the camera, since unlike other ants, they have good enough vision to look up and go “what’s that?” instead of just blindly swarming wherever they smell pheromones.
