The 4 Most Ruthless Ants We’ve Ever Filmed | Deep Look

Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar. And Argentine ants trade bodyguard services for strings of sugary candy.

00:00 Intro
00:16 Fire ants
04:23 Kidnapper ants
08:40 Honeypot ants
13:00 Argentine ants

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🏆Congratulations🏆 to the following fans on our Deep Look Community Tab for correctly answering our GIF challenge! We asked which of the four types of ants featured in our video uses its own larvae to build a raft to survive floods. And what part of the larvae helps the raft stay afloat?

The answer is fire ants. As floodwater trickles into their underground tunnels, fire ants start a rescue mission and build a raft out of their colony's larvae and pupae, putting them at the bottom. Curved, forked hairs on the larvae trap air bubbles that help keep the raft afloat.

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