Ants Rip Queen's Legs Off | Empire Of The Desert Ants | BBC Earth

So the Empire is going to strike back is what you're saying.

this is how Game of Thrones should've ended

As a kid in Australia I remember sitting watching an ant fight in the garden between groups of red and black ants. Next day I went to look again, and there was a big neat pyramid of dead black ants, and red ants dragging more dead black ones from holes in the ground and adding them to the pile. It seemed fascinatingly brutal - as I’d slept in my bed just metres away, this whole bleak and terrible night of tiny but merciless warfare and carnage had played out, and next day they were silently tidying up

What kind of Game Of Thrones lives are these ants living? Holy shit that was dark.

ants: fight underground camera men: "lemme just noclip through this real quick"

You: Relaxing and chilling outside. Ants: SILENTLY STARTS WW3

I had two small black ant colonies around my house. One lived within the cracks of the driveway, the other near the side of the house. They lived in relative peace with one another for over 10 years until one night I came outside and discovered a full blown war involving tens of thousands of ants was taking place. It was near impossible to see what was going one or who was winning. The battle consisted of two giant mounds fighting with smaller amounts fighting around the perimeters. Due to neither side having a physical advantage the strategy was 2v1 to eliminate a fighter. 1v1 fights were stalemates until another came along, checked to see which one was on their side and then the kill would happen. It was a war of numbers. Once a fighter was dead or disabled they would let the body go and the process would continue on throughout the night. I came out early the next morning eager to check on the progress of the war and a clear winner had been decided. The driveway ants came out victorious. They had now broken into two groups. One group was on body recovery while the other group was deemed the invasion force, driving into the nest of the defeated side house colony to kill off any straggles, clear out their stores and eliminate their queen. No quarter was taken, it was pure annihilation. This was about 4 years ago now and the driveway ants are still thriving to this day. Their story of struggle, famine, war and perseverance unknown to all but them. RIP to the side house colony, your energy lives on through the victors.

“The queen may be dead, but the empire lives.” Literal goosebumps 💀

Me: Having a nice picnic. Ants: Battling over water, Beheading the queen, taking children for later consumption.

“Her empire still lives”...... Boi I can’t wait to get recommended for the second part....

That’s crazy that they live side by side for years with no problem whatsoever yet as soon as they find out about their existence they’re just not having any of it

I lost my family in this attack. We will never forget. An ant never forgets.

But they stand no chance against my sharpie circle

Opened the video for curiosity, stayed for the dramatic narration.

The narrator nailed himself with the ending, making it sound epic as hell. "A storm marked their beginning and now its end"

I wonder what they're saying to queen in ant language while ripping her apart.

A bugs life: honey isnt always sweet Rated-R, coming to a theater near you

Imagine doing all this work to kill this colony and then some kid comes and jumps on you or pours water on you

The camera ant never dies. He always gets the best footage. Crawling past the front lines to document and record the brutality of War.

I am emotionally invested in the lives and wellbeing of these ants.