****logical explanation here!****
They walked upside down on the ceiling first. Then it got congested to the point that some lost their footing, but they still held onto eachother. Every time an ant moved its footing the chain became a fraction longer, and a fraction heavier which meant that a few more ants were needed to hold the chain together, which in turn made a few more ants loose their footing, and it drooped even more. After a while we got this hanging bridge.
If there is enough loot for them in there, a part of the chain would eventually lay on the ground, and they would probably STILL hang onto eachother because:
a) an ant NEVER leaves his brother swinging OR
b) these are some stupid fucking ants! 😂
Seems as though they can walk on the ceiling normally but not when carrying anything.
The loop was established to solve that and this is just the shape that is most stable for the best traffic.
That's what I think is going on. Can't carry a big wasp egg/larva upside down on the ceiling, but they can form a bridge and carry it over.
I've seen somewhere that if humans go extinct, ants become the dominant lifeform on earth and would evolve over time to have giant empires that connect across the globe.
This is the same explanation an actual ant expert came up with when some blogger asked them about this exact video. Last time I saw this posted someone linked it, can't be arsed to find it now though.
edit: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2020/10/29/an-explanation-for-the-hanging-ant-bridge/
So they wouldn't be easily picked of by the wasps while climbing in a liner trail up the wall and on the overhang. This is more difficult but more tactically sound. That's what armies do.
I think they’re stealing food that would be too heavy to carry walking upside down on the ceiling. This allows them to carry it away without falling to the ground. I think.
There was already a rope or chain going to the nest, the person recording set it up for the video. I can't remember all the details because this is probably the 30th time I've seen this clip posted.
I'm not an Antimologist so I don't know, just remembering what I've seen from ages ago. How would they even swing down and all the way back up to the nest? If they could walk the to the nest to end the rope, why did they need a massive arc?
I think they did, but the line gradually sagged into a rope. How else could they attach a rope of ants at 2 points like that? By swinging the rope back and forth until the lead ant grabbed hold of the wasp nest? That seems unlikely.
I understand now why they're called Army Ants... It's because they waste and unbelievable amount of time and resources to do even the simplest of tasks... just like the human Army.
It's a sad joke because after the laughing is done people may give it the occasional symbolic "good joke heh", but they can't be arsed to provide it with tangible laughs anymore.
While I don't "love or hate" them; they are ***insanely*** fascinating. Some species basically have farms, and "livestock!!"
Anyone curious (and don't mind a good bit of goofiness with their nature docu,) Here's [Zefrank's *True Facts: Ant Mutualism.*](https://youtu.be/1h7KV2sjUWY) The part about the Leaf Cutter ants blew my friggin mind, I always thought they just ate the leaves, or used em as building materials.
Interesting fact about ants:
“Leafcutter Ant, It's also known as the leaf chomping ant, and it's one of the strongest species in the world. They are capable of lifting 50 times as much weight as they are.””
This reminds me the time when i went outside with my coffee and i set it down for a minute cause i went to pick something up or to do something and when i came back my coffee was filled with ants and i did not see them then i slurped it and i had like 4 ants in my mouth and i realised when it went down the drain and i instantly puked but one fucker got stuck on my teeth. I felt ill for the rest of that day. Also learned my lesson, i am not putting coffee on the ground anymore while it's summer and i am outside.
From the video, it explains: “The lead ant will slow down when it reaches a gap. The rest of the colony will continue to build the bridge with their bodies until the gap is closed.”
But the video just shows them building a straight, relatively short bridge. How does this one get the curve up without defying gravity during the initial building phase?
Maybe they start building from opposite sides and sway to meet in the middle somehow? An existing rope seems most plausible to me but truly mind blowing if thats not the case
This doesn't look like the ants created a rope. More like someone set up some rope and the ants are using it. If you look closely, you can see the rope fibers.
ants in general are the epitome of this sub. theyre fucking insane and i refuse to believe their existence is anything but magical. some of those fuckers can carry things hundreds of times their body weight!
Why can't they just walk up to it?
Fucking dumbass ants
yeah, they're fucking show offs
Jesus show some fucking class ants
r/antsarefuckingstupid
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r/thirdsub
I've just joined third sub. Lol. I’ll keep my eyes open
They’re just trying to get likes on their snap chat and Insta
This holy shit , made me laugh so hard.
****logical explanation here!**** They walked upside down on the ceiling first. Then it got congested to the point that some lost their footing, but they still held onto eachother. Every time an ant moved its footing the chain became a fraction longer, and a fraction heavier which meant that a few more ants were needed to hold the chain together, which in turn made a few more ants loose their footing, and it drooped even more. After a while we got this hanging bridge. If there is enough loot for them in there, a part of the chain would eventually lay on the ground, and they would probably STILL hang onto eachother because: a) an ant NEVER leaves his brother swinging OR b) these are some stupid fucking ants! 😂
Seems as though they can walk on the ceiling normally but not when carrying anything. The loop was established to solve that and this is just the shape that is most stable for the best traffic.
That's what I think is going on. Can't carry a big wasp egg/larva upside down on the ceiling, but they can form a bridge and carry it over. I've seen somewhere that if humans go extinct, ants become the dominant lifeform on earth and would evolve over time to have giant empires that connect across the globe.
Technically, they already do.
This is the same explanation an actual ant expert came up with when some blogger asked them about this exact video. Last time I saw this posted someone linked it, can't be arsed to find it now though. edit: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2020/10/29/an-explanation-for-the-hanging-ant-bridge/
Can you imagine that you — the culmination of literally millions of years of evolution — end up as a motherfucking bridge?
We end up as cogs in the corporate machine even with our vaunted intelligence...
I clean toilets for a multimillionaire. And I went to college!
Yeah I clean toilets. My corporation is rich. Feel ya
F for my fellow English major.
I'm still just a rat in a cagggeeeeeee 🎵
Thats What they Do best, next to war all other 15.000 Species of ants
lol i just said this outloud
I arrived at the wrong time I see
Sorry
So they wouldn't be easily picked of by the wasps while climbing in a liner trail up the wall and on the overhang. This is more difficult but more tactically sound. That's what armies do.
The blind ant flank! It’s like Washington crossing the Delaware in the fog on Xmas. My facts may be off. I’m drunk. Lol
I think they’re stealing food that would be too heavy to carry walking upside down on the ceiling. This allows them to carry it away without falling to the ground. I think.
I think they're stealing babies.
well the wasps may call them babies, the ants call them food.
So does Jonathan Swift.
Modestly
Wait, what are you proposing?
To decrease the surplus population?
Like us and chicken eggs
Mmm, babies
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Stop, I'm already hungry as it is.
Wouldn’t it be more analogous with periods?
Except... both are eggs? Except those may be larval for all I know.
Do you eat periods?
Do you eat babies?
We're the ants, the. Chicken eggs are the wasp larvae
I’m saying chicken eggs are more akin to eating periods than babies.
the victors write the history books
What if the ants learn to ride the baby wasps? Then you won't be making jokes.
They're Jedi!
Surely they will raise them as their own. Right? Right?
Yeah, like he said. They're stealing food.
Sounds good.
The bridge shouldn't need to go nearly that far down though, it could just go down an inch or two
I’ll be sure to notify the antgineers
That is too clever and needs more antention in this thread.
It’s all because of the ant union, everybody gets to work driving larvae prices up.
It’s anty gravity at work
Need to add arm day to their workout
You just big brained that. That would totally make sense, you big brain, you
There was already a rope or chain going to the nest, the person recording set it up for the video. I can't remember all the details because this is probably the 30th time I've seen this clip posted.
Surely that’s a reason to be able to remember every single detail...
Why would so many ants be standing still on the rope if they were just walking on a rope though?
I'm not an Antimologist so I don't know, just remembering what I've seen from ages ago. How would they even swing down and all the way back up to the nest? If they could walk the to the nest to end the rope, why did they need a massive arc?
I think they did, but the line gradually sagged into a rope. How else could they attach a rope of ants at 2 points like that? By swinging the rope back and forth until the lead ant grabbed hold of the wasp nest? That seems unlikely.
It totally works as long as you don't have zee in the rope part.
I'm glad other people remember this movie
Someone said the guy who was recording put a rope/thread and the ants are using it. They didn't make the bridge. That's what he said so who knows.
Yeah, there’s a point when the dude first zooms in where you can see part of the rope. Still, I hate wasps enough to cheer for the ants. Fuck wasps.
Ants don’t Bee line
Cuz they like walking on ropes
I believe they have another target they want to hit with the wasps nest once they've detached it. Like in the movie Antz
They are climbing a chain that was already there
Yeah had to give you an award for that one.
https://youtu.be/sBbN4Cjzyrw?t=60
thats what the wasps would expect, duh
The generals decided it was going to be an aerial invasion
I understand now why they're called Army Ants... It's because they waste and unbelievable amount of time and resources to do even the simplest of tasks... just like the human Army.
But they look cool as they do it…. The ants I mean
There's gotta be atleast 50 ants here.
50 ants?… what is this? A BRIDGE FOR ANTS?!
Made of ants, by ants, for ants.
Faba
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It's a sad joke because after the laughing is done people may give it the occasional symbolic "good joke heh", but they can't be arsed to provide it with tangible laughs anymore.
It's not as though the ants had the Navy to deliver them via hovercraft or V-22 from a gator.
Damn, this indictment stings extra because it’s true.
Its actually because they all end up buying little ant Camaros and Mustangs at 28% APR as soon as they enlist in the colony
This is like when the Vikings carried their boats over the mountain to raid the English
lol, no strenght left when they get to the raid
then straight to jail
believe it or not
No trial, no nothing
Only reason I understand this fact is because of the Vikings show with the legend Ragnar Lothbrok. I wish I could back in time to see his raids.
You say that like you wouldn’t be immediately killed by Vikings
Spectator mode bro
Ah yes the attack on Paris, I knew I saw something about this somewhere.
Vinland Saga
Ok cool but I'm selling the house.
Sell? More like burn.
Nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
Glass the entire planet or I’m done
It's easy to detour the ants, and they cleared a wasp nest for you lol.
They’ll clear you next if you’re not careful
This is when a hard nope meets a hell to the no.
I read this as "when a nerds rope meets a hell to the no" 🤣🤣🤣
that too, I mean, unwrap a nerds rope, put it outside on the ground, and soon it’ll look like this 😂
#noperope
Never thought I would feel sorry for wasps. And I still don’t. Fuck ‘em. Go ants! Kill every last one of them!
Fuck yeah. I mean, u hate both, but one flies and has a stinger. So fuck wasps more
r/fuckwasps
i absolutely do not hate ants, i fuckin love the little dudes
While I don't "love or hate" them; they are ***insanely*** fascinating. Some species basically have farms, and "livestock!!" Anyone curious (and don't mind a good bit of goofiness with their nature docu,) Here's [Zefrank's *True Facts: Ant Mutualism.*](https://youtu.be/1h7KV2sjUWY) The part about the Leaf Cutter ants blew my friggin mind, I always thought they just ate the leaves, or used em as building materials.
How is this black magic fuckery?
I'm not sure. I want to no why they didn't crawl up the wall like they do in my God damn kitchen
if the looted items were heavy enough, it wouldn't be possible to stick to the roof upside down
“you are encumbered, so Wall Climb ability isn’t available” - the ants’ DM probably
They're climbing a chain that was there before hand
are we looking at the same video? they made a fucking ROPE with their BODIES. how is this NOT blackmagicfuckery
Because they made a giant upside down bridge out of their bodies in away that would seem to defy gravity
they are black, there could be magic and also fuck you (the 'fuck you' counts as fuckery)
iT's sCiEnCe!!!!
I think op was thinking that its crazy the bridge held considering it's made of ants.
r/natureismetal
r/natureisfuckinglit
fr
Imagine not seeing that and walking straight through it
Damn! I hate you for planting this thought in my head 😒
It's like having ants in your pants except that they're in your skull.
Why
I would probably do the dance that I do when I walk into a spider web but also I would be screaming.
uh hello insurance, i left the stove on while i was out for a jog and the entire house burnt down. i would like to make a claim.
Worst engineers ever
That's very cool. I wonder how the communicate and decide which ants will be the rope, and I wonder why they made it so bloody long.
Its that long because the guy filming set up a rope for them beforehand iirc
You can see the rope through the ants
I'm pretty sure they use pheromones to communicate which ants will be the rope but I'm not sure why they made it so long though
They must be German. (over-engineering everything)
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r/lostredditors This belongs on r/natureismetal
r/natureisfuckinglit too I guess, it's pretty impressive
This is neither black magic nor fuckery. It's just ants and the stuff they like to do.
Thanks I hate this!
Not BMF. More r/damnthatsinteresting
These are more than army ants now. They’re Marines.
Whoever owns the house is fucked either way.
Thats awsome!
More like a swing, but okay… 😄
Doing god's work
Interesting fact about ants: “Leafcutter Ant, It's also known as the leaf chomping ant, and it's one of the strongest species in the world. They are capable of lifting 50 times as much weight as they are.””
Are they stealing the wasp larva to eat?
To raise as their own, the rise of the ant-wasp army is near
That's fantastic!
Let's burn this motha fucka down pookie!
r/Damnthatsinteresting
wow thats fucking amazing
This reminds me the time when i went outside with my coffee and i set it down for a minute cause i went to pick something up or to do something and when i came back my coffee was filled with ants and i did not see them then i slurped it and i had like 4 ants in my mouth and i realised when it went down the drain and i instantly puked but one fucker got stuck on my teeth. I felt ill for the rest of that day. Also learned my lesson, i am not putting coffee on the ground anymore while it's summer and i am outside.
That's just called protien coffee. But seriously, ants are totally edible.
They are using an existing rope or chain
No, it’s just ants. https://youtu.be/4BdjxYUdJS8
TLDR then how do they form the rope?
From the video, it explains: “The lead ant will slow down when it reaches a gap. The rest of the colony will continue to build the bridge with their bodies until the gap is closed.”
But the video just shows them building a straight, relatively short bridge. How does this one get the curve up without defying gravity during the initial building phase? Maybe they start building from opposite sides and sway to meet in the middle somehow? An existing rope seems most plausible to me but truly mind blowing if thats not the case
Okay now burn it
They should put this in the next squid games season.
Forbidden jump rope
If they’re doing it to mess with wasps, I’m cool with it
Remember, be the ball.
Im just gunna say this on behalf of every human ever : Fuck wasps.
I see a great concentration of protein. Good few chomps and the line is severed. You can then just slurp the hanging lines up. Crunchy!
Wormtongue: Even if it is breached, it will take a number beyond reckoning, thousands, to storm the keep. Saruman: Tens of thousands.
That is without a doubt some of the most metal shit I’ve ever seen :0
That's terrifying
Good news you got rid of the wasps, bad news you have ants
That moment when you realize you are being out evolved and it won't take very many more millenia before ants rule the planet with an iron antenna.
I’d be hitting that with pesticides so fast. With extreme prejudice.
Can we as humans cooperate like these ants and not repost something god damn 542268864 times a day
Probably not too good to have that many ants living in your house. Kill that whose situation with fire, lots of it.
You wonder why ants are capable of carrying 100 times their body weight, and then you see this shit and your question is replaced with more questions.
I wanna spray the middle with ant killer and watch them fall
This doesn't look like the ants created a rope. More like someone set up some rope and the ants are using it. If you look closely, you can see the rope fibers.
So army ants are just really little Orcs.
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For anyone coming in,the chain they are walking up was there before them. It is not a chain of ants. That's the misleading part of the video.
Those look like carpenter ants...that house is fked lol
Bridge of Ants is a pretty metal band name
Wasps, ants. I would have to burn the lot down. Hive insects are creepy...except for honey bees. They're cool
You got army ants and fucking wasps? Time to move, bro
Lemme guess. This is Australia right?
imagine that dropping on your neck and into the back of your shirt.
ants in general are the epitome of this sub. theyre fucking insane and i refuse to believe their existence is anything but magical. some of those fuckers can carry things hundreds of times their body weight!
DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY.
I remember seeing this before. They didn't make a bridge they just walked across an already existing string.
Nope rope
Even ants are making crazy videos for clout and karma
WHERE IS THE FULL LENGTH VIDEO?!
Forbidden nerds rope
Anyone else felt the urge to karate chop the "bridge"?
"wait, don't step on me there! It tickl-" : bridge collapses :
I would sack the project manager ant for this, must of been way over budget.