Ants' strength in numbers | Born to be Wild
Aired (September 24, 2023): Even though ants may seem tiny, they are actually strong for their size, especially in numbers. They also have very important jobs in keeping our ecosystems healthy and in balance. Watch this video.
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00:04 Every change in the world, even if no one knows about it,
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00:10 is already felt by the insects.
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00:13 Their special powers are
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00:16 to detect the extreme heat of the earth.
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00:19 They are the bio-indicators.
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00:23 They are the indication that an ecosystem is rich.
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00:33 But even the superheroes of nature
00:36 still need to wear a double-coat to have a chance.
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00:44 When the sun rises,
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00:48 the colony or group of weaver ants or grasshoppers
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00:56 will have a long time to work.
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01:01 Super-ants have super-strength.
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01:05 They can carry a weight of 50 times heavier than their body.
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01:12 They will carry the dead insect to the nest to mate.
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01:20 But it seems like it won't make it there.
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01:24 They will be able to mate at the same time.
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01:39 The food for the weaver ants is what the animals and organisms in the jungle eat.
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01:45 Groups of ants feed on the weaver ants.
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01:49 But this one doesn't want to share its food.
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01:54 It will try to mate with another weaver ant.
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01:57 But it won't make it.
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02:11 No super-strength like the weaver ant.
02:13 This insect can hide and become invisible.
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02:20 But they don't really go far.
02:22 They just camouflage themselves in the trees.
02:25 You might think it's a very smart insect.
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02:33 This is the stick insect.
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02:40 It's looking for food.
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02:45 Using its six feet with a clip.
02:48 (whoosh)
02:49 It can crawl while it's still.
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02:54 But when it's looking for food.
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02:58 It will mate with another stick insect.
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03:02 This one starts to get very competitive.
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03:06 Using its feet, the stick insect will attack its opponent.
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03:14 But a stick insect just stands still.
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03:19 These kind of insects sometimes come home to misfortune.
03:23 This stick insect has two feet.
03:27 (whoosh)
03:28 It might have gotten it from a fight or escape from a predator.
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03:34 But it still needs to survive and look for food.
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03:39 Today, it entered the wrong territory.
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03:51 But perseverance bears fruit.
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04:02 The stick insect can't be avoided by force.
04:05 Especially when it's a destination for the stick insects.
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04:19 Whoever is the first to climb up,
04:21 will be the first to feel the heat.
04:24 The ground is heating up due to climate change.
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04:30 That's why the stick insect is forced to make a nest in a higher part of the tree.
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04:38 The stick insect has to walk a long distance to climb up.
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04:47 The insect is sensitive to temperature.
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04:52 Because of climate change,
04:54 the so-called superhero of nature is the first to disappear.
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05:00 So if we don't pay attention to them,
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05:04 they will disappear from the world.
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