Trap-Jaw Ants

[Sajuek]

Fake.

[brumnich04]

5 people have weak jaws

[Freshstylez69]

its like ant matrix ^_^

[greiteneis]

They accelerate their mandibles at 100000 X the acceleration of gravity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know just enough about physics to realize how ridiculous it is that the shutting of their mandibles, which weigh 0.1-1 gram total, can propel them that far into the air and cause 60 hertz of rotational speed. INSANE! Suck it MANTIS SHRIMP!

[TheCoolAustralian]

Ants de soleil

[Angeltope100]

aqui hay unas que cuando las intento matar, salta de esa manera

[MMDigoana]

fuck spiderman do an antman movie XD

[jinmunsuen]

This really has quite a strange atmosphere... I never realised ants could jump/somersault o_o;

[remyposees]

great a pity it is not in color

[WorldisArt]

I felt kinda bad for the last one, just walkin along and fffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuu --- . Watching him crashing into the petri dish wall I was like "awwwwww.... awwwww.... poor ant..." . That said, it was also funny.

[7heAre7s]

Matrix ninja ants right there.

[spaceman1979]

2:30 I'll bet he regrets having made that jump.

[Hiporlacking]

Reddit brought me here. The beginning of this video reminded me of Limbo.

[kindguy25]

i want some of these ants, any1 know where i can buy some?

[captainchu]

fucking somersaulting ants!

[OmglolNarutorules]

FREAKIN' NINJA ANTS

WHERE'S YOUR GOD NOW?!?!?!

[ondd1]

why are they doing flips?

[ksym]

@ondd1 maybe they just enjoy it :D

[bladyjoker]

I'm so high right now..

p.s. thumbs up if you searched: ants slow motion

[laskolasko]

Love the sound effects +

[bjcworth]

5 ppl were trapped by trap-jaw ants.

[xDetroitMetalx]

Fastest motion in all of nature... Even faster than a Mantis Shrimp's punch or a Pistol Shrimps claw.... amazing.

[ana8woahhh]

Most dragging video ever. I just wasted three minutes of my life watching an ant hallucination.

[xamfled]

cherios ftw!

[kitster121]

lol i accidentally stepped that ant then i feel like something drilled my foot

[RockInBlack]

OH. MY. DARWIN.

[12groovy]

the ant at 2:01 is the Air Jordan of the ant world.

[Vagrant123]

Too fricking funny

[stupidpablo1]

Nature is beautiful.

[Itsyoungdoz]

why do they do that?

[gummib4er]

@Itsyoungdoz

They use it to attack. My colony snap´s insect´s which become confused or knocked out after it and then the ants sting.

They also use it to flee from danger

[Itsyoungdoz]

@gummib4er thanks for replying

i actually really wanted to know that, looks so strange haha

[gummib4er]

@Itsyoungdoz

Yeah and its really loud, like the klick with a pencil

[chronicreptile]

Does ANYONE know who the music is by? I need it! Awesome vid

[jonoroxxx]

@chronicreptile I wouldn't know, but the instrument is the singing crystal bowl. Check out Danny Becher if you want some calm meditative or psychedelic music.

[peapodfontaine]

This is a film by Encyclopedia Pictura called "BALLISTIC JAW PROPULSION OF TRAP-JAW ANTS" - E.P. are a film / animation group based in San Francisco. They also did Bjork's "Wanderlust" video.

[markevens]

Holy Shi.....

its like matrix ants!

[BucketbotX]

er...simply amazing? xD Circus Ants! Buy me some Pa.

[CosmicGrooves]

This video makes me laugh!!! hahaha!!!!!!

[hymiehymie]

wonderfully done.

[HoytArchery13]

its fake?

[ArcticSheep]

yeah

[engieDude]

I think the ants just want to jump for joy.

[JustJoey23]

It's official...In my next life, I'm coming back as an ant.

[spenandcaleb]

please tell me where you get them please please please or where to find them or whatever and in return i will sub to u and teall all my friends to sub to u and put a message on my channel advertising urs.

[rainxxxx]

i dont get it, what was we actually looking at?

[VonBonSchmon]

Who is the music by? Can anyone tell me?

[Gesmehod]

They remind me of astronauts floating in zero-gravity, or a surfer seconds before the wipe-out. Just a moment of pure grace followed by a clumsy dismount. Ants and humans are very different creatures, but I think the purest sensations are something we can mutually understand.

[minimantb]

is*

[minimantb]

this vid ifs freaky

[THEn00b557]

I wish I could do that... XD

[crispsYA]

wonderful. ... and don't ask how can this was made !

[CmPunk4LifeAndWWE]

i mean trap jaw ants*

[CmPunk4LifeAndWWE]

i was reading non fiction book and it said bull ants can close there jaw 2300 times faster then a blink of a human eye

[shuad10]

reminds me of 2001 a space odyssey

[thiscomment]

thats crazy!...... the soundtrack is like wierd though!

[eggdressing]

whats the soundtrack?

[grumpus42]

i'd like to know that, too.

[deadhungrykid]

lol, i wonder what it will look like not in slow motion:D

[deadhungrykid]

edit: lol at 2:30 - 2:34

[paranormalsandwitch]

EPIC ANTS

[toonooky]

yes, but why?

[darkgrenchler]

lol wut

[7000Bullets]

I concur

[dmfaria83]

Do they sting? I wouldn't want to be near their nest...

[dez4aerrow]

LMFAO!!!

[bendegooZe]

i can do that

[00metavoid]

lol wat

[kittyloserface]

We watched this video in biology class, well it wasn't this perticular one but it was close. this is by far one of the funniest things I have ever seen!

[N4HACKNEY]

they r soldier ants i fink

[nanoguy4098]

There are a bunch of these guys in my yard.

[groboto]

mesmerizing!

[shadowsmiley]

wow, first time i heard of jumping ants. is this the only ant species that does this?

[Bice404]

Best youtube clip so far.

[DSBrekus]

must be using some chemical or something to make them trigger there jaw xD

[lp4097]

absolutely brilliant, still not quite sure what i just saw

[IronSheik182]

wtf?

[squanchee]

Ants can has fun, too! I think that was the Triple Lindy!

[silvike]

Hahaha you're right! btw, props for knowing your Dangerfield! :-P

[chonnes]

I want to hear their little screams.

[thisaac]

this video is put together so well it's meditative.

[Time4YouRealityCheck]

thats insane...one would have to think thats rougly the equivalent to us jumping over 1oo ft in the air LoL.

[elendilmir]

This is a thousand kinds of awesome.

[astronautonomicron]

amazing