The Leaf Cutter Ants of Palenque

[JulianaKTeamS]

Very Interesting. I did not know how strong ants were.

- Juliana Klein

[laxnjordz4]

Its funny because it looks like the leaves are walking! Very cool

-Jordie Lopez

[sdixonbu]

great video

must have been awesome to see

Sean Dixon

[rageaholicgtr]

Wild video hammy. These ants have amazing strength and coordination. I wonder what their nest looks like after they are all done??

-James B

[FarinTeamS]

It's so neat how they carry leaves that are so much larger than they are!

- Nicole Farin and Lindsay Kaplan

[915irenem]

They move so fast!

[Lindsaya1289]

I like how the leaves are bigger than they are and yet they still have such a rhythmic way about them!

[NewmanTeamS]

those ants have long legs!

-Erica N

[tropicalsnow17]

thats pretty cool!

-Victoria H

[GrondinTeamS]

this video is wicked cool... cant believe you actually got up close to see their tiny bodies!

Thanks Hammie for always thinking of fun things to show us!

Daisy

[FitzGeraldTeamS]

very interesting, they're so small but they're strength is really amazing. cool video hammy!

-Mara FitzGerald

[blynchteams]

Im not really a big fan of ants, they kind of gross me out!

-Brianna

[tarunx312]

Reminds me of that movie...with ants

ahh cant think of it

Very cool though

[WatsonTeamS]

I can't believe how organized the ants are while moving the leaves. I didn't realize that the ants would be able to do so much work and more so quickly.

-Leona W.

[InHyangJang]

Wow

I didn't hink they would be so visible

[GlennTeamS]

Very Interesting! It's amazing what such small creatures can do!

[sdeane1990]

i saw them when i was in palenque too! there were so many ants in general in that area.

-Sinead Deane

[plasticsushi]

I was hoping that there would be more violent and actual leaf cutting. None the less, that's crazy! Also, around 1:10, you can see how the dry leaves on what must be the forest floor are all dead- the fresh leaves don't get time to return to the soil, because these crazy ants sweep 'em away!

Ariana Katz

[ColemanTeamS]

This is cool but also kind of gross lol. I don't like insects!

-Diamond C.

[alysserk]

I wish the ants in my backyard would do this, it would save us a lot of raking...

Alyssa Kane

[adama5783]

Pretty cool. Needs trippy techno music. B+

[mmacchi1]

its amazing how fast they are moving basicaly in a line behind one another

Mike Macchi

[HogueTeamS]

this reminds me of that movie "antz." which i JUST realized has woody allen doing the voice of the main character. maybe i should watch it again.

Christina Hogue

[Perko2009]

I saw a lot of ants similar to these when I was back home, not leaf cutters, but large red ants (and black ones too) along the Coast of Victoria, often along the cliff top paths...they certainly weren't cute...

[LitmanTeamS]

that was just a small amount of ants too, imagine what it would have looked like if the ground was covered in ants

[jonrose33]

jonathan rosborough..what strength!

[letswobble]

eww so many ants

Cleo Yeh

[lizsieee]

The ants look so busy! They are so cute because from far away it looks like a bunch of traveling leaves.

Elizabeth (Lizsie) Hsu

[teddyaki90]

I wouldn't want to get in the way of those ants...

Teddy B

[jgetonga]

I'm reminded of the 'siafu' ants we have back in Kenya, which are quite aggressive!

[MrSaxon8]

Magical! Its funny to see the ants' bodies dwarfed by the leaves they're carrying.

David Saxon

[aarontkc]

got it. man ants creep me out hammer.

Aaron C.

[krjoyce7]

This was interesting to watch!

Kelly Joyce

[shevrinator1]

very interesting professor hambone..i knew that ants were extremely strong and could lift way beyond there body weight. Crazy to see them in action like this!

Kyle Shevrin

[lisannm133]

*interesting

[lisannm133]

watched the video...extremely interested. i've never seen ants in action like this...and so up close!

-lisa mcauliffe

[mermaids14]

oh sam hammer, how i miss thee!

your name came up tonight in my LA methods and material classes....one of my fellow classmates mentioned his botany class and i asked - "do you have sam hammer?!"...we both agreed you're the BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!

how i wish every class for the rest of my life could be like yours.....so fun, interesting, passionate, informative, exciting, FABULOUS!

i do hope all is well with you and that someday our paths will once again cross....martini and jazz, perhaps?...mwah!

[SamuelHammer]

What a nice nice note. I hope LA meth and matl is going well!!!!

LOL

hammie