A Fly Swatting Ants Over a Snail - When insects attack

Here is a fly that is going "Matrix" on the ants. The fly wants the snail, the ants want the snail. Watch closely as the fly attacks all ants which come close.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Insects
• attack
• Snail
• Ants
• defense
• nature
• battles

[maarakailet1]

Sweet, never seen this behavior in flies before.

[twigbeard]

CMON SNAIL KICK THERE ASS!!!!!

[donniedarkodevotte]

@twigbeard

their

[38dragoon38]

This is an amazing piece of film! The fly is either trying to feed on the dead snail or is trying to lay its eggs on it. The ants are also attracted to the dead snail - as a source of food. The fly seems to have "assessed" that the ants, although annoying, are not a threat and can therefore be tolerated to a certain extent. It seems to "know" that if it sits on the shell then they are less likely to approach. It appears to be waiting, conserving energy, remembering.

[7000riku]

whats going on in the background all the sirons



[MrDome4u]

This is stupid >:

[kristytsang56]

my cousin did this :) so you suck anyway

[yissyissisback]

The Fly probaly has its eggs in the dead body and it might think the ants want the flies eggs to eat.

[Tyranitar635]

As long as the snails dead im happy