Personal Ant Army | National Geographic

let’s delve once again into the

let’s delve once again into the incredible multifaceted miraculous cycle

incredible multifaceted miraculous cycle

incredible multifaceted miraculous cycle of life in Panama this plant is called a

of life in Panama this plant is called a

of life in Panama this plant is called a Croton and it’s very interested in

Croton and it’s very interested in

Croton and it’s very interested in protecting itself from predators that’s

protecting itself from predators that’s

protecting itself from predators that’s why it pumps sugar for this and to feast

why it pumps sugar for this and to feast

why it pumps sugar for this and to feast upon it pumps a lot of sugar for a lot

upon it pumps a lot of sugar for a lot

upon it pumps a lot of sugar for a lot of ants all of whom now become a kind of

of ants all of whom now become a kind of

of ants all of whom now become a kind of citizen militia to protect the Croton

citizen militia to protect the Croton

citizen militia to protect the Croton the ants are ferocious taking on rivals

the ants are ferocious taking on rivals

the ants are ferocious taking on rivals much bigger than themselves to ensure

much bigger than themselves to ensure

much bigger than themselves to ensure the viability of their sugar fix let’s

the viability of their sugar fix let’s

the viability of their sugar fix let’s watch the ants make short work of this

watch the ants make short work of this

watch the ants make short work of this butterfly caterpillar as you can see the

butterfly caterpillar as you can see the

butterfly caterpillar as you can see the ant is the ant the unit seems to be

ant is the ant the unit seems to be

ant is the ant the unit seems to be cohabitating with the caterpillar

cohabitating with the caterpillar

cohabitating with the caterpillar letting it munch on leaves gee I wonder

letting it munch on leaves gee I wonder

letting it munch on leaves gee I wonder what gives aha the butterfly caterpillar

what gives aha the butterfly caterpillar

what gives aha the butterfly caterpillar actually emits sugar secretions of its

actually emits sugar secretions of its

actually emits sugar secretions of its own just like the plant and for the same

own just like the plant and for the same

own just like the plant and for the same reason as a tasty bride the ants stay

reason as a tasty bride the ants stay

reason as a tasty bride the ants stay well fed and they in turn do for the

well fed and they in turn do for the

well fed and they in turn do for the caterpillars what they do for the plant

caterpillars what they do for the plant

caterpillars what they do for the plant they protect the caterpillar just as

they protect the caterpillar just as

they protect the caterpillar just as long as the sugar keeps succumbing I

long as the sugar keeps succumbing I

long as the sugar keeps succumbing I mean look at this the President of the

mean look at this the President of the

mean look at this the President of the United States should get protection like

United States should get protection like

United States should get protection like this from the Secret Service

if the ants ever stray and the

if the ants ever stray and the caterpillar needs them

that sound just might be the caterpillar

that sound just might be the caterpillar speaking ant language saying get over

speaking ant language saying get over

speaking ant language saying get over here predator inbound like when an

here predator inbound like when an

here predator inbound like when an assassin bug arrives on the scene the

assassin bug arrives on the scene the

assassin bug arrives on the scene the guard ant is ready the assassin bug

guard ant is ready the assassin bug

guard ant is ready the assassin bug means to skewer the caterpillar and suck

means to skewer the caterpillar and suck

means to skewer the caterpillar and suck it dry but the ants says at I don’t

it dry but the ants says at I don’t

it dry but the ants says at I don’t think so

think so

think so take a hike pal a parasitic wasp doesn’t

take a hike pal a parasitic wasp doesn’t

take a hike pal a parasitic wasp doesn’t get much farther it gets double-teamed

get much farther it gets double-teamed

get much farther it gets double-teamed on his way to oblivion

on his way to oblivion

on his way to oblivion when the caterpillar calls for help help

when the caterpillar calls for help help

when the caterpillar calls for help help arrives this is natural symbiosis at its

arrives this is natural symbiosis at its

arrives this is natural symbiosis at its finest creatures adapting themselves to

finest creatures adapting themselves to

finest creatures adapting themselves to help each other survive the ants protect

help each other survive the ants protect

help each other survive the ants protect and defend and for that they get fed the

and defend and for that they get fed the

and defend and for that they get fed the caterpillar provides the free meal and

caterpillar provides the free meal and

caterpillar provides the free meal and gets a cadre of insect warriors that

gets a cadre of insect warriors that

gets a cadre of insect warriors that would do a samurai proud and so it all

would do a samurai proud and so it all

would do a samurai proud and so it all fits together like a cosmic jigsaw

fits together like a cosmic jigsaw

fits together like a cosmic jigsaw puzzle