Fire Ants vs Lizard 01 - Dangerous Animals in Slow Motion
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Brazilian Fire Ants are as much an invasive species just like the Brown Anole lizard which fall prey and gets eaten by the fire ants in this video. Fire Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organized colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialized groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies sometimes are described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony.
Ants have colonized almost every landmass on Earth. The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and a few remote or inhospitable islands. Ants thrive in most ecosystems and may form 15--25% of the terrestrial animals biomass. Their success in so many environments has been attributed to their social organization and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves. Their long co-evolution with other species has led to mimetic, commensal, parasitic and mutualistic relationships. Brazilian fire ants feeding on brown anole lizard was filmed by Heiko Kiera aka Ojatro with Sony NEX FS700 in 2013.