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Antlion Cone Death Trap | The Hunt | BBC Earth
Antlion Cone Death Trap | The Hunt | BBC Earth
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Legendas (27)
0:01
The Namib Desert, one of the most exposed places on Earth.
0:12
As the sun climbs high, everybody takes cover from the extreme heat.
0:21
Everybody except the hotrod ant.
0:31
As others take refuge, their day is just beginning...
0:39
cleaning out the nest.
0:47
The sand can reach a scorching 70 centigrade.
0:53
The ants' long legs raise their bodies above the surface,
0:56
where it's ten degrees cooler.
1:02
But if they stand still, they will fry.
1:08
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry,
1:12
the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke.
1:17
Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.
1:23
Foraging decisions must be fast.
1:26
Too big...
1:30
Perfect.
1:35
Back to the nest before they also die.
1:44
But they've strayed into a minefield.
1:53
Each of these strange, cone-shaped pits is a death-trap...
2:02
with a brutal predator at its centre.
2:07
Here lie antlion larvae...
2:10
tiny ambush predators with venom-filled pincers.
2:36
Some ants manage to escape, but the antlion has other tricks.
2:42
Flinging sand into the air, it creates an avalanche.
2:51
In this cone of death,
2:53
the walls are so angled that the sand slips beneath the ant's feet.
3:02
As boulders rain from the sky, escape seems almost impossible.
3:23
Phew!
