Antlion Cone Death Trap | The Hunt | BBC Earth

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0:01The Namib Desert, one of the most exposed places on Earth.

0:12As the sun climbs high, everybody takes cover from the extreme heat.

0:21Everybody except the hotrod ant.

0:31As others take refuge, their day is just beginning...

0:39cleaning out the nest.

0:47The sand can reach a scorching 70 centigrade.

0:53The ants' long legs raise their bodies above the surface,

0:56where it's ten degrees cooler.

1:02But if they stand still, they will fry.

1:08They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry,

1:12the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke.

1:17Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.

1:23Foraging decisions must be fast.

1:26Too big...

1:30Perfect.

1:35Back to the nest before they also die.

1:44But they've strayed into a minefield.

1:53Each of these strange, cone-shaped pits is a death-trap...

2:02with a brutal predator at its centre.

2:07Here lie antlion larvae...

2:10tiny ambush predators with venom-filled pincers.

2:36Some ants manage to escape, but the antlion has other tricks.

2:42Flinging sand into the air, it creates an avalanche.

2:51In this cone of death,

2:53the walls are so angled that the sand slips beneath the ant's feet.

3:02As boulders rain from the sky, escape seems almost impossible.

3:23Phew!

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