Copycats! This Ant Is Surrounded By Imposters | Deep Look

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Green tree ants are a dominant species in tropical forests stretching from India to northern Australia. Aggressive, industrious and highly territorial, most of their neighbors don’t want to mess with them. With a reputation like that, over millions of years multiple animals evolved to mimic them– some to stay safe, and others to kill. 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@KQEDDeepLook?sub_confirmation=1 ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://www.kqed.org/science/2001529/copycats-this-ant-is-surrounded-by-imposters ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: This Fish Can Jump Almost as High as You Can https://youtu.be/CJl_relCddQ The Slimy Details Behind Banana Slug Mating https://youtu.be/1VGBy04nIjA This Stick Insect Has a Peppermint-Scented Secret Weapon https://youtu.be/BmPCRIwi0mg ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Alex Butler Bridget Kelly Duane Westhoff Christopher Williams Elena De La Paz manamonarch Julia R Wised1000 STEPHANIE DOLE J Schumacher The Mighty X Marilyn Schiffman LAUREL PRZYBYLSKI wormy boi Laurel Przybylski Jeremiah Sullivan Mehdi Carrie Mukaida KayLa Cristen Rasmussen Wade Tregaskis Burt Humburg Noreen Herrington Roberta K Wright xkymon Louis O'Neill Titania Juang El Samuels Laurel Przybylski Companion Cube KW Karen Reynolds David Deshpande Daisuke Goto Elizabeth Ann Ditz Levi Cai Craig Rosa ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: / deeplookofficial Patreon: / deeplook Instagram: / kqedscience Twitter/X: / kqedscience ---+ About KQED KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #insects #wildlife #bugs #4kvideo #deeplook #kqed