Source:
https://m.imgur.com/t/damn_nature_you_scary/CTv6T9L
The african Driver Ant, aka "Army Ant"
These ants are the stuff of legends and nightmares.
This particular group of ants is on the move. They are relocating to a new home.
There are 2 types of ants here: Workers and soldiers.
The workers are the ones running back and forth, carrying everything they need to the new home.
And the soldiers are the ones standing on the sides.
They have one job: Keep the chain intact or die trying. When they die, a new ant immediately steps in and replaces it.
The driver ants are blind, but they are highly sensitive to vibrations and changes in temperature.
If they feel threatened, they will release a feromone that tells all the other ants to get ready for fighting.
All these ants then also release the same feromone, and very soon all the ants are attacking whatever threat they sense.
This has earned them the nickname Army Ants.
Even a scorpion is no match for this invincible army. For every ant the scorpion manages to hurt, 10 warrior ants will come and fight it.
The worker ants quickly begins to search the scorpion for weak spots to begin cutting through it's armor and dismember it.
In minutes, the scorpion is dismembered and carried back to the nest. Anyone or anything that gets in their way is killed, unless it is able to move and get away.
The farmers use the ants to help clear the fields of pests. Sometimes the ants are on the move, specifically looking for food. When that happens, the local often use the ants as organic garbage disposal.
If an obstacle is in the way, it will have to be moved. Every ant can lift up to 50 times its own weight.
On top of that, the ants are able to coordinate their effort so precisely, that the entire flock lifts as one.
