Incredible moment ants ransack wasps' nest and make their own bridge to steal honeycomb

The footage showed a huge swarm of ants attack a wasp nest
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Alexandra Richards7 August 2018

This is the moment a swarm of ants ransacked a giant wasp nest in front of shocked onlookers in Brazil.

The impressive clip showed the the swarm of insects had create a bridge using their own bodies to carry the honeycomb away from the nest.

It was posted online by electrical engineer Francisco Boni who wrote that the bugs in the video are known as legionary ants also known as army ants or marabunta.

He told the MailOnline he hoped the footage would “make a scientific comment on the collective behaviour of ants."

According to Mr Boni, when ants attack a nest, the wasps will usually flee the site.

"When this type of attack happens, the wasps usually escape and the ants do not leave until they've completely looted the honeycomb, carrying pupae, larvae, and eggs, as well as some adults who did not manage to escape. They can even build across the water," he wrote.

The viral video showed hundreds of ants crawling over each other to reach the wasp nest.

More than 12,000 people shared the mesmerising video on Twitter.

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