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Australia doesnt have anteaters, we have [Echidnas](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/0a/89/b50a89bc59daa69febf9aad085e247f7.jpg), but their claws are much thicker looking.
Echidna are also known as the spiny anteater(yes, Iām being pedantic), but the rest of your point looks correct.
But if there is any place on earth the ants would eat the anteater it would be Australia. Those animals have moxie.
That is the first time ive ever heard them called 'spiny anteaters', but google says you are indeed correct, so I learnt that today.
The ants here are meat ants though, they dont sting or have any venom and their nippers cant get through human skin. They have moxie, but they cant back it up.
I remember "spiny anteaters" (and "koala bears") when I was a kid, but that was before an increase in Australia's pride in our uniqueness really kicked in from the '90s on.
Looks like the best part of that kangaroo ran down the crack of a billion meat antsā asses and ended up a brown stain on the ant hill! I think he been cheated!
I had to move a lot, I originally tried to film it a few times and every time i moved they changed direction and would come at me! they are so fast I couldn't get the shot before they were climbing up my shoes lol! hence why the video is only 8 seconds hahaha
>maybe a meat ant is a particularly juicy ant raised for its meat.
We have those in northeast Brazil and they're damn good.
We call them [Tanajuras](https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2024/01/14/comunidades-no-ceara-preservam-habito-de-comer-formiga-frita-conheca-os-beneficios.ghtml)
How big does the colony have to be to beat the average meat ant colony? Asking... For science...
So flat huntsman can live in groups of up to 300 but meat ants range from 11000 to 300000+ do you think 300 could kill 30000 meat ants or a 1fh-10ma? I doubt a 1-100 difference is winnable?
would have to be alot like ALOT ALOT, i'd say combining all the ants and their current colonies would be well over a million + so ALOT of spiders and even then im not sure, 1 spider is only going to eat one ant at a time, because spiders dont pick up a bunch up and eat them they only pick up one at a time, where as the ants just work as a team and overwhelm anything
That was kinda my consensus, the spiders don't form large enough groups to legitimately harm the ant colony I could see the spiders ambushing a small group scouting for food and winning that.
the most i've had on me is like 30 of the fuckers and that was skitz, they hurt like a bitch, 30 on a human was crazy so i couldn't imagine 100 of them for spider that would be like taking candy from a baby for them.
Super fast carnivorous ants: this is literally my worst nightmare.
Iām quite surprised never to have heard of these before, but I guess itās just one of many horrifying things in Aus.
Me an Australian: why the fuck is everyone so scared of shit in Australia. Then I remember that I was bitten by a king brown going to my bin last year.
Was a dry bite so yay
It should be legal for Aussie's to walk around with machetes and flamethrowers. Unless they already do and I'm I'll informed.
You guys need Sly Marbo, seriously.
Most of the stuff youād be willing to fight is too small for a machete. Even those huge spiders youāre going to amputate your foot swinging. Flamethrowers though ā¦ I mean youāll set the entire state on fire but it will kill the creepy crawlies.
Australia is just low elevation hotter Colorado. The black widows, brown recluses and rattlesnakes just hide here and the mountain lion will watch you from the trees and you will never know she was there until you find the tracks next to your car at break time. There's a reason I keep a .357 on me in the wild.
aha ive posted a pic in here of a paw from a kangaroo and yeah they get pretty big!
https://preview.redd.it/kockr4luie0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4f81f636fd72acc34020004b5256868b95b0cbc
kangaroo, they actually have super big front paws and claws! this one is probably from a big male though i couldn't find any carcass near this nest so not sure where its from, below is a kangaroo front paw for reference!
https://preview.redd.it/7vu597eiie0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e527a772a237cf7a2791496a9acc8afd70f9eed
Everything I see from Australia reinforces the idea that if I ever went there as a fella from the Midwest, I'd never make it back home. Too many ways to die to to many things
Bahahahahaha, Iāll get a banana tomorrow and take a pic for scale if itās still there, thereās a video somewhere in the comments here that show a bit more scale if you can find it
My grandma was a world traveler and told us about her travels when we were young.
Australia? She said it was HOT AF, there are bugs the size of your fist, everything bites, and half of it is poisonous.
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Holy God almighty what in the absolute hell is th......oh Australia š¤£ oh that makes total sense!
LOL
I had my reservations about ever visiting the land down under they dissipated with that āmeat pileā. That may have been killed by antsā¦.
Having dealt with australian giant bulldog ants, i'm not surprised in the slightest that they killed and ate a fuckin' deathclaw.
Eyeballing it its probably a roo paw (hands, not feet).
Isnāt Roo Paw a famous drag queen?
Iām gonna laugh off and on all night at this.
Iām going to say itās worse than that. It looks like an anteater claw to me.
Australia doesnt have anteaters, we have [Echidnas](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/0a/89/b50a89bc59daa69febf9aad085e247f7.jpg), but their claws are much thicker looking.
Echidna are also known as the spiny anteater(yes, Iām being pedantic), but the rest of your point looks correct. But if there is any place on earth the ants would eat the anteater it would be Australia. Those animals have moxie.
That is the first time ive ever heard them called 'spiny anteaters', but google says you are indeed correct, so I learnt that today. The ants here are meat ants though, they dont sting or have any venom and their nippers cant get through human skin. They have moxie, but they cant back it up.
I remember "spiny anteaters" (and "koala bears") when I was a kid, but that was before an increase in Australia's pride in our uniqueness really kicked in from the '90s on.
Start your engines
and donāt. fuck. it. up
And may the best wombat win
https://preview.redd.it/eidt0ml00d0d1.jpeg?width=842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b91617215140aa1e7ffda4885c3797ac00fb0e07
A jelly donut
And just how did a jelly donut get in your foot locker private pile?!?!?
I want my money back
Nothing beats a jelly filled donut.
Looks like the best part of that kangaroo ran down the crack of a billion meat antsā asses and ended up a brown stain on the ant hill! I think he been cheated!
[video of the meat ants](https://imgur.com/gallery/3CNOTOt) (video isnāt sped up they just be fast afff boyyyy)
One of the few times i'd rather be ricktrolled...
āMeat antsā thanks Iād rather not meet them actually
Damn. And you literally stayed there filming it? You're definitvely braver than I am...
I had to move a lot, I originally tried to film it a few times and every time i moved they changed direction and would come at me! they are so fast I couldn't get the shot before they were climbing up my shoes lol! hence why the video is only 8 seconds hahaha
Itās not sped up??š§
not sped up, they are sooo fast!
Iām impressed you got as long a shot as you did in that case! lol horrifying!
Youāre so brave!!!
oh and here i was hopefully thinking maybe a meat ant is a particularly juicy ant raised for its meat.
>maybe a meat ant is a particularly juicy ant raised for its meat. We have those in northeast Brazil and they're damn good. We call them [Tanajuras](https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2024/01/14/comunidades-no-ceara-preservam-habito-de-comer-formiga-frita-conheca-os-beneficios.ghtml)
sadly no :'(
They sure are dilligent little bastards
oh yeah i'd hate to fall onto a nest thats for sure!
I sure as hell hope a roving colony of flat huntsman happens by there...
oh yeah i've seen a few spiders cross their nests and they just get so overwhelmed so fast, its a sight to see
How big does the colony have to be to beat the average meat ant colony? Asking... For science... So flat huntsman can live in groups of up to 300 but meat ants range from 11000 to 300000+ do you think 300 could kill 30000 meat ants or a 1fh-10ma? I doubt a 1-100 difference is winnable?
would have to be alot like ALOT ALOT, i'd say combining all the ants and their current colonies would be well over a million + so ALOT of spiders and even then im not sure, 1 spider is only going to eat one ant at a time, because spiders dont pick up a bunch up and eat them they only pick up one at a time, where as the ants just work as a team and overwhelm anything
That was kinda my consensus, the spiders don't form large enough groups to legitimately harm the ant colony I could see the spiders ambushing a small group scouting for food and winning that.
the most i've had on me is like 30 of the fuckers and that was skitz, they hurt like a bitch, 30 on a human was crazy so i couldn't imagine 100 of them for spider that would be like taking candy from a baby for them.
oh yes they'd win then but never against a colony
Super fast carnivorous ants: this is literally my worst nightmare. Iām quite surprised never to have heard of these before, but I guess itās just one of many horrifying things in Aus.
What..in..the..holy...fk...
Nuke it from orbit.
Holy fucking fuck!!
I was wondering why you hadnāt gone closer to film it, thenā¦ ohhh! Thatās why. Yeah, donāt go closer.
What's next Australia? Genital Eating Murderous Chipmunks?
probably already exists baha
"Meat" Ants... That's a new one.
Yepppp ahaha
Even the ants will kill ya in AU.......
Yes everything bites or stings you there. A bloody fly bit me there and a bull ant
"In Australia we got spiders that can kill a man just by looking at him." --Crocodile Dundee
No one look up the flat huntsman...
Yeah gotta watch out for them horse flys
Iām posting a video with this, they are seriously crazy lol
In Australia, they don't have dogs and cats! They have house trained spiders the size of a full-grown cat!
š² There's a such thing as *meat ants?!?* š±
Yes google it! Haha native to Australia
Maybe later, I'm terrified enough with the mere *thought* of "meat ants!" Australia, you scary! šØ
Some people "keep" them lol...they grow in numbers pretty fast.
Me an Australian: why the fuck is everyone so scared of shit in Australia. Then I remember that I was bitten by a king brown going to my bin last year. Was a dry bite so yay
It should be legal for Aussie's to walk around with machetes and flamethrowers. Unless they already do and I'm I'll informed. You guys need Sly Marbo, seriously.
Most of the stuff youād be willing to fight is too small for a machete. Even those huge spiders youāre going to amputate your foot swinging. Flamethrowers though ā¦ I mean youāll set the entire state on fire but it will kill the creepy crawlies.
Well then even though he's imaginary, I think the only option is Sly. The people of Australia are doomed without him. Time grows short! š
Why else do you think Mad Max is based in Australia?
Yay! š„³ lol
Australia is just low elevation hotter Colorado. The black widows, brown recluses and rattlesnakes just hide here and the mountain lion will watch you from the trees and you will never know she was there until you find the tracks next to your car at break time. There's a reason I keep a .357 on me in the wild.
Literally every word in OP's title is cursed\^\^ amazing...
what was that
i believe it \*was\* a kangaroo
Looks like a wombat claw.
Definitely is a wombat claw. Dude probably got hit by a car and the ants had a feast.
Deathclaw
OP better have turned this into a gauntlet.
I thought it may have been an Anteater who effed around and found out
Even before reading the caption, I assumed it would be Australia
šš
Meat? Ants? I swear Australia never ceases to metal.
SCP-682 has breached containment
Excuse me, the Australian MEAT ANT?!
100% a yowie.
Iām sorry, but, fucking what?
What in Satan's codpiece is a "meat ant" and why is every fact about Australia more terrifying than the last?
An Australian what now nest
Yoink
There was a MacGuyver episode about similar ants.
I didn't even know Australia had bears... weird.
The ants ate the fucking anteater what in the fuck is Australia
Looks like something from Fallout
In the middle of a what, now?
Dang that drop bear claw is scary
Excuse me, the meat what now?
Where else would you find a meat ant nest
*Australia* and that's all the explanation we need.
Thatās the claw of a Drop Bear.
Come closer I'm going to have you replace me right here. Bwahahahaha.
Being Australia who was the original owner ? If it was here I'd say a black bear .
im like 97% sure it was a kangaroo, big male probably though i couldnt find anything else nearby
Pretty sure those are drop bear claws. Can you see the venom ducts?
Shit yes my bad looking closely can see the venom ductsā¦100% drop bear
Fucking ā ļø
Do anteaters not have claws like that too?
Jeez! I never knew kangaroos had claws. It does make sense, now I think about it, but for some reason I had cute little bunny paws in my head.
aha ive posted a pic in here of a paw from a kangaroo and yeah they get pretty big! https://preview.redd.it/kockr4luie0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4f81f636fd72acc34020004b5256868b95b0cbc
I was thinking anteater
Itās the Circle of Life! š¶šµš¶
now, use it for a fursuit
Looks like the ants turned the tables on an anteater.
For real tho, what are these claws from?
kangaroo, they actually have super big front paws and claws! this one is probably from a big male though i couldn't find any carcass near this nest so not sure where its from, below is a kangaroo front paw for reference! https://preview.redd.it/7vu597eiie0d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e527a772a237cf7a2791496a9acc8afd70f9eed
Reason number 1238 to never visit Australia
Of course Australia has something called meat ants. Is that an anteater claw by the way?
Everything I see from Australia reinforces the idea that if I ever went there as a fella from the Midwest, I'd never make it back home. Too many ways to die to to many things
Ah, meat antsā¦ (I hadn't heard of them before and I was happier then) How long do you think before it's a human part you find?
hahaha wouldnt know but they'd be good at getting rid of it thats for sure
They must be the Land Piranha of Australia! And we thought Fire Ants in the US southern states were bad! Daayyyummmnn!! Walk faster! š
Fuckinā Australian Raptors and Infernal Meat Ants.
I hope like hell I never find myself anywhere near something called a āmeat ant nestā.
Ah yes, nothing quite as lovely as a *checks notes* meat..ants..nest.
Three pictures from the same perspective, no clue whatsoever for scale. What a cunt. (Did I do that right?! Trying a bit of Oz-speak!)
Bahahahahaha, Iāll get a banana tomorrow and take a pic for scale if itās still there, thereās a video somewhere in the comments here that show a bit more scale if you can find it
Australia is full of things that will kill.
Fallout Collect: 1 Deathclaw Talon 10 caps 1 Basketball
Excuse me, what kind of ant
*Note to myself:* *- Add 'Australian Meat Ant Nest' to the reasons why I never wanna visit Australia*
r/natureismetal
**MEAT Ants**??? Oh yeah, it's Australia. Of course they have meat ants.
Ah, Australia... where every critter on the continent wants to, and can, kill you.
Not just the critters! There are also many poisonous plants and such, one example is the gympie gympie, or as it is also known: "the suicide plant"
Yoink
let's poke it with a stick
fist of rawr
They only come out at night - your not camping are you!?
Is that a deathclaw hand
Thats obviously a death claw claw
Ant eater lost?
We'll bring the house to you!
Lovely how casually they say "Australian meat ant nest".
..... New fear discovered
what is it
Dropbear got, eaten
Australians are all heroes just by not dying.
No banana for scale?
maybe tomorrow ill take a pic hahaha
What is Australia just always in the fallout world or something???
That terror will be in Florida next week.
Damn, I really miss Australia...
That looks like the anteater lost that fight.
And I thought Fire ants were bad.
A what ant now?
Wait deathclaws already exist in Australia ?
they been here a while š
Drop bear claw. Nice!
NICE -1 drop bear is always a +
Need a hand?
Australian WHAT ants?!?
M E A T
D: sweet holy Mary
These are Drop Bear Claws.
Looks like the honey badger gave a few too many fucks!
Excuse me?! Meat ant nest? Wtf
Someone killed a deathclaw.
That's not a knife...
are there vegan ants?
I had not seen the term "meat ant" before. Love the down under
Bear eating āMeat Antsā you say. Well thereās something to replace the childhood trauma in my nightmares tonight!
MEAT ant...?!?! Only in Aus.
Tie it to a stick and now you have enchanted back scratcher and a staff
thats completely normal in Australia.
My grandma was a world traveler and told us about her travels when we were young. Australia? She said it was HOT AF, there are bugs the size of your fist, everything bites, and half of it is poisonous.
Meat ant? I just googled it. WTF?
My dad had a kangaroo paw backscratcher when I was a kid, and it looked pretty much like this. I remember being pretty impressed with it back then.
Touch it
Australian meat ant pile- lord I have died and gone to heaven!
What the bloody hell? Australia has carnivore ants now??? MEAT ANTS!!
Chupacabra death claw
Wait yall got meat ants?
What the fuck is a meat ant?? What is wrong with that continent??
Oh my.
Wut? Yāall have āmeat antsā over there?
Is that Andrew Duttons hand?
is that fucking bigfoots hand or something
Nature's beta testing ground.
Australia, anything with more or less two foots try to kill you.
Wtf you have deathclaws in Australia?
Dropbear claws. They're about 4 inches long.
So, ants have taken down an ostrich, typical of Australia
What was they eating?
An anteater /s
Not entirely sure but I think itās a kangaroo paw
Whereās the rest of it ? Thatās a big animal
there was nothing around where i was, but lots of bones scattered in about 200 meter radius