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Kidnapper Ants Steal Other Ants' Babies - And Brainwash Them

Kidnapper ants raid other ant species' colonies, abduct their young and take them back to their nest. When the enslaved babies grow up, the kidnappers trick them into serving their captors – hunting, cleaning the nest, even chewing up their food for them.
Season 6 Episode 16 Length 04:46 Premiere: 09/24/19

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