YouTube Video shows ant stealing a diamond inside shop

The Italia-ANT job! Video shows tiny insect making off with precious diamond inside shop

  • Viral video captures ant walking off with a larger diamond
  • Ants are capable of carrying more than 10 times their own weight
  • The insect in the video appears to have no trouble hauling off the precious stone 

Ants may appear tiny and harmless, but if you’re not looking they could walk off with your most valuable possessions.

A viral video posted on YouTube shows an ant lifting a diamond and walking off with it inside a jewelry shop.

The tiny insect is seen dragging the diamond even though the rock looks to be a larger mass than the ant itself.

A viral video posted on YouTube shows an ant lifting a diamond and walking off with it inside a jewelry shop

The tiny insect is seen dragging the diamond even though the rock looks to be a larger mass than the ant itself

The tiny insect is seen dragging the diamond even though the rock looks to be a larger mass than the ant itself

The ant doesn¿t appear to have any trouble carrying the diamond across a desk

The ant doesn’t appear to have any trouble carrying the diamond across a desk

The insect makes what for it must be a long journey - perhaps a foot or two

The insect makes what for it must be a long journey – perhaps a foot or two

The ant doesn’t appear to have any trouble carrying the diamond across a desk.

The insect makes what for it must be a long journey – perhaps a foot or two.

Ants are amazing animals in that they are capable of carrying more than 10 times their weight, according to the National Wildlife Federation.

There are more than 12,000 species of ant in the world. 

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