Spider Vs. Ant, President Vs. Internet

i'm an avid fan of blank versus blank videos; i love watching monkeys toy with tigers, and sharks fight birds-- it reminds me of the time DC comics teamed up with marvel and quicksilver raced the flash.

and yesterday, [non-roommate] travis told me about spider vs. ant.

the video was said to contain a spider and an ant, believe it or not, and they were to fight to the death. perfectly typical, and shot with a macro lens.

i would've skipped it in the same way i would skip seeing prince williams get married, but there was something about the way travis described the battle. he was being vague. i met travis in an improv class while we were both studying film and i've always had a firm respect for travis' taste. i know when he's being vague i'm entering the zone of "you have to see it yourself and i don't want to ruin the experience by giving you too much information."

so, i googled it.

and it was nowhere. youtube said it had been deleted, and vimeo said it might come back sometime, but probably not. reddit, metacafe, and all the rest couldn't locate it either. all that remained were broken links, scattered comments, and apologetic video sites.

it was gone.

in fact, it was worse than gone. the only remaining evidence of its existence was a ripped version, in which a shotty editor had added the theme song from the fight between dr. spock and captain kirk. it included awkward dialogue and made the entire thing theatrical to the point of ruining the experience.

i refused to share that video with you.

but, today, i found the original: re-uploaded-- this time with a watermark to ensure proper credit.

so do enjoy. because, OMG, it has a surprise ending.

Spider attack from Ahmet Ozkan on Vimeo.

let this be a lesson in life.