I Added Carnivorous Pitcher Plants into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium

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  • čas přidán 4. 02. 2024
  • In my giant cloud rainforest vivarium of various animals and plants, an unintentionally introduced colony of invasive black crazy ants has completely taken over the tank, so my ecological solution was to add carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes sp.) to the rainforest in hopes to curb the population growth of the black crazy ants. What ended up happening to the black crazy ants, after uncovering the feeding secrets of the pitcher plants, was nothing short of an adventure! Hope you enjoy this week's botanical episode, Part 11 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +1875

    Guys/AC Family, you all helped me do this! Thank you! 😭🙏🐜❤️🌿 Things are about to get even more epic next week! Ant love forever!

    • @ironpurush
      @ironpurush Před 4 měsíci +18

      Forever buddy❤❤❤❤

    • @wifemumcreative
      @wifemumcreative Před 4 měsíci +12

      We will forever support you Ant Love Forever ❤❤❤❤

    • @jiyuhong5853
      @jiyuhong5853 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Great video! lets hope that these plants and the ants can coexist peacefully, like our once glorious fire nation had.

    • @theworstspeedrunner
      @theworstspeedrunner Před 4 měsíci +8

      Can't wait for the next episode, and don't worry take all the time you need on the episodes

    • @batamoppo4998
      @batamoppo4998 Před 4 měsíci +5

      This is a reply.

  • @markc9438
    @markc9438 Před 4 měsíci +7053

    "Dude, next season of House of Dragon is starting up..."..."That's okay, I'm good... I'm hooked on Antscanada GRV...Those Black crazy Ants have gotta be dealt with... gonna be epic"

    • @ovrurhed0yezir
      @ovrurhed0yezir Před 4 měsíci +113

      Yezir exactly

    • @zeuslara1
      @zeuslara1 Před 4 měsíci +74

      100% agree! :D

    • @Dreamheartcat
      @Dreamheartcat Před 4 měsíci +138

      100% with you. Who needs to watch a fantasy (and often poorly written or directed) version of natural selection play out when we can watch the real thing up close and personal?

    • @RicktheGoose
      @RicktheGoose Před 4 měsíci +92

      (The end of Game of Thrones sucked and House of Dragon is kinda boring) ANTSCANADA FOREVER!!!!!!!!

    • @wr24markii55
      @wr24markii55 Před 4 měsíci +38

      House of Dragon is boring. Trying too hard yet still failing to be on equal footing with its predecessor.

  • @sethstinson1341
    @sethstinson1341 Před 4 měsíci +1445

    I didn't realize how small the pitcher plant was until the full sized cricket came up and looked like a giant.

    • @Tigerglider
      @Tigerglider Před 4 měsíci +18

      Insane, i bet it will grow well.

    • @jlukito2011
      @jlukito2011 Před 4 měsíci +6

      From what i know albo will eat more crazy ants and bical could provide a home for the carpenter ants

    • @caloocanboy5800
      @caloocanboy5800 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@jlukito2011 truncata

    • @erinurbanus1858
      @erinurbanus1858 Před 4 měsíci +16

      They get much bigger, those plants are practically babies. Some pitcher plants are large enough to even catch rodents!

    • @KIBERB
      @KIBERB Před 4 měsíci

      @@erinurbanus1858new rat trap (100% natural)

  • @Dkzdream
    @Dkzdream Před 4 měsíci +639

    Just an FYI as a mechanic there’s a company called vevor selling endoscopic cameras like the Bosch one you’re using for 68-78 usd with a smaller camera and higher quality footage imaging incase you’re looking for a better solution!

    • @Dkzdream
      @Dkzdream Před 3 měsíci

      @@dukeofthedance8062 the Bosch one he has isn’t a bad one but it’s very out dated the Vevor one I have displays images in 1080p high resolution and for the 68-78 price range is amazing since I build a lot of motors it’s useful, they have the same camera with a rotating head that allows it to bend backward for like 115$ also amazing price for the quality of the product!

    • @rya3190
      @rya3190 Před 3 měsíci +8

      It's probably not bad for a home aquarium, but now that he's established a use for it, it would be a business purchase at this point...

    • @andyrome316
      @andyrome316 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Get them really cheap....do something called a ferret that you plug straight into your phone....can poke around and see all sorts

  • @kiyoraka102
    @kiyoraka102 Před 3 měsíci +211

    Rocksteady and his cricket friend is the best thing I've seen in a while...

  • @themeoftheweek7343
    @themeoftheweek7343 Před 4 měsíci +957

    “Look at these cute little baby fishies !!”
    “Now choose what you would like to watch eat them”

    • @tinykali9523
      @tinykali9523 Před 4 měsíci +60

      A giant water bug would be a nice predator for the waters

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      @monkey5889 Před 4 měsíci +24

      baracuda 🤫🧏‍♂️

    • @realangiechrist
      @realangiechrist Před 4 měsíci +35

      I think a group of 6-8 African Dwarf Frogs would be perfect! They are super cute, and decent hunters without over-eating. I keep them in a 20 gal. with endlers and a Paradise Gourami, and lots of plants and rocks to hide in

    • @bradleyborrowman2115
      @bradleyborrowman2115 Před 4 měsíci +15

      Some form of dwarf snapping turtle would be cool.

    • @7sinz88
      @7sinz88 Před 4 měsíci +5

      CAAATFISHHH 2 for 1 special Or maybe that fish that spits water :) haha Or some Kinda Water Diving Spider

  • @AutismArchon
    @AutismArchon Před 4 měsíci +1153

    Please never stop this series. It’s better than 90% of things on discover channel these days.

    • @BBBplayers
      @BBBplayers Před 4 měsíci +115

      I expect to check in on this series in a few years and discover the ants are developing nukes and drafting laws

    • @pat-paterson
      @pat-paterson Před 4 měsíci +8

      for sure!!! 100%

    • @smoshcom100
      @smoshcom100 Před 4 měsíci +8

      It’s better then all them

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      @GrimmGreenn Před 4 měsíci +16

      Name one show on discovery that's better than this! The story, production quality and narration is better here than everything on discovery. Id honestly be surprised if this series doesn't get offers from a network.

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      @raflievens1051 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Its the best series

  • @neongamer3364
    @neongamer3364 Před 4 měsíci +650

    My sister is a fish biologist type and she suggests looking into getting a sculpin to keep the guppie population down. They’ll eat anything they can fit into their mouth and guppies can get out of control without a predator. She says you’d probably only need one.
    Loving the content, it’s clear how passionate you are. Keep up the great work!

    • @maxfish4875
      @maxfish4875 Před 4 měsíci +14

      you have any ideas about fish that would eat guppies but NOT shrimp? I was thinking some cool looking tetras would be great, but in my experience at least, tetras tend to snap up any shrimp and crustaceans around before feeding on smaller fish. mine even ate my snails, but I'm not sure if they were preying on them or just scavenging them

    • @chesterdagoc5915
      @chesterdagoc5915 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Keeping a sculpin in a freshwater tank :/

    • @angryboi801
      @angryboi801 Před 4 měsíci +25

      ​@@chesterdagoc5915 u do know there are freshwater sculpin species right?

    • @chesterdagoc5915
      @chesterdagoc5915 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@angryboi801 no

    • @krietor
      @krietor Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@@chesterdagoc5915Oh, ya. We called them bullheads when I was a kid. Calapooya & other Willamette valley streams

  • @rutbuck121
    @rutbuck121 Před 4 měsíci +251

    I'm 52 years old and every sunday i sit on my couch with a cup of coffee and geek out on AntsCanada's Channel! Love it!

    • @kittybossatron
      @kittybossatron Před 3 měsíci

      @@dukeofthedance8062he gets new subscribers, those much younger than y’all, I’m only 17 and thr over exaggerating is a bit out of place but it’s for the short attention spans many have and I don’t really mind it, it also brings in some people to grow the channel

  • @knightofastora1324
    @knightofastora1324 Před 4 měsíci +1034

    This man really yoinked an entire ant colony with his bare hands

    • @ArtzyZero
      @ArtzyZero Před 4 měsíci +133

      Desperate times call for desperate measures! And this is the same guy who willingly put his hand into a fire ant colony. XD

    • @ZenAki
      @ZenAki Před 4 měsíci +106

      And he’s also the guy who is squeamish about earthworms. That fact surprised me more than anything else about his work with ants. But then again, everyone has things they don’t like. And for the man of AntsCanada: that thing is worms.

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens Před 4 měsíci

      To be fair: both black and red crazy ants are completely harmless to humans. They don't bite, and the formic acid that they spray at other ants don't penetrate human skin. The worst thing they can do is crawl all over you and tickle you with their feet.

    • @Random_pickle_on_steroids
      @Random_pickle_on_steroids Před 4 měsíci +31

      You remind me of that instagram guy who would yoink creatures in jungle

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens Před 4 měsíci

      To be fair: black and red crazy ants are completely harmless to humans. They don't bite, and the formic acid spray that they use does not penetrate human skin.

  • @redhairshanks9491
    @redhairshanks9491 Před 4 měsíci +799

    That full-grown cricket appearing at the pitcher plant really felt like a giant monster appearing in a movie, the scale of these insects is crazy

  • @solomonbacon8893
    @solomonbacon8893 Před 4 měsíci +191

    Another cool tidbit: Pitcher plants do not get the water within them from the rain, it actually is produced by the plant and within the pitcher before the lid ever opens. The plant itself produces a perfect concentration of digestive enzymes. The hood blocks OUT the rain from diluting this mixture.

    • @yomommashaus
      @yomommashaus Před 3 měsíci +4

      *the hood blocks out the hate from diluting this culture

    • @yourlocalgrackle
      @yourlocalgrackle Před měsícem +2

      Depends on the species, while this is completely true for many species, some species can dry out and rely on rain to help them fill up again where they then add their digestive enzymes into the collected rainwater

  • @recoverbygrowing2068
    @recoverbygrowing2068 Před 4 měsíci +244

    I started watching the series from my TV rather than my phone. Game changer

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +77

      Yes, I shoot in UHD 4K, so watching on a TV really makes a difference for the details. Thanks for watching! Ant love forever!

    • @TheFallenTrooper
      @TheFallenTrooper Před 4 měsíci +4

      I can’t even watch it on my phone! It doesn’t even do the video it’s justice!

    • @user-mp9rd4hg8b
      @user-mp9rd4hg8b Před 4 měsíci +4

      Agreed. My monitor is an 85" 4K TV. I will never go back to a regular monitor.

    • @xxxxblackorcidxxxx
      @xxxxblackorcidxxxx Před 3 měsíci +1

      Oooh i'm gonna need to try this❤

    • @BremerDanGorst2137
      @BremerDanGorst2137 Před měsícem +1

      why would you watch it on a phone?

  • @tippytoppy8314
    @tippytoppy8314 Před 4 měsíci +778

    Why does all his thumbnails look like he's making sacrifices to the vivarium

    • @caesar5588
      @caesar5588 Před 4 měsíci +162

      And being super jacked on top of that, dude looks like some Muay Thai fighter praying to buddha

    • @xOwnageSaucex
      @xOwnageSaucex Před 4 měsíci

      @@caesar5588had to compensate for the fact that he’s 4’9

    • @T0b3TV
      @T0b3TV Před 4 měsíci +66

      They are so cringey lmao 💀🎉

    • @josephberg3836
      @josephberg3836 Před 4 měsíci

      @@T0b3TVhating is cheap

    • @your_name_here-oi6zv
      @your_name_here-oi6zv Před 4 měsíci

      His name is mikey bustos. Same guy that sang "i wear speedos" around the time despacito got popular ​@@caesar5588

  • @gno1401
    @gno1401 Před 4 měsíci +362

    Shoutout to the brave jumping spider to challenge the dark horde! Main character move right there.

    • @dm_katy2263
      @dm_katy2263 Před 4 měsíci +22

      oh absolutely! It felt like watching a spy/heist movie like mission impossible

    • @rhunter42dragon
      @rhunter42dragon Před 4 měsíci +12

      I was so proud of the little guy. I love jumping spiders!

    • @TheDuckyDino
      @TheDuckyDino Před 4 měsíci

      @@dm_katy2263really cool it’s the “spy” in spider

  • @hayleyengberg8921
    @hayleyengberg8921 Před 4 měsíci +97

    When the mama cricket came in at 20:15 it was like a kaju movie

  • @somethingsinister...8035
    @somethingsinister...8035 Před 4 měsíci +9

    I really hope the Trapjaw queen survived. I was looking forward to seeing a new colony arrive on the scene.

  • @chance9512
    @chance9512 Před 4 měsíci +834

    Better plot and story than literally everything on TV or Netflix.
    Reality is stranger than fiction.
    Keep documenting, keep narrating, and keep doing.
    Good work my dude.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +66

      I will. Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey. Glad you enjoy it! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🙏🌿

    • @ko6571
      @ko6571 Před 4 měsíci

      Try adding a betta fish to control the guppy population, they're known to attack them.

    • @Matost1
      @Matost1 Před 4 měsíci +5

      reality is not more strange than fiction you just watch too much fiction and too little about reality/our planet, bruh...

    • @CommanderFox65th
      @CommanderFox65th Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@Matost1dumb people watch AntsCanada too!? Never knew

    • @poppythedogofwonders
      @poppythedogofwonders Před 4 měsíci +7

      I know this comment is probably a joke but it still really irritated me. Don't generalise an entire medium like that. You people are why I got an extension to turn off comments, y'all toxic as hell.

  • @bmccahon
    @bmccahon Před 4 měsíci +322

    Running on the carnivorous plant theme, you could use an aquatic species of Utricularia (Bladderwort) to manage overpopulation of the guppies. They produce beautiful flowers and would only be able to target smaller baby fish, meaning the ones that survive the earliest stages would be able to continue living safely within the pond!

    • @danielkosta3134
      @danielkosta3134 Před 4 měsíci +15

      I agree. Bladderworts would be perfect and look great as well.

    • @oddspadakins
      @oddspadakins Před 4 měsíci +10

      or even butterwort which have beautiful flowers and eat small aphids or flies. They also don't need a lot of direct light

    • @lupuandrei1646
      @lupuandrei1646 Před 4 měsíci +4

      And a carnivorous orchid would be a great addition to blackwater bay

    • @gdsfgsdgsdfg
      @gdsfgsdgsdfg Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@lupuandrei1646 The only orchid that is strongly suspected to be carnivorous is Aracamunia liesneri which is fairly difficult to acquire but itd be pretty to include in

    • @Roxrock
      @Roxrock Před 4 měsíci +6

      Keep in mind that the bladder traps are quite small and might not be big enough, and also consider that only a few aquatics are ideal for smaller bodies of water. Edit: Too much minerals in the water could also be a problem.

  • @-OokySpooky-
    @-OokySpooky- Před 4 měsíci +36

    Remember to keep your pitcher plants extremely visible to the naked eye if you add more, it might not look like it to you and me but the pigmentation of pitcher plants are generally incredibly ultravoilet and pop out like beacons to any insect. Also I'd love to see you add those dart frogs! Just dont try to replicate their environment too much lol, dartfrogs get their toxiticy from ants and arthropods that get their toxicity from plants. Think of them as a poisonous capacitor. To my knowledge no one has been able to recreate their ability to refine and produce batrachotoxin in captivity but if your still nervous know that not all dart frogs produce deathtouch. If youre reaaallly nervous stay away from golden dart frogs and lean towards something like lovely dart frogs, which are black bodied with a cool yellow racing stripe and leopard printing - really cool frogs.

  • @DarkLotusRen
    @DarkLotusRen Před 4 měsíci +18

    My suggestion to control the guppy population would be a Sparkling Gourami. They're a nano fish and I keep them in the same perimeters as guppies without issue. They'll pick off the smaller fry but won't be big enough to eat the adults. The also do well in groups, even clicking at each other!

  • @facerace6012
    @facerace6012 Před 4 měsíci +324

    There is a species of frog that lives inside the pitcher plant and cleans up the bodies left inside the plants bowl. They are native to Asia and have a mutualistic relationship as the plant provides a shelter for the frog while the frog cleans up the pitcher!

    • @PrimeCastrence
      @PrimeCastrence Před 4 měsíci +5

      Yeah

    • @TheOfficialSmudgy
      @TheOfficialSmudgy Před 4 měsíci +3

      AC should get some

    • @Taylor-ig6uu
      @Taylor-ig6uu Před 4 měsíci +1

      Oh I didn’t know that, that would be cool to see, hopefully the next addition

    • @youtubeSuckssNow
      @youtubeSuckssNow Před 4 měsíci +2

      Out of curiosity, does this extend the life of each pitcher since it doesn't fill up?

    • @Sarappreciates
      @Sarappreciates Před 4 měsíci +4

      The frog is immune? I thought these things could eat small rodents and reptiles.

  • @Tank50us
    @Tank50us Před 4 měsíci +243

    The Jumping Spider: "Oh would you look at that, Dinner and a show"

  • @reytrunk259
    @reytrunk259 Před 4 měsíci +47

    Hey, big fan of the channel here. A good solution to the guppy problem would be to add crayfish, they’ll eat just about anything and are (in my opinion) fascinating to watch.

    • @shriyapatel4300
      @shriyapatel4300 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Wow! I have to agree here, crayfish would be perfect for the guppy issue!

    • @KW-ps6hk
      @KW-ps6hk Před 3 měsíci +1

      Knowing nothing about their impact on the things around them, if nothing else, crayfish would certainly be fun to watch.

  • @erikpetto3672
    @erikpetto3672 Před 4 měsíci +13

    I just found this channel a few days ago, and now I've been awake for three days straight because I can't stop watching.

  • @YelloLibra83
    @YelloLibra83 Před 4 měsíci +385

    Fun fact. The pitcher can detect and make the lid as slippery as it wants. If the prey isn’t big enough for a substantial meal…it will wait until something bigger comes along. This keeps it alive without burning through unnecessary energy. Add other carnivorous plants…sundews and vfts if you want a even more efficient way of trapping.

    • @ghazkull1919
      @ghazkull1919 Před 4 měsíci +21

      The sundew would be beautiful and amazing to see eat flying things your 100% right on this plant

    • @TFGamer95
      @TFGamer95 Před 4 měsíci +8

      I was hoping for Sundews!

    • @turtlewarrior7569
      @turtlewarrior7569 Před 4 měsíci +7

      I really want to see Venus fly traps in there just cuz why not. Those things are cool.

    • @NesconProductions
      @NesconProductions Před 4 měsíci +7

      Agreed with commentors Sundews & Venus Fly Traps would have a field day in this vivarium! More spiders, salamanders & other crabs would all be welcome additions 😚!

    • @BudaKhan420
      @BudaKhan420 Před 4 měsíci

      How the hell did they figure that out?

  • @devinoutfleet1998
    @devinoutfleet1998 Před 4 měsíci +122

    Absolutely INSANE how big the adult cricket is compared to the babies when you see them in contrast to the pitcher plants. Really cool shots!

    • @darwinskeeper421
      @darwinskeeper421 Před 4 měsíci +5

      I used to follow cricket farming channels, and am used to this. They call newly born cricket nymphs "pinheads" for a reason.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +27

      Yes, it's insane how big they grow, and these babies are actually twice the size of newborn crickets!

    • @LiIBiIlyOfficial
      @LiIBiIlyOfficial Před 4 měsíci +3

      Terrified me seeing that huge cricket come up

    • @Fragger_Phrst
      @Fragger_Phrst Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@AntsCanadahow do you notice everything that goes on in your Vivarium/enclosures with such little tiny creatures. Do you just have a magnifying glass and look around? Or do you have an eagle eye?

  • @Max_Pilgrim
    @Max_Pilgrim Před 4 měsíci +8

    15:33 "its related to the asparagus *WE* human eat!"
    This is AC trying to convince us he's not a metamorphised cockroach

  • @Raeuber_Plotzenhotz
    @Raeuber_Plotzenhotz Před 4 měsíci +14

    These pitcherplants will thrive anywhere in your vivarium as long as the rh stays above 65% most of the time. The only possible problem could be cultivar selection. The highland varieties prefer overall cooler temperatures, especially nights that are significantly colder than the day.
    In my experience coarse sphagnum peatmoss with Perlites or anything airy worked good. You can also use long fiber sphagnum moss with pinebark or perlite.
    Lately even clay pebbles from bonsai cupture have worked great especially for certain rock dwelling varieties. Research ist the most important thing.
    Keep doing what you are doing!

  • @tathei2065
    @tathei2065 Před 4 měsíci +249

    We need some merch that reads "Little did I know... "

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +42

      🤣🐜🙏❤️🌿

    • @oldschoolclassics7298
      @oldschoolclassics7298 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Ang graphics of the animals on it 🙌😁

    • @juroen6134
      @juroen6134 Před 4 měsíci +15

      And on the back: which left my jaw on the floor...

    • @sushionaram
      @sushionaram Před 4 měsíci +4

      meme text Little did I know... and ant with several question marks

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 4 měsíci

      Fr

  • @bskec2177
    @bskec2177 Před 4 měsíci +229

    Ant alarm pheromones usually don't get released when the ant falls in water - it would draw more ants to the hazard. This would also explain why alarm pheromones aren't released when they fall into a pitcher plant.

    • @MYJewels68
      @MYJewels68 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Truth

    • @fightvale57
      @fightvale57 Před 4 měsíci +2

      that makes total sense. Thanks foe the additional info❤

    • @NelehLove9313
      @NelehLove9313 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Sacrifice without sacrifice to the horde... that's smart. Dammit.

    • @teambellavsteamalice
      @teambellavsteamalice Před 4 měsíci

      That indeed seems logical

  • @lynnettecoleman2730
    @lynnettecoleman2730 Před 4 měsíci +18

    Hi there AntsCanda I have been following your channel for quite a while and I was so excited when I saw you had added carnivorous plants to Pandora I am a expert on these plants and I just wanted to let you know for the picture plants might stop producing pictures because when I saw how much the pictures had eaten, I knew they would go into a hibernated stage. These plants only actually eat once a month, and if they overfeed, they could die I recommend another carnivorous plant called a Drosera Capensis also known as a sundew these plants actually meant to catch ants and I’ve had had one for quite a while in my small humidified tank, and it has done great and it has even started to spread. I really think you should use this plant just in case case the pictures don’t work out and also the sundew make these beautiful gorgeous purple flowers every month or so. Hope this information will help you.Ant love forever.❤❤❤

  • @MikMoen
    @MikMoen Před 3 měsíci +6

    When I was at a local nursery looking for a small indoor plant to fill a pot I had, I picked up one plant only to have finally seen my first Jumping Spider out on a leaf looking around, probably wondering what was going on. And? Everyone I've heard talk about them are right, for a Spider, it was the cutest thing I'd seen. They look so inquisitive, turning around looking every which way. I put the plant back down to leave it be.

  • @SHMOUSEY86
    @SHMOUSEY86 Před 4 měsíci +344

    God I love pitcher plants. We used to use them for carpenter ants.
    Not as cool as a Venus fly catcher, but way more effective of a killer!

    • @Darkstar.....
      @Darkstar..... Před 4 měsíci +12

      What are you talking about?
      The ants used them as grave sites for their dead. Did you watch that one?

    • @dessertstorm7476
      @dessertstorm7476 Před 4 měsíci +1

      i kept some in the UK before, put them outside during summertime. They filled up and literally overflowed with hoverflies. Eventually they each produced a really big flower and died.

  • @danielfernandez7752
    @danielfernandez7752 Před 4 měsíci +280

    This is probably the best animal/wild life content channel on youtube, the way the videos are filmed and the order of the story telling, the things happening in pandora, its all 10/10

    • @angelataylor4975
      @angelataylor4975 Před 4 měsíci +8

      And he does everything himself..

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +15

      🙏❤️🐜

    • @Kenny-yl9pc
      @Kenny-yl9pc Před 4 měsíci

      The Guppies adapt their breeding behaviour according to their threat perception; when they do not encounter any threat in their environment they will get fewer offspring, but invest more resources into those few which results in bigger offspring, on the other hand when they do encounter threats in their environment, they will adapt by laying more eggs and getting more offspring, which in turn are smaller due to less resources invested per offspring by their parents. Therefore, I don't know how much it will affect their overall numbers when you introduce a predatory species into their environment.@@AntsCanada

    • @bigboi9877
      @bigboi9877 Před 4 měsíci

      Why does he say he will upload every Saturday but instead does it on Monday or sunday? Thats being dishonest

    • @ConsumingFire12
      @ConsumingFire12 Před 4 měsíci

      Bro just leave it be you like the videos don’t you?
      @@bigboi9877

  • @ourwildernessandwildlife
    @ourwildernessandwildlife Před 4 měsíci +8

    We definitely need a Soundtrack for this series! The songs you use are so dramatic and fit the feeling of Pandora! Well done AC! This feels like a real dramatic documentary.

  • @Enacevo
    @Enacevo Před 15 dny +3

    Him: I won't be touching the ecosystem to see how it will turn out!
    Also him: *removes an entire ant hord*

  • @DefiantMercenary414
    @DefiantMercenary414 Před 4 měsíci +139

    Lady Deathstrike as the post credits looming threat always gets me.

    • @djfrannie
      @djfrannie Před 4 měsíci +5

      Yessir cant wait! Shes the star of the show for me

    • @PriestofGluttony...
      @PriestofGluttony... Před 4 měsíci +2

      Chills

    • @Setsunako6587
      @Setsunako6587 Před 4 měsíci +1

      The edging is killing me.. I'M SO HYYYYPED 😭🙌🏾💕

  • @joeygamer5387
    @joeygamer5387 Před 4 měsíci +195

    You should name the cricket, Bebop.
    He always hangs out with Rocksteady!

  • @CanadianWolf-hearted
    @CanadianWolf-hearted Před 3 měsíci +6

    That cricket looked huge! That’s so weird to me how well your camera shows the ants! I thought for a second that the ants were the size of an adult cricket until the mother cricket showed up!

  • @Boom-ff2vd
    @Boom-ff2vd Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love how he sounds like a villain whenever he talks about lady death strike and her children

  • @jwlms
    @jwlms Před 4 měsíci +206

    Jumping spiders are seriously the coolest spiders imo. Extremely fascinating to watch.

    • @Soundofwindonsand
      @Soundofwindonsand Před 4 měsíci +1

      As a very young boy 2-3 years old, it was the little jumping spiders that kept invading our Fl. Home that taught me to be unafraid of spiders
      Especially after I realized they were looking at me..

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Soundofwindonsand some you should

    • @PuppetMasterdaath144
      @PuppetMasterdaath144 Před 4 měsíci +5

      wrong, jumping spiders are rarely cold, in fact their body heat is over 9000 Fahrenheit

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 4 měsíci

      @@PuppetMasterdaath144who u replying to

    • @CLove511
      @CLove511 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I went to a rodeo, but on the railing in front of me a jumping spider was chasing down ants, and I don't think I saw a single event.

  • @claudealpha2090
    @claudealpha2090 Před 4 měsíci +167

    Pitchers are the best, because the ants don't see them as a threat, but as a treat. So they signal for more ants to come and follow the pheromone trail to feed, which means most of those ants that follow end up having a similar fate.

    • @MarkThomas-yy4dk
      @MarkThomas-yy4dk Před 4 měsíci +15

      Wait until he pulls an adult anteater out of the jungle with his bare hands, then introduces it to the Vivarium. Those crazy ants will regret their decisions.

    • @justinmorrison2075
      @justinmorrison2075 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@MarkThomas-yy4dk😂😂😂😂😂

    • @daviddegrote5174
      @daviddegrote5174 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@MarkThomas-yy4dk😂

    • @PriestofGluttony...
      @PriestofGluttony... Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@MarkThomas-yy4dkit'll be a complete chaos

    • @KA-om9oz
      @KA-om9oz Před 4 měsíci +1

      So you watched the video liked the rest of us. Your get a trophy

  • @stubbztheman3052
    @stubbztheman3052 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Every episode just makes me want to cry tears of joy.
    This truly makes me have a better understanding of how beautiful life can really be.

  • @Paratrooper891
    @Paratrooper891 Před 4 měsíci +160

    Carnivorous plant just after a meal: Ok, time to relax and digest this great meal.
    Dude with an endoscopic camera: OPEN WIDE!

    • @erickblackkwell4587
      @erickblackkwell4587 Před 4 měsíci +11

      Lol thats funny

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +25

      😂😂😂

    • @Paratrooper891
      @Paratrooper891 Před 4 měsíci

      @@erickblackkwell4587 cheers.

    • @Paratrooper891
      @Paratrooper891 Před 4 měsíci

      @@AntsCanada I was editing photos when this video randomly popped up in my feed. I've since watched 4 in succession and have zero regrets. Keep getting after it, bro.

  • @prompit
    @prompit Před 4 měsíci +265

    People really don't understand how hard it really is to keep fish, and the fact you have babies this soon out is an actual telling sign of how balanced and happy those waters really are

    • @Feril1
      @Feril1 Před 4 měsíci +27

      But they are guppies, I've had them breeding in any enviroment.

    • @Dixie_N0rmis
      @Dixie_N0rmis Před 4 měsíci +28

      Guppies reproduce like rabbits lol

    • @Reclusiarch_jakal
      @Reclusiarch_jakal Před 4 měsíci +7

      Guppies usually would breed just the store tanks and give birth during transit too . Mollys would’ve worked too but the guppies have better coloring

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens Před 4 měsíci +4

      Guppies will breed even if you put them in a dirty mud puddle. They can survive anything. LOL

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens Před 4 měsíci +9

      A better indicator would be the nerite snails and the shrimp. They are very sensitive to water conditions. If the water was bad, the nerites would be crawling away from it (they're semi-amphibious), and the shrimp would be molting like crazy.

  • @skertofsunrisehills
    @skertofsunrisehills Před 4 měsíci +5

    There's not too many channels that I actually keep up with, but this one is a MUST! I love how each episode unveils a new discovery and how new species are introduced systematically to try to balance the power within the vivarium. For the water section, if the guppy population grows out of hand, would adding crayfish/crawfish help reduce the population, or are they not aggressive enough hunters for the job?

  • @mrho7433
    @mrho7433 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Great video as always! If you're concerned with things flying or crawling out, I would recommend a small air curtain that is automated every time you open Gia.

  • @RliperVideos
    @RliperVideos Před 4 měsíci +73

    For getting into those tight spaces with a high quality camera, like the pitchers, you should really consider an earwax removal tool like the bebird r1. Great tiny camera that you can remove the tool head from so you get a clear shot.

  • @Berd
    @Berd Před 4 měsíci +827

    i love binging these videos but holy moly theyve gotten completely insane youre the coolest ever canada ant person

    • @Neotenico
      @Neotenico Před 4 měsíci

      rip Philbert. dumb stinker fell in the pitcher plant looking for candy

    • @BlueFancyBoi
      @BlueFancyBoi Před 4 měsíci +15

      Berb

    • @Deccagon
      @Deccagon Před 4 měsíci +13

      No way waddup berd

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +53

      🙏❤️🌿🐜

    • @eurked
      @eurked Před 4 měsíci +2

      Sup berd.

  • @dylansalvahe8783
    @dylansalvahe8783 Před 7 dny +3

    AntsCanada 2030 : "I added a human into my Giant Rainforest Vivarium" 😂

  • @Kodrakable
    @Kodrakable Před 3 měsíci +2

    The Cricket and the Beetle reminds me of Timon and Pumbaa

  • @Heartshackles
    @Heartshackles Před 4 měsíci +183

    About the pitcher plants, most nepenthes are tropical. You didn't particularly say where or how you got them, but if the pitchers were emptied in transport, you generally want to fill them up again with some rainwater 1/3 of the way. It might explain why the plants weren't as "slippery" as hoped, if they were emptied somewhat and need to input the water again. Pitchers will enjoy the humidity for sure since they do not want to be dried out, they are very popular tropical terrarium plants in plant terrariums. They are fast growers to my personal experience as well, and since they have a lot of prey in your vivarium I'd expect them to thrive and make a lot more pitchers! One thing with pitchers though, it's important to get them from safe sources because it's becoming a problem for the plants in nature that they are more and more commonly poached... but I'm sure that's something many would already know here because of the caring nature towards nature the community has! If I'm repeating a lot of things others have already said, I apologize! I would love to see a red bloody mary pitcher, it'd be so bright and almost menacing in the vivarium!~
    Also I love the jumping spider I'm so invested although it's not seen so often.

    • @catherineta
      @catherineta Před 4 měsíci +8

      AntsCanada is located in the Philippines, tropical country.

    • @frenchfish1925
      @frenchfish1925 Před 4 měsíci

      I'm thinking a sundew could be fun...

    • @oOJopapaOo
      @oOJopapaOo Před 4 měsíci

      lol what isn't it located in Canada?@@catherineta

    • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
      @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@oOJopapaOo He's from Canada, but now in Philippines

  • @dynamitejimi
    @dynamitejimi Před 4 měsíci +95

    It’s hilarious how the black crazy ants are the villains of this series 😂

    • @bowiedoctor9156
      @bowiedoctor9156 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I thought they were the stars.

    • @Brooke_Corbyn
      @Brooke_Corbyn Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@bowiedoctor9156 they're both, but perhaps no longer

    • @NeilsonBuntowa
      @NeilsonBuntowa Před 4 měsíci +4

      until the invasive fire ants emerge and take that role.

    • @theonlychickensama8353
      @theonlychickensama8353 Před 4 měsíci +3

      ​@@NeilsonBuntowaUntil the fire nation attacked

  • @crisrobinson3092
    @crisrobinson3092 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Loving this series!!! Has to be the best project in your channel's history! I can't get enough of this vivarium. Lately I have watched every video twice before the week is over. Keep these coming! Can't wait to see how the Carpenter ants acclimate and impact everything.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci

      Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey. Glad you enjoy the seriea! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🙏🌿

  • @multiarte3919
    @multiarte3919 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I’m not a plant expert but I do know that the pollen honey thing the pitcher plants have makes the ants go inside it’s like making them go in

  • @ape652_
    @ape652_ Před 4 měsíci +70

    This is the type of show i expect when watching nature channels

    • @kingofxenos1974
      @kingofxenos1974 Před 4 měsíci +4

      The personal vibe makes it so much easier and fun to watch than any nat geo film.

  • @gambitaku6179
    @gambitaku6179 Před 4 měsíci +62

    Mannn this was an amazing episode. The tension was real. The removal of the dark horde and watching them get eaten by the pitcher plants felt like a season 1 finale where the main ANTagonists were finally defeated.

    • @arturo_cruz
      @arturo_cruz Před 4 měsíci +4

      THIS IS PLANTDORA! *kicks ant into picher*

  • @makootithebionicman3612
    @makootithebionicman3612 Před 3 měsíci +2

    and THIS is why I love plants. such versatile organisms.

  • @Timboyxxx
    @Timboyxxx Před 3 měsíci +2

    I seriously love how you call the black crazy ants the dark hoard. Just hilarious

  • @meeponinthbit3466
    @meeponinthbit3466 Před 4 měsíci +39

    The falling sound is just perfect.

  • @andrewlietz2798
    @andrewlietz2798 Před 4 měsíci +75

    Homie is going to make a 40min video on how he sneezed in there & it sets off a reaction of creating some super ants. And we are all going to be fully attached to it.
    Kidding of course, but I'm impressed how this channel has grown!

    • @jbbattles3885
      @jbbattles3885 Před 4 měsíci +3

      I'm not sure that you are wrong! I could full on see him making that video

  • @airaa6904
    @airaa6904 Před 4 měsíci +3

    one thing i noticed about the baby grasshoppers were that they were slant-faced grasshoppers babies

  • @infowazz
    @infowazz Před 3 měsíci +1

    This is such a genius idea. The channel pays for the vivarium. Genius.

  • @marvincenth.5781
    @marvincenth.5781 Před 4 měsíci +281

    For the water predator, you could add a blue whale. They have very small throats despite the fact that their mouths are really big, so they only eat smaller organisms. I think it would be perfect for your vivarium :)

    • @martinhuhn7813
      @martinhuhn7813 Před 4 měsíci +40

      No! A great white shark! Because they are great.

    • @jacksin54
      @jacksin54 Před 4 měsíci +16

      What about giant squids

    • @potato1841
      @potato1841 Před 4 měsíci +14

      I think a Trex would be a excellent addition

    • @Dougles_prospecting
      @Dougles_prospecting Před 4 měsíci

      Possible a sperm whale? Might be to big of a tank for one

    • @Freehardy
      @Freehardy Před 4 měsíci +12

      small aquatic monkeys?

  • @Willi9500
    @Willi9500 Před 4 měsíci +27

    Dude maybe you could do a second video series Pandora chill or something like that. By just taking long shots of the creatures with less voiceover and a relaxed melody in the background. Just looking at the creatures and their behavior is really relaxing. I fell in love with Pandora

    • @Brooke_Corbyn
      @Brooke_Corbyn Před 4 měsíci +2

      I think there are also plans for a livestream!

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This series does an amazing job at getting me invested in these random (usually) nameless creatures. I was hyping like crazy over that Jumping Spider eating the ant. Its like something out of a spy movie.🤣

  • @pikabolt5196
    @pikabolt5196 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Interesting that the pitchers were so effective when last time you added some to a tank the ants simply fed them with their dead. I was expecting something similar to happen here but I’m glad to have been proven wrong! Hopefully it’ll just be the remaining crazies and any of their queens these things catch and not the other ants

  • @Enot_from_Rainworld
    @Enot_from_Rainworld Před 4 měsíci +186

    25:05 I immediately new he was gonna snatch up the plant before he even mentioned his plan 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 4 měsíci +9

      *knew

    • @sal9871
      @sal9871 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Hungary_0987heres a gold star ⭐️

    • @meeponinthbit3466
      @meeponinthbit3466 Před 4 měsíci +2

      This is the first thought all the gen-x's likely had.
      czcams.com/video/Pb8C7dxTGRM/video.html
      Oh look... They're really mad now. 😂

    • @lblust1031
      @lblust1031 Před 4 měsíci

      Well, he really went in for that

    • @a_windowframe
      @a_windowframe Před 4 měsíci +2

      my guy did it like he was the florida everglades man

  • @JDeppFan2272
    @JDeppFan2272 Před 4 měsíci +100

    I never thought I would be rooting for spider, but here we are. Good job jumping spider!

  • @user-ss6cy1do4t
    @user-ss6cy1do4t Před 4 měsíci +2

    23:38 There’s a queen in there right in the middle. You can see striped abdomen.

  • @Autshroomie
    @Autshroomie Před 4 měsíci +5

    For everyone in California he posts at 5:00 AM

  • @robertlane6431
    @robertlane6431 Před 4 měsíci +37

    I have said it before and I will say it once more. This is hands down the best channel on YT by far, and it is better than ANYTHING that Hollywood puts out.
    This is the only channel on YT that I turn notifications on for and the only channel that I actually rewatch videos on. You could make a fortune teaching master classes in YT video production.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +8

      Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey. Glad you enjoy it and your kind feedback is appreciated! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🙏🌿

  • @The_one_and_only-eq2wl
    @The_one_and_only-eq2wl Před 4 měsíci +2

    You should add sundew plants or fly trap plants to the ecosystem to help eat more bugs. You should also make update videos of every species in the vivarium every month or 2 months.

  • @tonystark2576
    @tonystark2576 Před 7 dny +1

    Add some bonsai trees too

  • @comfortablynumb9342
    @comfortablynumb9342 Před 4 měsíci +38

    Those are going to be some happy pitcher plants. They'll probably start growing like crazy with all the food.
    You might want to take a net and bucket to a local pond or river and catch more insect larvae and aquatic predators. They should help the ecosystem and be interesting to film.
    This series is awesome.

  • @nycstreetpoet
    @nycstreetpoet Před 4 měsíci +66

    Carpenter Ants I believe are one of a handful of ant species that can enter a pitcher plant and drink its nectar without being digested. In fact, carpenter ants and pitcher plants in the wild have a symbiotic relationship, so if your black crazy ants are still around they’ll have to contend with carpenter ants living near the pitcher plants.

    • @alaynahoskins3299
      @alaynahoskins3299 Před 3 měsíci +11

      Yup you're right! I just learned this the other day! Camponotus schmitzi, the diving ant, is a type of carpenter ant that sets up its nest inside the pitcher plants. When it's time to eat they quickly run down the inner wall of the pitcher plant and dive into the nectar to eat the anthropods that have fallen to the bottom. It's pretty neat! 🐜

    • @ziariakagler7292
      @ziariakagler7292 Před 3 měsíci

      Wow thanks for the info didn’t. Know that

    • @ziariakagler7292
      @ziariakagler7292 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@alaynahoskins3299 thanks for the info didn’t know that

    • @yomommashaus
      @yomommashaus Před 3 měsíci

      Crazy ants: YOU WILL DEFEND STALINGRAD IF IT COSTS US A HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN< NO A MILLION MEN!!!!

  • @nathanpickford2207
    @nathanpickford2207 Před 9 dny +1

    We think the pitcher plants are amazing!!! Please add more😁

  • @markrutte7705
    @markrutte7705 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Have you thought about adding Peacock spiders? They are beautiful and might be fun in pandora.

  • @victorvictor3026
    @victorvictor3026 Před 4 měsíci +73

    This is the best CZcams series I’ve ever watched. I have zero knowledge on all this stuff but it’s giving me a whole new appreciation for nature. I’m going to build one of these one day!

  • @Justin85perrine
    @Justin85perrine Před 4 měsíci +71

    I used to only watch Ants Canada every now and then, but when Pandora was introduced I can't stop watching and can't wait for the next upload. I even subscribed a month ago after seeing videos for the past couple yrs and finally joined/subscribed when Pandora came to being. Love the Knowledge your teaching and also learning yourself. Keep up the great work.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +4

      Thanks for watching!👍

    • @s-vo2vc
      @s-vo2vc Před 4 měsíci +1

      you should check your facts, the vivarium is named PANTDORA, there is a T in the word, i thought he said pandora as well then noticed how it was spelled and realized

  • @Chelefea
    @Chelefea Před 4 měsíci +2

    I’m obsessed with this series

  • @peanutdecided6256
    @peanutdecided6256 Před 4 měsíci +4

    14:15 for guppy control, use bettas, they love to eat baby guppies 😁
    i have a betta sorority with my guppies, and before i added the bettas i had waaaay too many guppies on my hands, now they stay at a manageable number
    if you don’t want to use bettas, angel fish would also be an excellent choice

    • @AJ-so6gd
      @AJ-so6gd Před 4 měsíci +1

      Female bettas would be by far the best in this case

  • @cindersofcreation
    @cindersofcreation Před 4 měsíci +67

    20:13 When you are microscopic in spore tryna feed off a nice veggie source and an absolute monster cell comes by

  • @retrojames4226
    @retrojames4226 Před 4 měsíci +98

    I love this channel because there's no intrusive sponsorships from shady sponsors. Just a guy who thoroughly enjoys what he does and wants to share it with the world. When I'm having a bad day, I watch your videos and it fills me with positivity.

    • @poppythedogofwonders
      @poppythedogofwonders Před 4 měsíci

      Yo, if you're sick of sponsors there's a browser add on that skips them, it's called "SponserBlock" I have it on mine and it works, just wanted to inform you since you seem irritated by sponsors.
      Oh and if you're seeing ads, UBlock Origin is an adblock that works on youtube.

  • @jordantaylor2435
    @jordantaylor2435 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'd love to see more pitcher plants and maybe some Venus flytraps!

  • @kalindrossel5322
    @kalindrossel5322 Před 4 měsíci +3

    24:45 maybe you add more of these plants. The dark hoard nested close to them from the beginning. So this could be a rather simple way to reduce their population manually like you did if you get the chance again.

  • @adithiyaab.b4145
    @adithiyaab.b4145 Před 4 měsíci +109

    This is so freaking good that you can just make a TV show out of it

    • @MrVovansim
      @MrVovansim Před 4 měsíci +5

      David Attenborough has entered the chat.
      (Not a diss on AC's voiceovers, of course)

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +9

      🙏❤️🌿🐜

    • @marsshhman
      @marsshhman Před 4 měsíci +3

      HE EVEN DOES THE AFTER CREDIT SCENES like this is just a tv show at this point between the voice over the weekly episodes and the cliffhangers AND I LOVE IT

    • @bennymami
      @bennymami Před 4 měsíci +1

      TRUE

    • @MetsterAnn
      @MetsterAnn Před 4 měsíci +1

      Like Meercat Manor. How do you sell it to a network?

  • @mistybehaviours
    @mistybehaviours Před 4 měsíci +29

    You are a genius on how you have evolved your channel into a type of tv series, I have been watching since the the early days and it’s been a pleasure to see the channel grow into what it is now. I love it and have learned so much, I always look forward to the next episode.

  • @TheMadHexa
    @TheMadHexa Před měsícem +1

    I owened some of these plants myself, never experienced a flesheating plant that was more effectiv than these.

  • @midasproductions.592
    @midasproductions.592 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I advise using demineralised water for the sprayer thays pointed on the glass and mineral rich water in the middle. This keeps the windows clean!

  • @Angelsilhouette
    @Angelsilhouette Před 4 měsíci +69

    Pitcher plants have microscopic hairlike structures on the interior surface of the pitchers. These structures are incredibly slick and all point inward, making any insect that can fit into the mouth slip and fall in. Some of the "intoxication" you're seeing is inebriation from the nectar, but some is simply like watching a human walk on ice. The only insect I know of that can successfully grab onto these hairlike structures is the mosquito, which can actually lay its eggs within the pitcher of some species.

    • @jikemusic8081
      @jikemusic8081 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Some species of carpenter ants and tiny species of frogs also can develop relationships with pitcher plants and successfully dwell inside of them, with the carpenter ants being able to swim through the digestive juices.

  • @shadowrodney
    @shadowrodney Před 4 měsíci +35

    The wonders of nature are sometimes so small, and that's why this channel is so great. I see the way the ants get intoxicated/slip into the carnivorous plants and I immediately think. "These kinds of natural happenings can be adapted into my fantasy universe, imagine plants drawing in adventurers the same way... or a very quick spider doing what the jumping spider does to hunt the black crazy ants. It's all very inspiring and awesome to learn from.

  • @jamie2686
    @jamie2686 Před 11 dny

    Imagine falling to your death into a pit of acid and hearing a cartoon falling noise, that's rough

  • @jasonsquires7677
    @jasonsquires7677 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I just found your page and subscribed right away. Your narration of the ecosystem you’ve created is enthralling and adding picture plants to battle the black ant takeover is the perfect way to incorporate some Newfoundland botany to the AntsCanada rainforest. Can’t wait to see what happens next, thanks for sharing your passion.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I love that it's Newfoublndland's official flower! ❤️🌿🐜🙏

  • @randomperson3160
    @randomperson3160 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Lady Deathstrike is the Thanos of the ecosystem, lol

  • @tntristan12
    @tntristan12 Před 4 měsíci +42

    I'm wildly arachniphobic and even I'm hooked on the Lady Deathstrike villain arc.

  • @MsFluffySama
    @MsFluffySama Před 4 měsíci +34

    The way you were able to just pluck that plant full of ants like that is gorgeous. It's like Pandora itself gift wrapped those ants for you. XD"

  • @stargazermoon7225
    @stargazermoon7225 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Hi just wanted to warn you about grasshoppers. If their population stays small nithing will happen but if their population gets out of control they can single handedly destroy all the plant live.
    LOVE you channel and you videos ❤ keep going can't wait for the next video!

  • @CRYP.2
    @CRYP.2 Před měsícem +1

    I absolutely would love to see blue rainforest butterfly's in pandora