I Fed a Pigeon To My Fire Ant Colony
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- My massive and ravenous fire ant colony, named the Crimson Knights, have grown so big now that they've already begun attempting to escape their volcanic island paludarium ant farm setup (Volcania). So, to help keep the fire ants well fed and amply distracted, I decided to give them a dead emerald dove, a type of tropical pigeon, that I had been saving until the ant colony was ready to have it. With it being Canadian Thanksgiving soon, I felt now was the best time to give them the bird. But I couldn't believe what secret plans the fire ants had up their sleeve the whole time. Hope you enjoy this week's episode. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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PS - Keep on watching until the very end for the hidden surprise...
Q: What other things should I feed our fire ants? Been thinking of a good Halloween episode this month!
love ur vids dude
you’re the goat
Remember the memories from fire nation when he fed the ants an entire turkey head
a: FEED THEM AN ENTIRE RAW TURKY
Ants should be on list of animals that use tools
10 years from now, "I will now be feeding the Crimson Knights my left arm."
Hmmm....
?
Dont give him ideas..😂
@@AntsCanadadon't you dare
@@AntsCanada yeah don’t
I work at a local pet supply and wellness company. There has been an increase in kids and adults who have an interest in any keeping, and many of them specifically have mentioned your channel. I have been watching myself for a couple of years now and you are very informative, it helps me with my job and also helps these up-and-coming ant keepers.
"In my freezer are corpses that i found im a bit weird"
100% relatable
i just have to applaud your level of video production it always feels like I'm watching a little documentary or movie. I just get lose in it and time flys by thanks for all the awesome content over the years.
Thank you! Happy you enjoy the videos. Ant love forever!
Ant love forever :D
ANTTTTTTTSS@@magshdz
I need to buy a Queen ant here in the Philippines please sir
Hey, Mikey, I found this dead animal and I thought of you...
Were you the one who gave him the bird?
Hahaha! That's pretty much how it goes...
@@imreallybadatnamingthings yeah😊
Now I’m just terrified on what he’s gonna feed those ants next.
You should be. I have a great idea for the Halloween episode! Ant love forever!
@@AntsCanadaoooooo I can't wait! Btw, I really really hope to make your October meetup in NJ! Idk if I can afford the tickets, but I'm one of your first subscribers and have always hoped an event like this would happen near me, so I'm doing everything I can and keeping my fingers crossed! My son's would love to meet you too! 😃🤞🏼😁
Awesome
@@AntsCanadacuriosity piqued 🙂
A peni-
literally a 'dead dove, dont eat' moment
I'm torn between what scares me more: how quickly they cleaned out their feast (I betted 5 days) or their disappearing act.
5 Years from now: Today we will be feeding the Crimson Knights a human!
Edit: Wow that is a lot of likes never had that much before!
*whale
Exponential growth is a cruel mf.
Or a Mammoth meatball-
20 years later ANTS NOW RULE THE WORLDD
Donated by You Guys !
This channel has me teaching my students about ants and their sisters. We put crumbs down and followed a trail the kids thought it was so neat.
you should get them a colony!
If was teaching entemology and a kid decided to step on an ant, I would trip him and step on him
I have to admit, this isn't normally my favorite genre of video. But you have such a fun flair for storytelling! Making something as "simple" as a colony of ants into a full-blown drama is fantastic! I can't wait to see what happens next!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it! Ant love forever! 🙏
Ant love forever! ╭ ͡₍❤︎₎͡ ╮
@@AntsCanadathe best ants to run in this ground🎉
My son was watching the video where the fire ants started making reproducers(?) And now I have to know what happened to them. I can't believe how many times my mind wanders to those damn ants 🤣
@@esmeraldagreengate4354 Cool! P.S. The winged "reproducers" are called alates, from the root word for "wings". Cheers :)
"I have corpses in my freezer," "or my friends gave them to me." What kind of friends do you have?
I'm so glad you were able to obtain a source of nutrients like this to show us how the ants might deal with it when they come across it in the wild.
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💖That would be so awesome... and an early birthday treat for me (October 24th)... but sadly it's a bit too far from South Carolina... and of course it's in the middle of the school term... so hard to get away. One day though!!! One day!!! :-)
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I'm interested but the website says it's targeted for people
@@QuirkySmirkyIanIt's open to all ages. Hope to see you there! #AntLoveForever
It's not a coincidence they started at the feet.
Your hive has swarm intelligence experience dealing with avian feet processing...fascinating
as usual
thanks, AntsCanada
You are not weird. You are giving your lovely little pets that all natural diet!
You should clean the pigeon skull and place it in Volcania as a decoration and reminder of what they have eaten.
Yes
Yes
Ants Canada, your videos have inspired me to raise my own for 8 years now. I love your content and I couldn’t ask for a better ant CZcamsr, coming to you from North Carolina.
Yay! We are both weirdos!
Same here! I have six lizards, so I sometimes have mice in a cup or bowl. I wouldn't put them in the freezer, cause they're alive.
Yay!! We all are weirdos! ❤️
Your ants are fed better than me and many others. They should thank you for this. :D
You gotta a craving for dead pigeon?
@callmekai4941 you don't?
@@callmekai4941These ants eating pigeons was like me eating caviar.
@@TeaEmpirme123good point
If that’s the case, I just ate the whole thing a pork
Not the cliffhanger 😭 Good video as always! Love from one Canadian to another!
I have a feeling the colony either broke out, or moved into the bird carcass
@@Pr0phetlessI’m guessing the bird carcass
@Pr0phetless he got rid of the car carcass, they burrowed into the rock mountain
They burrowed INTO the rock mountain
Where did the ants go? Can't find the sequel.
Doves and pigeons are my favorite birds😔 rest in pigeon you will be missed
Hey @AntsCanada thanks for the pigeon - fire ant worker
That's just amazing how quickly this colony grew from one queen to a veritable army of fire ants 🐜! It's surely due to the huge amount of food that you provide them. So lucky. Can't wait to find out where they moved to. 🐜 love ♥️ forever ♾! 👍💯✌🇨🇦
So nice seeing AntsCanada sharing his lunch
I love how Antscanada refers fire ants as “tiny velociraptors” cuz of their aggression behavior 😅 and definitely your content quality is almost surpassing National Geographic
Thanks for watching!
Lets be honest....this ant colony will never die and when Antscanada passes or somthing they are going to be terrified by his colonies if i saw this in someones home i would honestly be terrified these things could litteraly overwhelm a person by this point
@@AntsCanada No problem dude! Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
@@OXYNIZED i agree dude
I just found this channel recently. It's quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
It’s so cool seeing ants eating different animals and see how they deal with it.Keep it up AC
Amazing how your videos are scheduled at my dinner time
Bon appetite!!! 🤣 Ant love forever!
I think the gelatinous blob when you turned the bird over, above the tail, was its oil gland. I'm sure alot of fluid seeped out of that pore over time and then congealed
I love how Mikey can feed his ants anything, but when a leopard gecko CZcamsr feeds her Leo a pinkie people go crazy
the audience for ants and geckos might be different. one cares more about the cutesie-ness and other just wants to watch nature
Well it depends is it alive
you made me start ant keeping i’ve been watching you for so long i saw your vids in 2014 and i’m still watching today you are the best. it’s and love forever ❤ 🐜
Awesome! Best hobby right?! Ant love forever!
@@AntsCanadait is the best hobby
@@AntsCanada i love your content, its soothing. It helps me calm down during my disconsolate times. Thank you, your one of my idols and i look up to you
Lets thank Mikey and the pigeon for the delicious food that he has fed my royal kingdom, the Crimson Knights, thank you kind Creator of Worlds. We have enjoyed your suprise.
Any time! Ant love forever!
this is like holding back a swarm of zombies
6 years later, today we are going to feed them a WHOLE COW, A ENTIRE CORPSE, AND 16 POUNDS OF INSECTS, LETS SEE HOW LONG IT WELL TAKE THEM!!!! *finishes in 3 days*
lol
7 years from now: *“Today, I will be feeding an entire zoo to my Chimera Ant colony!”*
😂 was not expecting the hunterxhunter reference
chimera ants are just the next natural step tbh 😞
So proud to have my first queen colony after following you for so long
Congrats! Ant love forever!
nice! what kind of ant is it?
@@robertbeke1170 got a queen Camponotus aeneopilosus n easy starter
Sisza:Sisters of the crimson knights are god has gave us a meal we need to feed
Maiha:we must feed
Bunsa: but queen scarlet is hungery
In the queen chamber:
Queen Scarlett:so the gods have gifted us again
Perfect...
LIKE FOR A PART TWO
I actually have seen local pigeons and doves with similar wounds on their throats and chests, that’s the sign that they were attacked by another bird like a hawk or falcon. Surprisingly enough they can typically survive the encounters provided that it’s not too deep of a gash , doves and pigeons are very resilient.
Wow I love this species, I can't wait to have it among my colonies
Oh man! Good luck! 🔥🐜 Ant love forever!
@@AntsCanadaI am feeling sad for that dove
@@cato_2862 it was already dead
@@cato_2862 the ants didn't kill it
@@AntsCanada🐜🐜🐜
You should leave the pidgeon skull in there, along with the skull of every other big animal you might feed them in the future, as some kind of trophy
He the kind of dude to keep pigeon corpses in his freezer i bet
I love how he treats all his fire ant colonies like real Lava
They practically are lava tbh
First year as an ant keeper and I just fed my lil pavement ants their first cricket head! Super satisfying to see your girls thrive and expand!
The Crimson Knights big feast of the year so far Nice Job Antscanada you inspired me to keep ants and I enjoy it
That was pretty amazing, it is not really that gross. I've never seen that pigeon before, I learned some new things.
I randomly met a fellow AC family member today. I was waiting in a medical facility's waiting room when I heard a familiar voice from an audio device at the reception desk. The voice while familiar didn't click until I heard that voice say "Crimson Knights."
Haha! Awesome! AC Family Unite!
aww poor pidgeon :( but i know its for a good cause, for your ants to eat.
it was already dead..
@@azuradawn5683 i know👍 lol
I wonder what other animal this dude casually has in hes fridge
You would NOT believe! Ant love forever!
@@AntsCanadaThat is the worst possible answer you could have picked lol. Do. Do you have a human in there?
Mikey: "Guys...don't freak out..."
Me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
"This lucky package will be digested by freaking fire ants"
We’d love to know what happened with the teaser you left previously about them producing winged ants to spread new colonies. And what ever happened to the ant riding face huggers?! We never found out what species they were, if they were just passengers or some form of parasite.
I've been thinking about this too. Maybe it wasn't as big a deal as he thought so there's no full video?
o maybe its still in production
Rip to the pidgeon 😢
5:27 this guy emotes so well i could see his shocked face from behind.
imagine being an ant living here.
“GUYS! master gave food”
“food!”
“food!”
didnt miss today, pretty cool! Never expected pigeons, thought it would be something like a feeding montage.
This also gave me an idea, what if you made a feeding montage type of video, that is just watching the ants eat live(like streaming videos of them eating, this could also mean that you can have multiple cameras).
I can’t wait for the cow video I’ve worked with them all 14 years of my life but to see how long it takes ants to devour them would be cool with a intro similar to this coming up “welcome AC family in this video we will be giving my fire ant colony the crimson knights a treat which is a cow carcass donated by my neighbor, the cow died of natural causes and did not suffer any pain during death so rest well my friend”
lol
I just watched the one with the eyeballs, technically its beef 😅
Wow this amazing antsCanada I have been watching your videos for YEARS I’m pretty sure the first video I saw of yours was when you put pitcher plants in your ant colony to reduce there numbers. And now you have an entire building of ants and land for ants you have come so far and never failed to teach us and entertain us.
I think it'll take like 10 days for them to process a pigeon
Who else be watching ant forever
Me but i wont be able to always watch cuz i has school
School
yes
unless if he dies or the internet dies or we all die
Oh yes, thanks for reminding me, it is pigeon hunting season where I live.
You hunt pigeons?!!! 😲😲😲😲
@@AntsCanada oh yeah, legal hunting actually helps species in the danger list as it allows to cull the population so endangered species can have more food and space versus the invading species. Money that the government (local and federal) gets through taxes selling hunting gear and licenses goes to projects in protection of the environment (example the Puerto Rico parrot). There are some doves to not hunt and doing so may incur in fines of a few thousand dollars.
Honestly, I think they should take about two weeks
Hearing someone else say i keep corpses in my freezer was truly good to hear. Glad im not the only one doing this
Love this story line!!! The ending was epic!! Great job!🎉
you know when he brings the birds out its going to be a banger of a video!
Imagine if you actually touch it and they just slowly feed off your arm
AC: "Dare me to touch it?"
Me: "You better tf not!"
I think it will take about 100 hours for them to finish it.
edit- close enough
can I get likes for absolutely no reason
Sure
I’ll be honest, there really was quite a few surprises in this video, I don’t blame people for thinking it’s both disgusting and surprising!
As for an idea of a Halloween feast for the fire ants, or maybe even the marauder ants, I suggest 2 or 3 mice covered in both honey and jelly. That would surely be a great idea! Also, you know how ants can’t see the color red? Well to make the ants be able to eat the jelly I suggest giving them orange or black jelly that of course have different flavors, if you ever have them that is… I hope you do though… I’m not sure what flavors of jelly you have. 😅🫤
Side note: If anyone is reading this comment my goal is to get 150 likes because why not! 😉🤞
16:00 oh bro u already got maggots on the top left of the bloody pool
Mmmmm, decomposition at its finest as soon as you flipped that bird over. Yum.
🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@AntsCanadaA lot people think thats the end, but just like how the stars have an end to their lives, what's left over always get recycled into something else. Everything will always be recycled into something else. It's all just energy in one form or another, which can neither be created nor destroyed, just transformed. In this case: dead bird = food for other creatures.
I very recently binged the last four years of your channel.😊 ❤ Love how wholesome you are.
Thank you for making me look at ants in a whole new way. 💪
#AntLoveForever
Your formicariums are sooooo epic, how do you even make them?
Money
>AC about to place dead bird in fire ant palace.
>Cat food ad.
Fahrenheit 451 type logic. Keep them happy and interested, and they'll never think about real issues.
5 videos later: So today guys we're feeding my firstborn child to my ants! Can't wait to see how they react!
that's a lil overkill
I just thought that maybe the next thing you could feed one of your ant colonies could be some regional fish? As in those native to the ants' area in question, just in case a type of fish might be unhealthy to a species of a different location; we wouldn't want to risk doing that to them. I think it would be pretty interesting to see how they might like some fish meat. 👍
The start of this video is so cursed out of context
This was a perfect opportunity to put "do not open. Dead dive inside". Maybe next time
Good day AntsCanada. I always enjoy your videos and it's amazing to see how the ants go on with their lives and reveal their unique behaviors. I'm from South Africa and have an idea of what you can do to prevent escapes. We have an insecticide called Fendona 6 SC, which we sprayed around our door and window frames. Any incest that walks over that barrier dies within minutes. 9 months was passed since my father sprayed it and the barrier was still active enough to kill a scorpion before it got into our house. We also don't have any ants crossing that area where we applied the Fendona.
But feel free to investigate more about this insecticide and if you are able to find it in your stores. Hopefully it will prevent future ant escapes and prevent unwanted ants to enter.
Loved this video like every other. Your videos are very unique, and that’s what I enjoy about them. Great job!
Thanks gldor watching #AntLoveForever
*dead dove, do not open*
The Crimson Knights: "Hold our volcano"
The cliffhanger tho, you're killing me XD
I would like to know how you plan to move this colony if it were necesary. It wouldnt be easy to take out the queen from the volcano if the colony get sick or you just need to move them out because a problem in the terrarium
Edit: well, i guess my question was sort of answered
rip the dead pigeon ;-;
bro makes it sounds a lot cooler than it actually is
Next video: "Well AC family today i will be feeding a burglar that tried robbing me today"!
as a long time viewer bro Is feeding his fire ants anything now
Imma guess a week or so
8:17 I'd say at most that's 2g of ants.
I have to admit, you got really got at leaving cliff hangers ever since the video you made about your Carebara diversa when they myseriously disappeared, then followed up with your fire ants disappearing as well (TWICE) and now being the third time to leave all of our minds waiting to find out what happens next
wow extra video
What’s the Halloween special going to be?
Stay tuned! 🎃🎃🎃
Next feast idea for fire ants maybe… a rabbit? Big but would be interesting about how that went about it? 😮❤😊
Did it have dead breadcrumbs inside?
5-7 days ?😂
"dead dove, don't eat" but REAL LOLL
This is episode 20 of Mikey finding out that dead animals fed to ants start to stink after a few days.
Damn ant keeping must be hard, Big props to you man
I know just enough from CZcams to know that ant keeping usually isn't that hard, but that changes when you keep fire ants.