Starting a New Ant Colony | Birth of the Carpenter Ants

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
  • Birth of the CARPENTER ANTS: After the beautiful rise to glory of my fire ant colony, the Phoenix Empire, I sought out a brand new starting carpenter ant colony to begin a new story of ant wonder. In this episode we meet our young carpenter ant queen and her brood, and have a look at all the unique jobs already taking place within the colony's test tube setup. The footage captured in this video is truly cute, eye-opening, and magical all at once. Hope you enjoy the humble beginnings of an ant colony, as we welcome them to our growing Antiverse. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution. #CarpenterAnts​ #QueenAnt​ #AntColony
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  Před 3 lety +159

    The next episode is here: czcams.com/video/_3P8gUygTbM/video.html 🐜🐜🐜 Go vote for their official name now! Ant love forever!

  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  Před 3 lety +677

    So what should we name them? Go!!! (NOTE: CZcams only allows 500 replies, so leave your suggestions in the main comment section)

  • @Arkiplier
    @Arkiplier Před 3 lety +416

    I never knew watching ants would be so satisfying-

    • @britishneko3906
      @britishneko3906 Před 3 lety

      welp now you know why some people love ants

    • @lilacsanctuary3323
      @lilacsanctuary3323 Před 3 lety +3

      ;-; yup found another loop hole of me watching bugs again. First spiders and now ants (i really should just stop right here for bugs cause i still get uncomfortable by watching videos like these. But i like it!)

    • @britishneko3906
      @britishneko3906 Před 3 lety +3

      @@lilacsanctuary3323 hey you are like me but now I don't hate ants and spider but I still hate those annoying hard to kill cockroaches

    • @NUBIANNAVY
      @NUBIANNAVY Před 3 lety +2

      SAME
      I
      LOVE
      ANTS!!

    • @Iamtherealsav
      @Iamtherealsav Před 3 lety +1

      Same

  • @VespiansGrace
    @VespiansGrace Před 3 lety +1896

    NAME: "The Legionnaires" The Romans were renowned for there prowess in construction!

  • @nancymendez5009
    @nancymendez5009 Před 3 lety +87

    I just listened to a person call an ant beautiful
    That is why I’m subbed to this channel

  • @makehappyfaces2542
    @makehappyfaces2542 Před 3 lety +23

    They have mites! The major at 10:27 has a large white mite on the underside of her head!! 😱

    • @lawmanbird
      @lawmanbird Před 3 lety +1

      I just paused the vid cuz I saw the same thing. That mite is huge! 10:29

    • @cH4iN123
      @cH4iN123 Před 3 lety

      Pretty sure at that size of the colony it isn't a threat at all, they get rid of it themself.

    • @makehappyfaces2542
      @makehappyfaces2542 Před 3 lety

      @@cH4iN123 the Golden Empire was a colony of millions of ants that was felled by a plague of mites. All it takes is one.

    • @Miggyddc24
      @Miggyddc24 Před 3 měsíci

      I had those and they were safe in my c. irritans

  • @TheNoteblockLizard
    @TheNoteblockLizard Před 3 lety +612

    What a wholesome episode :D
    I am very excited to follow the journey of another addition to the Antiverse :D
    Here's hoping for a potential future addition of those meranoplus bicolor to the Antiverse at some point :)

  • @owainkanaway8345
    @owainkanaway8345 Před 3 lety +205

    Try to start a colony with the Meranoplus Bicolor, those ants are so docile and cute.

  • @KevinMG25
    @KevinMG25 Před 3 lety +120

    The effort that this guy puts for this channel is amazing..
    He literally have almost 100 ant colonies that he always need to feed and manage plus his feeders and also his other pets such as lizards, tarantula's and birds.. Not only that.. he also manage his lands and the future antiverse that is currently underconstruction. Plus he also edits and spends hours and hours filming and writing scripts and everything!

    • @barbarahouk1983
      @barbarahouk1983 Před 3 lety +14

      You also forgot he is an entertainer as well. Yes Mikey is a busy man.

    • @Internetuser435
      @Internetuser435 Před 3 lety +1

      Wow, you are so right

    • @aleeguy
      @aleeguy Před 3 lety +6

      you know it takes like 30 mins a day to feed those 100 colonies and he doesn't edit his vids, he has an editor that does that. Plus he entertains because he says basic and normal things as it's something incredible so you think that he really did something incredible and it entertains you

    • @naisha8499
      @naisha8499 Před 3 lety +4

      Ikr!! He deserves his 4m supporters!!

    • @arandomcommenter6759
      @arandomcommenter6759 Před 3 lety +1

      @@aleeguy EWWWWW PARTY POOPER!!!

  • @J0kerScars
    @J0kerScars Před 3 lety +43

    I don’t know if I saw correctly but it looked like the majors had mites attached to their heads starting at 10:25

  • @mysterymenace6923
    @mysterymenace6923 Před 3 lety +884

    The colony should be called “The Lumberjacks” and the queen should be called “Queen Redwood”

  • @Vasilyev.Seraphim
    @Vasilyev.Seraphim Před 3 lety +50

    hearing antscanada say "the antiverse" warms my heart since i havnt heard it it in a while👁💧👄💧👁

  • @sednavaporeon7226
    @sednavaporeon7226 Před 3 lety +81

    I just feel kinda,bad for the termites. They seem to be in alot of pain but 3 words:
    1. Circle
    2. Of
    3. Life

  • @filastyle84
    @filastyle84 Před 3 lety +19

    10:27 - There's what looks like a mite, on the underside of that super-major's head. Is it harmless??

  • @everettburdett1702
    @everettburdett1702 Před 3 lety +189

    From his past videos, like building an ant mansion, buying a forest, and creating a literal Jurassic park for ants, it's easy to forget that this guy lives in an apartment

  • @bcjflorr
    @bcjflorr Před 2 lety +3

    11:52 face hugger mite on the major

  • @Hexiliin
    @Hexiliin Před 3 lety +191

    Probably name them like "The Woodland Warriors"
    Edit: Holy shoot 100 likes? HOW TwT
    Welp thanks for the likes :)-

  • @Mist-yc2yb
    @Mist-yc2yb Před 3 lety +18

    9:58
    Ant: My leg!!
    Termite: You get what you f-ing deserve

  • @jitendraawasthi7956
    @jitendraawasthi7956 Před 3 lety +36

    I want an update of the Pheonix ang golden empire. Its been a while since i saw them.

  • @grump3485
    @grump3485 Před 3 lety +35

    AC: the ants are feeding the young
    My brain: There getting rid of the competition

  • @mwallrabenstein5215
    @mwallrabenstein5215 Před 3 lety +67

    Its insane that Out of one Queen and a few workers can grow a Giant ant Empire

    • @albert9348
      @albert9348 Před 3 lety +1

      If your suprised by that you still havent seen anything yet. AntsCanada has a super colony, it has multiple queens. Around 3-6 queens. Imagine how big that would be.

    • @mwallrabenstein5215
      @mwallrabenstein5215 Před 3 lety +1

      @@albert9348 yeah i knew that but i didnt thoughth about that and it wouldnt Sound so good with multible queens

    • @helptheduck5762
      @helptheduck5762 Před 3 lety

      @[] like your name the best name ever... Love you!

    • @naisha8499
      @naisha8499 Před 3 lety

      @@albert9348 Also the golden empire has 20+ queens!!!!! Its HUGEEEE!

    • @albert9348
      @albert9348 Před 3 lety

      If the fire nation became the biggest colony with one queen. Imagine if they had alot of queens instead of just one. It would be a super massive colony.

  • @Andy-jq5yw
    @Andy-jq5yw Před 3 lety +22

    I'd really like to see a more detailed video on things like how to make prepare a test tube setup, and how to get feeder bugs like termite nymphs into the setup, and what to do about liquids. Temps and lighting, and any other tips and tricks on test tubes or first farms.

    • @anag5144
      @anag5144 Před 3 lety +3

      Andy, you can find everything about your doubts in the previous old tutorial videos on this channel 😉

  • @luisemoralesfalcon4716
    @luisemoralesfalcon4716 Před 3 lety +18

    Man I missed these type of videos, thanks for trusting us with your plans on your home and owned terrains.

  • @Rob-ql6xr
    @Rob-ql6xr Před 2 lety +1

    10:25 you can see here that that major has the mite and rewatching this video after the newer ones I just noticed this

  • @natalieeuley1734
    @natalieeuley1734 Před 3 lety +52

    I can't wait for the ants to move out of the test tube setup!

  • @brettlanigan
    @brettlanigan Před 3 lety +341

    You got me In to animals, and now I’m getting a 100gallon fish tank ready

    • @brettlanigan
      @brettlanigan Před 3 lety +26

      Also I know the name for their nest hasn’t been voted on yet but I really think it’s name should be The Builder Hut

    • @robinbruce7838
      @robinbruce7838 Před 3 lety +13

    • @kaes9846
      @kaes9846 Před 3 lety +4

      Get a angelfish. And name it fin-nly (you will see why ÙwÚ)

    • @brettlanigan
      @brettlanigan Před 3 lety +4

      @@kaes9846 I have one named Gill and another with no name I think imma name him fin-le instead but I love the suggestion

    • @NormalNoob10
      @NormalNoob10 Před 3 lety +1

      @@brettlanigan hello ants are insect not animals

  • @matthewrobinett1012
    @matthewrobinett1012 Před 3 lety +13

    I love it when he goes back to the basics

  • @ch6201
    @ch6201 Před 3 lety +2

    I was an ant keepers back then when i was in college. Due to changes in hobbies and lifestyle, i quitted ant keeping. Today, this video rejuvenate my ant keeping hobby again by ALOT. Carpenter Ants are my very first species i kept. I just can't wait to catch queen ants again. Thank you for this special video. I'm from Singapore btw.

  • @bluiedaniel2739
    @bluiedaniel2739 Před 3 lety +111

    After out the forest so much, it was good to see he record at home

    • @ajalmalel9038
      @ajalmalel9038 Před 3 lety +3

      Due to ECQ.. we need to stay home for a month. :)

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 Před 3 lety +378

    This channel is making me realize that ants might be smarter then we think.

    • @yawcty6478
      @yawcty6478 Před 3 lety +32

      I mean, they build buildings, raise “cattle,” farm, and communicate with each other.

    • @octoquetra9198
      @octoquetra9198 Před 3 lety +24

      I know! I usually we think of ants as one solitary ant, which is basically helpless, but a colony is very smart, advanced, and sophisticated.

    • @asylumental
      @asylumental Před 3 lety +7

      They're aliens.
      Lol.
      ...but seriously..

    • @AmbrotosArkhon
      @AmbrotosArkhon Před 3 lety +12

      Ants have just managed to evolve at a size relative to the rest of the animal kingdom that allows them to grow as a colony very quickly. Most larger creatures barely pay ants any mind and there's so much untouched earth that ants have had plenty of space to thrive. They've had over 140 million years of development.

    • @kirstenhouten5524
      @kirstenhouten5524 Před 3 lety +5

      I was just thinking that, especially when you compare it to most primates who don’t have a sense of poop=bad/gross. They don’t have a designated area to get rid of waste.... but ants do! It’s really fascinating.

  • @doliaclemente1366
    @doliaclemente1366 Před 3 lety +94

    Name them the daughters of soteria
    Soteria is the goddess of safety
    And the ants would do anything to keep they're colony safe ❤️

  • @Magpielox209
    @Magpielox209 Před 3 lety +137

    I think that the queen should be called “Amber” because the color looks like amber from trees, and the colony can be named “The Spruce tribe”

  • @zombiebiter47
    @zombiebiter47 Před 3 lety +64

    Is it just me or is his voice very calming

  • @JuffoWup78
    @JuffoWup78 Před 3 lety +8

    Uhh... anyone else notice that the colony also has a serious mite problem? There is one on the bottom of one of the heads (see 10:26 for an example). There is a baby hanging out on the queen in one shot.

    • @kfirezer
      @kfirezer Před 3 lety

      you're right! missed that when I first watched the video

  • @mikhailbolodo1597
    @mikhailbolodo1597 Před 3 lety +82

    "It's nuptial flight season"
    Me running around with a torch to kill termites flying around the house : Huh.. didn't notice...

    • @albert9348
      @albert9348 Před 3 lety +8

      This made me burst out laughing.

    • @albert9348
      @albert9348 Před 3 lety +7

      I just imagined you accidentally killing a rare colony or a new species in the proccess. Wonder what ants they were if they were ants.

    • @yizao9289
      @yizao9289 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah I would also have done that

    • @mikhailbolodo1597
      @mikhailbolodo1597 Před 3 lety +3

      @@albert9348 I won't say I probably did but probably did, those things bite man... they bite and that goes too far.

    • @albert9348
      @albert9348 Před 3 lety

      They do hurt.

  • @EchoEzo
    @EchoEzo Před 3 lety +2

    This series will help me since, I am starting a Florida Carpenter ant colony.

  • @bloodhunter4628
    @bloodhunter4628 Před 3 lety +16

    AntsCanada u might wanna be careful, some of the workers have parasites on em(like so that he sees this) 10:26 11:41 11:53

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Před 3 lety +205

    Everyone is fed, no one is left hungry or forgotten
    that's the power of the Carpentering Comrades, let's name them that

    • @lazydino9145
      @lazydino9145 Před 3 lety +7

      NANI?!?!

    • @GreyBoiTheTrue
      @GreyBoiTheTrue Před 3 lety +6

      aMaRaCa HaHa fUnNy NaMbOr OnE oThEr CoNtRe BaD 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

    • @calciumwithmagic7057
      @calciumwithmagic7057 Před 3 lety +2

      BEST KORIA COMERADE

    • @igotwect3174
      @igotwect3174 Před 3 lety +5

      “Nobody is left hungry or forgotten”
      Not in your country they aren’t

    • @igotwect3174
      @igotwect3174 Před 3 lety +6

      @@GreyBoiTheTrue bro... that’s the Liberian flag lmao

  • @donelkingii3738
    @donelkingii3738 Před 3 lety +7

    Just wanted to say thank you so much. Your channel puts many smiles on faces. Stay safe. :)

  • @marclock395
    @marclock395 Před 3 lety +7

    This ant progect is going to be so COOL

  • @danking9936
    @danking9936 Před 3 lety +77

    I am a little concerned by the mites, but this is such a wholesome video!!!!

    • @saulobraga6131
      @saulobraga6131 Před 3 lety +4

      same, wanted to know if that's okay or what

    • @sarahmargaret234
      @sarahmargaret234 Před 3 lety

      @Bian hang I made $ 6,500 profit just within 14 days of my Investment with an initial amount of $ 2000 all with the help of Mr James

    • @sarahmargaret234
      @sarahmargaret234 Před 3 lety

      @Mary Jane + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

    • @sarahmargaret234
      @sarahmargaret234 Před 3 lety

      + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

    • @sarahmargaret234
      @sarahmargaret234 Před 3 lety

      + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

  • @Ella-yr2xf
    @Ella-yr2xf Před 3 lety +16

    You should name them The Meliae. Based off the Greek myth of The Silver Wives. They were powerful nymphs that nursed their sons on the honey-sap of their ash trees, and armed them with spears crafted from the wood of their trees.

    • @kesna8
      @kesna8 Před 3 lety +1

      That's awesome!

    • @ratte5102
      @ratte5102 Před 3 lety +1

      That's a great name!

  • @anuel7204
    @anuel7204 Před 3 lety +49

    How about for the queen we can call her Queen Juniper. Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus /dʒuːˈnɪpərəs/[1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa, from Ziarat, Pakistan, east to eastern Tibet in the Old World, and in the mountains of Central America. The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,900 m) in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas, creating one of the highest tree-lines on earth. Yes that is copy pasted from the Wikipedia page.

  • @kinvioxoms4066
    @kinvioxoms4066 Před 3 lety +4

    I can totally see them in a freshwater beach world with waves and a bunch of driftwood! They could then be called the way finders

  • @theantnerd2262
    @theantnerd2262 Před 3 lety +8

    is it just me or is it like really exiting when he gets a new ant colony.

  • @LocalGhostOfYoutube
    @LocalGhostOfYoutube Před 3 lety +40

    This is just beautiful and this is why I love this channel

  • @silentrobin9234
    @silentrobin9234 Před 3 lety +30

    I have a question :
    if an ant finds a sugar cube, they go to tell the rest of the colony right? so what happens if we take the sugar cube?
    if the ants arrive does the informative ant look like a liar or can they smell the sugar cube that was once there?
    ps: really love your channel :D

    • @JacobE-23
      @JacobE-23 Před 3 lety +2

      I'd love to see him run a little experiment like that lol. Would be cool to see

    • @pinkkoala2027
      @pinkkoala2027 Před 3 lety

      Yeah

    • @acidic_7
      @acidic_7 Před 2 lety +1

      @@JacobE-23 Its like the story of when the boy lied and told the village that a wolf was going to eat his cattle. Then the villagers didnt believe him when a wolf did come.

    • @bigbosspanda1976
      @bigbosspanda1976 Před rokem

      @@acidic_7 you mean the boy who cried wolf?

  • @serenitymeadows741
    @serenitymeadows741 Před 3 lety +3

    i just wanted to say thank you. i've been subscribed to your channel for about 5 years now and last summer i found my first queen ant and now she has 5 workers (2 generations) and this week i caught 2 prenolepis queens and i merged them. it is a amazing hobby that i started by watching your videos. my friends think i'm weird for keeping ants but that's okay 😂

  • @flowey_hd955
    @flowey_hd955 Před 3 lety +12

    I love this New Colony! they are so interasting and love to See them grow just like the phoenix empire
    PS sorry for the not so perfekt englisch i come from Europe

  • @davudabob3275
    @davudabob3275 Před 3 lety +55

    Since I can’t keep my own colony due to not enough space in my crammed house, I’m just gonna try to find a pregnant ant, feed it a bit, and release it in an area where I’ll monitor it and donate food to it.

    • @JXLYY
      @JXLYY Před 3 lety +9

      Thats what I did and now I feed it crushed Spiders and boiled lizards and some Sweets and now they have super majors

    • @hjjjj7888
      @hjjjj7888 Před 3 lety +2

      @@JXLYY nice these are great ideas.

    • @hjjjj7888
      @hjjjj7888 Před 3 lety +2

      @Rōnin just don't overdo it with food and put it a little far away from your house. And because I used to have a house I don't think I feed the ants but they never overgrew or attack the house. But I remember my first time picking up an ant it was a little worker ant and it bits me lol:( : ").

    • @hjjjj7888
      @hjjjj7888 Před 3 lety

      @Rōnin hahaha yeah. Oh yeah you're welcome?

  • @lossteinus5420
    @lossteinus5420 Před 3 lety +40

    A replete is a kind of ant, that fills their social stomach larger than other ants. Replete are walking Food carriages. :D

  • @jiinx72
    @jiinx72 Před 3 lety +1

    One of those major's has a tick. Love Carpenter and Messor ants. Mainly down to their size especially the major's. Watching this colony grow going to be awesome.

  • @oscarjrvelasquez8520
    @oscarjrvelasquez8520 Před 3 lety +7

    Its 7 00 a.m and im supposed to be getting ready but insgead im watching Ants Canada.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 3 lety +195

    How about the Woodcutting Guild? A colony named after something in Old School Runescape would be pretty cool! Or The Lumberjacks? I mean you ARE AntsCanada, Lumberjacks is more fitting
    As for the queen's name, Lumberjill? That's the term for a female lumberjack. Or Madera, which is Spanish for wood, I think it sounds pretty for the name of a queen

  • @nablamakabama488
    @nablamakabama488 Před 3 lety +7

    10:28
    Is that a mite on the underside of the upper majors head? It doesn’t look like the bloodsuckers on the golden empire though, so it might not be a problem, but idk.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Před 3 lety +3

      OMG I actually don't know... Going to check the raw footage right now...

    • @remanjecarter2787
      @remanjecarter2787 Před 3 lety +1

      There's a second shot of the mite at 11:54 too

    • @saqrannumair5654
      @saqrannumair5654 Před 3 lety +1

      Oo no God
      not again now!

    • @nablamakabama488
      @nablamakabama488 Před 3 lety +2

      @@remanjecarter2787
      Yes, and also in 3:26 a small one on the thorax of the queen.

  • @dyingmeadows4108
    @dyingmeadows4108 Před 3 lety +17

    My daughter said the “Carpenter Crew” should be the colony name.

  • @farmerchuck7294
    @farmerchuck7294 Před 3 lety +112

    It appears the antopia saga has ended for now...
    And a new tale has begun...

  • @WONDERLAND6005
    @WONDERLAND6005 Před 3 lety +23

    *Bro you gotta give a shout out to the tiny camera man that crawls in there and films these things!*

  • @tacoman10
    @tacoman10 Před 3 lety +90

    AntsCanada: Gee guys, I just don't know how I am going to get all of my ant colonies out of my 4th story apartment and to my new house 10 miles away.
    Also AntsCanada: OMG guys! Look at my 17 new ant colonies!

    • @wheeeeeha
      @wheeeeeha Před 3 lety +3

      Doesn't he already have 2 carpenter ant colonies already? Seem to recall a video where he got a new colony only to discover the old colony living under a rock.

    • @tomwatkins6113
      @tomwatkins6113 Před 3 lety

      @@wheeeeeha those colonies died a few years ago

    • @dionysisdavoutian6798
      @dionysisdavoutian6798 Před 3 lety

      @@tomwatkins6113 AntsCanada: soooooooo... i guess we start over with 3 more

  • @levitorok6478
    @levitorok6478 Před 3 lety +1

    THIS HELPED MORE THEN YOU CAN IMAGINE!!! I got a new colony and was worried cause I thought the queen died when I put it in here new ant home and 7 days went by and I only saw one ant but today I woke up and saw them munching on the new cricket I put in there and it make me so happy

  • @zombieant7873
    @zombieant7873 Před 3 lety +4

    I loved The Phoenix Empire!! Really excited about this colony 😍😍

  • @_somuchstardust_
    @_somuchstardust_ Před 3 lety +38

    You should call the new colony "The Dendrologists" because dendrology is the study of wood, and I think it fits well :)

  • @sshaa115
    @sshaa115 Před 3 lety +11

    Hi AntsCanada. I wanted to let you know we started an ant interest group in school :D. And we observe and collect ants. I can't collect as I'm not allowed but I hope I can soon! Also most of us there are huge fans of you. Just reminded them you uploaded. #AntLoveForever
    Edit: PLS LIKE SO HE WILL NOTICE

    • @asher-360
      @asher-360 Před 3 lety +1

      By the way, why aren’t you allowed to collect?

    • @sshaa115
      @sshaa115 Před 3 lety +1

      @@asher-360 My mom lmao

    • @TacticalAnt420
      @TacticalAnt420 Před 3 lety

      @@sshaa115 my mom too doesn’t want, she fears that they’ll escape.

    • @sshaa115
      @sshaa115 Před 3 lety

      @@TacticalAnt420 ah same as well

  • @kennythefrog1
    @kennythefrog1 Před 3 lety +6

    My very first ant queen has just hatched her first daughter. I am so excited.

    • @moved4169
      @moved4169 Před 3 lety +3

      That's so exciting! Take care of your new colony!

    • @kennythefrog1
      @kennythefrog1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@moved4169 thank you. I will try, im excited but also nervous, but like a good nervous.

    • @shrektheeverchosen6457
      @shrektheeverchosen6457 Před 3 lety +1

      How goes the colony?

    • @kennythefrog1
      @kennythefrog1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@shrektheeverchosen6457 slowly, because of how cold it is right now. So my queen is taking her time and that's okay, I'm not a fan of the cold either. Lol.

  • @duck_7764
    @duck_7764 Před 3 lety +5

    For us OG people this is a throwback episode.

  • @wesleymercer4536
    @wesleymercer4536 Před 3 lety +14

    It’s crazy that there is literally so much going with this channel.

    • @hjjjj7888
      @hjjjj7888 Před 3 lety

      Yesss ant channel forever💕🐜🐜🐜

  • @EddVCR
    @EddVCR Před 3 lety +10

    All the new scientific discoveries Mikey is making is stunning! Our boy is making history! :D

  • @TheMikalus
    @TheMikalus Před 3 lety

    Fun fact: humans do actually expel meconium, or the first bowl movement. It just happens after their born, so they also have months of waste built up from being fed in the womb but not going #2. So cool this is a common occurrence across species! Thanks for the great videos!

  • @akumu919
    @akumu919 Před 3 lety +12

    I just recently caught two Solenopsis invicta queens! One has already laid 4 eggs! So excited!

    • @NishchayG
      @NishchayG Před 3 lety

      Did u go on the lookout after it rained ? I am having trouble finding a single queen
      PS it didn't rain in my area for quite a while

    • @akumu919
      @akumu919 Před 3 lety

      It is obviously recommended to search after it rains, but I just look near a body of water. In my case, it was a creek @@NishchayG.

    • @NishchayG
      @NishchayG Před 3 lety

      ohk nice
      theres no water body near my area :(

    • @akumu919
      @akumu919 Před 3 lety

      That's tough @@NishchayG. I'd recommend just walking around your area every day. Just stay persistent and you'll find one!

    • @NishchayG
      @NishchayG Před 3 lety

      @@akumu919 Tq :o

  • @javaadditiondd1153
    @javaadditiondd1153 Před 3 lety +7

    dude im never gonna get used to phoenix empire i miss the fire nation

  • @sparrowthesparrow
    @sparrowthesparrow Před 3 lety +4

    Awwww those carpenter ants are adorable! I think a good name for them could be the Lumberjacks or the Nymphs (like the forest spirits, not the bug larva!) after their association with wood!!!

  • @dorundo_reaper5856
    @dorundo_reaper5856 Před 3 lety +22

    The colony should be called “The Lumberjacks” and the queen should be called “Queen Redwood”
    ^^ credit to beast tales for the idea, just reposting it so Mike can see it lol

  • @_somuchstardust_
    @_somuchstardust_ Před 3 lety +39

    When he was talking about food storage, I thought "So ants can't get to it" and then I realized

  • @fuzzy_grizzly_bear
    @fuzzy_grizzly_bear Před 3 lety +12

    Have you found out yet how you are going to move your big terrariums out of your apartment?

  • @philippevm
    @philippevm Před 3 lety +8

    I wish we had more videos every week, 15min is too short for me in this quarentine :(

  • @amberredfield
    @amberredfield Před 3 lety

    Caught my first Camponotus on May 7th, and she just laid two eggs today! So stoked!

  • @damestefan
    @damestefan Před 3 lety +4

    Antscanada I love your youtube channel and thanks to you, I found a mated queen black ant and I'm hoping to show and and update you on my colony.🧑☺️🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

  • @LeviOnlineBruh
    @LeviOnlineBruh Před 3 lety +6

    Yay!!!! I've been waiting for this, carpenter ants are my favourite type of ant, i recently caught a queen but im not sure its species but im pretty sure its a capenter ant with its brown coloured thorax. Its recently in week 3 now and i am so excited for it, any tips would be happy to hear

  • @Jackson-qu2tr
    @Jackson-qu2tr Před 3 lety +4

    OMG I used to watch u when I didn’t have an account but I just remembered u!!!Anyway I love ur vids and have a great day!

  • @andrewmiller8735
    @andrewmiller8735 Před 3 lety

    Finaly caught my frist carptern ant qeen and she has laid her first brood super exciting thanks ant canada for all the inspration

  • @justicekreider2978
    @justicekreider2978 Před 3 lety +14

    You should name their future home Valenwood, home of the Bosmer, also known as Wood Elves 😊

    • @Vanyali
      @Vanyali Před 3 lety +2

      these ants don't go for wood... they dig soil, as he mentioned early in the video, nice thought though
      for any other carpenter species it would be a good name :D

  • @thealeks1
    @thealeks1 Před 3 lety +35

    AntsCanada: the ants liking the wall is important to their survival
    Ants: HEY GUYS HEY GUYS LIK THIS WALL IT TASTES GOOD
    I know he’s right but still

    • @Jungleali
      @Jungleali Před 3 lety +2

      The queen be like: come on and go lick the wall!

    • @wrohan6413
      @wrohan6413 Před 3 lety

      @Huang Jianhao go to the park right now

    • @texasmama3084
      @texasmama3084 Před 3 lety

      🐜👅

  • @arncalago
    @arncalago Před 3 lety +20

    Dear @antscanada, Name the queen as "Karen", from the music duo "The Carpenters". Then, name her colony as the "Superstars", a song by The Carpenters 😁😅

  • @peanutbutterdiver8429
    @peanutbutterdiver8429 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m just getting into this I don’t have a queen yet but when I do get one I think I will be able to carry my ants to greatness because of you and your great tips I’m glad you do this stuff

  • @navtejgoraya6136
    @navtejgoraya6136 Před 3 lety +16

    Name the colony "the woodland guardians" and the queen "galadriel"

  • @racheldavis4107
    @racheldavis4107 Před 3 lety +17

    I noticed mites on the queen, is that normal or are they bad mites like what happened to your other colony of ants?

    • @fredleianrobles5082
      @fredleianrobles5082 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too

    • @nablamakabama488
      @nablamakabama488 Před 3 lety

      Yes in 10:28 you can see one very big mite on the upper workers chin. I don’t know if it’s dangerous. It seems to have well developed legs and therefore can probably walk on its own wich makes it less likely to be parasitic (at least in the state we see it here, but maybe it just didn’t attach to the ant yet). It’s definitely not the species the golden empire is infested with. Maybe it’s just eating waste and accidentally crawled on the ant? In that case it would even be beneficial, but I don’t know.
      Does anyone know wich species this is and if they are a problem?

    • @LiliaHawthorne
      @LiliaHawthorne Před 3 lety +1

      At 3:23 you can see a little white one chilling on the queens back. Though they look like predatory mites (mites that eat other mites) Hypoaspis i think?

    • @nablamakabama488
      @nablamakabama488 Před 3 lety

      @@LiliaHawthorne
      If it’s a Hypoaspis that would be great.

    • @MatanteDodo
      @MatanteDodo Před 3 lety

      There were also visible mites (or just one that walked around between shots) on the glass in the toilet area, maybe they're one of the waste eating kind and not after the ants themselves.

  • @kstaples61
    @kstaples61 Před 3 lety +10

    AC: and they savagely crushed their necks
    Me: CRUSHED THEIR NECKS!?!?! Wow I already like these ants

    • @kesna8
      @kesna8 Před 3 lety

      I laughed at the one with a little fight left in it

  • @palmerlp
    @palmerlp Před 3 lety +2

    Omg these are my favorite videos. New colony starts and rehoming colonies are the best. And this video in particular is a great reset for new viewers.

  • @zacherybaldree1876
    @zacherybaldree1876 Před 3 lety +7

    You have convinced me to try to get my mother to get me a queen ant and start an ant colony

  • @radicalxedward8047
    @radicalxedward8047 Před 3 lety +48

    I wanna know how they don’t miss feeding any larvae when there are 10’s of thousands.

    • @electrinity4161
      @electrinity4161 Před 3 lety +6

      They're ants. They've done this for thousands of years

    • @hapseost6629
      @hapseost6629 Před 3 lety +8

      They probably have a system or somethin like that

    • @harveygitarista1600
      @harveygitarista1600 Před 3 lety +5

      There are many mouths to feed, but there are also many mouths that feeds. It's all possible and made easy because of trophallaxis.

    • @texasmama3084
      @texasmama3084 Před 3 lety +2

      @@electrinity4161 millions actually.

    • @potatoboy549
      @potatoboy549 Před 3 lety

      They don’t. Ants don’t feel the same emotions as us. Purely millions of year of genetics and natural selection.

  • @The_Pyre_Ward
    @The_Pyre_Ward Před 3 lety +34

    I’m thinking “the mighty ironwoods” and for the queen “ironclad”

    • @amaelis
      @amaelis Před 3 lety

      ooo another name for the queen could be iron maiden

    • @FBI-qc5sy
      @FBI-qc5sy Před 3 lety

      @@amaelislol the band?

  • @saltyzu8412
    @saltyzu8412 Před 3 lety +1

    This is oddly enough, the best CZcams channel ever. Why is it so entertaining. I love the hosts passion and music selection. Great work!

  • @mysticz3686
    @mysticz3686 Před 3 lety +5

    I know everyone else has commented this, but there are white blob things attached to the heads of some of the ants
    Potentially mites

    • @Lightning-le5sz
      @Lightning-le5sz Před 3 lety +1

      I also saw some weird white tiny bug crawling around. Might have been a springtail. It was at 7:27 just to clear it up.

  • @charlottetill3205
    @charlottetill3205 Před 3 lety +6

    For some reason when watching this weeks video Pinocchio came to mind, even though it was started that this species lives in the ground. 'Geppetto's Assistants' for the colony name, and 'Blue Fairy' or 'Turquoise Fairy' for the Queen - as she is the one that gives life to the colony

  • @mariebenjaminepanganiban2568

    Ants Canda: uploads
    Me:
    *S P E E D*

  • @leahsinka6183
    @leahsinka6183 Před 3 lety +1

    I have been loving the antopia videos recently but I have to admit, it was so nice to watch a good old fashion antscanda Colony again!

  • @Arrow912
    @Arrow912 Před 3 lety +3

    There is an ominous thing on the neck of that Major at 10:29 and some other scenes. Is it a tick? A mite? Im curious to find out next week!
    Great content AC keep up the good work!

    • @ejoungski0511
      @ejoungski0511 Před 3 lety

      Dude I've never noticed that until now...

  • @meliosmelios4991
    @meliosmelios4991 Před 3 lety +18

    "The Green Elfs" for the colony and Lady of the Woods for the queen? Maybe? Please tell me these are good names.

  • @holychlorine9821
    @holychlorine9821 Před 3 lety +33

    The ant queen: The Maker Empress, The colony: The forging Empire

  • @polandblueberry6361
    @polandblueberry6361 Před 3 lety +2

    Im getting so much nostalgia from the Phoenix Empire