My Dracula Ant Colony - ants that suck blood

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  6 лет назад +836

    If you enjoyed this episode, watch the continuation of this colony's story here (Haloween Episode): ruclips.net/video/jy41S-jZcUk/видео.html

    • @thenerds3423
      @thenerds3423 6 лет назад +5

      AntsCanada is

    • @TheSpy149
      @TheSpy149 6 лет назад +7

      AntsCanada um, it’s actually spelled Halloween, not Haloween.

    • @joannewarren
      @joannewarren 6 лет назад +1

      AntsCanada sooooo cool I wish I cod nav ants😍😍

    • @aowler2615
      @aowler2615 6 лет назад +2

      🐜of The blood

    • @nickolasduder1405
      @nickolasduder1405 6 лет назад +4

      The bloody Nation

  • @donttelljames3228
    @donttelljames3228 6 лет назад +4726

    You're probably the only one who can make ants sound dramatic.

  • @MrStensnask
    @MrStensnask 4 года назад +1445

    They're oddly slow moving for ants. Also, as an ecologist, I greatly appreciate you making little discoveries like these. Citizen science at its very best

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  4 года назад +234

      They certainly are odd ants but super neat! Thanks for watching! Ant love forever!

    • @nemo9864
      @nemo9864 4 года назад +39

      @@AntsCanada Your enthusiasm is infectious.

    • @pertransinc1750
      @pertransinc1750 4 года назад +15

      @@nemo9864 u dang right!

    • @Titan_239
      @Titan_239 4 года назад +7

      AntsCanada except for house ants

    • @MeshuggahDave.
      @MeshuggahDave. 4 года назад +11

      Citizen science? Lol is that an insult?

  • @rojoberto
    @rojoberto 5 лет назад +3698

    may be you should name the colony "TrANTsylvania"

  • @omarpikm2101
    @omarpikm2101 5 лет назад +1547

    AntsCanada: *makes a discovery*
    scientists: Write that down, write that down!

  • @kellie5476
    @kellie5476 6 лет назад +11711

    Call them the draculants.

  • @ThePonyWithoutAName
    @ThePonyWithoutAName 6 лет назад +420

    I have no idea why this was in my recommendation feed, but for once, RUclips was right.

  • @Lmpkio
    @Lmpkio 6 лет назад +716

    Gonna be reaaaaal honest with you, for some reason I thought the red thing in the thumbnail was actually a giant pool of blood.

  • @lewisrock70
    @lewisrock70 5 лет назад +826

    Someone: so how many ants do you have ?
    Ant Canada: yes

    • @mrayrick7631
      @mrayrick7631 5 лет назад +12

      Is the awnser Canada

    • @thatonegoose6909
      @thatonegoose6909 4 года назад +6

      @@mrayrick7631?

    • @bibidabo4425
      @bibidabo4425 4 года назад +3

      @Ayrick J XD

    • @mrayrick7631
      @mrayrick7631 4 года назад +5

      Woah I didn’t even know I commented on this

    • @mrayrick7631
      @mrayrick7631 4 года назад +4

      Vulpie I think I meant the whole population of Canada becuase I don’t even remember this comment

  • @joshuasheagaming8171
    @joshuasheagaming8171 6 лет назад +68

    Me: *Begins to relax at end of video*
    AntCanada: and now for the termites.
    Me: *falls of couch*

  • @blaze_aka_raeyn3110
    @blaze_aka_raeyn3110 6 лет назад +2076

    This guy is a 10/10 narrator

    • @aesopsfables2532
      @aesopsfables2532 6 лет назад +4

      💯

    • @alexpascu2457
      @alexpascu2457 6 лет назад +25

      And editor

    • @kannabby
      @kannabby 6 лет назад +32

      He kind of sounds like the Connor, the android sent by cyberlife

    • @jihan6823
      @jihan6823 6 лет назад

      I agree

    • @Cutie_Oni
      @Cutie_Oni 6 лет назад +6

      Morgan freeman: am i a joke to you?

  • @RealLifeAsaMitaka
    @RealLifeAsaMitaka 5 лет назад +1027

    _Ants drinking blood from sister_
    *Happy music plays*

  • @iamdannyel3285
    @iamdannyel3285 5 лет назад +743

    Ants: eat one another*
    Narrator: *"Isn't that incredible"*

    • @yakuza7057
      @yakuza7057 4 года назад +36

      Wouldn't be incredible to see a person eat another?

    • @virtualdopex4348
      @virtualdopex4348 4 года назад +15

      @@yakuza7057 Exactly

    • @vaniaadoptme6852
      @vaniaadoptme6852 4 года назад +2

      Ya

    • @MaridoDoFelps
      @MaridoDoFelps 4 года назад +12

      they weren't eating one another, they were drinking blood from the larvae and the pupae, but without killing them, imagine if we could drink blood from other humans, it WOULD be super cool

    • @iamdannyel3285
      @iamdannyel3285 4 года назад +5

      @@MaridoDoFelps shush. It would be frickin gory in my opinion😤. I understand what you said tho, I just exaggerated it as a joke to say that he finds every considerably gory detail of their habits to be quite remarkable.

  • @NYCT0PH1L14C
    @NYCT0PH1L14C 6 лет назад +324

    Okay, my older siblings enjoy pestering and annoying me, but they never drank my blood.

  • @Kai_Silversun
    @Kai_Silversun 6 лет назад +414

    The crimson court for the name of the colony and maybe Castlevania for their kingdom.

    • @ghostcontrollingameatsuit5119
      @ghostcontrollingameatsuit5119 6 лет назад +9

      The Crimson Court is an awesome name, I'm going to suggest that aswell.

    • @venomwolf8362
      @venomwolf8362 6 лет назад

      Good

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 6 лет назад +3

      There is a great horror beneath the antroom...

    • @jade7381
      @jade7381 6 лет назад

      Great name idea!

    • @Canal10000
      @Canal10000 6 лет назад +1

      I was going to suggest Castlevania as well, but since you were first, I will simply like your comment ;)

  • @leafsheep8094
    @leafsheep8094 6 лет назад +75

    "Mark the date, we saw it first" lol I love this channel

  • @jonathanmarsh8119
    @jonathanmarsh8119 5 лет назад +312

    Owner: Adds moss, grass, stones, and a twig
    Ants: We want a shrubbery

  • @blossomfieryflower5835
    @blossomfieryflower5835 6 лет назад +1442

    I love how AC tells us that we all discovered it, giving us some credit even though he was the one doing all the work and discovering.
    Thank you AntsCanada/Mikey!

    • @blackandwhite011
      @blackandwhite011 6 лет назад +26

      wait ants canada is Mikey Bustos?

    • @franksignature5671
      @franksignature5671 6 лет назад +15

      @@blackandwhite011 Yes

    • @blackandwhite011
      @blackandwhite011 6 лет назад +8

      i never knew i was watching the one saying Mikey Bustos videos and didn't realize ito din pala Mikey Bustos channel din

    • @johnschwalb
      @johnschwalb 6 лет назад +42

      It's like Dora the explorer for adults

    • @af1303
      @af1303 6 лет назад +23

      I think he says this because if we didnt watch his vids, he probably would never be found and given the chance to keep these fancy ants. Also, mermacologists would have a hard time finding his vids, if he even still uploaded without his huge sub and veiw numbers

  • @dragulas5007
    @dragulas5007 5 лет назад +50

    It’s really interesting how this ants aren’t capable of trophallaxis, yet vampire bats share food constantly through regurgitation of blood to one another. Different behaviors in different vampires. Great video.

  • @Avatarrealm
    @Avatarrealm 6 лет назад +146

    Dracula ants have to bite their young in order to turn them into vampires.

    • @magnumram938
      @magnumram938 6 лет назад +4

      The force is strong with this one.

    • @usaa9999
      @usaa9999 Год назад

      Evidence I need evidence

  • @Thatonebrownhuevito
    @Thatonebrownhuevito 5 лет назад +857

    RUclips Recommendations: *bLOOD SUCKING ANTS*
    Me: okay
    Okay but seriously these videos are interesting! Just get your own show on Animal Planet!

    • @youth7064
      @youth7064 5 лет назад +15

      you probably missed it, there was an episode of him in tv

    • @rkko_
      @rkko_ 5 лет назад +18

      It’s Isa more like ANTimal planet am I right

    • @mohammedfahad4716
      @mohammedfahad4716 5 лет назад +6

      @@youth7064 wait when?

    • @joejosa8467
      @joejosa8467 5 лет назад +13

      Seriously, these videos are better than 95% of animal planet.

    • @xyro88
      @xyro88 4 года назад +5

      To be honest. The word choice and the pronunciation in the manuscript is pretty cringe to me. No offense! I know it's an annoying habit to get annoyed by such petty things.
      But the videos are so damn interesting I just can't stay away

  • @cherrylee5067
    @cherrylee5067 6 лет назад +111

    I was laughing at 9:20 because the dead roaches' leg keeps kicking the ant. XD Poor ant.

  • @novak8n881
    @novak8n881 6 лет назад +604

    Imagine being an ant inside a house inside a room living inside a jar and not even realizing it

    • @Zack-eq3ou
      @Zack-eq3ou 6 лет назад +1

      Woah

    • @jackdare
      @jackdare 6 лет назад +27

      Lmao.. because it's true! 😐 Earth is just an aquarium, our solar system a bedroom & our galaxy a house for super aliens we know as the ancient gods (Zeus, Poseidon, Thor, etc).
      But wait, there's more.. our known universe is just a bigger aquarium on the interdimensional/multiverse scale.
      But wait.. 🤯
      Haven't found their YT channel yet, but still hopeful🤞

    • @RandyGBH
      @RandyGBH 6 лет назад +1

      Jack Dare I wouldn’t use aquarium as an example but yeah true

    • @jackdare
      @jackdare 6 лет назад +4

      @@RandyGBH Just finished my god level chores so back in my human avatar.. anyway, saw your reply so I checked it out & oddly enough it looks like an aquarium 😉🤫

    • @cavespoint010nx
      @cavespoint010nx 6 лет назад +1

      You could say the same about life

  • @kloncey
    @kloncey 6 лет назад +98

    I actually really want to see these ants interact with centipedes. Do you think you could film this on a special occasion? It'd be so interesting.

  • @davinatest8467
    @davinatest8467 5 лет назад +331

    I love this channel and I don’t even like creepy crawlies .....but these are fascinating and I can’t stop watching.

    • @ipostthings6367
      @ipostthings6367 3 года назад +3

      Same I have antphobia and waching this makes me wanna keep ants as pets literally I love your channel

    • @DostoyevskyFyodor.
      @DostoyevskyFyodor. 2 года назад

      Same i kinda dont like ants but this is so intresting

    • @ethenm765
      @ethenm765 2 года назад

      same

  • @ceesbrt
    @ceesbrt 6 лет назад +578

    I feel like im watching disney channel. That narration tho lol

    • @stanislaviliev6305
      @stanislaviliev6305 6 лет назад +8

      Disney wont let you watch parents sucking the blood of their children
      This is better

    • @gunjchowwiwat8357
      @gunjchowwiwat8357 6 лет назад +2

      Dark Version of Disney!

    • @Erin-W
      @Erin-W 6 лет назад +1

      I think the show would be called the secret life of the draculants

    • @DevI-vl7gp
      @DevI-vl7gp 6 лет назад +3

      Disney? You mean Discovery?

  • @lorddethklok
    @lorddethklok 6 лет назад +353

    I discovered this channel 3 days ago. I have now spent the past 20 hours watching stuff on ants. Where has my life gone. This is so wrong to watch for hours... yet so.... right?

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  6 лет назад +34

      Welcome to the epic world of ants. You are now one of us. Ant love forever!

    • @Pewerle
      @Pewerle 6 лет назад

      Metal Ant damn they are hardcore

    • @paulredinger420
      @paulredinger420 6 лет назад +2

      It's like driving by an accident and trying to look away. Just can't be done. Mesmerising and actually cool.

    • @linkhewitt36
      @linkhewitt36 6 лет назад +1

      Ikr I did the same thing

    • @toblorroon0570
      @toblorroon0570 6 лет назад +1

      Welcome to the ac family

  • @uselessthumb2464
    @uselessthumb2464 6 лет назад +279

    From the thumbnail I thought that he filled the thing with blood. *oof*

  • @ben_1221
    @ben_1221 4 года назад +73

    mother nature: hey look, i made this cute and fuzzy sheep...
    everybody: so whats next,
    mother nature: how about a vampire ant...
    everybody:

  • @envytee9659
    @envytee9659 6 лет назад +184

    The Blood Legion.
    What better name for a blood-sucking army? The Blood Legion atop it's Blood Tower.

  • @wolfman1003
    @wolfman1003 6 лет назад +131

    AntsCanada!! Don't just tease something that important last minute! I felt my heart jump in surprise. It felt like we would never get news.

  • @aquaperi4848
    @aquaperi4848 6 лет назад +56

    "And now about those termites..."
    (spits out drink) WOAH OKAY HELLO

  • @catlin5007
    @catlin5007 4 года назад +52

    “But look at those mandibles, sticking out of their face!”
    *_out of their face_*

  • @donttellmyfriends1749
    @donttellmyfriends1749 6 лет назад +184

    *mark the date, we saw it first*

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 6 лет назад +94

    In-before, 2 weeks from now a "My Dracula Ants disappeared" video will be uploaded lol. Jk nice work.

  • @CuppaTeevee
    @CuppaTeevee 6 лет назад +1459

    Geez.. talk about abusive parents..

  • @madisonbaguette2890
    @madisonbaguette2890 4 года назад +104

    Take a shot every time he says “mark the date- we saw it first”

  • @BaoCypher0912
    @BaoCypher0912 6 лет назад +194

    Next video: “Putting my hand inside to feed my Dracula ants”

  • @conradbarnes9671
    @conradbarnes9671 6 лет назад +361

    Sees a ant do a backfilp:MARK THE DATE WE SAW IT FIRST!!! LOL

  • @fuju7871
    @fuju7871 6 лет назад +144

    Great to be part of the Air Conditioning family.

  • @aramkqly4555
    @aramkqly4555 5 лет назад +102

    Ant:drinks blood
    Mosquitoes: am I joke to you

  • @rubydown3329
    @rubydown3329 6 лет назад +19

    The dramatic music when youre building the habitat is killing me 😂
    Call them the Addams Family!

  • @2nddoge
    @2nddoge 6 лет назад +384

    I just can’t imagine how many ant scientist have watched this..

  • @ffspeople1
    @ffspeople1 6 лет назад +98

    Ants. As incredible as they are you just don't hear a lot about them. You think. "Ants? Boring." But you....You do such an amazing job showing us and explaining to us how truly awesome these little creatures are. You make this so interesting. And its not just the ants. You, yourself, are a delight to listen to. You really do care about these ants, and how much you love them; that's what makes this channel.

    • @ahuman2544
      @ahuman2544 6 лет назад

      Either ants? Boring or ants!? DISCUSTING!

    • @Trainwreck3000
      @Trainwreck3000 6 лет назад

      I like his music it makes it so much better

    • @lancedepedro5530
      @lancedepedro5530 6 лет назад

      I mean, I haven’t had a care in the world about ants until I saw AC. My life has never been the same..

    • @epic6501
      @epic6501 6 лет назад

      ya

    • @ffspeople1
      @ffspeople1 6 лет назад

      Thanks.

  • @matthewlayoso1098
    @matthewlayoso1098 5 лет назад +191

    I mistakenly heard "the butt tower" instead of "the blood tower"

  • @ThePyranthos
    @ThePyranthos 6 лет назад +235

    Can't say I'm a very big fan of ants in particular, however, I am a massive fan of observing nature, as well as your enthusiasm, format and quality in your videos. Stuff deserves a tv show (along side the YTChannel, not in place of it). On par with David Attenborough imo.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  6 лет назад +17

      Thanks! I appreciate feedback and kind words! From one nature lover to the next: Ant love forever! I am nowhere close to legend Sir David Attenborough!

    • @LapisTales
      @LapisTales 6 лет назад +2

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    • @curiousundermicroscope6530
      @curiousundermicroscope6530 6 лет назад +4

      I wonder if these were obtained from the ant black market?

    • @MM-tn9cf
      @MM-tn9cf 6 лет назад

      OOF

    • @sedicklukie3597
      @sedicklukie3597 6 лет назад

      Try this ants in desert habitat

  • @chezaliee
    @chezaliee 6 лет назад +680

    I just discovered this channel...I think I'm addicted

    • @aidanheaney5301
      @aidanheaney5301 6 лет назад +11

      It happens instantly.... you click on a weird looking video about ants and WAM! you get extremely addicted and intrigued by something random..... Welcome the club!

    • @mehmeh5615
      @mehmeh5615 6 лет назад +13

      Don’t you mean ANTdicted! Okay that was one of my worst ones yet...

    • @frankwankerl7021
      @frankwankerl7021 6 лет назад +1

      Same

    • @unknownrandomcomment8453
      @unknownrandomcomment8453 6 лет назад +1

      Me too

    • @steponaj3669
      @steponaj3669 6 лет назад +3

      @@aidanheaney5301 ik the feeling bc I discovered Jenna marbles

  • @bilfbilfbilf
    @bilfbilfbilf 6 лет назад +215

    If this colony ever grows up to the point that they need a lot more space, which they most likely will since they're in your care, you should have four of the towers around a larger, square enclosure to act as a castle (it can be called the blood castle). The castle could be connected to a larger/smaller enclosure which can be called the Blood Courtyard.
    The castle would also be connected to a large enclosure, that has water- the Blood Moat.
    After this, if additional space is needed, more towers can be added that connect to the Blood Moat, they would form the Blood Village. And maybe other things such as a blood forest could be created.
    I cant wait until next week to see your colonies and the next time we see these amazing, new ants.
    Edit: I forgot to say that these names are just placeholders for whatever better names. Theres too much blood in it, lol.
    Also shout out to ammy thesta, the name Blood Moon Kingdom is amazing! That would be such a cool name!
    *if you, ants canada, read this comment, please, please read the comments. They have amazing ideas!*

    • @maxpopdeath
      @maxpopdeath 6 лет назад +9

      bill vee call it castlvania

    • @ammythesta2099
      @ammythesta2099 6 лет назад +7

      I love your comment because my idea for a name he should maybe use is the Blood Moon Kingdom!! XD Great minds think alike!!

    • @enghockyeo907
      @enghockyeo907 6 лет назад +2

      I wonder how long it took to type all this lol

    • @lovearrowshoot5116
      @lovearrowshoot5116 6 лет назад +2

      bill vee it could be called hotel translovania

    • @bilfbilfbilf
      @bilfbilfbilf 6 лет назад +2

      @@lovearrowshoot5116
      Maybe the village could be called Transylvania, what would be cool.

  • @kalieye6591
    @kalieye6591 4 года назад +16

    Don’t you fell like something’s crawling on your back but when you touch your back nothings their

    • @KaliqueClawthorne
      @KaliqueClawthorne 4 года назад +2

      Or the neck :D And ears :D

    • @martinkelly3086
      @martinkelly3086 4 года назад +1

      I feel it on my arms and legs

    • @MyJjbob
      @MyJjbob 4 года назад +1

      I feel like it’s all over my body and it’s freaking me out but I can’t stop watching-

    • @somethingorother
      @somethingorother 4 года назад +1

      *there

    • @robertocacho3676
      @robertocacho3676 4 года назад

      Yes and it's every where

  • @dondayrit3464
    @dondayrit3464 6 лет назад +283

    the 4k upgrade is really showing its worth! this channel is NATGEO level

  • @Runic_Raptor_Art
    @Runic_Raptor_Art 6 лет назад +278

    I was going g to suggest"The Crimson Horrors" but once I heard "Antsylvania," I was done. Antsylvania best name

  • @polliitch1064
    @polliitch1064 6 лет назад +35

    am i the only one excited for the termites? IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

  • @lazycat2900
    @lazycat2900 4 года назад +11

    3:15
    "...and a twig."
    𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙄𝘾 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙁𝙄𝙀𝙎

  • @evai5318
    @evai5318 6 лет назад +255

    Call them the Empousai, who were mythical vampires from Greek Mythology.

  • @bongers43
    @bongers43 6 лет назад +127

    May I suggest "The Impalers". From Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler. That and the meaning to impale someone or something just seems so fitting.

  • @TheDwarburton
    @TheDwarburton 6 лет назад +247

    I think you should name the colony "The Coven" and name their home "Antsylvania"

    • @gabrielphillips4464
      @gabrielphillips4464 6 лет назад +4

      Honestly I wish he would name it antsylvania but I think he named it the blood tower or something like that already

    • @siobhancasey9945
      @siobhancasey9945 6 лет назад +4

      Antsylvania would be much more fitting :>

    • @m.j.tripper3527
      @m.j.tripper3527 6 лет назад +1

      Love that idea!

    • @TheDwarburton
      @TheDwarburton 6 лет назад +1

      As much as I wish that I did, I wasn't the smart guy that thought of these names. I just read through the comments and this is what I thought would be most fitting :)

    • @OlarteBaguio
      @OlarteBaguio 6 лет назад

      But coven means a group of witches not vampires (please dont judge me)

  • @thunderusnight
    @thunderusnight 4 года назад +27

    Mikey we need an update! I gotta see this colony more

  • @arcanefox8754
    @arcanefox8754 6 лет назад +104

    I'd personally name them "The Immortals" so that they live up to the kin of their blood sucking nature

  • @humanemulator5297
    @humanemulator5297 6 лет назад +169

    I think the perfect name would be the Addams family

  • @aviia_1
    @aviia_1 5 лет назад +18

    0:21 the container looks like a scary duck

  • @lemonbuggy871
    @lemonbuggy871 6 лет назад +187

    The “Chupacabras” seem like a really fitting name to these beautiful girls! Chupacabras are mythed to be blood-suckers, and because they aren’t real, people don’t know much about them. like how we will keep learning things about these Dracula Ants.

    • @archersamael
      @archersamael 6 лет назад +3

      it would be "LOS (or LAS) chupacabras". Half Spanish, half English sounds weird.

    • @lemonbuggy871
      @lemonbuggy871 6 лет назад +2

      Simo Häyhä 😄you’re right it does sound weird, I was really thinking about that when I wrote this.

    • @infernothehedgehog-rl6iz
      @infernothehedgehog-rl6iz 6 лет назад +1

      perfect name

  • @philip6557
    @philip6557 6 лет назад +66

    i think you may need some spring tails in there.

  • @Johnny_2310_
    @Johnny_2310_ 6 лет назад +77

    Still a better love story than twilight. It even has actual vampires

  • @jajachicken674
    @jajachicken674 4 года назад +9

    Ant eating a baby: HaPpY mUsIc PlAYs

  • @artemisentertainment3316
    @artemisentertainment3316 5 лет назад +133

    Felt great when he said ...we saw it first.
    Also me:
    Even did a" high five" with a high jump.

  • @CsakanyHUN
    @CsakanyHUN 6 лет назад +24

    The farm itself should be "Transylvania" and the colony should be "The Impalers"

    • @CsakanyHUN
      @CsakanyHUN 6 лет назад +2

      You know after Dracula a.k.a. Vlad the impaler.

    • @fivefs
      @fivefs 6 лет назад

      I think a good name for the tower enclosures is the “Stake Outs”

  • @LakbobYT
    @LakbobYT 6 лет назад +58

    The ant towers, when you add more, should be called Castlevania

  • @ratbabe455
    @ratbabe455 5 лет назад +48

    Me: casually tears my own womb to drink blood from my not yet born child

  • @Holycryptonite47
    @Holycryptonite47 6 лет назад +527

    Me : looks gross and scary
    Me : *clicks*

  • @ShayTheValiant
    @ShayTheValiant 6 лет назад +226

    Dracula ants: "We do not say 'bleh, bleh, bleh!'"

  • @ladyswellegant96
    @ladyswellegant96 6 лет назад +137

    I'm going to call it, the Coven. Vampire covens being the traditional name for a group, but like a Coven of misunderstood witches, they are not beastly ants.

  • @verdysetiawan5412
    @verdysetiawan5412 5 лет назад +15

    "Beast beyond our wildest dream"
    Me: *imagines a dog that poops gold*

    • @elmosmundo13
      @elmosmundo13 5 лет назад +1

      Your comment made me think of Roger the Alien from "American Dad" on the episode where he popped gold 😂

  • @rareruberry
    @rareruberry 6 лет назад +48

    Todays Lesson is
    Mark the Date, we saw it first

  • @GiantSavage117
    @GiantSavage117 6 лет назад +369

    Despite these ants having, what we would call, dark and morbid practices, its a very logical and smart way to survive. These ants have something other more typical ants don't, a buffer against starvation or scarcity of solid food. If a typical colony of ants runs out of food and can't find more in the time it takes the queen to starve to death, the colony fails and dies.
    But these ants get a little more time to look for food thanks to their larvae. Yes, the larvae will starve, or get consumed, eventually and the adults soon after, but during that time the adults can search for food and be at full strength. Once food is found they can start replenishing the nest with larvae. So the colony may get smaller and many will die, but the colony as a whole is less likely to fail and die off completely, continuing the species.
    This all hinges on how long a typical one of these ants can survive on a single meal though. If they have a faster metabolism than solid feeding ants they will just starve and die around the same amount of time a typical ant colony would without food.
    I am rather awe struck, and utterly fascinated, by this. These ants remind me more of some sort of automated machine than a life-form, I find that to be kinda cool, and scary at the same time.

    • @animationologyplayz5266
      @animationologyplayz5266 6 лет назад +7

      Science nerd alert

    • @zhade3967
      @zhade3967 6 лет назад +4

      Too long..

    • @solsolsolomon
      @solsolsolomon 6 лет назад +2

      Theodor Hanje 😏

    • @jerktog8529
      @jerktog8529 6 лет назад +36

      GiantSavage117, don't listen to the kids saying "nerd alert" or "too long". I totally agree with you and your explanation of how these "Draculants" are more likely to survive during rough times, and how they are certainly not typical ants.

    • @choieric5003
      @choieric5003 6 лет назад +7

      Emperor Jerktog I agree with you

  • @monsunothing
    @monsunothing 6 лет назад +71

    Still better vampires then in twilight

  • @mr.e192
    @mr.e192 4 года назад +6

    Ant: *Do something*
    Narrator: Mark the date We saw it first

  • @wolf_quill
    @wolf_quill 6 лет назад +119

    Name them Clan Nosferatu ! If you get more you can name the other colonies after various vampire clans! Or maybe just The Nosferatu! I love these ants sooooo much! AHHHH!
    I really hope this gets picked ! I think it’s so fitting !

    • @MathJfm
      @MathJfm 6 лет назад +1

      dont you mean the Clan NosferANTu?

  • @PecanUmU
    @PecanUmU 6 лет назад +952

    The cocoon looked like baby carrots to me

  • @NeoFiaz
    @NeoFiaz 6 лет назад +123

    I suggest name them "the crimson empire" 🍷🏰🦇

  • @Hidden_Roni
    @Hidden_Roni 2 года назад +1

    Dracula Ants Are so cool-
    I would have called them “The Ruby Empire”

  • @diama3120
    @diama3120 6 лет назад +191

    Hey Mickey! I just wanted to say thank you for helping me realize that I want to study insects an become an entomologist. Even the biggest entomologists in my country are calling me the youngest entomologist in Greece. Anyway I will always watch your vids and try my best to achieve my goal. Thanks a lot :)

    • @metalmangaming3614
      @metalmangaming3614 6 лет назад

      Diama 31 good work

    • @crnsy05
      @crnsy05 6 лет назад +5

      r/thathappened

    • @mftripz8445
      @mftripz8445 6 лет назад +1

      Dang good for you man, hope you become rich and make a breakthrough in the future homie

    • @Fabiejin
      @Fabiejin 6 лет назад

      @@mftripz8445 what a sweet comment, would like it a hundred times if I could:)

    • @junepassingthrouthegate8810
      @junepassingthrouthegate8810 6 лет назад

      Go for it, I want taht too :). 🐜🐝🐞🦗

  • @bombyboi4691
    @bombyboi4691 6 лет назад +282

    I would not be suprised if you had werewolf ants

    • @justworks1200
      @justworks1200 6 лет назад +12

      I wouldn't be surprised if he had god ants.

    • @michealhoffstater9810
      @michealhoffstater9810 6 лет назад +8

      Well, he did have a bunch of pharaoh ants invade one of his habitats once....

    • @rofisbacc2004
      @rofisbacc2004 6 лет назад

      Well we did have gods

    • @hmm.483
      @hmm.483 6 лет назад

      @@rofisbacc2004 .....like ants?

    • @AntsMierenAvonturen
      @AntsMierenAvonturen 6 лет назад +1

      Haha look at my werewolf ants!! ruclips.net/video/Aa9uGBU6zZU/видео.html

  • @sarcastixfoxdragon6166
    @sarcastixfoxdragon6166 6 лет назад +37

    What about the Transilvanians?
    Or the Red Fangs?

    • @xstnc5378
      @xstnc5378 6 лет назад +1

      Sarcastix FoxDragon i have an idea what about sons of dragons because dracula was called son of the dragon

    • @sarcastixfoxdragon6166
      @sarcastixfoxdragon6166 6 лет назад

      @@xstnc5378 OH MY GOSH YES.
      THATS PERFECT.

  • @zekebrown1516
    @zekebrown1516 2 года назад +2

    The vampire kingdom of unholy spirits

  • @barbierambeau
    @barbierambeau 6 лет назад +442

    take a shot for everytime he says "ac family"

    • @insaneshane501
      @insaneshane501 6 лет назад +15

      Fr so annoying

    • @VampireJester
      @VampireJester 6 лет назад +11

      I'm pretty sure you'd be drunk off your ass by the end.

    • @AtlanticaVI
      @AtlanticaVI 6 лет назад +36

      Breaking news: millions dead after playing a drinking game

    • @gloomshroom7880
      @gloomshroom7880 6 лет назад +9

      Taksh a shot yoush shaay? I did its... And im grape! Uh, grat! I meansh... *collapses on floor*

    • @DerekJohnson-fy5xq
      @DerekJohnson-fy5xq 6 лет назад +5

      That's the exact drinking game I was playing too. But I spiced it up a bit and did a shot plus a hit from a bong and some laughing gas each time.... it did the trick

  • @timjung640
    @timjung640 6 лет назад +177

    From what I saw, the adult ants were _not_ feeding on the solid parts of the egg yolk. Instead, they were simply absorbing the liquid parts of the egg yolk with their lapping mouth parts. It may be the case that the adults feed not just on hemolymph but on _any_ nutritious liquids--hemolymph just happens to be nutritious and is more readily available in the wild. If the adults sense a liquid and taste nutrition, they will absorb said liquid regardless of whether it comes from their own larvae, pupae, subdued prey, or egg yolk.

    • @RMCB3000
      @RMCB3000 6 лет назад +7

      I do not understand a word

    • @miguelrainho9994
      @miguelrainho9994 6 лет назад +11

      Tim Jung That makes sense

    • @kassybirdy
      @kassybirdy 6 лет назад +16

      You are more than likely right, considering nothing was quite torn up on any of the ants' prey or possible food. If AC sees this, he will probably test it, so uh. Let's try and get this up there so we don't get any misinformation.

    • @laughingemoji1777
      @laughingemoji1777 6 лет назад +1

      How do they stay alive is my question if It gets its blood taking

    • @timjung640
      @timjung640 6 лет назад +2

      Laughing Emoji, each species has evolved different nutritional requirements as well as different means of acquiring those nutrients. Think about how some animals are herbivores, some carnivores, some omnivores, some detrivores, some coprophages, some hematophages, and so on. Even among herbivores, some have adapted to only eat eucalyptus leaves, e.g. koalas, while others have adapted to eat primarily a broad variety of fruits, e.g. toucans.

  • @flippinfluff6778
    @flippinfluff6778 6 лет назад +34

    I think the Blood Tower should be called Dracula's Castle

  • @Briqnnaqq
    @Briqnnaqq 4 года назад +2

    i bet he has regular ants tryna make friends with his ants cause they got luxury

  • @prestoncooper8227
    @prestoncooper8227 6 лет назад +607

    How do they reproduce if they keep eating the larva?

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  6 лет назад +523

      They don't actually kill the larvae and pupae when drawing blood from them. The wounds actually heal and they eventually go on to develop into adult Dracula ants that feed on the next generation of larvae/pupae. Crazy stuff right?

    • @prestoncooper8227
      @prestoncooper8227 6 лет назад +79

      AntsCanada oh disgusting but cool berry self sustaining😃

    • @StoneOfMoon
      @StoneOfMoon 6 лет назад +52

      AntsCanada that’s the best example of how nature evolve to 1. Still feed the population and 2. Continue growing in population (without disruption). They always find a way

    • @potionoconfusion8686
      @potionoconfusion8686 6 лет назад +11

      It’s non lethal

    • @anigamer379
      @anigamer379 6 лет назад +3

      StoneOfMoon life... uh... finds a way

  • @fefeman2856
    @fefeman2856 6 лет назад +129

    Those ants are so metal. That's awesome.
    By the way, I'm really interested by the ant tower. When would they be added to the shop?

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  6 лет назад +26

      Perhaps in a month or so. They're awesome for new ant colonies.

    • @TMajor1006
      @TMajor1006 6 лет назад +6

      I wander if they’d eat dead ants

    • @wagwanpiftingwhatsurbbmpin1673
      @wagwanpiftingwhatsurbbmpin1673 6 лет назад +3

      Trey Trey Gaming theyd clean up the place a lot more than normal ants

    • @nolviamencias792
      @nolviamencias792 6 лет назад

      AntsCanada and you are the man who discovered new things scientists and not discover for ants

    • @MrIndo-gq2gw
      @MrIndo-gq2gw 6 лет назад

      Was "Those ants are so metal" a pun??😂😂 since blood tastes like metal

  • @huixuankong
    @huixuankong 6 лет назад +90

    Your videos make me interested in ants even though i hate ants

  • @raptorjesus8150
    @raptorjesus8150 5 лет назад +14

    You make me want to raise ants every one of your videos, it's crazy

  • @NaKaiJelani
    @NaKaiJelani 6 лет назад +65

    The internet is a strange place. Started with sims 4 videos, then a video of a guy attaching stuff to a fly to see if it could lift it, and now I’m making another stop...here😂

    • @nicholasavasthi9879
      @nicholasavasthi9879 6 лет назад +9

      NaKai Jelani welcome back to the bowels of RUclips. Today you will be looking at Dracula ants. Tomorrow it might be how to make rope by hand, or someone making dragons in Skyrim look like Thomas the Train.

    • @chocolateemint
      @chocolateemint 6 лет назад +3

      NaKai Jelani OMG OMG OMG SAMEEEE

    • @sneakysnek484
      @sneakysnek484 6 лет назад

      @@nicholasavasthi9879 tHOMaS iS a taNk eNgiNe anD yOu kNow iT.

  • @CoronaKirisame
    @CoronaKirisame 6 лет назад +351

    since theyre considered to be a species of ancient ants, i think they should be called
    "The Bleeding Past"

  • @GazellsAreYummy
    @GazellsAreYummy 6 лет назад +56

    Vlad's Implalers

  • @SieyaSayrie
    @SieyaSayrie 3 года назад +1

    This brings a whole new meaning to the words "Baby Food".

  • @oren8699
    @oren8699 6 лет назад +30

    Call the enclosure Hotel Antselvania

  • @lorennano7604
    @lorennano7604 6 лет назад +61

    I thought the red thing in the anthome was blood ahhaah who thought too

  • @jalakor
    @jalakor 6 лет назад +273

    Name suggestions:
    Blood Angels (Discord’s Daughter’s suggestion)
    The Black Fangs
    The Vempire (vampire empire)
    The Blood Fangs
    The Nightstalkers
    The Nightmares
    The Blood Tribe
    The Blood Clan
    Reply, and add some more if you’d like :)

  • @haileyfindlay8069
    @haileyfindlay8069 4 года назад +2

    that’s actually incredible that you are actually making huge discoveries about a species that has very little information about them