Searching for the Legendary Blue Ants

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  • Опубликовано: 2 июл 2021
  • Searching for the legendary blue ants of the Mt. Banahaw rainforest proved to be quite an adventure! I saw a multitude of creatures and plants, and even had a supernatural experience within the rainforest. Hope you enjoy this week's ant movie. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution. #BlueAnts #AntMovie
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  3 года назад +3251

    Greetings, Ant Lovers/AC Family! I decided to create an ant movie for you guys this week! Hope you enjoyed this epic adventure and experience searching the rainforest for blue ants! Also, pls remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video! Ant love forever! Question: Should we keep them?

    • @zackb6165
      @zackb6165 3 года назад +892

      Yes we should!

    • @seangabrielpadz3415
      @seangabrielpadz3415 3 года назад +76

      Yay

    • @larryli6397
      @larryli6397 3 года назад +48

      Very good vid

    • @cheronriego2754
      @cheronriego2754 3 года назад +296

      Yes you should keep them I would like to see you catch a queen of the blue ant and my favourite colour is blue then green then yellow

    • @javiallen8449
      @javiallen8449 3 года назад +28

      Hello antscanada

  • @davidmiranda3926
    @davidmiranda3926 3 года назад +4897

    I’d say yes to collecting a queen and starting your own captive colony. If you do and the colony thrives, that queen could produce other queens that you can let go and increase the numbers of endemic ants. If the endemic ants number are big enough they can fight off invasive ants.

    • @Taylorswiftvibes-x5o
      @Taylorswiftvibes-x5o 3 года назад +214

      i think your idea is awesome but we have to think about what happens if there are to many ants. They could kill all the bugs and other endemic ants.

    • @raysilva4128
      @raysilva4128 3 года назад +143

      Think of the scientific knowledge you could gain from it so yes

    • @sandertheodorsen
      @sandertheodorsen 3 года назад +82

      Yes! You/we could learn so much form watching the blue ants up close!!! They are beatyfull! I want to se more of them!

    • @johnathanpearson5315
      @johnathanpearson5315 3 года назад +38

      Yesssss find a blue ant queen

    • @chrisreece4474
      @chrisreece4474 3 года назад +45

      Also another option that has not been suggested yet, is the large off-site land he bought, if he got enough ants before he goes to visit the land he could take a few with him and release them onto the large amount of propert where there should be plenty of room for more ants

  • @quinnswildlife8229
    @quinnswildlife8229 3 года назад +3420

    No one talks about how this guy makes a animal planet level documentary every week

    • @elderberrysandwich5565
      @elderberrysandwich5565 3 года назад +191

      *Better than animal planet*

    • @dustind4694
      @dustind4694 3 года назад +103

      Let's be real this is a guy who juggles world famous singer, conservationist and formicarium expert. I wouldn't be surprised if he started building jet engines for funsies.

    • @clashoclan3371
      @clashoclan3371 3 года назад +22

      @@elderberrysandwich5565
      Not really, nothing beats animal planet.

    • @simpboi6835
      @simpboi6835 3 года назад +51

      @@clashoclan3371 I like your funni words magic man

    • @Weatherbg11
      @Weatherbg11 3 года назад +16

      @@clashoclan3371 ... really?

  • @WhismanDustin
    @WhismanDustin 6 месяцев назад +55

    If anyone could keep a healthy colony of these blue ants alive it is you. The community here would love to watch you build a beautiful home for them. The fact that you're even asking shows that you're not taking this lightly. I say go for it.

  • @MellowChaos
    @MellowChaos 7 месяцев назад +27

    Wow that forest is something out of a dream. I cant believe there's bees so big and chonky. The flowers are thriving, and the amount of coexistence was so amazing to see. Ive never seen such a diverse forest thats so condensed. I live in the southeast US and we keep losing more and more native species every year. I've been scared of most bugs ever since i was a kid, but its really awesome to see real nature that hasnt been disturbed by humans. And from a distance they cant fly, jump or scuttle unpredictably at me.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 года назад +1825

    This is an IRL hunt for a shiny Pokemon

  • @Thescott16
    @Thescott16 2 года назад +2633

    We've had the "Fire Nation", so if he catches a colony of blue ants we need to call them the "Water Tribe".

    • @Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame
      @Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame 2 года назад +238

      "But everthing changed when the fire nation attacked"

    • @loify8381
      @loify8381 2 года назад +62

      how about water nation?

    • @The-realness-is-baffling
      @The-realness-is-baffling 2 года назад +80

      Water nation
      Fire nation
      Ground nation
      Island nation

    • @Thescott16
      @Thescott16 2 года назад +59

      @@Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame Well, I mean, fire ants are aggressively invasive...

    • @amiamagi
      @amiamagi 2 года назад +90

      @@loify8381 Water Tribe is more of an Avatar:TLA reference than just Water Nation.

  • @roses1162
    @roses1162 Год назад +8

    i cried happy tears at the thought of you meeting the spirit of the trees of the mountain, and the first thing you say is "i love you" 🥺you're one of the best on youtube, thanks so much for sharing all your passion and hard work with us!

  • @MatrionOficial
    @MatrionOficial Год назад +19

    Man, i've been watching your channel a lot and i have to say one thing, i am an insectophobe, i litterally get goose bumps whenever there's one on me, everything on your channel, the way you talk about those creatures, the passion in your voice, helps me so so so very much to get over my phobia and get insight little by little, understanding them more.
    Thank you for your content and for the passion your keep showing everytime. Have a great life, the best of luck and all the good wishes to you man

    • @MatrionOficial
      @MatrionOficial Год назад

      Yes, Find a queen

    • @gregg6113
      @gregg6113 5 месяцев назад

      Why be insectphobic, just let two bugs live their life happily together!!!
      (/j)

  • @case3474
    @case3474 2 года назад +770

    This man just casually gets ancient forest spirits sliding into his DMs lol

  • @GhostSquirell
    @GhostSquirell 3 года назад +326

    Yess finally the "a nature channel actually about nature" AC is back

    • @huntercool2232
      @huntercool2232 3 года назад +19

      As he proceeds to talk to trees and says he’s sober lol

    • @ruthieharrison2609
      @ruthieharrison2609 3 года назад +7

      @@huntercool2232 haha I was all chill then he says the trees started talking to him I about choked on a chip 😂 random but okay

    • @crystalm4324
      @crystalm4324 3 года назад

      Totally chills at the beginning few minutes of this episode!!!

    • @crystalm4324
      @crystalm4324 3 года назад +2

      @@huntercool2232 - lol 😂 I’ve actually had the exact same experience here in Canada - except the trees came forward to me!
      It was on the back 40 of my property that backed on to protected crown land.
      ……and I’d had a whoooollle lot of mushrooms 🍄!

    • @twistedgale
      @twistedgale 3 года назад

      Ni

  • @jakeozoneone
    @jakeozoneone Год назад +28

    I’d say if anyone could possibly create a habitat that suits them… it’s you… also the fact that you document them and create these videos is great for science and general public knowledge of them… in that case you’re the perfect person to have a colony of blue ants 😄❤️👍🏻

  • @ChrisTuttle
    @ChrisTuttle Год назад +70

    I believe the ball of white fuzz was a spider mite nest. You can see the wisps of a mite's web trailing off the pinchers. If you look closely, you'll see a couple mites riding the web, looking for the perfect opportunity to take flight. They excrete a small ball of fuzz like a cotton ball balloon to catch the breeze and float away. More impressive is their ability to control their flight and navigate the air turbulence efficiently, like a finely tuned fighter jet. For the last 2 years I've been learning to live with them in my garden and, sadly, in my home. My desire is to understand more about their species by observing their behaviors, their motivations, their strategies for survival, and the environments they thrive in. There is so much to learn.

  • @DKforever24
    @DKforever24 3 года назад +209

    Damn, AntsCanada really just turned into Planet Earth

    • @insanelyblox7292
      @insanelyblox7292 3 года назад +2

      90th like :>

    • @angry__duck4616
      @angry__duck4616 3 года назад

      U mean animal planet???

    • @DKforever24
      @DKforever24 3 года назад +10

      @@angry__duck4616 No, because Planet Earth is a nature documentary tv show that focuses exclusively on the wildlife of the planet, like how AC focuses on the ants and wildlife in the Antiverse/Antopia. Animal Planet, however, is a tv channel run by a corporation that has been focusing on the humans who interact with the wildlife via lame reality shows, not the wildlife itself.

    • @Daan_015
      @Daan_015 3 года назад +2

      I was thinking about “Life in colour” especially when he showed the crab spider on the flower

  • @abbienormals1669
    @abbienormals1669 3 года назад +565

    "I'm sober" he says, as he proceeds to talk to trees.

  • @michaeltilkens9409
    @michaeltilkens9409 Год назад +72

    I think you should try cultivateing a colony because rare species are always under threat. So the more we can get into the hobby if they are facing extinction the better the chance they can be brought back into the ecosystem.

  • @lifeisbutadreamm
    @lifeisbutadreamm Год назад +12

    This channel fully embodies a level of passion, wonder, and curiosity about the natural world that we should all aspire to ❤

  • @10sDPR
    @10sDPR 2 года назад +895

    If anyone could provide them with a high quality of life in captivity, it's you. Besides, it's not a stretch to think that colony would also then become a part of the work this channel does inspiring more people to take notice of and interest in entomology, which could be the beginning of a butterfly effect into new discoveries.

    • @Poggys872
      @Poggys872 2 года назад +5

      ok

    • @mstubbs88
      @mstubbs88 2 года назад +8

      Couldnt agree more

    • @Dogass-bz5jw
      @Dogass-bz5jw 2 года назад +1

      @@mstubbs88 yes

    • @katethielen3883
      @katethielen3883 2 года назад +5

      Plus, think about the SCIENCE and what we could learn!!!!! We could learn so much about the art of conservation and how to help the species in the long run

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 года назад +20

      As someone who has had too many negative encounters with fire ants, I can agree.
      This channel has shown me ants aren't for hating.... even if they DO overrun my yard and garden...

  • @admiralinvertebrate5649
    @admiralinvertebrate5649 3 года назад +364

    This video is like how colonists of an alien planet may react when they arrive.

    • @assumjongkey1383
      @assumjongkey1383 3 года назад +9

      Or when European exproler got in the new world

    • @texasmama3084
      @texasmama3084 3 года назад +7

      They will be like “Ew these nasty humans pollute their planet?!”
      “Yeah they are not intelligent exterminate them.”

    • @bonnie_maen1651
      @bonnie_maen1651 3 года назад

      hes an alien confirmed

    • @tatsuyashiba6931
      @tatsuyashiba6931 3 года назад +1

      Spanish mode enabled

    • @Why_I_Die
      @Why_I_Die 3 года назад +6

      "Hey, Aliens Colonist family, take a look at these fleshy little ones, sitting motionless in front of these light panels; seemingly entranced by the shapes on them. They built the shapes to change, for some reason that I can't currently ascertain. If anyone knows why, please leave a comment about it below. The universe truly holds so many mysteries that have yet to be solved; hiding... before our very eyes."
      edit: man, someone really nuked OP's comment with a bot-driven dislike bomb, if OP's comment with this many likes is this far down; someone in one of those top comments above must _really_ want to be seen.

  • @sukavuka
    @sukavuka Год назад +10

    Sometimes it's better to watch nature in it's natural environment. Bro I love your passion. Ty for the awesomeness.

  • @CoffeeSuccubus
    @CoffeeSuccubus Год назад +17

    Id love to see super rare ants in captivity and raised.
    Thatd be so exciting.

  • @GavinBogie
    @GavinBogie 3 года назад +343

    “Hooman I offer you blue? Do you accept?” -treeman

    • @caite3693
      @caite3693 3 года назад +9

      The fact he hearted this is just-

    • @sairuksbg_102_2
      @sairuksbg_102_2 3 года назад +8

      He hearted this😂😂 (love you & your ants antscanada❤️)

    • @Kamil_Paiter
      @Kamil_Paiter 3 года назад +2

      That a good one

    • @vincenttrigg4521
      @vincenttrigg4521 3 года назад +2

      At least it wasn't speaking Vietnamese

    • @hwgoblin
      @hwgoblin 3 года назад +3

      AntsCanada: **gasp**

  • @Rainok
    @Rainok 2 года назад +258

    “A massive bee, about the size of a golf ball”
    That’s gonna be a nope from me dawg

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 года назад +19

      In Texas, we have giant Tarantula Hawk Wasps. They can be up to 3 inches long, metallic black/blue body with bright red wings.
      They aren't aggressive, but they are curious. Some times I'm not sure what's worse...

    • @ProPrince
      @ProPrince 2 года назад +4

      @@squizzyicetea arent their stings killer tho?

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 года назад +10

      @@ProPrince they can't kill you, but you might wish it did..

    • @wilkinlow
      @wilkinlow 2 года назад +7

      @@squizzyicetea u can literally shoot them with a gun with that size damn

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 года назад +7

      @@wilkinlow it'd take some good aim, but yeah lol.
      I went out to my chicken coop where I was removing some cactus and one had popped around from behind and ran at me... a wasp CHASED ME out of the coop area. Lmfao 😂

  • @hormiverso
    @hormiverso 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow, the rainforest is amazing, and the blue ants are stunning 😍 Thanks for the video. We would love to make a trip to Mount Banahaw and watch all the diversity of this place. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

  • @NoobixCube
    @NoobixCube 7 месяцев назад +3

    These blue ants are totally different to the ones I used to see when I was a kid. In Australia's southern states, you get what is apparently known as "Diamma Bicolor", which is not actually an ant at all, but a solitary ground-dwelling wasp.

  • @ConnorJMCD
    @ConnorJMCD 3 года назад +281

    18:06 - "As the male ant struggled to die in peace"
    _Mood_

  • @CoolSkeleton-zb9eu
    @CoolSkeleton-zb9eu 3 года назад +111

    This guy could make an hour long commentary about a piece of floor tile and I would still be intrigued....

  • @LeonGelderblom-rz1kc
    @LeonGelderblom-rz1kc Год назад +4

    I've seen this guy bring great ant colonies and he can surely keep these alive so i think he is the perfect person to have and admire such a beautiful and rare colony of ants

  • @moyogaming1225
    @moyogaming1225 3 года назад +595

    AC: 'I was instantly sober'
    AC: *continues to talk to the trees*

  • @walmartvahrudania6521
    @walmartvahrudania6521 3 года назад +337

    this channel is the reason why im no longer scared of the bugs in the wild, thanks!

    • @Weatherbg11
      @Weatherbg11 3 года назад +3

      Just like the channel "snake discovery" is the reason why I'm not afraid of snakes anymore

    • @linabertolano9161
      @linabertolano9161 2 года назад +3

      Cuz u dont have tarantulas in ur house...

    • @dennisp8520
      @dennisp8520 2 года назад +2

      This channel makes me appreciate naturr and respect it but bugs still scare me and I don't want them anywhere near my home

    • @jewels4pools347
      @jewels4pools347 2 года назад

      I have never been arfrid of bugs

    • @easportsis4222
      @easportsis4222 2 года назад

      Same

  • @kensalvatore4672
    @kensalvatore4672 29 дней назад

    Only AntsCanada can make insects and nature this interesting to watch!!! He deserve a Prize for this!!! this may be even better then the national goegraphy and animal world

  • @norvegicus
    @norvegicus 9 месяцев назад +2

    I remember seeing one of these blue ants when I was really young, and when I told my dad about it he didn't believe me, thinking it was just my 6 year old mind going wild. Years later, I just randomly had this memory pop up in my head, so I googled it, and it's real, and it's endemic to where I live. Turns out I wasn't just an imaginative 6 year old.

  • @demondruul
    @demondruul 3 года назад +360

    I love his adoration for bugs. He just pets a stag beetle like it’s a kitten.

  • @WickensWickedReptiles
    @WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад +618

    I'm hooked on this channel now.... I need ants

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 года назад +27

      Might get ants soon, although here in Malaysia ants are everywhere, from under your bed to the back of your phone case :/

    • @Silverstar2000
      @Silverstar2000 3 года назад +6

      Wickens Wicked Reptiles! 😀

    • @entityjack2572
      @entityjack2572 3 года назад +9

      @@EmbeddedWithin Just because he has a checkmark doesn't mean he is farming likes or subs, it actually sounds like a genuine comment made by a genuine content creator.

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 года назад +2

      @@entityjack2572 I’ll edit it to be a more friendly one then

    • @BeydleDroid
      @BeydleDroid 3 года назад +2

      Check online to see if there are any retailers that order in your country then check care sheets for ants before buying and I recommend starting with at least a queen and 5-10 workers

  • @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970
    @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 6 месяцев назад +3

    I never cared much for antfarms, the captivity angle always made me cringe..
    but having seen your devotion and understanding of the way nature connects,
    and your respect for the blue ants and the gift that just observation itself already is,
    I now believe your research and how you share your passion, can do so much good..
    ambassadors are bridges between species.

  • @aidenwilliams2864
    @aidenwilliams2864 Год назад +1

    Yes, keep the ants keep in, keep on. They're legendary veterinary blue app you can take. You can keep one of the elites during the flight.

  • @thwompalot5000
    @thwompalot5000 2 года назад +936

    I did some casual research on the blue ant. You're not lying, they're pretty rare and exceptionally rare in captivity. It's a species we could learn a lot about. If you have the chance to attempt a captive colony there's some real questions about them that perhaps you'd be able to answer. I don't just think it would be cool to see, but there's a real chance you could further our understanding of them and may be able to add to their conservation.

    • @lotusql69
      @lotusql69 2 года назад +10

      what are their scientific name?

    • @NoBeunoPendejo
      @NoBeunoPendejo 2 года назад +12

      Great point! I think it would be so awesome if he was able to find a queen and take a colony home! I definitely wouldn't complain considering he's such a great teaching resource.. teaching us all more about insects and nature online! I am positive he's already changed and influenced a lot of young people with his videos which will further scientific and nature conservancy in our youth! Bravo AntCanada! I REALLY hope we get to see a Blue Ant colony on here!! 🙏🐜 the Unicorn of Ants! 🌼

    • @idiotbuster8662
      @idiotbuster8662 2 года назад +13

      @@lotusql69 Polyrhachis cyaniventris

    • @t.c.a.3335
      @t.c.a.3335 2 года назад +9

      @@NoBeunoPendejo not to be argumentative, but but in my mind it's similar to early explorers capturing animals for zoos and putting a wild creature in a concrete box... or in many cases actually taking people out of their native habitat to put them on exhibition... I think it would be awesome to own a raven... but it was meant to be free and fly... not be a "pet".

    • @zacharynutter3590
      @zacharynutter3590 2 года назад +8

      @@t.c.a.3335 youre comparing insects to animals

  • @kevinpeters6709
    @kevinpeters6709 3 года назад +229

    Starting from a single queen is the only option. An established colony feels too risky

    • @SandrA-hr5zk
      @SandrA-hr5zk 3 года назад +28

      I think someone needs to study nuptial seasons of the elusive blue ants so he can book another stay at that house. Capturing a queen ant feels like he's just giving her the best chance to succeed in making a colony. I couldn't imagine it any other way. We wouldn't want some one stealing us from our home and destroying it, so I don't think it's fair.

    • @ahuman8347
      @ahuman8347 3 года назад +2

      IMO That's the best option

  • @kaeganlagerquist1694
    @kaeganlagerquist1694 Год назад +1

    Thank God for royalty free stock music

  • @B_rad0806
    @B_rad0806 3 года назад +225

    If you did find a queen you would be helping it more than you would be harming it. Queens have like a 1% chance of founding into a colony but in captivity chances are exponentially risen. So you catching a queen that would potentially not make it in the wild should not have an impact

    • @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084
      @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 3 года назад +2

      hopefully he'll get one

    • @araz1204
      @araz1204 3 года назад +2

      Pog Champ

    • @penombra91
      @penombra91 3 года назад +6

      I totally agree, if he happens to find a queen I think we should try, but I would be totally against taking an existing colony from the wild.

  • @yareulb2269
    @yareulb2269 3 года назад +168

    The Legendary Blue Ants of Mt. Banahaw sounds like something from Skull Island...
    Imagine giant blue ants that hunted the main character.

    • @yoriichitsugikuni1435
      @yoriichitsugikuni1435 3 года назад +5

      Time to find a game creator to create a game with this in it

    • @OozeyDrew258
      @OozeyDrew258 3 года назад +2

      True

    • @Brendan1259
      @Brendan1259 3 года назад +1

      Why hunt the main character, why not help the main character like in "Honey I shrunk the kids"?

    • @eckoreckofantasy
      @eckoreckofantasy 3 года назад +2

      No, I WANT TO BE THE BLUE ANT

    • @thepolishtech1552
      @thepolishtech1552 3 года назад +2

      @@yoriichitsugikuni1435 im learning how to make a platformer to just learn, ill add blue ants

  • @noovaacaane7475
    @noovaacaane7475 Год назад +1

    Everytime coming down from heartwarming epiphany I look up to see a tree just getting roughed up by the wind
    I feel as if the tree shared some wisdom with me.
    Great video!

  • @jimmyredd
    @jimmyredd Год назад +6

    I saw one of these blue ants once, in the fall of 2009, in MA, USA. It was beautiful, like anodized titanium. I remember trying to look it up after I got home and not being able to find it. I've looked several times over the years and while there were some types of ant that I thought seemed similar, nothing was quite right. I started to think I must be misremembering what I saw.
    But, now I know what it was! I'm sure they're not native to New England, but I saw it right outside the loading bay of a big box store. It must've hitched a ride.
    Thank you for finally solving this mystery for me.

  • @huntercool2232
    @huntercool2232 3 года назад +341

    AC: “The Trees spoke to me!”
    Me: “. . . Heh somebody had one too many beers…” 😅

    • @ThyofBNWY
      @ThyofBNWY 3 года назад +27

      *Vietnam flash blacks*

    • @2ndlittlekingryan654
      @2ndlittlekingryan654 3 года назад +9

      Too much redhorse

    • @Shuhister
      @Shuhister 3 года назад +9

      mushrooms...

    • @sewerfish3672
      @sewerfish3672 3 года назад +5

      maybe something harder

    • @Lamycore
      @Lamycore 3 года назад +9

      yes... beer... definitely nothing other than beer... definitely nothing stronger... definitely beer ;)

  • @keithyinger3326
    @keithyinger3326 3 года назад +277

    I'd say yes on collecting a queen. Most of them don't survive anyways, so taking one out of the equation isn't going to unbalance anything at all.

    • @kevinlo9154
      @kevinlo9154 3 года назад +4

      I agree

    • @sirforest9453
      @sirforest9453 3 года назад +3

      fantastic response, i agree

    • @stevefont_
      @stevefont_ 3 года назад

      Yes

    • @squidsquid7487
      @squidsquid7487 3 года назад +4

      So long as it isn't an existing colony.

    • @kcflick6132
      @kcflick6132 3 года назад +5

      "Its ok to feed bits of your dead freind to a vulture, as long as you intend to teach the vulture tricks" a quote from civilization 4 mod, caveman to cosmose

  • @twinottter2825
    @twinottter2825 7 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely, raise a colony of blue ants so that we can't all watch and learn.

  • @inthruoutthru
    @inthruoutthru 9 месяцев назад +1

    I Think You Should Keep A Colony Of The Beautiful Blue Ants, I Would Love To See You Have A Colony Of The Blue Ants, And I Would Love To Learn More About Blue Ants On Your RUclips Channel.

  • @MaddyRaddy9
    @MaddyRaddy9 3 года назад +349

    I can't believe how incredibly sober you were when you talked to those trees.

    • @monkeyboy8569
      @monkeyboy8569 3 года назад +22

      I'm pretty sure I can talk to trees too. Shame I never remember those conversations, night, and why I woke up naked in the forest.

    • @racore1623
      @racore1623 3 года назад +7

      @@monkeyboy8569 okay

    • @kickin9068
      @kickin9068 3 года назад +5

      I was thinking the same exact thing

    • @Notabl3
      @Notabl3 3 года назад +2

      @@monkeyboy8569 I don’t get it

    • @kartim110
      @kartim110 3 года назад +4

      He drank too much, and gave some to his camera

  • @green7449
    @green7449 3 года назад +116

    Spider knows if he kills the scout, the army will show up.

  • @benniedrew4095
    @benniedrew4095 4 месяца назад +1

    It’s so crazy to think that all that is just a minuscule fraction of the rainforest and those are just bug level and one of thousands of areas it’s incredible

  • @baston3205
    @baston3205 Год назад +1

    I know this’s an older vid but I’ve been binge watching ur videos. I’ve never been interested in insects but man, the way you make ur videos is amazing. It’s so educational and what makes it is your commentary. No one I’ve seen makes commentary this engaging, interesting, and educational. Ur doing something great here man, I hope you realize that

  • @JayMart84
    @JayMart84 3 года назад +222

    Answer to your question- I think you do a great job educating yourself and giving the colonies you raise the best lives they can get in captivity so I see no harm in raising a colony of blue ants. It would be an education for everyone. It’s like you said- you’d be helping survive the species since it’s so rare.

    • @malorika
      @malorika 3 года назад +3

      i agree with this

    • @Theglobalhistoryproductions
      @Theglobalhistoryproductions 3 года назад +3

      I agree completely

    • @quillclock
      @quillclock 3 года назад +6

      maybe wait till he gets the new house done that new ant room would be suitable for them blue bois

    • @gilliesiut2332
      @gilliesiut2332 3 года назад +4

      I don’t feel there is enough research done on them in the wild to provide proper care.

    • @sarahluchies1076
      @sarahluchies1076 3 года назад +1

      I think he should only take a new queen, and not a newly established colony, as that won't have carved out an individual place yet.

  • @jonathanhord8067
    @jonathanhord8067 3 года назад +148

    We should wait till nuptial season to try and get a queen instead of trying to move an established wild colony, disturbing them in the process.

  • @aml6646
    @aml6646 Год назад +1

    I love how passionate you are about the insects around you

  • @AronHartzenberg-tw2bd
    @AronHartzenberg-tw2bd 2 месяца назад +1

    you deserve a colony of blue ants best of luck to start a colonyof blue ants

  • @minecraftkidabuayad8667
    @minecraftkidabuayad8667 Год назад +2

    It is crazy on how much I love this channel I have been watching for years and still amazes me to this day on how much I lean love you dud 💓

  • @samueldruidic9828
    @samueldruidic9828 3 года назад +64

    You can hear the spark in his eyes when he talks about ecosystems he truly is the purest

  • @natanhalinowski3174
    @natanhalinowski3174 3 года назад +139

    Ants Canadas friends: lets go for a walk
    Ants Canada: go away, I'm looking for blue ants :/

    • @vxrtuality
      @vxrtuality 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @araz1204
      @araz1204 3 года назад +1

      Lol among us 😂😂😂😂

  • @saschasalewskimead129
    @saschasalewskimead129 Год назад +1

    My favourite was definitely the blue spotted weevil. It was beautiful and very funny-looking.

  • @Cool_monkey42069
    @Cool_monkey42069 Год назад +2

    If the containers is full of blue ants call it the water nation

  • @michaelhammond8215
    @michaelhammond8215 3 года назад +177

    My guy! I normally don’t give ants a second thought but your videos and your infectious passion had me glued for however long this video was because I honestly didn’t feel the time go by. Amazing work!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 года назад +31

      Thank you and happy you enjoyed! Ant love forever!

    • @W01f.
      @W01f. 3 года назад

      Same thats the reason i love watching hie videos

    • @W01f.
      @W01f. 3 года назад +1

      You really should Watch more of his videos!

  • @clearlyepic9958
    @clearlyepic9958 3 года назад +403

    I know the effort to make this short film had to have been extraordinary compared to your regular Antiverse videos… but I would love to see more short films like this every once in awhile. Great job!… and keep doing what you’re doing! Congratulations to your success!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 года назад +46

      Thank you and noted! Ant love forever!

    • @XXDrippy09
      @XXDrippy09 2 года назад +1

      No because I try to keep an ant colony one time but I thought twice because of the survival it can survive on its own so I just let the ants be I rescued a bunny one time in the wild it was scared we took care of it and then one day after it died sadly🙁

    • @AstralSparrows
      @AstralSparrows 2 года назад

      @@XXDrippy09i can't understand IF you are hating on him for keeping ants (which would make Me mad since i keep ants of my own) or you just don't like keeping ants

  • @rodneyfriberg9984
    @rodneyfriberg9984 3 месяца назад

    This has to be one of if not the best nature/insect channel on RUclips and this video has reminded me of that. You need your own show 😂

  • @amgadpro
    @amgadpro Год назад +3

    21:45 i swear this turned into an advertisement for clothing, but instead of clothing, ants

  • @back-gardencritters9819
    @back-gardencritters9819 3 года назад +166

    "I am the lorax, I speak for the trees" -Antscanada

    • @thepikamence1250
      @thepikamence1250 3 года назад +9

      The trees say "Ant love forever"

    • @rustys2033
      @rustys2033 3 года назад +4

      He is the antlax he speaks for the ants

    • @lukieg1796
      @lukieg1796 3 года назад +1

      True

    • @GavinBogie
      @GavinBogie 3 года назад +3

      “I am the Mikey, I speak for the ants”

    • @peytonriley4764
      @peytonriley4764 3 года назад +1

      I am the Lorax, I speak TO the trees

  • @Blueheartsnroses
    @Blueheartsnroses 3 года назад +86

    I never knew blue ants even existed!
    All i can say is this journey is gonna be hella good!..

  • @noneyabusinessnoneyabusine1959
    @noneyabusinessnoneyabusine1959 2 месяца назад

    Dense rain forest .Changed my mind. Beautiful.

  • @josephmckenzie2832
    @josephmckenzie2832 Год назад

    Amazing cinematics and commentary, watching an antscanada video is always entertain and educational. Keep up the great work :)

  • @jacksonwilde3328
    @jacksonwilde3328 3 года назад +332

    "The Trees started talking to me"
    "I was instantly sober"
    no, I'm pretty sure you werent

  • @jacobmerritt2483
    @jacobmerritt2483 3 года назад +140

    This man knows how to make you incredibly excited about something that he is excited about. That is a gift. Not to mention these professionally produced videos that are as good or better than anything on TV. Kudos to you, good sir. You have a lot to offer the people (and ants) of this world.

    • @-f-4426
      @-f-4426 2 года назад +1

      Agreed

  • @traceystokes5253
    @traceystokes5253 11 месяцев назад

    I only watched this program a few times and I find the content really interesting and your presentation really fascinating and you seem to be having so much fun with everything that you compel me to follow the entire episode to the end. Thank you for sharing this amazing program with everyone….

  • @brianc889
    @brianc889 Год назад

    The universe just had me spontaneously watch one of the best RUclips videos I have seen in a very long time with my son. My preteen son loves your content his knowledge expands because of your channel me as well. I wish you the best in life!

  • @TheNoteblockLizard
    @TheNoteblockLizard 3 года назад +1217

    My favourite colour is turquoise ... so not in that 40% ? XD
    Personally, I'd love to see what we can learn from observing the blue ants ... Although you are right about them looking off in a container ... maybe, if you do find a queen, aim for a paludarium themed after the jungle you found them in?
    Either way, I sense a return visit at some point XD

    • @omair.raza1
      @omair.raza1 3 года назад +8

      You might have better luck looking for blue ants in Asia, there are few places where there are colonies of them

    • @Squidwart20
      @Squidwart20 3 года назад +40

      @@omair.raza1 He's in Asia...

    • @pauliarvonen6882
      @pauliarvonen6882 3 года назад +14

      bow!

    • @zacattack_playz5072
      @zacattack_playz5072 3 года назад +1

      My favorite color is clear

    • @infinitegames5088
      @infinitegames5088 3 года назад +6

      17:21 that Poor aunt 😅

  • @danrudge5997
    @danrudge5997 Год назад

    I saw a drone vivid dark blue ant once on holiday in palau tioman. I have never forgotten it. I have never wanted to have the spell speak with animals ever as much.

  • @FearlessLeis
    @FearlessLeis Год назад

    RUclips reveals so many talented people. Creator of this channel gives discovery channel a run for its money.
    Great editing, fun, learning, and clean commentary 😊
    More more please.

  • @captain_mel
    @captain_mel 5 месяцев назад +3

    So in this video, you express concern about being able to give the blue ants the sort of enrichment they'd need.
    I feel like if the Cloud Forest Vivarium goes well, something like that would be ideal for these guys in captivity...

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 месяцев назад +4

      I agree! Pantdora just might be the answer.

    • @captain_mel
      @captain_mel 5 месяцев назад

      @@AntsCanada I tell ya what... It'd be really cool. I'm a new subscriber but I've been binging the backlog while waiting for new Pantdora vids, haha

  • @TheViolet782
    @TheViolet782 2 года назад +99

    Absolutely adored the supermodel blue beetle, what a fashion queen

    • @EasterIsland420
      @EasterIsland420 2 года назад

      Yassss

    • @francrcg
      @francrcg 2 года назад

      Ive seen a white ant, why isnt it black? Something feels off..

    • @rafia.r1373
      @rafia.r1373 Год назад

      @@francrcg its probably a thermite

    • @Kuro_TvT
      @Kuro_TvT Год назад

      @@francrcgit's probably an ant who's exo skeleton hasn't hardened

  • @arncalago
    @arncalago 3 года назад +86

    That "velvety" blue ant is pretty common here in Quezon Province. They often wander/scavenge alone, unlike other ants.

    • @bman296
      @bman296 3 года назад +5

      Me having just woken up, does that mean they're like independent or do they have a queen

    • @luckycorn8590
      @luckycorn8590 3 года назад +3

      @@bman296 all ants are eusocial, they just stray farther away than usual

    • @omair.raza1
      @omair.raza1 3 года назад +3

      @@bman296 I think they have a queen, well at least that's what I observed when I had studied a blue ant colony hill

    • @arncalago
      @arncalago 3 года назад +2

      @@bman296 I think they do have a queen just like any other ant colony, it just that when I observe them on plants or gardens in Quezon, they (most of the time) wander/forage alone and you wont see that kind of specie forming a line when gathering foods like any other ants species.

    • @mabelcamejo715
      @mabelcamejo715 3 года назад

      Are you sure it’s not just a blue velvet ant

  • @Non-ymous
    @Non-ymous 23 дня назад

    A fire ant’s nightmare is meeting blue ants that look like water

  • @SirSmokeAlot8866
    @SirSmokeAlot8866 Год назад

    Wow just found you’re channel and I can’t get enough! Wish I’d find you any other time when I didn’t need sleep tho 🤦‍♂️

  • @SaltNBattery
    @SaltNBattery 2 года назад +38

    This is real? People like this guy actually exist?! He's too wholesome, too stoked on life.

    • @Pianodaddyy
      @Pianodaddyy 2 года назад +1

      Hahahaha I thought the same to myself

  • @bishop_breloom
    @bishop_breloom 3 года назад +191

    The guy who owns the Airbnb: “What are you doin?”
    AC: “Watching the bugs.”
    Airbnb: “…”

    • @maexslg-at
      @maexslg-at 3 года назад +7

      I mean he's getting paid to see bugs so... I wouldn't complain.

    • @snorlax4428
      @snorlax4428 3 года назад

      @@maexslg-at yeah

    • @xxdragonxxyt5544
      @xxdragonxxyt5544 3 года назад

      @@maexslg-at I mean you aren't wrong

  • @D.E.Kalaed-pg2cl
    @D.E.Kalaed-pg2cl Год назад +2

    "We don't know, we're trees." 😂

  • @emmanueledrus8371
    @emmanueledrus8371 Год назад

    Simply amazing. Your enthusiasm in Ants deserved respect.

    • @karishaw2125
      @karishaw2125 Год назад

      I farted last night and then I read this and it was so funny bro but I totally get you bro ❤️

  • @PapaFujiwara
    @PapaFujiwara 3 года назад +80

    Are we not going to talk about how he pet the beetle like a dog.

    • @sanuardias3885
      @sanuardias3885 3 года назад +4

      yes

    • @patimationstudios
      @patimationstudios 3 года назад +5

      I used to have a beetle and i did the same.

    • @golden_slimy5011
      @golden_slimy5011 3 года назад +3

      @@patimationstudios wow

    • @koiixat_starzz
      @koiixat_starzz 3 года назад +3

      He does that all the time.

    • @Moroi92
      @Moroi92 3 года назад +1

      I love petting beetles, mostly the big ones because theyre not as delicate as the tiny bugs

  • @igorpporfirio8449
    @igorpporfirio8449 3 года назад +12

    My god, this footage is on the same level as many documentaries, just amazing and beautiful

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 года назад +5

      Thank you! Thank you for noticing rhe details. Ant love forever!

  • @elisabethvictoria5324
    @elisabethvictoria5324 8 месяцев назад

    i love how distracted you get in this video. so relatable.

  • @Jay172967
    @Jay172967 Год назад

    That is the absolute coolest ant I have ever seen. Had no idea such a beautiful little bug could exist. What a color.

  • @markkrebs7474
    @markkrebs7474 3 года назад +80

    That earwig probaby has a packet of pollen from an Orchid "stamped" on his back. Orchids posess intricate mechanisms which can move and literally deposit a packet of pollen on the back of pollinating insects.

  • @luvjisoo-cd7dn
    @luvjisoo-cd7dn 3 года назад +33

    The blue weevil should really consider being a model, it’ll steal the whole show with its blue color

  • @debbiewhite3601
    @debbiewhite3601 5 месяцев назад

    The Trees gave you such a Beautiful Gift in Allowing you to see The Beautiful Blue Ants. Please Leave Them in The Forest where They Belong. Blessings 🙏💞🙏🏾

  • @fionamacleod4707
    @fionamacleod4707 2 года назад +1

    I feel like you're best RUclipsr in the world

  • @HelpMeIAmConfused
    @HelpMeIAmConfused 3 года назад +30

    This is the best episode I've ever watched in ac's channel so far

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 года назад +10

      🙏❤🐜

    • @namename9998
      @namename9998 3 года назад +2

      @@AntsCanada 28:17 Since you reconsidered not/collecting a colony of blue ants does that mean you're reconsidering Antopia Park? What you said from 28:17 on is what everyone who doesn't support Antopia Park is thinking. Either way you've proven Antopia Park already exists, you visited it. If you really want to do something then do an air bnb. No gift shop, no treehouses, nothing. Just a few rooms in the main house people can rent rooms for however long they want. Antopia Park is all about ego, a room for rent is sharing the passion.
      Put yourself in the ant's position. How would you feel if hordes of giants were wandering around where you lived.

    • @Godzillagamer1577
      @Godzillagamer1577 3 года назад +1

      @@namename9998 buddy this channel is about bugs

    • @autocorrecter999
      @autocorrecter999 3 года назад

      @@Godzillagamer1577 Yeah.

  • @mezmerized4lifejay654
    @mezmerized4lifejay654 3 года назад +138

    The Blue Ant colony can be called "Nightcrawlers" or "Mystique" 🐜😋

  • @mandysmith7619
    @mandysmith7619 Год назад +1

    Absaloutly loved your film, as good as any TV documentary I've seen...as far as should you capture the Blues...this is hard, but I guess all captive bred anything started somewhere, my answer is the same as with the huntsman spider...IF you can supply what or as close to what they have in nature, and as long as theyre not rare due to deforestation and such...then I suppose I'd have to say, give it a go, it would be good to see how these are in comparison to other breeds.
    And my favourite bug on this episode...the catwalking, highly photographic model of the forest 😆 the Weavel...absaloutly beautiful, and the way she posed..what a stunner 😁
    (Just seen the time of post...im a year out 🤦‍♀️, I've only just come across your channel...so you've probably already done what you wanted as far as those exotic blue ants..🤷‍♀️!!)

  • @racheldavis4107
    @racheldavis4107 3 года назад +69

    I wish RUclips had a "love button" because this is a great episode!

    • @mekomamizuko
      @mekomamizuko 3 года назад +3

      I agree, a simple “like” button isn’t sufficient enough

  • @YTSaltyGamer
    @YTSaltyGamer 3 года назад +87

    *His Review:* "Really loved it! We found GIANT Spiders and toxic frogs and all types of mystery bees and ants so amazing!"
    *Somebody trying to get Air Bnb:* "."

  • @ginnied7346
    @ginnied7346 Месяц назад +1

    And I thought our bumble-bees were big in England, I didn't realize some types could grow as large as a golf ball

  • @vendlanoren3013
    @vendlanoren3013 Год назад +1

    Yes i think you shuld keep them in captivity❤

  • @mikeschiesel2852
    @mikeschiesel2852 3 года назад +27

    Your introspection at the end seemed to answer the question for you. This ecosystem would be nearly impossible to replicate enough to satisfy completely the needs of any species to thrive in captivity. Gods handiwork...often imitated, never duplicated.