THE COOLEST ANT FARM I'VE EVER BUILT (Carpenter Ants Living in Wood)
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- This is the coolest ant farm I've ever built, and a total dream come true as an ant keeper. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, I am super thrilled to show you this episode which took so long to make. Hope you guys like it! This is truly a dream ant farm for me! I can't believe how far these carpenter ants have come. Anyway, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL and Select ALL for Notifications Squad) if you enjoyed this video. Love you, guys! Ant love forever! So, which team are you on?
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Wow
Cool :›
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WoW
Ok, but imagine a massive colony of these in like a 5 foot tall tower in the new ant room would be so impressive.. that and a a massive leaf cutter colony would be life goals ♥️♥️
Now you've got me thinking of the new open concept ant habitat with a rotting wooden lemonade stand under a money tree..
Wow i hope someone do that
I imagine a tree of glass, free standing in the centre of an atrium, filled with wood and ants, coverd in red foil...
Like for ac family
YES with like an antfarm like this one but bigger and like 1 meter tall
I have my first colony hibernating right now, its all so nerve-wracking, but your videos have been helping me learn for years now and I thank you SO much for introducing me to this world ❤
I wish I could start my own colony but I feel like I will be very bad at it.
@@iammask1073 hey, you'll never know unless you try it. I mean, you could also start by learning the essentials first, but trying is the true first step for everything
@saiko mori what
@saiko mori shut
@Tommy Gaming 🅥 shut
I remember seeing the Fire Nation at an early stage when I just scrolling through Minecraft videos. I have yet to miss a single video since.
Keep up the amazing work.
same
He should name the colony morning wood
I would like but that would make the like 101
@@zajinramirez2780 ...
@@dukeofthedance8062 i just made a paper knife/sword/tanto and named it fred,Im a good namer because of my name
I wonder how to actually contact you as I run New England Reptile and by many considered a reptile whisperer. I think one of the things that really helped me starting as a child is to study insects and must certainly ANTS! I am forever fascinated by these creatures and it developed into an unusual way of thinking about other creatures such as reptiles! I love your content and always wondered what you think of reptiles? Thank you. Kevin
Of course, we ant keepers are usually also herp and arachnid keepers! It's an appreciation and love for the exotic and nature that unites us. I have owned an array of reptiles in my life. I currently own a green tree python but plan on expanding my herp collection again soon.
@@AntsCanada that is wonderful. I really believe that keeping and studying such insects helps people in so many ways snd helps develop a sense of living things that many miss. Your presentation is just EXCELLENT!!! I don’t think you could improve your presentation and I enjoy it very much! Not sure if you know who I am or what I do but I sit and stare at your empire if ant success! K
@@NewEnglandReptile ❤️
This is such an awesome point of view! When I owned a couple bearded dragons I went through a few different feeders, and it wasnt until I learned about the keeping and breeding process that I started to understand and fall in love with it all, insects, reptiles, and luckily I've always loved arachnids. I LOVED breeding super worms, as they are adorable vs the stinky crickets haha
I bet the Spider morph thanks him too for getting you started with reptiles. I’m sure they love their overbreeding and then eventual mental disorder.
That hand made ant artisanship is amazing. I was aware there was a history in Canada, but this was an awesome eye opener.
❤🙏 After hand making thousands of ant farms, I can now make them in my sleep even 12 yrs later. Ant love forever!
true very true
I love how the Redwood Queen really likes being upside down
(Oh Ty for the likes and Ty antscanada I wasn't expecting this much antlove)
Just ant things
@@thatspellcastkkid_7672YT 😂
@@thatspellcastkkid_7672YT 🤣
They just doing their things you know and things😂
I better comment before this blows up
Oh yeah me too maybe she thinks she’s running the correct way or do I say slow
If there is a documentary about the earth again, Ant canada should be the one who narrates ant part.
Maybe the whole thing I don’t think anyone would complain
Da
If there is a new ant documentary video yeah I'd love Ants Canada to narrate it.
YES YES YES
What about the whole documentary just him i love his style so much
Two different species! Can't wait to see how they develop differently from each other :D
Bow.
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There'll never be a mortal's title quite as legendary as Doctor General
You know you've made it in life when the leader of a country watches your channel...and you should take advice from me more often, comrade! My title isn't President but rather, Supreme Leader. Because mortals live temporarily, I live forever. Honored to be a part of the AC lore now
hello
@@svlgaming3909 zdrasvujte comrade
😀🙏💪👍🚀
Hello. I. LAVE Your can
Lol, please launch the missiles.
Wow your narration has gotten so much better it’s like a nature documentary now
Imagine this from our perspective.
You're part of a crew of astronauts, you've landed on an uninhabited planet, only to find a small village already there, just like the ones back on Earth, but with no occupants. Yet it doesn't seem abandoned.
thats mysterious as frick
*i smell extra terrestrials*
i smell extinction events
i smell a whole village in a field trip. well i'm not staying there til they come back, i'm definitely gonna be long gone before they come back.
Actually creepy
I like how queen it’s chilling upside down like Spider-Man or I called it spider ant
@saiko mori shut maybe you need help *chainsaws her*
Edit: why the hell you have 12 subs? Maybe your subs are bots LOLOLOLLOLOLOL
@saiko mori delete that shitty comment!!!!!
And this is for ants
@saiko mori delete that comment!!
HE GOT HACKED CRAP saiko rip
AntsCanada: Here, let me give you the best custom made home for carpenters ever!
Ants: Home is where the brood is, it smells a bit weird
AntsCanada: You ungrateful peasants! Don't you know how hard I worked on this? *Casts Blinding Light*
Ants: We have angered the God! His wrath is upon us! We must accept the generous gift bestowed on us or we'll all go blind! Repent! Repent!
lol
Lmao
Lol
Hey, @AntsCanada, you're way more of an ant expert than I will ever be, but I thought of something while watching and wanted to share my idea all the same. Perhaps along with the wood base, you could add some sawdust/wood shavings or a little bit of soil for the ants to move around as they would like? My idea is that they would be able to control the moisture levels of the various chambers themselves with a resource like that. Until the wood becomes soft/rotted enough for them to be able to chew into it. As you pointed out, the moisture level inside is really high, and I just worry that it could cause a bad mold infestation to break out. Thanks for taking the time to read my comment! I love the channel, ant love forever!!
I cannot believe that I was 2 when you started your journey! Your work is excellent, I hope my children will see you as I do right now! I truly respect you! I wish you the best in your future endeavors :)
Thank you! I hope so, too! Ant love forever!
My kids only watch it if their is a ant war going on. They like seeing fire ants and carpenter ants go at it.
i wasent even born
@@hornbadger2853 same--✨
I was -3 - 5 years old
This channel has really changed my understanding of ants I first thought of ants to be some boring creatures that you find in your yard but I’ve come to see that they are so much cooler than that and I’ve never wanted an ant colony more
They are indeed "boring" in a sense 😉
Same lol
If I could list off the coolest ant farms I would probrobly pick the floating islands and this one. At the top
I love how they feel safe leaving the brood spread out it's so cool seeing them move in
Keep it up man....all these comments at this point show why we keep watching...I also love the back story you gave that released some never before seen convention photos...Thanks so much for the commitment and education 👏
Got to love when Dr. General gets involved.
Would be unique seeing the square head ants so they can block the tunnels. Hope that is colony7. Can’t wait to see the development.
I think that the AntsCanada channel is beyond amazing, I was like most other people when I first found it, I thought it was gross and that ants were pests. I've learned that ants have a unique and interesting lifestyle, and that they deserve just as much praise as any other animal, and I can't wait to learn more.
I always liked bugs.
@@j.dillan7958 Oh, I've liked bugs, I just thought ants were more pests than cool creatures.
Gotta say, the only channel that's exclusively ants, that can draw my attention for hours. Happy to see you embracing and reflecting on your ant like journey.
Glad i can experience a world of curiosity through your well produced content.
Congrats on the success so far.
This video was recommended to me by RUclips … and I’m SUPER glad it was!! 🤩 This was so amazing watching these creatures interact and live in a man made structure/home. I’m definitely gonna start binge watching the rest of your videos … Freakin sick dude 😎👍✨
Welcome to the channel! Ant love forever!
For colony 1, can you just moisten the wood and let them burrow out themselves? I would love to see that!
He actually needs the ebony nation to move into the Wood nest now Idk if u heard but he mentioned the Test tube is starting to mold which is bad and poisonous to ants
Yeah that's what I thought he'd do
Wow! I love the new colony setup! Carpenter ants are super common where I live and I've always loved watching them run around the woods outside my childhood home in Ohio. My mother never would let me keep an ant farm, but luckily my husband is just as fascinated with them, and this channel as I am! I really would love to make a carpenter ant species my first nest! Just have to keep learning and wait for nuptial flight season!
The KSP music when showing off the ant farm hit different
@saiko mori Bot bruh
@saiko mori Tf
Just report the bots before moving on. If enough people report them, RUclips's spam filter should start to recognize and block them automatically.
You can see the bots hijacking most of the other early comments, that seem to be getting many up-votes. Please help the community out by reporting spam wherever you see it, thank you!
@@K1ingnfy2 its a bot...
@@dukeofthedance8062 Bro, it's still there, it only dissappears for your 'session' if you report it. Log out and in again, or just look for the comment from someone else's phone/tablet/computer, it will still be there. Google just made it look like your report gets it removed to satisfy all the low-iq people falsely mass reporting stuff.
As for how I know it's a bot or just a spammer, the comment literally spams a bunch of useless 'keywords', while using sexual language in the link itself to get vulnerable people to click on it.
It breaks RUclips's TOS in multiple ways; just off of my head, some of the rules being violated are those that prohibit spamming the same thing on multiple comments, using comments for advertising, linking to unsafe off-site pages, promoting sexual or pornographic content, and using scrips/bots to post multiple comments for you.
If you follow a few popular RUclipsrs and watch their videos fairly early after they post them, you'll even see multiple different accounts post the exact same spam, which is a clear indication of bots having to use new accounts as their previous accounts get banned.
One last thing, you don't have to worry about your report doing damage to some legitimate person. It takes a *lot* of different people to report a comment or account to even flag it as being 'suspicious', but only RUclips can see that flag. If RUclips's automatic systems are at all unsure if the reported comment is in violation of their TOS or not, then it will be forwarded to a real human employee to read and compare with the other masses of spam currently in circulation. They then ultimately decide if the comment should be removed or not.
On the other hand, the sooner more people flag these comments, the sooner RUclips can take action and possibly prevent gullable children from clicking on some scetchy link that installs a virus on their device in the background, just because they think it will show them sexy/pornographic content.
Rafiki in Lion King said it best, "The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it."
You've come a long way since 2009, and have learned a lot since then. Habitat after habitat, you hit it out of the park, and it's nice to see you going back to your roots as the solution to help out the carpenters
The ants in Colony 7 aren’t from that genus, you could say that would make them...CampoNOTus 😂
Ahhh 🤣🤣
I genuinely enjoy and look forward to these videos. I was actually really missing the ants last week! Ant Love Forever!
This whole carpenter ant series is just amazing!
Right? I love it so much!!
This year I became a 10 year veteran of your channel and it’s very enlightening watch you and the ants grow as the channel did. I have loved every second of regular videos and AC inner colony videos. Your channel was one my first that I ever subscribe to and it has been a great honor to how the big the AC family has gotten over the years. And thank you for everything you do. #Antloveforever
OG! Thank you! Ant love forever!
Ive been watching this chanel for around 7 years. #Antloveforever
I wonder if adding springtails might help avoid any dangerous mold outbreaks. They might be able to use the wood to, or go in the cracks between it and the glass to eat mold.
Yes, sure springtails will help. I plan on putting soil on that middle platform.
Personally I am upset that we didn't get to watch them build the nest from scratch, but rather antscanada drilling it. I understand that a video needed to be created and treating the wood so that it would be preferable to the ants may have taken so long, but it still would have been cool to watch carpenter ants from the begining. Maybe that is just me?
Maybe he can just redo it when the colony is bigger and attach another cylinder with wet wood?
@@jasong.3991 That is true... but it wouldn't capture the moment of a begining colony, which is what I was hopping to see.
@@ac10054 It may not be a beginning colony but it'll dig the same as they've never really dug out a home before making it their first go around
@@testerwulf3357 I like your outlook on it.
2 things. 1. I love this video. As always a true treat to watch and super informative and amazing video editing. A true artist at work. 2. I saw you havent posted for last weekend, 11/20/2022, and I wanted to reach out through the loving comments and say I hope you're doing well physically and mentally! We all love you and are proud to be a part of the ac family ^_^ stay awesome mikey
These names for the colonies are both great and clever, good job.
AntsCanada has reached a whole new level with Kim Jong-un commenting
😂🤣
Because I have exquisite taste in RUclipsrs
Kim Jong-un has now replied to me. I have ascended
21:17
Supreme leader always has the greatest ideas. What would the world do without our fearless leader?
The world would be awry. innocent ants would die every second. The plants would be tripping us this very moment due to lack of the wonderful critters keeping them down
Thank you, my son
Such a perfect timing!! I'm mostly new in your channel, and I just got one of these queens in my room.
I kept her in a jar because I've never had ants as pets... Of course, YT had the perfect suggestion bringing this video to me.
I don't have anything to grow an ant farm but I truly want to watch my queen expand her colony ♡
Wish me luck, and thanks for your videos! 🐜💕
dude, synchronicity moment with your vision of starting small with passion, i've been reviving old dreams today.
What a great video! This was so worth the wait
Get this man to 5M he deserves it‚ all the stuff he's done to show how ants really are and to show entertainment for all of us and I will say he is a pro at ant keeping so get this man or should I say AntsCanada to 5M.
I prefer the redwood warriors flag more but the flags do bring back memories of the fire nation
I think adding some soil in the middle then adding springtails will be beneficial. Wood molds when wet for prolonged periods of time. Something controlling it would be a good idea
I've been watching your vids for a few years now, I'm grateful to learn about ants every time you upload a video
Am I the only one who hears a lot of ant puns in every video like “watch to the end(ant)”?😅😂
Or like: "something and (ant)something else"
Just so you know it isn’t “e-bony” is pronounced “eh-bony”. No hate just want to clarify
Its derived from Egyptian HeBoNi.
@Alex Blair
Exactly! Just like the classic song by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney.
@@kenlieberman4215 it actually comes from Ebon or Ebonos, which is greek?
Edit: i stand corrected, i skipped a history lesson.
@@TheDavebala I have no idea why but that correction made me laugh. Thank you for starting my day positively.
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Oh do I love the wooden nest, it looks so beautiful with the ants inside. Congratulations on your success and hard work so far mikey, and also thank you for teaching me so much about ants, you are amazing! Ant love forever!
keep that test tube and everything as a souvenir
I am a antkeeper because of you thank you i have many colonies all growing in size
Nice a new video! Your videos got me to start my own colony and I wanted to let you know that my Lasius eggs finally hatched! Managed to get some footage of a worker!
It's like a abondend ant base of carpenters and someone of the other colony found a place of home.
As much as I love seeing these two colonies grow, i would really enjoy a quick Update on all the other antcolonies.
Gravity: I fear no man, but that thing...
*Redwood Queen*
IT SCARES ME
Lol
Don’t think it’s the real Kim jong-uh
@@qiufengxiaoxia it is trust me bro
It’s not him I don’t think
@@qiufengxiaoxia do you really think that's him? LOL
I wasn’t as much of a fan of the Redwood Warriors as the Ebony Army at first, but now I’m all in on the new species!
OMG! you have done a wonderful job!.. I don't even like ants.. with that said ...the first time I watched your video I became a subscriber and hit the bell..lol.. because you made the ants world look so amazing.. the way you tell their story, the homes you make for them just draws you in and gives you respect for ants you never had before.. :D.. I don't kill the carpenter ants that wonder into my house anymore I just guide them back outside .. I look forward to your videos every week (yes I missed you last week) .. I still am not a ant lover nor am I a hater but I do love to watch your videos about them..thank you and keep up the great work.. ANT RESPECT FOREVER!..
Thank you for giving the ants a chance! Ant love forever!
"Nostalgic, emo and grateful" really sums up my life
So worth the wait, Mikey! I know I keep saying it but this series is just miraculous, emotional, and stunningly beautiful! I could have never imagined a year ago when I found your channel that I would fall in love with ants! I write this as I am watching my thee Tetramorium colonies peacefully go about there day. And I love them! They have a piece of my heart and ants forever will! Thank you for changing the world! Because you truly have! #antloveforever
❤ Love it. Thank you for watching. Ant love forever!
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you gay
ive been watching this for a long time. honestly i only finish highschool. this kind of videos teaches me thank you sir. i hope i can make my own ant paradise. thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Ants Canada, I've been following your channel for almost 3 years. The volumes I've learned about ant behavior have greatly increased my respect for ants. On an unrelated matter, the notifications for your channel aren't consistent. I know you post every Saturday morning because I look forward to your posts, however recently and specifically this past Saturday I didn't get a notification. I know you have been tracking these issues and I wanted to bring this instance to your attention. Again, thank you for your contribution to those of us who appreciate creation both great and small.
spectacular! the wooden cylinder looks amazing
Oh man!! Thanks Mikey!! Awsome video! I loved it and so happy the carpenter ants moved in to that incredible insert you made, I can see that becoming a future item in the A.C. Catalog. It’s a really great idea! And wow mind blowing to hear that Kim Jun Un follows and is a AC member , just incredible! I somehow can’t think maybe someday this world and the people who inhabit it, may someday work together. One can only hope. Incredible video this weekend, honestly gave me chills and goosebumps, really well done!! Thanks again Mikey And the A.C. Family. Take care, stay safe and healthy!
I couldn't wait to see those ants dealing with the wood piece, just awesome.
I'm new in the AC family, Hello from France =P
I discovered the channel a bit randomly. but since i can't stop watching all the videos
you are a great narrator and you make videos and ants very passionate to watch , i'm very into it!
your pet ants are fascinating to follow, and it is very awesome to see them so closely. my favorite parts are the starting colonies in their test tube, watching Queens rising their Nanitics and then growing from here.
Now i really have the desire to start my own colony, and i hope to be able to do it one day, it is just not the right moment for now (about to move soon)
I think i will peek a eye at the antscanada shop when the time will come ^^
Anyway, thanks to you and keep going! i can't wait to get news from your Ants in the next video!
Merci beaucoup! Ant love forever!
Wow he really does know French!
Or he translated it 🤔
I think he translated it
@@moonmapping3963 Ah ah, i don't think you should think too much about it guys. some french words are not that hard to know actually.
for exemple, in some videos, he already used "Voilà!", which is a french word.
Plus, close to Canada, there is Quebec where it is common to speak french along english ( i heard french people are living in Canada too!), so maybe it is also learned in Canada schools, not sure about that but who knows? ^^
Same!
Thank you AntCanada! You made me see our world so different... Sometimes when I see an ant walking around I start to follow her and see what she is doing sometimes I do that until I lose the track of time.... :3
I've been dedicated to watching your videos every Sunday and when you didnt post last week i knew this week would be worth the wait :)
Another awesome video
I just joined the channel around the time of the nuptial flight and boy am I happy I did thanks for all the amazing work and keep it up
Whoever cried like a literal baby and went complete rage mode when AntsCanada actually made the ants go to war...
They are just ANTS. They go to war all of the time, they die all of the time, and sure, I love ants and I would kinda hate to see them die. But there is no need to make literal movements just because of a few ants.
So happy that they have moved into the wood I think you should go find a seasoned log out side and cut the shape you want for the other colony more natural 😁 love your work thank you
I’ve been a huge fan of the Ebony Army ever since they were the most adventurous colony in the Camponoseum! Their pioneering spirit is admirable, and their queen is so brave! I like the name Sacagawea after the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition.
I love that you unknowingly got a different species ant, its so amazing that they are so similar.
Nice!!, i have my own carpenter ant colony in an tiny ant farm! (They just have 1 worker), maybe all move them to a nest like this in the future!
Ive had the worst week seeing your vid really help
Thank you Ants Canada you are the reason I love Ant's now #ant,love,forever
Same
I LOVE IT!! I don't have much time to be a keeper so I'll just watch your video instead.. Ants are one of insect species that are so fascinating to look at..
Eebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Yess! So glad to see a new upload! 🥳🥳
“I thought to myself, duh, this is the great leader giving me advice.”
I never miss a video beacuse ITS SUPER COOL
Just discovered the channel and it's absolutly awesome, i wasnt even intereseted in ants but now i want to learn more about the diferrent colonies, keep It up, and much love
THANK YOU ANTS CANADA SO MUCH FOR PUTTING IN A LOT OF EFFORT IN THIS VEDIO I TULY APRECCIATE IT YOUR THE BEST RUclipsR EVER!! WATCHING YOUR VEDIO TRULY TOUCHED MY HEART AT LOOKING AT THE MICRO-SECRET AND BIODIVERSE LIVING OF THE ANTS!!
Nice to meet the new colonies. By the way, I was wondering how the construction of the ant house is going, since it’s getting to be around the time that you said it would be completed.
I can’t wait to see them bring food and distribute it inside of the wood 🪵
At first I thought all ants make there nests in soil or dirt but now I know some species of ants live in different places.......looks like I've learned something new :)
These videos are amazing videos. They bring back memories from the ant fram i had as kid and all so make me want to pick one up as adult this summer just form these videos and my memories as kid
Colony 7 just built different.
Like, literally.
Where I live I'm lucky. I have a ton of red ant nests around me. Just to let you know ants Canada so far I have found and recorded 19 nests around me for fire ants and 3 black ant nests but sadly last year 8 nests of blackants around me were raided by the red ants.
missed you homie, remember to take time for yourself
AntsCanada: "Our cylinder, with new ant tunnels and chambers"
Me: *Kind of looks like a face*
AntsCanada: "It kinda looks like a face"
"Nostalgic, emo and, grateful. That's how I felt, drilling into this wood for our ants." Best line of 2021 🤣🤣
Ants is one of the reasons why Inlove insects ❤ and therefor why I want to do entomology eventually.
Can’t wait to see how the nest is expanded
I would put fire ants in it but the nest is made of wood. LOL.
Gravity has no hold over the queen
Great work! Love your videos. Btw, I am not sure if "ebony" was mispronounced on purpose, but it is actually pronounced "eh·buh·nee" :D
Wow, I can't beleive how busy they have been! I'm really glad they took to their new home so we'll!
Hi antscanada I've been watching u when I was a kid,I remember I started watching u when u had 1mil subscribers now u have inspired me so much to make my own ant colony,THANK YOU ANT CANADA!
I thank you AC for naming the Colony #7 Redwood Warriors that I suggested for you.
@saiko mori I suggested that name from the last video.
awesome name!!
@@starry53 Don't respond to the bots, rather just report the spam before moving on. If enough people report them, RUclips's spam filter should start to recognize and block them automatically.
@@mortlet5180 Thanks for the warning
I'm so sorry AC family 😫 my mom forced me to kill a colony of Black crazy ants an hour ago 😭😭😭 Im so sad, now I don't have a ant colony to stare at for hours 🥺
Im so sorry :(
My mother has already said that what bothers me is the fact that they break my heart and they might die.
Everything about this is cool and very over dramatic about ants but still love the vids
Oh yeah just a question is the colorblindness part of ants is it the same as human colorblindness like people who have colorblindness (example red and green colorblindness) like they dont see the color they see thru it?
i think the red film is just to keep the inside of the nest dark, someone correct me if im wrong lol
It's mostly a myth and even if it wasn't, the red filter is only on the outer cylindrical surface of their enclosure. Light can still shine in from the top or bottom surfaces and through the inner cylindrical surface, as can be seen around 10:47 and also when he removes the outer red film at 15:12. The frosted top inner surfaces seems to be particularly effective in redirecting downward light, from the ceiling, in all directions. Although the solid wood core should block most of the light coming from above, the nest still seems to be well lit when looking, through the chambers, at the inner cylindrical surface.
Where this seems to have come from is the fact that *some* ant species are known to not be able to see >620nm light, combined with papers showing many ant species have difficulty *discriminating* between longer wavelength visible light (i.e. reddish, >=600nm) and the slightly shorter yellowish-green to pure yellow light (between 550-580nm), but that does not imply that they can't see red light at all.
A quick search of the academic literature (you can even just use Google Scholar and you'll find lots of papers on the subject), gives many examples of ant species that react to red light, although many others can indeed not sense red light at all.
All this means is that you can't know for sure if your ants can see red light, without scientifically testing it yourself; that is, unless you have a 100% positive species ID and also know that exact species has already been documented as having a limited spectral responsivity, ending before 600nm, in the scientific literature.
I genuinely have admired and loved your videos in general honestly
Good job! keep making these videos they are amazing! I just caught a Camponotus queen and she has 11 workers.