An Ant War Broke Out After Adding 6 Ant Colonies Into My Rainforest Vivarium
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I started the biggest Ant War in my giant cloud rainforest vivarium. I felt Pantdora and Orchadia, my two connected tropical ecosystem tanks, required a greater biodiversity of ant species, especially because one of the ant species within, i.e Gnome Ants (Pheidole parva) have completely run a monopoly of the rainforest. In an attempt to balance the ant ecology out, I decided to add six more ant species into the vivarium. The result was a war, greater than anything the rainforest had ever seen. Hope you enjoy this Season 3, Episode 3 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series, and our celebratory video for hitting 6 million subscribers. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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Idol🐜
You should add exploding ants or army ants or jumping Jack ants
You should call the muader ants, the crusaders
Fire👍👍
I’d say we should name the trap-jaw ants colony “The Claw-Face Clan” please let me know if you like it
Someone once wrote “this man casually kidnaps animals from the wild and drops them in the hunger games” and I can’t unsee it 😭😭
Noooo why is this so accurate 😭
The wild is the hunger games anyway
WHY IS IT SO ACCURATE?!????!
that's why I love this channel
to fit the hunger games theme lets name the trap jaw ants the "trapper jackers"
The fact that every single ANt colony had to be harrased by Gnome ants, proves you were Right to put them in. It was a perfect example of how dominant they had become. This is probably what happened to the previous weaver ant queens.
Rather than the belief that smong ate the queens. Really eye-opening episode how the ecosystem can change so much.
Yes!
Agreed.
But now it's the weaver ants at the top that have little to no competition
@@austrolopitecosmart weaver ants usually don't end up in direct competition with other ants, from what I've seen. I'm not a biologist, I just spent my teens and 20s in the tropics, lots of green ants in Queensland. Their predators are lizards, spiders, and birds, usually. Basically anything that will tolerate the bites for the chance to eat them.
Basically giving a huge weaver ant colony primacy in the canopy tank is in line with how things would be in nature. They'll probably be the apex predator, upstairs.
The trapjaws kinda killed them💀😱👺
" venomless, but painful pricks". It's almost like you know my co-workers😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
;)
@@AntsCanada congrats on 6M 🎉
BRAH LOL
😂😂😂😂
4:50 - Weavers = someone said Swarmageddon and I fell in love with that
13:50 - Giant Trap-Jaw = Bonesaws
16:56 - Trap-Jaw Ants = Jawbreakers
25:00 - Asian Bullet Ants = Militiants (militia+ant) or the Gunslingers
30:51 - Golden Spiny Ants = Silken Soldiers? Whatever their name, their lair should be Fort Knox: lots of gold, lots of defenses.
33:50 - Maurader Ants = Terra Avengers (to avenge the loss of the Raiders)
you just revive lost memory man, and I thank you very much for it
What do you call a group of bullet ants?
A magazine
Or Ex Caliber :D
A+
@@BombaFallout and what do you call they nest?
Machinegun
OOOH, THATS A GOOD ONE!
@@CreepyMe72NAH💀
The Gnome ants are so underrated and undervalued. They're feisty, sneaky, and clever. They are the natural inheritors of the throne, as well. They won out against every other colony, outcompeting and outlasting the other tribes, despite Mikey's favoritism! They arose from humble, flower pot beginnings to chiefly dominate the landscape WITHOUT help of any kind. I think they are to be admired. If not, than at least respected.
I do love them! I couldn't get over the savagery of the supermajors!
Also, their house words are "grow strong", suiting their sigil of a tiny flower in a pot stemming from said humble beginnings. But will their cleverness be enough to let them reclaim the Tree Stump Throne in the now unfolding Battle of the 7 Bastants? Find out in the next episode!
*roll intro music*
An Ant An An An Ant An An An Ant An An An Ant....
@@AntsCanada can you do a room tour or a video of another colony your channel hasn’t been the same without a video of fire ants
@@Reptileowner just go to his other channel
@@jlover2769 which other channel?
Next ep: “The ants took over so I’m adding an anteater to my rainforest vivarium”
Oh great, he's going to read this and get a silky anteater due to your inspiring him. :)
lol why are all these comments/replie’s profiles green with a letter?
@@Tea22112GREEN LEGION AAAAANBSAQIHDGKWQEIHDGIWSQ7HCGQDSY
@@Tea22112 some people don’t bother putting a profile pic on their RUclips page
@@Tea22112No pfp
Peak Ants Canada. This episode was a rollercoaster of emotion to ride. I cursed loudly when it was over. You had me at the edge of my seat up until the last moment.
1:40 my mind immediately shot to him saying "to celebrate this epic milestone of 6M i am introducing these two small dogs to the Vivarium"
Nah that would be crazy 💀
😂😂
@@Geo_serb yes thats why its funny lol
That made me literally laugh out loud
I'm waiting for 9m
He's releasing a panther....
The Marauder supermajor moving through enemy lines like a biological tank was pretty epic. Like Blitzkrieg from WW2 but with ants. Pretty cool.
I wasnt expecting how excited I was to see marauder ants back. Like a legacy hero making their grand return. This channel has changed me.
Let's hope they survive!
Me too, when he said they were back I was excited, I missed the majors.
Won't they be attacked by the same mites though? 😟
@@AntsCanada Welcome to the Neo-Raiders!
@@AntsCanadawhy did you turn into an ant channel until both pandtora and orchadia were built?
It's wild how big this channel got. I watch this with my kids now. 6 years ago I was watching this single, stoned, and depressed. Much love AC fam
Thanks for watching #AntLoveForever
Do you have family jewls
Lol, the Gnome Ants survived the initial introduction of ants, and were probably like
"Augh, okay sisters, I believe that's all of them. We'll need time to recover, but I believe we'll..."
_introduces weaver ants_
"OH LORD WHAT IS THAT!!!"
@@cybo_vampire9145 weaver overlords!
The top dogs are here and the gnome ants know it lol
It is then, that not only the gnome ants but ALL non weaver ant species in the vivarium heard boss music from way overhead, coming from the canopy
It's like when a hard boss fight has a second form
No more like a boss rush except the developer forgot seventy percent of the bosses so t goes from the first boss to the 25th
Name for weaver ant colony: *THE NORNS*
background: The Norns in nordic mythology are *FEMALES* weaving the life thread of humans (or cutting them off at the end of their lives). The three primary Norns Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi, and Skuld draw water from their sacred well *to nourish the TREE at the center of THE COSMOS* and prevent it from rot.
This would be very fitting, bc the weaver ant comolny come from a sorority of queens, and they will be placed in the tree top canopy vivarium 🙂
Bro really did research. that’s a cool idea
Blow this like button up! I love the thought of this and the meaning behind it. ❤️❤️
Skyrim is for the Norns!
I agree
As a part Norwegian I love it!
"Well, you know what they say. You can't make a terrarium without losing a few thousand ants."
- AntsCanada
"We're just worker ants sir, we're made to be expendable"
You just Rick rolled him with his own video😂❤
Ant omelets?
That was horrible! Your terrarium is horrible! YOU'RE HORRIBLE! You're an irredeemable monster!
@@TamTroll”not to me your not”
I love the cuts he does to himself emoting it’s so funny
Egg:daddy do u love me
Weaver ant: Shut up glue bottle😅😅
* sister ;)
Baby lavae:Sister, mom do you love me?
Weaver ant worker:Shut up glue bottle
weaver - anyant just see who stole all the glue bottles??
🌾🐜
major marauder- it was the dwarfs, Sir!! we have intel on what they are doing with the glue, but that info is classified!🫡
“daddy do u love me” 😂😂
I'm 💀😂
20:38 "Little did I know, this Ant War was about to get crazier."
... Adds yet another ant colony
I hate how he plays dumb.
Lmaooo called out 😂😂
He'll be surprised the next time he does it as well
@@tempesttossed6029 he's not playing dumb, he's creating a story. It's a common thing especially with nature documentaries. They splice footage together in a way that tells a story that's probably fake. But it's entertaining.
@@moonasha nope hes not hes holding ants for 15 years and hes still pretending it will suprise him, u found it entertaining just throwing 6 colonies with alot of work just into there deaths? i see
This guy has seen ant wars, and even a new species, now he's starting vivarium-war 1
The antscanada cinematic universe
@@IMTL2Q ACU 😁👍
Antler in VW2
@@siloguy2768was just about to say that to 😂
@@siloguy2768 what💀
Damn I didn’t know AC was caked up like that
He got family jewels
One Weaver, looking around: ..... MOSS!
Weaver ant 2: MOSS?
Weaver ant 3: MOSS!
Colony, forming a bridge and chanting: MOSS! MOSS! MOSS! MOSS! MOSS!
A real Chain Gang Crane.
Well, being a hive mind does have it's downsides😄
@@jonathanhord8067
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
HEY THERE 🤗 JESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY. Turn away from your sins, confess, forsake them and live the victorious life. God bless.
Revelation 22:12-14
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
moss for the moss queen
@@zohan90210 skulls for the skull throne!
It's really interesting to see the diversity of different ant species in even just one detail, some where the queen is barely bigger than the workers, some where the queen is MASSIVE in comparison, and even colonies with no queen at all. Even such a common feature of ant species, is so unique and different between species, its really an amazing sight.
Ants are so diverse right?! 🐜❤️🌿
@@AntsCanadaGod is great!
I haven't watched this channel in so long and I come back to him pacing back and forth in front of a home made for a family of 4 sized ant terrarium like an evil villain...
Welcome back🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
@@AntsCanada Glad to be back sir
Yeah I usually get into this channel for a few weeks and binge watch it then I take a few months off. Whenever I come back to it he impresses me with his new builds
Same here lol Things have changed. Less tank top flexing and more ants pls!
I check into the channel once a year so I’m shocked af like wait a second when did he get 4 story vivarium 😂😂😂
I’ve been a fan of this channel for over a year now and have seen enough to know you’re a great guy. You have inspired me to start ant keeping and now I have several colonies that are doing great so in thanks I want to support you. I currently can’t afford anything above nanitic but I’ll hopefully be able to upgrade in the future. AntLoveForever.
Bow. Thank you! Welcome to the hobby! Ant love forever! 🙏❤️🐜
Bow.
Bow
Bow
Bow
bros caked up in the thumbnail 🙏
Broooo whyyyyyy did you mention that now I can't stop looking at it 😭😭😭😭😭😭
GYATT
I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT😭😭😭
He's always been caked up
Why are you even looking
Seeing the herds of springtails run around the ants was like something out of Jurassic Park
Right?!!
Doo doo doooOoO....... doo doo DoooOOOOOOooOoo..... doo doo DOOO DODOOO DOOooDOOOOOOOooo....!
It genuinely reminded me of Godzilla: king of the monsters
Sooo true!
I'm Russian and it's hard to watch youtube for me due to blockage, and I do everything I can to continue watching these series! I just love this project
Poor Man
Blame Putin
here's hoping you will be freed from censorship sooner than later
That's bull crap it shouldn't matter what you are you should be able to watch whatever the hell you want. I feel for you
Не знаю, у меня ютуб работает нормально. Но тоже обожаю смотреть как Пантдора(и Оркадия) развиваются, очень интересно и познавательно
Name suggestions:
Trap jaw ants - Mandibula's and/or Quick Draws
Bullet ants - Kingrights (synonym for queenless)
Weaver ants - Emerald army (because of the Latin name)
Golden spiny ants - CoalTar gang
Marauder ants - Highwaymen
Very nice!
13:51 , I love trap-jaw ants because of how their open jaws look like mustaches. I think you should name them mustache ants!
Yes
I second this
I mustache you a question. What should they be named? 🤣
The Mustache Maulers
mustachios would be great. but thanks, now i can’t unsee it
It's fascinating to see the social dynamics and reactions of the ants. The way the bullet ants fight for the honor of breeding, the way the gnome ants backed off so fast when just one was instantly crushed, the weaver ants working together and communicating so unified. It all seems so emotionally driven. I can't wait to see where the weaver ants go to dominate. 🐜🌿🧡
Thanks for watching🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Favorite names I saw in the comments:
Giant trap jaw ants - Mandibleorians
Mini trap jaw ants - The pocket knives
Bullet ants - Sharpshooters
Marauder ants - Neo raiders
Spiny ants - Golden weavers (made that up)
Giant weaver ants - Silken horde
I think the titans need its well deserved return. Its had bad luck and now it will have a new better chance to have a life.
The Titans will kick some ass and already have and still probably is lol
Name ideas from you biggest 9 year old fan, Roland:
Giant trap jaw ants - The Dark Jaws
Small trap jaw ants -The BlackJaws or Little BlackJaws
The bullet ants - The bangers
Weaver ants - The Silken Warriors or The Silkies
STOP NETFLIX!! ANTSCANADA HAS UPLOADED!
(Pls add a turtle!)
Maybe when it's time to rotate Godzilla out.
Vietnamese Leaf turtle are my favorites. Would be the cutest addition EVER
A Snapper! 😀
@@tbella5186Or an Asian golden thread 🫢
@AJStarhiker pretty sure he made it pretty clear last episode that godzilla can still be in here for a long time. He showed just how tiny he really is. Don't hold your breath mate.
Though people are acting like you broke your rule on not putting ants in a vivarium together like it’s a cockfight, I know why you felt it didn’t apply. Because there’s more species than this in a part of the rainforest that size, there’s two or 3 colonies in the tree, 2 more around the base, 8 more 5 feet away, and even more coming in and out of the area. You know that competition is part of a healthy ecosystem and biodiversity has a way of balancing itself out. I think you should do this every 6-16 months based on your assessment of the ecosystem. Ant love forever!
Exactly! Plus, in Episode 1, Season 1, I completely explain why that rule doesn't apply to this vivarium project.
Well yes and no. The way I would see it is that the rule was broken if he purposefully intended for there to be fights between ants which he said he did not ever wish to take part in. But if he is doing it to add biodiversity and help create a healthier ecosystem in a bioactive vivarium project while also trying to stay as close to nature as possible in a space that is rather large such as this one then the rule is thus voided, as even in nature fights break out over food, territory, just for running into each other randomly, etc. So if you are trying to get as close to nature as possible you have to be willing to accept all things that happen within nature including parts you dislike, even live feeding of insects which AntsCanada also had an issue with and has disregarded for this project due to the attempt to get as close to nature as possible while in such an enclosed space. I don't disagree with those who say the rule was broken, but I also do not agree with them, as they seem to have forgotten that this is an attempt to recreate nature within an enclosed space. I would also agree that keeping tabs on the biodiversity of various species would be very wise, that includes, ants, soil creatures, feeder insects (prey), etc. Add what is needed every so often, as fresh blood is always a good things, inbreeding even in insects isn't always a good thing so fresh bloodlines may keep the ecosystem going (the exception I'd think would be isopods, no idea what types of effects inbreeding has on them but new morphs can add lots of interesting colors and what not to the ecosystem, just some food for thought).
I say we name the Mini-TrapJaw Ants “The Pocket Knives”
I like that
That is cute!
Following along your idea... maybe The Switchblades? Due to the speed of their mandibles.
It's crazy every time I watch this I'm always Blown Away how long the episode is and how long it felt like because it goes by so quickly it reminds me of how I would get watching Nat Geo when I was a kid. well done man
Even though I love the Pantdora series, I missed the ants videos. Thank you for honoring the channel’s name! That’s why I followed you in the first place. Keep up with this amazing series
Please name the marauder ants the TERRA-VENGERS to honour the terra raiders before them
Why are u a antifurry bro
@@adahplaysgamesroblox8245let's run around in a fake fur suit and bark that's normal human behavior..get real
@@adahplaysgamesroblox8245 let's bark, jump around like a dog and disappoint my parents like a real human should. Get a life.
@@adahplaysgamesroblox8245 Because furries are annoying. Simple as.
The queen should be ant-woman.
tip: you can add a green rough Snake in the canopy, since it is an insectivorous snake and is arboreal
How I wish it was available where I live! They would be perfect in Orchadia!!!
@@AntsCanadaAdd ornate horned frog pls
This sounds really cool but I thought the point of Orchadia (the canopy area) was to be a sort of protected reserve type area for the insects
MORE SNAKKKKKEEEEEESSSSSSSS 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍❤🐍❤🐍❤🐍
@@marynaradchenko3724 😂
I’ve been watching this channel for 7 years and it’s insane how far the channels come well done to Mikey for keeping the channel as good as when it started👍
I've loved the vivarium journeys you've taken us on... but it does feel good to see Ants back at the center of AntsCanada.
Bow. 🙏🐜❤️🌿
@@AntsCanada
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
HEY THERE 🤗 JESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY. Turn away from your sins, confess, forsake them and live the victorious life. God bless.
Revelation 22:12-14
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
@@idehenebenezer boo
*bow*
This
I've been watching you for years know when you used to be all about ants. The thing that captivated me was your ability to story tell and footage thats till this day unmatched..you are a natural at filming..much love from NZ
Thank you! 🐜❤️🌿🙏
“ To celebrate this massive milestone” -dogs jump on window- uh don’t tell me the dogs are going in there..
LET EM IN LET EM IN /j pls don't
JOIN NATURE JOIN NATURE JOIN NATURE JOIN NATURE JOIN NATURE BACK TO NATURE BACK TO NATURE BACK TO NATURE CALL OF NATURE CALL OF NATURE CALL OF NATURE
Lol more like they were the previous milestone, stuck behind their own double doors.
Idea:
Great Ant War, Colonies in the war:
Germanty
Frantces
Brantian
Itanty
United States of Pantdora
AMAZING
Underrated asf
chinant, russiant, irant, north koreant, syriant
@@sundaysbest8023 these are based off countries from the 1910s, not modern day
Considering there is more than one queen maybe "the emerald republic" that might be a cool name for the weaver ants
Now this is what we call a classic AntsCanada video.
Felt so good to see ants in focus after 2-3 months.
*works with ants professionally
*adds 6 new aggressive ant species into an enclosed space
*acts surprised when they fight eachother
He's lucky he's caked up the way he is
Lmao
Agreed. I said they were all gonna kill each other right away
@@jamesbolton2904 But they didn't "all kill each other right away". They skirmished and backed off. Have you ever seen an actual ant war? They happen in the sidewalks and backyards where I live all the time. Not saying that won't happen eventually, but you're acting like you were proved right when what you said didn't even happen yet.
It's a vivarium, and he is clearly trying to find a balance of ant species that will coexist in a relatively large enclosed space. It's a worthy experiment that may help ant keepers of the future. We all dream of our colonies interacting and coexisting. Few people have the resources for experimenting.
It took decades of experimentation to find the best balances of fish species... and I'm sure many fish died in the process. The knowledge has allowed the aquarium hobby to flourish. Insects will never be popular, but I'm glad someone is doing it and documenting their results.
i think it's just a part of his storytelling style :P
@@aspectreishauntingeurope His dumptruck? Clearly, yes.
Introduces species that have majors and super majors into a tiny confined space with finite resources that needed to be fought over. "Then I started to feel...somewhat..guilty...that I was in a way responsible"
The Battle of Seven Armies
The Marauders remind me of the Mines of Moria, little goblins that aren’t that tough, but they have HUGE trolls that burst in with them.
The theme you hear playing when Isengard is in view during the movies played in my head when I saw those large trapjaws. They have such an LOTR-y vibe
Captain ANTmerica, Civil War
Colony name suggestions:
1. Trap jaw ants - The Nutcrackers (their cocoons reminds me of nuts and their jaws are probably strong enough to crack nuts)
2. Mini trap jaw ants - The Strikers (after their first strike with the gnomads)
3. Bullet ants - The FBI (after the fact that the name bullet from the gun or that they are black)
3.5 Bullet ants second name suggestion - The Gladiators/ The Tributes (gladiators for the way they fight to be the gamergate/ tributes like the hunger games and only the strong survive and become the champion, in this case, the Gamergate. and also how sometimes the tributes will corporate and work together to survive the hunger games, in this case, tandem running)
4. Golden spiny ants - The Pantenes/ The Sunsilks (yes after the hair shampoo brand because 1. their abdomen just looks like shiny hair from the ads and 2. silk, silky hair, and... silk)
5. Marauder ants - The Clovers (as four leaf clovers are found above soil and as a good luck wish for survival to this colony of marauders who met an unfortunate and unlucky parasitic invasion at the wrong time last time)
6. Weaver ants - The Golden Apples / Gapples (after minecrafts golden apples, the ants are golden in colour and are nested in the leaves of trees which is where apples comes from)
Congrats on 6 mil! and I cant wait to see more of the new weaver ants colony (I'm bias)
*** dont forget to do a LARGE "feeding" now that so many more colonies are in. They definitely need an influx of feeders, a load of new roaches and crickets would be helpful.
The tank is not lacking.. Seriously
There are probably so many feeders in there. It’s been months and those breed and grow so quickly.
He may have to add another medium sized hunter to combat the spiders eventually
@20:15 watching the lil guy actually block off the entrance like that was crazy
The bullet ants should be called “The Firing Squad “
ooooh love this!
Hey thats my idea too!
Simple but genius
Rambo ants?
@@SafteyCrocs"COMMANDOES?! THERES ANT COMMANDOES?!
BRO IMAGINE AN ANT COMMANDO GAME WHERE YOU LIKE PARADROP BEHIND ENEMY LINES. AND JUST GO BRRR AND KILL EVERYONE!"
Just a tip about weaver ants. I live in Thailand and have a large multi nest colony in my back yard. These ants spend a lot of time on the floor looking for food. So if you keep them please have a space to forage on the ground. Just an observation. Maybe it helps them survive.
they have the whole pantdora!
@@aspectreishauntingeurope oh yes for him perfect I ment this comment dor others trying to keep them lol should of said that
I'm so happy to see this pop up on my feed!! I thought we may be skipping a week. Just want to give a huge shout out to Mikey for living his dream and all of us 6 MILLION STRONG for living every moment with him!! Congrats on 6M and Thank you so much for sharing Pantdora and Orchadia with us!!!
Thank you for being part of the journey! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜
I've been watching for eight years! I told a friend when the vivarium started 'this guy is my subscriptions is doing some weird stuff' 😂 They asked for the link now every week she messages me "Did you see the new Ants Canada video???" Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us ❤🐜
i think animals have taught me more about how to be a good person than an actual person has
This is one of the best episodes of ants Canada I've ever saw and I have been checking this channel for years.
🙏🐜❤️🌿 This goes down as one of my all-time favourite episodes on the channel! Thank you for watching!
@AntsCanada congratulations on six mill subs ants Canada
I couldn’t stop watching this video…I usually have a short attention span but these videos are so interesting and kept me enthralled that the end came too soon.
I’ve been waiting for the new episode let’s go this series better than any Netflix series lol
Lol faxs. I be waiting for these episodes, me and my son love to watch these
This community knows what we are watching
The termites are probably also just terrified by how many ants there are now lol
Yeah those termites are done for. I think he might have made a mistake considering how desperate he was for mushrooms from that one termite colony.
@@McP1mpin and the fact ants and termites have a massive rivalry. something is definitely going to happen to there. if we lose the termites or not there will be a battle. only time will really tell how the 6 colonies interact with each other, but seeing how the gnome ants act they may instigate something bigger later on down the road. Im excited for the weaver ants, but considering they have had more time to develop, multi queen laying eggs, they will eventually over run this vivarium. At least thats my thought. Its going to a wild time over the next few weeks watching this.
Bruh don't know what he want to do
28:57 that one weaver ant in the middle of the bridge chain is the stongest ant i have ever seen
Colony name ideas
Marauders: Barbarians
Bullet ants: Wolfpack
Lesser Weavers: Junkers
Giant Weavers: Archangels
Trap-Jaws: The Blades
Giant Trap-Jaws: The Claymores
so I love the Wolf Pack but for the trap jaws I would do Dragon Snaps for the smaller one and the Goliaths for the bigger ones
I suggest "Blade Runners" for the Trap-Jaws, but I like the other names!
I suggest ursatraps for the trap jaws cuz ursa is Latin for bear and he said their jaws look like bear traps
Small Trapjaws should be: the Ferocians
Hey I love wolfpacks
2:28 _"...but little did I know, throwing six ant colonies together into the vivarium did not create the ant paradise I thought it would..."_
Seriously?
This guy has literally watched them have a natural war in his yard... I don't get how he couldn't see it coming.
Sometimes I believe he plays dumb for the video cause it should've been obvious what would happen doing that lol
@@JesseNightingale yeah its for the writing of the episode
@@FederalBurroOfInvestigation The ants were put together specifically to kill each other. That was the goal.
@@NOLA-vv3sz Not quite. The goal is to balance the ecosystem.
It is crazy how every ant colony that you placed in became under the harassment of the Gnome Ants. I wonder that the green weaver ants did with that little piece of moss that they made that huge ant ladder for. I really loved this episode because it was a very big learning experience for you AC as well as the community. Can't wait until the next episode❣💯❣
Bow! 🙏❤️🐜✨️🌿
@@AntsCanada yes.
Bow
Yess😊
@@AntsCanadacall the bullet ants AMERICA! For reasons
I was going to suggest “Los Yautjas”for the ant species with the elongated jaws/mandibles in honor of the Predator species mandibles.
I like the name Tandemonium for the bullet ants.
It is a blend of the words tandem and then pandemonium. I think is pretty cool since pandemonium not only is a reference to chaos, but in some mythology it is a reference for the place of all demons.
The Marauder ants mission was the coolest out of all. Imagine, your god deploys you to new foreign lands, and you gotta scramble to secure the civilians/children or whatever precious cargo it is. You fight off hordes of humanoid aliens, some of them are powerful brutes, while the rest are relentless goblin things. Then a scout team finds a safe cave, and the migration begins. Soldiers carry precious cargo and form a long line. You get mortally injured by some of the aliens and the situation seems hopeless, but then a Titan unit comes charging through and makes even the aliens brute forces to run in fear. More Titans crawl past and then you catch one final glance of the glorious queen/commander who dwarfs even the Titan units. Your comrades carry the future of the colony to safety as you bleed to death… but a good death is its own reward (OMG IS THAT A MAN OF STEEL REFERENCE)
I’ve been watching this channel for years. Building your own rainforest was genius. I know you making a killing off RUclips alone
Yes! Kudos to him! He found a way to support his research (or hobby). Likely faster than seeking grants. I find it so fascinating! I know all of his equipment wasn’t cheap.
I was about to ask “do weaver ants not sting or something!?!?”
Mans went in bare-handed.
this is what ive wanted for pantdora for a long time,and now orchadia,so for it to happen before my birthday,its a great birthday gift,thanks AntsCanada!
Happy birthday! ❤️🐜🌿🎂
@@AntsCanada YO IVE BEEN SUBED TO YOU FOR A LONG TIME IVE BEEN WATCHING SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THANK YOU FOR HEARTING MY COMMENT IT WAS A DREAM OF MINE BRO!
"Yo gang, i reached 6M subs so to celebrate i started a war" is someting wild to say
Anything is wild to you folks nowadays
@@joey2765 That is so us
@@TheFatScaro that is so you guys ikr
Long ago, the four nations lived
together in harmony. Then everything
changed when AntsCanada added some more ants.
Name Ideas
Colony 5: The Driwftwood Pact / The Giants / The Drifters
Colony 6: The Fellowship
Trapper Ants: Viking Raiders (Because their jaws are like axes)
Bullet ants: Wild West Girls (Because they are bullet ants and the wild West had plenty of bullets flying).
Lesser Weaver ants: Leaf Army
Spiny Ants: Silk Dwarfs (Because they use silk to make nests into the ground like dwarfs mining a mountain).
Raider Ants: Hallelujah Raiders
Weaver ants: Silken Horde
I concur, those are good ones with apt descriptions for the ants
This has to be the BEST EPISODE of the series so far and before I knew it, 47 minutes had passed in the blink of an eye. Ant Love Forever!
Ant War 3, here is a story from a grandpa ant;
Young Ant Worker: Pops, I heard about the huge ant war that Ants Canada did back in the days, I know you fought in it since it was obligatory conscription and defence of the colony, what happened exactly?
Veteran Ant Worker: [visible PTSD] C h a o s.
And m i l l i o n s o f d e a d s
PLEASEEEE name the weaver ants the Infantree
The weaver ants are gonna have a couple "glitch in the matrix" stories. 😂
The next generation will say the old ladies are telling their crazy stories again
Weaver ants are simply the coolest. I cannot wait to see how they transform Orchadia. And, as always, an ant battle has far surpassed the heart pounding excitement of any Hollywood blockbuster I've seen in recent history. Great episode, Mikey! 💜🖤
Thank you for watching! 🙏❤️🐜🌿
Yesterday my dad said he's going to build a 4x1.5x4 foot (lxdxh) terrarium for me similar to yours and now today is my birthday and I must say it's been an exciting 24hrs with that just before this video
Your dad is awesome!
@AntsCanada fr, there's even going to be a separate tank underneath connected via a pond opening which may house some guppies and an axolotl! Would you have any tips or tricks or anything for any part of it, it's my first time making a terrarium of this size
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
It feels like yesterday you tried an experiment where you put multiple colonies of the same species of ant together to see if of they would join up and after one ant died you freaked out and abandoned the whole plan. Now you're creating armies to battle one another.
Much smaller and artificial environment. In this one, it's really a way to try to reset the balance.
1. Jaw breakers
2. Little jaws
3.bullet stingers
4. life weavers
5. Architects
TEAM LITTLE JAWS
1, 2 and 5 are good but for the 'lifeweavers' I'd say 'The Sundew Soldiers' and the bullet ants I don't know but could be better
TEAM LITTLE JAWS
Bullet ants could be: full metal jacketers, hollow pointers, magnum assailants…
Weaver ants could be Spinner Sackers, Spinner Stormers, Silken Stormers
Trapjaw Large: mandible maurauders, mandible avengers, biting breachers
Small trapjaw: little jaw meddlers.
No reason to change the Nomad ants.
Needs work
Thank you Mikey, thanks for listening. I've been missing the ant focused episodes
More to come!
@@AntsCanada I prefer less ants focus but more on collective population of the vivarium I dont even know where the jeweled cockraoch are now???
i vote one of the colonies be called Jimmies like the sprinkles because that’s kinda what ants look like lol
well since the marauders used to be called the terra raiders, you should now call them gaia bandits
YES🙏
love this one !
My daughter wants to name them: the old snapdragons = "The Chompers"/ Weaver Ants ="The Webbers"
This is the biggest Ant War to every happen in the history of this vivarium. It's been the craziest week!
Also, thank you all, AC Family! This episode is our celebration of 6 Million Subs. Ant love forever! Love you, guys! xoxo
You should add a crocodile skink! They live in the papua rainforests and you should get a pair and they are shy and that means they wont come out alot and they dont like being handled alot or pet but they looked so cute to not pat and when they get a lil too scarrd they freeze like they are dead
Ant War!NOOOOOOOOOOOO
🎉 congratulations 🎉👏
What was the 1 rule
Thought you never wanted to create wars en death on purpose ……oh well people change 👍 I know I love it .
Weaver Ants - Silkstriders
Giant Trap Jaw ants - Dreadlocks
Trap Jaw Ants - Snapblades
Asian Bullet Ants - Blitzfangs
Golden Spiny Ants - Aurethorns
Marauder Ants - Bloodrazers
27:15 - The lumberjacks
I like your idea maybe lefena cutters
Bullet ants name idea: Wujing empire. Named after the instruction manual of the creating gunpowder.
Another idea is the Hippolyta tribe, named after the Amazon Queen who once fought against the hero Heracles. For the amazon tribes are well known for mating with males and returning to their home to strengthen their tribe with more female warriors.
Name suggestions from our house...
Giant Trapjaws- The Jawbreakers
Reg Trapjaws - The Dapper Snappers
Bullet Ants - Steve McQueenless, Gunslingers, The Gun Show or The Wolf Pack
Giant Weaver Ants - The Architects
Golden Spiny Ants - The Gold Belts or Kiwano Reevers
Marauder Ants - The Terra Tributes or The Highwaymen
Thanks so much, this was an awesome episode! Glad to see lots of ants back in the picture, cant wait to see what they get up to.
Liked for the Gun Show
I like all of these, but I think the bullet ants should be the Winchesters
I’m so excited to see a diversity of ant colonies both thriving and fighting to survive. Looking forward to the next video! 😁
19:00 The jaws were so fast I couldn't even see them close!!!
Yeah, well youtube has 30 frames per second and the trapjaws mandibles can snap at over 200 feet per second, so you’d need a pretty high tech camera to capture it.
'who still has half a termite soldier attached to her leg' is the coldest ant quote I've ever heard in my life 😂
12:33
@@Kenny-yl9pcthank you
Naming the weaver ants the “Daughters of Arachne” feels like a super fun storytelling concept. Like a cult or secret society of ants dedicating themselves to spiders.
My two daughers - 8 and 6 - have been watching for years and want to suggest the following names:
Giant Trapdoor Ants: Gi-Ants
Smaller Trapdoor Ants: Little Giants
Asian Bullet Ants: Commoner Ants, because they don't have a queen
Golden Spiny Ants: Rose Thorns
Maruader Ants: Terra Raiders
Weaver Ants: Athena Ants or Anthena, named after the goddess of weaving, Athena
We tune in to your channel every Sunday morning! We love you AntsCanada.
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
lol, "this just in: man familiar with ant behaviour constructs rain forest vivarium, surprised conflict erupts after introducing multiple species."
Exactly what I was thinking
Grats on 6M! Now then...
*Adds six colonies of ants into a shared space*
*Acts surprised when they start fighting*
Technically, none of the 6 colonies are fighting each other, they're all fighting the gnome ants that seem to control every corner of the vivarium
And one of the 6 colonies isn't even in the same part of the vivarium, being placed in the canopy above, where there shouldn't be any other ants
Name suggestions!❤❤
Giant trap jaws: Iron Giants
Trap jaws: Trapcard Cavalry
Spiny ants: Sisters of Spikes
Bullet ants: Gatling Guard
Marauder ants: Dark Avengers
Weaver ants: Gaia's Warriors
Love this series so much so invested with how large the weaver ants got I would say its safe to ad something that will help keep the population in check.