A Forest Floor Ecosystem Contained Behind Glass │ Native Terrarium - 6 Month Update!
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2021
- In this video we take a look at the Native Forest Terrarium. It is currently 6 months old and a lot has changed in that time frame. Many plants have died however others are still thriving.
The most diverse organisms within this terrarium are the various species of springtail. They're everywhere within this ecosystem and make up a majority of the prey species present. Mites also have good species diversity and coexist inside the terrarium with them. Some mites share the springtails ecological niches, whilst others are voracious predators.
The Black Clock Beetle was seen in a previous video to be HUGE. It was so large I believed it was fat on prey. A subscriber mentioned the possibility it was pregnant. The beetle went missing for over a month and eventually resurfaced. It's now a normal size and I believe if it was pregnant it has now laid the eggs underground. There is also the possibility it was just fat and hibernating though... Hibernation will naturally cause weight loss.
The Harvestman has died of old age. Harvestman only live for a year and it was already an adult when he found his way into the terrarium. Due to only being a single Harvestman there wasn't any chance of it reproducing unless it was female and had already mated before finding it's way into the jar.
There was a large spider I had discovered many months ago that had hitchhiked into the terrarium. There is a large number of smaller spiders living there too, although I don't believe they're the same species..
Isopods are unusually rare within the terrarium. The garlic snail also spends a lot of it's time hiding underground. The most common larger invertebrate species present are the millipedes. They're very active and seem to have a strong breeding population.
Watch the full journey of this terrarium here:
• Forest Floor Ecosystem...
Thanks for Watching! Don't forget to like and/or subscribe!
P.s. If you're wondering about the Harvestman, he died of old age. They only live a year and he was an adult when we got him.
he is in a better place now...
Oh, and, what is your camera?? It's so good!
Double ask on the camera! It's amazing quality
I also would like to know what your camera set up is! I'm a high school biology teacher and I'm bringing ecospheres into class now; would love to be able to show them all live in class :)
I'm looking at USB microscopes but the image quality seems poor.
I just want to know what camera do you use.
This guy literally created his own personal mini-earth and is playing God like Morgan freeman from Bruce Almighty lmfao..
That millipede eating was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It was definitely the best part of this great video!
Agreed!!!
Yea really nice, could even see its teath 🤯🤯🤯
It was terrifying, yet beautiful.
Yes!Looked like it was smiling! I really liked this,and so glad you made it!
Its maw was something.
That larvae thing you saw at the end is a mealworm. It is indeed the larva of the black clock beetle.
I thought it might be, and I was so excited about it! So glad someone confirmed!
They only produce one offspring at a time?
@@A_Black_Sheep94 When did I say that?
@@EnglishLad You didn't but Jartopia only seemed to imply the single larvae so I was just curious 🤷♂️
@@A_Black_Sheep94 it could just be that the jar had a limited amount of space so only a few mealworms were able to make it, and that one is the only one which Jartopia managed to find. 🤷♂️
Is it just me or is that millipede wierdly cute when it was eating
Agreed, but I found it more cool than cute.
i'm actually kinda scared of that footage lol
I don't know about you. But, yeah the millipede was cute
Yes it is
I just found out on another channel that you can have a pet millipede, which I think is crazy. Yeh bro like a teddy bear
I was thinking how awful it would be if a species perished inside the terrarium, cause it is vital and it cannot be reintroduced. Then I realized it is the exact shame thing for earth. How sad...
> "the exact shame thing" 😉
On the bright side some species are not beneficial as many species often fill the same niche. In a case like this food is limited so an extinction might be a good thing to avoid starvation
The earth, at least, is large enough to provide new ones for absent roles.
It is natural for things to perish.
Well with modern technology we can clone recently extinct species(if we have well preserved specimens) or we can selectively breed its closest livng relative to create a similar species. We are attempting this on cattle to create aurochs(the ancestors of modern cattle) they where a keystone species in Europe but were unfortunately hunted to extinction in the time of the Roman empire.
that millipede footage at 7:10 is A+!
Wooow I never saw a millipede feeding up this close! Very interesting. Thanks for the footage!
That millipede shot was insane, so cool to see it graze! I recently made my first closed ecosystem, a similar forest floor type, I'm excited to see what happens in it in the future!
Awesome! Someday ill make one too. Any tips?
@@Kuwagumo Look for the big pieces first, they seem to be the hardest to find, and if you want a specific creature in there, make sure it's in there. I love seeing the isopods in these videos but I don't seem to have picked up any in mine. But honestly, just look up a youtube tutorial and do it, it's hard to fuck up
I could binge watch an entire series of this. Well done, and kudos for the camera work! Also looking forward to the day the beetle eggs hatch.
Thank you! I actually do have multiple series on my channel if you check out my playlists.
I saw in another comment that the larvae spotted is actually the same species as the beetle!
I'm not usually into nature but I always watch your videos and I am fascinated how prey and predators exist in balance and harmony alongside the flora. It's like everything has a purpose.
Whether or not people choose to believe that, I find a creator (be that a deity or alien beings) to be a more plausible explanation for our planet's astonishing ecodiversity than order arising from more-or-less chaos, even over billions of years. Either way, same reasoning.
@@HeavyMetalClown056 Why do you have to bring religion into this? Just enjoy the video, and let everyone think what they want privately....😐
@@solar0wind I actually meant that it seems more likely to me, not that it IS that way without question. I meant no harm so whatever you believe, I'm not judging. That comment was more "thinking out loud" than it was meant to imply much anyhow :P
The purpose guides our way friend.
Amazing how all this happens peacefully with no humans inside to screw it up, eh?
I've never seen a close-up shot of a millipede eating before. They're adorable
The Millipede shot was fantastic. The close up was great but I was honestly most impressed with how its legs all moved in sync; it looked like art honestly.
Am I the only one that wants to see a jar tour?? Amazing channel btw👍
Oh yay! I was wondering if you would make a update on this soon!
I dont remember you mentioning th spider in the first video tho, did you add it, or it was probably added by accident with the substrate?
also! how do you gather so many different species? do you have like a stock of them? or you search for them in the wild when deciding to build a new terrarium?
I love your videos! I1m very happy to see updates!
The spider was spotted in the 1 month update, but it was smaller at the time:
ua-cam.com/video/XhWIbCXn6dk/v-deo.html
^ Timestamp is about 4:36
I believe it may have hitchhiked in the plants as I don't think they burrow.
I just gather wood, stones, substrate and plants from outside. Insects and eggs hitchhike in those things and usually breed and emerge in time.
Caraca mano você aqui. Manda salve
Mano você aqui ????? Como assim, manda salve
do you simulate day times with lesser lighting and very dim / no light for the night?
Brilliant footage. My jar has just arrived and I'm heading out tomorrow morning to create my very first ecopshere inspired by your videos. Thanks!
How’d it go?
@@tigers1828 Think it might have been too cold or I packed it to full (got a bit over-zealous) but all I've seen so far is a few small worms. The moss and plants are still surviving though! Might have to do a redo once the weather thaws a bit...
I found this randomly... now my favorite channel
Yet another video where I am entirely fascinated and have zero idea why. Lol.
its wonderful to see nature, for it is the work of God's hand, nothing that needs to be explained in why you find beauty fascinating
@@TS-jm7jm The beauty of evolution - and biology in general. No gods required. :)
@@MantisToboggin what a vacuous, nihilistic and foolish way to view the world,
but then it is true that the fool hath said in his heart 'there is no God'; and so from the very word of God i can know of what sort you are. deny God all you like heathen, we shall both see him on judgement day and if your name is not in the book of Life then you can dwell on your error along with your fellow rebels.
@@TS-jm7jm A fool is someone who readily believes that which isn't evidently true. Also, men wrote the book you're referring to, not a god. Anyway, my initial comment wasn't an attack, it was a comment in jest. We have a very good understanding of biology and no scientific explanation ever appeals to the supernatural, nor does it need to. Introducing an impossibly complex, eternal being (for which there is precisely zero evidence I might add), is just silly.
It's okay to be humbled, inspired and moved by the beauty of nature on it's own merit. Like I said - no gods required.
@Guzmán Eastman they've told you that we have little knowledge of nature and how it works? That's literally what science is lol. I sincerely doubt a biology professor in any reputable, accredited university told you that, but even if they did, that doesn't mean they are right.
What timing, just discovered the channel the other day and this was one of my favorite terrariums
I hope you're still doing well out there. Take care :) I hope you live a long and happy life.
And to anyone else reading this, you too.
Thanks. That's unusually nice for youtube, have a virtual hug and all the same wishes!
It must feel exhilarating being able to capture live feeding & hunting behaviors in the microcosm. That was great, thanks!
Dude, amazing work! I'm in love with your videos, everything is so great! Loved how you choose the soundtrack, fits perfectly.
As a biologist, these terrariums and ecospheres are very atractive, but you managed to make everything to work togheter: info, images and music.
Congrats!!
Thanks to you for the first time of my life I had the chance to see the mouth of a millipede while it was eating ...it's a little different than what I imagined. Now I know how the mouth works. Again...thank you !
This is the single greatest channel on the UA-cam platform.
My 2 week old terrarium has finally established its first springtails, it is ADORABLE! Its my first springtail ever ❤
When Spore just doesn't cut it anymore :) Some of these tiny creatures are adorable, well I can see their beauty even if not everybody can....
Edit: and that millipede eating- great footage and looks like it's smiling- made me smile.
New subscriber: this jar is like a whole forest!! How big is it!?! Amazing so much goes on in one jar.
Great video, thanks for sharing this beautiful little world with us. I'd love to see where it goes in another 6 months. : )
Can you do a tutorial on how to make your own ecosphere and how to maintain it? Like light levels, etc
He already did, check the channel
Seconded
@@RealTheBlockKing not really, no actual in depth tutorials
Great close ups! And so many different species... awesome!
Are you keeping all those terrariums in the sunlight or uv light constantly? How did the plants survived for so long?
I am also asking myself the same question.
no, they experience normal day night cycles, the plants survive because its a closed environment, the water keeps being reprocessed and all the living things inside as well, same as what happens everywhere on earth, just here this part is isolated from the rest
@@TS-jm7jm i wanted to do this, but does the terrarium endure the night and day cycles under a timed light bulb or are they on a window?
@@GabrielAlves-yo2sn it's natural light from a window, from what i remember of his explanations.
What fantastic little clips, and to catch that instance of predation on film, too!
There's so much CUTE in there! 😍🥰
This is truly awesome footage jartopia, thanks for sharing
This video is INSANE. Congrats for this footage.
incredible footage! This is probably my favorite video of yours so far
my fave terrarium! thank you!
Ayyyy I was waiting for this one!
The eating millipede. Was AWESOME.
One, it kinda looked like a jacked up dragon.
Two, my mind wandered and I said to myself 'it looks so happy r n'
Wow the millipede feeding and the more predation were amazing catches!
2:38 That's quite some antennae this guy's sporting.
These videos are such a joy to watch!
Im blown away by the quality of your videos
You post some really beautiful stuff my friend. Thank you
Millipedes look terrifying up close! Imagine a human sized one! 😳
Oi mate I’m from the land down unda and I don’t ‘ave to imagine
There were car sized ones in the Carboniferous Period.
The largest species of Arthropleura was around 2.5 metres long
Great update.
hey jartopia the larvae you found looks a lot like pictures of ground beetle larvae online however i cant be certain as most pictures don't show the underbelly.
I’m excited to see the millipede! Thanks for sharing.
Sir or mam, your videos are a absolute gem!! You are happy to share and I'm in love watching them!!
I love these videos, so relaxing and informing
The millipede eating was golden. Really cool video! Love your content man hope you keep up
Very awesome to see this thriving!
Great work! You’re videos are very enjoyable
I love your content!Great video!
beautiful video! thnx for sharing ✌️😊
Good to see the garlic snail still kicking. I'm guessing the Slippery Snail and the slugs didn't make it though?
Amazing video, thanks!
Amazing, keep it up!
Thank you so much.
Fascinating!
Awwww...the milipedes is so cute when it eating....
You should make a "How to" video. I am very interested. I went on amazon to see if I could buy one like yours and they only had shrimp ones that people said were cruel and they would starve.
Just got a game concept out of this
The people who insist that the shrimp terrariums are cruel probably don't really understand how terrariums work and/or failed to follow the directions properly (the customer needs to follow very specific instructions for the proper care and feeding of the terrarium or else the algae that the shrimp feed on die off and the shrimp do indeed die). That being said, the argument that these terrariums are cruel essentially amounts to an argument that nature itself is cruel -- which in a way is difficult to dispute -- since a terrarium represents an attempt to create or model a self-sustaining biosphere on a very small scale. Even in the natural world, food stocks sometimes go into decline within a given area for one or more of a variety of reasons and one or more of the species dependent on those foods suffer a decline as a result...and this can have further consequences if there are other species feeding on those organisms.
If anything, terrariums illustrate how very delicate the balance of life can be. One seemingly minor alteration within the environment can have unexpected and yet far-reaching consequences for that environment and the species inside it.
#DandiesPants you probably already figured it out, but in other videos in this channel it is explained how to make terrariums.
The footage of that millipede eating was so cool!!!
this is one of the most relaxing videos i've ever seen
oooh yeah i remember this one, dude your channel is very interesting
Yesssss another terrarium ecosystem video 😃😃😃
That is so magical 💚
Wow amazing, so beautiful
That millipede is mesmerisingly beautiful. I repeated that part three times 😇
I'm very happy to see that there are a lot of people that were thinking that the images showing the millipede while it was eating was kinda cute or interesting...so I am not crazy.
The millipede eating was disturbingly awesome
My favourite UA-cam terrarium by far. What a little world. Please keep those updates coming!
I have an identical jar that I plan to fill with help from my three year old tomorrow. :)
Two questions, if you don't mind:
1. How much water (spray, distilled) would you include in a 6ltr jar landscaped in a similar way to yours?
2. Do you make particular effort to collect a variety of substrates, as you mention you do with flora? And do you hunt out nooks and crannies or layers which are more likely to contain life? Or does life just sneak "under the radar" within a few trowels worth of apparently innocuous material?
Thanks in advance!
great vid loved it peace out
I‘m relatively new to this fascinating channel and I‘m sure this has been asked before, but what kind of videocamera do you use?
It was asked
wow!, very cool! 🤙🏻🇲🇽
Dude, do a playlist pls. i need do see more from this terrarium! love your work!
I just found this channel and o think I found a new interest, very entertaining keep it up.
Looking forward to an update on this one.
That millipede shot was incredible!
Thank you for this video, do you use a specific type of light ?
Nice vid bro!
4:05 Looks like mites are back on the menu boys.
What kind of light source do you use for your ecospheres when they're not under the UA-cam lamp?
Same question
fascinated by the millipede eating, would love to see some more spider action as well!
Phenomenal!!!
I love the glimpse into the life cycle if ferns with that nice prothallium!
Rather than inbreeding, I think cannibalism will occur in the future of those spiderlings...
Although a colony of Dwarf spiders (Linyphiidae?) once established in an abandoned snail bin of mine from just one individual.
I find this channel very relaxing and I don't know why
So cool, thanx
I have exact same jar sitting on a shelf currently empty, never done a terrarium but tempted to after this 👍
superb, thats all!
Coleoptera larvae because it dont have false legs on the abdominal zone
I was thinking of a nematocera, so mosquito?, larva. What would be the difference?
Coleoptera? Which genus is that again?
@@AverageEldritchEntity Not a genus. Beetle larvae.
Possibly from the beetle suspected of laying eggs.
@@David-xm2uy suspected as much.
@@David-xm2uy My thoughts, too. I immediately thought "whoa, that looks exactly like a mealworm!" when I saw it, and I know just enough about mealworms to know that it's a beetle larva.
Great video. I was inspired when I found your channel a week ago and my friend and I have just made my our native terrariums today. I was wondering if you thought they might be less likely to succeed due to its creation being in Winter? I can't wait to see how it unfolds... Thanks again for the inspiration!
terrariums are incredible
Always pleased to see the return of the garlic snail. 🐌
I always struggle finding bugs for my environments. I don’t know how you do it, but this is amazing
This is so creepy yet so interesting, I just want to know how they all adapt to the new environment. The beetle getting too fat for its carapace is interesting, obviously with no natural predators it doesn’t need the protection any more. Such a cool idea, I think I’m gonna do one.
Marvellous millipede. 🍀
It's crazy to see much life in such a small jar
Underrated
This is strangely entertaining lol