A lot of people mistake the bubble-wrap for protective packaging. You are supposed to use it to communicate with your new ants using Morse Code, which was invented by ants. Samuel Morse stole the idea from them. Usually you will be provided with a large enough sheet of bubble-wrap for a short greeting and to provide the map coordinates for the location where you want the colony to establish itself. If you just randomly pop the bubble-wrap your may confuse the ants or anger them. Congratulations on your hipster ant colony where deconstructed versions of popular ant dishes are served on sheets of rock.
“The most important part of any keeping is… ants.” Wow. Riveting information, I would never have guessed. I’m so glad you’re the expert! Love the tiny shovel. It’s a special guest!
Who knew an ant video could be so funny? You’re quite charismatic and can throw in a bunch of jokes that the audience appreciates as a breath of fresh air vs the stuck-up, fake creators nobody likes but themselves. My first video of yours and it’s great :)!
1:45 "But surprisingly, these actually smell... disgusting." LMAO That was perfect. From the dry delivery to the subversion of expectations, that was just perfect.
As a child, I got an Uncle Milton’s ant farm for Christmas one year… never ordered ants, just caught a few from the yard and put them in…didn’t realize that doomed them til they died. Your video, was entertaining and informative…your ant home, amazing. It makes me want to try again here 45 years later 😎
Fun fact there's tiny spiders livin in your face and makin out right now just google it and you find out im not lyin 😅 now u can forget that insect phobia 😂
@@cjvand3080usually for phobias people are very aware of that (mostly because people always say that when we say we’re scared of something) it’s usually the way they look that makes people scared
@@corporatecapitalism I know, I mean I can understand why I mean I'm not scared of bugs but just like most things there are certain bugs I hope not to meet if you get what I mean
Things to know when starting off as a beginner ant keeper. 1. First things you MUST do when getting ants is know what type of species they are. Many ants have a variety of likings so this is super important. 2. Ants do not like bright lights that is why people put red-things around there enclosures. The reason why they all make it red is because ants cannot see red light so it makes the place dark for them. 3. All ants are female except for certain male ants that only appear during nuptial flights (a time of the year when ants fly out to mate with other ants to start colony’s). 4. Ant keeping requires patience. Some ants take a long time to lay eggs and for the eggs to hatch while other Ants do this rather quickly. 5. Always give your ants an appropriate amount of food, if they are a small colony then don’t give them too much or too little, and if they are a big colony then you should not be giving them a small meal and instead give them lots of food. If you have any questions I will try my best to answer anything!
Oh I forgot to mention that ants highly dislike loud noises and vibrations so try your best to put their setup in the quietest place in your house! And also that some ants do not have cocoons and instead have pupae which looks like a very white worker ant. If your ants do not have cocoons it is not a bad thing and it is completely normal!
I love this because I've always wanted an ant colony, but didn't want the worry of accidentally killing them. Please feel free to post more about them. 🐜❤️
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I really enjoy your ant colony unboxing videos. I started watching your channel because I'm pretty apprehensive when it comes to insects and I am trying to learn to appreciate them more lol. So thank you for making your videos!
I used to be anxious about insect keeping, too. So I put a praying mantis in a terrarium next to my bed. She is the first thing I see every morning, and to her, I am a necessary evil. If you can get past that nightmare, the rest is no problem. 😉
Aw man, this makes me miss my Carpenter ants. (They're not dead or anything, they're just in diapause and won't be active again until its less heccin' cold.)
Im not really an ant guy, but videos like these are just so entertaining. It always reminds me of the fact that many other species on this planet are actually also smart and organized
When I was a kid my uncle got me an ant farm for Christmas. You had to send away for the ants. But when the package arrived the ants chewed their way out. Poor mailman.
This is my longest video so I hope your attention span can handle it, mine definitely can't... Also 80k likes is probably impossible, I hope... If you want to be the first to see the ants move:patreon.com/Homemade_ecoystems
Be carefull with the plug at 3:02 - if it gets too cold/warm they can just fall off. I had to vacuum a few hundreds of my Messor one time because of that.
The worker in 12:17 is indeed a worker that recently eclosed(the stage where an pupa turns into an adult in complete metamorphosis). Her exoskeleton is lighter coloured as her exoskeleton needs time to harden and darken.
11:54 That's pupal transport. To waste less energy, a worker gets into pupal (last stage of brood) position, and another one grabs her and carries her. Another note. Isn't that nest way too big for that colony? That nest is made for colonies with thousand of workers. (not the sand one, the one with the premade tunnels). The nest being so big can stress them and they will also probably deposit trash in the nest, causing potentially fatal mold outbreaks. Edit: I just watched the end of the video, my bad
Man I love your videos! My old roommate was from Brazil and I totally hear similarities in your voice and mannerisms! I find it very comforting and you’re also hilarious.
I would love to work with an ant farm like that I would absolutely love to have one. I live out in West Texas so we have these big ass ants. When my grandmother lived on this property there was this big aunt mound and she tried everything to kill them everything. This ant colony is humongous it's been here forever there's literally three mounds and it's weird because it kind of makes like a triangle and it's about 15 to 17 ft in between each other I've never seen anything like it before.. I have a few bottle lids that I buried in the ground just enough to where I could fill it up with water I have a few small spots where I put sugar I'll put like little chunks of meat out there I'll put all kinds of stuff for them to have. And even though I'm still giving them all the food and water they could possibly stock up on they stay busy. People are always telling me they're going to get too used to me giving them that food and water and they're not going to work for it. But those ants are still busting their ass off every day all night bringing in stuff. I think it's a cool story though my grandmother spent years trying to kill them off and then I've been here for years taking care of them😂😂😂😂 boy I bet my grandmother's pissed😂😂😂
I’m currently camping out on my sick kids floor and this absolute gem of a channel popped up in my recommendations. Thanks dude this was so wholesome and funny.
I do too... I think he'll get there, producing long content is so hard tho, keeping the attention for so long but with his relentless humor, it should be easy!
"I hope they are alive otherwise this will be a boring video" and "yes, this has to be done every time" (when popping the bubble wrap). I am only a couple seconds in and your dead pan delivery is gold, haha. Happy Holidays!
I hadn’t even seen your content properly and I had already bookmarked your channel. I love what you do and your commentary makes it better than I could have imagined. I can’t wait to see more videos on your ant farm and the like!
I don't particularly care about ants or have any special interest in them. But I found this voice soothing and funny at the same time. Good job. I'll watch another one!
you can tell which one is the queen, by putting a powerful microphone against the glass, and you will hear a tiny voice singing "Is this real life, or just fantasy, caught in a landslide, no escape from reality"
I can't believe you guys did this to me again.....🤢
I have a chat community on patreon, you can join for free:
patreon.com/Homemade_ecoystems
LOL
will there be a part 2?
Bon Appétit.
Womp womp
🪳🍴🫣
I love the narration, it sounds like someone who just got shot but isn't in too much pain.
That is very specific 🤣
@@HomemadeEcosystems that's because I'm from Brazil
I really enjoyed the narration--very droll.
Like teddy rosevelt in that speech he made in 1911?
This is that best way to describe this holy shit
I'm glad you finally got a sponsorship that pays in something useful, like ants
True, it is my first sponsorship actually !
@@HomemadeEcosystems we need to rally for the tiny shovel/rake sponsor's
It is well deserved! I wish I could get him that rolex tho...
@@TheNinjaLF yes
@@HomemadeEcosystemsJesus loves you
I'm not even an ant guy, and I watched this whole thing. You're actually pretty funny, and the presentation was fairly charming.
you look like an ant guy to me mate
Ditto!
i am an ant guy and it makes me happy, that ants stuff can atract non ant guys.
I own books I am sophisticated
@@jeffdaniels7237That's pretty cool, actually.
That crippled ant is such a trooper 😢 so brave
Bros joke are so dry that they are actually hilarious
Seriously laughing my ass off. He is awesome. 😂
Yo, for real, I spit my drink out by accident after I thought about what he said 😅
@@BADgrizzz-x97Hey. I gotta lollipop for you 🍭
bros jokes so dry they would be a bad location to build an ant best
A lot of people mistake the bubble-wrap for protective packaging. You are supposed to use it to communicate with your new ants using Morse Code, which was invented by ants. Samuel Morse stole the idea from them. Usually you will be provided with a large enough sheet of bubble-wrap for a short greeting and to provide the map coordinates for the location where you want the colony to establish itself. If you just randomly pop the bubble-wrap your may confuse the ants or anger them. Congratulations on your hipster ant colony where deconstructed versions of popular ant dishes are served on sheets of rock.
if that is the case I pissed them off hard 😂
@@HomemadeEcosystemsyou need to hibernate your other ant colonies
@@HomemadeEcosystemscan you do an ant war
Hi
@@morganlohrey8410 Hi
I literally laughed out loud when you described the worker carrying the other ant ‘carefully’, making sure to bang her head on everything 😂😭
Same
I like this guys humor, very to the point while also sounding dead tired lol
I think that is called dead pan comedy
@@gankus_aurelius4518 I believe he's German. So, that would explain that.
@@seanrafferty6752 I doubt he's German. He couldn't pronounce the German words on the packaging.
@@carloscueto7561 I think he’s Dutch or Belgian
“It’s not hard to add I’m just clumsy” the most relatable sentence
Your narration is great. These videos are already interesting, and your comedic narration makes it that much better. Great work.
"Ameisenausbruchsschutz" literally means "ant escape protection"
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Gotta love German engineering.
He pronounce it almost correctly that was impressive!
Bist du deutsch?
@@Lino_x945 afrikaner
@@Lino_x945ich bin deutsch🗿
Dude, your dry delivery on your quick and witty jokes is gold! 😆
“The most important part of any keeping is… ants.”
Wow. Riveting information, I would never have guessed. I’m so glad you’re the expert!
Love the tiny shovel. It’s a special guest!
Yeah I love to share my knowledge..
Who knew an ant video could be so funny? You’re quite charismatic and can throw in a bunch of jokes that the audience appreciates as a breath of fresh air vs the stuck-up, fake creators nobody likes but themselves. My first video of yours and it’s great :)!
“She might be a queen, but she’s not going to be winning any beauty contest”😂😂😂
I love it!
LOL
lol
I got a clash of crowns ad right after that was said LOLL
Shame on you
1:45 "But surprisingly, these actually smell... disgusting." LMAO That was perfect. From the dry delivery to the subversion of expectations, that was just perfect.
As a child, I got an Uncle Milton’s ant farm for Christmas one year… never ordered ants, just caught a few from the yard and put them in…didn’t realize that doomed them til they died. Your video, was entertaining and informative…your ant home, amazing. It makes me want to try again here 45 years later 😎
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 read the room man. Your the reason religion has turned into a big joke
Can’t say I’ve ever wanted to keep ants before, but the equipment seems to be really high quality!
Yes antstore is definitely on the expensive side of antkeeping but it is indeed high quality!
I have zero interest in ants, and I'm like - do I actually need ants now? 😂
that was the only funny "that's [not] what she said" joke I've heard in over a decade!
Nice job bro :)
Queen turned up to inspect the army working! Very British 😂
I have an extreme phobia of insects and bugs, but your videos are helping me desensitize myself. Your tone and humor is great!
If it makes you feel any better most/alot of bugs are harmless
Fun fact there's tiny spiders livin in your face and makin out right now just google it and you find out im not lyin 😅 now u can forget that insect phobia 😂
@@cjvand3080usually for phobias people are very aware of that (mostly because people always say that when we say we’re scared of something) it’s usually the way they look that makes people scared
@@corporatecapitalism I know, I mean I can understand why
I mean I'm not scared of bugs but just like most things there are certain bugs I hope not to meet if you get what I mean
@@cjvand3080 Thank You, that was incredibly helpful! 😊
Love your enthusiasm.
I know right
Didn't even watch it yet and I already know you named every last one of those ants, BOB
Ofcourse they are all Bob except the queen she is called Bob
Ah yes. Bobbete.
Bob all the way lesss gooo
There all females so that doesn’t make sense lol
G4u
Things to know when starting off as a beginner ant keeper. 1. First things you MUST do when getting ants is know what type of species they are. Many ants have a variety of likings so this is super important. 2. Ants do not like bright lights that is why people put red-things around there enclosures. The reason why they all make it red is because ants cannot see red light so it makes the place dark for them. 3. All ants are female except for certain male ants that only appear during nuptial flights (a time of the year when ants fly out to mate with other ants to start colony’s). 4. Ant keeping requires patience. Some ants take a long time to lay eggs and for the eggs to hatch while other Ants do this rather quickly. 5. Always give your ants an appropriate amount of food, if they are a small colony then don’t give them too much or too little, and if they are a big colony then you should not be giving them a small meal and instead give them lots of food. If you have any questions I will try my best to answer anything!
Oh I forgot to mention that ants highly dislike loud noises and vibrations so try your best to put their setup in the quietest place in your house! And also that some ants do not have cocoons and instead have pupae which looks like a very white worker ant. If your ants do not have cocoons it is not a bad thing and it is completely normal!
@@Randomstuffdogsome of your info is wrong
I love your droll sense of humour. This looks like a quality product.
I love this because I've always wanted an ant colony, but didn't want the worry of accidentally killing them. Please feel free to post more about them. 🐜❤️
I will !
Yeah…. I did that-
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5no.
@@deee1979 don't engage with it in any way, just report.
Replying to, up/down-voting bots makes them look more human to automated moderation and takes more reports to ban them.
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5😮
“I did not know that ants take fall damage” *A N T T E S T S I F F A L L D A M A G E I S R E A L*
Always looking forward to whenever this guys posts. Makes my Day 1000 times better
12:02 “and she was being very careful while carrying this worker and banged its head against everything she passed” 😂
3:26
with no emotions at all: "great success..."
reminds me elcor race from Mass Effect :D
A man who has his priorities in order. 0:49
Subbed.
Welcome!
I really enjoy your ant colony unboxing videos. I started watching your channel because I'm pretty apprehensive when it comes to insects and I am trying to learn to appreciate them more lol. So thank you for making your videos!
I used to be anxious about insect keeping, too. So I put a praying mantis in a terrarium next to my bed. She is the first thing I see every morning, and to her, I am a necessary evil. If you can get past that nightmare, the rest is no problem. 😉
@@BleakComposure I don't think I'm ready for that step yet hahahah!
Aw man, this makes me miss my Carpenter ants. (They're not dead or anything, they're just in diapause and won't be active again until its less heccin' cold.)
The algorithm brought me here but I stayed for the low key hilarious narration.
Im not really an ant guy, but videos like these are just so entertaining. It always reminds me of the fact that many other species on this planet are actually also smart and organized
I had a few ant colonies when I was young and now I need one as an adult. Thank you for your awesome videos. Your content is great.
Thanks!
Cushions are also because they are all glass, it keeps them from shattering. They have them on all glass aquariums without plastic frames.
This showed up in my recommended and your sense of humor hooked me immediately. Absolute banger of a video can’t wait to see how they progress.
When I was a kid my uncle got me an ant farm for Christmas. You had to send away for the ants. But when the package arrived the ants chewed their way out. Poor mailman.
I had a HUGE fear of ants but watching your videos made my fear into loving bugs thank you so much for clearing my fears
10:35 Fall damage was personal 😂
The return of tiny rake and tiny shovel! Thank you for having them make a reappearance!! Good video!
This is my longest video so I hope your attention span can handle it, mine definitely can't...
Also 80k likes is probably impossible, I hope...
If you want to be the first to see the ants move:patreon.com/Homemade_ecoystems
Only 80k likes? I'm gonna smash that like button 3 times for you! You'll get there no problem but ugh don't eat the cricket jam. That's for the ants.
@@BrenIrwin I tasted the cricket jam already 🤣this time it is blanched crickets
@@BrenIrwin We've never seen him, maybe he is an ant?
@@Qermaq 😲
@@HomemadeEcosystems don't do it. 🤢 I'll still like you if you don't. Plus, it's for the ants. 🐜
“She may be a queen but she won’t win any beauty contests”😂😂
Moistmeter is a good word, thank you for the great narration, very soothing
Be carefull with the plug at 3:02 - if it gets too cold/warm they can just fall off. I had to vacuum a few hundreds of my Messor one time because of that.
Thanks for the warning! I already put some tape on it but now I'm going to put some extra to be sure 😂
The worker in 12:17 is indeed a worker that recently eclosed(the stage where an pupa turns into an adult in complete metamorphosis). Her exoskeleton is lighter coloured as her exoskeleton needs time to harden and darken.
Thanks for the info!
i think its pupae not pupa
1:55 *FOR SCIENCE* very well spoken my good man
This guy’s dry humour is hilarious. Earned a sub, brother.
Welcome!
ah yes another member of our army
Your sarcasm made this a million times better 😂😂
Its a good day when homemade ecosystems posts 😅
Ok, now I am invested in this colony. I hope there is a part 2.
I'm definitely going to make a part 2!
UA-cam suggested this tonight during my insomnia. Wasn't put to sleep and now i'm ready for part 2!
For science.
I have been keeping ants for about 3 years and I love watching them but I love it even more that you are now making videos of them❤
Imy situation is completely the same i als have been keepeing ants for around 3 years
How old can they get?
@@GiulerPowerGamerthe queen about 20 years and the workers around 2 years
@VB_stumbleguys this little thing lives 20 years?? Wow, and a Mantis just lives 14 months...
Ye I know pretty amazing 🤩
4:20 “ahh yes efficiency” 😂😂😂
Your commentary is top-tier 😂
I'm here for tiny tools and I'm not disappointed
11:54 That's pupal transport. To waste less energy, a worker gets into pupal (last stage of brood) position, and another one grabs her and carries her.
Another note. Isn't that nest way too big for that colony? That nest is made for colonies with thousand of workers. (not the sand one, the one with the premade tunnels). The nest being so big can stress them and they will also probably deposit trash in the nest, causing potentially fatal mold outbreaks.
Edit: I just watched the end of the video, my bad
I was suprized about that, as i usually see them used as expansion nests, vs right off the bat
i think its pupae not pupal
10:30 bro accidentally enabled fall damage for ants
yeah I really didn't know they took fall damage, at least not from such a low height
Man I love your videos!
My old roommate was from Brazil and I totally hear similarities in your voice and mannerisms!
I find it very comforting and you’re also hilarious.
I would love to work with an ant farm like that I would absolutely love to have one. I live out in West Texas so we have these big ass ants. When my grandmother lived on this property there was this big aunt mound and she tried everything to kill them everything. This ant colony is humongous it's been here forever there's literally three mounds and it's weird because it kind of makes like a triangle and it's about 15 to 17 ft in between each other I've never seen anything like it before.. I have a few bottle lids that I buried in the ground just enough to where I could fill it up with water I have a few small spots where I put sugar I'll put like little chunks of meat out there I'll put all kinds of stuff for them to have. And even though I'm still giving them all the food and water they could possibly stock up on they stay busy. People are always telling me they're going to get too used to me giving them that food and water and they're not going to work for it. But those ants are still busting their ass off every day all night bringing in stuff. I think it's a cool story though my grandmother spent years trying to kill them off and then I've been here for years taking care of them😂😂😂😂 boy I bet my grandmother's pissed😂😂😂
If I ran a tiny shovel company, I would Sponsor you XD
Start one!
I’m currently camping out on my sick kids floor and this absolute gem of a channel popped up in my recommendations. Thanks dude this was so wholesome and funny.
-68.99% emotions
At least is not annoying emotion one
His pathetic attempts at being funny is annoying.
@@kgjekdl bro took personally💀
@@SCP6820 Not really, i just look down on him.
@@kgjekdlthen just don’t watch his vid instead of complaining?
Bro is scared of ants, his hands shaking throughout the whole video
Too much coffee.
I'm 60 and the ant farms of my youth never included the queen. Doomed right from the start. 😢
Good to see your army of Bob expanding!
We are Bob
I really can't get enough of your content lol,wish this video was an hour long or smth
I do too... I think he'll get there, producing long content is so hard tho, keeping the attention for so long but with his relentless humor, it should be easy!
THIS IS AWESOME??? I don't know how I was recommended this, but I am not complaining. Your humor is amazing, and I love these silly ants!
This video randomly popped up on my feed; watched the whole thing. Dude, you are very funny and a great narrator!
5:08
Him: pro tip: always use gloves
Also Him: *carries the cactus bare hand*
Babe, have up! Homemade Ecosystems just dropped another banger!
1:33 Remember guys, that in that video, he gave the cricket jam to the ants before tasting it, and even they found it disgusting
unfortunately that is true
@@HomemadeEcosystemshello🙌🤳
What a great way to start a video! With a unboxing :D. Thanks for another great video!
I know 🤣
You've got such a funny personality, your videos are so entertaining to watch😂 Thank you for all your work, man💪
7:45 thats The Neil Antstrong right there
this is bringing me so much joy i can't explain why
I think it's probably Bob. He's a very uplifting little soul.
@@BleakComposure yeah Bob makes the difference in my life
0:07 Antman
Yes
:0
if diago stopped drinking tequila and took up a hobby😭😭😭
Uhhh, tequila
3:30 i dont think so lol
11:09
"I hope they are alive otherwise this will be a boring video" and "yes, this has to be done every time" (when popping the bubble wrap). I am only a couple seconds in and your dead pan delivery is gold, haha. Happy Holidays!
This is a awesome video if you need to sleep, you capture the essence of boring dry vocals so well, puts me right to sleep every time
10:25 Ant thought he was in Apex Legends where fall damage doesn't exist😂🤣
Do you want ants? Because thats how you get ants.
Vote for Pedro!!! All your wildest dreams will come true.
You deserve billions of likes! You are hillarious! Better than stand up. Thank you! Ypu made my day!
Why was that so satisfying to watch?😅 Ant moving day narrated by this guy is great!
6:38 made me laugh too much
grow up
I hadn’t even seen your content properly and I had already bookmarked your channel. I love what you do and your commentary makes it better than I could have imagined. I can’t wait to see more videos on your ant farm and the like!
These seed gathering ants are pretty cool. Can't wait to see more! 😁👍
Man, that ant that carried the injured ant, She's so kind, I think there best friends!
Seeing the ants with the seeds made me think of A Bug's Life! Sooooooo cute!!!
i love you dude keep uploading pls
He deserves the name "antman"
0:20 bro had anxiety
So THAT'S what happened to that ant queen from Dark Souls 2!
I don't particularly care about ants or have any special interest in them. But I found this voice soothing and funny at the same time. Good job. I'll watch another one!
Thanks!
i love how the narrator is reacting like he is reading a sewerslide note except he's trolling us lmao
you can tell which one is the queen, by putting a powerful microphone against the glass,
and you will hear a tiny voice singing
"Is this real life, or just fantasy, caught in a landslide, no escape from reality"
imagine being packaged then shipped to a species just to be recorded and published to a web where millions watch you for their entertainment
Lol
This creators videos are great!
Creative, and talented!
Love his sense of humour! 😂