Ant Apocalypse Stopped by a Rhino Beetle

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    This is the biggest, most tragic disaster in the history of the 'Antiverse', my Ant Room - a mass #AntApocalypse! Millions of my pet Yellow Crazy Ants, a supercolony known as the Golden Empire, has been struck with a mysterious plague that appeared out of nowhere, culling their numbers to a weakened few. In this video, we find out what exactly has been killing the ants, as well as, a possible hopeful solution through an #experiment using one of our cherished #RhinoBeetles, newcomers to the Antiverse. Hope you enjoy this week's ant video. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  5 років тому +1908

    AC Family, this video was freshly uploaded so it will be a little more longer until you can watch it in 4K. Hang tight, AC Family! Meanwhile please remember to give the video a LIKE, leave me a COMMENT, and hit the SUBSCRIBE button and BELL to join the Notification Squad! Thank you for watching, and hope you guys enjoy this week's episode! Ant love forever!

  • @EdenPlayMinecraft
    @EdenPlayMinecraft 5 років тому +1139

    Even if Apollo loses
    Can you give him a home for saving the Golden Empire? He deserves it.

    • @alejandrosokshow3596
      @alejandrosokshow3596 5 років тому +25

      I said the same thing

    • @davidtran3053
      @davidtran3053 5 років тому +15

      @@alejandrosokshow3596 same

    • @metasushi4704
      @metasushi4704 5 років тому +13

      Yes pls I will like

    • @gretcheneddy2680
      @gretcheneddy2680 5 років тому +14

      Yeah you should definitely do that.

    • @PrinceLuigii
      @PrinceLuigii 5 років тому +38

      Apollo deserves his own home for saving the Golden Empire. Apollo held the world of the Golden World on his shoulders

  • @skip383
    @skip383 5 років тому +614

    This man needs a National Geographic show...

    • @RedRaiRobot
      @RedRaiRobot 5 років тому +7

      omg yes

    • @naaiel
      @naaiel 5 років тому +10

      Couldn't agree more. Mah boy Mikey, in a NatGeo series with some of the best myrmecologist and arthropologist is nerdgasmic 😆

    • @ewaddydo
      @ewaddydo 5 років тому +4

      Yes he does

    • @skip383
      @skip383 5 років тому +5

      I can only imagine 1 hour specials just showing the ants, and his very lovely choices in music.

    • @cristianperez6871
      @cristianperez6871 5 років тому +2

      i very much agree

  • @ryancasey4038
    @ryancasey4038 5 років тому +368

    Can we get a round of applause for Xenomorph for giving AntsCanada the only solution we know of, and for quite possibly almost single-handedly saving the Golden Empire with his comment?

    • @moistnutella9560
      @moistnutella9560 5 років тому +31

      I guess Aliens are better than Predators.

    • @mattmeacham5254
      @mattmeacham5254 5 років тому +5

      He's a legend

    • @kyousey
      @kyousey 5 років тому +10

      Mad lad Xenomorph

    • @amaccoy
      @amaccoy 5 років тому +4

      🎆👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎆

    • @zucchinithedingo5142
      @zucchinithedingo5142 5 років тому +9

      place a statue of him in the golden empire for his chivalry and heroesim

  • @drakinx
    @drakinx 5 років тому +231

    How on earth do you make ants so fricking epic

    • @wanderingsurf2842
      @wanderingsurf2842 5 років тому +4

      Staging. Same way a realtor makes a house beautiful for sale

    • @ttp2397
      @ttp2397 5 років тому

      Amy Gao exactly what I was going to say.

    • @TrueBeelzebub
      @TrueBeelzebub 4 роки тому

      Wandering Surf lol, what? tHe AnTs ArE pAiD aCtOrS!

    • @firedragon5743
      @firedragon5743 3 роки тому

      I just love ants from him
      :) but the it is said ;(

  • @Kevin-fq9rh
    @Kevin-fq9rh 5 років тому +130

    If the experiment does not work, or even if it does, I believe it would be the safest to relocate the mite-free queen(s) to a separate, smaller container so they can at least repopulate themselves to later make their return to the main terrarium. Bringing as many mite-free workers as possible with the queens, along with eggs and brood, would be great for the evacuated queens of course.

    • @soren_son7816
      @soren_son7816 5 років тому +10

      I was surprised he didn't grab the mite gree Queens for quarantine.

    • @JoeMama-rb3ef
      @JoeMama-rb3ef 5 років тому +3

      That is what I was thinking

    • @drecknathmagladery9118
      @drecknathmagladery9118 5 років тому +4

      exactly what I was thinking and if you had noticed they had already been isolating there queens from the rest of the coloney by sealing off the chambers
      if you did the same experiment with an infected queen it may work better because you'd be saving the reproductive part of the colony rather then a few workers

  • @BGomez-tk7lu
    @BGomez-tk7lu 5 років тому +460

    I originally planned to play this video in the background while I was doing stuff around the house, but ended up watching the whole thing. It was too captivating to not watch it

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 років тому +18

      Thank you! The ants needed you and you came. Ant love forever!

    • @limestream9987
      @limestream9987 5 років тому +2

      B. GOSU haha i do the same

    • @normalname1740
      @normalname1740 5 років тому +1

      I think it is also to good to now watch

    • @moshiurrahman4700
      @moshiurrahman4700 5 років тому

      adc

    • @stupidmonkey8057
      @stupidmonkey8057 5 років тому

      Same I came to spam the trending comments for Minecraft seeds but got stuck his intro was a really great hook

  • @AmyinOregon
    @AmyinOregon 5 років тому +305

    This should be on tv!! Its so amazing I can hardly wait until next weeks episode. I love Mikey so much! He makes the world a better place. Thank you AC, the AC family and Mikey, The Golden Empire, Apollo and the A-mites...lol...sounds like a band. I pray this works!! Sending all my love & healing light!!

  • @damonjackson5857
    @damonjackson5857 5 років тому +87

    Mites: "I fear no man...but that thing"
    *bEeTlE HiSs*
    "It scares me"

  • @thespacepeacock
    @thespacepeacock 5 років тому +291

    I have an alternate suggestion to at least secure the continued excistance of the Golden Empire.
    If i were you, i would collect one (mite-free) queen of the 8, and put it in quarantine. That way part of the Empire will be left even if the experiment fails and every other ant perishes.
    I hate to be that guy, but if you agree with this idea (which im sure a lot of you dont), could you please like this comment so Mikey can see it and that it has support? Thanks!

    • @LeNarfDragon
      @LeNarfDragon 5 років тому +5

      This is the best option

    • @goback7700
      @goback7700 5 років тому +8

      Same. I thought so too when I saw the free mite queen.

    • @Beeetlejjug
      @Beeetlejjug 5 років тому +5

      Thats what i was thinking

    • @krissnulgath3154
      @krissnulgath3154 5 років тому +2

      I don't see why anyone would disagree

    • @ghoulishtheories7979
      @ghoulishtheories7979 5 років тому +10

      I’m really hoping Mikey already did this. It was almost like foreshadowing in this video. I can’t see him NOT doing it tbh. It was the first thought I had. Collect all the queens (even if it’s only 1.) that is mite-free, and pretty much restart the colony, and then after several months, maybe introduce another couple queens/workers and try to grow them back into a super colony again. This is my favorite ant colony on the channel for sure.
      #LongLiveTheGoldenEmpire #ApolloBreakTheirCurse

  • @PAPERBUGTV
    @PAPERBUGTV 5 років тому +1006

    Noooo not the golden empire. Really hope the rhino beetles mites do the job. Haha love this ep

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 років тому +19

      Thank you for watching! Me, too. Let's hope so!

    • @williamnewsome2258
      @williamnewsome2258 5 років тому +4

      :) the golden empier will do the job

    • @FREEHONGKONG-wd5lo
      @FREEHONGKONG-wd5lo 5 років тому +9

      AntsCanada I’m not cheering for Apollo, but he should get a new home just for saving a colony. Please.

    • @davidtran3053
      @davidtran3053 5 років тому

      I had the same reaction.

    • @davidtran3053
      @davidtran3053 5 років тому

      I agree

  • @nathankobasic9838
    @nathankobasic9838 5 років тому +107

    !!!PLZ READ!!! Separate at least one of the mite free queens and put them in a test tube starter setup like I saw in one of your vids and and have a backup colony/plan if the experiment doesn't work out . Long live the golden empire

    • @jupekai4601
      @jupekai4601 5 років тому +2

      I thought this too!

    • @TheShiftyBender
      @TheShiftyBender 5 років тому

      Hes gotta do this

    • @beastcreeper6000
      @beastcreeper6000 5 років тому +1

      I fully support this idea.

    • @ragingblood3110
      @ragingblood3110 5 років тому

      @@beastcreeper6000 yes

    • @coeal2680
      @coeal2680 5 років тому +3

      i was dumbfounded that he did not collect the queen and the workers.
      may have not been infected then, but could likely be now -__-
      collect and quarantine the clean queens!

  • @dontjudge1616
    @dontjudge1616 5 років тому +79

    Man I’ve seen these ants grow since they were in a. Little capsule, they’ve gone through so much

  • @shopnil4
    @shopnil4 5 років тому +70

    Tbh, I actually sat here and cried when I heard the news...
    The Golden Empire brought me to this channel. Hopefully Apollo's mites will save them.
    Also, in my opinion, you should keep some of the mite free queens and workers in a save place incase the rest don't make it...
    #LongLiveTheGoldenEmpire

  • @vortex_william
    @vortex_william 5 років тому +165

    Apollo is also the god of light and the sun perfect for being the one to save the golden empire

    • @PingachuWarham
      @PingachuWarham 5 років тому +5

      praise the sun!

    • @pizzathewatermelonshark6527
      @pizzathewatermelonshark6527 5 років тому +10

      hey don't forget he's the god of healing. HAHA
      Edit: I dont likebyou guys whi call people dumb*ahem* ugandan knuckles*ahem*
      Also i didnt know he put this in his video i just put this at the start so...
      I liked my own reply

    • @Amazekeen
      @Amazekeen 5 років тому +2

      awh dang i was 45 mins late to answer the question of the week

    • @ThatOneRandomDude69
      @ThatOneRandomDude69 5 років тому

      Percy Jackson!

    • @pizzathewatermelonshark6527
      @pizzathewatermelonshark6527 5 років тому

      @@ThatOneRandomDude69 haha me too

  • @lt.spookycarrot1925
    @lt.spookycarrot1925 5 років тому +564

    Marvel has the most complex extended univer-

    • @sovietdoggo753
      @sovietdoggo753 5 років тому +19

      M SpookyCarrot1
      Antiverse:Now let me tell you why that's b*llsh*t.

    • @KlyoveriMariee
      @KlyoveriMariee 5 років тому +8

      Marvel *hold my beer*

    • @insainperson6018
      @insainperson6018 5 років тому +1

      cod zombies is the most complex

    • @Kyrogrinth
      @Kyrogrinth 5 років тому +9

      Antiverse: *hold my beer*

    • @MM-rl1ep
      @MM-rl1ep 4 роки тому

      Antverse: hold my mites

  • @derdork3233
    @derdork3233 5 років тому +33

    I cant Believe i got a Bit teary eyed when the workers came to aid their Queen and the speech about never giving Up and being conquerers started. This whole golden Empire Thing is so ridiculously Epic. It's silly and awesome at the Same time.
    I dug Up and Heard apollos voice:" YOU DARE INTERRUPT MY SLUMBER, MORTAL?!"

  • @FireRevanShadow
    @FireRevanShadow 5 років тому +146

    There might be another way of saving the Golden empire. He had a queen and a few workers who were clean of mites. I would recommend that you try to agitate the ground again and try to get queens and workers who are free of mites and isolating them away from the majority of the hive. If you have remove them and put them into an AC set up, the golden empire might survive. There might be no way of saving all the ants but if you remove some of the ants and check them for mites, you might be able to save the golden empire.

    • @speedybandits9006
      @speedybandits9006 5 років тому +4

      Revan I agree

    • @wendyjohnson840
      @wendyjohnson840 5 років тому

      Good thinking Revan

    • @goatman9379
      @goatman9379 5 років тому

      Good idea

    • @gulcesartas8129
      @gulcesartas8129 5 років тому

      I thought of that too!

    • @connor5444
      @connor5444 5 років тому

      this was exactly what i was going to say. can ants come back from just a few workers and queen? i cant see a reason why they cant.

  • @bilfbilfbilf
    @bilfbilfbilf 5 років тому +184

    I felt some tears fill up in my eyes while watching this, and I was so confused. But then I realized, the Golden Empire brought be to this channel, and they made me go from squishing ants, to giving them food if they went in my house, to wanting to keep them.
    If they die, or if they live, ill still watch yourchannel, and when I have more money, I'll buy some of your setups and get some ants.
    #antloveforever

    • @toxicbomber1239
      @toxicbomber1239 5 років тому

      Me to

    • @Justin.4g1
      @Justin.4g1 5 років тому +1

      Me too

    • @sgt.pancakes8513
      @sgt.pancakes8513 5 років тому +1

      Why would you give ants in your home food? They'll infest your house. I just throw them out my door if they're bigger ants.

    • @pixelated928
      @pixelated928 5 років тому

      everyone love the ants they have lives too they are not real life npc's respect them do not kill them

    • @user-rz3rn5fl8k
      @user-rz3rn5fl8k 5 років тому

      The setups are way to expensive

  • @homerperez8481
    @homerperez8481 5 років тому +56

    His high school teachers must have had crazy good times reading his english essays.

  • @dearydox5097
    @dearydox5097 5 років тому +78

    Imagine if you fed those beetles to the ants back when they were larvae. Guess that just proves if you do good, good will come back.

    • @K4inan
      @K4inan 4 роки тому +4

      @Señor Payaso stop hating, this is antscanada

    • @edgyant7550
      @edgyant7550 4 роки тому +1

      @Señor Guapo no u

    • @frog8878
      @frog8878 4 роки тому

      @C. L. wtf is wrong with this kid man

  • @MrYanCia
    @MrYanCia 5 років тому +127

    It's amazing how you can create a history and keep us entertained!! I never saw ants this way that i'm seeing now after discovering your channel, i even wanted to start creating a ant farm, i never imagined that one day i would keep watching a video about ants more than 30min without blinking!!! Keep them coming

  • @Amsayy
    @Amsayy 5 років тому +131

    I don’t keep Ants, but I keep bees. This autumn I came upon a bee keepers worst nightmare, so I know how you’re feeling.
    I opened my boxes to one of my hives completely gone. Over the course of a week and half, they had split, swarmed, and the remainder of the colony had been pushed out by wax moths. It had happened so soon, and I knew something was wrong when I opened the lid and saw no bees. And then another. Until I saw none. The area was scattered with more dead bees than normal, and bottom board was over run with wax moth larvae, the bottom board full of webbing.
    I broke down into tears, suit and smoker in hand, hot and sweaty from the sun and panic. My heart shattered and I felt so bad and I still feel so bad. My box is visible from my window and it’s still there and it makes me tear up sometimes. I can’t help but think of all the things I did wrong. I can only hope they found a place and survived the winter and will thrive in whatever new home they made for themselves. There wasn’t enough bodies to say the entire colony died, so they left.
    Here’s hoping they’re living their best little bee lives. ❤️

    • @paulaleo1287
      @paulaleo1287 5 років тому +3

      Honey bees are jerks

    • @greenpointpatriot9167
      @greenpointpatriot9167 5 років тому +8

      *_All your bees are gone!_*
      *_Crab Rave Time_*

    • @coolguywithhat
      @coolguywithhat 5 років тому +9

      amsayyy You are amazing and you should try to rebuild! I don’t know much about bees, but you did it once and I think you can do it again 😊 I wish you the best of luck to you in your future of bee keeping

    • @cquitha123
      @cquitha123 5 років тому +5

      Don’t give up the bees need you 😢

    • @stevenstevenson8679
      @stevenstevenson8679 5 років тому +2

      @@greenpointpatriot9167 you are unfunnyn't

  • @13Kr4zYAzN13
    @13Kr4zYAzN13 4 роки тому +13

    God damn it.
    I would legit watch a Netflix show or something about the Golden Empire. Their arc has been *_SO_* good lol

    • @brodericksiz625
      @brodericksiz625 3 роки тому

      The lore of the Antiverse is so surprisingly deep

  • @mirmodelovino2092
    @mirmodelovino2092 5 років тому +191

    Apollo might have tiny horns but he can save a kingdom!!

    • @RequiemPoete
      @RequiemPoete 5 років тому +7

      So if he saves the ants, does he get immunity from being exiled if he loses the games?

    • @blacknote6945
      @blacknote6945 5 років тому +3

      PRAISE THE SUN!

    • @dweeeb6668
      @dweeeb6668 5 років тому +4

      Team Apollo!

    • @B121AN1
      @B121AN1 5 років тому +1

      Size doesn't matter. Being a useful individual is the one that does. Greek philosophy.

    • @vbgvbg1133
      @vbgvbg1133 5 років тому +1

      Team Poseidon here, but you go Team Apollo

  • @raging_crocodile2081
    @raging_crocodile2081 5 років тому +42

    You should have saved a few of the queens in case the experiment didn’t work.

  • @hewhoentertains4859
    @hewhoentertains4859 5 років тому +263

    Apollo, the sun god, is the saviour of the GOLDEN empire...

    • @DominicSantini
      @DominicSantini 5 років тому +2

      I TOLD YOU TO ROOT FOR HIM

    • @Apollo_2
      @Apollo_2 5 років тому

      He who entertains it’s also my name

    • @insertcrudenamehere6341
      @insertcrudenamehere6341 5 років тому

      lol

    • @bloodphoenixab
      @bloodphoenixab 5 років тому +7

      Helios is the sun god, not Apollo. Apollo is the god of light and healing.

    • @Alice-ox7pe
      @Alice-ox7pe 5 років тому +4

      Even so, Apollo is the god of healing so it fits.

  • @hungrychihuahua4295
    @hungrychihuahua4295 5 років тому +393

    Ac Answer: Apollo was chosen since his name is from the Greek God of Medicine and Plagues... Hope I win this time :)

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 років тому +39

      Congrats! You won! Please email me mikey@antscanada.com for instructions on how to claim your prize!

    • @hihowareyou9616
      @hihowareyou9616 5 років тому +15

      Lol you actually won congrats!

    • @hungrychihuahua4295
      @hungrychihuahua4295 5 років тому +10

      YAY THANKS!!! btw how do I claim my prize??

    • @soggywafflenut
      @soggywafflenut 5 років тому +7

      Matthew Brian Filisilda just email him

    • @hungrychihuahua4295
      @hungrychihuahua4295 5 років тому +4

      @@soggywafflenut but how?

  • @helenaren
    @helenaren 5 років тому +44

    Mikey, do you think it would be a good precautionary action to capture one of the mite-free queens and some of her workers, and keep them quarantined in a test tube or in a small terrarium with sterilised soil, so that if the hypoaspis mites don't help and the rest of the colony dies out, we can at least have a few survivors to regrow the Empire?
    Please save the Empire!! They were the featured colony in the first AntsCanada episode I ever watched, a long time ago when the colony was newly founded.

    • @tockplock4843
      @tockplock4843 5 років тому +2

      Yes! please let Mikey see this suggestion

  • @evaristegalois6282
    @evaristegalois6282 5 років тому +286

    Ant : Level 1 Crook
    Rhino Beetle : Level 100 Godfather
    *_That’s how Mafia works_*

  • @ghoulishtheories7979
    @ghoulishtheories7979 5 років тому +27

    As other commenters have suggested, *PLEASE* take as many Mite-free queens as you can get, and put them in a test-tube for the time being... also include any mite-free workers so they have at least a “head start” on rebuilding. This could at least be a “fail safe” if this mite experiment fails...
    Much love Mikey!
    #LongLiveTheGoldenEmpire

  • @Bashavzs
    @Bashavzs 5 років тому +34

    You took me on a roller coaster of emotions, and all from the inside of an aquarium

  • @mr.blueshyguy3408
    @mr.blueshyguy3408 5 років тому +43

    Apollo may not win the rhino beetle games, but he might just have saved the golden empire!!

    • @AmyinOregon
      @AmyinOregon 5 років тому +1

      He's my hero!

    • @beastcreeper6000
      @beastcreeper6000 5 років тому +1

      I think Apollo just got some good karma out of this

    • @zliven5603
      @zliven5603 5 років тому +1

      Whatchu mean he gonna win ez

  • @jacquesstephon4717
    @jacquesstephon4717 5 років тому +26

    If this works, then I think that Apollo deserves to have his own terrarium like the winner of the beetle games

  • @lildishsoap812
    @lildishsoap812 5 років тому +474

    Can’t tell what’s best; the footage, music, or narration. Awesome video! 👏

  • @kakuella
    @kakuella 5 років тому +126

    I heard about this chanel before but i was like who has time for ants videos? Today you proved that Im wrong. best narrative ever!

    • @jasminea11hh
      @jasminea11hh 5 років тому +3

      kakuella yes he’s very very talented! He Could sell clouds to an angel ! Lol (just a saying )

    • @blackgoku5868
      @blackgoku5868 5 років тому

      He sounds like a anime character

  • @carlalynne6164
    @carlalynne6164 5 років тому +132

    I really wanna know what happens! It literally feels like I’m watching a documentary when I watch these videos...you do good work!

  • @tastygiggidy633
    @tastygiggidy633 5 років тому +152

    You should have Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo all live in a Terrarium called mount Olympus, with perfect weather, and Apollo's voice recorded and playing 24 7 like the real myth

    • @andreasurace4386
      @andreasurace4386 5 років тому +1

      GDmITE , thats what I thought too but I remembered that in 2016 we had ants living in mtn Olympus

    • @templarduck5881
      @templarduck5881 5 років тому +8

      Problem is. they would fight eachother over females too much. It would be stressful and unhealthy unless the terrarium was HUGE

    • @viviancenotto3338
      @viviancenotto3338 5 років тому

      They would fight

    • @enternalnight1604
      @enternalnight1604 5 років тому

      @Aspiring Marauder what

    • @CaptainCarthex
      @CaptainCarthex 5 років тому +1

      Didn't all the gods live on Mount Olympus though? (Except Hades.)

  • @thehyperactivegamer8120
    @thehyperactivegamer8120 5 років тому +89

    This is incredible I honestly watch you and prefer you more than national geographic

    • @jodierafferty6937
      @jodierafferty6937 5 років тому +1

      Your changed my whole opinion on ants and insects as a whole. They are most interesting creatures on the planet.

    • @brandonsiang3941
      @brandonsiang3941 5 років тому +1

      honest same

    • @moth3476
      @moth3476 5 років тому

      the hyperactive gamer, so true. National geographic is trash.

    • @FoxySonia
      @FoxySonia 5 років тому

      I agree, I love his narrating voice. He's like the Bob Ross of the ant world. Only Mikey Bustos could get me to become fascinated to watch his ant videos.

    • @thehyperactivegamer8120
      @thehyperactivegamer8120 5 років тому

      I agree with both of those

  • @Jonathan-oi1ob
    @Jonathan-oi1ob 5 років тому +70

    IDK how this was in my recommends, but now I'm hooked

  • @kingle6943
    @kingle6943 5 років тому +90

    Im happy this was recommended to me because this is like a documentary and this is like the only good recommended video
    You have earned a sub!

  • @retriggerdtrash1786
    @retriggerdtrash1786 5 років тому +38

    If Apollo loses the Beetle Olympics he should still be spared for saving the Golden Empire!!

  • @Tbone1178
    @Tbone1178 5 років тому +91

    “Wow, this colony is doing fantastic!”
    *Mites have joined the server*

    • @catpineconekit3490
      @catpineconekit3490 5 років тому +6

      *Apollo has joined the server*

    • @hudsontindugan2535
      @hudsontindugan2535 5 років тому +2

      @@catpineconekit3490 how u doing that type of words?

    • @jube8835
      @jube8835 5 років тому

      With * at the start and end of whatever you want *example example*

    • @memeboi2096
      @memeboi2096 5 років тому

      Quick get the lemons

    • @memeboi2096
      @memeboi2096 5 років тому +1

      @@catpineconekit3490 thank god

  • @yuhihe
    @yuhihe 5 років тому +6

    This is insane, your decision back then to keep the beatles alive was allowing them saving the golden empire. IT deserve a movie lol

  • @cristianperez6871
    @cristianperez6871 5 років тому +280

    OMG #2 TRENDING IN THE USA! wowowow! well done u must be proud!!!

    • @cristianperez6871
      @cristianperez6871 5 років тому +3

      Wow u do pay attention to comments
      and there is a frod trying to be u, spamming friend requests
      also i meant 3rd
      and what ant colony should i start off with? im not sure

    • @dannmontano4207
      @dannmontano4207 5 років тому +1

      I think componotus

    • @danhyde7501
      @danhyde7501 5 років тому +2

      #5 in the UK!!!

    • @thing420
      @thing420 5 років тому

      We did it boys

    • @AbhiP
      @AbhiP 5 років тому +2

      Trending in the US is trending in the world

  • @tangeriine4715
    @tangeriine4715 5 років тому +111

    *national geographic has left the chat.*

  • @lasigna0212
    @lasigna0212 5 років тому +21

    Catch some of the mite free queens and place them in small setups. So you can save at least a part of the colony.

  • @vegetasan1601
    @vegetasan1601 5 років тому +183

    Why don't you just capture the remaining uninfected golden empire workers and queens then put them in a test tube, after that feed them up on food and sweets until they start growing in numbers in case the rhino beetles mites don't work

    • @nickgoneau6716
      @nickgoneau6716 5 років тому +9

      Yeah, i was thinking that

    • @andreworam2844
      @andreworam2844 5 років тому +14

      Because this whole thing is probably staged.

    • @wanderingsurf2842
      @wanderingsurf2842 5 років тому +3

      @@andreworam2844 accurate

    • @kyaheiken1950
      @kyaheiken1950 5 років тому +6

      It would be difficult and risky as he might kill some. And also I suppose that because this is meant to educational and show how other species work together.

    • @andreworam2844
      @andreworam2844 5 років тому +2

      CGethins you can poison them....

  • @kieyvsquared6817
    @kieyvsquared6817 5 років тому +196

    But the Golden Empire is my favorite! THEY CAN'T DIE!

    • @itzking22
      @itzking22 5 років тому +3

      Im sorry man😢😭

    • @MK6Preston
      @MK6Preston 5 років тому +1

      It might spice things up

    • @discord2275
      @discord2275 5 років тому +6

      THEY CANT DIEEEEE

    • @davidtran3053
      @davidtran3053 5 років тому +1

      THEY CANNOT

    • @crake9510
      @crake9510 5 років тому +2

      REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @brooklynhurd8328
    @brooklynhurd8328 5 років тому +14

    You could separate a few miteless queens and workers in a separate setup just in case

  • @coldblizzard5880
    @coldblizzard5880 5 років тому +88

    How many role players do you have? You gods and goddesses, queens, gladiators and workers. AWESOME.

  • @rmhminiman
    @rmhminiman 4 роки тому +1

    here I am after a full circle from Jan 19 2019 stopped watching this channel videos. I gave it a whole year every day stopping my self from watching the videos so I can consume a whole year of amazing content. I know I missed a lot. but I thank you Mikey for not stopping and I am more than excited to witness the crazy events that happen in the antiverse.

  • @00MIRacer
    @00MIRacer 5 років тому +173

    if it works you should try and get these mites into all of your colonies...
    should go hand in hand like springtails for all ant colonies..

    • @CloudWind0643
      @CloudWind0643 5 років тому +5

      Cameron McNamara wait they mite 😁 eat the spring tails

    • @daniellemcnamara7910
      @daniellemcnamara7910 5 років тому +8

      Oh the scary moment when you see someone with the same last name as yourself......

    • @zeratul____1228
      @zeratul____1228 5 років тому +5

      and call them the Hellsing Brigade.

    • @MusicCreations237
      @MusicCreations237 5 років тому +1

      Danielle McNamara 😂

    • @daniellemcnamara7910
      @daniellemcnamara7910 5 років тому

      @@MusicCreations237 when you research family trees, you learn there is no coincidence 😂

  • @kido_tsubomi_v1218
    @kido_tsubomi_v1218 5 років тому +166

    I used to hate ants, then I found this channel so long ago and I really want a colony! ;-;

    • @baccaglowstone1582
      @baccaglowstone1582 5 років тому

      Same

    • @pringlehomie7888
      @pringlehomie7888 5 років тому +1

      I have a trap jaw colony and it was pretty hard to keep up because it was growing rapidly and I had to build another terrarium and then eventually they got out and legit dissapeared

    • @buttieboy666
      @buttieboy666 5 років тому +3

      Isn't it funny how a life form can change your perception a little.

    • @baccaglowstone1582
      @baccaglowstone1582 5 років тому

      Yeah that's the only problem in the end

    • @baccaglowstone1582
      @baccaglowstone1582 5 років тому

      The colonies grow

  • @SrDerp-rj2ip
    @SrDerp-rj2ip 5 років тому +79

    Take 1 or 2 mite-free queens and a decent amount of mite-free workers as an emergency re-population plan- if the predatory mites don't work go, in and save as many mite-free queens and workers as possible.

    • @ramsesthegreat4843
      @ramsesthegreat4843 5 років тому

      I was about to comment the same.

    • @pauljs75
      @pauljs75 5 років тому +2

      I suspect Mikey may already be ahead of you on this. But we'll have to wait and see.

    • @melonlord1414
      @melonlord1414 5 років тому

      This would have been my solution as well. Still, it sounds more thrilling if he doesn't tell us that he did it.

    • @bcefilms1014
      @bcefilms1014 5 років тому

      17:13 he’s actually has a control group so if it fails anyways let’s go APOLLO

    • @Brigtzen
      @Brigtzen 5 років тому

      I was looking for this comment

  • @AiiHch
    @AiiHch 5 років тому +4

    tbh i love how he reads the comments and learns new things from them. i.e. the rhino beetle mites

  • @joshuak4553
    @joshuak4553 5 років тому +57

    You need your own show on National Geographic or something.

    • @JoeGameVideos
      @JoeGameVideos 5 років тому +3

      hes the next Sir. David Attenborough

  • @josevinicius_prof
    @josevinicius_prof 5 років тому +36

    AntsCanada respect his subscribers by reading the coments, by reward he found the cure for his ants, that's and amazing comunity/creator interation, this part of UA-cam is pure, i'm glad i subscribed, this is one of the best channels in YT for sure.

  • @alvarez85yearsand81
    @alvarez85yearsand81 5 років тому +141

    now thats what i call original content

    • @FriendlyOne_
      @FriendlyOne_ 5 років тому +1

      Animalogic good too

    • @MasonS9980
      @MasonS9980 5 років тому +3

      Yo it’s original and he makes it entertaining cause he gives a F. Preciate you AC

  • @lammaswhatss2054
    @lammaswhatss2054 5 років тому +1

    Just started watching your channel and I like how you give the ants character, you treat them as kingdoms instead as just some mindless drones you have to take care of. It gives a good story and entertains people and could inspire people to start their own colonies and try something like this, this channel is pretty cool and have never seen anything like it, good job and never stop doing it

  • @ljk8059
    @ljk8059 5 років тому +116

    Heh, "what in Thanos' infinity war was happening" hillarious! Been waiting with baited breath for this since you mentioned it in the vlog and was not disapointed. I don't think its odd at all that this affected you emotionally, while not as cuddly as Ligaya, you've cared for these pets for a long time! All hail Apollo the "Mitey" gladiator. Pax.

    • @bowmaster6930
      @bowmaster6930 5 років тому

      That was such a bad pun but at the same time it's good

    • @JoeARedHawk275
      @JoeARedHawk275 5 років тому

      This is a tomato. Think it’s good for you? Think again.

    • @ljk8059
      @ljk8059 5 років тому

      @@bowmaster6930 heh I'm sorry, i couldn't help it ;-) I'm surprised, i thought more people "mite" have complained about it.

  • @imreadytoberuledbyap
    @imreadytoberuledbyap 5 років тому +11

    How does this show not end up on animal planet? Your narration skills are amazing. The editing on the video is probably the best I've seen on UA-cam.

  • @oxipali
    @oxipali 5 років тому +42

    I'm shook, this is better than any netflix show

  • @miguelchacon2756
    @miguelchacon2756 5 років тому +74

    If my Apollo loses I'm blaming it on this video.

  • @exaltedfinalist9488
    @exaltedfinalist9488 5 років тому +227

    Lucky you didn’t kill the larva and know the beetles are coming back to save you. #karmaisreal
    Edit: so many likes in one day

    • @Rakka5
      @Rakka5 5 років тому +11

      Daaaaaaamn. What an amazing life lesson.

    • @musiclistener13
      @musiclistener13 5 років тому +7

      Butterfly effect?

    • @mctv6829
      @mctv6829 5 років тому +4

      Wooow... 🤯

    • @AirpigAnimations
      @AirpigAnimations 5 років тому +1

      GASP

    • @Prysn
      @Prysn 5 років тому

      Serious foreshadowing.

  • @Diov514
    @Diov514 5 років тому +96

    i'm not crying, theirs just an ant in my eye

  • @judy051310
    @judy051310 5 років тому +81

    today's episode is intense!!

  • @eainlawhorn8180
    @eainlawhorn8180 5 років тому +4

    I didn't cry even though I've been here since the begining of the golden empire, I knew you would fight back mikey, good luck...

  • @potatoefanner2098
    @potatoefanner2098 5 років тому +20

    The Golden Empire has been through so much! They must be saved!

  • @casperthemoose4045
    @casperthemoose4045 5 років тому +70

    Man this channel is so addicting and suspenseful to watch!

  • @alnimri
    @alnimri 5 років тому +437

    *_You dare underestimate the Golden Empire?_*

  • @Halysaurio
    @Halysaurio 5 років тому +14

    I’m new to this channel and I absolutely love it

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 років тому +1

      Welcome to the Antiverse! Ant love forever!

  • @zealous2878
    @zealous2878 5 років тому +10

    I legit thought he was just gonna lob a few beetles in

  • @remcrimson2750
    @remcrimson2750 5 років тому +411

    The Golden Empire is collapsing
    Me: Oh no no

  • @aichmalotizo9873
    @aichmalotizo9873 5 років тому +155

    Serious question, why didn't you grab the 2 queens that were found mite free and a few of the mite free workers and move them to one of the little nest/outworlds to ensure that some part of the GE could live on?

    • @vaultboy6616
      @vaultboy6616 5 років тому +1

      Its not that easy

    • @SkeleLock
      @SkeleLock 5 років тому +20

      @@vaultboy6616 Wouldn't it be just like capturing a wild queen and putting her in a test tube set up? He just wouldn't have to wait for the queens to lay their first eggs, he could capture them with some mite free workers and they would just do what any wild ant colony would do and continue to populate in the test tubes.

    • @matje2498
      @matje2498 5 років тому +11

      @@vaultboy6616 Could you explain why it would not be that easy?

    • @Zamerus
      @Zamerus 5 років тому +8

      If the process stresses the queens it may stop them from laying eggs and the colony would die anyways

    • @SkeleLock
      @SkeleLock 5 років тому +13

      @@Zamerus That's the same risk that he takes capturing wild queens though, and he's had a lot of success with those, so what's the harm? He doesn't lose anything by trying.

  • @TheShowAboutScience
    @TheShowAboutScience 5 років тому +3

    18:50 "behold the mite-y gladaitor apollo!"

  • @nataliefinck7228
    @nataliefinck7228 5 років тому +21

    I love how your passion for the ants shows through. You speak clearly, are informative and educational and your videography is fantastic. I also love that your background music stays in the background and doesn't compete with your voice. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and never thought I could get so fascinated by ants. Anyone making videos can learn a lot from you! Please keep up the great work. Fingers and toes crossed for the Golden Empire.

    • @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes
      @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes 5 років тому

      The only thing I don't like about this channel is how he uses tension along with the ad placements to make it seem like a TV show. It ends up feeling very clickbaity when it takes forever to get to the point. Of course this is only a problem because I've been following the channel long enough that the recaps are redundant. lol.

  • @bevkenny1843
    @bevkenny1843 5 років тому +64

    Yes!! Love you AC!
    This must have been so difficult for you to film... If anyone is coming across from Mikeys Vlog channel... You’re about to fall in love and develop a bond with these insects and creatures that you never thought was possible.... 🐜🐜🐜🐜

    • @FoxySonia
      @FoxySonia 5 років тому +1

      I imagined he must have cried several times while working on this episode. I'm not an insect person but even my heart ached when he revealed what's happening to the Golden Empire ants. I really hope that somehow he's able to save many of them.

    • @bevkenny1843
      @bevkenny1843 5 років тому

      FoxySonia I thought that too. I really felt for him. I really hope his plan works.

  • @quillquakes
    @quillquakes 5 років тому +65

    You chose Apollo for the experiment because:
    1. He had a few mites for the experiment.
    2. He was named after the Greek God of Medicine, Healing, and Plagues. So it would be fitting if Apollo was chosen.
    P.S. Go Poseidon! The tides will rule! >:3 #TeamPoseidon
    And Good Luck Golden Empire, we know you'll need it!

  • @thotbanisher3688
    @thotbanisher3688 5 років тому +16

    Why does this remind me of an episode of blue planet?

  • @spug9338
    @spug9338 5 років тому +20

    6:52 "As to what in Thanos infinity war was going on here" lol wtf

  • @Rose-dc2cb
    @Rose-dc2cb 5 років тому +18

    You deserve a Netflix series

    • @anna.owo.
      @anna.owo. 5 років тому +1

      Netflix is hell.. I hate it like Friendly.. said it make everything weird.. Black Achilles, anime live actions.. It is hell... You also pay for that.

    • @ApolloGuys
      @ApolloGuys 5 років тому

      Yep

    • @leannepaxton5012
      @leannepaxton5012 5 років тому

      Friendly One , your comment has completely gone over my head! I don’t have Netflix and never have. But your comment has left me very much perplexed!

    • @FriendlyOne_
      @FriendlyOne_ 5 років тому +1

      @@leannepaxton5012 word perplexed made me perplexed;) Didn't know that)

    • @leannepaxton5012
      @leannepaxton5012 5 років тому

      @@FriendlyOne_ , lol. Then, I'm guessing that now you do!!! Lol. I'm still perplexed by your comment!

  • @shintogamer8176
    @shintogamer8176 5 років тому +17

    “What in thanos infinity war is going on”the best sentence I’ve heard all day

  • @ABlandName
    @ABlandName 5 років тому +16

    When ants canada said “We Need To Start At The Beginning
    *A AD Pops up

    • @TheDJjems
      @TheDJjems 5 років тому +1

      I was in the exact part on the video when i was reading this comment. Cool!

    • @empyrealcultist1992
      @empyrealcultist1992 5 років тому +1

      If the word following an A begins with a vowel the A should actually be An.
      A Sheep
      An Egg

  • @lukeh2379
    @lukeh2379 5 років тому +19

    You need to get the miteless queens out so if the mites don’t work you still have the queens.

  • @ladyroza3977
    @ladyroza3977 5 років тому +14

    Hello,
    I am part of the silent part of your community and I let silence, for a moment, to tell you that I like your channels that I watch regularly! Your passion for ants and your african gray are really contagious and it's interesting to watch! The apocalypse that falls on your golden empire saddens me a lot, I hope you can save them! I send you the courage to surpass this test of nature!
    #antloveforever
    (sorry for my bad English, it's not my first language, but I'm working on it :))

    • @winnerawesome6841
      @winnerawesome6841 5 років тому

      Your English was spot on! Most english speaking teens don't speak english that well.

  • @shruthisivakumar4936
    @shruthisivakumar4936 5 років тому +167

    When you stop everything for AntsCanada😂

  • @Cheaplinx
    @Cheaplinx 5 років тому +8

    “What in thanos infinity war is going on here?”-antscanada 2019

  • @moogaming6899
    @moogaming6899 5 років тому +29

    18:38 Apollo: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP

  • @roompang
    @roompang 5 років тому +126

    You missed the chance to say “ant-pocalypse”

  • @rcookie5128
    @rcookie5128 5 років тому +23

    I could never imagine myself being so excited about ants a few months back :D I love being part of the ant family

  • @Red-wb2ey
    @Red-wb2ey 5 років тому +4

    At 6:10 you can actually see one of the mites on the ant's leg. Spoiler Alert!

  • @astrohaterade
    @astrohaterade 5 років тому +59

    I just discovered your channel today and I am so happy I did! I’ve been fascinated by ants since I was a kid and it’s so awesome to see a channel dedicated to them!! Your ant colonies and other habitats are absolutely amazing. This is the channel out of my dreams...thank you for the *awesome* videos. I put notifications on for your channel, I’m so psyched about this.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  5 років тому +7

      Welcome home to the Antiverse! Ant love forever! ❤

    • @astrohaterade
      @astrohaterade 5 років тому +1

      AntsCanada thank you! Ant Love forever!!! 🐜

    • @katkaitlyn155
      @katkaitlyn155 5 років тому +2

      Welcome to our strange little family buddy!

    • @JustVaughn.
      @JustVaughn. 5 років тому +1

      Welcome to the Antiverse! One year ago I watched my first video Ants vs. water beasts, and i've never missed a video since. Enjoy!

    • @justinx.7959
      @justinx.7959 5 років тому

      The antiverse OP

  • @mythguard6865
    @mythguard6865 5 років тому +42

    This is the most unexpectedly interesting channel on all of UA-cam.

    • @Meskarune
      @Meskarune 5 років тому +3

      omg that's the best way to describe it. I try and tell people to watch these videos about ants and they think I am just some weird nerd. lol

    • @edithwallflower
      @edithwallflower 5 років тому

      Meskarune
      Ikr lol

    • @magentamappinganimation9532
      @magentamappinganimation9532 5 років тому +2

      Really? XD
      CHECK OUT:
      HowtoBasic
      Vsauce
      CrazyRussianHacker
      Etc.

  • @RapturousFox
    @RapturousFox 5 років тому +121

    I love your videos!! I’m not much of a ant keeper but your videos make me appreciate ants and now I start bringing food to the and colonies that are at my school, I was so sad when I heard about the Golden Empire but I am so glad you found a answer! You chose Apollo because he is named after a Greek god over medicine, plague, and healing. I can’t wait to see if this experiment works and if not maybe there is something that you could get the ants to crawl in that will make their skin not tasty for the mites. KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS!

  • @mariotron8718
    @mariotron8718 5 років тому +1

    Mite: *snaps his fingers with infinity gauntlet*
    Golden empire: mr.Bustos i don't feel so good.

  • @imarock.7662
    @imarock.7662 5 років тому +159

    Yeah, I'd eat those carcasses for enough money.
    Also, *WHAT IN THANOS INFINITY WAR?* -Ants Canada 2019

  • @Samisjasmine
    @Samisjasmine 5 років тому +166

    All dislikes are parasitic mites
    Edit:thanks for all the likes😀

  • @GOOFYFILMER
    @GOOFYFILMER 5 років тому +24

    So when is this guy gonna get his own show on natgeo?

    • @MCG55SS
      @MCG55SS 5 років тому

      when he can link ants to aliens XD

    • @iris5678
      @iris5678 5 років тому

      He doesn't need his own show on TV. They'll try to tell him what to do and when to do it. Here he has freedom to do what he wants!

  • @blixx8931
    @blixx8931 5 років тому +11

    National geographic channel should hire u