Years old tropical ant-vivarium, this happened...
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- Опубліковано 24 гру 2022
- This is a remake of the tropical vivarium documentary. Sorry if you recently watched my first tropical vivarium documentary. This is a revised and simply better made version of it!! My Christmas present for anybody interested. Happy holidays!
Thank you for watching and have a fANTastic day!
Nordic ants
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This is a remake of the tropical vivarium documentary. Sorry if you recently watched my first tropical vivarium documentary. This is a revised and simply better made version of it!! My Christmas present for anybody interested. Happy holidays!
Alway love your videos, happy holidays!
I am ALWAYS interested…thank you.🖤🇨🇦
Thanks for posting again =) I always look forward to your videos
Luckily I read this comment before watching the video otherwise I would have watched the entire series 2 times in a row. Happy Boxing Day and happy holidays.
thank for the great content
I'm not sure why the UA-cam algorithm thought I would want to see an hour long documentary about a vivarium at midnight, but it was right. I absolutely loved this and would love to put together something like this myself one day.
That makes me so happy to hear!! All the best man :D
@@nordicants6232 i will be here when you blow up and keep up the good work
Same here! I just wanted to watch a last video and now it is 01:11 in the night... But: time well spend!
Same same and same here!
Lol same😂
Having been an ant nerd for quite a few years, I've always been under the impression that rival colonies just mercilessly attack each other on sight, it's fascinating seeing so many colonies co-exist.
I think in a smaller tank and without other enemies, they would fight until one was gone.
Wish there were more channels like yours, just capturing the simplicity of every day mirco dramas in mirco ecosystems.
Thank you :D
@Zynth eh hes alr, hes too dramatic for me and way to obviously pushes you to watch the whole thing to find out the "crazy, wacky" suprize at the end.
Try looking up "Ants Canada " on you tube he has 100s of videos like this🙌
@@zynth104 wicked channel to watch 👍👍
@@leegunnerz1830 nah im good his stuff is too dramatic.
As i was watching this i just got an idea: Imagine if zoos or something had a place with just one giant vivarium where you get to see the tiny ecosystem within. We are really missing out on an interesting opportunity to teach people how stuff like this works while also providing great entertainment.
Ai have always thought the same!! Such a shame
@@nordicants6232 Well now we know what must be done
Zoos should not really exist in first place.. maybe the approach you think about would be somewhat more natural, but it would also not be ideal. Maybe for really small animals it could work though..
@@TheLastGameekaner I support the ones that do it to help breed endangered species and just generally keep them for multiple reasons and not just for profit
@@TheLastGameekaner No.
So devastating that you had to disassemble your beautiful vivarium. Thank you for showing us around!
Yeah was horrible… but thank you so much for watching :D
C’est la vie
@@nordicants6232 had to dissmantle one bio active vivarium recently too that wasn't even a fourth of this size and it hurt my soul too, I can only imagine what you must have felt. I had raised these small critters from the egg D:
Words cannot express the absolute respect I hold for you for being able to make and maintain this work of art, a piece of nature within your very home that you are able to shape as you desire. Great job with all of this.
Thank you so much :D means a lot
How the heck do different species simply pop up out of nowhere? That's what I find so fascinating. Amazing video my friend, very informative, thankyou.
Live in the tropics! Its insane!! Thank you so much for watching :D
@@nordicants6232 How often do tiny (or large) bugs escape?
@@nordicants6232 Is there some sort of tunnel to the outside from your vivarium? If so do u have it situated on your porch in a garage, or next to a window. Just Curious as to how you have that setup.
When adding in botanicals, substrates and centerpieces or any extra features it provides the opportunity for unknown/unexpected travelers to integrate into a terrarium or paludarium.
@@nordicants6232 Somewhere in Asia, I suspect? Since that Bipalium shouldn't just "pop up," like that. Although there are some invasive pests outside of its natural habitat, in North America and Europe. To great detriment of the local ecosystem.
This randomly showed up on my recommendations and I do not regret watching the entire thing. It was so interesting seeing the vivarium change over time.
The "worm" at 20:20 looks a lot like a hover fly larva to me (Syrphidae). Definitely some dipteran larva. The tube actually is not at the "snout", but at the rear end. They breathe air through it.
2 uploads in the same decade this must be a miracle 🙏 ❤
Ahahahahah thank you so much for waiting :D
Man, do you realize that you are the ONLY channel in UA-cam showing such content? Its amazing, coz its my lifetime wish to make similar vivarium with huge biodiversity of insects and mainly spiders. When I was 14 I transformed a broken aquarium to a vivarium with variety of hunter spiders and it was amazing to observe how they hunt.
Thank you so much for the support!! Thanks for enjoying :D
There are a few others but this one is definitely one of the best.
Check out AntsCanada. His isn't quite the same, but it's definitely up there.
@@GenocideParadigm Yea, I know him as well. His terariums are also interesting, but Im mainly interested in one with spiders. So Nordic Ants project is closer to that and had great biodiversity.
Serpa Designs does this. The volume is way better too.
i love how at 34:25 you were about to say "whatever the ants could get their hands on" but then you hesitated
Hahaha they dont have any!!
The mystery plant at 8:13 is Begonia 'Emerald Jewel' (hybrid) Begonia imperialis X pustulata. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates.
I went on a month long road trip one time and asked a friend if he could take care of my fish while I was gone. I had a decent size tank with more than a few different kind of fish in there. Shortly after I left, the person meant to watch the tank would get themselves arrested and go to jail, unbeknownst to me. This was before cell phones, so he couldn't contact me to let me know. I end up being gone over a month. The fish tank became an every fish for itself deathmatch, with the losers being eaten by it's hungry opponent. When I came back I surprisingly found only one surviving fish left. It was eating one of its own kind. It was a kissing fish. It would seem that of all the fish, two kissing fish would end up being the fiercest killers, eventually having to turn on each other. There wasn't even really any pieces of the ten or more other fish in there. I bought more fish, but any fish I put in would get attacked by the now traumatized kisser fish that used to be so peaceful. Sometimes it would wait awhile and I would wake up to find it eating another fish that it killed. I eventually didn't get any more fish until the kisser passed away.
you remind me of old japanese custom/folktale : kodoku.
put all variety of poisonous insect in a box,let them kill/eat each other,and the last surviving insect supposedly is the deadliest of all.
crazy sh!t.
So glad you posted again!
We could wait years for it if needed, it's always worth it !
As a French person I felt that joke about Argentina lol
I myself have a massive carpenter ant colony living in a 1m x 40cm Vivarium, along with various animals and your videos are a real source of inspiration for me.
Keep it up :)
Thank you so much for the comment!! What carpenter ant species is it? :D
@@nordicants6232 it is Camponotus vagus
But I have also foundations of C.ligniperda and lateralis
Thank you SO much for editing this together for us…it was a beautiful Solstice gift. I loved that hammerhead worm. As I watched the entire process of this vivarium, it set the bar for all others, and still stands as a testament to the indomitable will of life and diversity.
I still love your temperate one every bit as much, and tracing the food chains of predator and prey. Both have been monumental projects, and I have been spellbound all the way. I wish you the best of health, joy, and success in the coming year. You are a ray of sunshine.🥂🖤🇨🇦
Hi Tamarra!!! Thank you so much for sticking with the channel :D hope you enjoy success too. Your comments are always beautifully written and is such a treat… enjoy a hopefully white Canada this holiday
@@nordicants6232 I am here for the long haul. However long it may be between posts…I will be here, you are worth waiting for. We had just enough snow here to be pretty. I’m glad my comments are enjoyed by you.🖤🇨🇦
Like myself, UA-cam bought me here, love it but will have to watch it in bits. I'm always in the garden watching wildlife and insects.
I’ve always imagined ants have amazing, profound conversations! As a child, I could watch them for hours. They still entrance me.
I love your videos and the vivarium! The only suggestion I have is that you should show more shots of the whole vivarium that way we get a sense of scale. The close-up shots are cool and all but I think more shots of the whole vivarium would help emphasize and show that everything is self-contained in this awesome little world you built. Only close-up shots just makes it feel like another nature documentary :-)
Thank you so much for this video. I remember when you first set this vivarium up. I was utterly fascinated, and I’ve always returned to watch when you upload. This vivarium has served as a massive inspiration to me over the years. I even managed to create a similar setup for a while, though that one didn’t last as long as I had to redo the tank for my new pet snake. But these videos have taught me the beauty of biodiversity, and I always do my best to encourage it in my vivariums. It also grew my love for ant keeping, which has been a part of my life for years now. Thank you so much for showing the process of this ecosystem.
Omg this comment!!!
watching the dinosaur ant carry that poor living snail was hilarious. I think aroud 36:00 you can even see a snail incorporated into the entrance of their home which makes me wonder whether it was an empty shell or maybe a kidnapped life snail lmao
Was not expecting to stumble on your channel today, but I'm already 2 hours deep on content. Great stuff, dude.
Great video! I've seen long before a documentary about salmon, and it said that salmon is the base of the biodiversity in the rivers where they swin. A lot of animals wait for them to arrive from the sea, for meal and for fertilization of the soil. Maybe that's the reason why it was prefered by almost all creatures.
An amazing journey, I feel your pain at having to end it but it has been super ! Thanks so much for sharing it
Thank you so much for watching it :D Merry christmas
@@nordicants6232 merry christmas :)
You did an unbelievable job sir my kids fell in love with every new ant colony that popped up and when the small pond started to come alive my son went into looking up snails and ants that can walk on water. Awesome job my man!
The wierd looking worm with the tube protruding from its snout in the pond is actually a Rat-tailed larvae. They turn into Botflies that help pollinate vegetation like bees. The reason they turned up your vivarium's water is because it was lacking oxygen.
Fungi breakdown deposits of wood to make them more easily eaten and digested. Cultivating fungi in this way is essentially like making a large bakery or maybe even akin to a large underground organic mill.
Ohhhh no way!! This us so cool :o do you have any links for it?
Suddenly this video popped up on my recommendations...I last watched your your video 4 years ago when you introduced the Silver ants into the vivarium...wow...how times flies. Merry Xmas, HNY, take care.
Take care!! Thank you so much for watching :D have made an entire temperated vivarium between those years hehe
Absolutely mesmerising.....you made a tiny version of the creator's vivarium that we live in....💯
Thank you!!
"How old is your vivarium?"
"Years old."
How old is it really?
Yes.
@@nordicants6232 haha!
This is possibly one of the greatest random videos I've ever watched. More strangely, now I want to have one of these😅. Great commentary, videography, and editing. Phenomenal video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you soso much!! All the best :D
What an oddball of a suggestion for a video but my god it was the best thing UA-cam has ever randomly suggested lol.. This is the most interesting thing I've ever watched on UA-cam! Seriously dude, this is just pure awesomeness and I bet you enjoyed looking back at all the footage making this masterpiece 🤘
YESSS HE POSTED, please post more, love the videos!
Thank you so much :D
Absolutely beautiful. I'm so grateful there are people like you in the world. 🥰
the red springtails are beautiful ❣
Very!!
I randomly visited your channel to rewatch an old video and saw you uploaded a new one :D thank you!! Love your content
Amazing comeback :D thanks so much fpr watching my stuff
When the world needed him the most, he arrived….
xD
Even Sir David Attenborough would’ve proud of this.
Now this. This is a huge comment!
25:34 weaver ant: "are you food"
Hammer head worm: "...."
Weaver ant : "okay"
_leaves_
you did your best returning the small creatures. that’s all that matters. lovely video :)
So true! :D thanks for enjoying
Thanks again for a new video! Love this kind of content, its so cool how complex the ecosystem really is. Very sad you had to end the tank, but very kind of you too release the animals even though they are so small. Not many people would have done that and it makes me really happy you did it this way ❤
I freaking hate spiders, but I could look away, it was just really fascinating
the amount of biodiversity in this is insane, impressive work man
Been watching your videos for years! I’m finally now in the planning process for my own tank. Thank you for all you did! Your vivarium will live on in the ways that it inspired other people to make vivarium‘s ❤
Thank you soso much for commenting this!! Means so much
I'm so glad this is getting so much views. You deserve it.
Thank you so much
Imagine someone accidentally broke that glass? Boy oh boy, you’d have one heck of a nightmare on your hands.
If you continue making these could you please show more often the whole or at least bigger parts of the vivarium? The close-ups are really interesting but you can't really imagine the whole ecosystem if you only show close-ups D:
the first time you did that was at 6:16 and it was also the first time you could see the actual composition of the vivarium. A bit late if you ask me and shots like that could definitely occur more often and longer :O
was gonna suggest the same thing
I can imagine you watching this vivarium for hours at a time. It’s so fascinating
Yeah I did the same, day and night… it was so cool!!
The story of this Tropical vivarium is just, beautiful and it's been a wonderful journey seeing this world be shaped and life introduced into it, you made a wonderful vivarium and story Nodric ants! The drama was just perfect, and so was the story. happy holidays to everyone here
Thank you so much for this comment!! Happy holidays
The creature at 20:30 is a rat tailed maggot aka the larvae of the drone fly. Awesome video!
Thank you so much!! :D
I appreciate the professionalism, and thank you for not speaking to the audience as if we're kindergarteners *cough cough* ants Canada or whatever the channel is
This is amazing... instantly makes me want to go build my own vivarium!
Do it!! Its so fun!!
@@nordicants6232 am making my own one with fish and others this tine
Me too ^.^
such an awesome shot at 26:35 !
Love it too!! :D
This was incredible to watch, thank you so much for taking the time to share your journey.
Really sad about you having to take it apart at the end. It was so beautiful ❤
Bro this is literally the most entertaining video of ants and other insects I’ve ever seen in my life. Amazing video and job. Keep up the great work you got yourself a new subscriber my man!!!
This is literally a movie
That was SO cool to watch & learn from!
Thank you.
💝🙏💞
you deserve 1 million subs for all the work and dedication you put into your videos and terrariums! I love how you caption what the creatures are saying/thinking! XD
Not sure why i started getting this stuff on my recommended last night but it was probably the best decision youtube has ever made
Jesus Ant has to be the best part of this whole production
I was absolutely glued to this vid.. A totally *fascinating* vivarium and expertly nurtured. I almost shed a tear at the end.. like an old movie that didn't quite end the way we would have liked.. Look forward to seeing more from this channel 👍
Plus I have always been fascinated by ants, ever since I was a little girl. My sister and I would often lie on the grass observing them carrying food or debris to their nest, always in a long file. I have never ceased to be intrigued by their behaviour. So much discipline.. like the true soldiers they are! 🐜🐜❤👍
This is a really well made video i loved the entertainment and production style, amazing. Well done on the vevarium upkeep too, you're great
Thank you :D
You should totally do it again! I wouldn’t mind watching a few hundred more of these 👌
Playing for God...
"Insert sound of Evil laughter."
You've got a great commentary style my friend, not only this but with a bio-diverse tank rivaling antscanada!!
Thank you so much!! :D
This is my virtual Christmas present
Thanks :)
Enjoy! Thanks o much for watching :D
The unidentified "Lush plant" is a Begonia.
This is what the internet was made for. I love how YT has a breadth of content in all kinds of niches that TV would never have ventured into. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!! :D
Deine Idee ist super wegen dir habe ich selbst begonnen ökosysteme auf kleinen raum zu erschaffen ich hoffe du machst noch weitere informative Filme . Frohe Weinachten und einen guten rutsch ins neue Jahr!
I've definitely dreamt of doing something like this as well, I was thinking of adding creatures from my native habitat to create an indoor representation of outside.
Obviously I would avoid invasive species.
Building indoor habitat this basically a Creating a private server
-Tierzoo meme probably
"Snails can drown in eggs, pretty cool" haha
xD
Can’t believe how much I enjoyed this. Thank you for all your work and efforts to maintain and film this for everyone to enjoy as well! 🌿🐌🐜 I’m editing to tell you I’m subscribing for more of these kind of videos…❤
20:21 it's the larvae from the hover fly. It uses the tube to breathe :)
Epic thank you :D
As always love the video. Hopefully soon you will have time to do this on a more regular basis.
I hope so too! Thank you for watching :D
Going through your collection answered plenty of questions..
Thank you for taking time to show us mere enthusiasts...👍🤙🤝
This is the best video on UA-cam i have ever seen, thank You so much!
Really fascinating how many of the animals just… appeared. There must have been eggs in the soil, babies in the plants, etc.
Exactly! Insane amount just hitchiked :D
Life finds a way
Always enjoy your vivarium videos. They're such a treat!
Thank you!! :D
damn bro, when I got to the part where you said there was a parasite I was like, "damn there dead"
was so sad to see it torn up at the end. what a beautiful tank and a remarkable, informative video. I would love to do something like this one day.
Thank you for this Christmas present! Love your stuff! 🎉🎉
Thank you for watching :D!
What a great story! The main thing I learnt from this is that you have to be extremely careful when adding new species to the vivarium. Several times you had species appear from other introductions and the unwanted addition of the Argentine ants threatened to destroy your whole "world"! Thanks for a really interesting documentary.
Exactly!! The eternal problem of invasive species with the addition of a restricted space for all animals to be in can be a nightmare. Thanks for the nice comment :D
The whole ecosystem in general I find really interesting...the ants, frogs worms....and even the snails were pretty cool to watch...
Thank you
ive heard that if you see a hammerhead worm in the wild, in places that its invasive, that you should catch it and dissolve it immediately. theyre still pretty though. dont cut it or squash it, just dissolve it, or else itll multiply.
Your videos are always fun to watch and your tanks are some of the coolest on the platform keep up the good work
Thank you so much! :D
Não sei o motivo de o UA-cam me recomendar esse vídeo mas, amei vê-lo. Obrigado por nos mostrar um pouco de como a natureza funciona e parabéns por todo o trabalho, você merece bilhões de inscritos.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Im pretty sure antscanada made this pop up. I love this. Thanks for having a hobby bro.
Thank you bro :D
I'm inspired to do a project like this. Thanks for the great ideas
Throwing a comment how great this is to hopefully help you gain more views. Algorithm hopefully pushing great vids and creators of what this channel was originally for instead of just reaction videos or toxic political videos to divide us. Just a great video and couldn't imagine the time that goes into creating this vivarium and then recording and editing all on top. Keep it up!
Thank you so much :D
Really nice ! I'd love a badly made paint-map in addition to the chapter section for this kind of video, just representating the big vivarium features and where the different species live. It's a bit hard to follow the colonies and their satellites when we're always zoomed in !
That is true… will try next time :D
I really enjoyed this and am sorry it had to be taken apart. I was compiling a list of what I wanted added to it myself.
watching the snail crash the salmon party and just eat a huge chunk of it all for himself was so funny
Bro I love this. I respect your talent and knowledge
Thank you so much :D!!
Im sure you get asked this a lot but do you ever find escapees outside the vivarium? Would maybe be interesting to have a video explaining such occurrences in your natural storytelling manner :)
Thank you so much for the effort in creating this exceptional content! What an interesting experiment/art project.
I really loved this project and I can't believe I saw the entire hour of it. It takes a lot of patience, knowledge or research to create such a micro ecosystem, just loved it.
The first queen I ever found was a big headed ant queen started the colony and it was thriving in an old qtip holder probably about 6x6inch..then my mom dumped it on me and it scarred me for life that was 25 years ago lol
Really?? Why in the world would she do that xD
@@nordicants6232 I'm not sure I was about 11 and I always had containers of dirt with bugs in them so she probably thought it was just another "experiment" but it was my crown jewel I spent years searching for a queen in my backyard lol. The game Simant back in the 90s really peaked my interest in ants.
I give you an a plus for this time consuming work well done
Thank you for watching!
Super fascinating stuff! So much care and effort! Really goes to show how delicate an ecosystem is!
The hammerhead worm looks so cool. Nature is amazing