Flying Fire Ant Queens Broke Into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- A swarm of fire ants had a nuptial flight in my home. The Crimson Knights, my ravenous pet fire ant colony living on their open-concept, volcanic island ant farm, called Volcania, decided to spontaneously launch a nuptial flight, i.e. an annual ant breeding event. Usually captive ant colonies don't have nuptial flights indoors, but this fire ant colony unexpectedly did, and the escaped fire ant queens and males were everywhere. What was worse was that a pregnant queen ant may have gotten into my giant ecosystem vivarium, Pantdora, which if so, would be disasterous for my ecosystem project. But I had a wicked solution! Hope you enjoy this Season 2, Episode 12 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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I almost wasn't able to upload this week. 😭🐜🔥🌋
brave & necessary step!
we're all glad u survived in there 🫂
add a yellow anaconda baby to pandora
Oh oh
Glad you did!
GOAT
2024: I've Created a second giant vivarium
2034: I've turned my house into a vivarium.
and they are the ultimate predator in the vivarium 😂
2044: I turned the entire neighborhood into a vivarium
He lives in a vivarium and the ants watch him.
2054: I have become a vivarium
2064: meet my new antkeeper. she feeds me sugar on a daily basis.
Not long ago, the four vivariums lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the AntsCanada, master of all four vivariums, could stop them.
But When he was most needed he dissapeared.
Fire Antion
STAWPPP WHY IS THAT SO FUNNY 😭😭💀
Yoooooooooooo😮😮😮
😂😂
In my opinion. This series deserves a UA-cam award
🙏❤️🐜🌿
Definitely 💯
This is everyone's opinion ya spot on best channel on UA-cam
Bro. MrBeasts content is LAME compared to this
Edit: of course it is good. But this is unbeatable and AntsCanada deserves more subs than MrBeast. Also he deserves a Canadair 😂😅 (it is a plane used for (against) wildfires)
💯❤
Despite the fire ants being invasive, in some ways, them getting the cues for a nuptial flight is a compliment from mother nature to you, sir builder of worlds
I was thinking the same. For it to normally not happen means he’s doing a great job creating their natural environment.
“ I can’t help but feel lucky to be able to experience and witness the process of life…” as Empress Emeralda devours that roach’s face😂
is that a refernce to somthing
@samanthabronder9861 the video 😂😂😂
“They will die, having failed their ultimate life purpose” dang bro 💀
Yeah man☠
Hahaha, I said that too.
I took that personally.
"Here lies Beavis. He never scored."
Bro really said skill issue in the nicest way possible
The crimson knights got mad that you haven’t made a video about them in so long
This actually ran through my mind.
@@AntsCanada looks like you need to make a video about them
@@AntsCanada"You used to play with us, father, do we not entertain You anymore?, then forgive us, for we shall play with YOU instead"
Wouldn't They all be from the same Mother
Exactly, they said there is too much attention put into the rainforest. They missed the action too, so they had to make some😂😂😂
I really want to see that weaver ant colony thrive
Same, especially after seeing his first attempt!
It would be such a beautiful thing to watch as they go about their day. Folding and sealing leaves together to create their home❤
Yesterday I captured a weaver ant
@@Karan-hi3ji good luck
@@Chickenstrip0_0 did u know does two species of carpenter ant can live together , I have one red and one black carpenter ant
We're 2 seniors( husband & wife) based here in Florida.Your videos / vlogs complete our days.We keep on re- viewing your work!
YOU BRING US SO MUCH JOY! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GIFT!
This is honestly so precious, thank you for sharing that with everybody :)
Wow, thank you!
I always feel like @AntsCanada is one bad accident away from becoming a super hero/villain and it seems every other episode nowadays could be that accident.
We wish to be that accident
Right he makes it suspenseful
It's gotta be on purpose at this point.
I love how not only are crazy amount of things happening inside the vivarium, but there are also a lot of variables on the outside that get in.
He made too nice of living arrangements now everyone wants a piece
@bakerfx4968 yeah if I was a bug I'd want to get inside Pantdora as well
Scientist 2: what's this oh no an outbreak.. It would be a shame if a giant hand crushes them...
Gh!
*crushes ants*
Mwahahah! Gr!
*crushes alates*
Hahahah hg!
*crushes drones*
Oh... Look at you... Your all dying... Oh but what's this? 4 bombardier beetles accidentally entered your terrarium.. Mwahahah
(From empires of the undergrowth)
Pantdora being 6 months old already blows my mind! Been watching your channel for years now and yet it's flown by!
it's 7 months old
@@CComp542Version2 it’s 6 months look at all the videos of Pantdora
Thanks for watching!🐜
17:35 AC: "yay! Great work emperess!"
The mantis: "👀"
I think i been watching these too much 😂. We have flying ants all over at work, and I started using terms like nuptial flight... and explaining what i learned about ants here
Good man! 👊🙌🐜
Unfortunately, I dont know local ant species ... but they are black and grain of rice sized... and a week later, still everywhere. Although slowing down
we had an outbreak of winged termites at my work last month, it sucked cuz it’s a restaurant and they were all over the kitchen. we had to use a shopvac that the area manager brought to suck them up as they crawled out the ceiling, lost like $500 a day because of it
@@walnic93 probably pavement ants aka Tetramorium
I don't know if you will read this. But your show is making a difference in peoples lives. My 15 year old son and i watch every week together. He has to watch with me when I get off work every time you post. Thanks so much
Wow, thank you
invasive ants > has colony of them > has open enclosure for them .
the stress man😭
The weaver ants are so cool, it really was something else watching the queen gently hold that larva and use it to spin with. Wow
Lesson learned. Don’t keep insects, that as part of their mating cycle grow wings, in an open concept enclosure. Like Dr Ian Malcolm said, “Life finds a way.” 😊
I suggested putting netting further out from the nest of the Crimsons at the time. Ugh, life finds a way.
Especially an invasive species
Even if the chance was relatively small of them going into flight mode, this was a huge mistake indeed. Especially with fire ants, choosing for something that's eye pleasing rather than a safe construction.
"This will be so, much, fun!"
AntsCanada is a prime example of "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life."
hello as a pray mantis keeper I suggest u put all the newborn pray mantis in a separate area they are quite small, they will be vulnerable to any fire ants, keep in mind that they will only eat fruit flys in this stage( L1 and 2 ) they will also most definitely eat each other and the ootheca will also hold about 200 newborn pray mantis
I wish you the best of luck in pandora!
- a pray mantis expert(not really)
Exactly, there is 200 for a reason in a sac for a reason they aren't all meant to survive and with that they'll also feed other creatures.
I think he’s fine if a few die out hust embrace natural selection
You are right
This episode was amazing, I know this was unintentional but the Crimson Knights’ volcanic explosion causing a blackout in the ant room just like what a real volcanic eruption would cause with clouds of ash blocking the sunlight
Walking around in bare feet during a fire ant infestation is WILD
All the workers carrying the big glass and everything were bare foot too. Glad no one dropped glass on their feet
@@BrianDButler84that would’ve hurt a lot 😬
Having an open vivarium full of fire ants in your home is WILD
Its the South east asian superpower (Hes from the philippines)
As someone who lived in the Saipan (tropical island in the pacific) the last 2 years I can say that no one wears shoes inside any home like ever. 90 % of people wore crocs or sandals when outside and everyone pops them off when you get to the front door. Outside of basketball or soccer I can't really remember seeing anyone wearing shoes at all.
Okay, how the HELL did y'all see that baby huntsman??
Lol! That's what I said!
Right?? I was like DANG I'm just here watching alongside literal experts and enthusiasts. Mad respect.
I didn’t see it either but when the video showed the top of the vivarium I thought I saw to the very right of the light a giant abdomen of a Huntsman but it was just the light playing tricks on me! And in this case... thank goodness! That would have been a scary Huntsman!
I agree like, HOW just HOW!!!!!
@AntsCanadaname the Weaver ant colony the Storm weavers
i discovered this channel yesterday and have simply devoured this series of videos and will be watching more of your channel! LOVE IT! thank you so much for documenting your adventures. this is better than discovery channel BY FAR!
Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey.
Glad you are part of this amazing channel! You will not regret.
Eventually this man will buy a second house reserved for a vivarium
Super happy you were able to upload. I deliberatly did not look up how all the other ants would react to a fire queen getting in their space, just to keep my mind racing on it. ^^ And the way you immediatly went for future plans if the fire queens did mate and get into Pantdora is amazing and absolutly briliant!
And after all of this, all I can think off is: you just have got to love how nature keeps handing out curveballs, just to make certain we stay humble.
OMG.....I couldn't imagine having an open enclosure of bugs in my house!! Let alone fire ants.... That is CRAZY!! But I love watching it in someone else's home!!!
14:44 she gently dabbed the-
THE ANT 📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉
The weaver queens spinning the silk with their larvae was so cool to see
Man, I'm glad there's people out there using their money to learn and teach about nature.
Nature is not a tank in someone's house. This is edutainment.
Imagine if you turned an entire room into a walk-in mega vivarium!
Yes!
Dude, what if we had a walk-in _planet_ vivarium with different ecosystems all connected????
Well, he's working toward that a little bit with canopy, swamp, and cave.
@@CLove511 I'm trapped in it. What about you?
He kinda has that with his aviary
Fire ants getting a little jealous at the lack of attention trying to steal the show. I respect them for it.
Man, this channel has been through so much. I remember being impressed with the simple outworlds and towers of og colonies like the Fire Nation and Golden Empire and now this man is out here making literal worlds for multiple species. Truly, a never ending journey and a glorious world. At this point, the Antverse is just worlds within a giant world, that being the Ant Room itself, or I guess Ant House at this point haha.
This is my favourite thing to watch nowadays
I love learning about insects in general, and I think the crimson knights were feeling a little left out because Godzilla has been stealing all of the spotlight lately hehe
but I'm not complaining! I love him he's so cute :')
8:25 i love how as his head moves, his eyes rotate slightly to maintain level
14:48 you can see the silk come out of the larvae! amazing !
I love how he looks back on nature in life. As the mantis is chewing, the cockroach's head off as it helplessly squirms.
i know for fact that they start eating on the head depending on how large and how wild it is(the prey). Ellse they wanna keep it alive as long as possible. RL badasses
My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Ant Nation attacked.
I used to watch your videos here and there back when you were experimenting with mixing different ant colonies together. Was really afraid of bugs then. But watching your channel more and more and discovering the Pantdora series has opened my eyes to just how cool (and still terrifying) all manner of insects can be!
“The new baby crocodile with a good apetite”
(Croc proceeds to violently slauhgter a cockroach)
Once it becomes an adult, hopefully it won’t tear his hand off, which is big if because yeah, I don’t work with reptiles and I’m basically just a casual person watching this because I like it, but I even a small crocodile or an adult crocodile such as a dwarf crocodile, can still do some damage
@@DrakonSlayer777 like biting your finger off
@@Supersonic_pigeon yep and that would be on the less damaging side of the things a dwarf crocodile could do
@@DrakonSlayer777 agree lol
If I had to give a name suggestion for the weaver ant megacolony, it would be the Silk Thread Imperium.
What about Canopic dwellers? I cant name very well. I'm best at naming ships, and I'm not even that good at naming ships either
@@i-destroy-my-paper-boats It sounds less epic.
What about The Silken Canopies?
it's a little bit of both and also sounds regal and elagant
I like it! Good suggestion.
@@ammythesta2099 Very nice name. Fits them well.
I cannot wait until Yggdrasil is built and connected, seeing all the new life added and all the creatures making their way up there.
The fire ants doing their nuptial flight has to be a reflection of how natural they feel in their environment. Animals displaying behaviors they typically only perform in the wild is an amazing success 🐜💕
It blows my mind just how many different projects you have going and still make time for all the critters. Been watching for years and its crazy seeing where its at now versus the old days. one of the best channels I was ever introduced to.
3:30 Man, you really scared the bejesus out of that little lizard when you suddenly moved that potted plant.
I don't see it
@@terra4na330 on wall behind plant
0:48 this is the kinda thing I worry about when you do open enclosure setups is when ants do nuptial flights, then you have a bigger problem at hand
Guess a fire ant nuptial flight could be seen as a fires embers being launched by a popping log
Every UA-camr out there wishes it could be this good of content! The messages this guy sprouts, is so moving and beautiful.
🙏❤️🐜🌿
1:32 "Oops, I made a vivarium too good."
To bad you didn't catch the Mantis building the egg sack. You need to get yourself a CCTV setup for constant recording. You can run up to 16 cameras running at the same time with one PC. Monitoring movement or time lapse. Or any other trigger to start recording. They are not that expensive to set up. Last years hardware works just fine. You should build this into your server rack for your NAS. If you don't have one yet.
Can't wait for the canopy. This is such an interesting saga. Thank you.
It is great that we are able to see the Weaver Ants🐜 starting to nest and the larvae spinning silk for protection from all elements. The Empress👸🏽 Mantis is so beautiful💚, and I can't wait to see the baby mantis, how long will we have to wait to see baby mantis?. Praying no Fire Ants hive got inside of Pantdora😢. I can wait until next Saturday to see what has happened throughout the week. I need the week to go by fast😅
Mantises have a VERY long gestation period, anywhere from 6-18 months. They aren't laying eggs perse, but goop that will start forming when the weather is right. It's their method for dodging winter. Years where its warm too early can mess them up.
The previous mantis he had that layed a sack that he thinks is a dud might not be a dud, it takes a while.
Now
Bow
Please keep us updated on the weaver ants
Never in my life did I think I would so hooked on a nature drama like this, Lmao! Frankly my biggest concern is that the weavers don’t actively hunt the fire ants. If an invasive colony gets too big too fast, then relying on the Weavers alone may be like throwing a bucket of water into a firestorm (no pun intended).
the weaver ants are so cool and, to me, unique! watching the queens use their babies to produce a silk protection is awesome - I really hope if any fire ant queens got into pantdora that the weavers can come through ❤️
Episode 8464858: creating a new continent!
Ok
What?
Ohhh
Lol😂 Ikr
Episode 9288289281881 : Tier 7 civilization
I can’t get enough of this series! 🤩
Me neither but I hope he does videos on his other colonies
Real
WHY ARE THESE RELEASES THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE? I'M GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEK 😂
Congratulations 🎊
lol congrats though
Congrats broo
congrats!!
Because you're real. Congrats.
I am so excited for the canopy! Weaver ants look so fascinating and i am excited to learn more about them. And ive been waiting to see baby preying mantis. Im so glad that you decided to do the canopy first before the cave or swamp. Im sure those others will be interesting too. But ive been looking forward to the Mantis babies and i think the canopy will give them a chance to survive adolescence, by hiding from the predators in the original vivarium.
Wow, at 8:25 I noticed how Godzilla's eye rotates in the socket as his head moves! I've heard that jumping spider eyes can rotate too, I think it's a predator feature. Idk, but it's super cool!!
3:28 a small lizard running up your home wall there.
Couldn't find it.
Although, in the corner, where the stone wall and blue accent wall meet, right behind the plant he moves, there is some kind of movement. At first I thought reflection. Almost looks like water.
I saw it! Definitely something moving and not a reflection!
I dint see it
I saw it, it jumped from the rock wall onto the regular wall on the left side of the screen.
3:30 put it on 0.25x speed
2024: i built another large vivarium
2034:i built my own private Amazon forest
2044 i added titanaboas to control the ancient blunt nose dryosaurids i added yesterday
I feel like it will be more like 2026, he’s moving real fast 😂
2054: I've finally added the entirety of Asia in my new vivarium. Vote in
the community tab for our next continent.
When your so good at your job that u make your pets think there in nature
Today I learned that some ants spin webs. I never even thought that could be a thing. I love this series.
Thanks for watching!
I'm going to remember this as an example as to how we sometimes get meddled by complications fruit of our own choices in life.
Any feeling of having things under control is nothing but an illusion.
crimson knights really got revenge for that fire ant colony from the early episodes 💀💀
AntsCanada in 2050: ok guys we are now adding humans to our 100000 gallon rainforest vivarium
Update
AntsCanada in 2100: Ok guys the humans ruined the ecosystem so now we will add aliens from mars to our 1000000 gallon ecosystem.
Lol 😂😂
little do we know, we already are! Hes watching us watch him! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
Noooo humans will ruin it
The ecosystem will collapse immediately.
@@asp883I'm curious what situation would change that lol
'' I'm a professional ''
**left the door open**
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I don't know if it's possible at all, but I'd love to see you get a Malayan flying lemur for the upper canopy vivarium! I recently found out about them and they look adorable and interesting! I read they're mostly only found in southeast Asia. I'd love to learn more about them!
I'm so excited to see how it turns out! You've got an incredible eye for vivariums, art, and camera-work, so I know it will turn out great!
Oh yes, Went from ants to a whole Jurassic park arc 😂💀
mhm
stolen joke xD
i kinda miss the "simpler" videos, but the story around pandora is pretty good too
@@klippenscheisser ok?
@@felixsamorukov1018 same, i wud like if he mixed the pandora vids, and the ant colony vids, and if possible the backyard vids.
Failing in my life purpose is something I have in common with those unmated queens. I can feel connection :D
I know.... Relatable.
I love all of your ecosystems, but dude. Building an open fire ant colony is just asking for trouble.
I was just about to comment the same thing. Like you know they’re fire ants first of all. That’s enough reason to not have an “open concept”. Plus if your self aware about they’re nuptials flights, and still choose to have an open concept. You’re just asking for trouble.
thank you for sharing these rarely seen events in the ant world with us! I can hear the excitement in your voice while the weaver ant queens built thwir nest. That was such a touching moment, I'm rooting for this colony to thrive in the canopy vivarium ❤
You are so welcome!
2026 : I've added a new 10 foot salt water crocodile to my vivarium
Hey dude! just an idea, but maybe, if it's possible, you could add some microphones inside the vivarium. The added sound-effect really put me out of the immersion, making the real spectacle of mother nature, sound and feel more like a cartoon. I understand that there needs to be added sound because otherwise the footage is silent, hence the idea of adding microphones inside, so we can also hear whats happening, not just see.
I'd imagine that it's pretty quiet inside the vivarium. The only real noise makers are the crickets. The various insects moving about would be nearly silent, the caiman isn't really prone to vocalizing, the lizards don't seem to be very talkative, and there's no birds (yet).
@@theKashConnoisseurfrogs rn:🥲
I like how you always turn the bad to good
It feels from video to video more like jurassic park💀
i think i have seen your comment multiple times now, and i agree
bro is stealing comments
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English or Spanish
@@Maxfromohio2155VANISH foul unfunny comment!
Everything was interesting! You did a great job. It'll be awesome seeing the canopy vivarium being built, I hope that spider won't escape.
I've been watching your channel for a long time now, and I think this is the best animal related channel on UA-cam. I love animals, and I have had many different pets throughout my life. Thanks for sharing such an amazing adventure with us. Cool video. ^_^
Your storytelling keeps me hooked from start to finish. The cliffhangers always catch me off guard 😂❤
I offered her a roach… what wonderful gift 😭😂
18:13
AntsCanada: "As I watch her feed, I couldn't help but feel lucky..."
The Roach: Oh dear me, not my lucky day -_-
Dude i can't watch stop watching these episode 😭, I was going to end this episode today but then when i watch at the end, it makes me more curious what'll happend 😭😭
Thanks for watching
@@AntsCanada i'm big fan
2024:I have made a 2nd giant vivarium
2034:I have turned my bedroom into a vivarium
2044:I have turned my house into a vivarium
This just keeps getting more epic!
I think i had a dream last night where you had already completed the swamp vivarium
I think i'm going mildy insane
AntsCanada, i have some good news (for me) today, although it isnt a nuptual flight, i caught 3 mated queen ants! 3!
(btw thank you soooo much for helping and encouraging me into making an ant channel, like you!)
ANTSMOROCCO 🔥🔥🔥😬
We've found another nation 😈
@@stACyCA323 i own a trap-jaw ant colony ☠
@@stACyCA323 fire
on fire ants
Oh nice!🐜
2:37 Sounds like poetic justice to me. 🤷🏾♂️
And this is why I prefer watching on youtube for this type of expirimentation personally, thanks for everything you do
Glad you enjoy it!
Whenever stuff like this happens i bet you have such a mix of emotions like:
"this sucks, but it's gunna be such good content."
He isn't thinking "this sucks". He lets these things happen for content, or there wouldn't be these new things each week.
@@wanderingsurf2842 ok.
Nice, New fire ant outbreak drops while I battle our local coronavirus outbreak.
If you are ever looking for another predator insect I would suggest a Warrior Beetle
I recommend building a mesh enclosure around Volcania so this doesn't happen again. In fact, you might want to do that for all of your open vivariums just in case.
@antscanada is quite literally the higher power who rules and reigns over the vivarium ecosystem universe. I have never seen this high quality of intense scientific and physical study and interaction with such caring and compassionate intervention. I am hooked on the @AntsCanada channel. It's like I'm watching a Discovery Channel episode every time new content is released.
You know, the worst part about AntsCanada...is having to wait 6 LONG GRUELING DAYS for the next episode 😅😅!
So in actual fact there is nothing bad. It is the greatest channel in the universe🙌😅
72939th episode: Building a titanic vivarium in Neptune!
9999999th episode: AC Family, our newest addition to pantdora is the entire pacific ocean
I discovered a new planet in my vivarium
Long ago, the four nations lived together in pantdora. Then, everything changed when the Fire ant Nation attacked. Only the Busto, master of all four terrariums, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he was vlogging.
So cool how the weaver ant queens crowd together to provide a green blanket of camouflage for the eggs.
This is pretty much the coolest channel on UA-cam. I genuinely mean that. I want an Ants Canada Shirt