3 year old giant vivarium update documentary
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2024
- Back again with a vivarium update! I thought that I would bring you up to speed with the massive European vivarium. It has ants, termites, salamanders, scorpions, toad and so much more!
Thank you for watching and have a fANTastic day!
Nordic ants
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AHHH been missing you guys' comments!!! Will try to answer them all. And as always, I will ALWAYS post again. Just takes some time so remain subscribed if you want to see more
How cow Hes alive!!!! I love the updates!!
yeah!!!!!! hes back
Will do, I’ve been watching this series since Middle School and now I’m about to graduate high school.
Always happy to see an update from you.🖤🇨🇦
When there are no good ant videos coming out from anyone else, I go back to your old vivarium updates and pretend to be shocked 😂
I still can’t believe you successfully managed to create an independent small chunk of Mother Nature in a glass box in your house! It’s truly incredible what you managed to do. It’s literally the wilderness in a tank and the animals living in there have no idea they’re even in captivity. That is there home and I truly believe they think they’re in the wild and living life naturally without you interfering hardly ever.
Thank you for the nice comment!! And yes it is awesome I love it so much :D
@@nordicants6232 No problem man it truly is amazing!
But he designed the entire ecosystem…..
@@JanSobieskiIII Yes he designed it, but never really had to interfere again. That’s impressive!
I am glad you are back after so long. I love how much care you put into your videos
Thank you so much for the nice words
Been waiting for this update sooo long !! Well done !!
Sorry for the wait xD
I would also recommend getting some aquatic snails for the water portion of the vivarium to help with algae control.
By adding the shrimp if you ever have another death in your pond like the scorpion the shrimp will eat it up and help clean the waters so nothing is just sitting dead down there.
I got shrimps!! Look at the end :D
@@nordicants6232 Yessir I know that’s why I was pointing it out.
Man that was a hell of a Pond update. It looks so healthy i can't believe you aren't endlessly throwing food in there to keep those numbers up and it's happening all on it's own. Still after 5 years of watching you, this is still the only channel that has something like this. Unique one of a kind Vivarium anywhere else in the world.
Now my question to you nord bro is. In the Future would you ever go for a large tank? The bigger it is the most life it can sustain. So im looking forward to whatever genius ideas you come with next!
Nord bro will answer this superkind comment! In the future I plan to potentially go bigger ;D but I am for sure doing other biomes as well in the coming years
That spider a 7:30 might be a diving bell spider which traps an air bubble using hairs on its abdomen so it can live underwater and build webs underwater as well. Although it is hard to identify and a few other spiders are known for entering water (or it could just be a spider that fell in)
Ohhh you are an OG subscriber man! Thanks for watching. Will see what spider it is but quite hard to ID ngl :D
@@nordicants6232 try searching fishing spiders looks a lot like images of them when they are underwater
HES BACK!!!!
:D welcome back!!
Never have i ever thought of your return
Hope you will for the next one! :D
The next one gonna take a year💀
I knew he would, just not today 😅
This brings so much Joy and Nostalgia
You have probably accomplished something almost no one has done before. Yes, there are thousands of vivariums, but one thats this big, self sustaining, and diverse... I'll definitely gonna make one in the future, i know there is no way i can stop myself 😅
Cant wait for you to make it!!
@@nordicants6232 hey! I was just wondering if you could please make an updated, longer version of nuptial flight schedule. It was by far the most helpful thing for collecting queens, and i would be very happy if you made an another :)
This dude doesn’t even have to go outside. He brought outside indoors!
Hahaha that was he plan :D
Finally
greetings from Turkey
Greetings! Thank you for watching
HE RETURNSSSSS
THANKS FOR WATCHINGGGGGG
he lives!
*breathes*
Your method of creatig more and more complex foodwebs making these projects so vivid. I really like so much aspects and forms of life and their interactions in these conditions. Great work man!
Nordic Ants you are awesome!
this is bloody amazing.
Bloody nice you are here! :D
This is really goddamn impressive. I mean I don't think even Serpa Design has pulled off such a life-like habitat within a terrarium.
Wow thats a compliment!! Thank you so much for watching :D
@@nordicants6232 I'd love to see you build a habitat like this but with lizards like Chinese Water Dragons or Basilisks.
If you’re feeling bold you could add a large predator to the pond like a crayfish, but it might compete with your salamanders so I would understand if you chose not to do that and just keep it safe. The salamander larvae already make good predators for the waterways, but when they get older you might need something to maintain that balance.
That would kill lots of larger animals unfortunately! But great idea for future vivarium :D
I’m very glad you decided to add filter feeders to your aquatic section of the vivarium! You could even add some oysters or freshwater clams to help clean up the waters even more if you wanted.
Yes thats a cool idea! I hope they would make it though… maybe you are right
@@nordicants6232 It’s up to you man. Not even sure how they would fair in captivity, but your vivarium looks so natural I think they would make it. Overall very healthy echo system and by adding those aquatic plants you gave the shrimp places to hide so they’re definitely gonna thrive and not be eaten by salamanders. Shrimp are AMAZING in aquatic setups and I think they’ll do most of the work with keeping the aquatic part of the vivarium clean as well as the snails and other creatures ect. So you definitely don’t have to add any mollusks if you don’t want.
@@huntercool2232 Most people say they die very easily even is extremely healthy tanks.
@@nordicants6232 bivalves like clams and mussels usually need very high flow so they aren't very likely to survive. However daphnia would be a good filter feeding organism provided the other animals don't eat them all.
@@cryptocorynes1253 @HunterCool22 Thank you guys all for the info!! Will see what I do
Ah, you've stopped by once again to grace us with this. Thanks for that, it's always a treat.
I am graced by your presence sir!!
been thinking about new hobbies bc i’ve been really bored and depressed recently, watching these videos gives me hope that i can find happiness in doing something silly and fun that i like
It has been a while this is going to be great!
Hope you like it :D
so excited this dropped, been following the project since day 1
Amazing!! welcome back my friend ;)
I love this guys videos so much care are put into them( also first one babyyy)
Thank you!!
It's so good to see you back!! I watched you when you were on break. And I was starving for more vivarium content
i hope i feed you guys with enough content!! good to see you :D
Babe wake up Nordic ants is back
xD!
I didn't think I would see this video in my lifetime this is amazing
Will always upload again! Never worry :D
@@nordicants6232 thank God 😁
I loved the footage of the glass lizard eating the worm. Really interesting and comedic.
Loved that clip too!! :D
Wow, what a diversity. And cool to see the crazy aquatic part evolve! As always, I enjoy the way you capture the small parts of our nature. Even the tiniest insect becomes fascinating.
Tack mannen!! Ses snart ;D
Welcome back! I missed seeing your videos!
Thank you! and thanks for watching!!!
Really missed this.
Mised you guys!
Hey dude it's Nacho! I'm glad to see you back! I absolutely love your channel and can never get enough of your videos. Good shit my dude! You sound different to how I remember and at times you sound very English! Have you been staying in England whilst you've been gone?
Amazing you noticed! Studying in the uk right now ;)
Oh how we've missed you! I'm so very happy to hear your voice again! ☺️ There are always such interesting happenings in the vivarium!
Missed you guys too!!!
I plan on building a paludarium ecosystem in a year or so, and yours is one of the best models I’ve seen. There are so many great notes and tips that I’ve collected from your videos.
Thank you!
Thank you so much man!!! :D
as soon as I saw the update I watched it I'm so happy to see that it is still going strong
Thank you for popping by :D see you for the next one ;)
I went from watching the first update on this to the last and you went from having a German accent to a British accent. Your practice was well noticed
Hehe I cheated by starting to study in the uk ;) amazing u noticed!
I found your channel LAST NIGHT and I was obsessed. Saw that you hadn’t uploaded in a year and figured I would sub just in case you ever upload again. 😂 and here we are
Well done sir ;)
Glad to see you back.
Thank you sir
it looks phenomenal, you' ve become our inspiration, support from Poland💪🇵🇱
Thank you so much!!! :D support from Sweden to you
No joke found your channel yesterday
What a timing ;)
15:18 I have something very similar growing on some wood in a very humid greenhouse, i'm pretty sure it's mycelium since it smells like it, it grows underwater sometimes and sometimes it's brown and sometimes orange, maybe look into it.
Will do! Thank you for sharing :DD
Love your stuff buddy. Please don't stop uploading. It's so comforting and it's something I can't do myself.
When the world needed him the most, he returned
Ahahahah hasta la vista baby!!
I have never been more excited to see a new video
Awh thank you :D!!
FINALLY i have been awaiting this update
Thank you for watching :D
THE KING RETURNS
Thank you for watching :D
I never subbed but thought abou the last video today and decided to look up the vid. And i find out that the secon part dropped yesterday? this is spooky af but welcome indeed
Welcome back!! Hope you enjoyed it ;)
The wait was great, but it was worth it
Hahahah thank you so much for the patience ;)
The underwater spider may be a diving bell and those trap air around their body’s to breath
Ohhh yes I was thinking this but found nothing looking like it!! Might just be a dead one lol
The best vivarium content on UA-cam, not seen an ecosystem as big or as diverse as this
Glad you are back been waiting for an actual year it’s fine tough
Will see if I can post more later ;D
That's some type of diving spider
I hope it is :D
I doubt you will read this comment, but if you do a perfect plant for this vivarium would be glechoma hederacea aka Creeping Charlie or Cats Foot. It stays between 2 to 4 inches on average but can reach a maximum height of ten inches tall. The interesting thing about it is that it has small purple flowers that would be a useful sugar source to many small insects in the vivarium, and it will bring the biodiversity up in the tank. If it gets roudy before the ecosystem can balance itself out again, just trim the runners 9ff and dispose of the separated stem, because if left in the soil it will readily root in less than a week when exposed to moisture or pressure. For a variety with more appealing foliage choose glechoma hederacea variegata, a cultivar with white marbled leaves. If introduced cautiously and properly, it would make the vivarium a whole new world in no time. Even though everywhere this plant gets mentioned, people are explaining how to eradicate it from their boring grass lawns but they neglect to mention it's use as a pothead and medicinal plant for centuries. It will make the vivarium better... BTW I subscribed so that I can see the fate of this magical glass box
I subscribed and didn't think you'd upload again as it been 1 year from the last video but in one of your videos you said that no matter how much times it takes you're gonna update on the vivarium so i had hopes and finally another video!
Will always upload again!! You should never worry :D
Never thought he’d come back but heck these videos take time ❤love you man watched your vivarium video 3 times. And maybe for your next project a full on part of a river with be cool with Lots of waterbugs and fish and stuff
Thank you soso much for this comment! Lots of love and hope to see you for the next update :D
18 seconds ago??? Damn I’m early lol
Glad to see you back man
Very early!!! Well done
So it seems you do have scorpions in there! Very cool. The spider was definitely just chilling, scorpions and spiders can survive 24+ hours underwater just fine.
Thats very cool, I had no idea! How come they survive in water so long? Especially the scorpions… is it an arthropod thing
@@nordicants6232 Not common in arthropods, but it has been noted in a couple. Scorpions, from what I've read, can survive a minimum of 48hrs, including desert species and whatnot. I have, however, seen species such as members of the genus Heterometrus (Asian Forest Scorpions) survive much longer, I've seen reports of surviving ~6 days of flooding during monsoon seasons in Asia. They're not great swimmers, but they can wait out any flooding! Spiders, otherwise, vary a lot. Some can survive short periods ~30m to avoid predators by creating a small air bubble around their modified lungs, while others can survive multiple days ~36hrs underwater. There's even a species that lives underwater (Argyroneta aquatica)!
I check your page like once every couple of months hoping to see another video out. I absolutely love your videos. I've been doing stuff like this since I was a kid. Just never close to the size tanks you have
Thank you soso much for checking and hope that the wait is not too long and worth it
@@nordicants6232 the wait makes sense. And your content is great so I'd like to think it is
The part where the newts eat from the ground is probably that they are eating worms in the ground
Ohhhh could be the case
Great video as usual but I suggest adding crabs more specific vampire crabs because they need both land and water and would be addition to the vivarium
I'm so happy you're back!
Happy you are here :D
Finally returned
Dundundun!
12:10-12:25 was the biggest rollercoaster of emotions I’ve witnessed all week
xD hahahahah amazing
Hey man I had a question for you if you don’t mind. How do you keep the soils moist if the vivarium if it’s indoors? I’ve seen some people set up “sprinkler” systems in their terrariums/vivariums to imitate rain, but I was just curious what you do.
I have a misting system with mist morning and evening :D
@@nordicants6232 Ok cool
Those newts are/were actually salamander larvae. :D
Yes I stand corrected ;D
Honestly dude Whenever I see a new video from you pop up its the first one I watch. Love them bud, your a good narrator and the videos are always interesting.
Cheers from Ontario Canada.
Cheers from Sweden! Thank you so much
Glad to see you're back! I can't wait until you upload again next year 😂😂
Hahahaha me too xD!
@@nordicants6232 hahaha... Please donttt!!! A month or a few
THE LEGEND IS BACK!!!!!
Ahahhaha good to see you!! :D
Are you going to make another one with different creatures and environments?
Yes!
Nice seeing you again! Your an inspiration for me I love the vivarium with all variety of ants.
Thank you :D!!! Hope you make something like this in the future
Amazing... Working on a large one myself!
Soso happy to hear that :D
I am Italian and a very common insect species is the Pyrrhocoris apterus, they are scavengers and eat seeds and carcasses, they live in small colonies between trunks or stones. They could give an extra pop of color (as if it were missing). However, as always, a beautiful vivarium that thrives in an absurd way and despite following you for a year and a half I am amazed.
Thank you so much for the suggestion and nice comment :D will see if I can find some ;)
In my experience, red shrimps are pretty vulnerable in enviroments with other predators. Clear/grey shrimps do much better as they camouflage much easier
Great to get an update. Same time next year^^
Yep! see you then ;)
Great work, greetings from Mexico
Greetings from sweden my friend :D
Wow finally a new video. I've been waiting so long I love your videos.
Hope the wait was worth :D See you soon again ;)
I love Vivariums and Mini ecosystems
I love u guys!!
@@nordicants6232 thanks
Its back ,the ecosystem
Its bakkkk! :D
Im loving this so much!
Edit: Missed ya, thanks for the vid!
Thank you lots for the support
So glad you're back! Was so worried you had to stop. Thanks for keeping on going!
If you want a specific colony to do well, perhaps you could introduce it when it's more established and stable? I reckon a queen and 5 workers has way less chance than a queen and 100
Heeeey you added the shrimp and snails, nice! Great video as always and saludos desde california :D
Saludos my man!!! Thanks for watching ;)
7:31 It might be species called argyroneta aquatica, which is the only known spider that lives underwater, not too sure tho
It could also be raft spider since they sometimes dive in water
@@WikuuTheBlueDemon Oh yes I was thinking this! does not look like one though but possible it is some sort of raft spider actually :D thanks for the comment
I was thinking of you just the other day…how nice to see an update on this amazing vivarium. I hope you are well and enjoying the evolution of your creation. I must say it is pretty fantastic, and always worth the wait.
I love the way that Nature always finds a way, and how life stubbornly persists through so many challenges. Glad to see Bob doing well, and the sweet newts, not to mention the tubby toad.
It was kind of the serpent to take the presumptuous worm out of frame for the penile mushroom sequence…almost as if planned. I love the surprise ant colony too. Be well dear man, I compose myself in patience until next we meet.🖤🇨🇦
Hi again Tamarra!! Glorious to have you comment again hahahah :D hope you never stop commenting on each video. Thank you so much
@@nordicants6232 No worries, as long as you keep posting, I will keep commenting. You always entrance me with your projects…and this one is the most exciting of them all. You are stuck with me dear man.🖤🇨🇦
Yes. Love this! Want to do this myself one day! My inspiration 🙂
Thank you so much for the nice comment!!
Thanks to you I finally discovered the species of my ants: Camponotus Lignipedrus!
Congratulations:D
I love you and your vivarium! It is amazing to watch it grow
Thank you so much!! Hope you enjoy it
@@nordicants6232 You are precious. Your narration rivals David Attenborough. The cheeky jokes like with Bob and the *cricket chirps* always make me smile. The new salamanders are exciting I hope they are not overwhelming the ecosystem
Great video and setup, thanks!
Thank you ;)
I am going to do this for invertebrates and amphibians in a nova scotia native vivarium. I may not be able to now, but I WILL. This is pure art. Van gogh ain't got smack.
Ahahahahhahah!! Make sure to post and let me know when you do. Would love to see it :D
I've been waiting so much for this video
Hope its worth it :D
I have a question if you had a sealed terrarium how long would it take to see vizible evolutionary changes?
I have no idea man! Evolutionary change can be seen within days or centuries depending on what organisms you look at.
Yessssss! Finally! Love you my guy, missed the beautiful ecosystem! Starting up my own aquatic ecosystem (had a goldfish in it for 4 months before I moved him out and replaced him with 3 eastern mud minnows)!
I know I’m gonna sound crazy for asking this, but have you ever considered adding termites in your vivarium? I know a few species eat wood, but a lot eat fungus. Plus they play a vital role in the echo system and coexist with nature just like everything else.
You should check out the tropical vivarium series on his channel. Termites did run that place.
Consider adding Soromon Plecos to the aquatic section. They are quite small and hardy and would prosper here.
Ohhh will see if I can find some northern European ones, possible that it could be difficult!
Nice to see the vivarium again
Nice to see you guys again :D
@@nordicants6232 :D
I'm grateful that you came back!!
Grateful you are watching :D
Thank for the update, really cool vivarium
Thanks for watching :D
i am sooooo happy to you back
So happy you are watching:D