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@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

The Sun Warriors

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

The Crimson Knights

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

The Infernals

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

The Ember Empire

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

The Fire Lair

Thank you for helping me get rid of my daughter's fear of ants

@rubya.6611

Жыл бұрын

thats nice to have a fear ridden

@gameparade5014

Жыл бұрын

I like turtles

@rachelconnell9624

Жыл бұрын

Ants are so cool

@CrimsonRoblox

Жыл бұрын

I only have fear of ants with big jaws that acts like a bear trap and ants that has acid sprays and stingers that can make your hand feel like it got burned so much that it looks like you placed your hand in Lava

@Meethejarate

Жыл бұрын

So wholesome 🥲

I love how the nanitics are helping with the brood, like, "wake up, wake up, it's time to break out our siblings"

@shrimplebogus

Жыл бұрын

“NOT YET! IM HAVIN’ MY DAILY ANTISEPTIC SYRUP! NOW LET ME BE! >:( “

@evickajuranyi4429

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@dr-em

Жыл бұрын

@@shrimplebogus 😂😂😂

@YourLocal_Watermelon

11 ай бұрын

@Mykidsyoutube-sz4bllol

I just love how the fire ants go crazy, always moving around, meanwhile my carpenter ants are just chilling afk literally not moving a muscle, watching their brude grow

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, carpenters especially when young aren't the most active ants, even more so during hibernation season!

@channerchan1791

Ай бұрын

They're literally afk

I think your coolest setup was with this River streaming into a little pond. It would be awesome to have something similar, but bigger and better. I imagine a huge tank, with a sort of mountain on one side, and a little stream running down into a pond at the botto, but running through the middle of the tank, with bridges of wood connecting both sides.

@Greenphantom16

Жыл бұрын

Omg that sounds amazing 😍😍😍❤️

@mbuehl2007

Жыл бұрын

Volcano instead of a mountain!

@Meili_kit

Жыл бұрын

​@@mbuehl2007 the ants would be instantly dead if the volcano erupts tho😐

@mbuehl2007

Жыл бұрын

Not a real volcano, although I would be very impressed by that

@deanverstraeten3850

Жыл бұрын

Maybe have the volcano erupt liquid jelly

Over the last few years I’ve watched every single one of your videos, and this one is my favourite! A cinematic masterpiece

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Spent extra time on it! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🔥

@SovietComrade6675

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada same! I remember when you raised the Emerald Empire,i'm still sad that you need to put them back to nature but it's only the beginning! Keep keeping these great youtube videos up! And ants love forever!

@Noah2Game

Жыл бұрын

your right this video is one of the best

@MistaGSpecialEducation

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada hey Antscanada, I have a question for my own Solenopsis Geminata: What food do you feed to your own fire ant colony to make them grow so fast? Do you heat them?

@anitadzenisa8559

Жыл бұрын

I loved his Asian marauder ant videos

ants are wicked, all original formicaria

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

You are an OG!

When the first nanitic passes, can we honor her by keeping her remains in a small frame of sorts. A reminder that she played a big role in the early stages of the colony.

If ants Canada fire nation colony return we would be so happy who agrees? Edit:dang 28 likes thanks dad enters chat* hey I am back with milk

@Mrturtle995

Жыл бұрын

Meeeeeeeeeee

@rileymarkl1477

Жыл бұрын

Who dosent

@killapicklepiratepanda7373

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@ScissorsRockinPaper

Жыл бұрын

Them and the dark knights

@jeannettefrye5086

Жыл бұрын

👍👍🐜🐜😎

Those antennas are just friggin magical. I love it. Anywho I'm glad to have found this channel while doing a random "ant farm" search about 4 years ago. As an author who frequently composes pieces centered around nature, this channel never ceases to arouse and inspire my creative spirit. Much respect to you, Mikey. One Love, T.S.P.

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ant love forever!

@MIMIDNIGHT-qb7eu

Жыл бұрын

O hI if you reply I will subscribe

@thelevelsoflovepodcast

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada mos def brotha

@Isaac_825

Жыл бұрын

They grow so fast

You’re lens quality and the editing… 🤯 literally mind blowing! Something so teeny tiny (ants stomach for example) so clear and .. 🤯

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🔥

This video just shows how insanely evulution engineered these ants to be supper efficient. And the fact that they first feed themselves then the babies and then the queen is so fascinating because it's probably the safest order to feed in. The Nanitics first because they need the energy in order to find more food, then the babies because they also need to become mature to find more food and at last the queen because she still could survive a while without food. Its just so interesting to see how they work and what an insane engineer evolution actually is!

You know, I love animals. I've been fascinated by them my entire life, even the ones that scared me - but ants always seemed so... small. So little and scrambling helplessly around, somehow surviving in a dangerous world. It's your videos that helped me to see them as actual living creatures with feelings, to some extent, and to appreciate how hard they work together to stay alive. I spent half an hour yesterday watching an ant find my crumbs left over from lunch as it brought them back to the colony, one by one. I left it a chunk of bread as a gift and watched it discover the bread, start jittering around in excitement and run all the way back home. Its colony mates came across its path and seemed to detect something that made them follow it back to the bread chunk (a pheromone trail!) and slowly the numbers increased as I watched. I didn't get to see them finish the bread off, but I could see their personalities showing through, and I know it's because I learned that appreciation from your videos. So, thank you. I'm glad to have more avenues to appreciate creation and our universe as the incredible, beautiful thing that it is

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

They're amazinf creatures, right? Ant love forever!

@Kat-lx2zc

Ай бұрын

Antscanada don’t you mean amazing.

ive only been here since the phoenix empire but im super happy that another fire ant colony is starting again

Glad to see a new fire ant colony. I loved the Fire Nation.😀

@The_Confused_Stoner

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the fire nation?

@20PINKluvr

Жыл бұрын

​@@The_Confused_Stonernaturally died out. They only live for several years

@graythaprince

Жыл бұрын

​@@The_Confused_Stoner The queen died so the colony went extinct.

This was incredible to watch they grow so fast Ant love forever!!

When I was a kid I loved making terrariums out of all kinds of jars and bottles. Usually the only animals were the bioactives that came along with the soil & plants I'd dug up from the yard and garden... or the empty lot behind the house. My favorite thing was to see an isopod (aka rolly polly) walking around what might look like an ancient Jurassic forest in my jar. Occasionally an ant or two would be there too. I was young and didn't really understand at first that they might be distressed by being away from their colony. I'm a real biologist now and even teach it at times. But many of my first lessons began with those pickle jars of soil, plants, and small insects.

This channel is the most informative I've ever seen information overload in all the right ways ... scientific name for everything

This is one of the greatest video you have done. It was sublime, sweet, a complete delicacy to watch. Full of action and emotions. This is truly inspiring, ants (and nature) never cease to amaze me. Thank you, Mike, thank you AntsCanada, for giving me so much joy and knowledge over the years. Continue doing your great job.

I’ve watched your channel for over 3 years now. The Phoenix Empire and The Fire Nation was so interesting to watch during the years. I do believe this fire ant colony can represent how amazing the species is and hopefully be like the Fire Nation or the Phoenix Empire we saw.

@stickymilk1051

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the pheonix empire I stopped watching for a year and came back to a new fire ant colony

@glacius6860

Жыл бұрын

@sticky milk they were given away

@TheOneTheOnlyShadowedWCUE

Жыл бұрын

​@@stickymilk1051 Your name 💀

@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheOneTheOnlyShadowedWCUE He has a lot of it.

@SarcasticBeingYes

11 ай бұрын

@@stickymilk1051 because of the virus they had to be taken away.

I've been watching for years and I'm still blown away by your gift of narration! Thanks for all the wonderful knowledge and entertainment! Love from Arizona!

I've always hated ants before until i came across your videos and it hooked me. My perspective certainly has changed after following your channel with regards to ants. Its just fascinating how from a single queen forms a colony and to experience it as though im living with it through your videos. Thank you and keep it up!

@nafri89

Жыл бұрын

Oh and the reason why i hated ants before was that i stepped onto a trail of fire ants when i was young in the night and before i realised, it was all over me and those painful bites. Ouch! From then, i had phobia with ants.

@theawesomegoblins5986

Жыл бұрын

I’ve hated ants, especially in my house (which now is ant-free) because they would eat my cat’s food. I still don’t like them in my house, but I always cheer for them in the wild!

This channel is a part of my childhood, I Always grew up loving Ants they where so cool to me. Thank you for what you have done to me and keep thriving!

I used to think that ants were just pesky insects, now after watching your video's I see how truly amazing Ants are,

I really like fire ants.Would be interesting to see her army grow!

Stunning photography! You have such a gift for storytelling and making us feel a part of the story, look forward to your videos each week.

I found it funny when the nanintic was feeding the queen and when he tried to stop the queen wanted more

I’m so glad you have fire ants back on the channel ❤

I had no idea petiole was not just a plant term, that's awesome.

This video is a great one for beginning ant keepers who are starting a new colony if they want to know what the ants are actually doing.

Amazing! Drink in the sights of the Queen. Once she’s in her permanent home you’ll be Lucky to see her

oh my god, you can really see them drinking through that honey drop!!! It's so cute!! I've never gotten to see their lil mouth parts moving like that. Normally, you only get to see those menacing mandibles at work!! How awesome

This is one of the first channels I subscribed to long ago and it is still my Favorite. Just the way you speak with such reverence about your wards shows how much you care. Also, your calming narrative to us, your viewers is something I look forward to every Saturday. Thank you for sharing your hobby with us and making us (from the newbie to the jaded) feel like part of the Family. Kudos to you and by the way - LOVE the new Ant Paradise you have built! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, and Peace to you my Friend. Ant Love, Forever!

Getting to see the honey pass to and from the social stomach is like the best science project I’ve ever seen! Your video skills are literally movie production quality, I don’t know how you haven’t been picked up by someone yet? Thank you for the spectacular look into the world of ants 🐜

@tinasally379

Жыл бұрын

I wish videos like his were around when I was in school, could bring a lot to the world of entomology :)

@KECOG

Жыл бұрын

National geographic used one of his videos on a show of theirs...I thought that was awesome. (Look up the one about Roach giving birth, it is graphic, though)

@anabanananaa

Жыл бұрын

🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

@anabanananaa

Жыл бұрын

😊

These early stages of starting a colony are so cool because it gives you a chance to watch all of their facinating interpersonal behaviors up-close and in detail, which is something that become hard to observe once they're established in their tunnels.

I never thought ants are such cute creatures. The video is very informative and entertaining

I would love to see one of your diorama set ups for the fire ants. However, I know what ever you choose will be worth watching! Thank you for sharing with the world. I look forward to your videos every Saturday!

Bro makes his videos look like a small movie

A good queen knows her people must come first. They need each other.

5:41-6:29 I feel like that could be turned into a book

i still remember the start of the fire nation, beautiful..then the phoenix empire, and now this..thank you antscanada for making me want my own fire ant queen, and a colony of ants, i'm been watching for years now, if you do see this how is the phoenix empire doing? i haven't seen them in a video for a while now!

@dr-em

Жыл бұрын

same

Antscanada is the person that says that the ants are dangerous and is still exited

@KennyBloxin

Жыл бұрын

Excided*

@Wayneskworld_XD

Жыл бұрын

@@KennyBloxin dang auto correct of mine

@Static140

Жыл бұрын

Excited

Since watching you years ago I've developed a love for them. I am even in the process of starting my own isopod terrarium. Ant love forever ❤

i love the way he always says ''POP THE CHAMPAIGN

I love these videos! So Amazing to watch ants grow 🥰🥰

Hi Mikey, hi AC family! Besides adding my vote I just had to comment on this week’s video. The camera work was EXCEPTIONAL! I am always mystified at the beauty of nature and the inner workings of the colonies but the close-ups you captured, WOW 🤩! All the stroking and touching of the ants and behaviors you describe was amazing! Thank you Mikey. Ant love forever! Frances

@tinasally379

Жыл бұрын

I too thought the same thing, was really cool to see such close up inner workings of the ants

This is third fire ant generation and I hope this time it grows 30 times bigger than before

Can't wait to see this colony grow as big as the phoenix empire

I wonder how soon we will start seeing regular workers appear now that the queen has been feed the first time?

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

It is WORKER EXOLOSION from here on in!!! 🐜🔥🔥🔥 I'm not sure if I'm ready or have a plan! 😭

I seriously wait for your stuff every week Thank you so much for sharing

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you for allowing ants into your heart! Ant love forever!

At first, i saw ants as scary insects, but after watching your channel, i think ants are cute now!

I love it when this narrorator (idk the name sorz) says what the ants are saying or thinking. Lol

I caught a golden spiny queen 🐜 😊

@randomworld891

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

You got me out of an infinite yt shorts vortex so thanks

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Ant love forever!

It's gonna be a good day when AntsCanada uploads.

this is my magical chanell for all who are sad u can just watch them and ur tears will just disappear

Hey antscanada, thanks for getting me into these fascinating creatures! Just waiting for the nuptial flight.

@victorialin8293

Жыл бұрын

i agree

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Good luck anting this year! Ant love forever!

@Sparkshot99

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada I was there since the phoenix empire started a year ago! Please can you show us how they are doing?

@Nom47054

Жыл бұрын

​@@Sparkshot99 he had to let the Phoenix empire go to the wild because he had to down size

@themfamilygaming1683

Жыл бұрын

@@Nom47054 I’m pretty sure he gave them to someone who wanted to keep them. As releasing them would’ve been dangerous.

🎵We didn't start the fire...🎵

@JohnSmith-xq1pz

Жыл бұрын

Wow my first like from AC!

I can't wait for the next episode! Take your time these are gold!

Let’s just appreciate how Mikey AKA Antscanada takes care of some ants that are hated by most people.

@dr-em

Жыл бұрын

yeah

I think that this species is a dark variant of solinopsis geminata

Woohoo more fire ant videos!!!

The Crimson Empire beggins!!! i just can't help but love ants!

Thank you for information and education of ants I've never seen or learned so much fun in ants

Finally Early!🎉 The new colony is sure to grow fast and I'm here to se it happen!

Respect for you doing this man, 3rd times the charm right?

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Ant love forever!

Loving this channel! Thank you for all you do.

Honestly, the separate colonies in an arena idea was really interesting, I would personally love to see that redone.

Love fire ants....but I wish we could get those amazing blue ants...I'll keep asking until we get them!!!

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

I'll try my best!

@smiley_716

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada Love You Mikey!!!!

First! Hell yeah

@Idonthaveahandle-6969

Жыл бұрын

No one cares

@jacksonsmith1823

Жыл бұрын

Yup!

@nobpyxl5389

Жыл бұрын

Antscanada is first-

@mateusferraz4002

Жыл бұрын

​@@Idonthaveahandle-6969 YOU don't care

This is awesome, thank you for sharing

Queen - Crimson Queen (already named) Colony - Crimson Embers (suggestion) Tank - Crimson Prye (suggestion)

I liked my own comment

Do you think I’m weird for wanting to try ant muscle tissue soup?

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

No, not weird because I do, too! I imagine it's bitter or sour but chickenish tasting! 🤣🐜🔥

@Idrinkpurelithium

Жыл бұрын

@@AntsCanada mmm good soup.

@balkaransandhu1979

Жыл бұрын

😅😅

You should call the Majors the *Cinder Battalion* it be cool!

It's probably too late but my favorite for feeding a new colony is 1 flightless fruit-fly or 1 cricket leg.

What great photography! Loved watching them eat.

Your edits are always amazing!! Do you do them?

@AntsCanada

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I spend a lot of time on each video. I appreciate that feedback! Ant love forever!

A NEW COLONY YESSS. I wonder what we will call it!!

Aww this is so sweet and wholesome. Even a queen must practice restraint since she knows everything is at stake and waits till it’s her turn for a meal. It goes to show every ant caste is important and without the other they could not survive. Now with that said, I’m kinda worried about the termites, haven’t heard from them in a while. I hope they’re doing well.

This video was outstanding! The view of them drinking from under the test tube is my favorite and watching their belly fill up! Thanks 😊

My legs start to feel like they have ants on them when watching and videos, but I can't stop because it's too fun to watch AntsCanada

@SlayCam

Жыл бұрын

Or tingle/itch anyways it feels weird

I've loved ants since I was 6, I'm 13 now and I still love watching them when we go to my grandmom's house. she has ants in her backyard

Their next setup should be a swamp with some fish like catfish and some bonsai trees

this is a good vid and i like the part were you saw all the egg stages

Love to see the fire ants again, loved the episode. I would love to see a cool paludarium as a new home for them!

All Hail THE CRIMSON KNIGHTS🙌🙇🙇‍♂🙇‍♀

They are so cute, awesome footage, your camera is so good

The last fire ant set up was so sick with the pond and everything

Thanks, learned so much from this video. Wonderful filming, so cool!

The name of our new ant colony should be “THE SCARLET TITANS” since it fits it

I look forward for them eventually

Wow looks awesome antscanada love your vids so much

Your one of my favorite youtubers

0:27 GUH! Fire ant jumpscare!!

You really inspire me. Your videos are really interesting and never gets boring! Keep it up!

Once you end up moving them into a HUGE setup down the road.. I would love it if you added a praying mantis, or a few, again into the setup since we already know they will have a huge baby boom once housed inside a huge tank. 😉 As for moving them out of the starting test tube, one of those nice glass-top pieces from AntsCanada store would be nice so we could watch them moving around in it when not going out to the out world(s) for food. 🥰

*_And so, the third chapter of the incredible book of the ants of the firey lands opens up, and begins... Soon, it will tell an incredible story about these little beings and their world of fire and might._*

“Heart of The Firestone" sounds nice!😁

Already the nanitics has came?! Wow What an fast grower! I didnt knew the fire ants queen can Get their first worker ants that fast sometimes :D