EDIT: I know we reached 45K likes (how? 😭). I need to order new cricket jam and find a way to do this without doing a face reveal. I will incorporate it in the next video about the ants when I get enough footage to make an interesting video. It won't be the next video on the channel but don't worry it will be here!

@SirChecken

Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👍 Ima finish it now

@Tickletimson69

Жыл бұрын

Make this a series please

@impossibleboybrickfilms

Жыл бұрын

I think you should add 2 rocks in it or something, it looks pretty empty

@pooryeah

Жыл бұрын

I like it

@uhmkaiii

Жыл бұрын

:)

This guy's got a great sense of humor. And the dry delivery of each joke makes everything funnier 👌

@G31M1

11 ай бұрын

I lost it when he said: "It didn't take long for the first ant to come out." and the speech bubble above the ant popped up at 4:14

@donm6578

11 ай бұрын

​@@G31M1 Same! I was like. ...Woah. this guy's good

@kissaninja9700

11 ай бұрын

It's childish

@nicholassammons3881

11 ай бұрын

​@@kissaninja9700agreed, some of the jokes are decent, but some really aren't funny.

@420mob9

11 ай бұрын

I agree.

“It didn’t take long for the first ant to come out” not gonna lie, that is the funniest joke I’ve heard in awhile 😭😂 caught me off guard with that one

Thanks for bringing this hobby to more people, it was pretty amazing.

Man this channel grew so much! I remember the days there were 6 likes on a week-old video and look where you are now! I'm so happy for you!

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support from the start!

@therm_isthebest

Жыл бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems Your really funny dude!!! Can you make a part two on this colony??

@Julek.cudejko123

Жыл бұрын

​@@therm_isthebest qa

@DJDom-nq9xv

Жыл бұрын

This is my first time I seen this KZreadr and He good

@Kralarsnikorv

Жыл бұрын

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsiam gay 🤨🤨

😍😍😍

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Joow Mikey, thanks for stopping by! Big fan here. You have been to the antstore in Germany right?

@uhe3431

Жыл бұрын

RIP be didnt respond

@PersaYuil

4 ай бұрын

Omgg

@bigbootiebilly

3 ай бұрын

Wow, the ant king actually came

@LiamUlvi

3 ай бұрын

AntsCanada i love your vivarium videos!

Idk why this was in my recommended, why I clicked on it, or why I enjoyed it so much. Your humor was humorous

Took 7 minutes for me to finally crack a smile, but you won me over with "One small step for an ant, one big step for antkind" haha

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

Yes, succes !😅

"One small step for Ant, but one giant leap for Antkind" 😂 Was recommended this video and it didn't disappoint 👍

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@winter84738

Жыл бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems❤

@tanya805

Жыл бұрын

SAME

I think YT recommended me this video because I watch Ants Canada and I'm so glad I clicked 😁😁 Love the commentary, and now I'm invested in this colony and can't wait for part 2! New subscriber here 👍🏻👍🏻

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!! welcome to the channel!

@lucasb8377

Жыл бұрын

Bro same

@somerandomperson9732

Жыл бұрын

​@@HomemadeEcosystems get ready to taste cricket jam 😖

@Firewolf786YT

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@tinycommando

Жыл бұрын

yes i also watch ants canada

the like button lit up at 4:55 😂

"They're very active around the hole, that's one of my specialties too"😂😂😂love it

This was much more entertaining than I thought, now I need part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 as a minimum. Sorry bro, hang in there!

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

I will make more!

@skyblock_mouse

Жыл бұрын

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsas an ant keeper I say that u have done a good job also I like moss

@killeanmcchesney5138

Жыл бұрын

I guess you never tried the jam then from the looks of it lol

@jamingaming9251

Жыл бұрын

Ant Canada is a good channel full of different ant colonies he's tried.

@stephenwaite4737

Жыл бұрын

200 million thousand 803 thousand million thousand 802 billion trillion years) infinite, infinite plus one, infinite +2, infinite +3, infinite +4

I love you dry humor and I love watching ant colonies grow, so of course I instantly followed! So glad I searched Antscanada and your video came up!

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel! Wow cool that my video came up! Antscanada actually left a comment on this video, maybe that is why

I love your sense of humour! And very helpful for those wanting to try their first ant farm. I hope the cricket jam didn't taste as bad as it looked.

@StreamerChair

9 ай бұрын

I had to pause every couple of seconds just to laugh at this guy's great humor. "It looks disgusting, but it smells... disgusting."

FAN' TAS' TIC edit and love yer patter ma'man dry af & spot on with'your timing it's excellent. ;) Oh! And stopping your commentary to pop the bubbles is on point @HomemadeEcosystems...Keep up the great vids..

Came for the ants, stayed for the comedy 😂

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@KoriSt4r

8 ай бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems ur so funny lol

@rowmagnvs

3 ай бұрын

I came for the tiny shovel. Stayed for the tiny shovelling

so glad i found this channel one of the best terrarium channels ive found. everyone else is so serious, i love that you add some humor to the mix

4:14 got me good 😂 with your monotone monologue that joke wrecked in like a wrecking ball

came here expecting i will see some ant nourish but i didnt expect i will get a whole stand up comedy with it

I’ve been keeping ants for a few years now, they are fun to watch ofc, and some species are pretty crazy but it looks like you did your research, Lasius niger is definitely a beginner species, and they love digging, so this is the perfect setup.that aside I would recommend keeping big headed ants if your interested in more, they have cool majors, or carpenter ants simply because of their size they would be easy to watch and they are easy to keep.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you! Yes once I got some experience I definitely want to get another species

@konnorsinger5241

11 ай бұрын

​@@HomemadeEcosystems 👴🏿hey back in my day-

@yohanlav

9 ай бұрын

​@@konnorsinger5241Niger 🇳🇪

@lukaslorenc

6 ай бұрын

hello, i know it is old ocmment, but worth a shot :) i am totally new to ant world, but I am realyl eager to have my own ant farm... does the larger species that you talked about - carpenter / big headed - are as well easy to handle? I would liek the easiest to handle, nothing extar fancy - btu you are right that little bit larger species are better to watch. I would like to as well have a formicarium (is it call that way?) with natural sand and not the printed one , because of the natural look :) do you have soem tip on where to gatehr information? :D

I really wish the ants came in the bubble wrap. Like an ant in each of the little bubbles and you have to carefully pop them out.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

That would be a long job to get them out 😂

@garycatalan6194

Жыл бұрын

And they'd be dead

@Alexus_Pro123

Жыл бұрын

XD

@RUGER5264

Жыл бұрын

No

@jayyyy235

Жыл бұрын

They’d suffocate cause no air flow 🗿

Highly entertaining, comical and educational. I really enjoy watching your videos.

I enjoyed ant farms growing up but they were always pretty short lived because apparently you can't mail order queens in the US so they had no way to keep their numbers up

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

Yeah that is because they fear that new invasive antspecies will get loose

i love that you are chill and just makes little jokes because of those attributes of your channel you have received a new sub

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! welcome to the channel!

@neillberthalon4284

Жыл бұрын

agreed, he sounds depressingly funny

Colony looks good. That terrarium is a bit big for them and you will have a hard time adjusting to the colonys needs in that. I would recommend blocking it off until they get bigger if they move back into the tube. I think it might be a good idea to dissolve that honey in some water because they can have a hard time digesting thick honey like that. otherwise you can just make sugar water by mixing one part sugar with 3 parts water and feed them that. that's what i usually do. Also by spraying the ground you make it easier for them to nest in it so try keeping the ground sand dry and only water the back wall part because they won't nest in dry sand. If you have any other questions about keeping them feel free to ask under this comment.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips! I diluted the honey. The tube is still in there and the queen seems to go back at night, do you think it is a good idea to just darken the tube so they can stay there untill they are ready to move out?

@marvin3202

Жыл бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems that’s what I would do and then when the whole colony moves into the tube you can try blocking off that nest part. I have the same setup and put the ants in as a beginner like you and had a hard time adjusting to the colony’s needs and getting stuff like humidity right without flooding them. Keeping them in the test tube but still letting them eat from the box is much easier and then when they grow to 100-200 workers you can move into the nest on the back.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

@@marvin3202 it is only a few workers that come out with the queen not all so that won't be possible, but I will darken the tube so the queen can stay there during the day, maybe the rest of the workers will come out than too

@marvin3202

Жыл бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems hope you succeed but otherwise that nest is fine it’s just a bit harder and you won’t have as good visibility so it’s harder to tell how the colony is doing

Your sense of humor makes my sense of humor react in a way that bring me joy.

hahaha your channel came up randomly in my feed, but your comedy is really funny and entertaining.

😂 great video! Lots of cheesy humour along with a cool ant set up. Hopefully the queen warms up and moves into her new digs.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I actually freaking love this channel

@ILoveSlyFoxHound

Жыл бұрын

Came for the beautiful sealed jars, stayed for the ridiculous dry humor lmao

Wonderful video! And your comments are priceless!

You had me chuckling at least 3 or more times which is pretty rare for youtubers to do! XD

Good choice of species. Lasius niger is good starter ant for a beginner. Reasonably resilient, colony grows quickly, is not a picky eater. Though you might want to hibernate them over the winter. Put them into cool, dark space for couple of weeks - keep temperature couple of degrees above freezing, make sure the nest won't dry out. Come spring, colony should start breeding vigorously. When they have a lot of brood, give them more protein food larvae need to grow - insects, a bit of unsalted boiled egg yolk and even small bits of raw meat.

you should add some more water to the nest. The water should go through the entire nest at least once, so the clay gets wet and can harden a little when it dries again. Otherwise the tunnels might collapse.

@ncfes

Жыл бұрын

the added moisture will also convince the queen to move in. she is currently used to her 100% humidity test tube.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The water has gone through completely now but maybe I should add a little more. In the day she moves into the nest but at night she comes out so conditions are not ideal in the nest apparently. Maybe more water helps!

Great video! Ants are truly fascinating creatures!

First time watching out of curiosity and I love ur content and ur humor :) subscribed and liked right away. You’ve inspired me to get an ant farm in the future. Very interesting 🖤

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

Awesome, let me know how it goes and welcome!

its nice to get some personality and humor in these types of videos

The little dig at ants canada with the "you won't believe what happened.." had me rolling.. You're too funny man

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😂Antscanada actually commented on this video,

Hysterical commentary. Had me actually laughing. Loved the vibes, thank you very much. Also, please don't eat the jam. Lol. How could you?

I really, really like your speaking style! I feel like you are a very, very lovely person! After watching this video, I feel that ants are also a very cute little insect! The video is awesome! Love this video!❤❤❤

This is so interesting to watch i need a part 2 soon ❤

No way! I was having interest on terrariums and you came! Then i started watching ants and you came again!

Hahahaha you are so funny! In the beginning I clicked in I was just curious but then a minute later I decided to watch with full concentration like watching a movie because you are funny!🎉

"They are very active around the hole. That is my speciality too" got me lmao

0:20 That’s what she sad😂 Got me😂

I’m waiting for the rainforest machine 😂 Great video though! Probably one of the first ones without moss. I thought I was watching AntsCanada for a second until I heard the infamous “unfortunately, that’s what she said”

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

The rainforest machine will be in a video soon I hope ! Lol yes indeed one of the first videos without moss

Your sens of humor is amazing

The first time I saw this and now I started watching a lot of videos. Keep the good work up.

Ever since I can remember, I've wanted an ant colony. I even requested an ant colony from my children, as a mother's day or birthday gift. Perhaps this year, I will get one😅

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

show your children this video as a 'subtle' hint 😅

Came for the ants, stayed for the commentary

You’re my new favorite channel, subbed

@HomemadeEcosystems

9 ай бұрын

Welcome!

i didnt expect to be laughing so much watching an ant video, but your humor is just amazing! keep it up

I freaking love your humor! You had me cracking up so much! Subbed!

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

Hey its nice you ant keepers are very careful in taking care of ants lives. Because mostly people ruin ant colonies. You get a sub and keep moving

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

thanks man! And welcome to the channel!

God bless his soul eating that cricket jam.

Thank god he did not say the bad word! Btw you make the best ecosystem vids cause you are so funny

I think you should add a duck to the colony for some variety.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

You are right. Ducks are always a good idea

@linuschan1901

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a tiger to balance out the ecosystem

You definitely deserve more subscribers for this

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Means a lot!

It didn't take long for the first ant to come out :D brilliant.

my man still hearting comments even after the videos been out for almost a year now. bros dedicated

@HomemadeEcosystems

Ай бұрын

I try !

@YourAverageTSBGSplayer

Ай бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems tbh ill sub just cuz of it lol

This is gunna be awesome in a few months!

i just found this channel and i love it already, i wish you the best on your youtube journey

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I saw this video popping up on my feed for a couple days and ignored it because I'm not an ant guy. Finally clicked into it and realized that that even though I'm not big on ants, I'm huge on this guy's humor.

@HomemadeEcosystems

6 ай бұрын

The almighty algorithm knows

You just earned a sub bro! Great video, and the way you're speaking is too good!😄And your sense of humor broo😂👌🏻

@HomemadeEcosystems

9 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome!

You make this video so enjoyable in the most boring way. You’re fucking epic bro haha keep up the cool vids🙌

@HomemadeEcosystems

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The gay ant was hilarious

@Kylecool156

Ай бұрын

Fr

Got recommended this video out of the blue and my god this man is fucking funny. Absolutely worth the subscribe; keep up the great work mate!

@HomemadeEcosystems

9 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@HomemadeEcosystems I do not know how or why your video came across my feed but I’m glad it did. Your sarcasm is on point and I dig your commentary. Love your accent too! Thanks for the video. Lilies and subscribed! Btw going to order some of that cricket jam for my Cockatiel and see if it’s bird friendly ☀️

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome! Let me know if she likes it!!

The sticker said something about the life span of those ants. That they will have a great long life when held species-appropriate (and with the right terrium from the business) Also. I am so glad i found your channel. That dry humor is gold. Will now continue watching every video ^^

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Great, thank you!!

@FrikInCasualMode

11 ай бұрын

Lasius niger is actually a record holder for lifespan. One queen managed to live for about 38 years in a lab.

Love this channel so much man

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

The humor, ive never giggled at plants and insects this much.

There's just something about your monotone voice that makes your joke delivery absolutely hilarious lol

It's cute seeing the ants clean their antennas

Guys, only 40K more likes, we can do it! Great video btw, love your dry sense of humor 🙂

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@EquiliMario

11 ай бұрын

Only 7k to go. I have a dream

The intro and humor in general is absolutely hilarious, my kind of humor

I normally order things online to get rid of ant colonies. This video is a nice change.

Ant keeping is a wonderful hobby. Hope you enjoy watching them!

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

I definitely do!

@Be_You3

11 ай бұрын

Pm good, this looks so cool, i love ants

You are giving a little too much food for the ants for the time being because it's just a small colony. They will end up disposing the remaining leftovers and leave it. It will risk mole growth in the leftovers. You have to clean up the trash they left and waste your time, so my advice is to give less food so you don't have to clean.

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The transport of the ants took a few days so they were hungry they ate most of the cricket jam but I already took out the leftovers

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

I'm only not sure about the honey dew, they don't seem to be interested in it at all (besides that one ant in the video)

@prcervi

Жыл бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems dilute it with water and the ants will have easier time eating it, they might also just not be looking for the carbohydrates at the moment

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

@@prcervi Thank you! will try that

@johannrasch6034

Жыл бұрын

@@prcervi Great tip thanks it’s also useful for me

How did I end up on this side of youtube lol. I can't believe I''m watching ant videos and I'm loving them

Monotone voice + funny jokes = A lot of subs & comedy people actually like!

53k likes right now...

@justinasdudutis5068

Ай бұрын

No 18k

@guywatson-xp1rq

9 күн бұрын

121k

@user-uv4ei9fu6d

5 күн бұрын

121 what are you guys yapping about

@user-uv4ei9fu6d

5 күн бұрын

Omd lol

@AskReitansandvik

16 сағат бұрын

@@guywatson-xp1rq122k what you yappin about

Dude your so underrated I love watching your videos

@HomemadeEcosystems

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

"probably something like don't open, so let's open it." 😆

i didn’t even have to watch the video to give a subscribe just reading the comments while a ad plays is plenty enough to know your a great content creator

@HomemadeEcosystems

7 ай бұрын

Thanks ! Welcome!

This video makes me realise how underappreciated ants are, they're all around us but are usually ignored because haha small weak ant haha but they're pretty interesting. Please make more!!!

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

They realy are underappreciated!

0:48 The white person that discovered the species of ant, and realized it was black: NI- (this is a joke if you don’t know what humor is)

@nataliebklyn

3 ай бұрын

😂

I love these ant and ecosystem videos

I actually didn't know the Queen could be so belligerent that the colony would have to force her anywhere. Neat!

If you are considering getting another set like this, just remember that if they get loose in your home, you risk having to break down the floor and walls to remove their nest :-)

@HomemadeEcosystems

11 ай бұрын

That is why I got this species, they are native to my country 😅

@DM-mw8dg

11 ай бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems hehe :-)

@jamessanders145

11 ай бұрын

@@HomemadeEcosystems you don't want to be responsible for introducing fire ants to Europe would you? they can't be stopped

@demonic_myst4503

10 ай бұрын

Myrmica rubra Aka europian fireany aloready exists

@demonic_myst4503

10 ай бұрын

We have some Myrmica rubra in my backgwars in uk i was soraying modelswhen they swarmed my shooes

Haha watching and liked at 45k likes

I'm glad you clarified that the big one is the queen, I just assumed it was the big daddy.

@HomemadeEcosystems

9 ай бұрын

🤣

My man, your dry humor is top-notch

0:39 bro said the n wprd

@superbakkas122

Ай бұрын

No he didn’t…

So proud of that ant. It was probably very difficult for him to come out like that. Thank you for posting this and supporting all the other gay ants of the world 🙏🙏🙏🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

@Marcosniffsgems

Жыл бұрын

That flag LGBTQ..... BUT IM STRAIGHT

@Sushi-cat

Жыл бұрын

@@Marcosniffsgems Couldn't be me

@Marcosniffsgems

Жыл бұрын

@@Sushi-cat 💀

@shazam3218

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting. Really and truly. No more flipin rainbows. Not necessary. They are a promise from your Creator. We all know they have been stolen His Promise. Also indicated nonperverted ants too. Perv ants? no such thing. Perhaps you did not know that. Not anymore, IDK. No need to hate me, I do not hate you. Goodness gracias, great balls of fire. ❤❤instead of 🏳‍🌈

@Sushi-cat

11 ай бұрын

@@shazam3218 can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not XD

I’m obsessed with your content

So no one is gonna mention the ants scientific name 💀

@Leda_Bernardino

23 күн бұрын

What is it?

@Samina-gf9yb

21 күн бұрын

@@Leda_Bernardinoyeah fr what is it?

@dadskitchen6622

20 күн бұрын

Its called a lasius n-word

@napichaya2532

19 күн бұрын

FIRST GRADER ALERT WEEEEWWOOOOOWWEEEEEEWWOOOOOOO

@zachhoisington5106

19 күн бұрын

@@Samina-gf9yb0:50

1:58 what a lie

@HomemadeEcosystems

7 ай бұрын

Lie? I did it.

@ttoxic7899

7 ай бұрын

show me the footage :D @@HomemadeEcosystems

@JacksonExperience-ne2hn

4 ай бұрын

Hello

I love this Chanel I was blown when I found out that the biggest ant was the queen like how?! And that cricket jam is made of crickets like how would you even find that out it’s crazy 🤯

Ok like seriously I love the tiny shovel

Bro the species name 💀💀💀

@Zerta_dragons.4

25 күн бұрын

Lasius niger 💀

@bathroomcat

22 күн бұрын

naahhh I just started watching and i saw it 💀

@ellisonpeace5344

21 күн бұрын

grow up

@isaackirkbride6806

20 күн бұрын

@@ellisonpeace5344shut up

@isaackirkbride6806

20 күн бұрын

Bro