My Dream Ant Farm: Leafcutter Ants

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This is an ant keeping hobbyist's dream! The ant farm in this video is something I have absolutely fantasized about having as a kid! In this vlog, we explore the incredible, mind-blowing Atta sp. exhibit of the Espace pour la vie Montreal Insectarium. The exhibit houses a 7 yr old colony of leafcutter ants living in acrylic containers and a network of branches, flowers, and plants.
What makes the exhibit so amazing is that the setup allows for the display of the leafcutter ant workers' foraging behaviours, where they seek out plat matter, cut up the selected leaves and flowers, and carry these huge plants pieces back to the nest where they proceed to chew them up and cultivate the most impressive fungus gardens, which nourish the entire ant colony. We explore in this video just how spectacular these ants and this setup are! Hope you enjoy an epic ant geeking out session!
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada6 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Canada, AC Family! Thanks for watching! It would mean a lot to me if you could LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video so I can keep making more ant videos for you every week! Ant love forever! So what did you guys think of this setup?

  • @lazkari8003

    @lazkari8003

    6 жыл бұрын

    The answer to the AC question is They help to decompose waste on the ground.

  • @basesloadedbaseball2207

    @basesloadedbaseball2207

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada it was great

  • @Katosinho

    @Katosinho

    6 жыл бұрын

    I WANT MORE VIDEOS PER WEEK!!! ONE IS NOT ENOUGH!!!

  • @bread7669

    @bread7669

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @lisunaitsuka2290

    @lisunaitsuka2290

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada can you make a video of your fish pls

  • @huntermcnickle822
    @huntermcnickle8225 жыл бұрын

    I love how when he calls the ants the "most technologically advanced and species" two ants bonked into each other XD

  • @ndot3886

    @ndot3886

    5 жыл бұрын

    And your point is nothing bonks into each other every once in a while?

  • @ep6084

    @ep6084

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Technologically advanced"

  • @LAOCastiel

    @LAOCastiel

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure two scientist have bumped into each other in the middle of a busy day

  • @maverickmo8976

    @maverickmo8976

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ndot3886 its just a funny thing. Nothing to get so serious about.

  • @echos239

    @echos239

    5 жыл бұрын

    Big Country Yeah seriously, I agree. Dude needs to chill😎

  • @matthewreynoso5725
    @matthewreynoso57254 жыл бұрын

    “I can literally watch this for hours how bout you guys” Me binge watching this channel for the past 5 hours ... uhhhh

  • @frustratedstudent5710

    @frustratedstudent5710

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @bellafioreflowers1253

    @bellafioreflowers1253

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me!

  • @binicle

    @binicle

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @zacharywong5301
    @zacharywong53014 жыл бұрын

    AntCanada: What do you feed your ants? Owner of ant nest: Oh just the normal roaches AntCanada: thats boring i feed mine moniter lizards

  • @paulgrady7531

    @paulgrady7531

    4 жыл бұрын

    r u taking about the fire nation!?

  • @batatinhacomlepra6899
    @batatinhacomlepra68996 жыл бұрын

    There is a leafcutter ant colony behind my house, i thought they ate the leaves and grass, its nice to know that they actually are feeding a fungus that they can eat later.

  • @weedconesuer

    @weedconesuer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but they still destroy our plants lol still cool to watch tho 👌

  • @mrayrick7631

    @mrayrick7631

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fungus is required for some plants to thrive

  • @paulgrady7531

    @paulgrady7531

    4 жыл бұрын

    where do you live?!

  • @cloudthesheep

    @cloudthesheep

    4 жыл бұрын

    *can i come over*

  • @hammyofdoom8355

    @hammyofdoom8355

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lucky

  • @earthbendermomo
    @earthbendermomo6 жыл бұрын

    This guy is a legend. He makes all of his videos so interesting. Keep up the great work! 😁

  • @jusbenme1

    @jusbenme1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Vivona I agree they are so informative. I love his videos. Makes me think why are people hitting the thumbs down..You know what you are getting into before you even start watching the videos. I guess some people are just have to be negative all the time while they sit back on that big comfy sofa

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I appreciate the support and feedback!

  • @BabyAquascape

    @BabyAquascape

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its Mikes Bustos from thr Philippines. the owner of the channel

  • @WeaponisedAutism

    @WeaponisedAutism

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree 10000000000000x

  • @thesinner6560

    @thesinner6560

    4 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist the sky owns a museum about ants 🐜 uwu

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman95665 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't tell you why KZread recommendations popped this in front of me, but thank you, AC, for allowing me to find newfound appreciation for these magnificent animals

  • @weedconesuer
    @weedconesuer4 жыл бұрын

    I got mounds of these little dudes in my backyard, they're my favorite species of ant. Love watching them carry huge chunks of leaves when it's windy haha they look like little wind surfers 💖😂

  • @eleum1515

    @eleum1515

    4 жыл бұрын

    where do you live

  • @just_some_dude019

    @just_some_dude019

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@eleum1515 bro you dont ask that online

  • @cloudthesheep

    @cloudthesheep

    4 жыл бұрын

    *can i come over to visit lol*

  • @TB-cc1ct

    @TB-cc1ct

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@just_some_dude019 they meant there country not exactly where they live as the wanted to know what country they are in that has leave cutter ants in garden

  • @jasonoverton436

    @jasonoverton436

    3 жыл бұрын

    Texas has them

  • @PinkRoseKiller
    @PinkRoseKiller6 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure how I got here or why I'm still here but this seems to be interesting enough to keep my attention.

  • @jackiekearney

    @jackiekearney

    5 жыл бұрын

    PRK BGG same and it made me subscribed. 😍

  • @cb92bm

    @cb92bm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same to both of these comments

  • @MetungKP
    @MetungKP6 жыл бұрын

    Leaf cutter ants are truly a scientific wonders of the world. Just amazing!

  • @Rolliapocx
    @Rolliapocx5 жыл бұрын

    *This channel is literally my 3am thoughts*

  • @mommyissues1058

    @mommyissues1058

    4 жыл бұрын

    1 am for me, by 3 am I'm in a very very weird place

  • @paulgrady7531

    @paulgrady7531

    4 жыл бұрын

    you're weird

  • @LightningShiva1

    @LightningShiva1

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is an all time channel for me. Guess I'm weird

  • @abdullahalsiam105

    @abdullahalsiam105

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's 3.36 am in Bangladesh I am watching this

  • @LightningShiva1

    @LightningShiva1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abdullahalsiam105 3:08AM in India

  • @Vesmir789
    @Vesmir7894 жыл бұрын

    I visited the Montreal Botanical Gardens and Insectarium a couple years ago, and was completely blown away. They pack so much into that seemingly small building! And the leafcutter exhibit at the end was absolutely my favorite too

  • @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL
    @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL6 жыл бұрын

    Never go away Ants Canada, you're the only good wholesome channel left on KZread.

  • @matthewhawthorne7687

    @matthewhawthorne7687

    6 жыл бұрын

    No... no he's not

  • @antsbc8684

    @antsbc8684

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol, I like antscanada, but there is a lot of other ant channels without click bait!

  • @chrisbruce5711

    @chrisbruce5711

    6 жыл бұрын

    So true it's not even funny there is so much click bait

  • @shau2108

    @shau2108

    6 жыл бұрын

    RedHead Productions I too wish he would never go away but his channel lately has been rather dull and not creative enough.

  • @riot2136

    @riot2136

    6 жыл бұрын

    RedHead Productions nah you’re stupid

  • @Matt_Hil
    @Matt_Hil6 жыл бұрын

    My partner and I have just discovered this channel, we have fallen in love with the ants story. Thank you so much for producing such an fantastic channel! This should be shown at schools!

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matt H Thanks so much! I appreciate that. Ant love forever!

  • @alexbenavidez4500
    @alexbenavidez45005 жыл бұрын

    I love the fact that the caretaker of your dream setup and a colony you're such a massive fan of is in turn a fan of your own work. The AC family is awesome

  • @paulgrady7531

    @paulgrady7531

    4 жыл бұрын

    like, totaly!!

  • @ederdstark1128
    @ederdstark11283 жыл бұрын

    "Tired of nature channels not showing nature shows?" You feel my pain. That gets a new sub. 👍

  • @filiperiksson7589
    @filiperiksson75896 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, for helping to fill in the space that Discovery and Animal Planet no longer does. We need more channels like this!

  • @filiperiksson7589

    @filiperiksson7589

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jewish Lucio Main They've gone from educational channels to more brainless entertainment. Barely any animals left on Animal Planet sadly.

  • @LimXinEe

    @LimXinEe

    6 жыл бұрын

    Filip Eriksson true. nowadays animal planet shows more of humans instead of animals (well i know humans are animals too but you get what i mean

  • @avtonynj39
    @avtonynj396 жыл бұрын

    3:50 lol did anyone realize the ant carrying the other dead ant

  • @andrecoimbra9448

    @andrecoimbra9448

    6 жыл бұрын

    no soldier left behind...

  • @stickmation656

    @stickmation656

    6 жыл бұрын

    also at 2:07

  • @DanielDiaz-cp5he

    @DanielDiaz-cp5he

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol right

  • @akotheroboar1375

    @akotheroboar1375

    6 жыл бұрын

    Why is this funny

  • @goldengolem4725

    @goldengolem4725

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's Sad Not Funny So Put ;C Face Instead Of A Lol(Lol=Laugh Out loud)

  • @harpercrespi83
    @harpercrespi834 жыл бұрын

    It makes sense why they would build a nest in a sewer. It will be moist and humid so ideal fungus growing environments

  • @pikachucharitysworld7473
    @pikachucharitysworld74734 жыл бұрын

    I’m down to watch that 24 hr surveillance

  • @c.c.christymatthews8492
    @c.c.christymatthews84926 жыл бұрын

    I would have never quessed I would have liked ants so much, until your channel. I'm a 43 yr old single mother, and ants are amazing! thank you for this video, it's incredible!

  • @MrHimitsu86

    @MrHimitsu86

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi I found this big ant, anyone know what species is this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/mn-psqWNZsuol9Y.html

  • @Aozora_Sonikku

    @Aozora_Sonikku

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have one question.. Why do you have to tell your age and your status? I mean, no one really asked or cared.. So.. EDIT: Also, it's guessed, not quessed..

  • @c.c.christymatthews8492

    @c.c.christymatthews8492

    6 жыл бұрын

    SonicSpeedster6 why does it matter to you? I do what I want, don't you? but I will explain seeing as how you felt the need to troll. point: NEVER TO OLD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW! learn some manners or at least common courtesy!

  • @Aozora_Sonikku

    @Aozora_Sonikku

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just because I just told you something that you found rude/offensive, you're saying that I'm "trolling"? I mean come on now, not everyone on the internet is the same..

  • @AidRe

    @AidRe

    6 жыл бұрын

    Christy Matthews do you actually know the definition of "trolling"

  • @nebularwinter
    @nebularwinter6 жыл бұрын

    I have a question: How do the people in the insectarium deal with things, when the leafcutter ants have their mating flights?

  • @alephkasai9384

    @alephkasai9384

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL? I don't think the ants would have their nuptial flight because they're indoors

  • @notyourwolf3857

    @notyourwolf3857

    6 жыл бұрын

    Some ants don't have nuptail flights

  • @neverboring4092

    @neverboring4092

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL? Oh Jesus

  • @Lynwood_Jackson
    @Lynwood_Jackson5 жыл бұрын

    I'm starting to love ants.

  • @r1chard_cordova831

    @r1chard_cordova831

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lynwood Jackson me too

  • @jobiplakkajose4555

    @jobiplakkajose4555

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @MR-ff2pq

    @MR-ff2pq

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@r1chard_cordova831 me too

  • @Daddy_Crayon

    @Daddy_Crayon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @lucasfortes7705
    @lucasfortes77055 жыл бұрын

    You should see the "roads" those leafcutters open in the woods, truly amazing!

  • @Dml.88
    @Dml.886 жыл бұрын

    You should give us an update on the mantis!

  • @yushwakun

    @yushwakun

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh please do!

  • @Kirinko.

    @Kirinko.

    6 жыл бұрын

    i am a watermelon now eat me yes

  • @demonicdog330

    @demonicdog330

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. I almost forgot about the mantis.

  • @wagwan584

    @wagwan584

    6 жыл бұрын

    I used to have that exact picture of a watermelon as my Facebook profile picture

  • @shinjitobe8297

    @shinjitobe8297

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lemme eat you!!!!

  • @Drakonus_
    @Drakonus_6 жыл бұрын

    I'm not an ant nerd but i think ants are fascinating

  • @ImmaterialDream

    @ImmaterialDream

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don't kid yourself ! You are already an ant nerd like us ! :D

  • @music_lover_forever927
    @music_lover_forever9273 жыл бұрын

    So cool! I once saw leafcutter ants in a line carrying pieces of leaves back to their colony. I saw lots of these ones in Costa Rica.

  • @19johndeere90
    @19johndeere905 жыл бұрын

    They are collecting food for the grasshoppers

  • @aisekrem3216

    @aisekrem3216

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm so proud of myself for getting the reference XD

  • @fermion890

    @fermion890

    5 жыл бұрын

    OMG I just understood that reference after all those years!

  • @scitechian

    @scitechian

    5 жыл бұрын

    It still shocks me how many people think A Bug's Life was just an "okay" Pixar film.

  • @thirdjaruda4202

    @thirdjaruda4202

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought they're crickets, but yeah nice one haha

  • @frankzaffuto3670

    @frankzaffuto3670

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thirdjaruda4202 nah, crickets aren't such a*holes

  • @fenrisnagru9922
    @fenrisnagru99226 жыл бұрын

    Asian weaver ants sounds perfect to me a new species for the AC family to enjoy and observe, I am glad the AC family continues to grow, and it teaches us to conserve ants and there habitats which is good for the environment for both Ants and Humans, I love the videos please never stop them it's the best Channel on KZread.

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Fenris Nagru Thank you! Noted. Don't worry! I won't.

  • @piggybank519

    @piggybank519

    6 жыл бұрын

    What happened to your old Asian weaver ants?!

  • @cornishants3784

    @cornishants3784

    6 жыл бұрын

    +AntsCanada up date 2 or 3 times a week plz 1 day feeding 1 day watching 1 day updating

  • @dylan522p

    @dylan522p

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fenris Nagru what cons

  • @OwenPrescott
    @OwenPrescott6 жыл бұрын

    All these people complaining about a late video, it's a lot of work to make high quality videos. Give him a break.

  • @kevinbacon5492

    @kevinbacon5492

    6 жыл бұрын

    Owen Prescott Agreed. The camera quality is already amazing, besides he could've just half assed the whole video, but nope, he made it the best he could, yet people are still complaining.

  • @deliberatelydead6195

    @deliberatelydead6195

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ikr he does surch a great job it’s hard to look after ants letalone video them for KZread it takes time if people are going to complain mabye they should try.

  • @timlamiam

    @timlamiam

    6 жыл бұрын

    ikr. and ants dont do things on request.

  • @hegzhouse

    @hegzhouse

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cry babies

  • @reaper_soul4207

    @reaper_soul4207

    6 жыл бұрын

    Owen Prescott yea, be he glad he got it out, dont be a downer

  • @velvet_echo
    @velvet_echo4 жыл бұрын

    "Ant Conciousness" is what AC truly stands for!

  • @cloudthesheep

    @cloudthesheep

    4 жыл бұрын

    Velvet Echo still gonna say air conditioning lol

  • @whiskeyneat97
    @whiskeyneat975 жыл бұрын

    Dude you've made me love ants. I used to breed leopard geckos as a youngin, you're making me want to do hours and hours of research and beginning to think about potentially raising a colony in the future. Also, VERY great channel. You do an amazing job!

  • @officialrocb2329
    @officialrocb23296 жыл бұрын

    The way how he said *I could literally be here for hours* cracks me up

  • @OK-hb2gd

    @OK-hb2gd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @rawyouout

    @rawyouout

    5 жыл бұрын

    official rocb when does he say that

  • @AA-cg9tf
    @AA-cg9tf6 жыл бұрын

    Your the best insect/bug channel ever

  • @DielsonSales
    @DielsonSales Жыл бұрын

    I suppose because they’re relatively big, most people in Brazil have seen them carrying leaves to their colony. Occasionally we come across on legions of them making huge lines like a traffic jam carrying cut leaves before the rain season in the northeast.

  • @madpax14

    @madpax14

    10 ай бұрын

    They are about the size of big carpenter ants.

  • @justinher6127
    @justinher61276 жыл бұрын

    try raising leaf cutter ant with weed plant I would like to see how their hive look like

  • @benjaminpatterson3535

    @benjaminpatterson3535

    5 жыл бұрын

    The marijuana plant leaves do not contain much THC (the psycho active thing in weed) even then unprepared marijuana does not affect the human body. You have to put it through a process called de carbing. Basically you heat it so you are able to digest it. Smoking marijuana heats it as it turns into smoke so you do not have to “cook it”. Even then I do not know much about ants or how they digest anything but if I had to put money on it I would say they would look the same.

  • @matthewr1207

    @matthewr1207

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@benjaminpatterson3535 you're saying that about a human however, ants are much smaller and would as so require a much smaller dosage to be effective.

  • @dadude4960

    @dadude4960

    5 жыл бұрын

    not really mate. ants are tiny in comparison to us. also: the leaves are in fact processed... by the fungus... where the reaction does in fact resolve in the needed reaction to trigger the effect. the fungus that the ants eat would have much higher THC levels than e.g. a simple joint.

  • @koka558

    @koka558

    5 жыл бұрын

    They also would need to have the right receptors to be affected, which insects unfortunately do not have. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11447587

  • @user-fz9yc8nb9g

    @user-fz9yc8nb9g

    5 жыл бұрын

    i'm pretty sure it's called a cannabis plant tho...

  • @wasd2333
    @wasd23336 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada goes to Canada

  • @britneyscott3513

    @britneyscott3513

    6 жыл бұрын

    wasd2333 it started in Canada 😉

  • @alestiiidaeno_last3075

    @alestiiidaeno_last3075

    6 жыл бұрын

    *returns to Canada

  • @ligertea674

    @ligertea674

    6 жыл бұрын

    To see ants

  • @rsad3383
    @rsad33836 жыл бұрын

    Wow my knowledge about ants increased :D

  • @doxenking3899

    @doxenking3899

    6 жыл бұрын

    +1 intelligence

  • @christophersmall4661
    @christophersmall46615 жыл бұрын

    When he said they all depend on each other, that was deep

  • @bluegreensubmarine
    @bluegreensubmarine5 жыл бұрын

    What if it’s the fungus running the show? 🤔 mind control

  • @Discotekh_Dynasty

    @Discotekh_Dynasty

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cordyceps anyone?

  • @artificialintelligence8328

    @artificialintelligence8328

    5 жыл бұрын

    Like how humans are slaves of wheat (and other crops)?

  • @bluegreensubmarine

    @bluegreensubmarine

    5 жыл бұрын

    Artificial Intelligence or heroin!

  • @nighthawk6281

    @nighthawk6281

    5 жыл бұрын

    The last of us

  • @heaven4012

    @heaven4012

    4 жыл бұрын

    Artificial Intelligence it would by more like a symbiotic relationship.

  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada6 жыл бұрын

    Extra notes: Just found out that this particular leafcutter ant species is Atta texana, and is actually also found in Texas and Louisiana, as well as the Northeastern states of Mexico! This is great news for those of you who might be from those areas because it means you can catch the queens and keep this species!

  • @kevincosmefulanito023

    @kevincosmefulanito023

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada do you recomed this kind of ant for mi first antfarm? Im from México, great Chanel by the way.

  • @wesleyr.6004

    @wesleyr.6004

    6 жыл бұрын

    YEAH TEXAS

  • @krishmakarki217

    @krishmakarki217

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada i love your vids

  • @dynomitejones

    @dynomitejones

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was about to say, I've seen this type of ant in texas when I grew up, it surprised me when they said it was from south america. But we also had fire ants... and those are NO joke.

  • @boksen4252

    @boksen4252

    6 жыл бұрын

    could you make a special video (maybe) about german ant species? :3 your videos are soo gut :DDD

  • @lefe6696
    @lefe66966 жыл бұрын

    The thumbnail looks like a city

  • @kukumarro
    @kukumarro5 жыл бұрын

    I live in Montreal, I recognized that nest when I saw it :P

  • @mellymb4131

    @mellymb4131

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m sad the insectarium is closed, I wanted to bring my kids there

  • @gillianwinn3732

    @gillianwinn3732

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @evematrix_70

    @evematrix_70

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mellymb4131 It seems they are just moving it from what I saw when I drove by the other day.

  • @michellecopeland1982
    @michellecopeland19824 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I would actually want to see all of the ant farms...they all have so many different personalities...do you think it's possible to make a series with the 24 hour streams? Every week, a different colony!!

  • @valieluna
    @valieluna6 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I was a kid, i made a little “ant hill” in a pot of plant that we have and I even made a flag so they know there’s ants in it. And everyday I would give them peanuts. And then one day, a storm came and my ant hill was destroyed. I was so sad. I felt like I was their mother. Or should I say ant queen? :D Now I wish I could build an ant colony when I finally finish college.

  • @fishguy2976

    @fishguy2976

    6 жыл бұрын

    vivien figuro good idea

  • @thegooglepixel6473

    @thegooglepixel6473

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yooo same thing bro I use to stir up some dirt and offer food out until one day a queen actually set up there and I had my own bull ant farm I had them for a for awhile then this special ant appeared. You see most of these ants wrre2 dark red in color and there were 3 kinds the queens the workers and the guards (the ones with the huge jaws) and a bright orange guard appeared one day he was humongous and there was no other like him. Me and my brother called him Sun god. Eventually a hurricane here down in florida hit and they were still there until we stopped seeing sungod and they died out

  • @JoeAbdz

    @JoeAbdz

    6 жыл бұрын

    I made something like that too. Aside from yours i destroyed them by myself because they start to bite me when i accidentally step them lol

  • @knurft3

    @knurft3

    6 жыл бұрын

    vivien figuro i

  • @l.dmorgan945

    @l.dmorgan945

    6 жыл бұрын

    you should do it.. you can be the ant QUEEN of KZread.

  • @jojooffaraway2675
    @jojooffaraway26756 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool. I was just recently at the cologne zoo where they have a leafcutter setup as well and I explained to my mom how they grew fungi which I only knew because I watch your awesome channel :D She totally didn't believe it until she read it there at the zoo. Ants are so awesome!!!

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Jojo of Faraway You're an ant genius!

  • @filipstankovic6238
    @filipstankovic62385 жыл бұрын

    Its 2019, i think I've got an leafcutter ant colonie on my tree. I wasnt able to guess how human like they are until this video

  • @fungleung0219
    @fungleung02194 жыл бұрын

    I love this guy’s narrative skills, I’ve been here for 3 years and he describes things so well

  • @MikeyBustosPinoyboy
    @MikeyBustosPinoyboy6 жыл бұрын

    I hope you start a weaver ant colony and they escape into your place! Haha!

  • @RazaMK

    @RazaMK

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mikey Bustos i got my First nanitics for my carpenter Queen!!!!

  • @seasonablebunnie8403

    @seasonablebunnie8403

    6 жыл бұрын

    Raza Kampono F? What?

  • @wawo8358

    @wawo8358

    6 жыл бұрын

    Why are you talking to yourself 😂 😂 😂

  • @lizadynigoza082276

    @lizadynigoza082276

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hello Mikey a.k.a. AntsCanada

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    You wish! If they do I hope they bite you in the night!

  • @KaitlynTheOreo
    @KaitlynTheOreo6 жыл бұрын

    Do a new colony! This is a really cool setup, and plz livestream yourself building the setup and livestream that new colony! Love the vids! Keep it up ❤️

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    orimis islanzadi Noted! Thanks for watching!

  • @KaitlynTheOreo

    @KaitlynTheOreo

    6 жыл бұрын

    OMG YOU REPLIED THAT MADE MY DAY ❤️❤️❤️

  • @cs8.

    @cs8.

    6 жыл бұрын

    ANT CANADA

  • @madpax14
    @madpax1410 ай бұрын

    I love these little guys. When I was at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago in the 70s there was a display of these and my family had to drag me away from them. I could sit and watch them for hours.

  • @maggiekarl8811
    @maggiekarl88116 жыл бұрын

    These videos helped me gain such an appreciation for ants. Thank you!!

  • @fl4ming536
    @fl4ming5366 жыл бұрын

    For a sec I thought u actually got those leaf cutter ants but still great video

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fl4mingSpartan If I ever live in South America I definitely will have a colony of these!

  • @yuhthisthat

    @yuhthisthat

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada I live in Singapore and I have never found a queen ant 😭

  • @stevenfidenato4414

    @stevenfidenato4414

    6 жыл бұрын

    I am an ant keeper too! I live in the Singapore. I have been there too

  • @yuhthisthat

    @yuhthisthat

    6 жыл бұрын

    Steven Fidenato which part of Singapore? I usually try to find them in East Coast Park and Yishun Park. Lots of fire ants but no sign of the queens. I found a queen ant once but it was unfertilized so I released it

  • @stevenfidenato4414

    @stevenfidenato4414

    6 жыл бұрын

    Live in the downtown core

  • @PaleGhost69
    @PaleGhost696 жыл бұрын

    If there is an ant that eventually takes over the world, I hope it's leaf cutters

  • @bigjohn5887

    @bigjohn5887

    6 жыл бұрын

    But leaf cutter bites are extremely painful and they can find a weak spot on u

  • @allenm1024

    @allenm1024

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not really. They'd probably use humans as leaves. I don't want fungus growing out of my brain...

  • @YellowPenetrator

    @YellowPenetrator

    6 жыл бұрын

    ants have intelligence, but not enough cennection with each other to tacticly kill whole species like humans

  • @PaleGhost69

    @PaleGhost69

    6 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't thinking an ant vs human thing, more like a planet that is dominated by an ant species or millions of years after humans go extinct and leaf cutter ants have evolved into the dominate species.

  • @leviathanpretzel

    @leviathanpretzel

    6 жыл бұрын

    too late fire ants already did that.

  • @chraven69
    @chraven694 жыл бұрын

    I like the idea of watching you ants via web cam, you could rotate inbetween each of your setups 🙃

  • @emilyshale1968
    @emilyshale19685 жыл бұрын

    I could watch ants for hours so beautiful and organised and relaxing x

  • @wrench246
    @wrench2466 жыл бұрын

    How do they keep alates from escaping?

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joe Higashi I totally forgot to ask Dominic. I will find out! I was also wondering this.

  • @Quast
    @Quast6 жыл бұрын

    I will never get into ant keeping. But his videos always make me smirk in the way he tries to convey grandeur and adds a little drama on top. :p

  • @cloudzack1090

    @cloudzack1090

    6 жыл бұрын

    Quast yiiifff in heellllll

  • @moonshadow1795

    @moonshadow1795

    6 жыл бұрын

    well, ant keeping isn't for everyone, put his videos get close XD

  • @cloudzack1090

    @cloudzack1090

    6 жыл бұрын

    Moon Shadow lolwut

  • @jackm5919
    @jackm59195 жыл бұрын

    Seriously this guys passion for ants, make me smile! So cool too see

  • @andrewbeck990
    @andrewbeck990 Жыл бұрын

    I've seen massive leaf cutter ant setups at insect zoos and it was so cool looking up and seeing them crawl on the litte vines.

  • @user-hf2sn8bq7w
    @user-hf2sn8bq7w6 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Brazil, there's a lot of leaf cutter ants here. My school is a giant nest for them, they're like water for me

  • @gloooopgloop

    @gloooopgloop

    6 жыл бұрын

    CENTRAL POP you drink them?

  • @matthewhemphill3968

    @matthewhemphill3968

    6 жыл бұрын

    caleb probably eats them, he’s in Brazil after all

  • @user-hf2sn8bq7w

    @user-hf2sn8bq7w

    6 жыл бұрын

    i said they're like water because it's easy to find them everywhere

  • @wolfgangamadeus443

    @wolfgangamadeus443

    6 жыл бұрын

    CENTRAL POP you drink water, no?

  • @ronin1648

    @ronin1648

    6 жыл бұрын

    I drink them.. sometimes (by accident) There's so many ants where I live that it is common to swallow a couple when you drink water (they are also really tiny)

  • @antdude
    @antdude6 жыл бұрын

    AC, please do post ALL of your ant colonies with live cams. ;)

  • @madjack93
    @madjack935 жыл бұрын

    I just discovered your channel 2 days ago and I have been binge-watching it for hours! When I saw the 'floating' island and the branch joined it to the 2nd one I was like: "where did I see a set up like than one but huge with ants carrying leaves?" And now I know, Montreal!

  • @ayyitskhay
    @ayyitskhay4 жыл бұрын

    This is the video that started it all! This is what led me to your channel. I’m such an ants Canada nerd now!

  • @xseasonxchangex
    @xseasonxchangex6 жыл бұрын

    That's so cool that he's a member of the AC Fam! I would so watch The Fire Nation! I could watch them forever!

  • @MrChrilify
    @MrChrilify6 жыл бұрын

    Answer: Those exhibits raise the awareness for complex ecosystems and their value for us humans.

  • @thewhitemongolia5319

    @thewhitemongolia5319

    6 жыл бұрын

    MrChrilify Good for you ,-.-,

  • @user-ri7dq3wh3n
    @user-ri7dq3wh3n3 жыл бұрын

    ive been watching your videos for over a year and i love each one. You make ant farming so interesting by your tone!!! Ants are so freaking smart like wtf XD

  • @00elixie00
    @00elixie005 жыл бұрын

    I've personally seen this leaf cutter ants colony and it was awesome on so many levels!

  • @ariel1538
    @ariel15386 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh these ants are frickin amazing

  • @overlord19980608
    @overlord199806086 жыл бұрын

    @antscanada you should see the leafcutter ant setup in Tropicarium in Helsingborg in Sweden. The setup runs through the entire building

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Overlord Productions Wow! Really? This I've gotta see!

  • @theplaguerabbit

    @theplaguerabbit

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada please do

  • @alexphillips4663
    @alexphillips46636 жыл бұрын

    Another leafcutter ant exhibit open to the public is in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona. I saw that years ago. The exhibit includes one bit where the line of ants crossed right over the pathway (outdoor exhibit, but within a greenhouse type structure) where the guests were walking, on top of a rope that had been placed there for the ants to use. It was mesmerizing, watching the ants go by with the green bits of leaves... it's one of those things that's much more impressive when you see it in person than it is in videos. Getting to see them was quite a treat. The species (Atta mexicana) is native to the area, and is considered a pest by people whose shrubbery leaves are being, ah, cut, so there's no ecological worry if any of them managed to get loose. If you ever make it to Arizona, the Desert Museum (really a zoo and aquarium more than a museum) is definitely worth a visit. It features just about every animal you could imagine from the Sonoran desert (my non-arthropod favorites are the collared peccaries, aka javelina).

  • @dagger7782
    @dagger77823 жыл бұрын

    I love leaf cutter ants, there are two on my property and seeing the winding roads they make has occupied more of my time than I’d care to admit

  • @luifalcon
    @luifalcon6 жыл бұрын

    One of the best channels on youtube! Happy as heck to be a new member. Lou

  • @nordicants6232
    @nordicants62326 жыл бұрын

    I still wonder how that museum keeps tropical temperature and humidity in a visited room.. xD

  • @jorgemacias9639

    @jorgemacias9639

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nordic Ants XD LMAO im subscribed to u

  • @tigers14

    @tigers14

    6 жыл бұрын

    lights

  • @bahaman98

    @bahaman98

    6 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about this one but I've been in some museums that make the entire room a tropical temperature and humidity. I was dying in there, too humid to stay comfortable.

  • @marshmallowmountains4636

    @marshmallowmountains4636

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was in a zoo in Germany that did it in the middle of freaking winter with a bunch of guests. I dunno how, but it's possible.

  • @deletedgamingaunt6857

    @deletedgamingaunt6857

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nordic Ants

  • @davidwilloughyby4468
    @davidwilloughyby44685 жыл бұрын

    You are a master at telling a story good sir. I can't stop watching!

  • @kenickay
    @kenickay5 жыл бұрын

    I find this channel so fascinating I’m so new to this i bucked I to this randomly and would love to watch these ants 🐜 all the time it’s very motivating. Thanks

  • @keni2456
    @keni24566 жыл бұрын

    Do the Weaver ants!

  • @WRATH1

    @WRATH1

    6 жыл бұрын

    dota :D

  • @antsbc8684

    @antsbc8684

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ya, do the leaf cutters!

  • @rialtho_the_magnificent
    @rialtho_the_magnificent6 жыл бұрын

    how is the spreading prevented in the antarium? Don't leafcutter ants have nuptial flights?

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    R Won I was wondering this as well but completely forgot to ask Dominic about it. I will find out!

  • @diamondsos4425

    @diamondsos4425

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is probably because they don't get environmental signals like high humidity

  • @eatenjaguar9854

    @eatenjaguar9854

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don't these kind of places have areas where you are checked for anything trying to hitch a ride and escape?

  • @jackharris8661

    @jackharris8661

    6 жыл бұрын

    Diamond Skye kkkkkkk

  • @20PINKluvr
    @20PINKluvr5 жыл бұрын

    Knew youd go nuts over it. I watched this in an ant documentary and found how they made this is really neat. I'd love to see it myself. This was actually a rescued colony that was in danger of being destroyed during a construction project in south America. They were able to find the queen, along with a bucketful of workers, and transported them to this facility to make the colony

  • @machscga6238
    @machscga62383 жыл бұрын

    Come for the ants stay for the classical music

  • @Yourlocalthriftguy
    @Yourlocalthriftguy6 жыл бұрын

    I don't even even need the notification bell.. Im in yt 24/7

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mark Jacob Thanks for watching! Ant love forever!

  • @antsbc8684

    @antsbc8684

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @Yourlocalthriftguy

    @Yourlocalthriftguy

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada no problem.. Lots of love from Greece ❤❤❤

  • @TheAmanda4life
    @TheAmanda4life6 жыл бұрын

    Would you ever consider a collab with Coyote Peterson from Brave Wilderness? I have the feeling he'd share your love of ants

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Phoenix Siren I would totally love this!!!

  • @QuietWind01

    @QuietWind01

    6 жыл бұрын

    Somebody get Brave WIlderness in here! We need to make this happennn!

  • @thehornwortofhornwort9832

    @thehornwortofhornwort9832

    6 жыл бұрын

    So true.

  • @xodaugustus6487

    @xodaugustus6487

    6 жыл бұрын

    pls no

  • @SanjeevKumar-fu5qh

    @SanjeevKumar-fu5qh

    6 жыл бұрын

    He will stick his fingers in every ant farm you have.

  • @ungabunga6132
    @ungabunga61325 жыл бұрын

    Leafcutters have always been my favorite ants, even more so now!

  • @pauljohnston6089
    @pauljohnston60895 жыл бұрын

    I'm a herper but awesome setups and great info. Truly enjoying your vids

  • @agentsproductions6237
    @agentsproductions62376 жыл бұрын

    This video was uploaded on my birthday!

  • @sebastienmonette6659

    @sebastienmonette6659

    6 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday

  • @bread7669
    @bread76696 жыл бұрын

    I got inspired from you a long time ago to get ants and I think ur the best ant channel

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    TheWrsVidsEvr Thank you! Ant love forever!

  • @bread7669

    @bread7669

    6 жыл бұрын

    AntsCanada 😄

  • @basesloadedbaseball2207

    @basesloadedbaseball2207

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @mustardman4127

    @mustardman4127

    6 жыл бұрын

    You men the best

  • @chievquack7568

    @chievquack7568

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not just the best ants channel but the best channel!

  • @3YCbk5IdvH66g5
    @3YCbk5IdvH66g53 жыл бұрын

    Leaf cutter ants are my favorite kinds of ants

  • @megadeatherrorcolapseblood3369
    @megadeatherrorcolapseblood33695 жыл бұрын

    Title: My Dream Ant Farm: Leafcutter Ants Me: *My dream video*

  • @FufuMonkey
    @FufuMonkey6 жыл бұрын

    It makes me happy to know that 1,170,279 people won't step on ants on purpose........ unlike my friends

  • @divinecrusader4258

    @divinecrusader4258

    6 жыл бұрын

    mega magma man the only reason i kill any ants is because they eat my leopard geckos food which sucks.

  • @PaleGhost69

    @PaleGhost69

    6 жыл бұрын

    I only kill trespassers

  • @kennedyhuff

    @kennedyhuff

    6 жыл бұрын

    mega magma man I step on them because I have unreasonable salt towards fire ants, some bit me and I had a seizure because of it :p

  • @Chris-ds9vs

    @Chris-ds9vs

    6 жыл бұрын

    I mean... it doesn't matter if you step on ants on purpose lmao

  • @alves8615
    @alves86156 жыл бұрын

    I see this type of ant everyday here in Brazil : )

  • @stampinturtles
    @stampinturtles3 ай бұрын

    The San Diego zoo had a wonderful leaf cutter exhibit but sadly has since passed away. I’m not sure if they got a new one but it was one of my favorite animals to watch.

  • @henryblake289
    @henryblake2893 жыл бұрын

    Bro this channel has help me write like 3 papers in college I cannot get over how much I love this guy. Once I have a home I will have ant clony

  • @peterdel9113
    @peterdel91136 жыл бұрын

    I did not like ants but now the ants Canada got me to like them there so fascinating

  • @dontreadmyprofilepicture3768

    @dontreadmyprofilepicture3768

    6 жыл бұрын

    Peter Del same here

  • @micahbell1229

    @micahbell1229

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same I viewed ants as annoying little bastards but I saw these and ants are awesome!

  • @ZEROTWO-fq2fl

    @ZEROTWO-fq2fl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Peter Del same

  • @nala_da_bully_uk7197
    @nala_da_bully_uk71976 жыл бұрын

    They help ants by keeping the species safe, they help humans by giving them insight on ants and they help the environment by keeping the ants from possibly spreading diseases to plants.

  • @laurahill7568
    @laurahill75685 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had an ounce of joy and excitement for life that you have about ants

  • @Indigo_404
    @Indigo_4045 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness!! I am drooling over this habitat😍Looks so gooooooood...

  • @marcodesanti9304
    @marcodesanti93046 жыл бұрын

    AC question of the week: A setup like this provides us a rare opportunity for us to observe and learn about a foreign ant colony, and at the same time learn about their environment, and why conservation and protection of such species and their habitats is so vital for the good of the planet. So in short, it helps us to help them. And they are so cool!! Ant love forever :)

  • @AntsCanada

    @AntsCanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! You won this week's AC Question of the Week. Please email me at mikey@antscanada.com

  • @ltepperson
    @ltepperson6 жыл бұрын

    At my school awhile back, I was saw an elate flying, and I thought it was cool, I showed my a teacher and she swatted it out of the air! 😫😫

  • @sandwich434

    @sandwich434

    6 жыл бұрын

    Go Diva there was an elate on me so I gently brushed it off because I didn't want to be ant mating grounds, then my dumb friend stepped on it!

  • @diamondsos4425

    @diamondsos4425

    6 жыл бұрын

    You should've shown your science teacher

  • @salmonmolotovstrikesagain9120

    @salmonmolotovstrikesagain9120

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jordan B I hate people who do that

  • @cretaetjuju906
    @cretaetjuju9064 жыл бұрын

    I live in Quebec!!! I love Montreal for this!!!

  • @winterwendigo2431
    @winterwendigo24315 жыл бұрын

    What a cool setup, it'd be incredible to see something like this in the ant room.

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