7 ANT COLONIES in 1 ARENA: ANT WAR or JOIN FORCES?

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I took seven ant colonies and placed them into a single arena. The results of this ant introduction experiment was shocking! I didn't know what to do next. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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@AntsCanada 2 yıl önce

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, this experiment did NOT go as planned! After watching the video, please HELP ME OUT and VOTE below by hitting LIKE for the post with your choice (and pls remember to also 'LIKE' this video and hit 'SUBSCRIBE' to be part of this ant journey with us): PS - I have actually blocked up all the ant test tubes for now until we get clear poll results. I'll be checking every hour! LOVE YOU, GUYS! Thank you. Ant love forever!

@AntsCanada 2 yıl önce

KEEP THEM TOGETHER!

@AntsCanada 2 yıl önce

SEPARATE THEM NOW!

@7valourvin7 2 yıl önce

@@AntsCanada no

@germany299 2 yıl önce

First

@xeltar9906 2 yıl önce

Yes

@grim5237 2 yıl önce

Man I dont care about "ant cruelty", what I care about is how calm you are about ants running around your house

@ben-lu4jk Yıl önce

Everyone is an ant killer, man if you din't squashed an ant accidentaly i dont even know if you are a human

@devinlinn126 Yıl önce

@@h.m.k8966 Antgeo

@znerodarp5392 Yıl önce

Ants are my nemesis since they literally can sneak into my house and eat my rice

@jewlspatterson3730 Yıl önce

Exactly just casually “saw dust from them TUNNELING through the STRUCTURE of my place”

@thereaper7797 Yıl önce

Never have I ever felt so invested in ants than when scout 6 from colony one got captured

@Alecia163 Yıl önce

Oh god, the ants have politics. They will take over the world!

@Bedbugs2932 11 aylar önce

I was literally so worried about what was going to happen to scout #6

@aomcdf 11 aylar önce

I almost cried when the queen walked up

@lutherrandolph9864 5 aylar önce

Breaking news on the ant media “The Hill”

@marcr1333 3 aylar önce

#7 staring probably saying “you come to me as you except me to let all my children die in this… in this bloodshed! And for what?! A TRvid video?!?! “

@AdityaGupta-kb7oq 6 aylar önce

I just don't believe I watched half hour of ants. That's quality content.

@libui8597 4 aylar önce

wow i am first

@howtoplaybedwarsop8988 2 aylar önce

Wait I did oh ya

@loganrobson8624 2 aylar önce

Geez time just flew by for me

@CarpenterAnt46 2 aylar önce

@@libui8597OMG SO LUCKY!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😆😆😆

@diyorusmonov799 13 gün önce

Yeah mate. How I did watched half hour video about ants? Very good content

@AntsCanada 2 aylar önce

It's official, I'm coming to NEW JERSEY! Oct 22nd Antscanada Meet & Greet in New Jersey, USA 🇺🇸. Visit therchild.com to reserve your tickets now. Limited seating. Open to all ages. Ant love forever! 🐜

@Amanus666 Aylar önce

👁👄👁

@Wutsupnow Yıl önce

I think you affected any potential results by clearly making the opening from colony #1 into the tank much different than the other colonies. All the other colonies had cotton surrounding and sometimes partially covering the end of the tube.

@patrikkarlsson9463 Yıl önce

Yeah, and I think that opening all of them at once would have made for a better experiment, instead of letting one colony explore the space first. It seemed to me that when the other colonies explored the opening, they detected the scent of the first colony, and therefor avoided venturing out. I wonder if there is a way to entice them to go out despite that. Perhaps giving them a smaller chamber to explore that then connects into the central hub?

@Wutsupnow Yıl önce

@@patrikkarlsson9463 place a jelly source outside of each colony's tube.

@charleswong6523 Yıl önce

@@Wutsupnow Yes, I think placing jelly closed on each colonies, then slowly placing it further away, but closer to center, until it's just a giant jelly on the center

@AmoralGremlin Yıl önce

@@patrikkarlsson9463 this is actually really good feedback, experiments are supposed to be corrected and repeatedable!

@sumitrawaiba Yıl önce

Ad the 1st colony to the arena and feed the other colony and let them go and make a house for the 1st colony in the arena and put grass and desins

@sleepingcity85 5 aylar önce

Im pretty sure that the first scout filled the arena with its scent. Thats usually a good idea if you want to bring foreign animals together - use neutral space for meeting the first time. Since ants are pretty much always marking their territory it would have been a good idea to let them all in the arena at the same time.

@jairotipple7731 2 yıl önce

I don't know what is more unbelievable: The fact that I spent half an hour watching ants or the fact that it was more entertaining than most the movies I watched in the last couple of years.

@helloman3676 2 yıl önce

Just mean you’re getting old.

@agungrusmana833 2 yıl önce

Agreed

@christopherlunardi83 2 yıl önce

lmfao right?

@riderjadon3443 2 yıl önce

Facts bro

@Hydr0fisher 8 aylar önce

Im not typically interested is ants, but you’re a great story teller so you make it interesting.

@AntsCanada 8 aylar önce

Thank you for giving ants a chance! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜

@orenjinokawa 5 aylar önce

Yeah! Same, I don’t really pay attention to ants and their existence, I don’t hate them though, but you made all your random videos about ants seem so interesting, I’m pretty sure I binged watched like 30 or something

@vikaspawar794 5 aylar önce

Keep them together.

@shark_girl 2 aylar önce

e too. I don't really care for ants but this is genuinely interesting! XD

@broganmaxwell2324 11 aylar önce

I was amazed at the mount of joy I felt when the poor scout managed to escape lol.

@kraddonn 3 aylar önce

I have a theory as to why the other colonies are so shy. You introduced the first colony way before the others and the first had time to send out scouts too which likely filled the space with foreign smells and that is probably why the other colonies are being so very cautious.

@holgerdvachlis6560 8 gün önce

100%

@jordanpowell7273 Yıl önce

Man I've been here since the very first colony, the nostalgia this brings is insane, the things this has gotten me through man

@brettthejet738 Yıl önce

Hahahaha

@U_Go_Boom 5 aylar önce

I can't believe that you aren't one bit sad seeing him going from a perfectly reasonable and good ant keeper making informative videos for beginners to a massive view seeking content creator that puts views and popularity before the safety of his pets. It sure makes me sad. As an experienced ant keeper, it makes me disappointed that someone who knows their channel is frequented by beginners make videos that don't show a realistic picture of ant keeping.

@TheAlanSims 5 aylar önce

I was honestly on the edge of my seat wondering if the colony 1 scout was gonna make it out. My dude pulled through! Great video.

@ttercheng 2 yıl önce

Since all the colonies are too weak, they would not bother risking taking over other colonies, thus showing no serious aggression. Thus, this is the best time to keep the existing setting so they have time to form ally instead of war.

@allosaurusgaming937 2 yıl önce

Wow

@allosaurusgaming937 2 yıl önce

Big brain

@jameswilkinson3853 2 yıl önce

True

@creativename2567 2 yıl önce

It seems that ant queens are smarter than some human monarchs.

@Misto_deVito6009 2 yıl önce

Common sense really

@tamalei77 Yıl önce

Please keep them together! I can't wait to see how they all grow into a big colony 😮

@averagecitizen2263 11 aylar önce

You should give them a British empire style flag and call them the “7 colonies”

@indefenseofdemonsex5563 11 aylar önce

And them they conquer the other colonys and free space

@sarahoumlil945 11 aylar önce

i think

@neomurd1506 10 aylar önce

United colonys

@neomurd1506 10 aylar önce

Good bless the seven Queens

@treyroberts8124 9 aylar önce

Does he switch it over to a US flag after they band together? Or do they have to overthrow him and claim the cottage as their own first? 😂

@djalexander968 7 aylar önce

okay even if this is on the level of animal cruelty, id even give you the pass of old age science of like "how the hell would they know" and plus, this is so interesting for the average laymen, giving so much information, and based on the raising and care alone takes wayyyyy more than what the videos give back id presume

@U_Go_Boom 5 aylar önce

No. Just no. He has kept ants for over a decade, and one would expect that he would know one of the core rules of ant keeping which is to never combine colonies. He ignored all of his knowledge of ant keeping and ethics and instead decided to make a video completely dedicated to views even though his channel is regularly frequented by beginners to ant keeping. It is damaging to the hobby because it presents an unrealistic picture of what ant keeping is and endangers the lives of his pets in process. Of course, none of this matters cause look at dem views!

@enriqueacevedo7651 Yıl önce

I would love to see an experiment similar to this using bees, wasp and hornets. That would be so cool.

@elia.s3 Yıl önce

But not by this guy.. he’s way too slow

@DevonZastre-ku5xb 2 aylar önce

You make rather casual nature really fun to watch. Thanks!

@platinumgrit Yıl önce

I love how he's more excited about ants running around the house, than the fact they're ripping apart the wood holding the house together... 😂

@andrewplough9897 Yıl önce

lol i know

@susanmalcolm3434 Yıl önce

Can’t imagine the owner will be happy though 😂

@lildaws7851 Yıl önce

Ants don’t eat wood. Those would be called termites

@joemamagaming7150 Yıl önce

😂

@freetolook3727 Yıl önce

Carpenter ants chew through wet or damp wood. So, carpenter ants are a sign that he has a leak somewhere.

@laurenjansen5370 Yıl önce

After years of dealing with infuriating black ant infestations, this is definitely helping soften my heart from despising any and all ants. This is adorable how much you personify them

@mrsticky005 9 aylar önce

I was actually a little surprised. I figured it was gonna be this huge ant war over resources but instead the ants were actually really cautious.

@kevinstogner9477 23 gün önce

Your commentary made this video such a pleasure to watch and learn about ants.

@scottsharer7070 Yıl önce

Simply Outstanding as a study, as an educational series of moments, and as a fully edited story. As great as the best PBS stories. Congratulations to you and the ants.

@josephjackson9679 Yıl önce

Actually as a study this was really shoddy. No real attempts at controlling variables means that any results are basically worthless. I think he just wanted to smash some ants together like action figures and uses the veil of "research" in case people cried cruelty

@vavalaz Yıl önce

@@josephjackson9679 Did even read the tittle? Thats the whole point of the experiment to see what will happen interrupting it will make no sense since it's just not how it's gonna go without interrupting.

@josephjackson9679 Yıl önce

@@vavalaz and do you even know what an experiment is? I've got a background in psychology research so let me lay it out for you: The purpose of an experiment is to find out how one thing affects another. You have dependent and independent variables. Your independent is the thing you change (in this case the number of queens in proximity to each other from 1 to 7) and your dependent is what effect this has (in this case them getting along, battling etc). He's already stated his hypothesis which is that they will either form a large colony after a brief wrestle or go into full-on war, which is known as a two-tailed hypothesis. However, these queens getting along or killing each other off can be influenced by a ton of variables. This is why controlled variables are important, what you call "interrupting it". By not putting the colonies together all at the same time, for example, you ruin the results of your study from the word go. For all we know the reason they fought had nothing to do with being single-queened ant colonies. Potentially, the ONLY food source was marked with the scent trail of colony 1 and claimed. Maybe the whole middle section was, and so these fledgling vulnerable colonies were reluctant to risk engaging with a potentially better-established colony. Maybe a lack of food access therefore forced them to attack and consume other colonies Another is that each of their access points were different. Colony one had some tubing and then was right into the middle part. All the others would have had to walk through cotton wool to get in, much more difficult. As you can see, controlling your variables is very important here. For all we know they COULD have gotten along, but because this experiment was so poor we would never know. Just the same, they may never have gotten along and sadly now we wont know for sure what social structure this species has

@sameir4 6 aylar önce

He’s so excited that ants are living in his walls lol I wish I had this level of happiness for anything lol

@myoriginalname Yıl önce

Can we take a minute to appreciate the bravery of that last scout from colony 1?. Walked into the wrong hood with a sack full of precious food and still managed to get away and make it back home safely.

@Thanadeez Yıl önce

what a chad

@Dave_Miller Yıl önce

@@Thanadeez Facts

@greer8288 Yıl önce

He wasn't brave. He got lost

@mincat2472 Yıl önce

Brave for managing to get away bro, she wasn’t fully paralyzed in fear

@flyme2themoon720 Yıl önce

Stumbled across this video and man ...Very freaking cool..I love the passion and respect he shows to a creature thats despised by most..I believe an experiment like this just gives us more understanding of protecting species and or eliminating pests..Depending what side your on I guess...I'd prefer all creatures to thrive and have as much a right on Earth as we do..great video brother

@gatchrocks Yıl önce

It's interesting that the later ants from colony one didn't seem to be as bright as the early ones, as the fifth one wandered around before finding the food and the sixth went to the wrong colony. I guess they have a batting order.

@CadolfWasHere 20 gün önce

im expecting them to group up and fight and one team to come out on top with the other queens dying in the process. weird. wasnt expecting that outcome. i say keep them together

@adriansupetran4101 Yıl önce

Factors maybe we could consider next time - Time of opening, spacing of food, species, sampling effort when you reared each colony & acclimatization to the abiotic factors.

@ZyZy.Zylish Aylar önce

I bet they combine and make the BIGGEST CLAN EVER!!!!❤

@mc_cubing3639 Yıl önce

I love how this guy makes antkeeping more like a documentary

@captainjohnson1315 Yıl önce

I KNOW RIGHT HAVE YOU HERD OF THE WINGS OF FIRE THATS WHAT IT REMINDS ME OF. HE SHOULD TOTALLY JUST RIGHT A BOOK ABOUT HIS ANTS

@stormfiretheog9183 Yıl önce

???? Why are you yelling!???

@fizzcake4385 Yıl önce

@@stormfiretheog9183 grr no u yell u added “!”

@robdavies6022 Yıl önce

7zark7 😆

@stormfiretheog9183 Yıl önce

@@fizzcake4385 why are you growling?????? Wtf??

@111jamie111steele111 Yıl önce

This was incredibly well made and interesting, I see you eventually got 46k votes to keep them together so, did you?

@Gecko-lg2nx 4 aylar önce

From the “oh yeah, I need to fill in the other tubes” to the “NO” because they weren’t interacting this was strangely funny 😂

@oliverjones2426 6 aylar önce

man if i had you as a professor in my biology class as a kid i would have become much more than i am now and got myself 10 biology degrees

@NathanSaga Yıl önce

Problem is allowing another colony to claim the area first, which would be why other scouts from other colonies where soo hesitant to enter the arena. I would have tested by opening all at the same time rather then giving one Colony a head start,

@Songe467 4 aylar önce

Given the amount of different ant nests in my backyard, it makes sense to me that most ants are at least able to live side by side without to many problems.

@chimo6934 2 yıl önce

Let's take a moment to appreciate that he patiently raised 7 egg colonies for 67 days 👏🏻👏🏻

@VencedorGamer 2 yıl önce

Dedication.

@thunderedsun203 2 yıl önce

@@VencedorGamer i was expecting him to raise it for 2 more days

@tryambaknathjha7574 2 yıl önce

@@thunderedsun203 really should have

@thunderedsun203 2 yıl önce

@@tryambaknathjha7574 yes i agree with you 💯%

@PitbullGeneral1111 2 yıl önce

@@thunderedsun203 really hope number 14 ant clonly is ok

@tnpcook Yıl önce

Even as simple as they are, that is a very unexpected series of reactions and interactions. They're more capable of improvising and reacting that I thought.

@jai5679 Yıl önce

Should have opened all at once. Exposing first colony first, may have made other colonies resistant to enter the area, because of the first colony smell?

@RedEagle8052 3 aylar önce

i think you should put in ALL the ant colonies in the camponoseum and see how they interact with one and other if they go to war see if you can find a way to stop the war

@inaamhassanfiyard385 10 aylar önce

The way this guy explains is absolutely incredible

@Antifag1977 2 aylar önce

The other colonies probably smelled the pheromones laid down by the first colony and regarded it as 1s territory. It would've been better to start off with 2 or 3 exposed to the arena at the same time. Maybe the later colonies would feel emboldened to explore territory that already has multiple scents. Basically like the difference between private and public property.

@TrondOleJensen 2 yıl önce

This channel is all about ant education, keep them together is the only way to learn more about their behavior. If you are ok with it not having the best outcome that is.

@AntsCanada 2 yıl önce

That's the thing. If any of the ant colonies (except Queen 5, because 'Nature') died I'd feel terrible.

@TrondOleJensen 2 yıl önce

@@AntsCanadaYou know what you have to do then. Since this is your passion i can understand how you feel about maybe making a decision that kills all colonies. What about taking one worker ant from each colony and put them together. Do you think their behavior would be different when there isn’t queen’s present?

@CubeBrik 2 yıl önce

@@AntsCanada I personally feel it's vital to observe this kind of intermingling. As an ant keeper to be I want to see what the results of this badly. I know mixing ant colony's is a bad idea but if Canada can find a good way todo it I know I would mix my own colonies when presented with the opportunity. I hate to be that guy but even if it doesn't go as planned I'd find that information extremely valuable, least of as a 'don't do it this way' sort of thing. No one can make AntsCanada do it. But as a fan and fellow ant lover I really really want to know. I really really want to see.

@namAehT 2 yıl önce

@@AntsCanada even a bad outcome results in new information. I think the fact that the scout regurgitated food and was then let go is a good sign that neither colony is in a position to be hostile. Personally I'd like to see a mixing of queens since it's not put of the realm of possibility that sister queens would choose to stay together. They would have the same colony pheromones from their mother nest after all.

@Jacen13 Yıl önce

Seriously.. what an amazing channel you have created! So informative & done gracefully! I love AntsCanada!

@musclechicken9036 Yıl önce

The integration between colony one’s worker ant and colony three was like watching an innocent boy walking dinner back to his parents house, then be thrown around and salvaged of all his food by a gang😭

@joshuadevey881 6 aylar önce

I'm glad we have people like this in the world, with interests so vastly different from my own, and so passionate about them! I am grateful for the extreme specialization our economical and social constructs have allowed to form. Keep doing what you're doing! Especially because there are people who wouldn't dare attempt it. I do not have a phobia of ants myself, but my interests lay elsewhere. We need people with an intense fascination for ants.

@Hackanhacker Yıl önce

This ant antenna cuff behavior is soo interesting my gosh!

@simcol1928 6 aylar önce

just a question, when you released the other 2 colonies after the first, their openings seemed to have more cotton wool still obstucting their exits. Whereas colony 1's opening was completely clear. Would the cotton wool have played a part in slowing them down, from leaving, could they have seen it as a threat like spider webs?

@aleafar6295 Yıl önce

This guy: "After two months I got attached to these colonies" Also this guy two minutes later "Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I am willing to make"

@thaddeuscosse9527 Yıl önce

Right? Lol

@robertleverton1998 Yıl önce

Sounding like Hitler much haha

@aleafar6295 Yıl önce

@@robertleverton1998 at least this guy is giving em fighting chances

@itzdudekilleryo6364 Yıl önce

@@aleafar6295 💀

@peytonjohnson8777 Yıl önce

Lol so funny ahahhaaaaaaahahaaaaaa

@noamankhan2157 Yıl önce

The first ever video I'm seeing of ants ..but not the last one ...my heart started to beat when they hostaged him ..it was soooooo entertaining daamm this is amazing

@ablemoss8723 8 aylar önce

I feel like it woulda been more interesting to have them all set up and release the cotton at the same time

@MadmanMagoo Aylar önce

As someone who is afraid of ants doesn't really like any bugs, this video was awesome anyway. I like ants a whole lot better now!

@Jerokun Yıl önce

Did it at some point occur to you that the cotton fiber was confusing and holding the 2nd colony back? Perhaps next time keep the entrance free of obstruction like colony1

@a3sayson_christiandave942 6 aylar önce

Although I never wish to raise ant colonies but it's fun to see someone raise them and show them to others,, It's relaxing to see those ants work for their colonies

@md.mehedihasan9450 Yıl önce

I never thought I would get this much attached to an ant. Sixth scout, your safe return made me happy. 🙂

@leviackerman7451 Yıl önce

Same🤞

@Codename038 Yıl önce

Same it was the best escape yet

@EnkaMexi Yıl önce

😅👍

@dragonballseries3977 Yıl önce

😅yes

@miffondiyus832 Yıl önce

OMG i was crying

@aussieninjatv152 Yıl önce

the colonies were small and had enough resources for some time, would love to see the situation when it gets crowded or there are any resources left

@biertjewithmenno886 Yıl önce

Can we get a salute for scout ant 6… your bravery for the tribe is respected sister 🫡

@willkosmider2027 15 saatler önce

I found your experiment very interesting. Your narrative of the actions was world class. I will gladly look forward to your continued experiments. I agree that the first scout filled the arena with scent, making the other scouts wairy of entering another queens doma.😊❤😂

@AntsCanada 13 saatler önce

Glad you enjoyed it

@henryltpx5045 Yıl önce

Subscribed. I cannot believe how someone can make ants' videos so entertaining (amazing commentary /script)

@jiahilmi 4 aylar önce

I've learned so much about ant from this video, more than I learned in 30 years.

@anivijudi 2 yıl önce

I cannot believe how stressed I was when the colony 1 ant scout got dragged into the wrong nest. I never knew before that ant murder was something I was really scared of seeing

@luisalfredocuadramoreno7784 Yıl önce

ikr that was really stressing to see

@rachidmouvenguinzimbena5385 Yıl önce

Bro, I was holding my breath the whole time!

@thetoofberry Yıl önce

fr i didn’t expect to get all giddy by just watching ants 😭😭

@juanedoses8715 Yıl önce

LMAO!

@KnHighmer_Dos Yıl önce

Lmao

@blue_player21ochoa29 Yıl önce

Damn , I remember seeing this guy years ago before he hit 500k subs , it’s insane to see how far he’s come , videos never disappoint 👍👍

@Priinsu Yıl önce

2:41 That's crazy just how hard it was to reach the first stage even in captivity and in the best of conditions possible.

@Konran87 8 aylar önce

I definitely don't know much about ants but it seems logical that all the additional ant colonies you added could smell the foreign ant pheromones in the common area thus staying in their home tubes instead of going out to explore like you were hoping. You should set up a situation where all ant colonies are already connected to a neutral territory and then open the caps as close to the same time as possible

@U_Go_Boom 5 aylar önce

No! Never attempt this! As an experienced ant keeper, I can tell you that this video was purely made for views and that attempting anything like this is just animal cruelty. Every ant keeper first and foremost should no that you should never combine colonies, even if their species is capable of doing so. The fact that someone like him who has been keeping ants for over a decade would attempt this is just disgusting. If you know that they are going to kill each other then don't do things like this.

@metatrontf Aylar önce

@@U_Go_Boom I'm four months late in responding, but I'm baffled I had to scroll so much to find a comment like this. I felt I was going crazy for thinking this seems cruel and unethical from a so called ant keeper. Seems very weird to gamble with their lives just to satisfy his curiosity.

@U_Go_Boom Aylar önce

@@metatrontf Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in thinking that what he's been doing is kinda wrong.

@Elemental_Entity Yıl önce

I think the other colonies wouldn't leave because they smelled the scent of colony one in the enclosure... I'd love to see more videos like this

@Turtle9815 6 aylar önce

Can you imagine if the 6th soldier just kept going into wrong colonies and repeatedly being held hostage by each one? That would've been funny for me, not so much for the ant

@lapolicedelapensee7047 Yıl önce

Nice video. I think that the cotton wool prevent the ants from coming out.

@alexandrefoin5277 Yıl önce

How about: give access to the jelly to all colonies inside their respective "homes" so they're all healthy first, and then after that introduce into the main common area a relatively easy to defeat ant natural predator to see if the fed workers from different colonies will "bond"/"ally" to attack the common ant enemy together. Since they are already fed, there should be no envy/agression as happened in this experiment? In worst case you can pull out the common enemy if ants seem to be in trouble... Very Interesting Channel 👍👍👍

@fezii9043 Yıl önce

Each test tube has a sugar water mixture from which the nanitics can feed off from

@soulyodeller89 8 aylar önce

I haven’t watched your channel in a while. I’m glad I found you again!

@11x334 Yıl önce

You should keep the ant colonies attached and make it a real FFA; don't give them any more food except the center and force them to figure something out

@psychepeteschannel5500 5 aylar önce

How fascinating was the ending bit??!! I mean, incredible. We rarely see colonies interact in a great quality video, but when we do, its hundreds of ants everywhere. There is no way for us to trully understand what if going on and the voiceover is usually more of a storytelling ,rather than a real description of event. But here?? Here you can see its not chaos at all, there is intent and reason for everything that happens, the ants dont really stand around waiting or being stupid, they react instantly and with purpose. The grab, the steal of the nectar, the escape, the run aways, the emergency quick cleaning... everything. Trully amazing and, while I had huge appreciation for ants and all other animals for that matter - this is just another piece of the puzzle that makes me understand and appreciate them even more. Thank you! Amazing work!

@adamsolophie Yıl önce

I can’t believe how well this documentary was narrated. I could watch this all day.

@adj2006 Yıl önce

Nah

@sfire8111 Yıl önce

@@adj2006 nah you

@quintonchamberlain8674 Yıl önce

Foreal tho😂, i got hype when he narrated the queen “now what do we have here”

@zududeditor4576 Yıl önce

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@modooglio Yıl önce

Not normally someone that would sit down and watch ants for that long, but I gotta say this presentation was pretty interesting. This footage is incredible too.

@shaneanthony8601 Yıl önce

Yes keep them together & keep the camera on them 24/7 Would be cool if you had multiple cameras to keep an eye on them closely and on The center.

@RaphaeLoh01 4 aylar önce

Could it be that the other other colonies are smelling colony 1's pharamones, and didn't want to trespass? I loved 'Empire of the Desert Ant'... they'd capture neighbouring honey ants, and use them as food storage

@jantellodriscoll6029 10 aylar önce

I came to your channel to find out how to get ants out of my house and keep them out. I've watched a few videos just because of the passion you have for these insects. Very entertaining to watch and learn.

@scito9492 6 aylar önce

He sounds so happy while ants are literally tunneling his house structures wood.... I'd be terrified of dying

@BradyBisel 2 yıl önce

Dude - National Geographic needs to hire you and let you do their shows on wildlife because I would usually never make it that long through a video of insects but you kept me interested and entertained unlike any other.

@yusufsalim9512 2 yıl önce

I agree

@nikaelkeanretiza1074 2 yıl önce

I agree

@brianaschmidt910 2 yıl önce

That's because he loves and is passionate about his hobby, and is excited about it. I would suggest instead that they pay him to do a show on ants

@elijahscarbro7029 2 yıl önce

Idk, national geographic would probably get sued for doing something like this lol. Different standards for TRvid content creators vs. Corporations

@realmachizmogaming3133 2 yıl önce

@@yusufsalim9512 babh oky

@ryanshepherd6457 Yıl önce

Amazing video and i can't imagine the patience and effort put into this.. ....and As with everyone else, i wish all tubes opened identical and simultaneously. #1 had the "here first" advantage

@chANTler412 8 aylar önce

Ever since I was young keeping ants and ants in general have interested me. During the cold months it's really tough to find a queen in the wild. In Northern America. Plus getting a queen in America at all is almost impossible. Can't wait for the warmer months

@krzysiekmilek8012 6 aylar önce

Watching this make me feel like kid again , i don't know why 😂. It's so interesting .

@wishywashy859 9 aylar önce

Love your videos and the entertaining and educational well explained factor!

@_AnakinSkywalker 7 aylar önce

Why not just add them all at once? the first colony has a great advantage , and will be the most dominant out of all the ants because of it.

@denis69ist 2 yıl önce

Can we seriously take a moment to appreciate Antscanada’s ability to narrate the videos in such a beautiful way!?!?!?!?!?

@tyronetucker3655 2 yıl önce

I felt like I was there😭

@denis69ist 2 yıl önce

@@tyronetucker3655 dude literally same I feel like I’m an ant

@Michael-ci3ws 2 yıl önce

@@denis69ist I don’t know why I find myself watching these I hate bugs but his voice and narration keep me here lmao

@DoseofScienceDoS 2 yıl önce

But he doesn't narrate his videos, he pays a voice actor. Just watch his old videos

@jordanwebster5077 2 yıl önce

We CAN NOT loose any ant lives!

@azybofficial4229 Yıl önce

Hi 👋 I am not a ant specialist but all I can say is that keeping the colonies seperate is a better idea 💡. They will grow if they are in there own colony. If they mix with other ants 🐜 it can be deadly. Good Luck and It was a great video.

@IGuessIDoesThings Yıl önce

As the 6th colony 1 scout was in the colony 3 tube I was continuously getting chills as the colony 1 scout was being checked out by the colony 3 ants

@michalgross30 6 aylar önce

KEEP THEM TOGETHER!

@wyattspaeth6568 Yıl önce

I'm intrigued as an outsider to this hobby. Interesting stuff you guys got there.

@ryannew4944 6 aylar önce

Great experiment, but if I may say as an observation most of the tubes were covered by cotton except #1 if you can see in the video. Try completely removing cotton from entry way the ants may have been influenced by cotton material. Try it see what happens .

@poptarts224 2 yıl önce

Maybe colony one had a head start because they were able to lay a “scent” being the first so it made the next up more cautious and resistant to going forward.

@jhannel0325 2 yıl önce

Samw thought

@causti9744 2 yıl önce

Yea i don't understand why he gave one of the biggest colonies a head start.

@mistysudios9855 2 yıl önce

Same thought

@rexamillion8446 2 yıl önce

Agreed, the first one out marks its territory.

@crystalborie8214 2 yıl önce

I am a Scientist, this comment is very true. And right.

@emperorturtlez481 Yıl önce

keep them together it's so fun to watch

@leonbrown7911 Yıl önce

Would the cotton on col. 2+3 openings have prevented them for leaving as easily as the first? Seeing that the first was less obstructed

@hawukk4866 7 aylar önce

Im so into ants and have been subscribed for a while. Im making a manga based on ant wars, i cant imagine the possibilities of politics and such, love you ants Canada!!

@lethal_spizzle7530 Yıl önce

😂 glad you mixed them, would hate to see more of these pest in homes.

@OGKujoh 3 aylar önce

For the “experiment” to work you needed to have all of the cotton balls removed at once you gave the first colony an advantage

@AntsCanada Yıl önce

Guys, I'm coming to Orlando, Florida this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! I'll have a MEET & GREET, doing a talk, and will be part of different panels for an event called AnimalCon! Of course, I'm there representing ANTSCANADA! #AntLoveForever

@ThatBuckskin-Frank Yıl önce

Sounds fun

@jcthefurious8039 Yıl önce

Dang I missed it 😭

@bacon2537 6 aylar önce

why is there only 3 replies (including me)

@hoopla_playz5315 5 aylar önce

Noooooo

@Coffee_Gamer Yıl önce

I think you could mix them no problem, but every other colony hasn’t eaten. You basically filled one ants stomach and the other ants saw their only source of food.