2 Month Evolution of My Giant Rainforest Vivarium

I created my dream tank, a 1000 gallon cloud rainforest ecosystem vivarium. The ecosystem within has had two months to mature, and there are new animals, plants, and updates to show you. Join me on a full tour of Pantdora, and witness some of the most incredible biological events never before seen. This is Part 12 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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[@AntsCanada]

Oh man! Guys, filming the next episode now and all I gotta say is it's going to be CRAZYYYYYY! 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸 #AgeOfArachnida

[@Texas7Gen]

I'm looking forward to watching it!! ❤

[@phunkyfill74]

I found out about you yesterday and binged watched myself up to date. Awesome stuff! Love the production.

[@secrets_of_gaia]

Was waiting soooo much for lady deathstrike! 😁 looking forward to the arachnocalypse! 🕷️🕸️

[@Yuiiptreb]

Ik am excited

[@christopherjackson2311]

!!!! I can't wait, can we get a small glimpse of next week. @Antscanada I wan't to show you my pets click on my page check them out!!!

[@ConTheDon90-7]

PLEASE Set up a live stream so we can tune into Pantdora anytime. Would be cool with different angles, etc. Brilliant work, we love you, AntsCanada - from the England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@liaeryn7655]

amazing idea

[@ConTheDon90-7]

@liaeryn7655 yes then people can donate and stuff. See what this community can truly build.

[@SomeCookieNBA]

Yes please do

[@accountname9872]

​@@ConTheDon90-7you are brilliant.

[@kingscopio843]

Facts

[@dchunt5940]

That timelapse of the mantis molting is jaw-dropping. You have a gift for arthropod photography.

[@TalonKeeton]

Seriously a one in a million shot

[@AntsCanada]

🙏🐜❤️🌿

[@needlethethread5341]

His cinematography/narration/storyboarding throughout this entire series has gone from an A to an A+ fer sure!

[@bearded_colliesaresick]

@@AntsCanadajust a question but did you see the trapjaws some day?

[@timelessperspective]

Jesus Christ dude, this is BY FAR the best series on ants I've EVER seen. Everything about this is absolutely incredible. Every week, we get a discovery style documentary.

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@DanikaAnnRabbit]

Thats what i thought too!!! i thought it was a discovery channel thing at first hahaha!!! the work involved, the background music, the camera work.. all of it! i think hes missing his calling .. or finally living it hahaha!!

[@martymcfly1391]

​@@DanikaAnnRabbitindeed!!😊

[@REY.3727]

one thing i didn't think enough people praise in this series is the writing. every episode is so hilarious and suspenseful due to your great writing talent! love the series so much, keep it up!

[@lisajones1438]

I cannot convince myself that Jimney is a single cricket

[@lisajones1438]

Other than that though, he does a great job getting us invested in the stories of insects

[@REY.3727]

@@lisajones1438 oh it's 100% not the same cricket. he has no way of knowing LOL

[@YurGirlEarl]

I absolutely agree with this!!! That was one thing that really struck me was the fact that not only did he build this INCREDIBLE vivarium, but he's a talented videographer and an actor lol

[@karmakimeleon8832]

Honestly you deserve your own network tv show. It’s insane you are putting episodes together solo. The names and narration really draws the viewer in.

[@AGiantTalkingLizard]

I couldn’t agree more

[@coolname2629]

He is pretty awesome, it goes beyond the content. He just has a gift.

[@xmars8]

An Ant tv show.. yeah ok. This is why KZbin exists

[@narrowonflow]

nah bro theyd ruin it... its good here where he has full controll of the ip... but i see where ur coming from

[@AGiantTalkingLizard]

Ooooooooohhhhhh I’m dumb yeah that makes more sense@@narrowonflow

[@AntsCanada]

AC Family, this tank is seriously the craziest thing...

[@TheGamingShark33]

I agree, it’s insane.

[@FadedAnt]

yeah i been literally watching like 3-1 years now and this is craziest and coolest thing i ever seen 😮

[@Youspoonybard1]

It’s honestly amazing. Seeing it change and reshape itself over the last two months… it’s so cool!

[@FrostyTooSweet]

I am excited for every new video from you. Especially since this huge new chapter started

[@rockystudiogaming]

I can see this... *a n t s*

[@TiffanySoulbird]

Amazing to see Pandora thriving post Dark Horde. I was happy to see the crickets thriving because seeing the babies being carried off had me screaming. Oh and finally we get the arachnid babies! It'll be so interesting to see how they change the dynamic of the environment. And I'm glad you had some words about the intelligence of plants. Thanks for demonstrating how to be an observant stuart of the natural world. 🌏🐜💕

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey! Ant love forever! 🐜🌿😍

[@wesleyhenthorn999]

My 7 year old son (who I honestly think will be an entomologist when he grows up) says the Marauder ant colony should be called the ‘Terra-Raiders’! Watching this show every weekend together is definitely a big highlight for us. We love this Vivarium! Keep it up!

[@revoneth6207]

Great name!

[@frozenskyhomestead3723]

I 2nd that would be a great name

[@mr.rattleotattle]

Very good name

[@tarantulamadness6191]

Watching this with your own kid has got to be pretty awesome.

[@yessirsealion6237]

aww thats so sweet and its a good name

[@user-qn5ny8fo5m]

Vampire Crabs should be a new cast in Pandora. They would make it more colorful and interesting in the biodiversity in the growing project.

[@helenjoy6316]

Liking so this gets seen

[@brandonveltri2825]

Chameleons would be a great addition also

[@artofdisguy3401]

Yeah some nice colorful purple and red vampires be awesome to see

[@richardpowell4850]

And maybe add a hermit crab

[@tarantulamadness6191]

Aliens took species from all kinds of different planets and put them all on one planet "Earth" and we are literally just a reality TV show to them.

[@ScarecrowJoe69]

I am so excited to see the huntsmen babies integrate into Pandora. Phenomenal work

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@geofreyhormigas7116]

​@@AntsCanadaIs it too late for the suggestion for Mauraders name? If not, then here is the name suggestions "The Maurader Spartans" (If they are agressive) "The Maurader Republic" (Star Wars reference maybe)

[@pi-ranja3287]

„Mighty Marauders“, is how my 6 year old wants to call the marauder colony. She was never a fan of the Black Hoarde.:) We watch this like a soap opera, just with real cool characters. 😊 Thank you for this beautiful peak into nature.

[@alexstone2047]

I think i speak for many people when i say that as a child, I was mesmerized by animal planet and never thought id be captivated by nature in that way again being an adult. But every episode of this vivarium series has brought me right back to something i thought was gone. What a gift! Thank you!

[@PastramiStaven]

I agree.

[@Texas7Gen]

I agree!! He is a showman in every way. I am mesmerized by his visual story! ❤

[@MikoTP]

True 😢❤

[@theburgr4362]

😂😂😂😂facts

[@eliasbader7132]

I agree too

[@RaelagDidEverythingRight]

The Black Horde arc might've been one of the best opening arcs of any story since Berserk, excited for the next arc of Pantdora

[@gigachad6427]

Yeah for sure dark horde arc was truly a banger can't wait for to see the huntsman aracnid arc now

[@mattmorrison5479]

I believe the dark horde will rise again like in lord of the rings.

[@earbo]

The dark horde is prolly still around as long as they still have 1 queen they will ride again

[@johnnyhamill2446]

I'm terrified of the next arc lmao so many spiders

[@rafexrafexowski4754]

​@@earbo Yeah, but by that time he will add better measures to make them a smaller colony.

[@blujay4797]

this immediately became the thing I most look forward to watching every week.

[@AntsCanada]

🙏❤️🐜🌿

[@cbird4922]

I left you years ago. The show was about roaches, and you made a comment along the lines of, ‘even if you don’t think roaches live in your house, they come out at night to nibble on your toothbrush.’ I was horrified, as I have a major roach phobia. I could not watch your channel after that, as I no longer felt safe in my home, and couldn’t risk that happening again. It’s been a few years. My toothbrush lives in a bug-proof glass and mesh container, and this video came across my feed. I’ve missed you so much, and I’m so happy to have you back in my life.

[@Its2024Growupmane]

😅😅😅😅

[@pavelpospisil5918]

That's the most wholesome story I've heard this year

[@superdrummergaming]

Assuming your home is generally clean, you probably don't have any unwelcome guests. At least none that can do you harm.

[@davidpeat184]

I laughed so hard at this 😂 underrated comment

[@cucumber1991]

I'm a 35 year old man, and watching your channel makes me feel like a kid again!!! I look forward to watching your show every Sunday

[@pixelatedsethtube1271]

Same bro

[@wtorek83]

if you were born in 91 then you need to work on your math in regards to your age

[@cucumber1991]

@wtorek83 No, that is the year my brother passed away if you want to know

[@wtorek83]

@@cucumber1991 well you're confusing people with that date. I'm sorry for your loss

[@Danboi.]

I'm 47 so what does that say?😂

[@Gndlf_TheOrange]

I hope you know this is the highlight of mine and I'm sure a lot of other people's weekends! I always look forward to updates. Fascinating stuff! Thankyou.

[@AntsCanada]

I'm so glad! Thank you for watching. Ant love forever! ❤️🙏🐜🌿

[@Alphagodzilla21]

​@@AntsCanadahave you ever thought of adding more aviation creatures into Pandora it would be cool

[@s.b200]

@@AntsCanada I just LOVE this series too! And I learn so much with each episode, about plants and animals that I never knew much about. And Im still speaking a biologist by profession! ^^ A BIG, warm thank you!

[@TheKeenanGoodson]

One of the most truly unique series I've had the privilege to admire - It's obvious your are very passionate about what you do, and I love that. For thirty minutes every weekend I'm captivated by your care for God's creation. Keep it going!!

[@MrSockZa1st]

@@AntsCanadathanks for making good content and spending your money for our entertainment😊

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

Your videos are gold. When I was a child in the 1980s, all I had were encyclopedias and eventually subscriptions to Aquarium Fish and Reptiles magazines to feed my interest in biology. I also had aquariums and, thanks to a goldfish that outgrew its tank, my parents let me put a small pond in our townhouse backyard-the frogs and dragonflies that came on their own and the plants all around and inside the pond ended up dominating my interests. Your videos would have been such a benefit to my self-education. And the wonder that you bring to the narration and the narratives you selectively present bring me back to that time in my life. I'd never install something like this in my home-not with roaches and ants!!-but it's a gorgeous and interesting slice of curated nature. Thanks for sharing it with the world.

[@Intrepid_Crusader1096]

The carpenter ants were like "Your Majesty, our scouts have discovered a suitable location for our new colony. We will escort you the location, Your Highness".

[@MrUncrustable]

I just realized today that the reason why I enjoy this series so much is that it reminds me of the Attenborough Planet Earth series. You are seriously on that level and I'd imagine you could do a full cinema feature some day. A request I'd like to make is a timelapse of the full week so we can see the plants and animals "breathe". I'm envisioning that the plants would pulse, search and flourish beautifully with an extended recording.

[@williamholdaway6598]

100 percent I commented the same his narration is spot on and the music and everything it's a beautiful channel

[@LeFouGallois]

I was about to post the same thing. It is so well filmed and narrated. It is epic and awe inspiring !

[@user-un8tv1pp8m]

I tend to find the narration a _bit_ too repetetive on occasion and usually over-dramatized somewhat to a lot. But thats just my taste. I like the british understatement in nature observation, as Attenborough has been named. The loving observation is palpable. And we can feel the hundreds of hours we only get served in condensed form. Love the content.

[@Worthy1234]

Sorry but this guy has nothing on Attenborough. This guys voice can get a little annoying and the conversation isn't as interesting. Attenborough has a nicer a voice and a more informative explanation

[@williamholdaway6598]

@@Worthy1234 your trying to put him on an Attenborough stage nxt to him were saying he's getting just as good nothing wrong with your opinion but strongly disagree this man and his channel is on its way right up

[@AurediumRiptide]

The first age of Pantdora is over - The age of the Black horde has passed and a new age has started. The second age; the age of the arachnids. I love this project. It gives so much amazing footage and it is exciting to see the interaction between all the animals and plants.

[@AntsCanada]

Age of Arachnida! 🕷🕸

[@Frieza-the-editor]

@@AntsCanadathat is so damn cool😭

[@DaCucarachas]

I find it cool how AC is like the god of Pantdora, allowing all species to thrive and only stopping the hugely invasive ones

[@RichardFarley1976]

Itchy bum awesome

[@yungmos2335]

I agree it gets me so excited lol

[@jonathanhord8067]

I love the fantastical elements you add to this story with narration but also just pop up on their own. An alien empire banished to another dimension, a creepy-mother-spider-goddess, intelligent plants and a mysterious caretaker being(you.) Its so cool and truly incredible what Pantdora has become and its still developing.

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!

[@METALLICTWISTER]

Glad to see a leviathans cameo while catching up on everything

[@jolfer1334]

One of the best projects ever put on KZbin

[@AntsCanada]

🙏🐜❤️🌿

[@lawyerengineer]

This is a rare intersection of passions and talent. thank you!

[@SoundCheck-mx8cw]

Totally addicted.

[@qwerty-od4lg]

Very true

[@colinmcintyre1769]

I feel it adds value to my life while being entertaining. He truly is a special person.

[@huntercool2232]

I know it was hard for you to remove the black crazy ants and intervene. But I’m glad you decided to do it and that it’s greatly benefited Pandora. You’re right, it’s not the black crazy ants’ fault for being invasive, it’s humanity’s fault for spreading them around world to places they don’t belong. But that also means it’s our responsibility to fix our mistakes by removing them from the local environments. And it doesn’t always have to mean killing them, for example I’m glad you found a school to take the colony off your hands for education. Great work AC, Ant Love Forever! 🐜❤️

[@AntsCanada]

I love black crazy ants! Thank you. Ant love forever!

[@sullychow4123]

I don't know how you're able to film all of these events so well, keep on top of this beautiful vivarium and make sure you capture the cool stuff. Much respect. Your enthusiasm and awe at the natural world is really infectious.

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@toportime]

This series is flat out amazing. The fact I fully belive you film, write, and edit all your own material to such a amazing production level and share this all with the world is beyond amazing. You tell interesting stories, educational information, and amazing film shots of nature in all it's glory. THANK YOU!

[@AntsCanada]

🙏🐜❤️🌿 Thank you! Ant love forever!

[@kiralee2012]

The 3rd graders I work with after-school are begging me to show them ALL of the Plantdora videos, and a few of your other ant videos. They just read a story about ants and really want to learn more. 😊

[@AntsCanada]

That is awesome! Ant love forever! 🐜🙏🌿❤️

[@christopherjackson2311]

This journey into pantdora just gets better and better. surprise after surprise I love this show

[@AntsCanada]

Bow. 🙏🐜🌿🕸🕷

[@fletcherbrown6864]

⁠@@AntsCanadahi I saw a comment and people where wondering if you could set up a live stream one day so we can just tune in and see how pandoras going love the content btw 😊

[@StephenRoyBurpsHumor]

I've been a weekly watcher now for almost 4 years and this new rainforest is by far the most captivating of all... 😍 And the day the new video goes up turns into my best day of the week! 🥰

[@yunusberatgurcan3368]

@@fletcherbrown6864YESSSS

[@mattmorrison5479]

I want an anime based on this series 🤣🤣 jiminy the main character

[@cashee5260]

Started watching this a few episodes ago and it’s like my daily soap opera. I was drinking wine while watching this last night and was talking to the tv, cheering on certain bugs while damning others. So far, my favorite is the praying mantis. I smile so big seeing her grow. I’m def a fan and I’m only a few episodes in. Once I finish the GAIA playlist, I’m gonna look into the rest. This is so great. Probably the best thing I’ve found on KZbin. Thank you for being patient with the creatures and having appreciation for how nature needs the creepy crawlers even tho they’re not the most liked creatures. Really love what you got going on. Happy I found you !!!

[@cashee5260]

Oh , and you should have seen my husband when he saw the huntsman spider 🤣 I had this on the big screen and he was like “BABE! WHY DO YOU WATCH THIS STUFF?!? TURN IT OFF!” 😂

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey!

[@croweclawe]

I never liked insects but this is so fascinating! I just turned 33, and now this spring I'll be paying more attention to the small life around me and in the garden. All because I found this channel and every episode I'm learning something.

[@michaelwatkins7452]

This rainforest vivarium series is seriously next level. The production, stories and the moments you've captured are next level.

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@bobfor4868]

Every week you show us the magic of nature. This series is outrageously good. Thank you for sharing the journey.

[@AntsCanada]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@samnelson2343]

​. Oh dude, so many of us do. Awesome work .

[@lefdee]

some people call this "playing god" but that's so harsh. it's just a large, semi-controlled petri dish of sorts that we all can enjoy. thank you antscanada

[@nathanhaywood273]

I truly loved the time-lapse you did for the Green Reaper. You have been absolutely killing it with the Pandora series. I simply can not get enough of this content! 😍

[@nathanhaywood273]

Cant wait for the #AgeOfArachnida! :^))

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!

[@JamesZapata-xr9fw]

This show caused me to build a small terrarium with the kids. A simple glass cookie jar turned into a daily big watch with the kids! The cookie jar was FULL of life - spiders, earthworms, flies, fungi, centipedes and more. Feeding time (cucumbers, dead bugs, fruit) was our favorite and created memories with the kids. It was also very therapeutic to just sit and try to find life that you didn’t know was there. (Side note - I added a few snails and they mated like crazy and were everywhereeeeee). Thanks again for the awesome channel!!!!!

[@GamingwithAccent]

I don't know if I'm alone on this.... BUT can we get a "How I tend to Pandora!" Video where you show all the little things like food adds and cleaning in full to know how much you do to keep such an amazing project going?

[@Carto20]

He only does water changes its an ecosystem so he tries to make it as low maintenance as possible, which means they hunt for they're food and no cleans.

[@Korreltjuh]

I don't think he adds any food, maybe sometimes a fruit for a timelapse video. But the cleaning would definitely be interesting!

[@HazMattAtk]

I actually wouldn't mind seeing a shorter format one-off on tank care. I do know AC has mentioned cleaning the glass regularly for good visibility earlier in this series.

[@thetotalwarrior]

He has already done videos detailing these things. Iirc in episode 3, he details what he calls ecosystem events in which he does things like add a piece of fruit or a little leaf litter . These events are the only form of feeding he does. As for cleaning and other maintenance, in one episode, he outlined how he cleans the glass and in the episode he added the water creatures he outlined what water maintenance he would be doing, which basically amounts to infrequent water changes and nothing else. This being an ecosystem, the creatures in pantdora take care of themselves as they would in nature.

[@BinroWasRight]

What a lovely update! The evolution of Pantdora's ecosystem is a huge joy to watch. We spend so much time in the life sciences looking through a macro lens at a whole ocean, forest, jungle, mountain range and its interconnected food web from a distance. But there is so much to also be learned through a far smaller lens. It's at the level you're operating that many discoveries can be made. And I love seeing that!

[@Pookieluke195]

YES I LOVE DWARF ANTS, THEY ARE MY FAVORITE!!!

[@kristenx_1610]

This is probably the best vivarium you ever built

[@AntsCanada]

Bow. Thank you! 🙏🐜🌿❤️

[@ChippyWhippyMeow]

@@AntsCanadaAnd that’s why we need a 24/7 livestream!

[@Ellistar]

Mah sh its massive lol

[@david8264-kl3hm]

​@@AntsCanada can you put fire ants in Pandora

[@94hoi97]

🙇‍♂️

[@krown9872]

Lol loving my weekend schedule. Sat > Solo leveling Sun > AntsCanada

[@wifemumcreative]

So true I love both solo leveling and antscanada

[@aashanahmad4207]

Same

[@Uchiha_Itachi43]

haha yup

[@Sicko2005]

haha, watched the same thing

[@lelon8974]

A good weekend I would say

[@user-bj4dq6kk2k]

Absolutely amazing! I hope to be seeing the 20th generation of green reaper in the years to come! PLEASE keep showing us Pantdora!

[@captaincajun3439]

I would love to see a 24/7 live stream from inside the vivarium, I could watch this stuff for hours and not get bored one bit.

[@M8keitezer123]

The praying mantis getting her wings was amazing. I thought they were born with them until this video. Amazing. I loved how the carpenter ants moves the queen. The 2 in the back were looking side to side and behind for predators like the ant secret service. Never known any insects to be interesting before. Love this channel

[@danilooliveira6580]

its actually something I also only found out relatively recently, when some species of flying arthropods get their wings, it usually means they reached adulthood and won't molt anymore.

[@vwho6430]

I also like how the queen ant is always so majestic next to the others, not just in size, it's something inexplicable.

[@nathanieldaisey3269]

I love this series I hope it never stops!

[@alexanderhall2976]

Yes

[@topramen5718]

Me too

[@threezysworld8089]

I've been trying to tell people that KZbin is basically like the new cable TV and all the best and brightest young stars are there making content where back in the day they'd be on television. This guy's videos are of similar caliber to stuff you'd find on Discovery Channel and whatnot.

[@lthead]

@@threezysworld8089 I agree, I find myself watching more YT than I do Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ etc

[@cristinasantiago116]

I tried searching for the guy behind this amazing rainforest. Lo and behold, it's Mikey! Perfectly done. I enjoy each and every episode

[@theguywhocameback3288]

A good name for the Marauder ant colony could be the Bright Horde, since they survived the destruction of the Dark Horde and are able to thrive once again.

[@YoungFraggle]

this series is one of the coolest things i"ve ever seen on the internet

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@larcorba]

Marauder name: The Trailblazers. They are the first ones in Pantdora after all and trail so greatly :) #AntLoveForever❤

[@chaospuppy6730]

commenting to boost, i love that name!

[@codycarpenter1672]

10/10 name

[@larcorba]

Really hope @antscanada sees this entry. Name would be awesome I feel 🥹

[@dymb7232]

I could watch this 24/7. Thank you so much for doing what you do!

[@HermeticDawn17]

You should find rocksteady a mate as well as Stanley and the mantis . We need our family to grow!❤

[@libbys.]

That’s a great idea! If he would add another rhino beetle for Rocksteady, do you think it could be called Bebop?

[@master_zar]

Yes! Sunday morning, cup of coffee in hand and the best series on KZbin to watch. Perfect start to the day! Edit: That gave me chills at the end. I’d like to say the writing of your narration is absolutely top notch. It’s the icing on the cake of an amazing visual experience.

[@AntsCanada]

Morning! Ant love forever!

[@thetotalwarrior]

I'm totally with you on this. I was lying in bed and looked at my phone, saw the new episode was out and immediately got up and got ready for the day just so I could watch. I was that excited for this episode.

[@artofdisguy3401]

Aye lad tis the best way to start a Sunday for sure ya 👍👍☕

[@elizabetharcher8762]

Best birthday "gift" ever!!!! 🎉😂

[@laurent3415]

I watch the new episode before my shift starts at work every Sunday. It's so hard waiting for the next one but it's so worth it.

[@superlaserpiss]

I love how genuinely excited AC sounds when he talked about the Green Reaper's new wings. Brethren, we must protect him at all costs 😭😭

[@cubancavalier3051]

These videos are my childhood brought back!!! It’s like live new episodes of all the epic nature documentaries I watched as a little boy. Love your work!

[@starlosz]

seeing the mantis get her wings was beautiful :')

[@MinusTwoPoints]

The resurgence (of the marauder ants)! I am already shouting at my screen, best series ever!!!

[@jacobstephens8447]

This series has pulled me back into your channel with a ridiculous fascination

[@AntsCanada]

Welcome back! Ant love forever! 🐜🙏🌿❤️

[@Centrik_214]

the way the ants guide their queens from one spot to the next like secret service 😮

[@ricklaming3007]

A cool name for the new carpenter ant colony would be " The Golden Horde".

[@ave0828]

I'm gonna say this.. This is probably my favorite series on KZbin. This is the coolest thing I've ever seen AND it's very educational as well. You deserve all the subs in the world for the amount of effort you put into these videos.

[@AntsCanada]

Wow, thanks! Ant love forever! 🙏🐜🌿❤️

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 21:20 NOW *THAT* is the coolest thing I've ever seen. So glad you were awake to catch it. ❤

[@IndigoIsopod36]

The wing-waking was wonderful

[@lisasale9389]

Same

[@Raine_CHOONAKA]

This is quite literally one of the very few things i watch on my free time. Please continue your work for it brings much joy to others. Its truly a gift that needs to be shared.

[@MrZerothejedi]

Acrobat Ants being the Batimps of the Vivarium is my new head canon.

[@brendabohannon2529]

I told all my coworkers they needed to check this series out. I never thought I would be so caught up in the life of ants and all the other creatures in Pantdora!!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey! Ant love forever!

[@joejupiter4138]

I wish more people had this kind of reverence for nature. Like the narrator, I find all of this biodiversity both fascinating and beautiful. I'm so glad that all of these lifeforms have a good home.

[@koi---]

Green grasshoppers are adorable💚🌱

[@Chilipotamus]

As someone who grew up absolutely fascinated by the miniature life of bugs, Pandora is literally a dream tank. I'd spend hours and hours just watching life unfold, so thank you for taking us along that journey with you!

[@yannisjaigirdar3505]

*Pantdora

[@Briandavidd34]

This is literally the coolest thing on the internet, atm. Love this.

[@CyborgMaMa]

The Mantis Wings filling out - Magnificent ❤

[@sleepymonsteraddict]

Following this has been so incredible, to the point where I even look at plants as if they are the most magical thing. The green reaper totally is the most beautiful insect I've ever seen.

[@asylumental]

I seriously laughed seeing the huntsman container covered in the cheesecloth at the end. 😂😂 I bred jumping spiders and I know just how hard it is to keep spider slings!! My very first time I thought the mesh I used was good enough- I was wrong. My spider was beside my bed and I woke up to my girlfriend saying "hun, there's spiders all over" 😂😂

[@oggTemp]

i’d cry

[@antloveforever981]

My cousin had a jumping spider and it has babies and he found baby spiders in his room for the next like month😂

[@asylumental]

@@oggTemp lol jumping spiders are cute, like 8 legged puppies. Why you crying?

[@oggTemp]

@@asylumental seeeeeeerious arachnophobia which is so stupid and irrational because i’m in the UK and there’s no harmful ones here

[@asylumental]

@@oggTemp I had arachbophobia too, and still do for most spiders... but have learned to tolerate them. Jumping spiders however are different... you'd have to give one a chance and spend some time with it to understand what I mean. I started with other insects and then started watching tarantula channels like the dark den.. then one time they uploaded one with a jumping spider and I could see how cute it was and how curious and intelligent it was. So then I caught a jumping spider that was in my room and decided to keep it, and yeah they're just different.. They have 2 focal eyes and have very good vision, but the 2 big eyes gives them a more mammalian look to them which makes it naturally easier for us to connect with them and find them cute. Beyond that though, their behavior is cute because of how intelligent they are. They are actually the most intelligent of any invert with a species in southeast Asia being group studied to have a problem solving rate of 80% success after only 1 failure. Some have said they can even teach them tricks like shake a paw and lay down, which I believe is probably more of a coincidental response then an actual learned thing.. but still they are highly intelligent. If you see one just interact with it, often times you will see them lifting their bodies to look around and they'll be looking right at you looking at them..

[@woahdudeitsme9742]

Now that the marauders are so happy they could be the Merry Marauders!

[@soulfullcreations7308]

A crazy story, At a music festival here in Australia at some time of the night, I was sitting on a camper chair and felt something crawling up my leg, I looked down and seen a cicada nymph crawling up my leg, it's little piercing legs bit by bit making its way up my leg like a tree stump. It "chose" me as it tree to transform into a cicada. I sat there for HOURS watching it come out and slowly grow Into a cicada on my freaking leg. Wtf. Everyone around new about it and would come visit to see its progress, bring me drinks etc. It was an incredibly awesome experience to have nature take its course on my leg haha. Watching the praying mantas unfold like that reminded me of that time. Man, I love nature. I have had so many epic moments like this.

[@AntsCanada]

Wow! That's an incredible story and experience!

[@bennichols8113]

You should call the marauders “the home team” because we are all rooting for them

[@triplefreeerror]

1200 gallon isn’t even that big but you make this place look absolutely enormous. quite a cinematic skill

[@vega_sakura]

I love "The trailblazers" name for the marauders. I love this series. Ty for all, from Spain! 😊

[@iath__]

Oh my gosh, I've never heard someone else with a worm phobia!! I also suffer with it and those suckers are NASTY!! I love and admire the time you've put into this Vivarium! So much love and care!

[@onewomanarmy6451]

I'm so excited to see some fungi finally. Also, those spiderlings are freaking adorable. Can't wait to see them spread throughout the lands. As always thank you so much for this series and all the work involved behind the scenes, it's amazing.

[@raymondmead6109]

Good morning from Oklahoma!❤️ I love the episode🥰 and hallelujah that you are getting rid of the crazy black ants🎶🎶🎶 And since I am 100% blind I really enjoy how you describe everything… Thank you for that! I know I told you this once before but I want to say it again thank you for your shows and how you describe everything❣️❣️❣️ it makes it really enjoyable for blind people like me… thank you so much…🥰

[@redschafer7804]

i don't see how any one could be happy for him killing the black crazy ants. i mean ya they are invasive but the whole point of the project was to let nature take it course as thats what would happen in the wild

[@ttotl]

Those invacive black crazy ants were imported by accident. Same goes for fire ants. On the other hand; I was also 26:13 wondering how the leftover black crazy ant base would have played out if it wasn’t vacumed as they had already been weakened.

[@claudiavalentijn1457]

they weren't killed but transported away. Please pay attention@@redschafer7804

[@forestwitch108]

You are one of 2 creators who got me hooked creating microecosistems and microscaping. All my love from Poland and Bulgaria.

[@RixFixIt]

Who is the other creator?

[@forestwitch108]

@@RixFixIt SerpaDesign. He focuses mainly on miniscaping. A lot of moss is involved. He does also bigger projects. But the first one, and I just reminded myself of him and how big of an impact he had on me at the beginning, was Green Machine, but this one is less of a yt creator and more tutorialist. His name is John but you will figure it out from his videos :). Non of them create stories and characters like AntCanada, though. I checked a lot of other creators - typing vivarium how to in yt uncovers hundreds of creators from all of the globe - but did not find anyone who matches AntCanada with his personification of nature.

[@bradenlee5693]

Im 23 and from the U.S. always looking forward to seeing these every weekend. Great videos brother keep it up!

[@AntsCanada]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@masonbennett5116]

“Men only want one thing…and it’s beautiful.” I love the idea of having this monstrous sized tank, such a great sight to see

[@NeathenAlero]

THE GREEN REAPER IS BEAUTIFUL. 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@ZesTofthelemon]

For the Marauder colony, I propose the name Brigand Band. I looked up synonyms for "marauder" and found "brigand", at which point Brigand Band was all I could think of.

[@jessehardin8500]

The briganders or brigand gang

[@aanavnayak3130]

Brigandiers

[@AD_Origami]

maybe throw in a harry potter refference

[@muanthanghs10]

nOE

[@geezey5359]

I learned in a botany class that vines or plants with vine like roots just swing the vine around very slowly until they can grasp onto something. Also all plants lean towards sunlight and release pheromones when harmed. That’s why there’s a smell when you cut grass.

[@cinnamon_hedgehog]

the black horde arc is over spider arc is starting

[@christopherjackson2311]

Thanks!

[@robynpicknell7801]

Ok, the only thing that makes me scream in frustration when watching a new episode, is when they end!!!!!! Now I have to wait for a whole WEEK before I can watch the next one! God damn it!!!!😂😂😂. I still very firmly believe that you should actually have your own show on T.V Mikey. You do such a professional job with your videos, from the lighting, music and camera work all the way to your fantastic scripts. There are people at the big name satellite channels who could learn a thing or five from watching your incredible work! I am also aware that it is clearly, very much a team effort, so kudos to the team members that we don't see or hear, they deserve a great deal of praise too. I am so damn glad I found this channel nearly 4 years ago, it has been the highlight of my week since then! Ant love forever Mikey, Team and Friends!❤❤❤

[@gypsylee333]

For me the mealybugs make me scream as a plant nerd.

[@globalfamiliesfirst]

❤❤❤ Very well said! I agree completely! Thank you 😊 Fran, Staten Island, NY

[@imsosad5403]

this should be on Netflix 😭😭 this is too good

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching!

[@montechristo4533]

For the name of the ants I suggest „Guardians of Gaia“

[@Az-om8rw]

The names, the stories, the photography and not least, your enthusiasm makes for excellent, enthralling entertainment!

[@kaybrarian]

I introduced my 5 year old niece and nephew to the Pantdora series this weekend while babysitting. They whined because they wanted to watch cartoons, but it only took 2 minutes for them to become enthralled with the Pantdora ecosystem. I had to fast-forward through a few scenes though. It's not my job to teach them what "mating" is. 😂

[@Spaltyslife]

My nephew an i have been watching bassfishingproductions an its a great channel! Ill have to put this on the next time i hangout with my nephew!

[@TheDuckyDino]

Getting enthralled in nature documentaries is something all children should experience lol

[@nep7une918]

praying mantis have always been my favorite insect and watching the green reaper molt and fill her beautiful wings was amazing. nature is so awesome

[@zacharygabriel246]

Plants do have eyes! Kinda.... thanks for referencing the studies!~

[@exoticpetkeeper346]

Suggestion! Try putting Flower pot snakes (Indotyphlops braminus) or Common worm snakes (Calamaria gervaisii) for population control of other critters. They mainly eat insects and worms and they grow less than a foot in length. Both species are local in the Philippines and could be collected outdoors.

[@soumilghosh5156]

AntsCanada is one of the people keeping KZbin alive. AC, you are one of the people whose videos bring me joy and help me understand more about nature. Continue making great videos.

[@hyakkimaru00]

Please do not stop this series!!

[@justiniangrigoras7301]

Golden Age!!

[@sudstahgaming]

Ive said it once and I'll say it again the best channel on KZbin, I don't care who you are or what you do or like everyone is fascinated watching nature like this.