A STINGING ANT RAID Invaded My Home (They Ate Everything!)

I woke up to a very shocking surprise! Marauder ants swarming above ground and circling my home, eating everything they could find. However, instead of spraying the ants with bug spray, I decided I would attempt to appease the ant horde with some food gifts. Their response to this course of action was quite surprising. Hope you enjoy this week's episode! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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[@AntsCanada]

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, I still cannot believe this happened! It's been a truly mind-blowing week! Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it, and please remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL) if you did! I'd appreciate it a lot! Thank you! Ant love forever! So question: Should we try to bring back the Titans when we finally move into our new Ant House? (PS - This is not the Ant House. It's still just a rental home while waiting for our Ant House to finish.)

[@mads1259]

It's Ant Love, Forever

[@zandersingh8239]

Ant love

[@animatsuri]

i vote to bring back the Titans.

[@senne4469]

I just love this video's You put a smile on my face with every video. thx

[@Del-Lebo]

SO LUCKY!!!!

[@karurochan]

Ants: "Who are you?" AC Ants: "I'm you, but with a god."

[@osmosisjones4912]

Try chalk to absorb the Chemical trail

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@Megatron995]

@@Knowledge_Seeker81 Your spammy comment coming after every spammy bot ad is not helping.

[@-kaikonotfound-9830]

@@elle4702 sussy bot 🤢🤮

[@blacktemplarhelbrecht]

Bring the FLAMER THE HEAVY FLAMER

[@dimitri674]

the way the jelly filled up the cracks in the tiles and formed little ant food troughs was awesome

[@residentgrey]

Incorporating this idea into ant setups could be a thing.

[@rubixcube9132]

@@residentgrey oooooh that could be such a great addition! He should definitely add that!!!

[@moonkit2635]

Except that some of the jelly probably drowned the ants it fell on

[@Jaxgotscared]

Ants are actually really interesting creatures, it's so cool to see how ant colonies have different jobs for different ants

[@maxtherobloxian5573]

Here are different types of jobs for an ant. Worker-they find food and clean the nest. Scavenger-these ants go far away from home and find food, in the dangerous outside world. Replete-these are the ants that have aceepted to be the walking fridge, and have their inside foods eaten by the colony. Guard-these ants are not bigger than majors, but watch over the egg, larvae, and pupae and the queen incase an underground war happens. Major-these ants are bigger than workers and defend the clan and move slower, having a hard body and bigger head makes it strong. Super major- these ants are upgraded majors and have REALLY large bodies, and intense bite force, and they guard their colony, and when an ant finds food, they watch over the food to make sure their prize wasnt stolen.

[@athenaproductions1469]

You are right

[@latte2837]

I really don’t like ants, but I love how interesting these videos are.

[@xxitzmestrawberryxx4329]

I'm still thinking about the ants biting the dog

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxConcerts]

@@xxitzmestrawberryxx4329 Same Who cares about ants more than dogs

[@GooseWithAtophat]

​@@MichaelJacksonRobloxConcerts Ant Keepers that don't like owning dogs or cats

[@ctforants6246]

@@GooseWithAtophatfr

[@Nezuko_Tanjiro857]

Ant owners would not own cats or dogs because if the ants escaped they would bite the cat or dogs but also if the ant keeper has a lot of ants they would have to pay attention to the ants and not dogs or cats

[@Ellerion2]

Well, i was always told not to leave food out in the reach of ants. It's a relief to know you can bribe them off. Those in my region are quite timid by comparison but i do think i'll leave them a cup of jam by their nest from time to time...

[@xKontractKi11er]

Yes, humans always had a disposition to be aggressive. Slowly our nature is changing, through education, we'll get there

[@Joshua-ox5fr]

@@xKontractKi11er I still prefer flame throwers.

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@Stickanimatess]

I used to feed a ant colony until a spider killed them they didint bite nor sting

[@Ellerion2]

@@Stickanimatess were they black ants? The ones i often see near my parking space are about 3 milimeters long, black ants. I don't know what species they are but they aren't aggressive.

[@Tempest-jc3me]

I like to imagine these are descendants of the Titans. You feeding them is just helping them celebrate a homecoming party.

[@AntsCanada]

🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@elgatoquesoso7659]

5:47 “making my way down town~” 🎶

[@blueman1151]

I like how the super worm is so big that it takes about 65% of them had to carry the worm 😂

[@huntercool2232]

I can’t believe AntsCanada solved an insect problem by literally feeding them til they were satisfied lol

[@glitchede]

i will just vaccum them

[@Wearethealiens23]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Detective.C3dar_]

You spoiled it cuz I have only seen about half

[@Detective.C3dar_]

So idk the answer and now there’s no reason to watch the rest but ty for trying

[@Drakedrag74]

@@Detective.C3dar_ gonna be honest, reading comments during a video then complaining about them talking about the video is pretty silly. What else are the comments supposed to be about?

[@ShimmerWyn]

I have actually had a similar experience when dealing with an ant swarm in my mother's kitchen. I have Mikey to thank for helping me come up with the idea of setting out a banquet for them out near their home but away from the house. amazingly, it worked. They ate the food i gave them and left my mother's kitchen alone. It's amazing to see Mikey trying this same thing and getting similar results. ♥

[@mcclintick]

My bro had carpenter ants invade his home, sugar and borax took care of them

[@mustakimmusa4763]

Took care like making them unalive or TOOK care of them

[@nothing-kn3tc]

@@mustakimmusa4763 he TOOK care of them 😈

[@InbproductionsYT_1947]

Ive had a situation like this before, in my garden, there was a swarm of ants in a plant thing and they were destroying the plants roots. I panicked and thought hard. Suddenly, i got an idea to feed them with some sweet thing stored in my house. Luckily, i had put worms in tge plant. They fricking ate every worm. Next day, i saw red ants raidin* the whole thing. Next day again, EVERYONE DISAPPEARED

[@masamah2661]

I do have a similar experience but this one is not promising. I always spotted a FIRE ANT NEST in my bathroom. luckily they didn't sting me nor bite me hehe. Now sometimes in the night I saw male ants but still I couldn't find the QUEEN.

[@wandererc]

Everyone: AHHHHH WHERES THE BUG SPRAY Antscanada: wow so amazing…

[@calibur2592]

7:33 Like Shoppers at Walmart on black Friday

[@lowpinglag]

2:15 The Titans, man it's so silly I feel so nostalgic for an ant colony, but I do! Thank you AC, your videos is a good mix of entertainment and education on ants.

[@dianemcintire7850]

It's not silly it just means you are a ac family member

[@lowpinglag]

@@dianemcintire7850 Thanks ♥

[@dianemcintire7850]

@@lowpinglag your welcome

[@AntsCanada]

I miss them, too! 🥲 They'll be back... #AntHouse

[@dianemcintire7850]

@@AntsCanada I can agree with that I mean I was the one that kept saying that you should show them again before you released them

[@funnyman9616]

The fact Iv just seen ants carry a dog food pellet is amazing it looks like they are carrying a mountain 🏔

[@kyuanjamer7112]

He always makes good videos

[@osmosisjones4912]

Try using chalk to block the chemical trails

[@lukettc1069]

not really it just looks like a dung beetle carrying a dung ball

[@Tuesday275.7]

How big are those

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@miathegalaxywolf]

“Shoppers at Walmart on Black Friday” LOL 7:43

[@SjoerdSoundz]

@4:56 Look at them hitching a ride on their big brother hahaha.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"How to get rid of an ant raid" Google: Use insecticide spray and ant baits Bing: Who needs the Olympics when you can watch ants competing against jelly and a superworm with Mikey as the commentator instead? Meanwhile the Marauders were like "Girls, legend tells that this is where the giant soft-skin who loves ants live. Let's stick around till it feeds us!"

[@sovannmutitarith7752]

also add powder and get a broom and get them out of there with the broom

[@nethercrocodile5859]

Hi Kim Jong-Un i had a question do you really have nuclear launch buttons in your desk?!?

[@ItsLtime]

@@nethercrocodile5859 This is classified, much like the terrible conditions of the citizens. Oh wait, someone is at my door.

[@flashfireluke]

I love the line " Like shoppers from Walmart on black Friday " I was sitting there just laughing.

[@kinggarnett5841]

I'm just amazed how the ant's are so good at doing Society Edit: like why not? They have guard's, army's, and bus transport, or should I say, ant transport

[@sdace-bm7tw]

Ahaahhahahahahhahahahahhaahhahahahahhaahhahahahahaha

[@arethaInfo]

​@@sdace-bm7tw you say that like "ha! Very funny🥱😐" Sorry if im wrong

[@brinnathetiger4420]

You are now my favorite channel at first sight because you respect nature and your nice to the ants!

[@evandugas7888]

Most people: I have ants. Ants Canada: I have ants!

[@WalnutAnimations]

I love the analogy at 7:27 “like shoppers at Walmart on Black Friday”

[@suzancollins963]

Marauder Ants: AC you got some Food? AC: I GOT YOU FAM

[@Ambushtheindiedev395]

3:15 the ant on the top was cheering without doing nothing

[@mads1259]

The AntsCanada, Ant channel has inspired me to draw a map of the fictional Antiverse, and make a historical document of old maps as well as new maps. It'll be fun

[@caedenirizarry951]

That's pretty cool

[@FrancisJohnDYbas]

Well why not draw a map of your house and back yard and identify any ant kindoms that live in your house and record their activities or battles againts other ant kingdoms... record thier progress, make a journal of a real history of the ant kindoms that rise and fall in your house and back yard. That would be more exciting and fun... in my house and front yard i have already witness alot of ant battles, rise and fall of ant kingdoms, seen black crazy ants figthing waging war againts fire ants over a dead cockroach... seen back crazy ants hunting and raiding a termite colony only to be annilated by the acid glue defences excreted by the termites military suicide squad!!! Every house is an antiverse that have its own history and story waiting to be descovered and recorded!

[@mads1259]

@@FrancisJohnDYbas I could do that, too

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@browniewolf6833]

I have caught a Marcy PFP in the wild.

[@noorii-..6688]

I like it how he just included the Walmart on black Friday 😅

[@hi-zo5zu]

There’s that one ant on the dog food pellet looking like they own that pellet lol

[@sueparras6028]

I used to hang around a parking lot and I would love feeding the pavement ants of which there were many. They would have a great time dragging bits of food down their nest entrance. I really miss them as I'm retired now, but I at least have the fond memories. 👍💯✌🇨🇦🐜🐜Ant love forever ❤!

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@artiefufkin88]

You are a legend.

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

Hey Antscanada, I've a question and possible experiment idea. How do you thinks some ants would respond to prickly pear fruit and or products made from prickly pears? You know, things like jelly or syrup and such? Do you think the ants would like it?

[@talandar5773]

Ants will eat anything sugary, but they might ignore it if the sugar content isn't particularly high. Any type of sweet product would be popular, the fruit would probably garner some interest depending on how ripe it was, but I don't see them eating much from the leaves except maybe as a source of water.

[@lougus7076]

I bet if you were to give ants from the Sonoran desert prickly pears they would love it. I have some outside and I could get back to you on that but it might not be the case for ants elsewhere in the world…

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@FranRaynal17]

Any updates? I love prickly pears. I had candy flavored with it when I went to Arizona. So sweet!

[@yennychen3370]

good idea

[@Skylar.n.sophia]

“The flow of Anne came blowing in, like shoppers in Walmart on Black Friday” That part had me cracked up 😭😭😭

[@someguywithbagels5907]

My man using SCP ambience for ants

[@ThunderChanter]

AC: "What would you do?" Me: "UNLEASH THE REPTILES!!!!!"

[@kudzou_mc123]

Bro some verified dude stole ur comment his name is lol

[@DaniloDoesStuff]

So this is the original comment. KZbinrs like “lol” dont deserve subs. He stole ur comment just for clout and its working

[@osmosisjones4912]

Chalk absorb the Chemical trail they leave maps with

[@MrKidroboto]

Honestly if I knew ants were attacking my dogs, I don't think I'd ever think about appeasing the ants with food. Especially because the ants here are invasive species.

[@ginam5497]

ther native

[@ninjaturtle2948]

@@ginam5497 maybe where AC lives. But that doesn’t mean they are native to everywhere. Plus the comment didn’t say marauder ants. It just said ants. They could be talking about any type of ant.

[@loraleibishop6319]

​@ninjaturtle2948 lowkey know it's a year later but this is probably one of the nicest devils advocate comments I've seen in the KZbin comments section. Restored my faith in humanity.

[@frogprincess412]

I did something similar a couple summers ago. We had a rather large ant colony outside our front door and every night for a couple of weeks I left some fresh honeycomb and some canned dog food (didn't have any super worms 😉) and they never entered the house (unlike the previous summer). It was a pretty cool little experiment. They didn't come back the third summer, though.

[@melodiistars]

Randomly watching this even know my nose is itchy when I look at ants

[@newdonktimes2034]

I still can’t believe how big the super Majors are. They are terrifying but awesome as well

[@enclave6982]

In imagine them in fallout

[@AntsCanada]

They're amazing right? Ant love forever!

[@enclave6982]

@@AntsCanada ants are the best and cutest animals

[@justinmikkelson6193]

@@AntsCanadaI am literally trying to get my mom to buy me a ant colony and I think I did ant love forever ♾️ 😊

[@CandyCornCorgi]

The effort of keeping ants, my family would never let me do this

[@WalnutAnimations]

@Boluga shut up bot

[@tinycommando]

Same

[@ReyZar666]

its important to teach your self, so when you have the power to deal with this stuff you know the right answer

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@ThePrufessa]

If you could get to them before your family noticed you could probably keep them secret. Put the food somewhere distant from your house to keep them away.

[@DAVID-wt7hi]

The small workers riding the super majors reminds me of people being transported by a tank

[@turtlegaming4427]

Payday 2 ant tactics be like the super major is the get away van lol

[@PcItalian]

Can you timelapse a jelly cup being eaten completely? I think that'd be neat to see.

[@shinraset]

If they had continued to raid I might have used vinegar to "draw (invisible) lines in the sand" as it were. To this far and no further may you come!

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@leannepaxton5012]

Yes! Vinegar is an excellent repellent to keep ants away from your home, they hate the smell of it. There are a huge amount of humane ant repellent’s, to keep them out of people’s homes. I wish more people would at least try a few, instead of going straight to the can of Raid/Mortein/Aerogard and just killing every ant in sight. You can leave cucumber, cut up, or just the peel by any entry point, the same with lemons, or you can use lemon juice and water, a 50/50 mix in a spray bottle and just spray it around any entry points in your home or anywhere that you might think is beneficial. There are just so many things that can be found in most people’s cupboards already, so you don’t need to go and buy a product that is only to kill ants or even to repel them. As you mentioned, vinegar, you can ‘draw lines’ or you can use it in a spray bottle. Like I have already said, cucumber, either cut up, or just the peel. The other things that ants either hate the scent of, or they just can not pass, are, used coffee grounds, turmeric, salt or salt water spray, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, black pepper, lavender, eucalyptus, tea tree oil, peppermint, mint in general, garlic, chalk - you can simply draw a line with chalk and the ants are unable to pass! They also are unable to pass over baby powder. So many things!

[@swapandas1273]

@@leannepaxton5012 dude are you ok

[@mitchell6756]

Yeah, she’s ok. Just a person w/ great interest in natural ant repellents.

[@inthefieldtv3971]

“Sweet tantalizing juices”- talking dirty to the ants my g

[@ARandomPencil153]

I love how your video intros are like a movie intro in a cinema 🤩

[@Zekaz]

Me:"This is so scary and beautiful by watching this in a camera!" The Ants: *"it's about drive it's about power we stay hungry we devour take the works in ours and take what's ours!"*

[@BluexDjx]

My family does this when there’s ants in our household my Mexican parents also put food outside so they can leave instead of killing every ant 😂

[@benjaminwynnmartinez7557]

4:52 that supermajors tottaly scared me man

[@ylexalouiseevangelista7956]

him:heres some food the ants:ok bye The superworm:Where am i going the other superworm:NOOOO BABY

[@markiusgalfordii9248]

You know you don't have to use chemicals to get keep ants away from your house certain plants and certain things will keep them away from your house it won't be 100% effective but you're keeping enough out so you don't have to worry about it like coffee grounds used coffee grounds work awesome to keep insects and critters out of your house it doesn't take much either after every time you use your coffee maker just go around and sprinkle a little bit around here edge of your house it works

[@residentgrey]

Lavender and mint help.

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@KJSully92]

Thanks for the tip. I've got a massive nest of tiny black ants in my backyard. I've tried ant powder but it doesn't work. Will try coffee grounds. They keep biting my kids and dog.

[@braytonewell]

Yeah, I tend to use essential oils and safe smells to get them to leave when they invade my home. They probably don't work AS well as some chemicals, but at least they don't harm them.

[@braytonewell]

@@Knowledge_Seeker81 I reported them. Just why do people do that? Probably get paid to advertise or are dared or something.

[@huntercool2232]

4:21 I had no idea insects also had to wait on traffic lol

[@lilithm7393]

It's so funny when you speed it up and there legs just are so fast🤣🤣

[@Ericisyourmuse]

I thought he would release another ant swarm and two colony will fight to the death😂

[@AsmodeusMictian]

Dude, the way you approached the narrative for this cracked me up. Educational AND entertaining. Thanks for another great vid!

[@matthewdiaz3233]

Hi

[@jibrilaz8186]

Man it’s been over a year since i been on this channel, sure feels good to be back .

[@AntsCanada]

Welcome back! Ant love forever!

[@ok1e4487]

The way the ants strike: just pure interest

[@devilishlee9110]

I like the way you think about life regardless of how small that life maybe I'm glad I found this channel

[@schlawa]

Got to love the Ant-Infantry riding into battle on the back of their huge Ant tank-brothers :)

[@mads1259]

I plan on documenting the colonies around my home. The old ant nest of what I believe to have been carpenters had ant crickets living with them.

[@jamminoutrexan5474]

That's such a cool idea!!

[@someguy1028]

its actually scary how smart they are getting

[@zenomalley]

Watching them carrying the dog food really reminded me of the little spot sprites from Spirited Away.

[@nicoleb8424]

So feeding is the solution to ants invasions? 🤯

[@TF2Scout..]

Yeah prob because they don't need to go further if given enough food.

[@tanker965]

Hello, AC can you make an update on all your ant colonies, that would be cool have a nice day 😁🐜

[@Kirbyroth]

I believe he still away from the ant room

[@GIGA_Man.GAGAChado___GIGACHAD]

He's away from them, in his cottage.

[@tanker965]

@@Kirbyroth oh heh my bad

[@tarantulamadness6191]

When you dumped that jelly cup those ants were like "We get to go home early today boys!"

[@adamgodlewski8888]

couldnt believe the end honestly lol, for a second i tought ''he dreaming?''

[@coolkidrich777]

These invasions are just gonna be a monthly to quarterly thing and im here for it.

[@ryanneal3458]

Man, its been so long since ive seen one of your vids, and its been so great to watch your videos. Have a good one, AC.

[@AntsCanada]

Welcome back! Ant love forever!

[@justspeed1696]

Same im back from a long time

[@hikari1690]

I love how some of the ants were riding the pellets guarding the carrying ants like they are carrying rifles

[@jamesxavierjabagat7918]

"like shoppers on Walmart on balck firday" had me dead LOL XDDD

[@jamesxavierjabagat7918]

I mean black srry for wrong spelling

[@jamesxavierjabagat7918]

And my second wrong spel is firday but its friday

[@mads1259]

When I was little I would feed the ants that lived within the walls of my home. I plan on raising a colony of what I believe to be carpenter ants and a few colonies of isopods as soon the spring is coming in a few weeks, and a few weeks later the nuptial flights will occur.

[@osmosisjones4912]

Try chalk to block the chemical trails tye ants leave

[@mads1259]

@@osmosisjones4912 even at 16, I love ants. And if my family would stop killing them I'd let them live in the walls. Except carpenter ants. Those can't live in my walls.

[@osmosisjones4912]

@@mads1259 a bug's life could be more accurately representive of insects that's I think it over ants with story was more human. A bug's life gives me a natural world in my own Yard

[@geco7744]

Same I’m just keeping big headed ants

[@geco7744]

Or pavement ants

[@LostyXD]

I love when you make videos.

[@ReaverBolt]

@Boluga Not clicking sus link

[@francinevanluijk6950]

Its like the ants are like " NO THIS MY TURN NO NO MY JELLY " its so funny

[@woosher737]

That caterpillar: **beep, beep, beep, beep.**

[@masamah2661]

You say "that caterpillar: *beep, beep, beep, beep.*" ( laughter )

[@StevenIngram]

Just based on the lighting, it looks like the ants that hitched a ride on the super major were the ones with the fullest gasters. Turned the super major into a food transport truck to maintain the line.

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Yes, the ants just wanted to know their new neighbor, keep the colonies safe.

[@Knowledge_Seeker81]

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[@TheKweenII_09]

@@elle4702 (points the slipper at you) i will send you to jesus

[@HELICOPTERmike7785]

Sovereign colonies ant forces 😂

[@ItsLtime]

@@TheKweenII_09*wasted* emotional damage

[@stfuyoutube423]

there's a carpenter ant colony inside my ceiling in my carport

[@PhazerDoesStuff]

5:40 If a Supermajor is that big, then how big is a queen?!

[@bolt4216]

Roughly the same size but slightly longer.

[@sdace-bm7tw]

@@bolt4216 yep you're right 👍

[@iatemybraincells5144]

can we just appreciate when antscanada does a intro it feels like a movie intro

[@leannepaxton5012]

What an awesome video Mikey! I really enjoy these videos where ants are like, “Girls! You are never going to believe who is staying in the neighbourhood! It’s Mikey from AntsCanada! Come on! We have to get him to notice us! We can all be famous!” Lol Haha! You know what I mean! Either some really cool ant just walks past you, where you are staying or 2 different ant army’s decide to go to war right in your back yard, or a colony of ants decide to go on a massive food hunt and raid right outside your door! They always make for fascinating videos. I love watching the ants all stopping dead in their tracks and then running over to that sweet, sweet river of juice, flowing from that jelly cup! I found it so amusing when so many ants were lined up, drinking from that juice and there was no more space for any other ants to be able to drink the juice, so there were a few ants standing on top of the ones that were able to drink from it, and it looked like those ants were peering down, in any little space they could see between the ants that were drinking and they were running back and forth, kind of like they were trying to find a space, any space big enough that they might fit into, to be able to get a taste of that sweet juice! I know they would have gotten their share eventually, but they were looking a bit impatient to me!! I love that you feed them and I love it even more that they were nowhere to be seen the next day! Not because you were trying to get rid of them, although I know that that was your end goal, but more because you made a video out of it, which is going to be viewed by over a million people eventually. Therefore each and every one of the people who watch this video, will see that ants do not need to be sprayed in order to get rid of them. Those ants were out in force for a purpose. They needed sustenance, for themselves and for the rest of their colony. They are no different from us in that respect. We all need food and a well balanced diet! You just showed all of us that once the ants got everything that they needed, they went back to their colony’s. You also showed us that you were more than likely able to speed up the process! After 3 days of foraging, the ants had to have amassed quite a haul for the colony, however, I didn’t see anything sweet and high in carbohydrates out of all the items they were carrying home. Of course I am aware that we only saw a small portion of the items the ants were able to find. However, I still think that you providing them with that sweet little tub of jelly and then with a fresh source of meat, which, like you said, is so important for the Queen to consume, so that she can continue to create many more eggs to ensure the longevity and the growth of the colony! So, while you may feel that it was probably a coincidence, I really think that you just gave them exactly what they needed and they could stop the hunt for now. If you had given food to the ants on the first or even second day, the chances are that they would have had to continue foraging for more food or they would have gratefully accepted a second offering of food from you! Seeing just how big of a hunting party was out foraging for food, makes me feel like that must be a huge colony, as you know better than I, and better than most, no colony sends out all of its ants for any reason, other than when they move the entire colony to a new location. I really wish I could write shorter comments! But once I get started……….!

[@AntsCanada]

I totally agree! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Ant love forever!

[@mitsuki-yr2wm]

I was laughing so hard because before the vid started a ad for ant game came up 😆 🤣

[@rj_gacha1315]

the supermajors are humungous😂

[@Redd0w]

I love watching ant trails there is just something so satisfying about it. Also feeding them was a good idea, they’re just doing what they have to do to survive so providing them with what they want whilst also not exterminating them is a lot better.

[@kabalthecybop6145]

You are truly the ant Peacemaker

[@insertgoodusername1314]

0:04 burn the house

[@tylerandfriends8832]

I wonder how great full and smooth they are rn lol

[@ChillkittzGT]

9:27 aaaaaaaa don't grab me!!!

[@huntercool2232]

This episode was extremely interesting! Thank you AntsCanada! #AntLoveForever

[@AntsCanada]

Ant love forever!

[@jingstraub7803]

superworm love forever

[@torcherfire]

You: feeds warm Me: *FEEDS PLANETS*

[@tianaqian_0816]

Gosh, if I see this scene at my house, I would freak out. The fact that ac had so cooly just offered them a worm when they are raiding his home is amazing

[@yangpaan453]

I mean, it's free content.

[@maxcovfefe]

4:42 Supermajors are like bio-mechanical TANKS! It makes me wonder if any of the riders are specialists like "supermajor experts" within the colony that help maintain these massive infantry units. (How would Mike even know if individuals had such relationships or squadrons within a colony???) With this much organization, would such duties be random? It's got me thinking of it like a literal bio battalion. All their "weapons" and "technology" are like a warrior species or a football team: Remember the Titans!

[@ZukoPawsTherian]

Ikr

[@bhrog]

Are you sure the ants take a lift on the supermajors? Following this channel for years now, i think there must be a reason, Could be to protect those majors, i guess they are a lot of investment for a colony ?

[@AntsCanada]

Hey, this could be a reason true!

[@TF2Scout..]

Well they do take more food and time to grow.

[@sarahmaslen9315]

I kind of want you to keep Marauder ants again I think it would be so cool

[@donnastrawstream]

A similar thing happened to us when we moved in about 3 years ago, and whatever food we left out would be covered in ants. You would often see ants on your hands, on your computer, on your laptop, on your phone, even on your toothbrush 😂 we bought a LOT of bug spray to get rid of them lol

[@ThatGirlNamed_Emillie11]

lol

[@LafourmiGauloise]

Une espèce incroyable , avec un comportement fascinant !

[@TaylanHeater]

Ants cannada!!! Please do an update on the trap jaw ant queens u caught!!!!! I am raseing a trap jaw queen and i wold like to see how u rase them! If you have any tips please tell me! Thanks Love your vids!

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

You can see jordan dean's video on trap jaws

[@TaylanHeater]

​@@antkeeper_greece2042 Thanks! She had 5 eggs and a 2 install larva.

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

What do you mean install larva ?

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

Also what do you feed her?

[@TaylanHeater]

@@antkeeper_greece2042 oops i ment instar i feed her temites baby kricets and she hunts spring tail in her outworld.

[@katrina2061]

OK after watching this You are now going to be one of my favorite KZbinrs

[@retard_activated]

They just heard you were the right guy to go to for some sweet noms 💖💖💖 I can just picture the ants waving and photo bombing each other while Mikey films them, like "YEY!!!! WE'RE GONNA BE ON ANTSCANADA!!!" LoL 😂😂😂 *Ant Love, ForANTver* 💖💖💖💖

[@amandasunshine2]

My mom has successfully kept ants out of her house for several decades at this point with the occasional pile of sugar in her backyard. Definitely a different species of ant, but still. She likes to keep the back door open and doesn't like killing animals (even bugs). When I was little, we had problems with ants until.. sugar bribe

[@Broockle]

I heard the same story, it was more of an urban legend in that neighborhood of a lady that would talk to the ants and make a deal with them with a sugar cube every morning.

[@amandasunshine2]

@@Broockle I've never heard that story, but this one personally happened to me

[@george3660]

@@Broockle awww

[@Broockle]

@@amandasunshine2 maybe it came from you all along ;D I heard this like 20 years ago tho 😂

[@amandasunshine2]

@@Broockle I mean.. she's literally been doing it since I was like 7 so she has been doing it for over 20 years. Also, I wouldn't put it past her to talk to them as well, she's a weird hippie lady. She lives in the SF bay area 🤷‍♀️

[@haroldcapaducio5253]

10:45 Are you sure you didn't cut the video and kill them XD

[@foxews_the_fox]

I got an ad for an ant game while watching this lol

[@Gecko_guy]

7:25 the ants go marching one by one by one by one by one by one