RARE & BEAUTIFUL FOOTAGE of a QUEEN ANT Raising Her First Babies | Day 32

I managed to capture an incredible and rare moment between a queen ant and her young on film! Our eight queen ants with brood are all working towards growing their own ant colonies, but as I checked in on their progress after 32 days of incubation in test tubes, I was stunned by what I witnessed and filmed in one of the test tubes. Hope you enjoy today's episode! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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[@AntsCanada]

AC Family, thank you all for watching! I can't believe we actually got to witness this! It was definitely a moment to remember. Hope you can remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel if you enjoyed this video! Ant love forever! So, QUESTION: which queen do you think will have workers first?

[@therealnagisa]

Maybe Queen 3? Looks promising

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Hi

[@Kai14270]

Soooo cooool vids

[@lorneputnam7207]

ACQ: Ant milk is the byproduct made up of the nutritional value from the ant Queen's wings and back muscles

[@sabinakhanna265]

Question in the video answer = back wing muscles

[@vxrtuality]

I like how the mom is walking on her babies.

[@piepeteplayz6996]

That's an ant's life, also. Here's a like.

[@Fizzy_04]

Facs

[@allyowancy8037]

She is holding it

[@dominicmarshall1189]

lol

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Lol

[@luci_datum]

Maternal instinct is one of the strongest emotions out there, and I would say that most animals that raise their young have felt that emotion.

[@AxxLAfriku]

Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two HEAVENLY HANDSOME girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, having two handsome girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear illy

[@chasedbyvvolves9256]

Across most species and especially for mammals it's more common than not for first-time mothers to eat or abandon their young.

[@ElysetheEevee]

@@AxxLAfriku You are seriously the weirdest troll I've seen. I've seen you comment places randomly. Also, while handsome can be used to describe feminine individuals, it does sound a bit odd in English. As far as I'm aware, most people that use that term for females tend to reserve it for specific types of beauty or even older women. Just interesting to see if here.

[@pants6416]

Lol, an ant is more maternal than my mother.

[@tomatodamashi]

Yeah, I'm not sure you can consider an "instinct" an "emotion". Ants don't have emotions as humans understand them. All animals have instincts, though.

[@MisterDemonTC]

"Your goo, my child." "Thank you mother, I shall cherish this sustenance with all my heart." "It pleases me to hear you say that child, you may have seconds." "Most gracious, mother. Thank you." "You are welcome, my child."

[@theonlyapple6654]

even ants have a better vocabulary than me

[@KiingDa3rd]

The "most gracious mother" is why i liked. Hilarious

[@esthersingh01]

The only apple is right😆

[@iampancake7275]

XD

[@green_lettuce]

I demand this be in an ant article right now,

[@LupeCoded]

The very fact that the mother literally sacrifices her own body as food is like one of the most humble things ever. Nature is truly moving.

[@bfufhryrrhtjhxbdgkjgutitjh7877]

Well it is useless to her after nuptial flight so...

[@pisschamber0]

There's a species of bird that usually lays 1 egg, but in the case that it lays 2 and both of the eggs hatch, there will always be a timid baby and a aggressive baby, the aggressive baby will attack the timid baby which can't fight back. the timid baby will go to it's mom for help but the mom will peck the timid baby to death.

[@helencobler]

@@pisschamber0 thats truly moving... so humble

[@Hushlittleone]

@@pisschamber0 beautiful

[@saharadessert8917]

Yes, God is truly amazing

[@koolerpure]

watching ants feed their young the same way as every other species on the planet goes to show how similar we all are as living things. its gonna be interesting if we ever find an alien organism or creature that feeds and cares for their young in a way we never thought it would

[@thegamingpuppet8381]

Yeah! We're just like dolphins We're rasicts yes it's true

[@drnefario6576]

Deep

[@mimim.2175]

Yes!

[@fernandoromerogalvan]

To love the baby, you must yeet the baby, it is done this way in Planet Warfledorff

[@hydroptic9542]

Or not at all. Like if they were completely developed from a large egg or something else.

[@Daniel7.62]

The little feeding tube she uses to feed the larva with almost looks like another little mite or some kind of bug under her head

[@H.P.Blavatsky]

I thought the same thing!

[@protomedia8325]

Same lol

[@lauraveach2778]

I can't believe I just teared up for an ant. What you're doing is just wonderful and you are the best at it.

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for giving ants a chance. Ant love forever!

[@SunnyCrow16]

*sniffle* I love ants. Just seeing the Queen feed her child is a heartwarming thing.

[@amywelsh8225]

For real! Lol. These videos are great! You are the best ant ambassador

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

My favorite quotes: "Let's blast through the rest of these queens" "Ant milk."

[@you59tube59]

Ah yes, ant M I L K

[@mizterwizerd]

Are we still doing phrasing?

[@turtle2774]

AnT MiLk

[@moth6173]

3:54 ant milk 9:59

[@nightwolfgamingwr9462]

Ant milk

[@lockree9415]

Antscanada never fails to make my ant obsession impressed. Random Edit thought: is any ant keeper more determined than antscanada?

[@markiusgalfordii9248]

He's not just obsessed with ants you see his room there are more creatures in there than most people have in their backyard LOL

[@joannmarzi2056]

same here

[@hotshotcandy5297]

@Not RickRoll👇 an ad just saved me i tought it was an rickroll but then an ad poped up before start

[@thomasfleming8169]

Does anyone know what species are those ants?

[@elisabethsun7059]

@@hotshotcandy5297 lol

[@lipatrick6511]

Watching the queen ant clean itself is so adorable!

[@cyberwolf5075]

Honnestly, gotta agree. Take my like

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah

[@andreagonzalez1815]

@Not RickRoll👇 rickroll

[@thunderz2483]

@Not RickRoll👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3XImGqMp9V7mK8

[@elijahsmall5873]

Agreed

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I happened to be bottle feeding my newborn to give the wife a break while I watched this episode. Cheers to all the amazing hard work the queens are doing and to my wife for all she does.

[@Ki-zy3bb]

Bow

[@godlygamer2466]

Lol does you wife lick your baby clean to keep it from being infected by fungi too, that’s some hard work trust me

[@CHEESEKITTY676]

Bow😊

[@velosidrome]

Bow

[@vivineshviswanath7127]

bow

[@koliberk]

My 9y old son, after watching your chanel, started his own colony. The Queen is with 3 larva and few smaller eggs. Amazing to know there is a potential large kingdom rising into the world 😆 Thanks for your new video and take care AC!

[@koliberk]

And we have out first worker ant! Queen and new worker together 😃👍 i.imgur.com/RSJwJBe.jpg i.imgur.com/eknRemZ.jpg

[@gehrmansparr0w]

That's nce

[@koliberk]

Here is a short video of the first feeding with a drop of honey 🍯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXXZm3VvaZeLi6M

[@jaykaycubing5863]

@@koliberk you privated it😅 but I'm sure it was amazing !! Your son did an amazing job!!

[@koliberk]

@@jaykaycubing5863 hi, its because google restricted video as of the age of my boy. Working on it since yesterday 🤔

[@allyowancy8037]

Fun fact: his content always makes everyones day better

[@gl3aming3clips37]

True fact

[@regitz3833]

Fr

[@loverainthunder]

♡☺

[@MadisUntr]

meh

[@BJ18J09]

Yeah I agree

[@nataliewright2938]

Luckily this wasn't such a drastic "to be continued" and cliff- hanger

[@caitlinlopingco8888]

I like those!

[@elisabethsun7059]

Yes

[@Polyethylenester]

Its a reason why this guys videos are 11+ minutes

[@wildlifecohen1048]

Really I love it when that happens.(It makes me bounce up and down on the couch😅)

[@wildlifecohen1048]

@@caitlinlopingco8888 me too

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

Oh my! That certainly is special :D

[@kaigaku4917]

Here before it blows up

[@martinxu3400]

Bow

[@cxpKSip]

Bow

[@kaigaku4917]

Bow

[@tined_trout4460]

@@kaigaku4917 same

[@girlygirlbutterfly]

The way the dude speaks is so freaking calming. Like, he could be talking about bricks and I would be listening carefully-

[@systemraboot]

I love this channel, I've never really been a fan of ants or insects, but I found your videos one day and it reminded me of Animal Planet shows I use to watch as a little kid and the similar vibe hooked me in lol. As I started watching them here it really has made me grow found of them, especially seeing the new queens with their young. It's so tender to watch! So glad to be subscribed and I can't wait to see the next step in all these queen's journeys :}

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for watching! Ant love forever!

[@MrMan-jz1gn]

@@AntsCanada mr ant you should know everyone in this gen (gen z) knows u are all of our childhoods and i still watch lol just wanted u to know

[@piercecowley255]

I still watch animal planet when they have shows about big cats

[@turtle2774]

@@AntsCanada AnT MiLk

[@vivineshviswanath7127]

@@AntsCanada bow

[@Human98927]

My amazing eyesight read “ queen ant doing her babies “

[@elnino8522]

@Eclipser" What art thee doing, your majesty, queen of the ants? Why dost thou layeth thine bosom upon mine mouth as such?"

[@ironbanana2253]

Woah

[@fridaybutitssaturday1362]

@@elnino8522 PFFFFT- CHILE PLEASE-

[@GinaMazzola]

AC Family: Looking for ants queens to build colonies in their homes. Everyone else: Trying to eradicate the ant colonies already in their homes.

[@johnny_boi5456]

Lmao

[@realerraddler]

so accurate

[@accounthasbeendeleted4113]

@OLIVER YAP LMHO (laughing mah head off)

[@chrisdobbs9155]

It looks like the larve are developing at different rates almost exactly as they appear in decreasing order from the drawer? Could the light or heat or something be making a difference?

[@AntsCanada]

Actually, the smallest brood are towards the middle (i.e. Queens #4 and #5). Not too sure if there are considerable variations in light or temperature within the small drawer the queens are kept in, which by the way is always closed except when I check up on them once or twice a week. Perhaps the few seconds of light most concentrated towards the middle of the drawer when I check up on them could impact brood development? Nevertheless, it is quite interesting to see that there is a bit of a pattern.

[@sagarikaliyanage8635]

How did you get does queen ants did you capture them?

[@Ffxxxx332]

@@sagarikaliyanage8635 yes, he captured them

[@Riley___]

I just can't get enough of ants anymore. My brain just dosen't like- remember anything else while watching this it's so satisfying.

[@ginniferbishop]

Just the QUALITY of this footage is CRAZY & AMAZING! much appreciated, great job Mikey. THANKS!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Ant love forever!

[@turtle2774]

@@AntsCanada AnT MiLk

[@maxcovfefe]

Do ants feel "LOVE"? From a purely biological and chemical perspective, we can answer that with another question: Is OXYTOCIN present in ants? Oxytocin is the "love hormone" present in some mammals, such as humans, that gives us our ability to bond with one another. If ants produce their own type of oxytocin, then YES, ant love forever!

[@urbannanni5864]

You read my mind. I'm a retired nurse who did quite a bit of time working in obstetrics and oxytocin was my first instinct. I've seen that hormone have dramatic effects in humans, so if anything would explain mommy ant love, it would have to be that.

[@MetronaJ]

Apparently the answer is sort of They have something similar in inotocin

[@diegobrando3409]

Well yes. Of course. Ants in recent studies have proven that ants pass the mirror test. Meaning they are aware of themselves, which by proxy would mean they have more complex feelings like love. So since ants are aware of themselves, it means they actively make the choice to sacrifice them selves for the colony on feelings for their mother and sisters rather than instincts and logic.

[@MetronaJ]

@@diegobrando3409 there's a species of ant where if a female ant were to go into heat other female ants would pin them down until they are no longer in heat Forgot which one though

[@diegobrando3409]

@@MetronaJ I never heard of them. That's nuts, where did you find them?

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I never knew I could be interested in ants until I started watching this channel. You make them fun to watch.

[@CertifiedGrimlockFan]

Seeing the queen feed her baby made me cried of how cute it is.

[@elisabethsun7059]

Ok

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

@@elisabethsun7059 what do you mean ok? You didn't get hugged enough?

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

@@elisabethsun7059 it is good motherhood, these ants sacrifice themselves for there colony, like every mother does, We all care for our mothers.

[@elisabethsun7059]

@@iamasmattypeofguy didn’t know what else to comment

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

@@elisabethsun7059 oh alr

[@DignifiedArmenianGato]

I really didn’t know that was rare. I had a ant farm once just for fun and I took care of it with my cousin. We saw this happened and also thought it was cute but had no idea it was rare! We thought it was an everyday thing. Thanks for inspiring me and teaching me more about ants!

[@ji1125]

Ant milk is made of a queen ant's back muscle tissue that once powered the queen's wings for flight.

[@turtle2774]

AnT MiLk

[@iatemyhand11]

Who here picked queen #1's colony as their chosen ant for being the most successful ant?

[@cherryriego2149]

me

[@Temerityofficial21201]

Me and if u eat your hand I don’t care

[@theoneandonly-1331]

@@Temerityofficial21201 whAt

[@Temerityofficial21201]

@@theoneandonly-1331 his acc name is “Can I eat my own hand”

[@cherryriego2149]

@@Temerityofficial21201 hahaha

[@eee7510]

AC question: Ant milk is made from the queen's liquified back muscle tissues.

[@snailman4719]

aw damn it my timezone falied me again, no book for me

[@Knightsac]

dang it why doesn't flat earth exist so everyone has the same timezone

[@Kitz_Real]

*insert EW from the merg mod*

[@elisabethsun7059]

@@snailman4719 oof

[@turtle2774]

AnT MiLk

[@profleapstrum506]

Your excitement over ants is absolutely adorable. Just like the ants.

[@Saiavinn]

AHH! This is so awesome! Here I've been, trying to develop an ant-like humanoid fantasy race, and very recently doing research on their mouthparts, and now you give us this! I can _see_ the queens' maxillae palps! This provides so much context for the diagrams I've seen! I legit don't know the _name_ of that mouthpart involved in the feeding, even after brief research. It's all so cool!

[@DBJane]

Aww that is really sweet, it genuinely has the same hallmarks of caring shown across the world. Thank you for sharing this with us and all the work that goes into it

[@Taylor-kd9ld]

He is so enthusiastic about these ants WHY DOES IT MAKE ME HAPPY

[@adlirez]

BECAUSE IT’S ANTSCANADA BOI

[@turtle2774]

@@adlirez WHY AM I SCREAMING

[@adlirez]

@@turtle2774 I DUNNO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@turtle2774]

@@adlirez OH OK

[@HoelDweller]

Previously: **some Queens Die Dramatically** Now: **a queen is doing the rarest and prettiest thing**

[@cycy9966]

The queen feeding the young gave me goosebumps! I am so happy you recorded at the right time!!!

[@owenkim1630]

AC question answer: The "Ant milk" is made of the back muscles which are used to power her wings. After mating she does not need them anymore so she repurposes them as the food she uses to feed the young. Also love your videos man! Keep up the awesome work! :)

[@turtle2774]

AnT MiLk

[@iampancake7275]

I love that answer just as I love the term ‘Ant Milk’

[@owenkim1630]

@@iampancake7275 Thx

[@tiffymcconkey]

That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing this special moment.

[@KaciHazaCoolPhone]

My heart is so full watching this! Not just for the ants, but also for you! It's a true pleasure getting to hear someone talk so passionately about something the truly love! It's very inspiring 💖

[@gabydeamores3728]

The fact is I'm literally crying it's so beautiful

[@SkyWidows]

Once again, this channel has brought me to tears over ants!

[@aussieantkeeping2825]

ac question, ant milk is made of metabolized wing muscles and fat reserves

[@stream_and_upload666]

I think so

[@fence03]

Yes

[@harrycline985]

Dude remember me when you become as popular as Ants Canada😁

[@little1942]

Perhaps your motto should be: “it’s ant mother love forever”, since her colony consists of all her children. It is fascinating that she actually destroys (sacrifices) a part of her body to feed her babies. Most mothers will usually sacrifice eating herself so her children can eat, but these mom’s go beyond that. There is no stronger bond in life than a mother’s love for her little ones. It is truly a beautiful thing to watch: that of a mom feeding and caring for her young with such tenderness. Even in ants.

[@MrEdasurce]

I started watching your channel 3 years ago... 2 months ago i caught my first queen 😃 Last week i got my first worker, now I'm having the hardest time not looking at them all the time 😅 Thank you for inspiring me to start this hobby ! Ant love from Denmark

[@lolad7779]

I never thought I would honestly say that an ant is CUTE…. But here I am. That was adorable. 🥰

[@KalmSaled]

Ant breast milk is made up of the broken down wing muscles of the queen and turned into a soup to feed her larve

[@knucklesgaming5501]

Nice fact

[@rommdan2716]

Lol, "Ant breast"

[@saimon13]

its been like 4 years watching ants canada and this is the beautiful thing i see

[@ijlayugan4149]

This is such an important contribution, Thanks Ants Canada!

[@frogostar]

one of my favorite things about this channel is how excited he gets when small things happen. makes me very happy

[@newdonktimes2034]

I love the wave he does with his hands when he shows us new ant habitats or when putting the Queens away it’s like he’s giving them his blessing of good life and luck

[@erinfreeman4367]

AC, that’s an incredible video you captured. Thank you for taking the time to shine a new perspective on something I dont know anyone else would take interest in. I would never thought of an ant feeding their babies in such a way. Education nurtures compassion. Just amazing :)

[@phillipsanchez4192]

Hello from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! My son and I love watching your videos as part of our weekend routine. Thank you for educating both of us on the beauty of ants. :)

[@hotsnow2]

Damn thats fast

[@allyowancy8037]

This wilk be the top comment i bet

[@MadisUntr]

fast but not fast

[@aspiregames9578]

Man i'm bored through the week his videos are always nice to watch.

[@Legolassytrio]

I think what surprised me the most in this video was less the act of the queen feeding her child, but rather the intricate detail of the queen's mouthpart itself. I used to think that the ant pincers were like a sideways mouth, like a beak or teeth, since the pinsers cut and hold things like teeth do. But this showed me that the mouth is more behind and under the pincers, and are surrounded in many tiny... arms? I guess they would help to pull food in towards the mouth in the centre, like with octopus' tentacles, but it was a surprise to see thanks to the awesome camera you've got.

[@23Keith23]

From all the videos I watch on KZbin, I get myself glued to your's

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Ant love forever!

[@_noobperks]

Queen #6 is so cute!

[@leannepaxton5012]

This is such a special episode Mikey. I’m so happy for you that you managed to capture such rare footage. Possibly the only footage of it’s kind, which is just mind blowing! It sure looked like a tender moment to me. The Queen was touching the larvae with her antennae while she was feeding it, it appeared to be a caress and to my eyes, it looked like ant love. Such a special moment to catch on camera. You must feel so proud!

[@DavidRice541]

It's amazing how much i enjoy these videos, its great how you shine such a light on an animal as such that is considered a pest throughout so many places

[@gibbyrockerhunter]

Hey AC! I collected two queens one day after you released the first video in this series. One had burrowed into the sandy soil in its container and haven’t seen her since. The other little lady hasn’t done a thing but wonder around her temporary home. Regardless of the outcome, thank you so much for everything you do. I have enjoyed your content for a few years now, and finally got the bug. You rock!!!

[@Mimikinn]

I never thought I would be touched by an ant mama feeding her babies but here we are. ❤️

[@NewFrontier17]

AC Question: She liquifies her back muscles, where her wings were and feeds them to her larvae

[@madisaurusthelazyspinosaur3984]

at the part where queen #6 was feeding her young was so wholesome. Congrats queen #6. . .i hope you live a good life

[@roxelanaorc4065]

As a mom who currently nurses a baby i really feel connected to that ant and your feelings. Thank you for your great content.

[@theoriginalbrickburger]

The intro never gets old

[@RussUno]

Yeah true

[@RussUno]

Wait a minute am I early!?!?

[@theoriginalbrickburger]

@@RussUno ye

[@adriantsai3542]

“Ant milk” is made of the nutritious remains of the queen’s wing muscles.

[@Sphericalcake]

hacks go brrrr

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Ok

[@Sphericalcake]

@Nelson Seazar III Bastareche weirso

[@clarkthedogandjoey1809]

@Nelson Seazar III Bastareche what yummy????????????

[@shotarosann3914]

As an ant keeper I say wow just wow This is incredible even after 7 years of keeping ants I have never seen this or seen an recording of it I'm just in awe thanks for posting this and showing this to other people to see

[@vigiIantedeku2345]

I wish I was a ant keeper

[@leivixiong9893]

Hey antscanada, I remember watching you in 2016 when you were still living in Canada. I remember asking all sorts of questions and you being such a genuine and responsive youtuber. You probably won't see this, I got caught up with life and gave the hobby up. Started a colony on my own and proudly released it to the wild. Coming back to check up on the channel after all this time, it's amazing to see you now with 4.2m subs! I remember when you got your first KZbin plaque! Keep up the awesome content, inspiring people to take up such a fun and interesting hobby. Much love bro

[@dhill3919]

My life feels so complete seeing an mom ant feed her baby one of the smallest insects in the world. Taking care of her baby🐜❤️🐜❤️🐜

[@Bean-boi]

Time to destroy your day! The largest the animal, the more it cares about its baby. Larger animals rely on quality for their baby and they do what humans do. Smaller animals rely on quantity to insure that the species will continue to exist. That means that the queen cared about the larvae in work terms not mother terms

[@justspeed1696]

Yeah we know just let her have her day

[@Adeelsajjadch]

I have to say for what this channel is it is quiet underrated.

[@CaveJohnson-nk3wj]

"hey bro you wanna try some of this it's bussin" "yeah sure what is it?" "ant milk" ...

[@meanjeanmcqueen6171]

Very cool! I'm so glad that you got this om video! As for ants feeling love, I would say so! They will often put themselves at risk to save their sisters during life threatening situations and creatures that display altruism tend to mourn the death of those they're close to which is a true sign of love to me.

[@clairebear14000]

Your channel, aswell as some pinterest posts, inspired me to start keeping garden snails. They mated, laid eggs, and I now have baby snails 😊😁

[@rebelicious4076]

I want giant African land snails so so bad but I can't find any since I'm in Florida. I've never had a problem getting species that are illegal to keep here due to it being so similar to so many awesome animals original habitats. Make and female Madagascar hissing giant roaches... Nothing has been so hard for me to find than someone selling giant African land snails to someone in Florida.

[@clairebear14000]

@@rebelicious4076Good luck. I'm in canada, and they're GARDEN snails.

[@trabash505]

Watching this as my 5 Tetramorium Immigrans queens are caring for their budding colonies and getting to witness the way these amazing creatures care for and love for each other. Even got amazing footage of a newborn baby ant that had my heart bursting with love! This is such incredibly beautiful footage! I'm in tears at the love displayed by the queen mother! The way she tenderly touched her babies with her antenna! Truly #antloveforever!!!!!

[@nerdmachine5551]

Ants can do some pretty violent and mindless stuff, but at the same time, humans have done a lot of things like that throughout history. And while ants are definitely not as smart or intelligent as humans on an individual level, and don't have the same range or as complex of emotions or thoughts, to a certain extent, I'm sure they have some form of love and fear, and sometimes they can do some pretty cool and seemingly smart and mindblowing stuff! Ant love forever! ♥🐜♥

[@mikeschiesel2852]

Wow, just wow. That Queen to Larvae moment was amazing.......it really did show Ant Love........Forever

[@lildreadnaughtstarwar]

This is prove that all animals can evolve to be like us humans. An advanced society of beings doing more than what our DNA tells us what we should do. How do I know this? The ants are showing emotion to each other. They can feel what is happening around them, and react like we do. For some, they do it everyday like we do. For others, they just need the perfect environment to unlock their emotions, and ability to evolve.

[@tllofi2143]

I have an alarm for this channel hehehe

[@oxxo183]

That’s so cute when the queen noticed the larvae moving so cute!

[@juliadevore9602]

This was absolutely beautiful to watch. Thank you so much for sharing!! I never in my life knew I would ever know so much about ants.

[@canna_craigy_uk172]

Ac Question: queen ants produce a milk from broken down tissue left from their wings once broken off, they feed it to their larva through mouth parts, such a beautiful thing to see 🥰

[@rimeoftime2444]

I loved the queen feeding the larva. Ant love forever. Ant milk is made of the liquefied back muscles of the queen.

[@Temerityofficial21201]

A mother losing muscles and parts of body just for some milk to her babies

[@rimeoftime2444]

@@Temerityofficial21201 sad and cool. Nature is amazing.

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah me too

[@litjellyfish]

@@Temerityofficial21201 she is no loosing any body part for this. This is the connection muscles that drove her wings. She has no need for the wings so they are dropped. She has no need for the muscles driving the wings so they get broken down to feed the babies. Human mothers also loose muscles to feed their babies if they are low on nourishment :) we are not so different after all

[@Temerityofficial21201]

@@litjellyfish muscle is also a part of the body that’s why I said it was a body part

[@thegamingspartan6528]

this was amazing and also the feeding of that larvae was actually very cute for an ant basically puking food into it's babies mouth to feed it

[@lexxzus]

You can hear the passion in this guy's voice about his love for what he does. Very enjoyable video content. I definitely never seen this much into the ant world. Thank you really appreciate your work and content

[@lindseykatetabayoyon9641]

Yo this notified, after a long time I'm now back to watching these types of videos.

[@AntsCanada]

Welcome back! Ant love forever!

[@cyberwolf5075]

"Caught in 4k feeding larvae"

[@kayleealamaa6197]

Awwwwww she’s feeding her babies!!! 😭😍

[@larrykelbaughjr.1831]

AC, you should share that rare footage with your contacts in the ant world!!! Bet they'd love it!!!

[@lilitheden748]

This is indeed amazing footage. Congratulations with filming these moments of ‘ant tenderness ‘. I do have a question. There is no poop in the test tubes. The ant queen and her brood must produce some waist. Is it eaten by the queen in order to keep the chamber clean ? I know cats and birds eat their newborns poop to keep the nest clean and to not attract predators…

[@AntsCanada]

Here's an amazing fact! Ant larvae don't poop. The waste collects inside their bodies and is expelled as a dry fecal pellet right when they become cocoons (inside the cocoon) and often appears as a little black dot on the cocoons. Some ants that don't form cocoons like fire ants simply collect the meconia and dump it somewhere. Helps keep things clean. As for the queen, not sure but I don't see any bathroom area. I assume she eats her poop.

[@moesby80]

@@AntsCanada Are you sure the queen poops, when she does not eat ??

[@bfufhryrrhtjhxbdgkjgutitjh7877]

@@moesby80 she drinks and her ant milk is also food which may produce waste

[@axcieom]

@@AntsCanada But why do queens step on the eggs , like walking over it

[@turtle2774]

@@bfufhryrrhtjhxbdgkjgutitjh7877 AnT MiLk

[@sWooSH_wHooSH]

Ac question of the week- the ant milk is made up of broken wing muscles that powered her wings during her nuptial flight

[@andrewharmony]

I commented on the original ant queen video saying I was team queen #6. I knew she wouldn't fail us!

[@waffuwaffle8969]

I love how it’s like a game show & we’re all wishing them luck!

[@lalaego3517]

Question of the week answer is the soup that the queen ant uses to feed their babies with contains broken down fat and muscle tissue left unused from the wings she used during nuptial flight(later torn off) although I don’t know if you mean only in captivity but I’m pretty sure they also use aphids in the wild

[@Liltoolillied]

This is so beautiful i love this

[@richardrichard5862]

can’t wait for a update on the trap jaw ant queen!!!!

[@soogus55]

This man makes ants intense and emotional

[@Shearper2]

That is really cool. I've learned so much about ants from this channel. Glad YTs algorithm suggested this channel to a few years ago. And though I don't really want to have an indoor ant colony, I appreciate the local wild colonies near my home as much as the orb weavers and their amazing webs they spin. :D

[@sueciamendez8345]

a question of the week the soup that the queen ant gives to her babies consists of broken down muscle tissue. that powerd her wings in the nuptial flight

[@hopehenderson7510]

Oh! Wow! Congratulations on capturing this precious moment.

[@MinibitX]

I used to be grossed out by ants, but now I'm excited when I see one. I take pictures and observe it and try to identify it. It's brought so much learning and joy where once was fear. Thanks Ants Canada! It's ant love forever ❤️🐜