Empire of the Garden Ants

[@jpe1]

That’s BBC or PBS level documentary work there! Stunning cinematography and a script that is both educational and compelling. Very well done. Watching, I was somehow reminded of a book I read when I was a little kid, I remember the title being _White Patches_ but I can’t find anything with that title when I search for it. The story was about a boy who is magically transformed into an ant and learns all about the insect world.

[@TeamCandiru]

Thanks! And thanks for watching. This one was a pretty big deal for us.

[@MaxiWolf88]

Thank you for this fascinating look at nature! I was entranced the whole video!

[@TeamCandiru]

Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for watching.

[@babalonkie]

Excellent, amazing documentary. I had being researching and recording footage of black ants in England under micro lenses for 3 years, i had even started a channel dedicated to it... but a emergency came up and i stopped before finishing editing and getting final footage, you have basically beaten me to it lol. Hopefully, in your next documentary you show the amazing construction of their nests. How these animals in a large healthy nest will even have a graveyard chamber, a toilet chamber, a waste chamber and even a "quarantine hospital" where sick or ill ants are put there alone in isolation to stop spreading disease and inspected 2 times a day by specific ants. You put these things under a microscope 24/7 they will amaze you.

[@TeamCandiru]

YES! There were TONS of things that we wanted to include in this film but just didn't get the footage. Mostly things from a large thriving nest like you have described. Will certainly be coming back to the ants. Also if you like what we do we have a patreon you might enjoy.

[@Boskyyyy]

Great work! Fascinating and wonderful close up shots

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Beautiful! Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@corbeaudejugement]

you're back! the video is excellent, as always.

[@TeamCandiru]

We are. This one took a while... They always do.

[@corbeaudejugement]

@@TeamCandiru the quality is so worth it. infrequent but amazing uploads are better than lots of low-quality ones imo

[@curtislanglitz926]

The work you do is incredible and inspirational

[@TeamCandiru]

Thank you, that is very kind to say. If you want to support the channel we do have a patreon!

[@Gadesuv]

Incredible quality

[@TeamCandiru]

Amazing. Thank you very much. If you like what we do please consider checking out our patreon. You can get access to exclusive behind the scenes content there!

[@regnamos9089]

I love how your videos are always interesting, beautiful and kind of epic! Amazing work guys, thank you for sharing it 🙏

[@gentlesteps2476]

Brilliant video! So fascinating and really well put together.

[@TeamCandiru]

Many thanks!

[@MrTrollosan]

your videos are few and far in between, but oh my, they are always a treat 👌

[@hoatzinn3106]

Great video!

[@TeamCandiru]

Thank you that is very kind of you to say. If you like what we do then you might want to check out our patreon!

[@d4n13lsd]

Loved the script, lots of info that makes perfect sense in the flow of the video. Not a minor conquest. Ah, and great images too.

[@scaredchalk]

Beautiful

[@TeamCandiru]

Thank you. And thanks for watching. If you want to support the channel we do have a patreon now!

[@BasicAnts]

Really nice footage, very well made, I liked that.

[@diderichlangmannen]

Excellent!

[@TeamCandiru]

Glad you liked it!

[@PeterLunk]

WONDERFUL !!! Keep making such wonderful little docus !

[@TeamCandiru]

Thank you, thats very kind! We'll keep trying our best

[@MetaWhiteYoshi]

amazing!

[@TeamCandiru]

Thanks!

[@prodr0xxthefirst267]

For the algorithm!

[@TeamCandiru]

the algorithm hates this channel

[@Operariobrasilia558]

Up

[@hayatiucar3480]

"PLEASE, PLEASE, VERY PLEASE ADD TURKISH SUBTITLES TO ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS."

[@viktorfromkgb4455]

This wasp was badly injured..... BY WHOM ??? 😢

[@inquaanate2393]

Usually the colonies start with at least 3 queens that kill each other once their first brood has hatched until there is only once queen left with three broods. One brood is not enough to survive.

[@TeamCandiru]

according Madsen and Offenberg (2017) "most colonies start with a single claustral queen." Now obviously nature being nature there is some plasticity with this. They CAN start with more than one. But for the sake of the film we decided to just go for the single queen.

[@MrKrusten]

Algorithm comment

[@TeamCandiru]

appreciated

[@robertnichols2283]

“… hot day… in England That means that temperature is 25+C? LOL (Here in the USA “hot” means 35+C)

[@TeamCandiru]

Someone doesn't live in Alaska... Thanks for watching!