Exploring My LARGEST Ecosystem │ Large Woodland Terrarium - 1 Month Update!

In this video we take a look at the Large Woodland Terrarium I built roughly a month ago from uploading this video. The terrarium hosts many plants from a woodland. I introduced isopods and springtails, whilst other species hitchhiked in on the plants and wood.
Inside this bioactive terrarium many species have shown up. Tiny species such as Barklice, Springtails, Globular Springtails, Mites and Fungus Gnats have formed breeding populations. These species are at the very bottom of the food chain and help provide food for larger organisms higher up in the ecosystem.
Larger animals such as Garlic Snails, Worm Slugs and Armadillidium Isopods also call the terrarium home. These species are quite large so don't have to worry as much about predators. Their young and eggs however are much more vulnerable.
Predators such as Springtail Stalker Beetles, Soil Centipedes and Harvestmen have also shown up within the terrarium. I believe the beetles have played a significant role in the reduction of parasitic mites found on the isopods. I also noticed Harvestmen seem to prefer hunting in the plants and wood, whilst the soil centipedes stick to the ground. Springtail Stalker Beetles seem to hunt anywhere, but seem more common in the moss.
What I found surprising is I've yet to see any worms show up within this ecosystem. Despite this soil Centipedes have found their way in. These centipedes hunt earthworms in the wild so have had to adapt to the new conditions inside this terrarium. They can often be seen hunting the surface for mites, springtails and other small invertebrates. The Worm Slugs are also known to live in Earthworm tunnels. Both species may have to adapt to a world without Earthworms... (Unless of course they show up in the next few months... Just because I haven't seen them yet doesn't mean babies aren't hiding out somewhere.)
I'm very pleased with this ecosystem. I hope it'll continue to bring myself and others joy for years to come! :) Thanks for watching, please like and subscribe!
To watch the full series of this terrariums development click here:
• Building my BIGGEST Ec...

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One month update??

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1 month update: obviously some creatures died and all the isopods were driven to extinction due to overpredation so i just added some new isopods. So i guess its doing good after 1 month

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Have you ever considered a live cam of one of your terrariums?

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These are very enjoyable to watch! Thank you! Can’t wait for an update on the Ocean Ecosystem!

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Your videos are one of the few uploaders I watch full screen. Between the music, the subjects and the amazing camera work... Always look forward to the next update!

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Seems you put it in words.

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I love your videos! Never thought this would be something I would be interested in watching on KZbin lol... but very fascinating. Can't wait for further updates :D

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How does this man have so many insects in his ecosystem? I’ve had my ecosphere for a year now and all I can find is springtails and woodlice :( I’m envious and in awe

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picking the right location to collect soil/plants/branches can result in great amounts of biodiversity there is a spot near where i live that has amazing amounts of life

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@@nakrinoban6394 what’s a good place for collecting? I have a sparse forest, a dense, evergreen forest, and a field near me

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wow, I can't believe it's already been a month since i watched the last video on this ecosystem. It feels like only yesterday I saw you build it!

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It made me so happy to see a new video was uploaded!

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That was just gorgeous. So much biodiversity, such a spontaneous landscape, beautifully shot, subscribed!

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"Hightly armored" as a proprer body is pretty impressive haha ! Love it ! Might be like a Tank in real life.

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Just shows what can be created with a glass box a lid and a field trip to the woods and a little imagination fascinating stuff 👍👍

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I once built a terrarium for a biology project in high school. It was amazing experiencing so far! I really love your videos! Keep up the good job :)

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I love watching the bugs eat. They're just munching away!

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Your channel inspired me and I made my first terrarium last week. Thank you so much. Keep making such beautiful content 💖

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Try make a 1-2 hours video just filming into the ecosystem🙌 Going to bed watching this and wake up to it🥰 No one can hate

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Get stick bugged lol

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I've got a similar (but less attractive) ecosystem as well. We miss so much by not looking closer at the smaller creatures. They are every bit as interesting and entertaining as larger ones. I love my bugs!

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love to see your videos, I discovered you today and God I really enjoy seeing your terrarium and your eco-spheres, I even want to make my own ecospheres and terrariums, I hope you continue to share your ecosystems for a long time

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10 minutes therapy session ❤️

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Awesome content! This has inspired me to create my own self-contained terrarium!

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Thanks for the nice video. I think it would be beneficial to include a before and after shot at the end for these sequential terrarium updates, so we can see how it's changed and grown since the initial setup.

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The isopods are so adorable!

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Love your channel bro, only found it yesterday but its so cool to see nature in action, and glad you take such good care of all the animals and plants, cant wait to see more! Have you considered doing a half water, half woodland terrarium? would definitely be cool to see!

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His attention to detail is fantastic

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This stuff is absolutely amazing. Fantastic work!

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Dude I love your videos! It would be really nice to see a rundown on how you went about this one. This is my ultimate goal.

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So graceful and…wait….what the…is that a centipede!?!?! Sweet mother of mercy get the fire!!!! All in all great terrarium 🙌🏽

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Beautiful video. Well done. Thank you for posting this. Rob (London)

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Realmente fascinante el vídeo, cada habitante del terrario es muy interesante. Muchas gracias por compartir.

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This is such beautiful, thoughtful and fascinating content.

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Always love the update videos!

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Ah, it's a peaceful moment when I watch any Jartopia video... thanks for these.

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Excellent video. I recently had a debate with someone regarding the balance of ecosystems and based much of the debate from your videos. Everything finds a balance eventually, one species of creature may dominate the rest yet, when food dwindles the dominate species will decline by either starvation or cannibalism which in turn, changes the nature of certain species. So much can be learned from a simple tank or jar, filled with local wildlife and observing changes over a long period of time. Remarkable and thoroughly enjoyable.

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Terrific footage of a great little ecosystem. What are the dimensions of this tank, and what kind of lighting are you using above it?

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Yeah, could we get a photo or something of the tank in full?

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I think there’s an earlier video of this terrarium. Forest floor ecosystem or something?

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20 by 40 probably

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This was so so so beautiful! Thank you ❤

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Ferns and mosses are incredible in close up, this looks like part of some ancient forest thanks to them 😁

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Wow everything got so much bigger! 😍 Nice!

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Fascinating to see the bug life….normally, it scares me to see them, but they look really cute, and this was very informative about them! Thanks

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