How Ants Survive the Winter

A video on ant hibernation. Find out how ants manage to survive the harsh cold winter climate. I also go over how to hibernate pet ants. Visit us at www.antscanada.com
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[@obunga9747]

I was never interested in ants until I saw your channel in the recommendation section. The first video I saw was you fire ants planning an escape. I thought the title was funny so I watched it and now I am SOO interested! Thanks bro! P.S. Shouldn't ants be under a heating lamp? I don't know..

[@AntsCanada]

+Alex ._. Thank you! No, ants don't need a heating lamp unless you are keeping them in a cool, air conditioned room. The nest will also need a heating cable or mat. They are like reptiles that way.

[@Beginingofbetterness]

u still watching?

[@UndeadRussianLord]

@@Beginingofbetterness i am

[@MaxouSims]

And also, normally, when you are using lamps, it's to change their temperature. If you got the queen nearby, I don't think you need it unless you keep it in a room that's cold... well.. If you ordered it, and it is from another country, I don't suggest doing it cause it can resolve in escaping and either bringing an alien type of literally anything that could affect the environment, or die. You can find most of the informations online about their normal climat temperature, environment and feeding type. Since it's been a while, I wonder what happened... Edit: Always get informations about the animal that you are willing to have as a pet. Plus, it's AntsLove!

[@cision5007]

Great video. There is so much information in this video. You have used ants to explain a lot of things.

[@AntsCanada]

+cision thank you so much for watching!

[@GoboHobo]

AntsCanada I saw your smiley face :)

[@donut5818]

Gobo Hobo+ :)

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada plz let the Golden Empire move into the new terrarium

[@michaelhamblyn4563]

0:51 hey pause here and look at top left. Is that a smiley face I see??!!!

[@TaraW1977]

I saw it too xD

[@krishnasanghani1034]

Dont see it

[@Sciencedoneright]

NOT ABLE TO UNSEE NOW I HATE YOU

[@kevinliu4689]

i almost snorted my food up when I saw that

[@Bloxyvoid]

Don’t see it

[@updated5709]

The poor tropical people who clicked off before 5:11

[@Maji404]

Ikr he just drops that important bit of information, oh and if you have tropical ants and you do this you'll kill your colony.

[@deathkingcheetah1337]

Peg Leg LOL all their ants died, SCREW YOU ANTSCANADA jk but that is really funny

[@dmeingojohnson2570]

good 1

[@Erwin-pu9ps]

Peg Leg you know hes from phillipines right

[@Icewind007]

Now they just need to wait for when it gets cold. In the tropics.

[@MrImarket]

Absolutely loving your channel! Great find

[@AntsCanada]

+Joé Desbiens thanks so much! Ant love forever!

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada plz let the Golden Empire move into the new terrarium (sorry if I'm bothering you)

[@snek_lord1064]

Yeah totally

[@JoeDM28]

Just found your channel and at the same time rediscovered my love for ants, I love your videos mate.

[@joeljones585]

The thing at the end of the vid : dont hibernate tropical ants, should be placed at the beginning of the video.

[@shayla6064]

There was a smiley face at 0:56

[@SilverIka_326]

I saw it

[@bublelilyyt3230]

The Haunted Life where?

[@fallonehutchens4408]

I saw it 😄😄

[@sprinkles2847]

Miss Sugar Pink what where?

[@maxis_yt9400]

Miss Sugar Pink lol

[@Dezwrr]

hey I definitely appreciate the information. my girlfriend has several question in regards to hibernating and you answered every single one of them. keep it up and keep this great Channel alive

[@mlgkid4202]

Awsome video bro love the passion you put in your videos

[@Raziel_Knight]

Alright. Doing deep dive start on your videos and it’s really refreshing to see a creator go even more wholesome/informative versus all the other creators that went more sensationalist. Inspiring.

[@MikeSlike]

I service pest control in Southern California and loving your channel! Glad I found this🤌🏻

[@Ryymin2]

Thanks for the very informative video! Now I can appear even more knowledgeable to my friends.

[@youre_a_queernutt6782]

I can't stop watching your videos they're so intresting

[@bigslimm7]

Very informative

[@brandoninhofer6592]

The "anti-freeze" pun was hilarious 😂.

[@danmaster333]

I think about having an ant farm from time to time. So cool to see videos like this!

[@evanprobst3755]

At 1:00 did anyone else see the smiley in top left?

[@rajkumarwadeyar6409]

Thank you for this wonderful Video sir

[@FosterKaz]

Great Video Mikey!

[@nathanbingham3347]

nice camera shots I love your work and I am a big fan and I try to comment on every video keep doing what your doing love your work😉

[@nickyblue4948]

OMG I'm starting to love ur channel

[@hitheredhi9478]

A few years ago, I got a few ants and a small container for them for Christmas. Unfortunately, it was before I watched these videos, so I didn't know how to care for them. Anyway, I got them in a little tube that was kept cold. The ants were huddled together and not moving, so we at first thought they were dead, but then they started to move around after warming up inside. I realized that they must do that in the cold, in order to hibernate. Hopefully, I'll get more one day and know how to properly care for them, thanks to watching your channel :)

[@iconforu2c]

Now I know, and knowing is half the battle......Thanks AC...you rock!!!

[@AntsCanada]

+iconforu2c thanks!

[@annonymousvector1690]

+iconforu2c let me guess, now your gonna go kill them during winter :D

[@SoulSlicer-lv8vf]

Wtf?

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada plz read what I said. Sorry to annoy u but every comment I see from u in this section, Ima ask for Golden Empire to move in

[@Ratlif]

Just discovered your channel and already addicted to it :p Love your vids

[@lucefina5091]

Pretty freakin cool man! Much love from Sydney Australia! ❤️❤️🍻

[@naom3white]

0:55 Left hand corner

[@Mr2000V]

good video man! keep it up!

[@laurenferrell4445]

Just another one of Gods amazing creations! This is just amazing!

[@sofiarojas40]

hey !! I have a question! What happens if you separate 1/3 of your ant colony for about two months and then join them back together ? Will they fight or will they remember each other ????

[@joannemercader7073]

Interesting and informative. Really fascinating

[@joeyjuleff4866]

I love this channel! Now I know what happens to ant colonies in the winter.

[@shainalizz]

I absolutely hate ants but I love your videos and find them interesting

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for watching!

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada I supposed you already got my message

[@getoffyoubassandletsfish8565]

We live on an old construction landfill where it use to be a swamp. You dig 2 feet then hit 6 inches of clay. After that you have tree branches, stumps, cement chunks, and tons of STILL LIVING CLAMS! I can’t imagine the ants liking that area but they die cause the underground tunnels to make sink holes because of releasing built up air. 50 years later and I can still dig where gutters drain and find living clams under the clay. I can pull up tree branches that won’t decay because of lack of air.

[@nhanat]

aw~~ thank you and happy holiday >.

[@sined911]

This was so interesting!

[@mattresshowe4329]

0.55 Dat small smiley face on the top left

[@user-ih6im3hs3i]

I love your video from Korea^^

[@MsTalkingtrees]

Amazing channel, thank you :))

[@vrael09]

love the videos ants kinda freak me out but they fascinate me and your channel is very enjoyable to watch +antscanada

[@RobJsAnts]

Great video

[@nicholeskalaaukahi888]

your videos are awesome

[@jermainefoster2705]

I've been looking for one for about four months now

[@joshuapaulmaguigadlucing8506]

At 49 there's a smile face at the top left

[@Guapogiboy]

Just learned something new

[@jasonlaijy]

It has been a while stopped watching your vidS fir quite a long time, your english has improved a lot,nice one. ty for sharing.

[@MikeyBustosPinoyboy]

LOL you must be talking about this channel.

[@XM8A1]

+Mikey Bustos didn't know you have another channel! Imma sub!

[@vals_loeder]

Thank you for a, yet again, a very informing video.

[@AntsCanada]

+Erik Kegge You're welcome!

[@AntsCanada]

+Erik Kegge You're welcome!

[@ROGER2095]

One correction - The subsurface temperature, at the depth where it remains constant year-round, is the mean average of the yearly temperature for that location. (Not necessarily 10C.) It's warmer in Brazil, colder in Norway. Warmer in California at sea level, colder in California in the mountains. I spent my youth exploring caves all over the world and the temperature of most areas of large caves is constant. Believe me, the Minnesota caves are much, much colder than the caves in Costa Rica! (And much less active biologically, too.)

[@FrederickDunn]

Are Honey Bees actually related to ants? Apis Mellifera ? Also, here in the Northeastern United States, I see mounds that around 1 foot in diameter and approximately domed a little over one foot high, covered in grass. The water table is high and these mounds are filled with ants, particularly prominent in winter. Do you have a video showing ants making above ground water escapes like that? If you'd like to see it, I can make a video, but I think the ants would be exposed after breaking it open and would die in the cold. Thanks for the interesting video and ant facts :) Thumbs UP!

[@SageePrime]

Bees, Ants, and wasps(maybe termites too) all come from a common ancestor

[@cyborglion4179]

SageePrime sort of termites. Termites are insects but they aren't particularly close to ants. They are closest to cockroaches. Also bees,wasps and maybe ants most likely evolved eusociality separately as there are solitary bees and wasps.

[@10footlongschlong21]

Technically if you believe in evolution everything is related to each other all from some common ancestor

[@cyborglion4179]

Blade The Shinobi as I said they are all insects so they are closer than most but not as close as bees wasps and ants

[@cyborglion4179]

JuicyWatermelone *species*.

[@swanseajak3]

thanks AC really helpful video 👍

[@AntsCanada]

+jake evans You're welcome!

[@AntsCanada]

+jake evans You're welcome!

[@lucalambooy5225]

omg!!!now I know why my ants lately almost nothing I did made me very worried thank you very much

[@AntsCanada]

+Luca Lambooy Now you know! Ant love forever!

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada lol in all ur vids I feel like there's ants crawling on me and sometimes one or two actually are. I live in Florida so that's nothing new. They are sugar ants though so they are Mostly harmless. Although they make my cat's lips swollen when she tries to eat them. :( also I luv honeypot ants and the Golden Empire. I would never actually keep and ant Colony because it looks so hard in ur vids. Prob cuz ur taking care of like 4 ant colonies.

[@nicholeskalaaukahi888]

keep making more videos

[@h1n1worm]

nice, thx!!! why did i not found your channel earlier ! ))

[@rb032682]

These older videos are still great, Mikey.

[@l3oogle]

Great video! :)

[@AntsCanada]

+Sam A Thank you!

[@madjaster9620]

AntsCanada (im sorry to bother you God of Ants but plz let the Golden Empire move into the new terrarium)

[@ToreDL87]

As kids we used sports freeze on ants. Truly amazing how they turned into little isicles, then they thawed up and kept on working as if nothing had ever happened.

[@a1919akelbo]

I live in Canada and usually around late September early October I simply put my colony in my shed with some blankets and sheets over the colony, haven't had any issues.

[@ariedram5321]

it doesn't matter what your race is. all that matters is that you're making educational videos. thank you for that.

[@marinakinder4122]

Humans have no race

[@jesusiskingheehehehehe1836]

0:56 you can see a smiley face top left

[@russskii6372]

Hello! Mikey Bustos I Luv Ur Vlogs And Ant Videos!

[@cerealenjoyer3000]

Ant luv 4 evar!

[@fiendsin]

honestly I am completely drunk and was thinking, how do ants survive winter as I saw a frozen colony/nest outside the day befor. I learned a lot, truefacts

[@shpookyshpooky4129]

MORE VIDS FASTER PLZZ (I LOVE THEM)

[@AntsCanada]

+shpooky Shpooky Trying my hardest! :)

[@shpookyshpooky4129]

better be (you got some vids to make up!) :D i wish you good luck

[@shuttleman27c]

At the beginning, he said in some places, winters can get to -40 Celsius. That is equal to -40 f. Celcius or Fahrenheit are unnecessary details at -40

[@jaydenhuertas4397]

In Bronx New York it's is currently 67°F right now and I have not seen one worker.

[@AntsCanada]

+Jayden Huertas hibernation season is in full effect. :)

[@spycozelot]

I already knew but I'm not an ant keeper I'm just very intrigued by ants and a large amount of animals, space, and nature in general.

[@RageOfTheTiger]

For such a tiny insect they are quite clever

[@user-nm2tz6nx2v]

Hi how are you? Thank you for the great video

[@DM-mq9xt]

good

[@RamirArcega24]

this was well-made. :)

[@AntsCanada]

+Ramir Arcega Thank you!

[@pigplayzmc]

1:02 smiley

[@tn5583]

cool

[@your_average_blanket_lover3732]

Lol 0:49 smiley face on cloud

[@Enjeeay]

the way he said you'll kill them killed me!

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

Hey AntsCanada, I like your channel, just found it by chance. When I was young I often caught and released soft shelled turtles for pets after keeping them a while. and I was given an ant farm. Unfortunately there were no ant care books in my library and I never saw a queen inside. They all perished and I don't know why. Maybe I can figure something out from watching a few of your videos.

[@fxdegree_]

The intro is so nostalgic

[@bone656]

The deeper from the ground you go, the further from the surface you go ..................................

[@cameronmcallister7606]

It's a general rule of thumb, yes, but imagine things like caves, where the air will cool, so will the ground around it, or perhaps the colony is on a hill, so while from above you're rapidly getting deeper, but from the sides it's more gradual.

[@arodlilman]

what the fuck are you talking about?

[@ardnaxela9135]

+arodlilman the more deeper you get the hotter it gets

[@michaelmurdoch5019]

So I guess your gonna say the earth core is hot, wrong it's an ice ball dumb ass

[@1sword4you]

I've been hibernating my pet marauder ants for 2 years already, they seem fine, just as pretty as 2016 when they went to sleep

[@dave5194]

That ending really made me laugh XD

[@adamantris2]

your videos kinda inspired me to make an ant colony too! where and how do i start? got any tips?

[@GrandMaMaYT]

Mr. Mikey I am your fan from vigan! We took pictures in front of max. (my uncle was the dude who took so many pictures)

[@retardeddocumentaries3546]

Why was there a smiley face in the clouds :)

[@carlosarenas7686]

I have seen your videos and have become a fan pretty quickly. I want to try out the ant hobby myself but still have so many doubts. If you could help me out I'd be really grateful. You see, I live in Bogota where the weather varies quite a lot. Its chill in the mornings and at night but during the day it can be pretty warm. In order to mantain my colony warm, what are some tips you would recommend?

[@isaaclim5560]

You should do another update video :)

[@towelcob7841]

POST MOREEEE

[@sleepyash6013]

Still watching thru ur videos.. still thinking how is this not an actual educational tv show

[@thisisutubnottwitterwhyhandles]

0:51 THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS

[@agent_k9508]

Creepy and cute at the same time hahaha. Thanks for the info to feed my curiosity even though I'm not an ant keeper!

[@meowmers3259]

About that pic of the dirt and grass... I saw that smiley face!

[@meowmers3259]

Aka 0:50

[@meowmers3259]

Aka 0:50

[@meowmers3259]

+Meowmers The great around it

[@starryisland9051]

I remember a beetle that has a hard shell and go in ant colonies and basically live with them since the ants can't hurt it.

[@zeton2000]

Very interesting, should be studying for finals

[@j0k415]

Got 2 Queen + 6-10 workers of Messor Aciculatus on the way and just wanted to know if it was true that they don't need to be hibernated? I planned on using a 5W heatmat and gradually introducing the queen up to a maximum of 25C and see how she responds with her brood development in the founding stages if she is accepting of the heat. I live in the UK so winters can get relatively cold here but not drastic - though I understand hibernation is critical for colony success if the species does require it however want to ensure the best for my queen since the site specifies they didn't need hibernation but I have found conflicting sources since they appear to have less documentation than most species.

[@ulyssesreyes8508]

So it means tropical ants have no break, as winter ants do have?

[@ryansfavoritesvandyke8005]

Cool facts Litter ally

[@brindleface9316]

Lowest temperature where I live (and ants) is negative (-) 45 degrees Celsius. Greetings from Norway :3

[@sakuravlogs7887]

Voez lol greetings from California! :3

[@brindleface9316]

Sakura Vlogs gosh what's lowest temperature you've experienced in California?

[@sakuravlogs7887]

Voez I believe 35 degrees.. It never snowed because it has to be below 32

[@brindleface9316]

Sakura Vlogs snow at 32? That's like summer wtf

[@totallyspiessam1233]

Haha its like 25 degree Celsius here (77 degree) which is as cold as it goes. Greetings from Saudi Arabia lmao

[@shibaplays]

0:55 nice smily face in corner

[@bikrambro-ze2sz]

Its a winter season , while holding a cookies ,i wondered i dont see ants nowadays. And boom video time.

[@Jallerdragon]

Just out of curiosity. Do you have any videos on honey pot ants?

[@trashcubed2123]

He does :D

[@kevinnyshines7367]

i thought all bugs died during winter and respawned summer time

[@princenadroj9766]

Kevinny Shines some of them do, such as katydids, grasshoppers, crickets and orb weaving spiders, in the fall, they lay their eggs and die off, while the eggs stay dormant until spring.

[@oreokatanimatez690]

It's negative 20 for me! And I have very sensitive skin, so when I'm warm, I'm really hot. And when I'm cold, I'm an ice cube. So when I get warm and then go outside, the change takes a toll on my body

[@t8rown208]

I came here because I was splitting wood today and the logs were filled with ants. Was interesting to see them wake up when I put the in my hands and warmed them up with my breathe.