I captured the LEGENDARY emperor scorpion and destroyed EVERYONE!

[@Dei-Nostris]

Gotta love how RCE joined his own fan club

[@GuillaumePerronNantel]

Hi, here is smajor GuiPN! Yeah, it’s incredible!

[@takumi2023]

@@GuillaumePerronNantel do you have more room i wanna join

[@GuillaumePerronNantel]

@@takumi2023 I think you can always send an application even if we are full. If some are too inactive, they might get kick out of the clan and we will recruit someone new.

[@takumi2023]

@@GuillaumePerronNantel i think i did, the notification i got was clan is full. anyways if you have room try to add me tak_ash. i can help with termite raid. i don't know if you guys have enough people for that yet.

[@GuillaumePerronNantel]

@@takumi2023 I can’t promise anything but I'll do my best to remember.

[@Purpose_Tortoise]

afaik, the ant-aphid relationship is actually quite interesting. Ants take them, breed and farm them. They move them to plants on which the aphids feast and the poop out the ,,honey dew'' - basically a redbull for ants. This is how they wage war on my chilli pepper plants every year. Those nasty buggers. I really have a love-hate relationship with ants :D PS: Please anybody with actual education in biology, feel free to correct me

[@Mike-or7xv]

Pretty sure that’s legit. With fungus and aphids, they invented farming

[@pandathevampireslaye]

Pretty much my understanding too. Aphids are to ants what cows are to us.

[@draconicdusk5911]

You are correct. Ants keep aphids as cattle.

[@Natural_Power]

They'll not often move aphids unless the plant's dying Else that's all correct Also interesting: The ants stroke the aphids with their antennae, though it's not sure, it's thought that this provokes the aphids to excrete more honeydew

[@EarlLeeByrd]

@@Natural_Power If a velociraptor was stroking me I'd produce more honeydew too...

[@ritahueston9475]

Some scorpions are actually electric blue under UV light, so it kinda makes sense for the scorpion to be blue

[@molotov666]

Most are I believe it has to do with the exo skeleton and uv light reflecting or going through it, if I'm correct

[@Nicolafuria]

14:19 'We can Just head into they're hole, completly uninvited and destroy everything' 💀 -thank you engineer, Always destroyng holes for us♥️

[@ThelolipopCreeper]

_(edited)_ *they're* bruh

[@Nicolafuria]

@@ThelolipopCreeper ?

[@toanoradian]

@@Nicolafuria It's supposed to be 'their hole', not 'they're hole', but really when if it's a boot destroying holes, grammar be damned, am I right?

[@lordace3984]

Hmm sounds a bit sus

[@xXGatorGamingXx]

This series has been fantastic. Love seeing more of it. I did not even think you would be able to battle other players!

[@ArinJager1]

like how it's basically sim ant (a really old game) resurrected AND better

[@rajidahae4220]

@@ArinJager1 I have been honestly wishing for a decent successor to Sim Ant for years... this looks freemium so i'm dubious, but def gonna try it for a sec it looks like they were definitely inspired by Sim Ant, maybe it will scratch that itch ;)

[@brycestudley6577]

It’s been a really long time, but I once did a paper on ants in like, 3rd or 4th grade, and if I remember correctly they don’t kill the aphids, they use them for milk. Pretty much an ant cow (not to be confused with cow ants)

[@V2Takes]

Rce your literally one of the most underrated KZbinrs ever

[@loganbaxter3028]

The mixture of watching you and dangerously funny works so well idk why but it does

[@nathanc6443]

16:49 you save up the pink flower and then place it on top of them so it stuns them if you had to use it you can use the purple flowers to make your self invincible to attack them or command to attack them

[@certainlynotmalo1.0.0]

This game seems like the rightful succsessor of sim ants, the first ever made ant colony sim game known to man. Sim ants was made by the same company that made SimCity 2000 and other sim games, their name was Maxis if i remember correctly. About 30 years ago i played that game, and one nice thing was that you could have lots of colonies that take over a house where you had to drive the people out. And the neverending fight against the red ants...(at least untill you killed all red colonies) Good memories!

[@cyberfutur5000]

Hey Matt, I like this a lot. You should really check out the channel AntsCanada, if you fancy some ant knowledge and stuff. This dude has awesome antfarms and you learn so much about those increadibly engineery animals. Beavers have nothing on them... (But I do love me some timberborners) keep on the good stuff Oh and maybe check out Empire of the undergrowth, or howits called, it's like an Ant RTS game

[@xxportalxx.]

There's another similar channel called AntsAustralia iirc

[@rajidahae4220]

Came here from AC, 😄

[@mlgmilkplays]

Tips: You can recruit more if some of the soldiers die

[@ddonggae]

The scorpion is blue at night because scorpions have bioluminescence and will shine that color under a blacklight in the dark!

[@saugesmith2760]

As I’m sure many people have said in the comments already, here are a few ant fact (I’m studying microbio not insects so forgive me if I’m wrong): leaf cutter ants use fungus they have developed a symbiotic relationship with yo grow fungus, they then eat the fungus instead of the leaves, also ants don’t usually eat aphids, especially when they are trying to get honey dew, but certain species of ants and aphids work together the ants protect and even transport aphids between plants so they eat the plant and poop out honey dew which the ants actually eat, so in these two examples of symbiotic relationships ants have they are quite the little farmers, and also a bonus scorpion fact, some scorpions actually fluoresce under UV or even natural moonlight, which is pretty cool (no idea why it happens but it does happen in nature)

[@QuantumWaltz]

Additional bonus spider fact: There's a species of tarantula with a symbiotic relationship with frogs. The frogs in question are _smaller_ than the tarantulas and are essentially kept in the tarantula's den as a guard dog/mousing cat. The frogs eat the ants and other insects that can crawl into the tarantula's den and harm the tarantula, and the tarantula protects the frogs from the predators that would eat them. So if we lived in a world where tarantulas were the ones to evolve sapience instead of humans, the tarantula-people would have domesticated frogs, probably.

[@johnhosasck8667]

If you live in the UK, which I imagine you do, the red ant that stung you is Myrmica Rubra, or the European fire ant, which are considered to have a more potent sting than fire ants, so there you go.

[@goblinphreak2132]

I got that same legendary scorpion king last night. I started playing myself. The first player base I tried to raid.... fucker had 4 boss monsters. The scorpion, a spider, another spider, and then a praying mantis. I was livid. Because it mean's I lost. But the game is pretty fun surprisingly. I did so much in one day that my map was completely empty, including killing the red ant farm. And then The cake showed up. It was the same spot yours was. And I harvested the shit out of it, and did both of the special monsters. One was a blue scorpion and the other a normal one. I killed the normal one but took the blue one as a pet. Now I want to level him up but need 500 legs to upgrade one of the 3 stats.

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Yeah player bases are hard. I lucked out and my first one only had one creature in the queen’s chamber so my scorpions massacred them. But I’ve seen DF throwing his army away on player bases.

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Also both scorpions were the blue ones (emperor scorpions), it’s just that they’re blue by night and black by day.

[@leaguemastergg3647]

6:29 actually they eat the aphids’ poop because it tastes sweet. They feed the aphids leaves and the aphids give them little nuggets of sweetness

[@megamihestia4049]

We need to form a coalition of asking RCE to play Satisfactory.

[@AllStuffofWonder_YT]

Yeah, Let’s Game it Out played it so why not RCE? If he doesn’t play: Rceissecretlyanarchitect

[@LucasPlay171]

Hello RCE I just wanna say that I've been watching your vids since... I'm not really sure but I was here before the 69420 subs special and I remember I even saw the 1k subs special like a month after it was released. Anyway I love your vids bro and you probably already know but I also wanted to say that i watch your vids because of your personality (on yt) and not because of the games you play or anything else, you're my 2nd favorite KZbinr (sorry for not having the 1st space for ya)

[@LucasPlay171]

I should've used paragraphs

[@Agge1]

Day one of asking RCE to play satisfactory

[@Michael.1_]

We support you

[@AmericanValorian]

He hasn't played satisfactory?!?

[@wallenseven4381]

We all support you

[@Jaksimanzz]

I support you

[@crypt3037]

When’s day two

[@CesarTheWelfareCaptain]

Empires of the Undergrowth is another really cool ant RTS game where you can play as different ant species each with special abilities plus it's very educational.

[@leongraf6284]

I love this game so much with Matt playing it

[@dorianmuster4272]

I must say that was the nicest number of ants. Very nice

[@lavagolem77]

RCE you got me to download this game! I'm already with 110 ants, this is a very addictive game! Hope our ants cross paths one of these days

[@tonyanimations5377]

Hey, some info about the ants: The ants don't kill the aphids, they give them food to collect the precious product the aphid make: honey dew.

[@gamerexplains1800]

i once got bitten by a colony of fire ants, it hurt a lot. now i have ant trauma

[@noobhero6661]

Iirc, ants actually keep the aphids alive cause they help with cleaning the nest and produce honeydew for the ants to eat.

[@DPush420]

Honeydew is aphid poop. The aphids offer it to the ants in exchange for protection. Ants farm fungus. The only male ants are called drones and they can fly. So can the queen before she is mated with a drone and cuts off her own wings kills the drone and gets to work. So yes it seems the developers might have looked at the ant wiki when designing this game.

[@DPush420]

Oh yeah they also keep mealy bugs as livestock. For their sweet sweet squeezings.

[@CoeGr]

In game, Emperor scorpions are actually really good, they're really fast, have a lot of health, and attack really fast.

[@captaindelta43]

Pov:- Legendary emperor Scorpion :- Architects Powerful ants :- Engineers . We all know this is gonna end .....ants will take revenge. It's quite noteworthy to see this is one of them few games Played by Rce in which there's no **"strongest shape"** mentions or structures 😅🤣

[@AllStuffofWonder_YT]

Matt: Good luck getting in that room! Me: 😂

[@Lemongoblin647]

Just some information mat some species of ants use aphids as live stock keeping them as pets and harvesting there secretions

[@Chevyman3030]

7:31 ants sting they bite to get a grip to use their bodies like a scorpion tail I know it's better to say bite but take it from a former Florida man fire ants are no joke

[@ejvaz13]

Finally! A game i Can play while RCE is playing. Too bad the clan is full. Please let me in.

[@awkwardsilence3951]

i downloaded the game thanks for your help! hopefully we'll cross paths on th battlefield :)

[@casualuser8515]

I think you'd come up with some pretty funny solutions in Opus Magnum. Love to see you play and how you handle the puzzles.

[@vistabuntuu]

That would be quite the challenge for him!!

[@jeffcarpenter5481]

Gotta admit, it was pretty awesome for my clan to be featured in his video

[@Jeffpirate]

RCE if you are looking for a fun yet challenging game I would recommend Captain Of Industry 🏭 as it can be stressful at times and I know that’s what we want to see. Thanks

[@captaintageplays312]

wow cool video

[@leviathan5465]

wow cool comment

[@blessedviza1882]

@@leviathan5465 wow cool reply

[@z4clewis]

Ur first

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Wow cool

[@blessedviza1882]

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming wow cool youtuber

[@TheSynecducky]

The scorpion is only blue at night because a fun fact I learned in Arizona, scorpions glow under black light.

[@MovingTargetOne]

I was camping last night very near to a gigantic ants nest lol, thankfully they left me alone! Was also enjoying this game in the tent xD

[@TotalxTroll25k]

Honestly one of my favorite games youve played

[@muffinz7537]

Yea… rce when I was nine I was shirtless outside playing with my friends and I fell down on a massive fire ant nest and every part of my body ached when it moved😂

[@marcor815]

Whoever made the clan and claninfo is a legend. Best warcry ever

[@Nymeria..]

I downloaded this game after watching your other 2 videos and I totally get the addiction 🤣

[@nath6487]

"Theyre eating everything ... in the arse ... in the face..." 😂😂

[@claywizard4513]

i live in Texas and i can agree that fire ants do hurt. they bite you with there mandibles and then spin around in a circle stinging you

[@ocirMZ]

Veritasium did a video on scorpions being blue, they fluoresce in a blue light, which is visible at night time if you shine UV light on them.

[@bugitto]

This is so fun to watch keep it up

[@PanduPoluan]

Oooh this reminds me of SimAnts so much! A game made by Maxis

[@travisbristow7407]

I like this lets play. want to see ,ore of this one. thank you RCE

[@TKainZero]

I downloaded this game because of you. Now i spend my free time waring with ants

[@dwebb6798]

I’ve been playing the game for a bit and some advice I have is killing all the ants in the red colony except the queen which will then make it so they can’t attack you and every time you go back it will remain one ant

[@BloodQueenOG]

The clan is still only ten members max. Sad. Love the game and the content. Was excited to find a KZbinr who plays it

[@briankale5977]

15:33 YES

[@ytboipoi]

6:45 But... that's the same strongest shape you always build in other games...

[@mahinGT]

Bro which one you try next😅 I also will be a part of it🤗🤗🤗 Love your videos and all the engineers!

[@phoenixgaming5549]

My dad went on a trip a few years back and stepped in a fire ant hill and we he came back his whole foot and leg was covered in bites.

[@Hermit22288]

LMAO

[@tahko3956]

Fun fact about finnish language: Fire ant is kusiainen that translates to piss ant

[@budshoot6951]

Why is it every time I hear your voice and see a circle (ant mound) - I think to myself: "How is he going to turn that into a testicle?"

[@masterlotiondmt]

RCE, have you thought about p playing Subnautica, you get to engineer deep sea bases, build submarines, and craft cool technology

[@tylersantos227]

Loved watching this game

[@druggi15992]

love this series bro!

[@austingibson4996]

Pls continue this series

[@MattyLou]

Ants have domesticated aphids and use them as livestock. Aphid eats stems and poos out sugary beverages for them. Besides humans ants are the only other known animal to have domesticated a different species

[@joelventola]

Im pretty sure you can help your bros when fighting enemies

[@felipeitoanuatti]

I didn’t imagine I was going to like this game

[@brandonfulstone7628]

You should invade the red ant colony instead of going to where they are getting the leaf. If you invade the red ant colony and kill the queen ant, the whole colony will disappear

[@DerekHartley]

Like he did in THIS video?

[@Palitato]

@@DerekHartley twice.....

[@fubuma534]

Aphids are also called ant cow.

[@ItsMinik]

RCE make a clan! I would love to join

[@bugitto]

You can use the insects only in batles

[@kingbagni6438]

Wow cool vid bro

[@davidmunoz8171]

Ah, did some ant research I see. Interesting

[@Philly_Gamer]

I read Gwagon as Gwagon instead of G-Wagon (15:35)

[@wikansaktianto9215]

They farm the aphids, Matty. Just like Bio-Architect does.

[@elsewhereprince3969]

I was wondering if RCE was going to call them brothers forever. Apparently not.

[@ritahueston9475]

Has RCE played Oxygen not Included? I think he’d have a blast with it

[@xavierschoen5747]

I belive ants actually farm the bypass of aphids like milk from a cow.

[@IsaacTeo411]

I like how this game became clash of clans out of nowhere

[@AsterRisk2]

The Brit wins all battles knowing his queen is immortal>:)

[@LordRazer3]

Friend you where stung by a fire ant that's where the venom is. The bite is more to hold on so they can sting you over and over

[@aijahlonspruell7235]

It’s been two months since the last timberborners episode plz bring it back

[@snowballil3133]

Scorpions glow under black light

[@Eldarduil]

I wonder how many architects there watching RCE

[@BinaryArmorOnline]

There's gonna be more videos of this right

[@davtill1905]

Save resin and buy the health foe the Venus fly trap and you will get it.

[@hahaplop1235]

Go to the burrow you needed to have the honeydew chamber for

[@magmadestroyer4333]

Yay! Happy birthday to pocket ants!

[@atomicdragon4944]

Oh, you have an emperor scorpion? I have 2

[@BooleanDev]

you should try HoloCure, you might find it interesting (its a fan made game)

[@Nareimooncatt]

Fire ants are nasty little bugs. If you really want a shudder, Google what they do in a flood.

[@Grogwater]

I just realized that they missed the chance to name it the antiversary event

[@worldspam5682]

Rcr create a group. Imagine Great ants coalition

[@stamsomebody]

Very nice!

[@snowballil3133]

I have a emperor scorpion as a pet hes adorable

[@kacyharris9325]

Him wasting the 10 honeydew from the aphids triggered me honestly lol

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

And me...

[@Mbrazzers]

Pocket ants looks great, i like your vids!

[@felipew101]

My gosh, the "Spiffing Brit" background music 💀😭

[@nathanc6443]

zoom out and try to use the mini map it makes it better to spot the red ants in the aphid raid

[@PigeonNight]

I'm watching this as a cricket is killed bye ants.