I Fed My Ant Colony a Dead Mouse

[@AntsCanada]

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, thank you for watching! Pls VOTE for a name for this terrarium below:

[@AntsCanada]

The Dragon's Den

[@AntsCanada]

The Leviatank

[@AntsCanada]

Antlantis

[@AntsCanada]

Hydragon

[@AntsCanada]

Jörmungandr

[@chaosstripe9446]

I still think we should call the nesting area of this tank "the belly of the beast". It's both the deepest section of the tank, attached to the Leviathan's mouth, and where food is dragged in to be digested.

[@Catversionofcat]

That makes SO MUCH SENSE.

[@SatsuRyga]

I REALLY like this idea

[@The_Darkness_of_Space]

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Bread_solider6193]

I like this idea

[@smonss]

good idea

[@jamesmccloskey941]

I would love to see a time lapse of the food being consumed.

[@lazyralszs]

it's insane how you edit videos and care for your ants at the same time

[@mikedomingo1240]

INRMTUHYDI

[@Gixxyy]

True

[@charleswillis3280]

Fax

[@Typical_name]

I Exist here

[@NaNa-j7b2q]

Rite!its so much work

[@tropicants]

It's great that you can share these natural processes that are not usually seen to us. I've learnt a lot from your videos!

[@AntsCanada]

It is an honour to do it. Thank you for watching! Ant love forever!

[@jredmane]

​@@AntsCanadayes, it's so timely and important right now, with so many ecological crises looming. The more people out there helping others to appreciate and value nature, the better!

[@Jujubee87]

😂 you've got my husband feeding ants in our backyard.... because they are his friends he says 😂😂😂

[@halfghoul6965]

whats funny angela

[@janetginty1847]

Lol X

[@chrisreece4474]

I believe from 2:04 to 2:08 if you look at the bottom left path you can see the queen move. There is at least a very large number of the ants moving in a giant cluster and a very large gaster can be seen. It is possible that it's a super major, but I believe this was the queen.

[@rabbit28119]

I think that is! Nice catch!

[@ZachZR]

pretty sure it is a super major, the workers tend to hop on them for a ride

[@moaandersson8547]

@@ZachZR that is the cutest thing ive heard today, omg

[@chrisdobbs9155]

just said the same thing

[@solomonglenn2289]

Agreed queen confirmed

[@Yashuop]

Raise your hand if you've been watching AntsCanada for a long time🤚

[@randomplayz9793]

👋

[@silasfoulon]

​@@randomplayz9793 3 and a half years now👍

[@LoveNzBully]

👋🏽

[@abeermajid1506]

[@maha-thebird]

✋

[@Wjydjsjxje]

Bro, just genuinely love your content over these years. It’s obvious you put in massive amounts of care and love in what you do and it shows. Glad to see where you are now and hopefully see you get better and better which each video! Wish you and the ants the best of health.

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching! #AntLoveForever

[@JDavis4991]

Not sure if you've done it yet. But it would be really interesting to see how these ants react to having multiple food items of various qualities available at once to see what they prefer and how they go about collecting it. (Like a roach, pinky mouse, and piece of fish) Maybe they take the lower quality meal thats closer to the nest first, then collect the higher quality thats further away? Perhaps they'll pass on the low quality food for the higher quality despite the having to travel farther? EDIT!!!!: Prioritization! Thats the word I was searching for!! What do the ants prioritize? Ease of access or quality of nutrients??

[@BubblesBear17]

I said to myself: Looking at their previous feeding frenzies I'd expect them to take a day or 2, but I wouldn't be surprised if the colony has grown big enough to devour the whole thing overnight. I was right🤣🤣

[@Azmodaeus49]

True😅

[@theNikNikovsky]

I guessed a week

[@galaxyxxzhire6958]

The fact that Mikey made this channel and he is also managing his other channels, he is really dedicated

[@jaredladynski441]

I like the symbolism of the Leviathan being the guardian of the ants who are know for their long twisty trails, the word Leviathan comes from the Hebrew Livyatan, which comes from a root that means “to twist, turn, wind, or coil.” Very beautiful symbolism

[@shreddiekirin3864]

You asked what you should feed them next. I'd love to see them eat some sort of deceased bird, specifically a full-grown one so that we can see how they deal with feathers. You've mentioned knowing pet store owners before, so maybe you could get something like that from them?

[@AntsCanada]

Noted.

[@salxrn]

that's what I thought too

[@Mrturtle995]

@@AntsCanada a turtle could be cool afterward, could be nice to see an empty shell and everything😅

[@Mrturtle995]

@@AntsCanada are you still having the axolotl?

[@davidmonroe8958]

⁠

[@calebschmidt8071]

I like the name "The Beast Below" referring both to the sea leviathan and the best of a colony below ground.

[@moony5097]

Reminds me of that one doctor who episode too

[@sagee5424]

I love how you always clarify terms for new people.

[@thomassheeran9245]

It’s really cool how you don’t have a fear of ants and how you treat them with respect that’s why I subscribed

[@biggtrux]

A fear of ants? Huh?

[@NippyNep]

@@biggtrux yeh?

[@dotwebp]

@@biggtrux Yeah a lot of people think they’re gross/creepy

[@Amphidex]

@@dotwebp Nah I think most people just find them annoying when they get in your house uninvited

[@rickgaming8239]

@@Amphidexfunny thing once a ant colony just came into my cereal and we had to throw it out

[@mac1462]

anyone else notice the conductor ant @8:17 just chilling waving his antenna for 20 seconds?

[@Mactakun]

He’s cheering on his fellow ants

[@ANTIZOONUMER1]

@@Mactakunwhere

[@ilykoalas]

@@ANTIZOONUMER1 the guy on the yellow stick thingy

[@rileyfaucett8]

Thank you for everything that you do. Ant love forever

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Appreciate the gift. Ant love forever!

[@GreenWall-GW]

@@AntsCanada #antloveforever

[@pewdiepiemilitary9546]

I remember I was 8 years old when I started watching you. Now I’m 13. I would watch in amazement as the ants ran around. I caught a queen 2 years ago and she had some larvae but unfortunately died because of me getting a little to excited and checking up on her too often. The year after I was busy and gone a lot and I didn’t feel like I could care for her and a colony. This year I have plenty of time and I am waiting for flights so I can actually get to raise one.

[@jordaninja86]

Literally nothing with the mouse happens until 7 minutes in just letting yall know 😂

[@itjustxninja8907]

Before I found your channel years ago I hated ants bc I'm allergic glad I found you and stuck around to see all these colony's grow

[@tamarrajames3590]

I would call the terrarium Tiamat after the Sumerian serpent Goddess who lives under the water. The colony looks great, and I thought they would take one day to finish with the mouse. Pretty cool.🖤🇨🇦

[@theingichaw4483]

feed them a whole KFC chicken cup

[@mushroom-2001]

i personally used to hate ants but after watching his videos for a while i began to see haw amazing ands really were and how much they can grow. Can anyone else relate to this?

[@wesleysavage9490]

still hate them but theyre pretty cool

[@johnleonard644]

i ueus to think that ants were boring but when i got this ant terrarium they blod my mind

[@OfficialZubakovaZestyAlpha]

good for you.

[@volcano6512]

Same with any bug, cool unless they are in my house then they go bye bye

[@scorpant01]

22 years later this man gonna be like : “I fed my ants an alive adult horse” Edit: wait holy this comment blew up compared to others

[@Jboboof7153]

69 likes ...Nice

[@Brotha_Tony]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 funny as hell man

[@jaydenthetoilet]

I think he said he’s never gonna feed his ants an alive animal but still funny either way lol

[@damobarlow7719]

That's an incredible enclosure that leviathan inside is beautiful and the ants are especially just as incredible great video

[@craigk.235]

I'm glad that you fed the ants the adult mouse, that was nice! Give them something bigger the next time. This video was great.

[@PhreakaIicious]

human corpse next pls 👍

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I would really love to see you feed a bird to ants, it would be fascinating to see how they remove the feathers from the carcass as they feed! A non-animal food item that might be enjoyable as well could be a hard-boiled egg with the shell on (though cracked) as it would be fascinating to see ants peeling back the shell and hollowing it out!

[@theaveragefloridaman3655]

Ngl that egg got my brain tingling

[@kinokodies8350]

NOOO NOT BIRDS:( BIRDS ARE TOO CUTE TO BE KILLED AND FED :((

[@YoursUntruly]

My Canadians ass misread the title as: “Feeding my ant colony a full adult moose”

[@OfficialDiscoStudios]

These videos just keep getting better!

[@a_cool_handle_that_is_cool]

you make owning ant colonies look so fun

[@jaccokoet3888]

Right??? I have some colonies of my own, but most of the time it’s just nothing happening, and waiting a long time without looking to wait for them to grow

[@linethorup6050]

I Want ants😢

[@AntsCanada]

It is fun! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜

[@Lag1102]

@@AntsCanada what are some good ants for beginners?? I am thinking about getting some

[@liam3491]

​@@Lag1102 a lasius or messor species

[@JM.TheComposer]

The musical selections in this video are absolutely perfect.

[@sueparras6028]

I just LOVE how well you treat your ants 🐜 💕. Alot of kids don't get as much love. You are an inspiration to everyone who keeps ants. Thank you for all of your hard work! ✌🇨🇦🐜❤ Ant love forever! ❤

[@stf_gort8737]

HELLO I LOVE ANTS AND IM A ANT KEEPER FOR 5 YEARS NOW=)))

[@annamisagal]

gort u alr

[@nikonikola7446]

He lives in the asia now

[@sueparras6028]

​@@nikonikola7446 I know, he lives in the Philippines 🇵🇭. He works as an actor I think. He can do so much better here for alot less than he could if he still lived in Canada. 😊

[@nikonikola7446]

Maybe the reason canadda send south East Asia trash beacause they want he back

[@crazywolf156]

Great video as always. I'll stop on my walks to watch a active ant hill every now and then. I still remember watching ants carrying a dead spider back. Stuff like that sticks with you.

[@thijsheesen4901]

Give them haggis to eat, they'll love it

[@bullet_casing8482]

I read the title as adult MOOSE and got fucken dumbfounded by both how you would have gotten a Moose and how the ants would eat it

[@silasfoulon]

Haha, that's funny

[@Ants_Cambridge]

Who else binge watches this stuff

[@drmini7522]

I do!

[@wsl330067]

@@drmini7522 me too

[@Lillireify]

We all do, but we pretend we don't. :D

[@MoMoop-rj8tm]

OMG yes!

[@Tofu699]

​@@Lillireify😅

[@Karstentyu]

I think it will take less than a day for them to devour it (from the point when they reach the mouse). Judging from their exponential number growth I think they won't take much time to dismantle it.

[@kayapapaya2638]

I have a very important question for you @antsCanada go further to see the question How is it with the fungus termites we did not see them for a long time can u post them a video plss

[@ruzzellbrianchannel3157]

wow what a journey the leviathans have gone through they gotten our love and support since the beggining of them

[@wsl330067]

This colony have grown a lot with only one queen in only three months.

[@fir13]

Wish more nature related shows would be this engaging and interesting!

[@sophiewilson-ou5kn]

Fun fact, some people like me instead of calling leviathans monsters we call them defenders of the ocean. So I was thinking would the leviathans be sea monsters or defenders? Love your channel! For something to feed the ants when their bigger, how about a monitor lizard, a very large/ sometimes small species and they look very good! #antloveforever!

[@BirdiePlaysYT]

👋 its been so long...so so so so so long. Since the fire nation was just a fire village XD

[@kristenx_1610]

I love this channel and you made my heart for ants much stronger!😊❤

[@gyrobyte626]

i really like the way youve been building these new tarreriums with the nest and out world being sepperated but still giving ants the opportunaty to dig

[@giarc2580]

Great video! Would love an update on the termites at some point if they're still around!

[@drmini7522]

A special gift for a special colony! #antloveforever!

[@lightningrayyan]

The thing I love about ants is there determination they will do anything for food even if it's dead or alive

[@summerkingmainchannel8237]

It very fascinating at how quickly these ants can consume their food. Can’t wait for the next video! 😁

[@gminaj4251]

New subscriber here and I absolutely love these videos! They’re so relaxing and entertaining

[@smilygriffin1144]

4 or 5 days is my guess, but maybe shorter. Bigger mouse, but WAY bigger colony

[@smilygriffin1144]

Lol yep, bigger mouse, but way WAY *WAY* bigger colony

[@GoodluckMichael-er6hy]

Watching these ants is so satisfying😊

[@fire_warrior22]

Hey man, could you show us how the termites are doing, we haven't seen them in a long while and many people are wondering how they are.

[@maha-thebird]

Including me (i was checking daily for updates)

[@workguts1cc]

I also would like to see the termites again

[@Mr.89ms]

Bro's entire room is an entire ecosystem at this Point and we Love to see it 😂

[@AstroY19]

Thank you, AC, for these awesome and interesting videos with lots of effort I would like to see more every day, but sadly, I can't Thanks for the content, and keep on going with your journey!

[@iamthirdyt]

I would have LOVED to have learned from you as a little girl always trying to dig up queen ants by making dents beside a sun-baked pathway, where my neighbor walked by and told me the hard truth “you ain’t gonna find any queen ants like this”. But now my little kids LOVE watching your videos every week and we have found many queen ants after their nuptial flights!! Thanks so much for sharing your ant love to millions of ants and humans!!

[@xavier84623]

9:09 i think that even if they dont bring it back, the major pulling helps dissect the mouse. even if he cant rip the limb off the extra tension will make it easier for other ants to sever.

[@airaa6904]

wow, the leviathans now can eat a food portion that is comparable to the fire nation🤩🐜🐜

[@AntsMichigan]

Not even close to being comparable to the Fire Nation, but yeah, larger food portions.

[@W.D.I.G.M.I.Tanner]

It's amazing how you were able to share something so horrific in the most beautiful way. Keep up the great work!

[@kingtexaz7653]

You’re literally the best narrator I’ve heard

[@vietlee4290]

Please feed your ants a living human body please. For educational purposes

[@ducagemester9836]

WHAT THE FU

[@SohamPal-dv2dn]

Bro wtf

[@Sebastian-cp4oi]

You my friend have gotten yourself a new member to your growing family ;) I love these vids so I had to drop a sub and click the bell icon

[@udf423]

The Hall of the Ashen Dragon

[@121sbaker]

If you’re gonna move the fire ants anywhere, you should move them into a large AC ant tower name at the fire fortress as tribute to the late Phoenix empire

[@_ANGLER]

Truly a big experience for them! i think they probably really appreciate this, keep up the good work! The leviathan looks amazing!❤❤❤

[@MMW1299]

I guessed like 4 days. Oh boy was I wrong

[@AntsMalaysia-go1fb]

Man that's GROSS TO FEED MICE TO ANTS

[@janetginty1847]

Don't talk daft it's a dead mouse do you think they wouldn't eat it in the wild to them its food

[@Elikim009]

I absolutely love your channel. It talks about how ants expand their home and how they feed basically everything and I absolutely love ants because of you because I love how organized they are in the teamwork they do to do certain tasks I hope you read this

[@spiderboy7585]

I think it will take at least 7 days for the ant colony to eat the nouse

[@spiderboy7585]

I mean mouse

[@pepijncreeper]

Termites plssssss

[@gangJJL]

Can you please just do an update on the termites already P.S: 2:05 QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN

[@Masked_One_1316]

in the bottom right??

[@minimalskill6592]

Also 4:08 I think

[@frengulon]

I love how you can hear the passion in his voice

[@maha-thebird]

Claim your Early ticket here!! 🎉🏆 #antloveforever Edit: My hypothesis is probably 1-3 weeks Edit 2: didnt guess right D: Edit 3: 13:34 You should maybe name it the Titanic Kingdom!

[@GreenWall-GW]

Lol here #antloveforever

[@FatYoshi504]

imagine you go into this guy's room and you hear "leviathan class specimen nearby."

[@CANNABEARDGAMING]

this is by far my fav tank you have done, fantastic!

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching! #AntLoveForever

[@DonBlomdahlHOF]

1/2 days they’re famished

[@jjtooslick8336]

At 4:06 you can see her going through one of the tunnels and I know that because the abdomen of the queen looked exactly like the abdomen of that ant

[@AntNursery-vk3wv]

I love updates on the Leviathans, but when are we going to hear updates on the other colonies?

[@madmaster8]

4:08 Queen Ant Spotted!

[@bomboclaat1509]

with the amount these ants come out, you can tell they love doing what they have engraved in their instinct.

[@donovanpritchard1571]

imagine you are walking around and you see a dead adult mouse swarmed with ants

[@gigiguier6996]

The Belly of the Beast appears to be the most accurate, due to the tank itself.

[@Archangel-pd1rn]

Feed them lower on the terrarium to make them work more for their meal. Give them some seeds for then to carry; feed them a fish bigger than the mouse.

[@StoneLovesAnimating]

after a year, i miss watching these videos

[@KHALIDMAHMOOD-ol4mo]

I was watching this video while drinking coffee and realised I'm not normal anymore.

[@AntsNGravy]

Idea for marauder naration (ya know, when you narrate an ant like its a book) the lights of the sea creature could each house the spirit of a deceased queen. Just thought of it

[@theunknowngrlkyrah6598]

Love the Taylor reference!

[@RattataPrincess2007]

Mice are my favorite animal, but I do find it fascinating that ants will go after anything for food. Plus, many insects and animals will eat carcasses, it's a part of nature.

[@mikand7768]

Damn i thought it would take about 5 days

[@Stephen-jw8ci]

black clover is one of my favorite shows of all time, so obviously sea dragon’s lair seems like the best name for this terrarium

[@BluewaterGamez0711]

My brain was processing the whole time the ants were working I still didn’t know till you said 😂😂

[@aka-bray7290]

so glad i found this channel again i remember binging this near 7 ago so cool

[@zzhermanos2922]

Rest in peace Remy, you will be missed.😢

[@tribot_leader]

I just remembered this channel exists after 6 years

[@sunwardbump0968]

name it the Behemoth's Abyss

[@TheScania1991]

This reminds me of the combined effort I witnessed last summer. Ants and wasps working together on one dead juvenile mouse one of our cats brought home but didn't eat. Fascinating af😮

[@daharknesh7623]

Hello guys today im going to be showing you all my dream video idea! Feeding my ants a human carcass!😊

[@tb9-w2n]

2:13 that was the queen ant

[@Mrturtle995]

A small invasive turtle or any turtle/bird would be interesting😅

[@nabashta5787]

I dont know if I am the only one who saw it, but it looks like you can see the queen at about 2:05 before he pans up. Maybe, idk, just looked like a massive ant, and definally not a major.