My Fire Ants Escaped

I hate to break the bad news: My massive pet fire ant colony (the Crimson Knights) managed to find an escape route from their setup, a volcanic island paludarium I created for them. Fire ants are a difficult species to keep, particularly because they are escape artists. In this episode, we delve into how severe of a breakout situation the escape is, whether or not the queen had moved out, and what our next steps are from here. Hope you enjoy this week's fire ant episode! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution. #FireAnts
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[@AntsCanada]

Nooooo!!! Please help, guys! I honestly don't know what to do... This is Ants vs. Creator of Worlds!🔥🐜

[@BryDontLie]

Fire ants always find a way but there is likely something that we can do im sure well find out

[@thisiaaname9655]

6 likes already dam

[@RainworldAddictt]

Oh gosh, I can’t help, I’m sorry D:

[@-Anoush-]

Close up the current setup. Then you don't need to move them.

[@rp42069]

Do away with the waterfall.

[@Meitti]

Given that it took 6 years of planning and 2 colonies for them to finally escape, I'd say you did well keeping them.

[@Marshmellowdosgames]

Bruh they aren’t the same colony

[@empiresflame8842]

​@@Marshmellowdosgamesthat's y they said 2 colonies

[@AlaiaSkyhawk]

You could always try installing an additional pane of something just far enough in from the existing external pane that ant's can't just cross the gap, and coat both sides of the new pane and also the original pane so you've effectively tripled the width of your barrier at the weak point. The gap between the panes would also serve as an advance warning alert well before a full escape, since if you find any ants have fallen into that gap (which they'd then struggle to get out of) you'd know that the initial part of the barrier has a breach.

[@toni5431]

I think the only long term solution will be to adapt the existing enclosure with clear glass and make it a closed off environment. Otherwise you will encounter escape problems when you are away from home for a few days (or longer) and not reapplying the chalk every day. If you use glass you will still see the open enclosure inside but it will stop them escaping so easily. Good luck AC in whatever you decide to do.

[@nightshadecosplay5668]

Came here to say that as well. Enclosing Volcania may be the best option.

[@maryhairy1]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@tbella5186]

Agreed. A remodel probably won't be easy, but it's necessary.

[@TasareAlda]

I'll throw my vote here as well. Try to close the existing enclosure with glass. Try not to get stung too much while you do it. Good luck.

[@BattyBigSister]

That what I was thinking too. You'll have to wall in Vulcania with like clear plastic, plexiglass or similar and some kinda tubigrip glue in the corners to keep the ants physically contained inside and hopefully move the access points to less humid parts of the enclosure where the talc will work better.

[@ghoulishtheories7979]

I mean personally, I think you had a very genius idea with one of the Golden Empire setups. You had a very efficient setup with a Paludarium, where the terrestrial part would be surrounded by water, and you can put in some more sea creatures, and it becomes a thriving ecosystem in a way. The aquatic area, and inhabitants could feed off fallen members of the fire ant colony, and that would also be a plus in being at least a subtle population control for the fire ant colony. That still has to be one of my favorite designs even to this day.

[@ghoulishtheories7979]

Actually ignore this idea, lmao. I forgot that fire ants have natural evolution that helped them adapt to waters in high quantities. AKA: They can make rafts with each other, using it to float on/across the water.

[@CF_Joel]

@@ghoulishtheories7979 Oh, jacked! That was my idea too. Oh well.

[@supermiks]

Maybe you can consider doing a some kind of a moat with running water that'll flow down to the main water feature of the set-up. Ants that will try to escape will get flushed to the main water feature and then maybe you can add a shore so they can return to the colony 😅

[@LuckyStone888]

I think the controlled culling is advantageous. you turned a potential disaster into a learning opportunity. You showed how we do not need poison to control ants and really any other insect. I use Diamoatous Earth myself when dealing with insect issues, it really is the best solution. So I think continued controlled culling is in order with consideration on how to improve the barrier in the future. Maybe even a barrier that has the option to allow escape once in a while to cull the colony occasionally.

[@Tank50us]

Yeah, he may have to cull them in the short term. But in a way that's natural... Namely: reduce their food intake so the queen won't lay as many eggs. That could buy time for a more permanent solution

[@deadboob]

Diomoatous earth is honestly a really good suggestion, put it as a extra barrier between leaving and now they have to cross both a deadly moat of earth and the talcom powder

[@Warrioroflove143]

I like this idea

[@jacobkaalberg8529]

What if you cull them by fire.... Everyone on the surface gets cooked, but the ones remaining in the nest would be fine. Kinda fitting for fire ants ngl

[@ryanbrown982]

DE is good, unless the issue is the humidity. Boric acid powder might be a better option in that case.

[@EmpressOfExile206]

This is just a scaled up "ac tower & outworld".. so what do you normally do when when it reaches capacity? Add more sections‼️ If the colony is seeking a site for a satellite nest, then provide one💪⚒ Since you built this formicarium as an "open concept" it will be much easier to add another stand/tank right next door and build a "bridge" from their sand area to the new tank. Or maybe even a shelved stand with *_multiple_* tanks on it, so you have a series of "outworlds" to progressively add‼️💪💯

[@marjupaananen545]

That would be interesting to see.

[@BoliVic96]

sounds like a dangerous idea, ants may decide to try find their luck scaping thru the tanks connections, but maybe with some tube ant highways

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

ought to make the bridge from a tube network like he did in the past

[@RocketDCP]

and nobody’s talking about how muscular antscanada is

[@SWAGTVmusic]

Lmao right!? Bro really in shape!

[@jlracso]

that’s guys bolo

[@-_--__---___----]

thats why i clicked on the vid

[@nullusername]

My wish has been fulfilled now after I had waited for a long while. His abs is really nice 👍

[@carolina-vt1rw]

I almost fell from my chair

[@Ben-jl9bq]

It would be cool if you added a sort of extension to the terrarium, adding another island Based off whatever fictional or Real life island personally, I think that would be really cool

[@huntercool2232]

As much as I love the open concept paludarium, I agree with other saying that putting glass around the terrarium the best solution.

[@ariandovald]

maybe there’s a way you can redirect the waterfall into a stream around the whole setup, and surround the inner wall of it with something the ants struggle to climb, maybe something very sticky, moss, or maybe even something more active like tropical sundews or insect-eating fish to pick off ants that go too far

[@PhoenixnationMP]

I have a fire ant colony too and I use coconut oil to keep them in the tank and they can't escape and other ants can't come in it, So I recommend Coconut oil for the job🐜❤

[@IkeyDkey]

Jesus Christ I never knew you were ripped. Also it’s a shame the fire ants escaped. Hope everything turns out ok!

[@jedispartancoolman]

Well when you're rich you have a ton of time to follow your passions, such as working out, or keeping ants

[@zxncofficial]

hes mikey bustos, this is just one of his channels

[@nicholasbutler2365]

@@jedispartancoolmanyou don’t have to be rich to get ripped. Cope

[@jedispartancoolman]

@nicholasbutler2365 I never said you had to be rich to get ripped. I'm in the military yolked out of my mind and definitely not rich. I'm just saying free time definitely is a good motivation for working out lol

[@privateprivate5302]

😂❤ that was click bait eye candy for us ladies🥰😋

[@Mikey4Yeshua]

That one Ant-“Life behind the walls, isn’t what you thought.”

[@halohalo-kf2hz]

I honestly think there’s not a a KZbin following as wholesome as this one there’s no hate I love it this is why I love ants Canada I may not love ants but I do enjoy his personality and passion for ants and life in general I’ve been watching for over 2 years now and I’ve loved ever second of it

[@timelessperspective]

Can we talk about the fact this guy makes a Discovery quality documentary EVERY week? I literally NEVER cared about ants in any capacity. Now, not only do I see the beauty of this magnificent animal, I love them. This has slowly become my favorite channel on KZbin. His love and compassion for these underrated animals is absolutely inspiring. I'll never look at ants the same way again, all because of this channel.

[@asylumental]

I remember when it was more than once a week 😢

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I just do not like fire ants. They are such a nuisance.

[@syvulpie]

No-one could've ant-icipated this escape. Not even AntsCanada.

[@sillypuso7009]

Move them in a new but a little similar set up but make the glass more taller and longer and get a more slippery than the talcum barrier

[@Viewer732a]

I have so much respect and admiration for the resilience of fire ants! They always find a way!

[@ppperson69]

Life finds a way lol

[@molly1949]

It's time to say " no way" though

[@Terrandrei]

​@@molly1949Bow

[@chloemae5618]

I'd maybe suggest a moat, so place the entire enclosure as it is into a large vat of sorts with a water moat like you've done before, kind of like the floating skull island one. That way if they break the barrier again they're only going to fall into a watery abyss, this way the ants shouldn't be able to dump their discards into the water, and you might be able to keep an aquatic animal in the moat safely? Good luck!! Xx

[@WritesMe]

Fire ants are great at crossing water.

[@chloemae5618]

@WritesMe Yeah, they make cute little rafts, don't they? I was thinking if he had a 'water beast' to potentially eat them before they can create their raft?

[@tb8644]

I doubt you’ll see this. But I wanted to let you know how much I respect and look up to you. Everything that you have done from your website(s) to all of your different pets is just amazing to me. I want to do a lot of things that you have already done. And if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have the same respect for biodiversity and science as a whole as I do now. So really I just wanted to say thank you.

[@crisrobinson3092]

Well said. I have a very different outlook on our world since discovering this channel. I got curious about Carpenter ants in my shed and searched KZbin one day. So lucky I did because I learn so much from these entertaining videos.

[@Warrioroflove143]

Almost cried reading this

[@JBnights1]

You have said in the past that they do this to find more living space. Is there a way to give them another set up that they can go back and forth between the two?

[@NatureAustralia-NA]

I think you should add a barrier of water with some water creature around volcania. That would probably keep them in. You might also want to fix up any cracks in the tank base, or get a fresh one

[@nitrocatmeower8941]

As good an idea a water barrier is, Fire Ants have a nasty habit of making living life rafts with small groups of themselves, to allow the rest to survive/get across

[@davidlarson1399]

+1

[@catboi116]

The water animals wouldnt eat the ants rafts fast enough a other breach Keeper who works w a higher humanity could work

[@NatureAustralia-NA]

Thats true

[@patsimbahan]

Maybe do a little river surrounding the setup and the glass barrier? Can also be a new addition to the setup

[@ANIME_AFFINADO]

I have a idea for this problem Just keep the ant colony surrounded by the water so don't chose their path to escape as there was water surrounded by them..

[@lisa-m-jennings]

Do you suppose they may need a larger nesting area due to the colony's enormous size? That was the first thing I thought of when I saw what had happened.

[@jeandiatasmith4512]

You can get diatomaceous earth in powder form. Which leaves a lot of options on how and where to apply it. It can even be mixed with water and sprayed, when it dries, the powder stays. You can control the solution from barely there to mud thick. Maybe mixing into the talc solution would be effective in stopping them from even trying to climb the talc border? And if you could experiment with using it with other things - I'm wondering if it could be mixed with vaseline, which would eliminate the humidity problem (but maybe not the heat?), and then put a line all around the edge. Or maybe some double side tape coated with the powder? I'm even wondering if you could add in an essential oil frangrance to deter them - I don't know how good their sense of smell is to use in the ant room at all, but I've been using a concoction this summer that's been keeping all the bugs from coming into the house and it's worked really well - no ants, spiders, gnats, flies, wasps or hornets this summer....and my cats aren't bothered by the scent or the oil/water mix, and I can't smell it once it dries. Maybe wouldn't be good in your scenario - but it could be an option to keep outdoor ants from coming in and invading your colonies. I spray the curtains, screens and sills. Bunches of recipes online.

[@asylumental]

They have lived in there for a couple months now, and onyl 2 escapes... thats not terrible... you could put a glass box around your enclosure, with the ability to open the front for filming. Its still an open concept enclosure, but it has a safety perameter in place for when they find a breach every 2-3 months.

[@BoliVic96]

what if you put Volcania inside a bigger inclousure? maybe find a solvent that can help you take the walls down so it doesn't affect filming but keeping the floor so you can more easily move them and keep the cool volcano!

[@motherendurance]

I think you will either need to enclose the set-up or remove the waterfall. Whichever seems more feasible.

[@yaragorm]

Maybe since they haven’t actually escaped the stand, you can try putting another barrier around that whole platform with talcum or chalk lining it so it would be farther away from the humidity of the setup.

[@lukasskisland]

Might be to hard to pull off but maybe you could build a perimeter channel across the rim of the tank that gets filled with water and flows over creating a constant waterfall around the entire tank. Since the front is covered with sand you would also need to add canals on the inside that returns the water to the sump. It would take a lot of work and modifications to the tank with an active colony inside but if you pull it off I think it would create a cleaner look and the open concept is very cool, brave and unique and I think it’s worth finding a solution to keep it like that. Hope you find a solution.

[@dylanallison3616]

You could put a glass Cover over the enclosure preventing escape

[@brazosvasquez5016]

You could do a small bit of glass just where the water fall is to extend your talcum powders distance away from the humidity

[@samrec]

Could you build and adjacent more enclosed habitat next to it and joint them somehow to allow them to migrate on their own to the new bigger&better enclosure?

[@seariddragonair1103]

Maybe a mix of culling and adding something more to the enclosure? Adding glass could help to stop escape attempts. I would hold off on sealing the crack until it gets figured out tho. That way if they decide to go back to it, its easy to find them.

[@imalittleeggroll]

Happy Saturday 🐜🇨🇦! Lots of ❤ from WA State! The talcum powder barrier anarchy…this is why I love your channel - the unpredictability and solutions. Thank you for the Saturday morning update! 🐜🇨🇦4️⃣-EVER! ❤️

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

Fire ants literally burn your skin when they touch you, this isn’t good, now is not the time to compliment him when there’s ants that can burn his skin IN HIS OWN HOME

[@Pumkinhead_Vexas]

At this point these gotta be numbered lol “Fire Ants Escape…Again..”

[@lewiswong5622]

Get rid of water fall to stop humidity

[@lisahalstead6551]

the best way is to add a new set up to the setup or find another queen of the safe type and start a new colony

[@EdjieboaNova]

Oh my. We have fire ants everywhere here (east Texas,) and you are a brave guy. We don't mind fire ants anymore as it's normal. We also have bull ants and they will take a 3/4" to 1/2" piece out of you and leave an obvious scar. Back to your Crimson Knights: Wow; and you gave them meat! As far as we know, there is no way to contain them. They will build falling towers to bridge gaps. There's even been talk of ambushes for revenge on killing mounds. A family member swears fire ants waited up in a tree near their destroyed home until he was underneath and then all jumped on him. He had stings from head to toe. Good luck 👍

[@Dajulen]

similar like cooking, try a water bath. put that container inside a larger container with water, all poured with talcum on side, and they wont be able to escape. + plus points if added carnivourous plants at the bottom to add a survival check

[@crazypsychokid4034]

well honestly I think u should just, if u have any, workers to put the chalk on 1 and Everday so like (Chalk no chalk Chalk yk, while there doing that u try to fix the problem or just make a new part of the tank then make it or at least put the chalk as a border so they cant cross saw off or what ever the corner there escaping from the make a new one then glue or tape that or just get new texis? idk and then u make the chalk border then put the new part on just like that (sorry its a lot but to me its a little of a good idea / simple thing being a logistic person).Thank you

[@SuperVblade]

Keep there same enclosure but try to Enclose it or try n figure out how to apply the chalk/powder without it being exposed to humidity

[@typsyk.capone2916]

Your love for the ants (and not wanting to destroy them) feels like the perfect metaphor for how God views us ❤

[@r-c2082]

What I have seen at zoos on how they deal with this is surrounding the island with water and turn there setups into islands so if they where to escape they would only get a stream of flowing water around the edge

[@graysenfisher4769]

Add a glass wall to the front and make a water tight door on the side or middle so you can still access it

[@galinaioffe2250]

I would say keep applying the chalk until you are able to move them into a closed concept inclosure

[@sm3ttz]

Glue new glass panels to create a sealed tank out of the terrarium (with non-toxic glue/silicone of course)

[@brucerussell1708]

My best idea would be to use a heating element strand for a border. You could take a bug zapper racket and build a electrical fence. You should incorporate a moat around the base of your tank.

[@ZoeLovesWarriors]

Maybe you could try not using the humidifier; you said that the chalk weakens by it, and the humidifier is just a fancy decoration in the terrarium.

[@harrykipling9713]

What about a large perspex box over the top of the Enclosure you can remove the top from for feeding?

[@Parakeetwilds]

Fire ants don't like the cold right? What if you placed the setup within a tabletop shallow tank to create sort of ''moat. Also adding chiller to this to 'moat' would make crossing the water unattractive for the Fire-ants. maybe adding a few Rainbow Shinners , White-cloud Mountain Minnows and other cold-water loving small fish to the set up would add even more security to the overall set up. Or the other option would be to create an indoor Pond with a Mountain Island on stilts. Make sure the water is Chilled and keep the Island out of the water just by several cm to prevent the Island from cooling down too much would be something New and a great addition to the Ant room!

[@CF_Joel]

I HAVE AN IDEA!!! Magnetic levitation! Can they escape that? The whole thing balanced on opposing super-magnets, on the bottom and sides to stabilize it. The cord to the fountain can go through a U-trap of water.

[@abrahammaravilla8787]

Add a small fan to keep that area dry

[@Tryin2Play]

Maybe just seal this enclosure? Could be the more cost efficient thing to do, with the added benefit of them needing to be relocated.

[@ClivTurtlez]

Put the paladarium in a huge closed tank so the paladarium will be in a giant tank seal from the outside and can be unlocked when needed wile having a breathing hole with super heavy guards!!!

[@Prim0Victoria]

Man I've been watching your channel for like 6 - 7 years now. I learn something every time. I also smile every time. I really enjoy your videos man so thank you for making my life better.

[@Lucas-nd8bk]

Maybe modify the setup to have thicker and bigger walls but also still have a way for you to put the food and record in the setup

[@effoffutube]

Bro you gotta get some IR/UV camera shots on these critters. I don't know what you will see but it has to be cool.

[@shawkathelmy1461]

Very dramatic commentary just for an ants colony

[@matthewwelch1537]

Can you add a heat lamp or a heating plate to other side of the glass where they escaped in order to keep it dry?

[@savagedlast4656]

To fight fire ant you need fire: Surround the ant with tiny flame to keep humidity balance.

[@Archangel-pd1rn]

Enclose the tank with glass panes, seal the gaps with quiksteel.

[@Jess-bu2sp]

Try to put a glass case above the enclosure to have is a case so you don’t need to move them

[@GIGACAT573]

First words of the video : "Oh no"

[@johnsmith-bt4ur]

They need more room so how about a square box . Sealed. So they can make more room. Then Make them move to new shape. Use the box as a mold for a casting.

[@JonathanRoman-vq2tg]

I think just change the weak barrier area with a glass panel. Add put the talcum and chalk around that area so the ants will slip and fall into the water.

[@talesofatelier]

They're probably getting too big for Volcania so I say either figure out a way to give them a satellite nest or occasional culling will be needed.

[@Demonkegman]

Get a "frag tank" type of fish tank. Very shallow and wide. And make a moat by setting the entire tank inside of it. Then fill wit water. Impossible to escaped

[@ariandovald]

has anyone ever tried creating a coral barrier? i suspect it’d have the same effect as the chalk, while being much more resistant to the humidity.

[@marionkool9075]

I think you should put the whole vulcania in to a big thank and make it look like Himalaya or something

[@awesomeartist5564]

Idk if this is unrealistic or not, but you should try some kind of cover on Volcania, basically making it into a closed tank like you where talking about, without having to relocate the ants.

[@gwentchamp8720]

Use an electrified barrier. It should be relatively easy to make and effective.

[@frankieromantv7653]

I’d surround the whole set up with water because I highly doubt they’ll try to move the Brood in water!

[@NovaRune]

Is it possible to build a plexiglass covering around the setup? With a removable panel for feeding and cleaning of the habitat?

[@dukem8774]

Maybe use a Fluon (which seems to be chemically similar to Teflon) border because they seem to be unable to stick to it.

[@abrealgaming5649]

He just straight up hit them with the "I'm sorry little one."

[@LanguageofWreckage]

Maybe try using a mesh or something similar instead of glass to "close it in". Like my buddy had a chameleon and it cage was a fine mesh or something so it had air flow. I think it would be cool so it would still feel more open, but it would prevent them from escaping

[@tioalra6746]

the ants probably need their humidity, so i would propose a second wall around the setup, where it isnt getting as humid and the slippery stuff actually works

[@zwmmxviii6851]

Have you considered a barrier of Fluon (similar to Teflon, very slippery) instead of talc? And maybe a line of Tanglefoot between the glass and wood portions of your structure (to block any and all paths) as an additional precaution?

[@LunaTheAngel917]

Perhaps make the front part of the glass a little taller? Maybe make it more closed off like your previous setups. In other words, make some adjustments and add some modifications to it and make sure they definitely can’t escape afterwards

[@TrystAnt_]

You could place food and see where they bring it if you unsure where they went

[@leviderebensky7310]

I think (but this is a strech) that you could modify the area where the ants escaped to go horizontal with glass so they can't escape because they will fall.

[@dyoxes357]

Make an addon that converts it to a enclosed set up instead of moving them.

[@Mr_fish_fingers]

I have a great idea Antscanada, what if you made a table not just a table but the table is an ant farm and as you eat you watch your ants grow in population. Who thinks this is a good idea Let me know 👇

[@FullmetalAngyl]

It's too wet and open so I really don't think this will work out in the long run even with regular cullings. Also an easy way to move ants out of somewhere you don't want them. Force them to move themselves. You do it yourself all the time. Remove the water and moss and once it's getting dry enough give them a tube that leads to a temp encloser with everything they need. Or try one of your hybrid nests.

[@kay77387]

Is there a way to turn off the water and the fog altogether? It wouldn’t look as cool but maybe then the chalk would work for longer

[@larcorba]

Can you try using Teflon instead? Teflon should be waterproof enough.

[@RavenCloudNine]

an enclosure around the existing setup that has a door where you can open up whenever you wish to record or sit and admire the colony in the "open" volcano(no glass between you and the ants). Then close the door when you are done. Door should have a tight seal. That way, the only chance they can attempt any escape is when you are there watching them

[@jhost0311]

What if you had a waterfall ledge barrier? Something like a channel or ledge that always has water flowing through or over it? Or a moat?

[@bonnitaclaus2286]

Revamping the system and be the best solution. Not scrapping their present home, rebuilding it to make it more escape proof and enclosed.

[@benjamin2629]

I dont understand why you can just reapply the talcum occasionally? it lasted quite a while before the humidity weakened it.

[@KellySebastian-u7q]

Could you expand the setup and make there food smaller so they don’t grow so much and as fast?

[@amypotter8519]

Just cover the open part with glass, it will keep volcania there whole territory while contaning the ants better

[@ThePaeson]

You don't need to worry about bug spray seriously, it's been proven again and again that it's terrible. That's more like torture an ant instead of actually killing them. The best way to actually deal with bugs are through temperature control, either heating up or freezing. For anyone wondering.

[@bloxycola_enjoyer8756]

these ants r so hard to contain,they make a flying cockroach look like lightwork

[@trulysensitive726]

remember how you flooded the fireants and they formed an air bubble at the bottom of the water, well all pest control is going to do is gas and poison what you want and i know this works if say you blew tobacco smoke on a pheremone trail the ants lose direction, can't find the way home or to the food, so your ventillation system you may have smoke the entire building out, the tobacco i buy is called "The Good Stuff) it's a little over $20 a pound it results in confusion you could also just have a cloud of smoke in the room so their trails stop be fore they start and outside the enclosure is the mist where no one knows what happened to those that ventured out until they are dropped back home

[@jaredprescod]

You could try to modify the tank maybe. Ot find a stronger barrier than talcum, if there is any.