My Pet Ants Discovered Agriculture

[@SoundFX626]

I never knew that mealybugs were also a source of honeydew for ants. I've always herd (get it) of ants farming aphids, but never mealybugs. In fact this is the first I've heard of them. That being said literally all the info was new and fascinating to me. The millions of years of symbiosis, to the face that males and females take on such different forms.

[@AntsCanada]

Yes, and the mealybugs also can feed from the roots! There are ant colonies that specialize on farming root mealybugs and depend on them so much that it's their sole food source! They never come to the surface to forage and when nuptial flight comes around each virgin queen grabs a mealybug in her mouth before flying off to mate and start her own ant colony, so she could farm her own colony of mealybugs for her colony! Isn't that amazing?! Funny enough, after the filming of this episode, suddenly all the mealybugs were gone (or they moved to another part of the tree that I can't see) but I suspect they all moved to the roots since I watered the plant a bit more than usual for filming this ep.

[@SoundFX626]

AntsCanada that's super fascinating. Kinda like the ant colonies that farm fungi as their food source. The fact that they take a mealybug with then during nuptial flight really is quite an amazing testament to the evolution and intelligence of ants. I hope the bubblebutts are still around.

[@tgphwritingacount7603]

Weird that's super interesting!

[@therealafar6622]

ChasonT really do they actually take mealy bugs on their nuptial flight.

[@SoundFX626]

TheRealAfar that's what our good friend Antscanada said. Not in the video, in his comment. Some ants rely purely on the root feeding mealybugs for food. So each queen takes one with her during nuptial flight to start her own colony of mealbugs in her new colony

[@a_name127]

The next one is going to be "HELP! My ants discovered fire!"

[@prod_stern]

WOAH! MY PET ANTS DISCOVERED SCAMMING!

[@PengyDraws]

@@prod_stern OMG!! MY ANTS DISCOVERED CLICKBAIT! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!

[@reinaldodossantos1500]

The next episode OMG my ants discovery relativity theory

[@alebass2948]

MY ANTS DISCOVERED OIL!

[@DreadlordPrometheus]

3010 help my ants threaten to blow up the sun

[@bossbruce7183]

Day 1- ants move in Day2- Discover agriculture Day 3 - Make fire Day 10 - colonize other terrarium Day 19- Tame spiders Day 35 discover space travel

[@whitneymisja4652]

Day 164: Ants move to other galaxy and mate with aliens

[@whitneymisja4652]

Day 207: Ant-Alien hybrids take over the universe!!!

[@randomdoggo7774]

Lll

[@valdenyanmapper1138]

day 2765 - ants are gods

[@andriantolv7597]

is this Hunter x hunter reference?

[@koreboredom4302]

Y'all ever wonder if they'll just build a tiny ant church one day praying to a picture of a giant hand?

[@brandonhart2308]

Google a video called the sandkings. It's about an alien insect that worships the man taking care of them. I think it is on the outer limits show from the 90's.

[@candyanddarkside]

That would be funny

[@underscore_ditto]

i wish

[@redstonetiger8220]

R u ok

[@bakedgoldfish45]

I WILL REIGN They will build the roachshell farm

[@MasterArrow]

Wow... I honestly didn't think these would be the type of videos I'd enjoy (no offense or anything, I had just never thought of it) but it's SO WELL DONE. The narration and cinematography is incredible and very entertaining. Keep making awesome content!

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks so much! Ant love forever!

[@muniti1679]

Some of my ants started a rebelion agains my queen and let's Just say my colony falled apart becuse of the rebellion it was an epic war The rebellion vs the Colony a little group of ants was the rebelion and the more who saw them the more who joined and that killed my colony and I never got a new colony again😭 Btw The rebellion was 2 weeks

[@Steve_Z]

i hear you, i never dreamed i would enjoy watching ants this much. i even went looking for a queen the other day. (didn't find one)

[@Equestrian_forlife-u6s]

I spent like one hour on a walk trying to find a queen but didn’t find one but when I went home I saw one scurrying on the floor

[@Chronicoverburn]

I swear he could make me love mosquitoes

[@AntsCanada]

Are you guys liking this 4K Ultra HD video footage? Do you notice the upgrade in clarity compared to our videos from say two months ago? Do any of you guys watch these ant videos on a television screen? Would love to hear your feedback! Ant love forever! Thank you for watching, guys!

[@vscogamer2378]

YES! It is very good.

[@joecremer3633]

AntsCanada The 480p max my internet can handle looks great :p

[@makingfunof8674]

Yes love it.

[@dragon3xd101]

ya it looks good as a nature video! :)

[@Britnymorgan08]

Abso-freaking-lutely! Love it!👌👐👐🐜💖

[@filipweber8438]

Next thing you’ll know, they’ll discover archery and mining and pottery and the wheel and eventually particle physics and nanotechnology, giving them all the space ship parts they need to leave this world and win a science victory

[@TJ-bg4fw]

This comment is a true gem

[@duckbio6608]

This comment cant get better

[@ScarrVett]

And eventually fight over things

[@multiversemaster3242]

Let's hope they're not playing as ghandi when they complete the Manhattan project

[@GregoryMom]

MultiverseMaster *_N U C L E A R G O D D A M N G H A N D I_*

[@gibbonspit3564]

It's very rare to find a decent sized channel with very little toxicity in the comments

[@AntsCanada]

The AC Family is hands down one of the kindest, smartest, funniest, and curious communities on KZbin! For that I am grateful every single day!

[@ryancoleman2124]

rlyrlykoolkid I am usually toxic but its hard to be becuase everyone here is so great!

[@maze2756]

Because we are ac family 😉

[@CN-kf8xj]

AntsCanada There's mites at 3:25 please say they're good mites!

[@gato_feliz605]

Hi ants canada im your biggest fan!

[@elleryYSBKWG]

"My Pet Ants Discovered Nuclear Energy"

[@AlexLikesToons]

"Look AC family! It seems like this group of workers have discovered the power of the atom!"

[@duckysupreme6671]

YOU ARE CRAZY!

[@deborahmilan8807]

Idoit

[@iamtoolazytofindaname6511]

My pet ant discovered teleportstion before Humans!

[@coolsnail58]

@@deborahmilan8807 deborah

[@thedoruk6324]

Up Next : *Oh my God ! My ants discovered weapons of mass destruction !*

[@thedoruk6324]

+Striker 100 As the Black Ant Shogunate approaches the United States of Golden Empire; the end draws near...

[@louisirvinelim]

Set your calenders AC Family, YOU WON'T WANNA MISS THIS WEEK'S EPISODE OF ANTSCANADA 🐜🐜🐜

[@creditsunknown7974]

OH MY GOD I DIDMT REALISE HOW MUCH I NEEDED THAT TILL NOW!!!!!

[@Irfan_aziz]

Murica: looks like they need some freedom!!!

[@vbgvbg1133]

Imagine ant-sized nukes.

[@YodaOnABender]

Please show us the termites! I don’t care if they haven’t changed yet I just wanna see them, maybe a quick update at the end of a video?

[@overhealing7691]

I sure hope so

[@limirene4092]

Elliott The Animator Yes!

[@smallengine]

Elliott The Animator yeah good idea

[@badumbash2151]

Elliott The Animator the termites have not yet made eggs

[@chalkvlogs5754]

Elliott The Animator its a secret .... lol

[@2d20kobolds3]

As someone who has professional greenhouse experience, I thought thought I'd give you a little disclaimer . Mealy bugs are notoriously good a spreading and their presence can cause a whole host of problems in your plants. We had an outbreak of them one year and the majority of the garden annuals developed dwarfed or sickly. And the next year even after a through check and sanitization by hand of all plants they still came back. All I'm saying is to watch them and maybe get a head of them so this doesn't happen to any of the other colonies.

[@gravitykillz924]

as soon as i saw it was mealys..im like burn it with fire! Im sure he will have to find a balance cause the mealys are going to explode in growth

[@cooperolm9687]

Yep, there goes all the plants in his ant terrariums haha. As a succulent grower these bugs are the bane of my existence, luckily my collection is pest free at the moment though.

[@donttellmyfriends1749]

jacob ratliff my dad has a whole garden of bonsais and 2 of it had amphids, my dad wasnt able to treat the first one, but he is trying to treat the second one

[@failingartist2859]

This time on ants Canada: My ants learned how to make an airplane to leave the nest

[@AntsCanada]

All in favour of calling the Mealybug Colony the BUBBLE BUTTS say "I"! If not, what should we name them?

[@gray7917]

I

[@Antony-Yip]

I

[@hypnosemblem8829]

AntsCanada nigh

[@johncastle95]

Aye Captain

[@rd8881]

I

[@camgood2437]

I think that the ants are actually massaging the bugs with their antennae, since this likely increases their honeydew production. Dairy farmers have also realized that this works with cows, and so many of them have giant, spinning brushes installed in their barns, so the cows can just walk up and get a massage wherever they feel like it. Apparently, it can increase milk production by up to 25%!

[@AntsCanada]

Omg really??!!! Wow!

[@favoro8067]

Woah Facinating.... So they are milking them i thought it was a metaphour

[@camgood2437]

AntsCanada yeah it's pretty interesting. I guess it just makes them happier lol. Here's a link to a video about them.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWjcdaWCeNR_rbc

[@1998floris]

Yes, its really interesting. I read a research report the other day about those spinning things. Apparently the cows were willing to put as much effort in getting a backscratch as in getting food.

[@tomabenas964]

It improves mood, and in some cases overall health of the cows leading to an increase in milk production. Also permitting the cows to choose when they want to be milked also allows us to get better, cleaner, and bigger product loads from cows. Magic

[@Oopsie223]

Next: Ants assemble with cockroach shells to form Antatron

[@docwatson2429]

Lol

[@bruhmoment5613]

Once u see dat I’m going to da moon 🌚

[@jamianderson2847]

This is the ant-iverse

[@paulb8264]

As someone that grows succulents this episode had me in horror the whole time. I've been fighting a mealybug infestation for about 2 months now.

[@relictusimperator8647]

“And that’s when I saw it -“ *AD PLAYS “God damnit youtube”

[@Lotje250]

Nelson Pham IKR every cliff hanger BOOM AD IN YOUR FACE

[@YaboiiLando]

He did it on purpose, they can choose where the adds play.. Just adds to the whole drama he does now..

[@Sackmatters]

Nelson Pham Ad didn’t play for me.

[@YaboiiLando]

Sackmatters yeah, idk about how it determines when it plays or it doesn't play. But they pick where the yellow dots on the video timeline go for ads.

[@dagger2428]

Ave, true to Caesar

[@johnty505]

Bobblehead: "Gimme de sweet nectar and we will protec" Mealybug: "Ok"

[@bighunk8920]

Year 2027: OMG, AC family, my ants have discovered space travel!

[@crabby7921]

Year 9999: O M G, my ants invented Half-Life 3!!!!!!

[@cocopus]

OMG MY ANTS ARE HAVING SEX FOR PLEASURE

[@MrShaun42088]

Do you know what I truly love?- The respect and devotion you give to your ants. Your presentation, the whole script and filming, the setup and all the displays. You have such a good-tempered and natural speaking voice. It is very young and friendly and so pleasant to listen to. Watching a video of yours is like going over to my friend's house who has the greatest collection of ants who he loves very much and loves to show off.

[@generictoasterstroodle1080]

MrShaun42088 This is a beautifully put together comment and I couldn’t have said it better myself

[@stillstormie7222]

I second that, very well thought out & put together👏.

[@crabby7921]

When ants take over the world it is your fault

[@Gmage]

Crappy Gaming nah it wont be his fault it will be the scientist's fault if they make an expiremental ant. or something (¿i think?)

[@kennethha416]

It'll be fine though

[@shinobix4925]

Will it, will it really?

[@jazzcrusader3062]

We already have, you humans just don’t realise it yet

[@shinobix4925]

To be fair, the ratio of ants to humans is like 1,000,000 : 1

[@andyfernandez8448]

This channel basically replacing animal planet for me

[@jen69420]

Andy Fernandez share mo lang?

[@cocoylustina3513]

Lol

[@brianplays3490]

Why call it animal planet anymore it's just pool building and tree house masters now I suggest going to Nat Geo wild

[@jen69420]

brian plays share mo lang?

[@cocoylustina3513]

Share nya lang kasi

[@fatesend8637]

This is great news. I've heard Phediole can do this and are even sometimes considered a type of harvester ant. I've been wanting you to feed them seeds for awhile for this very reason and others. But I wasn't expecting a video like this on them so soon after you introduced them. I have to admit, I love this genus of ant.

[@happysalt4857]

And now there’s business, money, power, laws..... SOCIETYYYY COMING TO A DANK ANT FARM NEAR YOU

[@eon.cintran]

Ugh Exercise Yas lol

[@insertobject4002]

bill wurtz reference

[@ralsyisscared4283]

is that a motherfucken bill wurtz reference? I luv you

[@benking1334]

LOL

[@theveryfunnymyth]

History of the entire ant world, i quess

[@firemoustach2932]

Its neat how this symbios is there all the way from back 15-20 million years.

[@AntsCanada]

IKR? This is an ancient partnership for sure!

[@mariosgameplay8373]

AntsCanada your ants are amazing I love ants too and I have to say that I saw some ants in my garden milking those bugs I searched to find what they were doing but now I know

[@firemoustach2932]

+AntsCanada I have to thank you for refuelling my love and fascination for ants.Myrmekology is such an unexplored field and you welcomed a tonne of us into it.Hope we make huge strides in that field of study.Keep up the good work, from Bosnia.

[@ramadguy7076]

AntsCanada hey you see that that super major have a blac dot

[@Jaelen777]

@@AntsCanada Can you bring back the Natural habitat nest???? Also #Antlove4ever

[@jomertomale]

Hey Mikey! I have suggestions. Maybe you should have us an Antiverse Map where you have each Kingdoms and its inhabitants labeled for us to be easily updated. If you can make it like the GoT intro animation, then that would be awesome. If someone who can create such animation, then that would be highly possible. Current Antiverse Worlds: The Fire Nation: Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) Territory: La Selva De Fuego (South American River Biotope Paludarium) Landmarks: - La Selva De Fuego - The Fire Falls - [Desolated] The Eye of Solis Desolated Territories: - Fire Ant Mountain (Field and Forest Biome Faux Terrarium) - Solenopsis Hill (Field and Forest Biome Faux Terrarium) - The Offering Temple (Time Lapse Videos Venue Outworld) - The Hydrocombs (Water Reservoir Outworld) - The Fire Jungle (Rainforest Biome Outworld) - The Tropic of Pyro (Rainforest Biome Outworld) - The Badlands (Field and Forest Biome Outworld) - The Pyre (Desert and Oasis Biome Outworld) - The Antagon (Network of Tubing) - Geminata Pass (Tubing between Outworlds) - The Fire Palace (Giant Rubbermaid Bin Soil Nest) Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails - The White Tigers: Albino Corydoras Catfish - [_unnamed_]: Macrobrachium Shrimps - [Deceased] The Guppy Gang: Black-Eared Panda Guppies - [Deceased] Romeo and Juliet: Golden Ram Cichlid Pair - [_unnamed/status unknown_]: Assassin Snail The Golden Empire: Yellow Crazy Ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) Territory: Hacienda Del Dorado (Semi-open Concept Multi-level Paludarium) Landmarks: - The Golden Springs - The Golden Rock Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails - Emperor Sapphire: Blue Crayfish - [_status unknown_] The Millitary: Giant Millipedes - [_unnamed/relocated_]: Praying Mantis - [_unnamed/status unknown_]: Aphids The Dark Knights: Black Crazy Ants (Paratrechina longicornis) Territories: - Tour Des Fleurs (African-European Faux Terrarium) - Zen Jardim (Asian-South American Faux Terrarium) - Billabong Hills (North American-Australian Faux Terrarium) - The Dragon's Stairway (Tubing beside [Deceased] Bearded Dragon's Terrarium) - The AC Plateau (Tubing above AC unit) - The DK Bridge (Tubing above sprinkler) - The Cavern of Darkness (Tubing through drywall) - The Wooden Cliffs (Tubing above door jamb) - The Knight's Drop (Tubing beside door jamb) - The Silver Rock Canyon (Tubing along the Silver Play Button) - The Silver Glacier (Faux Terrarium above refrigerator) - Uncle Milton Ant Farm Desolated Territories: - [_unnamed_] (Rooster Plant Pot inside the Rubbermaid Bin) - The Crystal Mansion (Rubbermaid Bin with Nest Gear Pack and Test Tubes) Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails The Platinum Dragons: Lesser Weaver Ants (Polyrhachis sp.) _Former Ruler_: [Escaped] The Black Dragons: Lesser Weaver Ants (Polyrhachis semiinermis) Territory: El Dragon Island (Asian Biotope Moated Paludarium) Landmarks: - The River of Dragon's Tears - The Dragon Skull Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails - The Leviathans: Amano Shrimps/Cherry Shrimps (Goldenback Yellow, Orange, and Blue) - [_unnamed_]: Mosquito Rasbora Fish The Black Panthers: Asian Bullet Ants/Bornean Queenless Ants (Diacamma rugosum) Territory: The Shire (Terrarium) Landmarks: - [_unnamed_]: The Great Rock Rampart Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails [_still unnamed_]: Carpenter Ants (Camponotus sp.) Territory: The Grove (Terrarium) Landmarks: - [_unnamed_]: The Red Rock Cliff - [_unnamed_]: The Hollow Bamboo Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails The Bobble Heads: Big-Headed Ants (Pheidole sp.) Territory: The Floating Island of Avista (Open Concept Terrarium) Landmarks: - [_unnamed_]: The Great Tree of Wisdom (Sumo Bonsai Banyan Tree) Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails - [_unnamed_]: Mealybugs The Jawbreakers: Trap-Jaw Ants (Odontomachus sp.) Territory: The Plateaus of Gaia (Self-sustaining Multi-level Terrarium) Landmarks: - [_unnamed_]: The Three Plateaus Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails [Deceased] The Titans: Asian Marauder Ants (Carebara diversa) Territory: Garden of Eden ([Deceased] Tarzan the Bearded Dragon's Former Terrarium) Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails [Liberated] The Tomb Raiders: Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) Desolated Territories: - The Valley of the Kings (Lowlands of the West / Mini Terrarium) - Nefertiti's Tunnel (Climb to the Western Midlands / Tubing) - The Garden of Anubis (Lush Midland of the West / Mini Terrarium) - The Nubian Shelf (Western Midland Plateau / Tubing) - The Pyramids' Rise (Climb to the Western Highlands / Tubing) - The Rosetta Stone Desert (Desert of the Western Higlands / Mini Terrarium) - Cairo's Drop (Descent into the Alexandrian Lowlands / Tubing) - Club Oasis (The Colony's Hydrostation / Water Test Tube Setup) - The Garden of Alexandria (Station Prior to the Great Journey into the Sky / Mini Terrarium) - The Pharaoh's Rise (Ascent into the Skyway / Tubing) - The Bridge of Horus (Journey Across the Skyway / Tubing) - The Osiris Underpass (Passage Below the Eastern Plateau / Tubing) - Sphinx Staircase (Passage into the Eastern Higlands / Tubing) - Field of Aaru (Eastern Highlands / Mini Terrarium) Co-inhabitants: - The Spring Cleaners: Springtails Before The Antiverse [Liberated] [_unnamed_]: Asian Weaver Ants/Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Territory: [_unnamed_] (Arboreal Mega Terrarium) Other Species: [_status unknown_] - Pavement Ants (Tetramorium sp.) - Cornfield Ants (Lasius neoniger) - Carpenter Ants (Camponotus noveboracensis & Camponotus maculatus) - Parrot Ants (Nylanderia sp.) - Common Black Ants (Formica fusca) - Common Red Ants (Myrmica rubra) - Acrobat Ants (Crematogaster cerasi) Parallel Antiverse Worlds The Roachella: Dubia Roaches (Blaptica dubia) Territory: [_unnamed_] (Terrarium/Blattocomposter) Landmarks: - The Dubian Dome [_unnamed/status unknown_]: Termite Pair Territory: N/A [Deceased] Tarzan: Bearded Dragon Territory: The Garden of Eden (Terrarium) [_unnamed/status unknown_]: Bird-Eating Tarantula Territory: [_unnamed_] (Terrarium) Requests, Suggestions, & Ideas: - Please name all unnamed species, co-inhabitants, territories, and landmarks - Antiverse Map - Ant Flags with real mini flags in the terrariums - Please fix each species playlist - Superworm Blattocomposter - Resurrect all of your previous colonies specially Oecophylla - Keep an Endemic Species - Shared Terrariums divided by water - Ant Condominium for Small Colonies. Different species per floor. - Hang the Island of Avista. - More Ant Bite Wednesdays - More Species (Ghost Ants, Destructor Ants, Harvester Ants, etc). AC Council should decide what to keep first. - Completely Transparent Soilless Nest (with just coverings for the ants convenience). Species should be easy to keep in captivity. - Have one those mini models of houses or condos which is covered in glass. Modify it by adding a layer of soil under it. Make sure that the surface of the setup is soilless to make it look like ants replaced humans. Just leave a place where soil is exposed for food, water, sanitation, and cleaning. - Underwater setup. With a little island as access for food and everything. The ant nest underwater should not be filled with soil. An ant terrarium underwater. - Framed Colony. Have a closed setup of glass terrarium filled with soil with very thin sides so that you can hang it to the wall like a very large portrait with only 1 tube connected to an outworld for food and cleaning. Make sure the setup is made sturdy to hold the weight of the soil. Put also an opening for soil hydration. You can cover it with something like Ant Flags Poster or the Ant Map for the ants convenience.

[@exilley2134]

Geez, how long have you been watching him for!!!?!??! (And I thought I watched him for a long time... -_-)

[@CollectiveSuicideLIZ]

OMG you should make an APP!!! with a map saying what every terarium have and we can click and see info and all ant related videos to this kingdom!

[@jen69420]

Jomer Tomale my hand hurts

[@jomertomale]

@@exilley2134 I have watched him just when the Antiverse have just started, the time when the Fire Nation is the only massive colony. There were only 3 back then: Fire Nation, unnamed then Dark Knights and Golden Empire.

[@jesseybarra3408]

The hell

[@onyourleft846]

those top leaves on the bonsai suggest your light may not be powerful enough.

[@AntsCanada]

The lights are ok. The top leaves started light green when they emerged from the buds, but are now dark green like the rest of the tree! I will IG story the tree tomorrow to update!

[@Kangaroos_News]

A touch more yellow than the bright lime green that new growth on figs like that typically display- well spotted. As noted in the vid, the ants & their trash is feeding the plant enough food so yeah, insufficient light & I'd suggest watering different parts of the pot each time to allow sections of the roots to dry out a bit sometimes- otherwise they will slowly but surely rot.

[@tetrahedron4990]

im just waiting for the ants to discover ant memes

[@lovescenario.o]

😂 that was good

[@jennatamayo4730]

RANT [ RAT + ANT ]

[@ritinkornas5336]

No naming of the mealybugs ? :( I'ld suggest the Happy Meals :D

[@jacobchristie5818]

Ritin Kornas lol yeah and the honey dew is happydew

[@honey_dirt]

Omg lol, yes

[@dakotaarrow]

XD

[@PengyDraws]

I'd name them the fuzzies!

[@TMHedgehog]

Yes. YES...YEESSS

[@BurhanuddinKalawadwala]

this is so informative, i already knew about this "ant cows", but now understand when their guts full or no ant nearby, these cows just spray out drops elsewhere, just to attract ants towards that plant or tree for their protection, so technically they both know each other biologically, am i right?

[@AntsCanada]

Oh, I NEVER considered this! It's true that spitting drops of unwanted honeydew on the plant increases the chances of the ants actually discovering the mealybugs and offering them protection!!! Mind-blown!

[@kindlin]

When you said the ants "discovered the mealybugs" I was skeptical, I thought it likely the mealybugs were the ones trying to find the ants.

[@creamCarnivalJones1234]

*Jesus christ they're evolving*

[@22-narendraputra77]

Theyre tiny manant they are like human but puny

[@setsunasakamoto5567]

Soon it will be cities then kingdoms and then Nations then And War 1 and And War 2 then the Ant Cold war then The United Ant nations

[@rafaelg6104]

yeah thats meant to happen

[@22-narendraputra77]

@@rafaelg6104 is this your doing ?????? Because your jesus and im not christian

[@MKAndreassen]

@@setsunasakamoto5567 hahahaha

[@brickmastere5535]

The Tree of Wisdom implanted the seed of Agriculture into the ants' heads! I mean, it is a tree of Wisdom.

[@conradovillegasalvarado6392]

Next we are having spears! Then Bronze! And in 10 years, Rockets!

[@htsur13]

dear god sentient bugs with rockets... KILL IT WITH FIRE

[@aeidanburns9031]

@@htsur13 but then FIRE ANTS XD

[@htsur13]

KILL IT WITH NAPALM THEN

[@aeidanburns9031]

@@htsur13 but then napalm ants XD

[@lunarcorpse]

I always thought that ants were smooth, but with the 4k camera you can see that they have tiny hairs.

[@DragonFae16]

I just want to say that unless it's just the lights, your banyan tree is lacking nutrients, likely phosphorus. Chlorosis, or yellowing of plant leaves, indicated a lack an essential nutrient, usually one that's involved in the production of chlorophyll. As it's the young leaves that are yellow, the nutrient that's lacking must be one that has low mobility. As the tree's being fed on, it'd be a good idea to give it regular small amounts of fertilizer just to keep it healthy.

[@AntsCanada]

Definitely giving the tree fertilizer. Actually the leaves are now the same colour as the rest of the plant. They really were just fresh from the bud during filming.

[@DragonFae16]

Glad to hear it. The colour of a plant's leaves can tell you a lot about the plant. I really love watching your videos. They've completely changed the way I look at ants.

[@JustASunflowerSeeD]

Ant 1: look, I found these weird bugs Ant 2: wow cool dude Ant 1: eww they have this weird liquid on them Ant 2: drink it Ant 1: what Ant 2: what - a few year later, at ant school - Ant teacher: and that is how we started farming mealybugs Ant students: eww gross lol

[@ElliottGraves]

Probably exactly how drinking cows milk worked lmao

[@allenjones1947]

*Anybody else realize when the first group of ant cows was being filmed their was another group on the base of the leaf an inch to the left?*

[@AntsCanada]

Good eyes!

[@fantoast6932]

@@AntsCanada nice.

[@joshd2013]

Comment I was looking for I was wondering why Mikey didn't mention them found out about a minute later lol

[@drawde4398]

Will the ants be the first ones to land on venus? Find out in the next episode of AntsCanada

[@Siviks309]

Jirachii maybe

[@Siviks309]

We have sent wierder stuff lol

[@tommyvercetti6549]

😂😂 that's what my friends think when I tell them about AntsCanada hahahha

[@deadlydingus1138]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were tbh

[@zhyllism2583]

I wish.

[@mtblack21]

Hey AntsCanada I'm a High school teacher from Indianapolis Indiana. We just got donated a pretty small aquarium and was looking for something interesting to put in it and ran across your channel and got addicted. I didn't know if you had a video on how to do a beginner terrarium and walk through how to build or common tips on how to manage it. Or if you have any resources that you use or know that educators could use to start a program? I look forward to hearing from the community and you. Thanks Matt

[@sylversquirrel4703]

I think he has some tutorial vids for beginners

[@ashecruz8293]

He also has some ant farm supplies. He also does experiments with different insects at times.

[@Zsolttube]

Yep he does have a few terrariams and homes that he made

[@bruhmoment5613]

Your so white 🌚

[@SarcasticService]

Probably best to send him an email! :)

[@AlexiaBobadilla]

*i just noticed that mealybugs look much cuter in this video than the actual images*

[@anonymouspersone]

I wonder if they know they’re living in a simulation

[@mrmagunga2788]

"Human Music. hmmmm. I like it."

[@jorgeluisavilaescamilla8551]

Yousif Faleh do we?

[@PolinaLee94]

I wonder if we humans do

[@okktok]

Obviously, yes

[@shinobix4925]

Some times I wonder if the ants see you as a omnibenevolent God. When I say that I don't mean do you count as their God, or whether you feel like a God, as in do the Ants even consider entertaining the thought that they should be grateful to you, or worship you. Do they run from your hand because they don't know that it only brings benefits, or do they fear you like the Greeks feared Zeus. Do they think you're just another predator or they see you as a higher, more worthy being. Has an ant ever tried to make a sacrifice to you, heck, has an ant ever tried to thank you with their pheromones. These are all questions that we may never know the answer to for no reason other than "because we can't talk to them", but with the thousands upon thousands of ants, you just gotta wonder, if one, just one, has called you God.

[@paintedomelettes8000]

only humans have that absurd thought

[@XkitkatersX]

The idea of an ant thanking him with pheromones is absolutely adorable, I would love if an ant thanked me

[@dmaster225]

Who knows if ants are even capable of imagining such thoughts. Ive always seen creatures with a small brain as robots acting on instinct.

[@taylorfireflame]

They don't have high-enough thinking for that haha

[@shinobix4925]

Hold on where did that bit about people dying come from?

[@nimbleguy3970]

I leave for 3 weeks and the ants discover agriculture?

[@crystal-oy5dv]

Nimbleguy39 ikr XD

[@propoppop9866]

Nimbleguy39 it’s more instinct

[@iampurechaos]

leave for a month by then theyll discover guns

[@mathman1707]

It’s rare for me to like videos but I’ll make an exception to this channel

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Ant love forever!

[@bruhmoment5613]

Thank you ants Canada very cool

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

Gosh it’s cute to see mealybugs as “ant cows” but goddamn do I hate those things! They attack my orchids constantly no matter what I do and have killed quite a few of of my plants. Ugh. Glad to see someone can appreciate the horrible little beasties! Edit: make sure you keep them in check because they can do some serious, fatal damage to plants and once they get established it’s almost impossible to get rid of them completely. Luckily they’re easy to squish. I like to use a pokey stick dipped in alcohol, especially because they like to live in deep, hard to reach crevices. They turn a weird reddish brown as soon as the alcohol hits them. It’s really gross but satisfying to see them cease to be a threat! Eww.

[@LookingGlass69]

Neem oil is pretty effective.

[@angelcamberosvazquez7722]

What he see:Ants doing agriculture What we see:ants eating poop from other insects XD

[@2nddoge]

I actually see it as a game like whack-a-mole..

[@gato_feliz605]

Its not poop its pee. A very high in sugar pee

[@marchosias2071]

One thing that i love the most in this channel is your English speaking, your pronounciation is on point! You helped me develop my listening skill soooo much thank youuu AC 😆😆😆

[@matthewcollins4764]

Instead of bottled water you could make a rain barrel to catch your own rain. It saves on plastic and most bottled water is just tap water.

[@evai5318]

*Year 2054* - So the new ant people have begun to take over the planet with their powers of agriculture.

[@wage1353]

Wambold But With A 'Q' In other news Antscanada has been elected by the new ant people to be their representative winning by a landslide with a very high approval rating from all ants.

[@asianlegolas6683]

AntsCanda uploads, Click with no regrets.

[@techguy6802]

Zekton55 Animates i know

[@abidora2058]

I have homework.. I'm gonna get killed by my parents if I click

[@chwistofa]

That's so true!!!

[@nighthawkimperiumcorporal93]

Zekton55 Animates truly spoken

[@asianlegolas6683]

AntsCanada videos are like dessert, it’s truly worth it.

[@optillian4182]

This is only the beginning of the Bobblehead Empire.

[@jacobcostillas473]

2018: Ants discovered agriculture 2020: ants can scuba dive (phoenix empire) Me: dang there evolving

[@sora2534]

Welcome to the air condition family

[@arandomcat9647]

I know what your profile is from

[@lamp1739]

Snow The wolf odd 1s out

[@sora2534]

yes indeed

[@sussurus]

Welcome to the Alternating Current Family!

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

@@sussurus Now all we need is a Direct Current family and we'll all be.... thunderstruck!!!! ⚡ 🤘

[@deadontheoutside4692]

Me: Oh it’s four am I should go to bed and get some sleep. ( Ants Canada notification! ) Me: And who needs sleep anyways, sleep is for the weak.

[@crystal-oy5dv]

Blacksun 123 *weak But i knew what you meant Lol

[@deadontheoutside4692]

Crystal Dream Animates thanks for the heads up and as can be seen above I’m am very tried so grammatical errors are to be expected I guess. Again thanks

[@badumbash2151]

-week- WEAK

[@crystal-oy5dv]

Blacksun 123 oh np ^-^ Lol im glad you not like other ppl that are like "OMG U KNOW WHAT I MEANT!!#!!!!!!!! $!!!!11!!!!!" Lol

[@TheDragonForest]

I ONLY SLEPT 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT

[@vscogamer2378]

AntsCanada, I used to hate ants but you made me love them so thank you!

[@saaavagerick1052]

Isaiah Hudson some ants outside my house that have really big heads like the bobble heads I’m scared when they climb up my body

[@enprnea5442]

bruh I killed a ant colony in my bathroom. Now it’s filled with worms.

[@ironicexcalibur7556]

"Aren't they just cute AC Family?" *Sees dead cockroach skin*

[@alexanderscalzi9361]

Keeping that wire on the bonsai for that long WILL cut into the bark and ultimately harm the tree. I maintain and care for bonsai, please use directional pruning of your plant over bending and rebending the branches. I’m sure you’ll find that the whole ecosystem will benefit from that one simple change in dynamic .

[@hellooutoffaceplease4782]

purple drank

[@knirpsknirps]

As cool as this is, you can say goodbye to that tree. An army of parasites may be too much for a small bonsai tree.

[@aderangedchair-wieldingman9168]

Honestly I can't tell. Since the ants contribute to the tree growth as well as AntsCanada himself, I don't know if the tree can regain its nutrients as fast as the Mealybugs take them. Maybe we'll see when the MB population inevitably grows

[@LookingGlass69]

This. You have to kill them ASAP or they spread like wild fire.

[@peeblekitty5780]

The tree nourishes the mealybugs, the mealybugs's waste nourish the ants, the ants' waste nourish the flies, the flies' young nourish the ants, the ants' waste nourishes the tree, the tree nourishes the mealybugs, and on it goes. _It's the circle of liiiiiife~~~_

[@valorix3385]

anything the light touches is ours...

[@LAV-25A2]

HELP! MY ANTS DISCOVERED THE SCP FOUNDATION! *The SCP Foundation is typing...* The SCP Foundation: *makes SCP-143, the smart ants.* Also SCP Foundation: What? Let’s make that an SCP.

[@RetiredCult]

This aphid farming behavior systematically murdered my entire pea and tomato garden one year. There were so many that each day, I would come out and another plant would be dead. Natural repellents did nothing. Even pulling them off by hand was ineffective, because the ants had some hidden cache and would just bring out more the next morning.

[@FrancisJohnDYbas]

OldeOne deESuhrim you should buy lady bugs and use them as biological pesticides... lady bugs are voracious eaters of aphids.

[@terracotacraft6898]

@@FrancisJohnDYbas yes but if ant farm aphids ladybugs will be attack by ants and destroy ladybugs eggs

[@RetiredCult]

Even if the ladybugs ate the aphids, the ants had more to bring out. I personally hand-crushed every single aphid every morning, and somehow the next day a fresh 50 would coat my plants.

[@wooshsloosh4228]

Yes exactly! These mealy bugs have destroyed two or three big flowering plants in my garden. They take over all of the buds and also the fruits on one of the trees. They sucked the life of the plants now they're just barely surviving. He's getting very excited over the Mealy bugs but they will eventually kill the tree of wisdom. Mealy bugs are a parasite ugh.

[@vbgvbg1133]

Uh oh.

[@twohalvesofawholeidiot9392]

Welp, I'm not even gonna try for the contest as I can see someone's been pinned. But I will say this, antscanada, before watching you. I had no interest in ants, maybe even a disliking of them. Now, I wanna keep them, and you have completely changed my views on this world. Thank you

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for watching and giving ant love a chance! Ant love forever!

[@22chiwi]

Same here

[@jen69420]

Gaming with Katie lol I guess I wasn't the only one xD

[@drosophyllum8418]

I have always been interested in all insects but this channel made me think that ants are probably one of the most interesting.

[@drosophyllum8418]

I have an unidentified colony. I rescued the queen from drowning in my pool and the first workers hatched a couple of days ago.

[@s1mplylazy430]

I found out that it might not be the ANTs milking the mealybugs but the mealybugs just dumping their waste and the ANTs picks it up Gorgeous Love the 4k videos =) cant wait for the next episode!

[@nanuqo2006]

Next episode: HELP! MY ANTS GATHERED THE INFINITY STONES!

[@Truetobi91]

I just wanted to show my appreciation of your english. For me as non-native english speaker it is super easy to understand absolutely everything without problems just from the clear way you speak. Keep on! =)

[@JustLoco100]

AC Answer of the Week: Some ants protect mealybugs against other predators. Another interesting fact is that ants use plant material and soil to construct shelters for the mealybugs. In return, they secrete what’s called “honeydew” which means excellent source of food for the ants.

[@Vod_MacDuff]

Will the Golden Empire milk these bugs? If they become too populated on this tree, you could transfer some over.

[@Kunumbah1]

Vod MacDuff They probably could since the golden empire was raising aphids a while back.

[@drosophyllum8418]

Hearing people talk about intentionaly infecting plants with these insects sounds crazy to me as my sundews are being killed ny mealybugs on their roots and stems even though I know that they are helpful.

[@sphealix]

I LOVE the perspective that you bring to farming, etc, because so few humans think in such a way without intensively observing nature! You're wonderful and I think everyone should watch this channel!!

[@ansh6370]

Some years later: OMG THE ANTS HAVE STARTED TO BUILD A CIVILIZATION AND CREATED COMPUTERS AND MOBILE AND THEIR OWN MEMES!

[@FTT2002]

FACTZ OVERDOSE DEAR GOD! A SPRAY TANNED BLONDE WIG ANT HAS SOMEHOW BECOME THEIR LEADER!! HONESTLY IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE!!!

[@ansh6370]

AND IT BUILT A WALL TO KEEP THE HUMANS OUT!

[@Pleibaru]

-to much memes- -_-

[@bearrett_8783]

FACTZ OVERDOSE oololololol

[@bilfbilfbilf]

FACTZ OVERDOSE OMG! My ants build an atomic bomb- WaTCh oUT jAPaN!

[@ultidragonlord887]

I like to imagine what the ants 'say' to each other. "Alright! There is a meal worm stuck at the entrance! Get some soldiers to support the workers!" "Who's on nightshift for the cattle!" "I'll do it!" "Great, make sure to put it in your social stomach this time" "On it" "I'm back from my shift" "Excellent, go to the resting chambers and get ready for tomorrow" *above* "Hands incoming!" "Move!" That's what I like to think at least. Not sure about you guys and gals.

[@warthogvanguard7292]

Ultidragonlord I imagine that too!

[@vbgvbg1133]

We share the same train of thought

[@BothHands1]

😂 😂 😂 That's perfect

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

Lolololololol hahahahaahahhaha

[@mr.potato2559]

How in the world! 3 minutes and 30k+ views already?

[@AntsCanada]

The AC Family is a strong and powerful colony. The world is not ready for them! 🐜❤ Ant love forever!

[@robertmackman1785]

What about the termite colony you’re working on

[@mr.potato2559]

AntsCanada All your ant colonies really are interesting!.. But does the AC family stand for Ant Colony?..

[@kazodathree2520]

Mr. Potato stands for Ants Canada

[@jennatamayo4730]

Me: Creates A Place Called: Honeydew For Insects Every Ants ever existing: LET ME IN! LET ME IN! *Bangs Head On The Door*

[@JustLoco100]

Is it me or this channel gets more interesting than the KSI vs. Logan Paul DRAMA😂 #AntLOVEForever 🐜💙

[@keenangrant7780]

Terom J nah but better story tho

[@fantoast6932]

@@keenangrant7780 booo

[@Cybermat47]

“Every single worker counts, right?” - Comrade AntsSiberia

[@monsunoguy19]

Would you say that these are your most intelligent colony?

[@AntsCanada]

Hmmm... not sure. I think ant intelligence is collective intelligence so it highly depends on the number of members in the colony. A larger colony can problem solve much more effectively than a smaller colony can. This means then that my "smartest" colonies would be the Fire Nation, Golden Empire, or the Dark Knights. However, if we are just talking individual intelligence, I don't think any of them match the solo intelligence of each Black Panther (Diacamma) worker because of their independent nature!

[@drosophyllum8418]

Collective intelligence hmm.... The ants are trying to start their own Borg Collective here.

[@broski9938]

That moment when you don't particularly care about ants but this dude's excitement is so heartwarming and sweet you enjoy it anyway.

[@Benzy670]

I wonder if there are any universities, entomologists, or myrmecologists watching these videos with baited breath. I like to imagine there’s a small community of professionals using AntsCanada footage for discoveries/understanding. (At the very least, it’s educational for laymen!) Perhaps that’s idealistic, but AntsCanada is without a doubt the prime source on KZbin. I can’t imagine there’s much footage out there unless a specific study has set it up themselves.

[@rookstar3177]

Justin his video showing a cockroach giving birth while being eating is on the NatGeo KZbin channel

[@jackkearney5808]

Rook Star I think even National Geographic used that footage for a segment

[@rookstar3177]

Jack Kearney Thank You for the correction

[@psychotropnilachtan8869]

Ant Scientists have their own colonies. They do nothing else but study ants all day every day . Plus they have state of arts cameras and tons of other equipment. They even glue microchips to individual ants to track them and do other ridiculous things. Thats how governments spend our taxes ^^ Antscanada is just KZbin channel with good production and clickbaity titles, hes not doing anything groundbreaking ^^ H refers to himself as god in every video, you dont need to boost his ego even more. ^^

[@GotInterest]

Actually one of his ant colonies was a rarely studied species of ants and he was able to make a couple of small new discoveries about them to give to an entomologist friends of his. He doesn’t have that colony anymore because they escaped :( but it was cool while it lasted.

[@Brandywine6969]

I wonder if there is some way to make enough honeydew that I could get ants to become my traveling companions while I roam around in my yard to. They could keep gnats away from me while I am in the yard. I wish my eyesight wasn't going bad. I finally find something so great and educational as this channel and now astigmatism decides to show up. I spent the first half of my life with nearsightedness and now I can't see anything without holding it at arm's length, except on my TV screen. I have my computer hooked up to the TV screen and now in UHD. I absolutely love your videos now being in UHD. I am going to keep watching them as long as you keep making them or as long as I can still see, and maybe even just listen and imagine after. I still want to learn more about ants and your enthusiasm is infectious, in a good way. Have you ever tried or thought about beekeeping? I find them fascinating as well. Their social systems seem very similar in a lot of cases. I would love to learn how similar their matriarchal systems really are and how those systems differ, at least overall. I know there are so many species of both that there will be big differences in some cases. Depending on the species of each, I'm sure any comparison would be as far apart as apples to oranges. Or would it? I wish I had had this channel when I was a kid and constantly asking questions no one knew the answer to. They always just said kill whatever I was fascinated with in the insect world. Nope. Not if I can help it. They are far too entertaining to kill them just for being there.

[@Zsolttube]

Thats a big comment

[@erebus3383]

I hope your eyes are doing okay, it's a shame how our bodies can loose something so essential to our survival like sight or hearing. remember, if you have a fascination for insects (or anything at all) never give up on it if someone doesn't feel the same as you. Do what you love and makes you happy.

[@sillybilly6938]

TLDR

[@jklolidk5668]

When he was talking about how (eficiant) ants are unlike humans i imagined hundreds of people screaming at ear aother when it rains

[@user-hn4zn9nx3c]

Little fluffy bugs: time to release the honeydew ants: G i v e

[@marcchadmendoza533]

I never knew Mealybugs exist. Never heard of it. This channel is just so informative! Subscribed since January this year and I patiently wait on every video release. Lots of love AC Fam!

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching! It means a lot to me! Ant love forever!

[@maxramos7394]

I learned what millibars were in my middle school thx ant scandal so cool

[@maxramos7394]

Millibugs lol

[@clawyraptor9029]

AntsCanada the millibugs should be called the sweet butts, since y'know ants collect sweet honey dew from there butts

[@maxramos7394]

Lol we should call them bubble butts because they make like a little bubble of dew

[@bouncinginasphalt2058]

*fresh, nourishing ant poop*

[@alvaroxil]

BouncingInAsphalt my new motto

[@hiimalex7966]

Ant has evolved into...... Smarter ant!

[@xanderthepro9122]

But how are the plants gonna live if the mealy bugs proliferated and the plant dies

[@shannon811]

I wanna know if it died already! I lost many plants to mealy bugs and a bonsai grows slow so I cant imagine it could handle the constant depletion of its nutrients and sap

[@isabelac867]

I learned that mealybugs can walk. And spit out Honey dew

[@AnHa-qe5lc]

My Sweet Little Reborn I thought it was adorable when it was walking.

[@isabelac867]

I know right

[@Mark-dc1su]

a n t c o m m u n i s m

[@Rexowogamer]

Mark Rainey Antunism

[@JustinRed624]

**ussr anthem plays**

[@malgorzatakozak-rogoza6966]

Finally communist ants 🇨🇳

[@badumbash2151]

Sa yo have a anty hehe

[@crushproblems1774]

That's insulting to the ants!

[@LiquidSoapDrinker]

"My ants have discovered agriculture" *Ali-a intro music*

[@flirtybird2512]

I love the sound effect of the honeydew squirting lmao

[@memelorddblegends9995]

Ac: what I saw was Me: what Ac:ad

[@oslobodjenik]

Classic

[@isaiahgowdy7149]

They have mites

[@powerman8508]

“An *utter* dream come true”, *drop da microphone😎* “It’s an *utter* miracle come true”, *your killing it out there😎*

[@AntsCanada]

😂😂😂

[@legueu]

Agriculture or animal husbandry?

[@AntsCanada]

Both! According to google this activity falls under the category of "agriculture" but it is also a case of animal husbandry!

[@legueu]

According to "like everybody" AntsCanada falls under the category of "awesome" and "best channel ever".

[@rovli816]

AntsCanada Agree. My mom took B.S. Agriculture major in Animal Husbandry😀🤗

[@milliondollarcash9585]

I love how you made Avista look like! And the bobble heads are also so cool looking on this island.

[@roosa8159]

I've been your subscriber only for about one week, but you are now my favorite youtuber!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Welcome to the AC Family! Ant love forever!

[@loosegoose2725]

Better start bingeing

[@scmontgomery]

Same man! My childhood love and fascination with ants was reawakened when I stumble across this channel about a week ago myself, Thanks AntsCanada

[@AROWAYPlaysiscool]

I am always checking my notifications to see when this channel uploaded

[@AntsCanada]

Feel free to set a reminder on your mobile. Always a brand new video every SATURDAY 8AM EST (assuming I upload on time lol)! Thanks for watching!

[@keegankouwenberg2011]

Me to

[@AROWAYPlaysiscool]

Oh I don’t really minded about the fact that you upload at that time Well at least now I know :D

[@Lotje250]

I always look forward to the weekend due to his upload day ^^

[@SPassion2010]

why isn't anyone asking what the amazing music is at 18.30

[@AntsCanada]

I love that sound track, too! :) Thanks for noticing the details! Ant love forever!

[@matthewzeller5026]

AntsCanada as soon as it came on I immediately liked you even more. Great editing work as usual.

[@terracotacraft6898]

18:30

[@demsss]

it succ

[@stephanie8654]

Egzactaly

[@jon-zq4hx]

Ants: *i can milk you*

[@DJAsHeRMusic]

It has been recorded not to long ago but ants do make noises like squeaking sort of sounds. Not sure if they use this to communicate as well or for warning I'm not sure but does make sense most creatures do make noises of some type.

[@AngelEmfrbl]

Trees can scream too.

[@hyperinsomniaparacondrioid]

So basically, ant farming is... the circle of poop.

[@uristmcdorf55555]

*You have finished researching Agriculture, please select your next tech*

[@cloraxbleach6031]

Here soon they gonna be making houses if they keep this up

[@J0VyanBH]

ehh, lemme get uhh, trapping

[@borkmaster2726]

*_I CHOOSE WATER CANALS_*

[@ZelRaat]

Yo, is that a motherflippin' Civilization V reference?

[@animeneweablet]

Does this mean that the ants will follow the DOA's (Department of Agriculture) Rules?