Starting a New Ant Colony | Birth of the Carpenter Ants

[@AntsCanada]

The next episode is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWSzaZqLrsyHmK8 🐜🐜🐜 Go vote for their official name now! Ant love forever!

[@sweeyorkkyu9668]

Wut

[@bowinkle2206]

I just noticed the white thing on one of their heads from your recent post :/

[@bradleygodbee9385]

The white death is lame

[@aaroneclipse2804]

I am soo happy I have be soooo lost

[@bowinkle2206]

Remember this episode? kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@Arkiplier]

I never knew watching ants would be so satisfying-

[@britishneko3906]

welp now you know why some people love ants

[@lilacsanctuary3323]

;-; yup found another loop hole of me watching bugs again. First spiders and now ants (i really should just stop right here for bugs cause i still get uncomfortable by watching videos like these. But i like it!)

[@britishneko3906]

@@lilacsanctuary3323 hey you are like me but now I don't hate ants and spider but I still hate those annoying hard to kill cockroaches

[@NUBIANNAVY]

SAME I LOVE ANTS!!

[@Iamtherealsav]

Same

[@AntsCanada]

So what should we name them? Go!!! (NOTE: KZbin only allows 500 replies, so leave your suggestions in the main comment section)

[@AntsCanada]

Ant love forever! xo

[@_meIody_]

OMG hi I am So EARLY

[@LucidNightmare777]

:D

[@Kenodan.]

Ant

[@LucidNightmare777]

@@AntsCanada I agree

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

What a wholesome episode :D I am very excited to follow the journey of another addition to the Antiverse :D Here's hoping for a potential future addition of those meranoplus bicolor to the Antiverse at some point :)

[@user-nr3vg2xh6l]

Bow

[@GebGebGebGebGeb]

Bow?

[@aguy7989]

bow maybe?

[@AntsCanada]

Oh yeah! I'm definitely keeping my eye open for a M. bicolor queen!

[@Bulk_Druson]

Bow

[@nancymendez5009]

I just listened to a person call an ant beautiful That is why I’m subbed to this channel

[@theguythatlikeslegos7708]

(:

[@E..................]

;/

[@minecraftmadison462]

:)

[@rajivsingdawonath6377]

;)

[@OxelOttleRottle]

|:)

[@owainkanaway8345]

Try to start a colony with the Meranoplus Bicolor, those ants are so docile and cute.

[@alexanderriley_]

When the impostor is sus

[@averagemobileplayer6240]

Yes i agree he should start Meranoplus Bicolor colony

[@spooterman4530]

Yes do it

[@M22_T34]

And good to eat

[@funman180]

Yes I agree

[@KevinMG25]

The effort that this guy puts for this channel is amazing.. He literally have almost 100 ant colonies that he always need to feed and manage plus his feeders and also his other pets such as lizards, tarantula's and birds.. Not only that.. he also manage his lands and the future antiverse that is currently underconstruction. Plus he also edits and spends hours and hours filming and writing scripts and everything!

[@barbarahouk1983]

You also forgot he is an entertainer as well. Yes Mikey is a busy man.

[@Internetuser435]

Wow, you are so right

[@aleeguy]

you know it takes like 30 mins a day to feed those 100 colonies and he doesn't edit his vids, he has an editor that does that. Plus he entertains because he says basic and normal things as it's something incredible so you think that he really did something incredible and it entertains you

[@naisha8499]

Ikr!! He deserves his 4m supporters!!

[@arandomcommenter6759]

@@aleeguy EWWWWW PARTY POOPER!!!

[@VespiansGrace]

NAME: "The Legionnaires" The Romans were renowned for there prowess in construction!

[@crusherthegamingfox]

Def

[@galbert117]

This...this would be cool

[@Jikavi]

Good one

[@Shuae24]

Yes

[@username5451]

Yes

[@YA_zii-ml]

hearing antscanada say "the antiverse" warms my heart since i havnt heard it it in a while👁💧👄💧👁

[@ThatoneUhh]

Same:,)

[@makehappyfaces2542]

They have mites! The major at 10:27 has a large white mite on the underside of her head!! 😱

[@lawmanbird]

I just paused the vid cuz I saw the same thing. That mite is huge! 10:29

[@cH4iN123]

Pretty sure at that size of the colony it isn't a threat at all, they get rid of it themself.

[@makehappyfaces2542]

@@cH4iN123 the Golden Empire was a colony of millions of ants that was felled by a plague of mites. All it takes is one.

[@Miggyddc24]

I had those and they were safe in my c. irritans

[@bluiedaniel2739]

After out the forest so much, it was good to see he record at home

[@ajalmalel9038]

Due to ECQ.. we need to stay home for a month. :)

[@Andy-jq5yw]

I'd really like to see a more detailed video on things like how to make prepare a test tube setup, and how to get feeder bugs like termite nymphs into the setup, and what to do about liquids. Temps and lighting, and any other tips and tricks on test tubes or first farms.

[@anag5144]

Andy, you can find everything about your doubts in the previous old tutorial videos on this channel 😉

[@bcjflorr]

11:52 face hugger mite on the major

[@sednavaporeon7226]

I just feel kinda,bad for the termites. They seem to be in alot of pain but 3 words: 1. Circle 2. Of 3. Life

[@wrohan6413]

The circle of POG

[@von8357]

It aint if someone literally put them there when by nature those sane exact ones werent gonna be in the tube to begin with

[@wolfiestar5185]

The circle of pain, life, and reality

[@minecraftmadison462]

1. Savagely 2. crushed 3. necks

[@justaguywiththebestopinion3718]

@@von8357 its still the circle of life

[@filastyle84]

10:27 - There's what looks like a mite, on the underside of that super-major's head. Is it harmless??

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Man I missed these type of videos, thanks for trusting us with your plans on your home and owned terrains.

[@arlenewhite156]

Lucky you

[@arlenewhite156]

Hope you do well with them, I live where I can have a fire ant colony

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

@@arlenewhite156 that's great, keep the fire repellent at the ready.

[@hjjjj7888]

@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 yepe

[@ch6201]

I was an ant keepers back then when i was in college. Due to changes in hobbies and lifestyle, i quitted ant keeping. Today, this video rejuvenate my ant keeping hobby again by ALOT. Carpenter Ants are my very first species i kept. I just can't wait to catch queen ants again. Thank you for this special video. I'm from Singapore btw.

[@J0kerScars]

I don’t know if I saw correctly but it looked like the majors had mites attached to their heads starting at 10:25

[@NiteHunter13T]

A large white tick like thing under the ants jaw.

[@TheMdduran]

I saw one on the queen

[@tud5708]

@@TheMdduran me too!

[@thackerybinx2637]

Oh noo that's huge!

[@lowelandrewbatomalaque8936]

Me too.

[@matthewrobinett1012]

I love it when he goes back to the basics

[@zombiebiter47]

Is it just me or is his voice very calming

[@Iamnotaspy.]

I agree

[@merakial_relief3489]

I agree

[@wrohan6413]

@SPUD why?

[@joshuaweldon2753]

I don’t know 🤷‍♀️

[@benma2241]

if you go back to 2016 not rlly calming anymore

[@serenitymeadows741]

i just wanted to say thank you. i've been subscribed to your channel for about 5 years now and last summer i found my first queen ant and now she has 5 workers (2 generations) and this week i caught 2 prenolepis queens and i merged them. it is a amazing hobby that i started by watching your videos. my friends think i'm weird for keeping ants but that's okay 😂

[@natalieeuley1734]

I can't wait for the ants to move out of the test tube setup!

[@jackson-wadden]

Bow.

[@adgerman0812]

Bow

[@sshaa115]

BOW

[@P1yxel]

b o w

[@rohanfabro7107]

bow.

[@jitendraawasthi7956]

I want an update of the Pheonix ang golden empire. Its been a while since i saw them.

[@alexanderriley_]

When the impostor is sus

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

How about the Woodcutting Guild? A colony named after something in Old School Runescape would be pretty cool! Or The Lumberjacks? I mean you ARE AntsCanada, Lumberjacks is more fitting As for the queen's name, Lumberjill? That's the term for a female lumberjack. Or Madera, which is Spanish for wood, I think it sounds pretty for the name of a queen

[@Bartholemew_the_cringe]

Maybe “The Great Wood Order” or TGWR

[@jamesmangion6587]

Woodcutter's Guild sounds better in my opinion.

[@Anonymous-Chain]

I say Woodcutter’s Guild. Madeira is good for the queen too.

[@horatioyen256]

ya i like that

[@racsoleerf124]

You are everywhere!

[@marclock395]

This ant progect is going to be so COOL

[@mwallrabenstein5215]

Its insane that Out of one Queen and a few workers can grow a Giant ant Empire

[@albert9348]

If your suprised by that you still havent seen anything yet. AntsCanada has a super colony, it has multiple queens. Around 3-6 queens. Imagine how big that would be.

[@mwallrabenstein5215]

@@albert9348 yeah i knew that but i didnt thoughth about that and it wouldnt Sound so good with multible queens

[@helptheduck5762]

@[] like your name the best name ever... Love you!

[@naisha8499]

@@albert9348 Also the golden empire has 20+ queens!!!!! Its HUGEEEE!

[@albert9348]

If the fire nation became the biggest colony with one queen. Imagine if they had alot of queens instead of just one. It would be a super massive colony.

[@mysterymenace6923]

The colony should be called “The Lumberjacks” and the queen should be called “Queen Redwood”

[@FallenPersonalities]

Yes!

[@itsawalk136]

Yes

[@creeperconner3156]

That really cool name my guy

[@sednavaporeon7226]

Yes

[@anormalperson1188]

Da. The Soviet Union approves this.

[@brettlanigan]

You got me In to animals, and now I’m getting a 100gallon fish tank ready

[@brettlanigan]

Also I know the name for their nest hasn’t been voted on yet but I really think it’s name should be The Builder Hut

[@robinbruce7838]

[@kaes9846]

Get a angelfish. And name it fin-nly (you will see why ÙwÚ)

[@brettlanigan]

@@kaes9846 I have one named Gill and another with no name I think imma name him fin-le instead but I love the suggestion

[@NormalNoob10]

@@brettlanigan hello ants are insect not animals

[@levitorok6478]

THIS HELPED MORE THEN YOU CAN IMAGINE!!! I got a new colony and was worried cause I thought the queen died when I put it in here new ant home and 7 days went by and I only saw one ant but today I woke up and saw them munching on the new cricket I put in there and it make me so happy

[@LocalGhostOfYoutube]

This is just beautiful and this is why I love this channel

[@alexanderriley_]

When the impostor is sus

[@LocalGhostOfYoutube]

@@alexanderriley_ *intense sweating* "red sus"

[@tirk1334]

Same

[@danking9936]

I am a little concerned by the mites, but this is such a wholesome video!!!!

[@saulobraga6131]

same, wanted to know if that's okay or what

[@sarahmargaret234]

@Bian hang I made $ 6,500 profit just within 14 days of my Investment with an initial amount of $ 2000 all with the help of Mr James

[@sarahmargaret234]

@Mary Jane + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

[@sarahmargaret234]

+ 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

[@sarahmargaret234]

+ 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

[@anuel7204]

How about for the queen we can call her Queen Juniper. Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus /dʒuːˈnɪpərəs/[1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa, from Ziarat, Pakistan, east to eastern Tibet in the Old World, and in the mountains of Central America. The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,900 m) in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas, creating one of the highest tree-lines on earth. Yes that is copy pasted from the Wikipedia page.

[@leyangdong5159]

Huh? Simplify please?

[@natalihardinclemons8613]

what the…

[@chanefourie8148]

DUDE YOU STILL DIDN’T GIVE A REASON AS TO WHT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO NAME THEM THAT

[@anuel7204]

chane fourie it's a tree they are carpenter ants didn't think I would need to specify

[@TheFidionianempire735]

Juniper THE GREEN CAT

[@EchoEzo]

This series will help me since, I am starting a Florida Carpenter ant colony.

[@Mist-yc2yb]

9:58 Ant: My leg!! Termite: You get what you f-ing deserve

[@yeetusmccleetus6697]

Lol

[@donelkingii3738]

Just wanted to say thank you so much. Your channel puts many smiles on faces. Stay safe. :)

[@theantnerd2262]

is it just me or is it like really exiting when he gets a new ant colony.

[@mwieseler5266]

My 9 yr old had been talking my ear off about ants because of this channel. He loves it. And while I doubted his knowledge, after about two months the queen he captured and has been living in a test tube in my bathroom has finally produced worker ants. So thanks for creating a future Myrmecologist.

[@doliaclemente1366]

Name them the daughters of soteria Soteria is the goddess of safety And the ants would do anything to keep they're colony safe ❤️

[@alexanderriley_]

When the impostor is sus

[@bageshreebarve1005]

That is really a very very good name

[@greenknightofwar7024]

I’d perfer the lumberjacks but that’s good too

[@jaderhiece4318]

A good queen name I think

[@Skedaddle1247]

Lol wrong video alexander

[@Hexiliin]

Probably name them like "The Woodland Warriors" Edit: Holy shoot 100 likes? HOW TwT Welp thanks for the likes :)-

[@risyanthbalaji805]

Good name.

[@kadentime5926]

Yeah woodland warriors dude amazing!

[@temba893]

Yes

[@jaredandmelanieheatheringt6601]

Nice name

[@JoseTorres-ks5nz]

That sounds really cool

[@silentrobin9234]

I have a question : if an ant finds a sugar cube, they go to tell the rest of the colony right? so what happens if we take the sugar cube? if the ants arrive does the informative ant look like a liar or can they smell the sugar cube that was once there? ps: really love your channel :D

[@JacobE-23]

I'd love to see him run a little experiment like that lol. Would be cool to see

[@pinkkoala2027]

Yeah

[@acidic_7]

@@JacobE-23 Its like the story of when the boy lied and told the village that a wolf was going to eat his cattle. Then the villagers didnt believe him when a wolf did come.

[@bigbosspanda1976]

@@acidic_7 you mean the boy who cried wolf?

[@saltyzu8412]

This is oddly enough, the best KZbin channel ever. Why is it so entertaining. I love the hosts passion and music selection. Great work!

[@everettburdett1702]

From his past videos, like building an ant mansion, buying a forest, and creating a literal Jurassic park for ants, it's easy to forget that this guy lives in an apartment

[@hjjjj7888]

🐜

[@mabelcamejo715]

True

[@user-qo5co8sp9q]

Ikr

[@calciumwithmagic7057]

Thanks to make me remember

[@farmerchuck7294]

It appears the antopia saga has ended for now... And a new tale has begun...

[@official0162]

I like seeing new ants

[@TaiTaiTT]

@@official0162 Who doesnt?

[@s1l3nt22]

@@TaiTaiTT yeeep

[@TheRecollector7594]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@atreeintheforest2050]

yes finally!

[@Ella-yr2xf]

You should name them The Meliae. Based off the Greek myth of The Silver Wives. They were powerful nymphs that nursed their sons on the honey-sap of their ash trees, and armed them with spears crafted from the wood of their trees.

[@kesna8]

That's awesome!

[@ratte5102]

That's a great name!

[@avayalde6902]

Your videos are never boring bro hello from 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Everyone is fed, no one is left hungry or forgotten that's the power of the Carpentering Comrades, let's name them that

[@lazydino9145]

NANI?!?!

[@GreyBoiTheTrue]

aMaRaCa HaHa fUnNy NaMbOr OnE oThEr CoNtRe BaD 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@calciumwithmagic7057]

BEST KORIA COMERADE

[@igotwect3174]

“Nobody is left hungry or forgotten” Not in your country they aren’t

[@igotwect3174]

@@GreyBoiTheTrue bro... that’s the Liberian flag lmao

[@ratbones620]

This channel is making me realize that ants might be smarter then we think.

[@yawcty6478]

I mean, they build buildings, raise “cattle,” farm, and communicate with each other.

[@octoquetra9198]

I know! I usually we think of ants as one solitary ant, which is basically helpless, but a colony is very smart, advanced, and sophisticated.

[@asylumental]

They're aliens. Lol. ...but seriously..

[@AmbrotosArkhon]

Ants have just managed to evolve at a size relative to the rest of the animal kingdom that allows them to grow as a colony very quickly. Most larger creatures barely pay ants any mind and there's so much untouched earth that ants have had plenty of space to thrive. They've had over 140 million years of development.

[@kirstenhouten5524]

I was just thinking that, especially when you compare it to most primates who don’t have a sense of poop=bad/gross. They don’t have a designated area to get rid of waste.... but ants do! It’s really fascinating.

[@_somuchstardust_]

You should call the new colony "The Dendrologists" because dendrology is the study of wood, and I think it fits well :)

[@sandychen1381]

yep!!!!!

[@shiptopotatoland5497]

Perfect.

[@dr.shibleehassankhan8023]

HI grain.I agree

[@grump3485]

AC: the ants are feeding the young My brain: There getting rid of the competition

[@yeetusmccleetus6697]

Lol

[@minecraftmadison462]

Lol

[@umno7983]

I don’t get it

[@smh157]

Euh

[@nickangelosuson2454]

God i laughed so hard

[@akumu919]

I just recently caught two Solenopsis invicta queens! One has already laid 4 eggs! So excited!

[@NishchayG]

Did u go on the lookout after it rained ? I am having trouble finding a single queen PS it didn't rain in my area for quite a while

[@akumu919]

It is obviously recommended to search after it rains, but I just look near a body of water. In my case, it was a creek @@NishchayG.

[@NishchayG]

ohk nice theres no water body near my area :(

[@akumu919]

That's tough @@NishchayG. I'd recommend just walking around your area every day. Just stay persistent and you'll find one!

[@NishchayG]

@@akumu919 Tq :o

[@lossteinus5420]

A replete is a kind of ant, that fills their social stomach larger than other ants. Replete are walking Food carriages. :D

[@babypyroshark2604]

Me hungry *sees repletes* ooh grapes Chomp

[@sshaa115]

I said that 3 dyas ago-

[@texasmama3084]

So... walking Samsung smart fridges?

[@sshaa115]

@@texasmama3084 YES AHAHA

[@duck_7764]

For us OG people this is a throwback episode.

[@kinvioxoms4066]

I can totally see them in a freshwater beach world with waves and a bunch of driftwood! They could then be called the way finders

[@mikhailbolodo1597]

"It's nuptial flight season" Me running around with a torch to kill termites flying around the house : Huh.. didn't notice...

[@albert9348]

This made me burst out laughing.

[@albert9348]

I just imagined you accidentally killing a rare colony or a new species in the proccess. Wonder what ants they were if they were ants.

[@yizao9289]

Yeah I would also have done that

[@mikhailbolodo1597]

@@albert9348 I won't say I probably did but probably did, those things bite man... they bite and that goes too far.

[@albert9348]

They do hurt.

[@EddVCR]

All the new scientific discoveries Mikey is making is stunning! Our boy is making history! :D

[@flowey_hd955]

I love this New Colony! they are so interasting and love to See them grow just like the phoenix empire PS sorry for the not so perfekt englisch i come from Europe

[@flowey_hd955]

@Kaiser Von Bahr yes

[@oscarjrvelasquez8520]

Its 7 00 a.m and im supposed to be getting ready but insgead im watching Ants Canada.

[@marykennedy4126]

Same

[@patricialynveal4017]

Ditto (same)

[@jackson-wadden]

But isnt it a saturday?

[@oscarjrvelasquez8520]

@@jackson-wadden i didnt say i was getting ready for school

[@marykennedy4126]

@@jackson-wadden us grown folks still got to work

[@wesleymercer4536]

It’s crazy that there is literally so much going with this channel.

[@hjjjj7888]

Yesss ant channel forever💕🐜🐜🐜

[@JuffoWup78]

Uhh... anyone else notice that the colony also has a serious mite problem? There is one on the bottom of one of the heads (see 10:26 for an example). There is a baby hanging out on the queen in one shot.

[@kfirezer]

you're right! missed that when I first watched the video

[@iam_heroic_art6497]

I am a pest control technician. And just use your video to explain carpenter ants to a customer. Thank you so much

[@zombieant7873]

I loved The Phoenix Empire!! Really excited about this colony 😍😍

[@sparrowthesparrow]

Awwww those carpenter ants are adorable! I think a good name for them could be the Lumberjacks or the Nymphs (like the forest spirits, not the bug larva!) after their association with wood!!!

[@WONDERLAND6005]

*Bro you gotta give a shout out to the tiny camera man that crawls in there and films these things!*

[@Defnotjolie]

@Matthew Wu it’s a joke😐

[@lukekruger3079]

@Matthew Wu @youmissedthejoke

[@Zachmman1997]

@Matthew Wu r/woooosh Include me in the screenshot guys.

[@dr.shibleehassankhan8023]

@Matthew Wu R/whooosh

[@leahsinka6183]

I have been loving the antopia videos recently but I have to admit, it was so nice to watch a good old fashion antscanda Colony again!

[@davudabob3275]

Since I can’t keep my own colony due to not enough space in my crammed house, I’m just gonna try to find a pregnant ant, feed it a bit, and release it in an area where I’ll monitor it and donate food to it.

[@JXLYY]

Thats what I did and now I feed it crushed Spiders and boiled lizards and some Sweets and now they have super majors

[@hjjjj7888]

@@JXLYY nice these are great ideas.

[@hjjjj7888]

@Rōnin just don't overdo it with food and put it a little far away from your house. And because I used to have a house I don't think I feed the ants but they never overgrew or attack the house. But I remember my first time picking up an ant it was a little worker ant and it bits me lol:( : ").

[@hjjjj7888]

@Rōnin hahaha yeah. Oh yeah you're welcome?

[@Magpielox209]

I think that the queen should be called “Amber” because the color looks like amber from trees, and the colony can be named “The Spruce tribe”

[@texasmama3084]

M I N E C R A F T

[@kulmeetaulakh978]

I agree

[@helpfultips1533]

Yes

[@northernants5087]

yes

[@diogomoreira7180]

yeeees

[@kennythefrog1]

My very first ant queen has just hatched her first daughter. I am so excited.

[@moved4169]

That's so exciting! Take care of your new colony!

[@kennythefrog1]

@@moved4169 thank you. I will try, im excited but also nervous, but like a good nervous.

[@shrektheeverchosen6457]

How goes the colony?

[@kennythefrog1]

@@shrektheeverchosen6457 slowly, because of how cold it is right now. So my queen is taking her time and that's okay, I'm not a fan of the cold either. Lol.

[@palmerlp]

Omg these are my favorite videos. New colony starts and rehoming colonies are the best. And this video in particular is a great reset for new viewers.

[@bloodhunter4628]

AntsCanada u might wanna be careful, some of the workers have parasites on em(like so that he sees this) 10:26 11:41 11:53

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Good eye.

[@kobotkiller]

bump

[@dorundo_reaper5856]

The colony should be called “The Lumberjacks” and the queen should be called “Queen Redwood” ^^ credit to beast tales for the idea, just reposting it so Mike can see it lol

[@philippevm]

I wish we had more videos every week, 15min is too short for me in this quarentine :(

[@PorkOMonTCG41]

The ant "tongue" licking the test tube 😍😍😍. I found two queens this year. Helped both to establish a colony at my workplace and feed them different things weekly. Currently my pavement ants love raw turkey, super worms, crab apples, and raw ground beef. My oderous house ants love candy canes, hornworms, citrus, and smoked turkey.

[@tacoman10]

AntsCanada: Gee guys, I just don't know how I am going to get all of my ant colonies out of my 4th story apartment and to my new house 10 miles away. Also AntsCanada: OMG guys! Look at my 17 new ant colonies!

[@wheeeeeha]

Doesn't he already have 2 carpenter ant colonies already? Seem to recall a video where he got a new colony only to discover the old colony living under a rock.

[@tomwatkins6113]

@@wheeeeeha those colonies died a few years ago

[@dionysisdavoutian6798]

@@tomwatkins6113 AntsCanada: soooooooo... i guess we start over with 3 more

[@DemonZangetsu23]

You should name their future home Valenwood, home of the Bosmer, also known as Wood Elves 😊

[@Vanyali]

these ants don't go for wood... they dig soil, as he mentioned early in the video, nice thought though for any other carpenter species it would be a good name :D

[@dyingmeadows4108]

My daughter said the “Carpenter Crew” should be the colony name.

[@polandblueberry6361]

Im getting so much nostalgia from the Phoenix Empire

[@zacherybaldree1876]

You have convinced me to try to get my mother to get me a queen ant and start an ant colony

[@javaadditiondd1153]

dude im never gonna get used to phoenix empire i miss the fire nation

[@samuelossa1031]

R.i.p Fire Nation

[@sshaa115]

Hi AntsCanada. I wanted to let you know we started an ant interest group in school :D. And we observe and collect ants. I can't collect as I'm not allowed but I hope I can soon! Also most of us there are huge fans of you. Just reminded them you uploaded. #AntLoveForever Edit: PLS LIKE SO HE WILL NOTICE

[@asher-360]

By the way, why aren’t you allowed to collect?

[@sshaa115]

@@asher-360 My mom lmao

[@TacticalAnt420]

@@sshaa115 my mom too doesn’t want, she fears that they’ll escape.

[@sshaa115]

@@TacticalAnt420 ah same as well

[@TheMikalus]

Fun fact: humans do actually expel meconium, or the first bowl movement. It just happens after their born, so they also have months of waste built up from being fed in the womb but not going #2. So cool this is a common occurrence across species! Thanks for the great videos!

[@RadioactivePeaches]

Just want to say, Hello from Thailand!

[@imreallynoob8311]

Me two

[@edwardbrine]

me three

[@hattheduck2359]

Me 4

[@thealeks1]

AntsCanada: the ants liking the wall is important to their survival Ants: HEY GUYS HEY GUYS LIK THIS WALL IT TASTES GOOD I know he’s right but still

[@Jungleali]

The queen be like: come on and go lick the wall!

[@wrohan6413]

@Huang Jianhao go to the park right now

[@texasmama3084]

🐜👅

[@fuzzy_grizzly_bear]

Have you found out yet how you are going to move your big terrariums out of your apartment?

[@jiinx72]

One of those major's has a tick. Love Carpenter and Messor ants. Mainly down to their size especially the major's. Watching this colony grow going to be awesome.

[@nablamakabama488]

10:28 Is that a mite on the underside of the upper majors head? It doesn’t look like the bloodsuckers on the golden empire though, so it might not be a problem, but idk.

[@AntsCanada]

OMG I actually don't know... Going to check the raw footage right now...

[@remanjecarter2787]

There's a second shot of the mite at 11:54 too

[@saqrannumair5654]

Oo no God not again now!

[@nablamakabama488]

@@remanjecarter2787 Yes, and also in 3:26 a small one on the thorax of the queen.

[@Jackson-qu2tr]

OMG I used to watch u when I didn’t have an account but I just remembered u!!!Anyway I love ur vids and have a great day!

[@_somuchstardust_]

When he was talking about food storage, I thought "So ants can't get to it" and then I realized

[@amberredfield]

Caught my first Camponotus on May 7th, and she just laid two eggs today! So stoked!

[@The_Pyre_Ward]

I’m thinking “the mighty ironwoods” and for the queen “ironclad”

[@amaelis]

ooo another name for the queen could be iron maiden

[@FBI-qc5sy]

@@amaelislol the band?

[@charlottetill3205]

For some reason when watching this weeks video Pinocchio came to mind, even though it was started that this species lives in the ground. 'Geppetto's Assistants' for the colony name, and 'Blue Fairy' or 'Turquoise Fairy' for the Queen - as she is the one that gives life to the colony

[@SweetVictory270]

Queen name: Saturn, because in Astrology “Saturn” means structure form, responsibility, and protection (which is exactly what I see in this colony).

[@vandvix561]

How about the wood benders haha

[@g_wartooth_5904]

I loved this video! All the information about the carpenter ants was so information, and I feel that your voice is very charismatic and easy to listen to! Really cool to learn about Repletes as living ant food silos, and I think you should try out to be the next commentator for Planet Earth!

[@navtejgoraya6136]

Name the colony "the woodland guardians" and the queen "galadriel"

[@damestefan]

Antscanada I love your youtube channel and thanks to you, I found a mated queen black ant and I'm hoping to show and and update you on my colony.🧑☺️🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@mariebenjaminepanganiban2568]

Ants Canda: uploads Me: *S P E E D*

[@andrewmiller8735]

Finaly caught my frist carptern ant qeen and she has laid her first brood super exciting thanks ant canada for all the inspration

[@Arrow912]

There is an ominous thing on the neck of that Major at 10:29 and some other scenes. Is it a tick? A mite? Im curious to find out next week! Great content AC keep up the good work!

[@ejoungski0511]

Dude I've never noticed that until now...

[@radicalxedward8047]

I wanna know how they don’t miss feeding any larvae when there are 10’s of thousands.

[@electrinity4161]

They're ants. They've done this for thousands of years

[@hapseost6629]

They probably have a system or somethin like that

[@harveygitarista1600]

There are many mouths to feed, but there are also many mouths that feeds. It's all possible and made easy because of trophallaxis.

[@texasmama3084]

@@electrinity4161 millions actually.

[@potatoboy549]

They don’t. Ants don’t feel the same emotions as us. Purely millions of year of genetics and natural selection.

[@arncalago]

Dear @antscanada, Name the queen as "Karen", from the music duo "The Carpenters". Then, name her colony as the "Superstars", a song by The Carpenters 😁😅

[@marliknowles6794]

BOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kodakitz1414]

That would be perfect 😁

[@peanutbutterdiver8429]

I’m just getting into this I don’t have a queen yet but when I do get one I think I will be able to carry my ants to greatness because of you and your great tips I’m glad you do this stuff