THE COOLEST ANT FARM I'VE EVER BUILT (Carpenter Ants Living in Wood)

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[@AntsCanada]

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, I am super thrilled to show you this episode which took so long to make. Hope you guys like it! This is truly a dream ant farm for me! I can't believe how far these carpenter ants have come. Anyway, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL and Select ALL for Notifications Squad) if you enjoyed this video. Love you, guys! Ant love forever! So, which team are you on?

[@sauveylindsey3378]

👀

[@boii6569]

Wow

[@jand727]

Cool :›

[@NKY5223]

hm

[@megamegalodon2553]

WoW

[@Mtthyman]

Ok, but imagine a massive colony of these in like a 5 foot tall tower in the new ant room would be so impressive.. that and a a massive leaf cutter colony would be life goals ♥️♥️

[@brownsta]

Now you've got me thinking of the new open concept ant habitat with a rotting wooden lemonade stand under a money tree..

[@bhawanathapa7885]

Wow i hope someone do that

[@peterheinrichs7634]

I imagine a tree of glass, free standing in the centre of an atrium, filled with wood and ants, coverd in red foil...

[@catfacecat.]

Like for ac family

[@2jdestrodegr15]

YES with like an antfarm like this one but bigger and like 1 meter tall

[@velarde3412]

I love how the Redwood Queen really likes being upside down (Oh Ty for the likes and Ty antscanada I wasn't expecting this much antlove)

[@quinngabrielquirubin3430]

Just ant things

[@randomperson8994]

@@quinngabrielquirubin3430 😂

[@TabbyEgg312]

@@quinngabrielquirubin3430 🤣

[@Singularityoffline]

They just doing their things you know and things😂

[@Hii.Im.a.new.editor.i.guess.27]

I better comment before this blows up Oh yeah me too maybe she thinks she’s running the correct way or do I say slow

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

There'll never be a mortal's title quite as legendary as Doctor General You know you've made it in life when the leader of a country watches your channel...and you should take advice from me more often, comrade! My title isn't President but rather, Supreme Leader. Because mortals live temporarily, I live forever. Honored to be a part of the AC lore now

[@svlgaming3909]

hello

[@soviethellknight8218]

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[@Join_to_get_two_ultra_cooki]

😀🙏💪👍🚀

[@Join_to_get_two_ultra_cooki]

Hello. I. LAVE Your can

[@amidark6518]

Lol, please launch the missiles.

[@NewEnglandReptile]

I wonder how to actually contact you as I run New England Reptile and by many considered a reptile whisperer. I think one of the things that really helped me starting as a child is to study insects and must certainly ANTS! I am forever fascinated by these creatures and it developed into an unusual way of thinking about other creatures such as reptiles! I love your content and always wondered what you think of reptiles? Thank you. Kevin

[@AntsCanada]

Of course, we ant keepers are usually also herp and arachnid keepers! It's an appreciation and love for the exotic and nature that unites us. I have owned an array of reptiles in my life. I currently own a green tree python but plan on expanding my herp collection again soon.

[@NewEnglandReptile]

@@AntsCanada that is wonderful. I really believe that keeping and studying such insects helps people in so many ways snd helps develop a sense of living things that many miss. Your presentation is just EXCELLENT!!! I don’t think you could improve your presentation and I enjoy it very much! Not sure if you know who I am or what I do but I sit and stare at your empire if ant success! K

[@mistyk.2152]

@@NewEnglandReptile ❤️

[@haileymurphy7832]

This is such an awesome point of view! When I owned a couple bearded dragons I went through a few different feeders, and it wasnt until I learned about the keeping and breeding process that I started to understand and fall in love with it all, insects, reptiles, and luckily I've always loved arachnids. I LOVED breeding super worms, as they are adorable vs the stinky crickets haha

[@owenjackson1527]

I bet the Spider morph thanks him too for getting you started with reptiles. I’m sure they love their overbreeding and then eventual mental disorder.

[@guykl8713]

If there is a documentary about the earth again, Ant canada should be the one who narrates ant part.

[@CaptainWise2016]

Maybe the whole thing I don’t think anyone would complain

[@GeneralS-ps8ci]

Da

[@crapsound]

If there is a new ant documentary video yeah I'd love Ants Canada to narrate it.

[@lucasrasmussen2836]

YES YES YES

[@OnlyCallen._.Macchiato]

What about the whole documentary just him i love his style so much

[@TheSporkenOne]

AntsCanada has reached a whole new level with Kim Jong-un commenting

[@randomperson8994]

😂🤣

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Because I have exquisite taste in KZbinrs

[@TheSporkenOne]

Kim Jong-un has now replied to me. I have ascended

[@user-qk3hn1yp5b]

21:17

[@stealthycal5029]

I hate how every time he says "You won't believe what happens next," a KZbin ad pops up for me. I'm like "This has to be planned, it's too perfect"

[@njmoonfrost6145]

Haha for real! Or they pop out when he goes “behold!”

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

AntsCanada: Here, let me give you the best custom made home for carpenters ever! Ants: Home is where the brood is, it smells a bit weird AntsCanada: You ungrateful peasants! Don't you know how hard I worked on this? *Casts Blinding Light* Ants: We have angered the God! His wrath is upon us! We must accept the generous gift bestowed on us or we'll all go blind! Repent! Repent!

[@redstinger0966]

lol

[@cogitoergosum9069]

Lmao

[@sebsebg9403]

Lol

[@alboyszgaming7417]

I like how queen it’s chilling upside down like Spider-Man or I called it spider ant

[@Hii.Im.a.new.editor.i.guess.27]

@saiko mori shut maybe you need help *chainsaws her* Edit: why the hell you have 12 subs? Maybe your subs are bots LOLOLOLLOLOLOL

[@princenathanield.panilaga3110]

@saiko mori delete that shitty comment!!!!!

[@princenathanield.panilaga3110]

And this is for ants

[@alboyszgaming7417]

@saiko mori delete that comment!!

[@noahstuf7034]

HE GOT HACKED CRAP saiko rip

[@righteousknighteous]

Imagine this from our perspective. You're part of a crew of astronauts, you've landed on an uninhabited planet, only to find a small village already there, just like the ones back on Earth, but with no occupants. Yet it doesn't seem abandoned.

[@Grey_onyx]

thats mysterious as frick

[@OnlyCallen._.Macchiato]

*i smell extra terrestrials*

[@RandoCosmo]

i smell extinction events

[@greedinez2301]

i smell a whole village in a field trip. well i'm not staying there til they come back, i'm definitely gonna be long gone before they come back.

[@anniemeridian270]

Actually creepy

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

That hand made ant artisanship is amazing. I was aware there was a history in Canada, but this was an awesome eye opener.

[@AntsCanada]

❤🙏 After hand making thousands of ant farms, I can now make them in my sleep even 12 yrs later. Ant love forever!

[@THEGAMER1754]

true very true

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Gravity: I fear no man, but that thing... *Redwood Queen* IT SCARES ME

[@kiara69724]

Lol

[@qiufengxiaoxia]

Don’t think it’s the real Kim jong-uh

[@jackmaceachen7833]

@@qiufengxiaoxia it is trust me bro

[@Jets4ever235]

It’s not him I don’t think

[@justsomegamerwithoutmustache]

@@qiufengxiaoxia do you really think that's him? LOL

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

Two different species! Can't wait to see how they develop differently from each other :D

[@jonathanhord8067]

Bow.

[@thong8056]

hihihi

[@michabrakkee9167]

Bow.

[@trabash505]

Bow

[@thegamersghost5648]

Bow

[@JMemski]

I have my first colony hibernating right now, its all so nerve-wracking, but your videos have been helping me learn for years now and I thank you SO much for introducing me to this world ❤

[@iammask1073]

I wish I could start my own colony but I feel like I will be very bad at it.

[@quinngabrielquirubin3430]

@@iammask1073 hey, you'll never know unless you try it. I mean, you could also start by learning the essentials first, but trying is the true first step for everything

[@Dendro_cat]

@saiko mori what

[@robertthecta]

@saiko mori shut

[@robertthecta]

@Tommy Gaming 🅥 shut

[@TheCrookedMenagerie]

Wow your narration has gotten so much better it’s like a nature documentary now

[@blissfuldirtbag2279]

I love how they feel safe leaving the brood spread out it's so cool seeing them move in

[@daflamingbadger409]

I remember seeing the Fire Nation at an early stage when I just scrolling through Minecraft videos. I have yet to miss a single video since. Keep up the amazing work.

[@MuichiroTokitoirl1]

same

[@zajinramirez2780]

He should name the colony morning wood

[@sbbaner6666]

I would like but that would make the like 101

@@zajinramirez2780 ...

[@zajinramirez2780]

@@dukeofthedance8062 i just made a paper knife/sword/tanto and named it fred,Im a good namer because of my name

[@brownsta]

Got to love when Dr. General gets involved.

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

“I thought to myself, duh, this is the great leader giving me advice.”

[@ac10054]

Personally I am upset that we didn't get to watch them build the nest from scratch, but rather antscanada drilling it. I understand that a video needed to be created and treating the wood so that it would be preferable to the ants may have taken so long, but it still would have been cool to watch carpenter ants from the begining. Maybe that is just me?

[@jasong.3991]

Maybe he can just redo it when the colony is bigger and attach another cylinder with wet wood?

[@ac10054]

@@jasong.3991 That is true... but it wouldn't capture the moment of a begining colony, which is what I was hopping to see.

[@testerwulf3357]

@@ac10054 It may not be a beginning colony but it'll dig the same as they've never really dug out a home before making it their first go around

[@ac10054]

@@testerwulf3357 I like your outlook on it.

[@brockburton1998]

The KSP music when showing off the ant farm hit different

[@vitolazarus1267]

@saiko mori Bot bruh

[@K1ingnfy2]

@saiko mori Tf

[@mortlet5180]

Just report the bots before moving on. If enough people report them, KZbin's spam filter should start to recognize and block them automatically. You can see the bots hijacking most of the other early comments, that seem to be getting many up-votes. Please help the community out by reporting spam wherever you see it, thank you!

[@geckozattack]

@@K1ingnfy2 its a bot...

[@mortlet5180]

@@dukeofthedance8062 Bro, it's still there, it only dissappears for your 'session' if you report it. Log out and in again, or just look for the comment from someone else's phone/tablet/computer, it will still be there. Google just made it look like your report gets it removed to satisfy all the low-iq people falsely mass reporting stuff. As for how I know it's a bot or just a spammer, the comment literally spams a bunch of useless 'keywords', while using sexual language in the link itself to get vulnerable people to click on it. It breaks KZbin's TOS in multiple ways; just off of my head, some of the rules being violated are those that prohibit spamming the same thing on multiple comments, using comments for advertising, linking to unsafe off-site pages, promoting sexual or pornographic content, and using scrips/bots to post multiple comments for you. If you follow a few popular KZbinrs and watch their videos fairly early after they post them, you'll even see multiple different accounts post the exact same spam, which is a clear indication of bots having to use new accounts as their previous accounts get banned. One last thing, you don't have to worry about your report doing damage to some legitimate person. It takes a *lot* of different people to report a comment or account to even flag it as being 'suspicious', but only KZbin can see that flag. If KZbin's automatic systems are at all unsure if the reported comment is in violation of their TOS or not, then it will be forwarded to a real human employee to read and compare with the other masses of spam currently in circulation. They then ultimately decide if the comment should be removed or not. On the other hand, the sooner more people flag these comments, the sooner KZbin can take action and possibly prevent gullable children from clicking on some scetchy link that installs a virus on their device in the background, just because they think it will show them sexy/pornographic content.

[@joey_dangerously]

For colony 1, can you just moisten the wood and let them burrow out themselves? I would love to see that!

[@velarde3412]

He actually needs the ebony nation to move into the Wood nest now Idk if u heard but he mentioned the Test tube is starting to mold which is bad and poisonous to ants

[@dabeastyman3562]

Yeah that's what I thought he'd do

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Rafiki in Lion King said it best, "The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." You've come a long way since 2009, and have learned a lot since then. Habitat after habitat, you hit it out of the park, and it's nice to see you going back to your roots as the solution to help out the carpenters The ants in Colony 7 aren’t from that genus, you could say that would make them...CampoNOTus 😂

[@boreasthesapphireicedragon9188]

Ahhh 🤣🤣

[@Kittyintheraiyn]

Hey, @AntsCanada, you're way more of an ant expert than I will ever be, but I thought of something while watching and wanted to share my idea all the same. Perhaps along with the wood base, you could add some sawdust/wood shavings or a little bit of soil for the ants to move around as they would like? My idea is that they would be able to control the moisture levels of the various chambers themselves with a resource like that. Until the wood becomes soft/rotted enough for them to be able to chew into it. As you pointed out, the moisture level inside is really high, and I just worry that it could cause a bad mold infestation to break out. Thanks for taking the time to read my comment! I love the channel, ant love forever!!

[@deathcrow3907]

If I could list off the coolest ant farms I would probrobly pick the floating islands and this one. At the top

[@luke4897]

Would be cool to see the ebony army dig their nest from scratch, and compare the outcome to that of the redwood warriors

[@jakeking974]

Colony 7 just built different. Like, literally.

[@qwertpoo1]

Supreme leader always has the greatest ideas. What would the world do without our fearless leader?

[@ayjayce]

The world would be awry. innocent ants would die every second. The plants would be tripping us this very moment due to lack of the wonderful critters keeping them down

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Thank you, my son

[@atomicbee5382]

This channel has really changed my understanding of ants I first thought of ants to be some boring creatures that you find in your yard but I’ve come to see that they are so much cooler than that and I’ve never wanted an ant colony more

[@nefreston8503]

They are indeed "boring" in a sense 😉

[@thebros1470]

Same lol

[@igordasilva375]

keep that test tube and everything as a souvenir

[@MTBT-er1be]

Most emotional speech of drilling into wood

[@erblue5469]

Would be unique seeing the square head ants so they can block the tunnels. Hope that is colony7. Can’t wait to see the development.

[@billko867]

This whole carpenter ant series is just amazing!

[@trabash505]

Right? I love it so much!!

[@TheDavebala]

Gotta say, the only channel that's exclusively ants, that can draw my attention for hours. Happy to see you embracing and reflecting on your ant like journey. Glad i can experience a world of curiosity through your well produced content. Congrats on the success so far.

[@qwazizor]

Eebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony

[@AndreiNYK]

I cannot believe that I was 2 when you started your journey! Your work is excellent, I hope my children will see you as I do right now! I truly respect you! I wish you the best in your future endeavors :)

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! I hope so, too! Ant love forever!

[@neganrex5693]

My kids only watch it if their is a ant war going on. They like seeing fire ants and carpenter ants go at it.

[@hornbadger2853]

i wasent even born

[@gay1866]

@@hornbadger2853 same--✨

[@notbruhifyforsure5053]

I was -3 - 5 years old

[@splitsee2526]

Whoever cried like a literal baby and went complete rage mode when AntsCanada actually made the ants go to war... They are just ANTS. They go to war all of the time, they die all of the time, and sure, I love ants and I would kinda hate to see them die. But there is no need to make literal movements just because of a few ants.

[@xygomorphic44]

You can always recognize a carpenter ant by its small tool belt

[@ella_huth]

Nostalgic, emo, and grateful. That's how I felt...

[@MeatbagTheMighty]

Wow! I love the new colony setup! Carpenter ants are super common where I live and I've always loved watching them run around the woods outside my childhood home in Ohio. My mother never would let me keep an ant farm, but luckily my husband is just as fascinated with them, and this channel as I am! I really would love to make a carpenter ant species my first nest! Just have to keep learning and wait for nuptial flight season!

[@jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878]

Am I the only one who hears a lot of ant puns in every video like “watch to the end(ant)”?😅😂

[@derschredder5559]

Or like: "something and (ant)something else"

[@Inverts4Introverts]

"Nostalgic, emo, and greatful." 😭 You did it bro, I'm so happy for you!

[@SlightlyCivil]

I think adding some soil in the middle then adding springtails will be beneficial. Wood molds when wet for prolonged periods of time. Something controlling it would be a good idea

[@tracyracy]

"Nostalgic, emo and grateful" really sums up my life

[@SwornQuietus]

Just so you know it isn’t “e-bony” is pronounced “eh-bony”. No hate just want to clarify

[@kenlieberman4215]

Its derived from Egyptian HeBoNi.

[@jazzvalentino4871]

@Alex Blair Exactly! Just like the classic song by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney.

[@TheDavebala]

@@kenlieberman4215 it actually comes from Ebon or Ebonos, which is greek? Edit: i stand corrected, i skipped a history lesson.

[@SwornQuietus]

@@TheDavebala I have no idea why but that correction made me laugh. Thank you for starting my day positively.

[@eternalyoga6103]

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[@alberttedjo889]

its like a freaking game!! you cant unlock the majors until the village is bigger.

[@OnlyCallen._.Macchiato]

I love how active you are when it comes to your video comments

[@BluAru]

I think that the AntsCanada channel is beyond amazing, I was like most other people when I first found it, I thought it was gross and that ants were pests. I've learned that ants have a unique and interesting lifestyle, and that they deserve just as much praise as any other animal, and I can't wait to learn more.

[@j.dillan7958]

I always liked bugs.

[@BluAru]

@@j.dillan7958 Oh, I've liked bugs, I just thought ants were more pests than cool creatures.

[@OG08]

I prefer the redwood warriors flag more but the flags do bring back memories of the fire nation

[@SajeevaYoga1]

dude, synchronicity moment with your vision of starting small with passion, i've been reviving old dreams today.

[@richardstephens3327]

You may want to collect the sawdust from the wood when you make your tunnels and add it back to the tower so they have more material to manipulate and make it more natural for the ants.

[@garbanzo_garbage7242]

These names for the colonies are both great and clever, good job.

[@charrybelpascua1048]

It's like a abondend ant base of carpenters and someone of the other colony found a place of home.

[@yuzurucookie0227]

AntCanada is such a good channel that even NK leader is watching these video

[@AlliciaB]

Ants Canada, I've been following your channel for almost 3 years. The volumes I've learned about ant behavior have greatly increased my respect for ants. On an unrelated matter, the notifications for your channel aren't consistent. I know you post every Saturday morning because I look forward to your posts, however recently and specifically this past Saturday I didn't get a notification. I know you have been tracking these issues and I wanted to bring this instance to your attention. Again, thank you for your contribution to those of us who appreciate creation both great and small.

[@memesforyou4343]

THEY FAINALLY MOVED IN YAY

[@shleed]

I wonder if adding springtails might help avoid any dangerous mold outbreaks. They might be able to use the wood to, or go in the cracks between it and the glass to eat mold.

[@AntsCanada]

Yes, sure springtails will help. I plan on putting soil on that middle platform.

[@creepersedge191]

I am a antkeeper because of you thank you i have many colonies all growing in size

[@1traphouse]

Hey, I’ve used Vaseline to keep ants from coming inside our house through our bases and windows. And i only used thin layers of vaseline & or petroleum jelly around the edges. You should try slapping some on the top of the rim if the tank so that next time you want to keep the ants inside the tank!

[@jeffreyruttibaker1081]

Seeing how busy Mikey is in his Vlogs, I find it SUPER hard to imagine him actually spending a lot of time watching/filming his ants... like when he says "I was only gone for 5 minutes to use the restroom", it was probably more like 2 hours to do stuff with his new house construction 🤣

[@NateEpicsaurus]

Ants is one of the reasons why Inlove insects ❤ and therefor why I want to do entomology eventually.

[@huntercool2232]

AC: **Leaves for 5 minutes to use the bathroom** Ants: “He’s gone! Go now now now!”

[@lonewolf025]

I really gotta say you do an incredible job editing and narrating your videos in a way to make them appealing to so many. Awesome job.

[@naenaecarter219]

Get this man to 5M he deserves it‚ all the stuff he's done to show how ants really are and to show entertainment for all of us and I will say he is a pro at ant keeping so get this man or should I say AntsCanada to 5M.

[@KiwiKoNZ]

This video was recommended to me by KZbin … and I’m SUPER glad it was!! 🤩 This was so amazing watching these creatures interact and live in a man made structure/home. I’m definitely gonna start binge watching the rest of your videos … Freakin sick dude 😎👍✨

[@AntsCanada]

Welcome to the channel! Ant love forever!

[@zaqzilla1]

It's ironic that in my home I'm currently in a war with the local carpenter ants colony. Then I go on the internet to watch someone raise carpenter ants.

[@crocmoments5504]

What a great video! This was so worth the wait

[@Silancet]

Colobopsis is quite the fun word to say ColoBOPsis

[@JumpcutJams40]

Colobopsis is a genus of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. This genus was first described in 1861 by Mayr and contains 95 species. The type species is Colobopsis truncata. Wikipedia Genus: Colobopsis; Mayr, 1861 Family: Formicidae

[@Tannlore]

I feel there was a missed chance for a good pun... When you showed us the finished wood cylinder you said, "Let's start with the entrance..." should have been "Let's start with the ANTstrence"!

[@slamindoorbeats2698]

This year I became a 10 year veteran of your channel and it’s very enlightening watch you and the ants grow as the channel did. I have loved every second of regular videos and AC inner colony videos. Your channel was one my first that I ever subscribe to and it has been a great honor to how the big the AC family has gotten over the years. And thank you for everything you do. #Antloveforever

[@AntsCanada]

OG! Thank you! Ant love forever!

[@j.dillan7958]

Ive been watching this chanel for around 7 years. #Antloveforever

[@alexanderlambert295]

Can't wait to see how the Ebony Army takes to their wood block once it's treated a little more appropriately for their tastes.

[@Potzten]

Never had anything to do with ants - then watched 4 - 6 of these videos, now I want to own an ant farm!

[@mrbigglesby1703]

Can we have a catch up on the new ant building construction please?

[@antsandmoreaustralia]

I was born In 2009 so I’m as old as his shop lol 😂

[@kazemizu]

Gravity has no hold over the queen

[@strangeadv4977]

Keep it up man....all these comments at this point show why we keep watching...I also love the back story you gave that released some never before seen convention photos...Thanks so much for the commitment and education 👏

[@PythorPlayz9]

1:55 the music played here is really good

[@mekenny1423]

As much as I love seeing these two colonies grow, i would really enjoy a quick Update on all the other antcolonies.

[@magicmidgetman]

insane as always

[@Renegade-Bundi]

Hey for a future thing you could do is eventually when ya carpenter ants outgrow their new home you could make a casting of their nest then make a CNC carved cylinder that you could sell to people who want to keep carpenter ants of a similar size in the cylinder ant nest.

[@alfalcon753]

"Nostalgic, emo and, grateful. That's how I felt, drilling into this wood for our ants." Best line of 2021 🤣🤣

[@leemarley6151]

I can’t wait to see them bring food and distribute it inside of the wood 🪵

[@AKID_ZF]

At first I thought all ants make there nests in soil or dirt but now I know some species of ants live in different places.......looks like I've learned something new :)

[@Norman_Carter]

I remember when we had less than 1,000,000 subscribers the AC colony has grown a lot

[@realdramagod3884]

Honestly it’s not even the ants it’s the wholesome love for life on earth that keeps bringing me to your videos man it’s so heart warming to see these things

[@olic7236]

missed you homie, remember to take time for yourself

[@NaturallySimone]

Yess! So glad to see a new upload! 🥳🥳

[@nonhlanhlaradebe9454]

[@aemidaniels]

i just had a weird idea. A column, ceiling to floor, made exactly like this ant farm. The whole colony up against the glass, tunnelling through a narrow wood ring, with cement down the middle for ceiling support! You could see the entirety of a MASSIVE carpenter colony!

[@theworsejxshy]

spectacular! the wooden cylinder looks amazing

[@synchrorgen9044]

I never miss a video beacuse ITS SUPER COOL

[@Sesshygirl300]

The way he said ebony was hilarious😂 Ive never heard anyone ever say it that way

[@mattmagistro1574]

it was really cool to learn about the ants that use their heads to block the entrance to their lair i hope to see more from this colony and would love to see how he is gonna be expanding it with wood

[@kittycatbrat4386]

I genuinely enjoy and look forward to these videos. I was actually really missing the ants last week! Ant Love Forever!

[@starry53]

I thank you AC for naming the Colony #7 Redwood Warriors that I suggested for you.

[@starry53]

@saiko mori I suggested that name from the last video.

[@mollyricee]

awesome name!!

[@mortlet5180]

@@starry53 Don't respond to the bots, rather just report the spam before moving on. If enough people report them, KZbin's spam filter should start to recognize and block them automatically.

[@starry53]

@@mortlet5180 Thanks for the warning

[@phillipsonfamily8332]

I love that you unknowingly got a different species ant, its so amazing that they are so similar.

[@rollypollyguy3976]

Genius mode activate! What if you got a thick piece of lumber and let termites carve it out. Tell the termites they're too late on their rent and sink the lumber in water for a day or two. Plane the face off the termite lumber to expose the chambers and mount a plastic sheet over it all. When I was an exterminator I had to deal with a lot of ant colonies that had moved into old termite hives.

[@ayantikasaha3589]

Oh do I love the wooden nest, it looks so beautiful with the ants inside. Congratulations on your success and hard work so far mikey, and also thank you for teaching me so much about ants, you are amazing! Ant love forever!