The evolution of my ant colony

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[@HomemadeEcosystems]

It took a while but here is another ant video! hope you guys like it! Here is the link to the merch: my-store-eaaf62.creator-spring.com/ the stuff that is on there right now is probably not worth buying 😅But I'm planning to make some merch with real designs soon!

[@EmpressOfExile206]

My man, you *need* to put a simple a simple drainage layer of gravel & screen/filter floss under the substrate‼️ I made the same mistake early on. I can't tell you how often I've seen colonies go crazy with excavation as soon as the soil is freshly sprayed‼️ I thought it was a fluke at first but there's a *reason* ants always build their homes in the wild under stones/logs etc. When it rains, wait till the ground looks dry afterwards then lift a large stone! You will still its still wet/moist underneath! The drainage layer allows you to properly _moisten_ the soil without waterlogged it! Then the only other *equally* important step, is to add a small colony of springtails if you live somewhere humid where mold grows easily. They're super cheap & just get the smallest culture you can find because they double their #'s in days & they self regulate their population to the available resources! (I assume most of Europe has similar climate to the Pacific Northwest in which case springtails are a *must have)*

[@flima2]

5:49 I would rather fight one human sized ant 🐜 because more is harder and you can’t see the and an ant is not as smart as a human

[@tahsin7770]

I will buy it if you say bob 20 time in your next video 🤣😅

[@tommycr271]

bro that has to be the worst merch I've ever seen lmao. You just used some random font and typed Bob. Not to mention it costs more than my left leg. Y so much for a hat??I mean honestly the amount of effort you put into that merch is the amount of effort I use when I eat a sandwhich. However I like the editing and content. Doesn't go unnoticed. But damn what is that merch. That is the opposite of inspiring. It's despiring. My year is ruined and will not be the same again.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@tommycr271 🤣yeah it is bad. It was more just to test how teespring works and how the connection with youtube works. Real designs are in the work! As for the price , unfortunatly teespring takes such a large cut I can't put it much lower because I already have little profit on it at the price it is now. But is indeed expensive and I don't expect to sell much even with good designs 😅 I'm glad you like the content ! That is more important

[@Kazdow]

I'm getting really invested in this ant colony, also, I know she's just a worker, but Bob is a queen in my heart

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

😂

[@rexmiamyar7400]

Ikr

[@coldbuck1384]

Won't Bob die soon?

[@rexmiamyar7400]

@@coldbuck1384 well yea 😥

[@shotdead6648]

@@coldbuck1384 no im in denile we will find new ant and pretend that is her

[@SproutGaming555]

man of his word, respect for eating cricket jam

[@novas.introuble447]

And 3 takes too give this man a reward 😭🙏

[@Minimaglite12]

respecc

[@EdwardVonKhil]

You can run from a billion "ant-sized" humans. You can't outrun a "human-sized" ant.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

True!

[@3744012]

@@HomemadeEcosystems I bet the human-sized ant has got no cardio.

[@Ants_Bas]

there are enough humans and i don't wanna die lol

[@Zimbobroke]

HAHA BOILED WATER GO *BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

[@JamieEmmons]

fr@@Zimbobroke

[@daves2hd]

The humor in this video is horrible. I love it.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

It definitely is 🤣

[@ShoutOfCoffee]

I love how much effort you put into interior design 😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

🤣

[@mawoh3027]

@@HomemadeEcosystems Oh man, I was struggeling with decorating my living room. But since I've put one of those pine neadls next to my sofa the entire place looks really good! Thanks for the tip!

[@Dexcalibur420]

This has genuinely become one of my favorite channels on youtube. Please keep us updated on the future of these ants. I hope they have the courage to one day leave the safety of the tube for a better and brighter future in the terrarium.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I will!

[@abigaillilac1370]

"Like always, I'm struggling." I know the feeling 😅

[@monkesling1863]

As an ant keeper, I want to give you a tip. Which you probably know already but always make sure there’s a good amount of slick liquids on the sides of the compad (glass box) to make sure they don’t escape

[@hambur69]

The funni guy is back With smol shovel and BOB MERCH LESS GO And ngl didn't expect you to really eat cricket jam lmao

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Peer pressure 🤣

[@silkyzoid]

Put an invisible red foil on the nest, since ants can't see the colour red, so it will be pitch black

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah I saw that somewhere for test tubes. Probably going to order one!

[@tristanreejakobsen6157]

lol@@HomemadeEcosystems

[@Q77N]

⁠lol @@HomemadeEcosystems

[@billiehughes-farrow1702]

lol@@HomemadeEcosystems

[@gratefuldad4083]

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsmake a chain! lol

[@BeautyBeatdown]

I'm going to say 1 billion ant-sized humans. You can run from them, and they'd be easy to squish, and won't have the same advantages ants have

[@markomancikas]

Same, they would just end up fighting between themselves as their little colony would start diversifying, acting out against self interest based on green, establish mini k-marts and so on, they would also have serial killers running around em...

[@Arcademan09]

What if they start building nukes?

[@mustaphaibrahim3345]

I really wanna see how this colony is gonna be after like 6 months , this is the only series I watch on this channel, keep it on man 🙏

[@martindunstan8043]

I was hoping that would taste good as its soon to be our staple food source apparently. Simply the funniest guy on YT, kicking off straight away with 'she wants a nest that's suitable for her Royal ass' 🤣 good to see Bob still randomly scurrying about, he really needs his own show. That was brilliant entertainment, great update✌️🍻

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you !!

[@martindunstan8043]

@@HomemadeEcosystems you're welcome and I bet you're knowhere near as ugly as you make out, I imagine you wouldn't give the elephant man or Quasimodo a fright? I'm certain you're just shy and humble🤣✌️🍻

[@martindunstan8043]

@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan I certainly was making that reference and as much as I may look like a toad I shall be passing on eating our multiple legged friends for as long as possible! To be honest I think the western world would be better off eating it's governments before insects🤣👍

[@martindunstan8043]

@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan eaten? 🤣👍(love Monty Python)

[@katreuth]

I ran a search for ant Farm videos and came across yours. I love your sense of humor and your sarcasm..definitely speaking my language 😂 When I was little, I had a great experience with an ant farm that my parents gave me for Christmas one year. I was searching for videos like this to get my own children interested in them. Hopefully, it works!

[@xiaorongxie]

The trend of ant farms arouses children's fun, allowing them to understand the mysteries of nature, the division of labor and teamwork of ants, etc. This is a good puzzle tool------www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCLLT951?th=1

[@christianbauer9013]

I must say you humor is amazing and i am super invested in this new ant colony. Please protect my dearest Bob

[@johnerickrivera3021]

Thanks for the update. I'm relieved to know that it was already 4 months and they still live in the test tube. I was a bit worried about mine but it was just less than a month for them so I'm good. Keep it up bro! And I respect you for keeping your promise about the cricket jam 😂

[@Vixpine]

stumbled on your videos via the reccomended's. I love your specific flavor of witty delivery of your jokes. And just how... interesting this series is. Heck, all your terrariums are super interesting! Loving these~

[@smoocher]

Your videos always bring a smile to my face. Love your humor and your care for all your ecosystems.

[@asachava8366]

I really want him to do a collaboration with Antscanada ant channel xD AntsCanada is always super over excited like how a kids show host would be while Homemade Eco has such a dry humour . It would just be so great

[@chrisbuckley1785]

If this whole KZbin thing doesn't work out you should look into becoming an interior designer. You got the magic touch. Nicest rock placements ive ever seen. And your stick is so big and hard .... ( thats what she said) 😂😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

🤣 lol

[@Mirashi]

Yesss, more stick content! You never disappoint! And please never stop with the animated titles. They give great immersion. Also, I'd take on ant-sized humans any day.

[@yohanlav]

Nice joke!

[@alexstone691]

Nice to see this channel growing so much :D

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yes it has been going very well lately 😁

[@sheeptherobloxyt1907]

Please continue this series, and…..that’s a really nice rock.

[@louis-philippearnhem6959]

Very nice video with refreshing humour! I have a colony of the same age of this species, they’re in winter mode now. Greetings ❤ from Belgium.

[@r0000g]

I really appreciate your dedication to the art. At first I thought you weren't going to go through with the smoothie taste. Glad I kept watching. Will keep watching, if anything just to see what are you'll taste next. I'm just gonna go and bet on something like "If I get to 150k subs I'll taste this random moss I found in this rock in the forest." or something like that. Ok, but joking aside, I wonder if the ants will really move into the rest of the farm.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Lol, I made that mistake once, not again. never thought I would get 50k likes 😂 I hope they move in soon! But my guess is that they will probably wait untill the colony gets to big for the tube

[@jethrostallard]

Love your little jokes and stuff in the video, it really makes your channel unique!

[@HighlanderJosh]

Randomly stumbled across this channel with the recent wild-life jar video and instantly subbed. Going to watch more of your older ones, just to have a good laugh and watch some beautiful creatures doing their thing. Keep it up man! I hope for the best for your ant colony... even if it looks shitty ;)

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome!

[@KathrynKLNA]

Thank you so much for unaliving the larvae.. it was breaking my heart. ❤

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah that is the one thing I don't like about keeping animals, you have to feed them something else

[@cat_goes_meow139]

Also, a potential reason they aren’t moving into any of that dirt is it is too dry. Unless you water it daily like a flower it won’t be suitable for them to live in. They require some sort of reservoir at the bottom to keep the nest moist.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah that is possible, I water it regularly but not daily. The colony probably needs to be bigger first so it is easier for them to regulate the humidity level in the nest

[@Barbaryotaku]

I don't like cricket jam. I love it.

[@Static140]

Kudos on having guts to taste the cricket jam 🦗. You're a man of your word. 😁👍

[@Lapiz11]

I love this type of video keep posting, I'm from Brazil 👍

[@thomash.1158]

Legendary biologist, learned so much!

[@Meggy215]

Wouldn't have guessed that graphic design is your passion!

[@Slavador2393]

Your ant set up looks similar to my scorpion set up, only has more rocks.😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

What kind do you have ?

[@Slavador2393]

@@HomemadeEcosystems desert hairy scorpion

[@ExoAntics]

I love your humor! Epic videos, keep em' comin!

[@MyPalJimbo]

In the comments of the previous ant video, I demanded to know when you would try the cricket jam. But after seeing the ants avoid it so strongly in this video, I felt bad for you and wished you wouldn't follow through with it. Instead, you followed through with it 3 times! You may not be The Dented Queen, but you are still The King, of my heart. 👑 ❤️

[@LeviathanGamez]

I'm picking a human-sized ant, atleast you can get in a car and drive away, a billion ant-sized humans would be able to hide easily in the car.

[@Fepster]

personally, 1billian ant-sized humans you could create so many societies via terrariums they'd be like those millipedes tho...

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Lol, hadn't thought of that 🤣

[@DoctorMangler]

Great video! You gave me a great laugh and some small education too!

[@damienk5011]

Hiya 🌞, so love ❤ when you whisper your asides, and attribute them with human mannerisms- not so dumb!!😅 wish there were more narrators like yourself! Would prefer to have ant sized people;- l think theyd be easier to manage overall-& less scary, as ants have better brains for problem solving. J.I.M.K Mrs. Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 ♥ 😊

[@flowersgamingg]

I love how you don't use the super friendly KZbin "child friendly" voice

[@Greyhawksci]

One human-sized ant. Volume increase is a cubed function, so weight would be also. Legs wouldn’t be strong enough to support their additional weight, so they’d be immobile. A rear attack would be guaranteed to work and be safe.

[@KC-mw9hg]

I liked the vid, great job for your vids they are great!

[@abbanon]

I recall reading something explaining that most ant species, if not all of them, can't see through red on the visible spectrum. So you could get some transparent red cling film or tape to cover the sides of the mound. That way you can still see, but to the ants it's just darkness.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Indeed! I'm getting something like that. Also for the test tube

[@robandrews9165]

Love these vids! Thank you ☺️

[@raven_of_zoso455]

Been watching several of your videos tonight. They are very interesting. I like entomology a lot, and ant-omology is not too bad either. And again, I simply LOVE how simple, straightforward and informative your videos are, and a perfect sprinkle of self-irony and bonedry wits. You absolutely do a wonderful job with these, I mean it. 🙌 Edit: And also, you're very knowledgeable about biology and such. Do you have an education on this, or is it just a hooby?

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I have a masters degree in biology 😁

[@weavernutz22]

Those ants probably don’t know what a bagel tastes like. Great video again.

[@Mr.Un7que]

This one was more funnier, even though you didn’t add any memes but those animations were really gud😂❤

[@AAants]

Yes!!! Finally a new video on the ants.

[@unoffquixtabby]

i love how sarcastic this dude always sound i love your videos❤

[@kablah777]

Your dead pan is brilliant. I laugh every video. Thank you!

[@AironSmieciowy-di3qy]

Great video!

[@jianzhang5640]

Good job

[@crayc_can_draw]

I just discovered the channel, I literally subscribed just because I like his sense of humour 😂

[@Hanniballi_Anni]

"Bodengrund - sehr gut" 😅 I love it, greets from germany ❤

[@aspen5341]

Heck yeah, the ants are back! I salute u sir!

[@MerryMerino]

Deutsch! Ich habe Deutsch angeschaut! Shoulda known this man German. The humor is pure German and I love it.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I'm Belgian but I guess the humor is the same as German 😂

[@mandyfair9082]

So happy to see this update!...even though I am late as hell. ❤😂

[@user-xk9fe9ju4n]

For sum reason I felt like he was sad in my heart so I subbed ❤

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome!

[@drachenboss4844]

Best site on KZbin

[@liri7184]

Keep these coming chief. I'm sure you read this a lot, but I love your dry humour, it really is just my sort of thing. Also, nice animated transitions. Very strong.

[@ailenerayedulagan5507]

I don’t know why but I just started klicking on your videos. Man I love your humour.

[@tobiderkek3239]

love to see more ant stuff

[@HerikaNolotea]

Thank universe for making me search ant videos and finding this man xD Idk why this is so fun to watch

[@bengonto1250]

I'm stoked to finally get a continuation on this

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah I had to wait a while for the cricket jam to arrive 😅

[@bengonto1250]

@@HomemadeEcosystems You ate it wrong btw. You're supposed to spread it on toast.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@bengonto1250 I was worried it had gone bad or something since the ants didn't want to eat it 😅

[@KC-mw9hg]

Great vid

[@babyj7027]

The commentary is top notch.

[@ColoRockCo]

Those are very nice rocks!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks!

[@Calonius32]

Such beautiful ants look forward to more vids my lasius colony was such a pest to move into a nest i think they will move out happly once theres about 50 -100 of them or they will jsut live i nthe tube till it goes dry

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah that is what I was thinking! But at this point I don't mind anymore, I'll let them be where they are most happy and they will move out when they are ready 😁

[@JOSHUACHUA-zc6dt]

To encourage them to move, you need to give them light so that they will find a comfortable place because light stresses the queen and her colony.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yes and that is why I don't want to give them light. I don't want to stress them our

[@PewnyPL]

I know this is 4 weeks late, but that's exactly what you should do. Another chnnel focused on ants (Ants Canada) did sevevral videos on ant keeping, and the usual thing is to uncover the test tube once everything is ready, so the ants WANT to find a new home. Otherwise they have no reason to. @@HomemadeEcosystems

[@tristanreejakobsen6157]

well theres good things on both as you can jsut walk and its crunch crunch crunch on the humans and ill bet non of them can climb my shoe but the ant it would be all powerfull if it could breath through its exoskeleton which it cant so it would die before making it 5 meters i can hear your fear right before having to taste the cricket jam

[@TheKonga88]

I especially liked the part where the ventriloquist dummy was staring at the Christmas tree 🎄🧎🏼‍♀️

[@STStillwell]

I skipped giving a like on the last video because you had already passed your goal, but I made it up to you by liking this one. I really would not have eaten that jam in your position as It totally could have been passed as a joke. Props.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I'm a man of my word

[@detroitmidunkin2138]

The queen thick. I’m her number one fan.

[@piotrzawadzki6883]

"Sticks and stones can't break my bones, because I have no bones." - Bob the Ant girl.

[@williamdavies1373]

1 billion ant-sized humans: You might survive. 1 human-sized ant: You WONT survive.

[@em-littleman4824]

Amazing vid

[@tamammmm9377]

you should take cover of test tupe to let them make nest

[@amberdy12]

good video

[@ABC1701A]

Many years ago a writer named Leslie Charteris wrote a book of short stories (some might know his character, Simon Templar or The Saint, which is set somewhere in the US and involves a scientist trying to grow super-ants. Needless to say he succeeds and produces a supersize Queen Ant, and if you want to know more look for the book (will see if I can find the title) but just say that the result convinced me that you do NOT want a dog sized or larger queen ant, you do not want that at all - this one was very very intelligent, I'll say no more. EDIT back again. The book is The Happy Highwayman and the short story is ''The Man Who Liked Ants'' (and went a bit too far - took it to extremes - in my opinion).

[@user-bk6qe2mh5y]

I love your videos❤ they are so funny 😂 and a new subscriber 😊

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome!

[@trey2270]

Put water on the hill in the wild they build after big rains

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I did put a bit of water 😁

[@griseldahernandez8573]

Thank you for supporting me

[@erengineer9793]

Amzing this colony. I say that the small colony MUST GREW IN A SET TUP FOR ANTS . ONLY WHEN YOU WILL HAVE 50 WORKERS OR MORE, YOU CAN PUT IN A ANT FARM. BY

[@gec101]

what

[@chrisbuckley1785]

Exactly what I was thinking ... 😂😂

[@DaansTinyEcosystems]

Love your epic animated titles man..

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks! I checked out your spider video, I just ordered another antcolony with "mierenboerderij.nl" was everything oke with the jumper? Thinking of getting one too

[@DaansTinyEcosystems]

@HomemadeEcosystems Yeah Toby was absolutely fine! Don't really recommend the tiny terrarium though, because it has the opening at the top. Front opening would be better imo because jumpers make their nests at the top. But he'll need a bigger terrarium once he's an adult so I'm going to wait for that.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah indeed, you destroy the nest every time you open. I have some terrariums I can use so probably only going to order the spider. You got the male L6-L8? I want a female but it is pretty expensive 😅

[@DaansTinyEcosystems]

@@HomemadeEcosystems I got the "random (L3-L6)". I didn't want to pay an extra 10-15 euros for my first spider 🙃

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah I'm probably also going to get that and hope for a female! Yours is already pretty big for a L3-L6

[@Azyrion_]

Glad to see the ants again!

[@Hiddenherpetologist]

Very cool, I love ants videos from you! They are so cool! (first)

[@louislebert3531]

Second

[@gec101]

@@louislebert3531I’m fouth

[@louislebert3531]

@@gec101 ok 🤨

[@zero1343]

One thing I think people are forgetting, 1 billion ant sized humans would be impossible to manage logistically and humans are known for turning on each other. They also wouldn't have many effective weapons at that scale. So even with a billion of them, it's probably an easier option.

[@idonomaeatomoku9322]

The ant: "Thats a nice boulder. I like that boulder."

[@IamThePro78]

Honestly I am here for the animated text.

[@nuzwo2723]

I’m not into ants but your silly commentary makes it enjoyable

[@cat_goes_meow139]

Would love to see more ant videos on the channel. Camponotus is another easy species to keep btw.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I got a new ant colony, it arrived earlier this week. It is not camponotus tho. 😉

[@cat_goes_meow139]

Excited to see the vid :)

[@kiwidiesel]

Give me the human sized ant duel, Only takes one bullet.

[@hasbulat5923]

New AntsCanada video looking sick

[@Samuelviruet-zp2fj]

This man is the most enthusiastic narrator ever

[@rigdigwus]

this humour is amazing

[@smokeybongwater]

I know a thing or two about ant colonies. Lemme tell you something about them. This is a good one 👍

[@GamingChair420]

chimera ants are great for an ant colony at home! you should try to make one :D