Greetings, AC Family!
Welcome to another ant video.
Many of you have been requesting for an update video on the various ant colonies of this
channel so this week, we will take a look at our ant colonies, what they've been up
to, and their progress.
Some of the stuff will amaze you!
It will also be a great opportunity for all of you newcomer AC Family members to get up
to speed on all the different ant colonies we regularly feature on this channel.
Also, AC Family, I will be needing your help.
After an update on each colony, I will ask you to VOTE for who will be inhabitting this
new tank!
Sadly, my bearded dragon passed away and so instead of throwing his tank away, I wanted
to use it for an ant colony, so I am taking your VOTES as to who you feel should move
into this new ant home.
Don't watch this video without voting!
Lots of interesting ant discovery ahead, so keep on watching until the end!
AC Family, gather round and let's peek into the intriguing lives of all the ant colonies
of this channel, on this episode of the AntsCanada Ant Channel.
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Enjoy!
Alright, so let's start with the ant colonies you guys haven't from in awhile and have been
asking about.
First, the Dark Knights, our great colony of black crazy ants, known scientifically
as Paratrechina longicornis.
Nothing much has changed with this colony which is why I haven't done an update in a
long time.
They are still holding their own, and I have been controling their food provisions so I
believe I have established a happy equilibrium with this colony, that is neither growing
too much nor decreasing in population.
They have been the perfect ant colony!
One thing that surprised me was that upon peeking into their test tubes, I saw that
there were several queens.
The colony used to have only 2 queens, plus one introduced one, but if you saw a previous
video on ant reproduction you know that this species is capable of double cloning which
allows males and their sister queens to breed without it being genetic incest.
So now the colony has not two, not three, but dozens and dozens of queens.
In every water test tube I often catch queens enjoying the moisture.
As you may remember, the Dark Knights inhabit a 2 storey ant setup with a tube which runs
down to my first floor.
They still travel back and forth, mostly at night, and have even left some garbage in
the tubes.
I have no idea how I am going to clean the tubes when the time comes.
Any ideas, guys?
I'd be happy to take some advice.
Peeking into the Hybrid Nest down stairs, you can see it is full of brood and action.
This colony has been doing well, and I expect them to continue to thrive over time.
They've been easy to keep, easy to contain, and easy to feed.
Now moving on to the Trapjaw ant colony which you guys have officially named the Jawbreakers.
Like the Dark Knights, not much to report.
The colony has grown to about 30 workers, and they still reside in this plastic takeout
container.
They are feeding on a steady diet of lat cockroaches and honey.
Next, we have the Asian Marauder Ants, who officially have a new name!
AC Family, I'm excited to announce that these Carebara diversa ants are officially called
the Titans!
For those of you who are new to the channel, this is our newest ant colony.
They are notoriously difficult ants to keep in captivity but so far, after two months
under our care, they seem to be doing well in this simple network of condiment containers
connected with tubing.
They have concealed their large queen well, somewhere in these cavernous chambers.
I haven't seen her since the move.
This species has the most impressive majors I have ever seen in an ant species and I cannot
wait for the colony to continue growing in size.
Let's hope they continue to do well.
And now on to what arguably is the most famous ant colony on this channel, the Fire Nation,
our colony of red tropical fire ants, known scientifically as Solenopsis geminata.
They're still as ravenous as ever in this huge setup of AC Outworlds and rubbermaid
bin.
Peeking in from the top, you can see them feasting on cockroaches from last night's
feeding plus bottles and containers which held jams and honey.
They pile dirt on these sweets to coneal them while they work on consuming it all.
Once a week I go in and remove these bottles and containers, but not without a fight of
course, so I wear gloves.
Not much to report on the Fire Nation, as well, other than the fact that they have begun
to produce less alates.
I believe their nuptial flight season has passed now, and so the queen will be producing
more alates in a couple months for the next round of nuptial flights happening later this
year.
And now on to the Golden Empire living within the ever-evolving Hacienda Del Dorado.
A lot of videos have been about this colony lately simply because of the constant changes
that this colony and environment have been undergoing these days.
Two weeks ago we watched as the ants dealt with the addition of carnivorous pitcher plants
into their territories, a strategic move in hopes to help naturally curb the ants' growing
population but surprisingly instead of the plant devouring copious amounts of ants, they
surprisingly formed a sort of symbiotic relationship with the ants.
They only ate a small amount and the ants ended up enjoying the sweet secretions the
plant provided the ants.
The ants in turn began frequenting and nesting around the plants offering the pitcher plants
protection and soil movement!
In fact, wanna hear something even more mind-blowing?
AC Family, get this.
Two days after the pitcher plants were added, the ants began placing their left over dead
insect parts into the pitcher plants!
They began to actively feed the pitcher plants!
Isn't that crazy?
I am not ready for this kind of intelligence displayed by the Golden Empire!
Talk about mutualism to the max!
The plants fed the ants sweet goodies and the ants fed the pitcher plants insect parts,
which could possibly also mean less ants sacrificed!
Unreal.
So those are the latest on all our ant colonies.
So now, on to this terrarium.
Sadly, my bearded dragon which used to live here died.
My option was to either dispose of this tank or use it as a new home for one of my ant
colonies.
The tank itself was a neat enclosure.
Its substrate is a Zoomed product called Vita-sand, a mixture of vitamins and beta carotene.
It also had some attractive driftwood.
A few of the bearded dragons last droppings were also left behind.
I wanted all of these elements to be incorporated into the new ant envornment we were going
to build.
The vitamins and minerals, as well as the organic matter in the feces would add some
great initial nutrients to the soil, so I didn't want to clean out the substrate.
Surprisingly, I did find some silverfish-looking insects inside the terrarium.
I wanted to keep them inside, as well.
Perhaps they would prove beneficial to this enclosed system.
I removed the driftwood and began adding bags of organic humus and fine sand and spread
it upwards to form a slope towards the back, to aid in visibility.
I knew, though, based on our experience with the Hacienda Del Dorado over time, that no
matter how we designed this terrarium, it was destined to change and take on its own
shape over time.
What I hoped for this terrarium if it was to become an ant home was for it to be a community
of interconnected organisms, much like the Hacienda Del Dorado, but this time, instead
of adding the ants before all the other organisms, I wanted to add the ants last, just so we
don't run into the same problem we had when we tried adding millipedes in the Hacienda
Del Dorado.
As an update regarding that, I haven't seen a millipede since, so I'm not sure if they
are still alive or not.
So, first to be added into this terrarium, creatures which are super important to a terrestrial
community - earthworms.
Lumbricus terrestris, also known as night crawlers.
These were still young night crawlers but there were enough of them to start living
within this terrarium and hopefully start breeding soon.
And now, what we add next will be based on your votes.
AC Family, here's where I need your help!
Let's decided which colony we should add to this terrarium.
Let's review our options:
Adding the Dark Knights is a possible option, however, the ants are small enough to fit
through the spaces of the mesh, so I will have to be dilligent at regularly making sure
a band of baby powder is kept thick and effective along the top.
One thing which may make the Dark Knights a less fun option is that they don't usually
dig, but rather occupy cavities opportunistically, however, as we saw with the Golden Empire,
perhaps they may surprise us!
Moving the Jawbreakers into this new tank would also be a great choice, and in this
case, the ants are too large to fit through the mesh holes so we may not need to worry
too much about a baby powder barrier until the colony gets huge.
One thing, though is that the colony is still quite small for this huge terrarium, and it
may take a long time for the ants to fill it out, so we may not see much action inside
the terrarium for a long time still.
This is not a bad thing if you guys are patient, but we won't be seeing many videos about this
new terrarium at first, if the Jawbreakers are the lucky ones to move in.
Moving the Titans is another option and they are at a good size to start living in this
terrarium, but my fear is that because the tank has corners, we will have to deal with
frequent escapes and I heard the majors can chew through almost anything.
I would hate for them to chew through the mesh.
If we choose the Titans for this tank, I will really have to be dilligent at regularly ensuring
the barrier of baby powder is strong and working.
The tiny minors are also small enough to fit through the mesh holes.
Another option which I am sure a lot of you have been thinking is the Fire Nation, our
fire ants.
These would be a good choice because we know how well these ants do in soil, and I could
easily attach a long tube from their current setup to this terrarium, however the bad thing
is that these ants are also escape artists and they will easily also grip up the corners
of the tank, making an escape very easy for them.
They are also small enough to fit through the mesh spaces so the barrier would need
to be regularly fortified.
If I were to make the call, I would say no to the Fire Nation moving into here.
Finally, the Golden Empire, which has completely taken over the Hacienda Del Dorado.
I could easily attach a tube from their current tank to this new terrarium, and I am sure
they would do well in this new territory, however care would also need to be taken to
ensure the baby powder barrier is kept strong and working.
They are also large enough to not be able to fit throught the mesh spaces.
So, AC Family, please take a moment now to click this icard poll here and vote for which
ant colony you feel should move into this terrarium.
Thank you AC Council for your input!
The plants, organisms, and decor we end up adding to this setup will greatly depend on
which ants we decide inhabits this terrarium.
In an upcoming video, I will make the anouncement of which ant colony you guys ultimately decide
will move into this terrarium, and I will make sure to design the terrarium accordingly.
So stay tuned!
AC Family, thank you so much for watching another episode of the AntsCanada ant channel
and for your valuable participation in this ant video, I can't wait for what lays ahead
for all our ant colonies on this channel, as well as this new ant terrarium!
This is AntsCanada signing out!
Alright, AC Family!
Make sure you vote!
Let's turn this new terrarium into a cool ant home shall we?!
Which colony do you think should move in here?
AC Inner Colony, I've placed a hidden cookie for you here, if you would just like to watch
extended play footage of our ant colonies in their various homes all to some cool music.
And now it's time for the AC Question of the Week.
Two weeks ago, we asked:
What is the technical name given to the lip of a pitcher
plant on which insects can find sweet secretions?
Congratulations to Banana Ba who correctly answered:
The "lip" is called the peristome.
Congratulations Banana Ba, you just won a free AC Test Tube Portal from our shop!
And for this week's AC Question of the Week, we ask:
What amazing thing did the Golden Empire start doing to
the pitcher plants in the Hacienda Del Dorado?
Leave your answer in the comments section and you could win some free tubing joints
from our shop, which by the way, are now all clear so you can see everything!
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