I ordered an Ant Colony online and gave them a new home..
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- In this video I ordered an ant colony online and I'm setting up an ant terrarium.
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EDIT: I know we reached 45K likes (how? 😭). I need to order new cricket jam and find a way to do this without doing a face reveal. I will incorporate it in the next video about the ants when I get enough footage to make an interesting video. It won't be the next video on the channel but don't worry it will be here!
Awesome video 👍 Ima finish it now
Make this a series please
I think you should add 2 rocks in it or something, it looks pretty empty
I like it
:)
This guy's got a great sense of humor. And the dry delivery of each joke makes everything funnier 👌
I lost it when he said: "It didn't take long for the first ant to come out." and the speech bubble above the ant popped up at 4:14
@@G31M1 Same! I was like. ...Woah. this guy's good
It's childish
@@kissaninja9700agreed, some of the jokes are decent, but some really aren't funny.
I agree.
“It didn’t take long for the first ant to come out” not gonna lie, that is the funniest joke I’ve heard in awhile 😭😂 caught me off guard with that one
Thanks for bringing this hobby to more people, it was pretty amazing.
Man this channel grew so much! I remember the days there were 6 likes on a week-old video and look where you are now! I'm so happy for you!
Thank you for the support from the start!
@@HomemadeEcosystems Your really funny dude!!! Can you make a part two on this colony??
@@therm_isthebest qa
This is my first time I seen this TH-camr and He good
@@HomemadeEcosystemsiam gay 🤨🤨
"One small step for Ant, but one giant leap for Antkind" 😂
Was recommended this video and it didn't disappoint 👍
Glad you liked it!
@@HomemadeEcosystems❤
SAME
Idk why this was in my recommended, why I clicked on it, or why I enjoyed it so much. Your humor was humorous
Took 7 minutes for me to finally crack a smile, but you won me over with "One small step for an ant, one big step for antkind" haha
Yes, succes !😅
I think YT recommended me this video because I watch Ants Canada and I'm so glad I clicked 😁😁 Love the commentary, and now I'm invested in this colony and can't wait for part 2! New subscriber here 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it!! welcome to the channel!
Bro same
@@HomemadeEcosystems get ready to taste cricket jam 😖
Same!
yes i also watch ants canada
This was much more entertaining than I thought, now I need part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 as a minimum. Sorry bro, hang in there!
I will make more!
@@HomemadeEcosystemsas an ant keeper I say that u have done a good job also I like moss
I guess you never tried the jam then from the looks of it lol
Ant Canada is a good channel full of different ant colonies he's tried.
200 million thousand 803 thousand million thousand 802 billion trillion years) infinite, infinite plus one, infinite +2, infinite +3, infinite +4
the like button lit up at 4:55 😂
I love your sense of humour! And very helpful for those wanting to try their first ant farm. I hope the cricket jam didn't taste as bad as it looked.
I had to pause every couple of seconds just to laugh at this guy's great humor.
"It looks disgusting, but it smells... disgusting."
😍😍😍
Joow Mikey, thanks for stopping by! Big fan here. You have been to the antstore in Germany right?
RIP be didnt respond
Omgg
Wow, the ant king actually came
AntsCanada i love your vivarium videos!
I love you dry humor and I love watching ant colonies grow, so of course I instantly followed! So glad I searched Antscanada and your video came up!
Welcome to the channel! Wow cool that my video came up! Antscanada actually left a comment on this video, maybe that is why
FAN' TAS' TIC edit and love yer patter ma'man dry af & spot on with'your timing it's excellent. ;) Oh! And stopping your commentary to pop the bubbles is on point @HomemadeEcosystems...Keep up the great vids..
"They're very active around the hole, that's one of my specialties too"😂😂😂love it
Came for the ants, stayed for the comedy 😂
Glad you liked it!
@@HomemadeEcosystems ur so funny lol
I came for the tiny shovel. Stayed for the tiny shovelling
I’ve been keeping ants for a few years now, they are fun to watch ofc, and some species are pretty crazy but it looks like you did your research, Lasius niger is definitely a beginner species, and they love digging, so this is the perfect setup.that aside I would recommend keeping big headed ants if your interested in more, they have cool majors, or carpenter ants simply because of their size they would be easy to watch and they are easy to keep.
Awesome thank you! Yes once I got some experience I definitely want to get another species
@@HomemadeEcosystems 👴🏿hey back in my day-
@@konnorsinger5241Niger 🇳🇪
hello, i know it is old ocmment, but worth a shot :) i am totally new to ant world, but I am realyl eager to have my own ant farm... does the larger species that you talked about - carpenter / big headed - are as well easy to handle? I would liek the easiest to handle, nothing extar fancy - btu you are right that little bit larger species are better to watch. I would like to as well have a formicarium (is it call that way?) with natural sand and not the printed one , because of the natural look :) do you have soem tip on where to gatehr information? :D
I enjoyed ant farms growing up but they were always pretty short lived because apparently you can't mail order queens in the US so they had no way to keep their numbers up
Yeah that is because they fear that new invasive antspecies will get loose
4:14 got me good 😂 with your monotone monologue that joke wrecked in like a wrecking ball
i love that you are chill and just makes little jokes because of those attributes of your channel you have received a new sub
Thanks! welcome to the channel!
agreed, he sounds depressingly funny
I really wish the ants came in the bubble wrap. Like an ant in each of the little bubbles and you have to carefully pop them out.
That would be a long job to get them out 😂
And they'd be dead
XD
No
They’d suffocate cause no air flow 🗿
came here expecting i will see some ant nourish but i didnt expect i will get a whole stand up comedy with it
Came for the ants, stayed for the commentary
so glad i found this channel one of the best terrarium channels ive found. everyone else is so serious, i love that you add some humor to the mix
I actually freaking love this channel
Came for the beautiful sealed jars, stayed for the ridiculous dry humor lmao
I really, really like your speaking style! I feel like you are a very, very lovely person! After watching this video, I feel that ants are also a very cute little insect! The video is awesome! Love this video!❤❤❤
First time watching out of curiosity and I love ur content and ur humor :) subscribed and liked right away. You’ve inspired me to get an ant farm in the future. Very interesting 🖤
Awesome, let me know how it goes and welcome!
😂 great video! Lots of cheesy humour along with a cool ant set up. Hopefully the queen warms up and moves into her new digs.
Thank you!
Colony looks good. That terrarium is a bit big for them and you will have a hard time adjusting to the colonys needs in that. I would recommend blocking it off until they get bigger if they move back into the tube. I think it might be a good idea to dissolve that honey in some water because they can have a hard time digesting thick honey like that. otherwise you can just make sugar water by mixing one part sugar with 3 parts water and feed them that. that's what i usually do. Also by spraying the ground you make it easier for them to nest in it so try keeping the ground sand dry and only water the back wall part because they won't nest in dry sand. If you have any other questions about keeping them feel free to ask under this comment.
Thank you for the tips! I diluted the honey. The tube is still in there and the queen seems to go back at night, do you think it is a good idea to just darken the tube so they can stay there untill they are ready to move out?
@@HomemadeEcosystems that’s what I would do and then when the whole colony moves into the tube you can try blocking off that nest part. I have the same setup and put the ants in as a beginner like you and had a hard time adjusting to the colony’s needs and getting stuff like humidity right without flooding them. Keeping them in the test tube but still letting them eat from the box is much easier and then when they grow to 100-200 workers you can move into the nest on the back.
@@marvin3202 it is only a few workers that come out with the queen not all so that won't be possible, but I will darken the tube so the queen can stay there during the day, maybe the rest of the workers will come out than too
@@HomemadeEcosystems hope you succeed but otherwise that nest is fine it’s just a bit harder and you won’t have as good visibility so it’s harder to tell how the colony is doing
Highly entertaining, comical and educational. I really enjoy watching your videos.
I actually didn't know the Queen could be so belligerent that the colony would have to force her anywhere. Neat!
0:20 That’s what she sad😂 Got me😂
Good choice of species. Lasius niger is good starter ant for a beginner. Reasonably resilient, colony grows quickly, is not a picky eater. Though you might want to hibernate them over the winter. Put them into cool, dark space for couple of weeks - keep temperature couple of degrees above freezing, make sure the nest won't dry out. Come spring, colony should start breeding vigorously. When they have a lot of brood, give them more protein food larvae need to grow - insects, a bit of unsalted boiled egg yolk and even small bits of raw meat.
The gay ant was hilarious
Fr
Actually surprised to learn the cricket juice is made from crickets. I was leaning more to juice.
No way! I was having interest on terrariums and you came! Then i started watching ants and you came again!
The little dig at ants canada with the "you won't believe what happened.." had me rolling.. You're too funny man
Thanks 😂Antscanada actually commented on this video,
Ok… the “I’m Gay” bubble when you said the first ant came out… was… HILARIOUS!! 😂
Wooow, I couldn't imagine you could order something like this. Its amazing! ....but maybe not for me, as too many ant tracks in my garden haha
I’m waiting for the rainforest machine 😂 Great video though! Probably one of the first ones without moss. I thought I was watching AntsCanada for a second until I heard the infamous “unfortunately, that’s what she said”
The rainforest machine will be in a video soon I hope ! Lol yes indeed one of the first videos without moss
its nice to get some personality and humor in these types of videos
Bros humour is drier than the sand 😂 i love it
This dudes dry sense of humor has made me laugh more then any TH-cam video I’ve seen in awhile 😂
you should add some more water to the nest. The water should go through the entire nest at least once, so the clay gets wet and can harden a little when it dries again. Otherwise the tunnels might collapse.
the added moisture will also convince the queen to move in. she is currently used to her 100% humidity test tube.
Thank you! The water has gone through completely now but maybe I should add a little more. In the day she moves into the nest but at night she comes out so conditions are not ideal in the nest apparently. Maybe more water helps!
I think you should add a duck to the colony for some variety.
You are right. Ducks are always a good idea
Maybe a tiger to balance out the ecosystem
Waaaaaay back in 1969 I got an Uncle Milton's Ant Farm for my birthday. In it was a coupon to send away for the ants. I remember they came in a plastic tube not unlike the one in your video though I didn't get a queen. What a cool video!
The first time I saw this and now I started watching a lot of videos. Keep the good work up.
This is so interesting to watch i need a part 2 soon ❤
Ant keeping is a wonderful hobby. Hope you enjoy watching them!
I definitely do!
Pm good, this looks so cool, i love ants
i didn’t even have to watch the video to give a subscribe just reading the comments while a ad plays is plenty enough to know your a great content creator
Thanks ! Welcome!
my man still hearting comments even after the videos been out for almost a year now. bros dedicated
I try !
@@HomemadeEcosystems tbh ill sub just cuz of it lol
You definitely deserve more subscribers for this
Thank you!! Means a lot!
Ever since I can remember, I've wanted an ant colony. I even requested an ant colony from my children, as a mother's day or birthday gift. Perhaps this year, I will get one😅
show your children this video as a 'subtle' hint 😅
The narration on this video is amazing!!!
"It didnt take long for the first ant to come out"🤣🤣🤣🤣comedy gold bro i tell you
This is gunna be awesome in a few months!
i just found this channel and i love it already, i wish you the best on your youtube journey
Thank you!
@HomemadeEcosystems I do not know how or why your video came across my feed but I’m glad it did. Your sarcasm is on point and I dig your commentary.
Love your accent too! Thanks for the video. Lilies and subscribed! Btw going to order some of that cricket jam for my Cockatiel and see if it’s bird friendly ☀️
Thank you and welcome! Let me know if she likes it!!
I saw this video popping up on my feed for a couple days and ignored it because I'm not an ant guy. Finally clicked into it and realized that that even though I'm not big on ants, I'm huge on this guy's humor.
The almighty algorithm knows
Love this channel so much man
Glad you like it!
It's cute seeing the ants clean their antennas
I love how every freakin time you use that tiny shovel. I respect it.
The intro and humor in general is absolutely hilarious, my kind of humor
Guys, only 40K more likes, we can do it! Great video btw, love your dry sense of humor 🙂
Thank you!
Only 7k to go. I have a dream
Hey its nice you ant keepers are very careful in taking care of ants lives. Because mostly people ruin ant colonies. You get a sub and keep moving
thanks man! And welcome to the channel!
Wonderful video! And your comments are priceless!
The first got me good but your vids are amazing keep on doing the good work😁
The sticker said something about the life span of those ants. That they will have a great long life when held species-appropriate (and with the right terrium from the business)
Also. I am so glad i found your channel. That dry humor is gold. Will now continue watching every video ^^
Great, thank you!!
Lasius niger is actually a record holder for lifespan. One queen managed to live for about 38 years in a lab.
I freaking love your humor! You had me cracking up so much! Subbed!
Welcome to the channel!
God bless his soul eating that cricket jam.
Hahahaha you are so funny! In the beginning I clicked in I was just curious but then a minute later I decided to watch with full concentration like watching a movie because you are funny!🎉
You make this video so enjoyable in the most boring way. You’re fucking epic bro haha keep up the cool vids🙌
Thank you!
We don’t want to talk about the name of the ants
My man, your dry humor is top-notch
I laughed so hard when the first ant "came out" 😂😂😂
0:48 The white person that discovered the species of ant, and realized it was black: NI-
(this is a joke if you don’t know what humor is)
😂
💀
You are giving a little too much food for the ants for the time being because it's just a small colony. They will end up disposing the remaining leftovers and leave it. It will risk mole growth in the leftovers. You have to clean up the trash they left and waste your time, so my advice is to give less food so you don't have to clean.
Thank you! The transport of the ants took a few days so they were hungry they ate most of the cricket jam but I already took out the leftovers
I'm only not sure about the honey dew, they don't seem to be interested in it at all (besides that one ant in the video)
@@HomemadeEcosystems dilute it with water and the ants will have easier time eating it, they might also just not be looking for the carbohydrates at the moment
@@prcervi Thank you! will try that
@@prcervi Great tip thanks it’s also useful for me
Sense of humour is top notch. 10/10
Really enjoyed that 😊 Thank you 👍
53k likes right now...
No 18k
121k
121 what are you guys yapping about
Omd lol
@@guywatson-xp1rq122k what you yappin about
Dude your so underrated I love watching your videos
Thank you!
i didnt expect to be laughing so much watching an ant video, but your humor is just amazing! keep it up
You just earned a sub bro! Great video, and the way you're speaking is too good!😄And your sense of humor broo😂👌🏻
Thank you and welcome!
This video makes me realise how underappreciated ants are, they're all around us but are usually ignored because haha small weak ant haha but they're pretty interesting. Please make more!!!
They realy are underappreciated!
If you are considering getting another set like this, just remember that if they get loose in your home, you risk having to break down the floor and walls to remove their nest :-)
That is why I got this species, they are native to my country 😅
@@HomemadeEcosystems hehe :-)
@@HomemadeEcosystems you don't want to be responsible for introducing fire ants to Europe would you? they can't be stopped
Myrmica rubra Aka europian fireany aloready exists
We have some Myrmica rubra in my backgwars in uk i was soraying modelswhen they swarmed my shooes
I like how the workers had enough of the queen's stubbornness and decided to just drag the queen to where they wanted her
I love this Chanel I was blown when I found out that the biggest ant was the queen like how?! And that cricket jam is made of crickets like how would you even find that out it’s crazy 🤯
Haha watching and liked at 45k likes
0:39 bro said the n wprd
No he didn’t…
4:40 idk if i have advanced humor but i laughed at this😂
Your commentary is awesome, I love it!
Thank you!
So proud of that ant. It was probably very difficult for him to come out like that. Thank you for posting this and supporting all the other gay ants of the world 🙏🙏🙏🙏🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
That flag LGBTQ..... BUT IM STRAIGHT
@@Marcosniffsgems Couldn't be me
@@Sushi-cat 💀
Thanks for posting. Really and truly. No more flipin rainbows. Not necessary. They are a promise from your Creator. We all know they have been stolen His Promise. Also indicated nonperverted ants too. Perv ants? no such thing. Perhaps you did not know that. Not anymore, IDK. No need to hate me, I do not hate you. Goodness gracias, great balls of fire. ❤❤instead of 🏳🌈
@@shazam3218 can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not XD
So no one is gonna mention the ants scientific name 💀
What is it?
@@Leda_Bernardinoyeah fr what is it?
Its called a lasius n-word
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@@Samina-gf9yb0:50
There's just something about your monotone voice that makes your joke delivery absolutely hilarious lol
I have an aunt Farm in my house to!😊
1:58 what a lie
Lie? I did it.
show me the footage :D
@@HomemadeEcosystems
Hello
Bro the species name 💀💀💀
Lasius niger 💀
naahhh I just started watching and i saw it 💀
grow up
@@ellisonpeace5344shut up
Bro
1:37
ANT CUBEEEEE
Monotone voice + funny jokes = A lot of subs & comedy people actually like!