I Added a Second Lizard into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Enter the dragon! My giant cloud rainforest vivarium, Pantdora, is home to an incredible ecosystem, ever changing especially in light of the scorching summer temperatures, but the apex predator of the lands, a male sun skink, has been patiently waiting for his queen to mate with, in order to create the next generation of sun skinks in the rainforest. But the pairing didn't exactly go as planned, and the events that ensued was an epic story full of twists and turns. Hope you enjoy Episode 4, Season 2 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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So much happened this week... what an emotional rollercoaster!
Ants been seen on this channel using tools
Women fear powerful men will Rp them men fear powerful women will eat them
First comment here and love ur videos antscanada❤❤❤ your videos are top quality
Ants don't talk using sound they use smells ant that threat was made of smell
Your thinking of the movie evolution
I'm a 5th grade teacher and we were completing a Literacy Unit on the Rainforest when a friend discovered you and shared your vivarium with me. My class has been watching weekly, since week 2, and are excited each week to see what is happening next! Thanks for keeping it entertaining, clean, and my class so quiet for approx 30 minutes a week! :D
🙏❤️🌿🐜✨️
That is awesome!!! Next, do Liberal Hivemind once or twice a day for 8min ;) The truth is out there.
@@XxMrRoachxX The heck is Liberal Hivemind? Do I wanna know?
@@karnewarrior no you don’t. Political statement, where none was needed.
Bet they liked the mating rap
The production quality is giving Sunday morning TV nature documentary, it deserves a million more views.
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@@AntsCanadapray to the lovely ant leaf
When will he add human children? I want to watch them reproduce.
@AntsCanada you should seek a partnership with nat geo
🥰
I lowkey love the Acrobat Ants. They are like the chihuahuas of the ant world. 😂
It's gonna be crazy if lady deathstrike never left the vivarium and he just found a random huntsman spider in his house that happened to be pregnant
That'd be such a plot twist, wow.
I did notice that the huntsmens from the second generation were way less single patterned and were a bit more colorful.
Lol
Cmon guys. Its all scripted.
@@julien2231 That would still make it a plot twist... lol
"i will make you preggy"
-antscanada2024
Yeah girl come lets make some eggys!
-Cricket 2024*
So very sorry for rhe loss of Rock Steady😢
Fresh & Fit 2024.
it must have been really fun recording all of the cricket songs for antscanada
This is definitely one of the best series ever on TH-cam.
bro WE GET IT STOP
@@MelodyIVfr al these late comers also that came like half way through and more recently 🤣 like stfu we been knowing
@@MelodyIVwhy so annoyed😂😂? Had a bad day?
@@MelodyIV what?
I was in shock when I found out I was utd when I heard season 2 😮🎉😂😅
Never thought I would be so invested in a story about bugs.
For that ending:
Plot twist, its Lady Deathstrike and the Huntsman you found was one just chilling in your home
Best Plottwist ever. xD
How I lived with a giant spider that I didn't know for years.
I get chills every time a plot twist regarding the huntsman spiders happen- and I’m not even arachnophobic.
I’m wondering if that’s the male that mated with LDS, if it’s a new huntsman that crawled in during the escape arc, or if it is indeed LDS.
Plot twist of plot twist
That was just lady death strikes shed the whole time
@@starsantheoriginal yeah i completly forgot spiders shed 🤦♂️
Its called molt but almost the same thing :) @@starsantheoriginal
😂 I can't, those cricket raps - I'm dead. This channel sometimes turns into morning soap operas or novelas- the drama and craziness is awesome.
🤣 Those crickets are really something!
FR 😂
Right?! That cricket rap made be laugh so loud I startled my poor cat 😂😂😂
its hilarious because normally its such a mature and scientific documentary and then the cricket raps start
3:26 🤣
Daenerys giving us a good show right out of the gate, Smaug needs to up his game the lazy lizard.
She’s a woman of class and grace
@@SlimReaper1997 Uh, she eats live beetles. 🤔
Smaug has 0 rizz.
@@montarakid1943 with more skinky-decorum and grace than any reptilian to ever bask beneath a lamp. “WoOoOW”- Daenrys
@@jcrwzr For now ;) His rizz be developing.
My 10 year old son loves your channel! He asked me to share this comment with you, "The huntsman spider at the end might be the juvenile spider you added at the beginning of your Pandora project."
Thanks for the great, family friendly videos!
Just like to say how much I enjoy your channel. I am a 67 year old woman from the UK and have been watching on and off for a few years but I really love this new direction that you have taken with Pantdora. I look forward to your videos each week. Keep up with the good work that you are doing off screen too. Love and Light to you.
Unironically the sweetest comment I’ve ever seen
Came back to this channel after 3 years and found out that you went from raising a few species in a dozen gallon tanks to creating a small rainforest in a 1000 gallon tank.
Continue the good work AC.
Yo same!! I didn't watch the channel for a few years and I'm so proud of this guy. What he has built looks absolutely phenomenal!
check out his videos before the pantdora. He's still raising ants in multi-gallon tanks, just more.... customized now. Also the house tour. He's doing great.
Literally!! When I started watching again my girl knew exactly what was going on lol she's like is that antscanda 😂❤
Thank you and welcome back! Ant love forever! ❤🐜
same! I couldn't believe the progress after not keeping up for a couple years. I lost track of the channel some time around the beetle tournament and then rediscovered it a couple months ago. If not for the recognizable voice I would have thought it was a different channel. It blew me away.
Smaug really got big. Its always hard to see on video, but his tail got longer and he is also more wide. What a chonker he became :D
Yea he really needs to lay of the roaches
Every so often, itd be cool to see the animals compared to something so we can really see their growth.
Yeah, it's crazy to see him with a full tail and so girthy! I am starting to believe he killed Stanley and the Green Reaper.
Total Chonkers! He is going to revert back to a snake and start slithering around cuz he feet wont be able to touch the ground.
@@Brismo7 haha :D
11:28 Looks like Bigfoot Fern
11:33 Fragile Rockbrake Parsley Fern
11:36 Lowland Bladder Fern
These kinds of comments are invaluable thank you
FYI, I hope you never feel like you have to make each episode dramatic or full of content for us to enjoy it. I think you are doing a fantastic job so far. I hope you do not feel any pressure from us.
Ants Canada in three years: welcome to my house, designed to act like the ecosystem with bullet ants, jaguars, capybaras etc
Still lacking in tyrex but not too shabby...
Ants Canada in 5 years: welcome to my island, I have decided to buy a tropical island and design a watchtower with a control system connected to remote cameras with motion detectors all over the jungle. This AC Fam, is going to be a wild a ride.
*Freight ship enters, touching the shore, mysterious tension, then the sound of an elefant, end scene.*
Imagine what he could do with a 3 bedroom house and a couple acres 😂
@@jordanleighwheatley He & RJ do own an actual huge farmlot.
YES, PLEASE 😍😍😍😍
Smaug one of the last OGs, protect that golden king
he got no rizz though..
Smaug: *Dies literally the next episode*
They live for eight years. So no real worries there. Unlike the others whose adult lifespans range from a few months to 2 years.
Soooo what if...during lady deathstrike's 'escape', the spider you found in your house and put back into Pantdora wasn't her? What if she never left? And there were two all along. Which explains the quick appearance of another egg sac. The plot thickens!
Ohhhhh great theory!!
AC rapping from the perspective of a cricket is always the highlight of my day
None of the creatures’ passings in Pantdora have hurt me as much as Rocksteady’s. He was my favorite resident of Pantdora and it hurts so much to see him go I actually shed a tear. Bummer that you weren’t able to find a mate for him in time. RIP Rocksteady, have fun in paradise with your cricket buddy. 🪲🦗
But...he didn't do much lol.
I miss the lover crickets from earlier seasons
Rip Rocksteady , you and Stanley were the best in the whole series 😢 but thanks @antscanada for the kind words you found for him and his cricket friend,it made it less painful 🙏🏼
let’s hope that smaug doesn’t die and can successfully pass his genes
Called it, AC needs to replace the big bugs.
So sorry about Rocksteady. He will live in our hearts forever
She is gorgeous. Those gold scales along her ribs are constantly glinting sunlight off them and making her look like actual gold. Such a majestic little package lol
Expecting cricket rap to end up on Spotify soon!
I do think we are starting to see some ways that Pantdora could use some new creatures being introduced. I think we need something to counteract the mealybugs, like some lacewings or ladybugs, because right now they are being raised by the ants unchallenged and could completely kill those plants with the kind of numbers they have. And some herbivores that actually eat plant material, because those cause different defenses in the plants than sucking insects and that's an important balance to achieve. Also, I don't think you have anything fungivorous, which isn't too much of a problem now, but fungi could take over in an environment like Pantdora without it. And the springtails seem especially numerous right now, probably way too many, so something that hunts them would be good too. I would also love to see some kind of parasite, just for some realism. My biggest concern is if a plant starts to flower- would you introduce a pollinator at that point? Right now there is no creature that could pollinate a flower if one did appear. Anyway, I really love what you are doing with this project, and I think the best part is how efficient the detritivores are- Pantdora has that part down pat and I love it. I just think there are a few ways it could use some more balance to emulate a real ecosystem if that's your goal.
What kind of parasite, specifically? The marauder ants have mites right now. I wouldn't want to see too many parasites.
The ants could possibly pollinate, if they made their way to the flowers. When I grow tomatoes, I usually have ants on the flowers.
Hey just so you know if he added lacewings. The adults would probably doing some pollinating.
Would be cool to see something that preys on the ants too
Great ideas! Thank you! Bow. ❤️🌿🐜
Bow
“You’re my lady have my babies.. maybe” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I really had a soft spot for RockSteady. There's just something very cool about these huge horned beetles. For whatever reason, I find their development really fascinating, and seeing them hatch is really really cool. I'm hoping that you can find some way to acquire several rhino beetle larva and can manage to introduce a breeding pair. Persnally, I'd love to see some more attention on the pond area too. Your series has me utterly hooked. RIP Rock Steady.
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
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Maaaan, losing Rocksteady hurt me physically. Big beetles are my absolute favorites, and I was really rooting that you'd manage to find a mate for the big guy. RIP Rocksteady
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 😢
me two but its was liek 4 mounths and im pretty sure they dont live that long lets hope he fidna a male and females
@@samanthabronder9861 Healthy males live 2-3 years.
Get another
Pls😢😢😢
"Nothing could have prepared me for..." Is this MFr ever prepared for anything?
lol
Haha totaly agree - the first 2 or 3 times i was like "OMG WHAT IS GOING ON" - now its like "well, just clip to the next scene bro!" ;P
but the bingo card!!!
He does say it a lot, but it is just dramatic phrasing used in story telling.
@@Tacocat225 Unfortunately it's "dramatic" in the high school girl sense, and not the Shakespearian sense. Still a good series though.
“The mists were like the spirits of creatures from pantdora’s past”
Beautiful narration
your show rocks, you've really pioneered a new genre of comedic stylings while incorporating the science of ecosystems, lots of empathy for your loss of staple characters
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Beetle count in the whole vivarium down to one individual ladybug - if that survived. It should be rather 20 breeding species of beetles for a healthy rainforest ecosystem. Time to give it a beetle boost.
A summer Gaia event would be great. To introduce a few summer creatures that would bask in the heat and further your tiny eco system.
This is a massive ecosystem
@@SrSealKingbut tiny compared to an actual rainforest🤣
I second this!
I’m dying to see Dekay snakes get introduced. They would be small enough for this tank and an interesting addition for the reptile community inside.
10:17 "WOW" That was probably the cutest moment of this video!!!😍😍
You’re correct👍👍
Rocksteady's signature roar during the night mist scene at 17:29. He was there... 🦏✨️🌿🥹
RIP Rocksteady 😢
I'll miss you rocksteady
RIP rocksteady 😭
Who is rocksteady?
the rhino beetle @@SovTheCherub
This series should be celebrated way more and should have way more views its the best on youtube right now by far
Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜🌿
Says the person that found the channel a couple of weeks ago 🤣 we know this
It would be much, much better if our narrator was less melodramatic and more scientific. Yeah, I know it isn't going to happen. More's the pity.
@@Dionysos640 Couldnt have said it better.
@@Dionysos640 i have to disagree, part of the charm of the show is when he gives personalities to the creatures and creates a storyline for them. I think a lot of people agree when I say it's rather fun and compelling.
RIP Rocksteady. I love rhino beetles so im sad to see him go.
Welcome Daenerys. It was very cool to witness her first exploration and interactions in Pandora.
14:18 damn Smaug is a lucky guy 🌝
😂😂😂
I cant wait for all the baby sunskinks!
“I will make you preggy”
*I haven’t wanted to unhear something so badly in a good while.* 💀💀
Death Count:
Grasshopper
Stanley
Green Reaper
Lady Death Strike
Rocksteady
(Smaug is the final OG)
That tarantula is alive too
There s a secret indominous rex that s killing them
Hey now, Kermit and miss piggy are OGs too!
I'll never be able to look at a cricket the same way... 😂
Fr bro!!! The cricket rap went kinda hard ngl
Fish bait is how crickets should always be seen!
There’s more death in this series than most HBO dramas. R.I.P. Rocksteady
and even more gore than other adult-rated dramas
Well, most insects have a lifespan of a few months so....
About the same amount of cannibalism though.
You should make a mini skull island with like Sunskinks/spiders/ants/a mantis ect.
Yes
Her: i've never done this before
also her: 13:55
Bro naw not here bro not here💀
@@kenlymendez4616 xDDD
Ayo wtf
I am almost certain that the “gnome ants” are electric ants, as they match the size and coloration. I used to have a colony in my backyard, and they seemed pretty chill, content with staying close to their nest area. This could have been because of a much larger Argentine ant colony that lived close by, possibly oppressing them, as I did see them fight at times.
I just checked but I don't much information about electric ants being an invasive specie in our country
@@zierka13 Not much information *yet*. It would be an unpleasant surprise for the first documented colony of electric ants on the island to be in Antscanada's vivarium. :(
My man got killed and eaten when he opened the Terrarium
3:25 BRO IS SPITTING BARS I'M DYING!!!
How's the Aquarium side doing?
thats what i want to see too
The little voice of the acrobat ant, threatening Daenerys is so funny! 8:22
I am now excited for the summer GAIA event
R.I.P
Rocksteady
You may be missed😢😢😢.
We may let him rest..
2023-2024
You need to get a new Rhinobeetle and name it Bebop in Rocksteadys honor❤
They'll always be the traveling circus to me
My dog passed away a week ago tomorrow. My Eleanor Rigby was 14 yrs 3 mths. Rocksteady's passing brought back emotions from last week. May they both run and scavenge to their heart's content now. ❤❤
Not gonna lie, losing Rocksteady made me cry. RIP legend.
I also love the idea of spirits joining the mist, I think it's beautiful.
Liar looool
I didn't cry but I really feel sad about his passing, especially because AntsCanada thought he was just sleeping there.
Insects are not supposed to live long but to see an OG die like that was so hard. I could never take on a project like this.
Smaug needs a pile of gold coins 🧐
What do you think he's got hiding in that cave?
Why does Smaug like gold so much? Like what is he going to do with it, make snow angles in it?
@@anabanananaa gold represents abundance and serves as a measure of success and status. Dragons embody these qualities as majestic beings and are often seen as embodiments of power and strength. The presence of gold in their possession amplifies their mythical prowess, elevating their status in the realm of folklore. Plus they’re lizards so they’re cold blooded. Gold is a very soft metal, and holds heat fairly well. So that could also be a thing.
AntsCanada!!! I just bought one of your old colonies, your canary island harvester ant colony, they said it came from you!!! Thats so cool, they are doing awesome in their new setup so far today! And lovingly enjoying their first meal I offered. Please like so AntsCanada can see!! I freaked out in the store when they said it was from you!!! #AntLoveForever
Rocksteady was my favourite from the beginning, for some reason i never thought about him passing away... it came as a surprise to me :(
o7 big guy, rest well
I got to tell ya. I stumbled in your channel quite a few weeks ago. I'm a 56 year old female and I just can't get enough of your channel. This is way off the top better than Those Amazing Animals series. I am simply blown away by your talent, your representation and your absolute precise camera angles. The story you create is absolutely amazing. Bravo to you AntsCanada. ❤
Same here!! 53 year old
Welcome to the AC Family
Thank you! Happy you enjoy the series and thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey. 🙏❤️🐜🌿
@@AntsCanada you are so very welcome. You have a lot of talent and I can't wait to watch more.
I’m so glad I’m caught up with this series now. Excited to see how Dany and Smaug get along!
Same. Caught up on it a few days or so ago
This episode really captured me! Sorry to see Rock Steady go before he had a chance to pass on his genes... but I greatly enjoyed this.
The soundtrack, the commentary, the cinematography, and the storytelling all come together to make this a beautiful piece of art that will be forever recorded and enjoyed by many more to come❤
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
This series makes me so emotional and I’m so invested I love Smaug and I hope he is able to mate
Rip rocksteady. We need another group of Rhino beetles so we can have a stable circle of life of them
Yes I agree I was so sad to find my favorite animal in the series dead
The animals in pantdora are severely inbred with each other. The genetic diversity is also low which can cause the animals to develop serious disorders or die quickly. To get around this he would have to constantly add more of the species so that he increases the genetic diversity in pantdora which could then result in the animals living longer and being immune to diseases.
@@alexbiden9567 you’re talking like this isn’t natural. They aren’t like humans. Creatures have always been inbred. If you nitpick like this you might as well find a different channel that isn’t the best part of my weekend
Ants Canada I think we can all agree that we love the effort you put into making this series and the animals we appreciate your compassion to pandora and continuing to let this series go on 🐜💚
The fact that I have to wait a whole nother week for another episode from Pantdora is truly criminal 😭
RIP Rocksteady.😢😢😢😭😭😭 You were a good man, handsome and wise. You will be missed.😥😥😥😭😭😭
I am normally not this type of person, but man.. This little ball we all live on, sure is a beautiful special place. We should do better job cherishing it.
The fate of our planet lies in the hands of the rich and powerful..
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite series on youtube
Smog is adorable and that little headtilt of his...
All fun and games until Golden dragon finds about the Silver dragon
Lol😂😂😂
Don't forget about the Crystal dragon
They’d lose it over the Blue Eyes White Dragon
Its all fun games till you break an old mans cane who has 7 canaries.
@@supportiveduck🫢🫢🫢🫢
Rocksteady can't be replaced, but when the seasons are more favorable to his species, I hope we can see a new mating pair of rhinocerous beetles.
I NEEDA SEE SOME VOLDEMORT ANTS HERE
Smaug definitely is a little chonk! 😂
This is officially the greatest series pf all time and that is objectively correct, if you disagree you should be *dealt with*
Godspeed, Rocksteady. He may not know it, but a lot of people will remember him.
Dude the rapping was so good!!! Hahaha this should be the most viewed series on earth
The little Sun Skinks are sooo cute 😊
You are the only person to ever make me feel a little verklempt over bugs dying. Kudos!!
It would be cool if you added a leaf cutter colony in place of Stanley to control the canopy.
The second mantis getting killed off offscreen in a throwaway line is criminal
Seems like this is the first Age of Draconia!
This has to be one of the best series on YT right now
That centipede at 18:32 is actually a Geophilomorpha, and it looks like it caught a worm. They have some pretty weird venom going on 😅
😍😍😍😍
I love that you named such a dragon looking creature after the mother of dragons I absolutely love Daenerys ❤
You're such a brilliant storyteller. I love this series. ❤ But are we just gonna gloss over the damselfly being eaten? 😭
Smaug is getting girthy!! Really hope he hits it off with Danny in the future!! Love this series so much. I swear it's the best thing on TH-cam!!!!
Smaug Will definitely be even more girthy come breeding season. 😏
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Sunday mornings with the ACFamily makes it my favorite day. #AntLove4Life
Edit: that was my favorite live bug eating ever. All hail Daenerys
i have not heard or seen anyone say this in so long
@@ThatCerealKiller.thanks for your much needed reply
Acrobat ants never make me fail to laugh, the death threats😂😂😂❤🎉
the viewers are dying for a new episode
Daenaerys is a very beautiful lizard! How cute their faces are actually different ! Pretty girl ❤️
Perfect thing to start off the day. 112 days old and 32 plant species! Daenerys’ cute little gasp is so cute don’t ask Daenerys how she eats a dobia roach
This series is now my all time favorite on TH-cam. Each week is a great adventure. Thank you @AntsCanada for creating this amazing series.
those springtails at 14:12 are paid actors
I loved watching Daenerys eating the roach... because there was so much life crawling around the scene! Mites, isopods, tons of critters going about their lives around her!
This is by far much more valuable than normal school lessons of biology, it should be a must to watching this for each kid 👍
The quality of all your videos and the stories all around are just astonishing awesome ❤❤❤
You got me with the cricket rapp 😂 still giggling thinking about it (and will probably everytime do so) 😂😂😂
This series is so amazing. I saw people form all over the world watching your series. Keep you the good work.
Probably missed my chance for this, but a couple names for any future sun skinks would be Bahamut and Tiamat. Dragon names straight out of Dungeons and Dragons - it's hard to get more classic fantasy than that.