Searching for the Legendary Blue Ants

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  • Searching for the legendary blue ants of the Mt. Banahaw rainforest proved to be quite an adventure! I saw a multitude of creatures and plants, and even had a supernatural experience within the rainforest. Hope you enjoy this week's ant movie. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution. #BlueAnts #AntMovie
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3244

    Greetings, Ant Lovers/AC Family! I decided to create an ant movie for you guys this week! Hope you enjoyed this epic adventure and experience searching the rainforest for blue ants! Also, pls remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video! Ant love forever! Question: Should we keep them?

    • @zackb6165
      @zackb6165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +890

      Yes we should!

    • @seangabrielpadz3415
      @seangabrielpadz3415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Yay

    • @larryli6397
      @larryli6397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Very good vid

    • @cheronriego2754
      @cheronriego2754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      Yes you should keep them I would like to see you catch a queen of the blue ant and my favourite colour is blue then green then yellow

    • @javiallen8449
      @javiallen8449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Hello antscanada

  • @Thescott16
    @Thescott16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2613

    We've had the "Fire Nation", so if he catches a colony of blue ants we need to call them the "Water Tribe".

    • @Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame
      @Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      "But everthing changed when the fire nation attacked"

    • @loify8381
      @loify8381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      how about water nation?

    • @The-realness-is-baffling
      @The-realness-is-baffling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Water nation
      Fire nation
      Ground nation
      Island nation

    • @Thescott16
      @Thescott16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@Nameless_Cat_IsAGoodGame Well, I mean, fire ants are aggressively invasive...

    • @mizuenayuri
      @mizuenayuri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@loify8381 Water Tribe is more of an Avatar:TLA reference than just Water Nation.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1814

    This is an IRL hunt for a shiny Pokemon

  • @WhismanDustin
    @WhismanDustin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    If anyone could keep a healthy colony of these blue ants alive it is you. The community here would love to watch you build a beautiful home for them. The fact that you're even asking shows that you're not taking this lightly. I say go for it.

  • @MellowChaos
    @MellowChaos 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Wow that forest is something out of a dream. I cant believe there's bees so big and chonky. The flowers are thriving, and the amount of coexistence was so amazing to see. Ive never seen such a diverse forest thats so condensed. I live in the southeast US and we keep losing more and more native species every year. I've been scared of most bugs ever since i was a kid, but its really awesome to see real nature that hasnt been disturbed by humans. And from a distance they cant fly, jump or scuttle unpredictably at me.

  • @abbienormals1669
    @abbienormals1669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +559

    "I'm sober" he says, as he proceeds to talk to trees.

    • @ashleycastro6014
      @ashleycastro6014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      LOL

    • @rubylee4704
      @rubylee4704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      The trees speak *vietnameseee*

    • @Owenbot3000
      @Owenbot3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I'm gonna learn Vietnamese just in case I roll up on a sus tree

    • @evandugas7888
      @evandugas7888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      XD

    • @Rolkatsuki
      @Rolkatsuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      omg lol haha! XD

  • @quinnswildlife8229
    @quinnswildlife8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3409

    No one talks about how this guy makes a animal planet level documentary every week

    • @elderberrysandwich5565
      @elderberrysandwich5565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      *Better than animal planet*

    • @dustind4694
      @dustind4694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Let's be real this is a guy who juggles world famous singer, conservationist and formicarium expert. I wouldn't be surprised if he started building jet engines for funsies.

    • @clashoclan3371
      @clashoclan3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@elderberrysandwich5565
      Not really, nothing beats animal planet.

    • @simpboi6835
      @simpboi6835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@clashoclan3371 I like your funni words magic man

    • @Weatherbg11
      @Weatherbg11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@clashoclan3371 ... really?

  • @MatrionOficial
    @MatrionOficial ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Man, i've been watching your channel a lot and i have to say one thing, i am an insectophobe, i litterally get goose bumps whenever there's one on me, everything on your channel, the way you talk about those creatures, the passion in your voice, helps me so so so very much to get over my phobia and get insight little by little, understanding them more.
    Thank you for your content and for the passion your keep showing everytime. Have a great life, the best of luck and all the good wishes to you man

    • @MatrionOficial
      @MatrionOficial ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, Find a queen

    • @gregg6113
      @gregg6113 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why be insectphobic, just let two bugs live their life happily together!!!
      (/j)

  • @jakeozoneone
    @jakeozoneone ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I’d say if anyone could possibly create a habitat that suits them… it’s you… also the fact that you document them and create these videos is great for science and general public knowledge of them… in that case you’re the perfect person to have a colony of blue ants 😄❤️👍🏻

  • @davidmiranda3926
    @davidmiranda3926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4880

    I’d say yes to collecting a queen and starting your own captive colony. If you do and the colony thrives, that queen could produce other queens that you can let go and increase the numbers of endemic ants. If the endemic ants number are big enough they can fight off invasive ants.

    • @KittyVibez234
      @KittyVibez234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      i think your idea is awesome but we have to think about what happens if there are to many ants. They could kill all the bugs and other endemic ants.

    • @raysilva4128
      @raysilva4128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      Think of the scientific knowledge you could gain from it so yes

    • @sandertheodorsen
      @sandertheodorsen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Yes! You/we could learn so much form watching the blue ants up close!!! They are beatyfull! I want to se more of them!

    • @johnathanpearson5315
      @johnathanpearson5315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yesssss find a blue ant queen

    • @chrisreece4474
      @chrisreece4474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Also another option that has not been suggested yet, is the large off-site land he bought, if he got enough ants before he goes to visit the land he could take a few with him and release them onto the large amount of propert where there should be plenty of room for more ants

  • @DKforever24
    @DKforever24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Damn, AntsCanada really just turned into Planet Earth

    • @insanelyblox7292
      @insanelyblox7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      90th like :>

    • @angry__duck4616
      @angry__duck4616 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U mean animal planet???

    • @DKforever24
      @DKforever24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@angry__duck4616 No, because Planet Earth is a nature documentary tv show that focuses exclusively on the wildlife of the planet, like how AC focuses on the ants and wildlife in the Antiverse/Antopia. Animal Planet, however, is a tv channel run by a corporation that has been focusing on the humans who interact with the wildlife via lame reality shows, not the wildlife itself.

    • @Daan_015
      @Daan_015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking about “Life in colour” especially when he showed the crab spider on the flower

  • @roses1162
    @roses1162 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i cried happy tears at the thought of you meeting the spirit of the trees of the mountain, and the first thing you say is "i love you" 🥺you're one of the best on youtube, thanks so much for sharing all your passion and hard work with us!

  • @michaeltilkens9409
    @michaeltilkens9409 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I think you should try cultivateing a colony because rare species are always under threat. So the more we can get into the hobby if they are facing extinction the better the chance they can be brought back into the ecosystem.

    • @sonichawk8899
      @sonichawk8899 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @larsjansen9788
      @larsjansen9788 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @case3474
    @case3474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +767

    This man just casually gets ancient forest spirits sliding into his DMs lol

    • @aech5170
      @aech5170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      bruh

    • @gnatfelton4117
      @gnatfelton4117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      D&D clerics be like

    • @almostunliketea
      @almostunliketea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      The trees talk to me too when im super drunk

    • @gaohongye1591
      @gaohongye1591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lmao i wish i was him

    • @Ruse_Gaming
      @Ruse_Gaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YAS

  • @kevinpeters6709
    @kevinpeters6709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Starting from a single queen is the only option. An established colony feels too risky

    • @SandrA-hr5zk
      @SandrA-hr5zk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I think someone needs to study nuptial seasons of the elusive blue ants so he can book another stay at that house. Capturing a queen ant feels like he's just giving her the best chance to succeed in making a colony. I couldn't imagine it any other way. We wouldn't want some one stealing us from our home and destroying it, so I don't think it's fair.

    • @ahuman8347
      @ahuman8347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IMO That's the best option

  • @ChrisTuttle
    @ChrisTuttle ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I believe the ball of white fuzz was a spider mite nest. You can see the wisps of a mite's web trailing off the pinchers. If you look closely, you'll see a couple mites riding the web, looking for the perfect opportunity to take flight. They excrete a small ball of fuzz like a cotton ball balloon to catch the breeze and float away. More impressive is their ability to control their flight and navigate the air turbulence efficiently, like a finely tuned fighter jet. For the last 2 years I've been learning to live with them in my garden and, sadly, in my home. My desire is to understand more about their species by observing their behaviors, their motivations, their strategies for survival, and the environments they thrive in. There is so much to learn.

  • @lifeisbutadreamm
    @lifeisbutadreamm ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This channel fully embodies a level of passion, wonder, and curiosity about the natural world that we should all aspire to ❤

  • @Rainok
    @Rainok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    “A massive bee, about the size of a golf ball”
    That’s gonna be a nope from me dawg

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      In Texas, we have giant Tarantula Hawk Wasps. They can be up to 3 inches long, metallic black/blue body with bright red wings.
      They aren't aggressive, but they are curious. Some times I'm not sure what's worse...

    • @ProPrince
      @ProPrince 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@squizzyicetea arent their stings killer tho?

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ProPrince they can't kill you, but you might wish it did..

    • @wilkinlow
      @wilkinlow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@squizzyicetea u can literally shoot them with a gun with that size damn

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@wilkinlow it'd take some good aim, but yeah lol.
      I went out to my chicken coop where I was removing some cactus and one had popped around from behind and ran at me... a wasp CHASED ME out of the coop area. Lmfao 😂

  • @GavinBogie
    @GavinBogie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    “Hooman I offer you blue? Do you accept?” -treeman

    • @caite3693
      @caite3693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The fact he hearted this is just-

    • @sairuksbg_102_2
      @sairuksbg_102_2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He hearted this😂😂 (love you & your ants antscanada❤️)

    • @Kamil_Paiter
      @Kamil_Paiter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That a good one

    • @vincenttrigg4521
      @vincenttrigg4521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At least it wasn't speaking Vietnamese

    • @hwgoblin
      @hwgoblin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      AntsCanada: **gasp**

  • @sukavuka
    @sukavuka ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sometimes it's better to watch nature in it's natural environment. Bro I love your passion. Ty for the awesomeness.

  • @NoobixCube
    @NoobixCube 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    These blue ants are totally different to the ones I used to see when I was a kid. In Australia's southern states, you get what is apparently known as "Diamma Bicolor", which is not actually an ant at all, but a solitary ground-dwelling wasp.

  • @admiralinvertebrate5649
    @admiralinvertebrate5649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    This video is like how colonists of an alien planet may react when they arrive.

    • @assumjongkey1383
      @assumjongkey1383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Or when European exproler got in the new world

    • @texasmama3084
      @texasmama3084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They will be like “Ew these nasty humans pollute their planet?!”
      “Yeah they are not intelligent exterminate them.”

    • @bonnie_maen1651
      @bonnie_maen1651 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hes an alien confirmed

    • @tatsuyashiba6931
      @tatsuyashiba6931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spanish mode enabled

    • @Why_I_Die
      @Why_I_Die 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Hey, Aliens Colonist family, take a look at these fleshy little ones, sitting motionless in front of these light panels; seemingly entranced by the shapes on them. They built the shapes to change, for some reason that I can't currently ascertain. If anyone knows why, please leave a comment about it below. The universe truly holds so many mysteries that have yet to be solved; hiding... before our very eyes."
      edit: man, someone really nuked OP's comment with a bot-driven dislike bomb, if OP's comment with this many likes is this far down; someone in one of those top comments above must _really_ want to be seen.

  • @GhostSquirell
    @GhostSquirell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Yess finally the "a nature channel actually about nature" AC is back

    • @huntercool2232
      @huntercool2232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      As he proceeds to talk to trees and says he’s sober lol

    • @ruthieharrison2609
      @ruthieharrison2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@huntercool2232 haha I was all chill then he says the trees started talking to him I about choked on a chip 😂 random but okay

    • @crystalm4324
      @crystalm4324 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally chills at the beginning few minutes of this episode!!!

    • @crystalm4324
      @crystalm4324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@huntercool2232 - lol 😂 I’ve actually had the exact same experience here in Canada - except the trees came forward to me!
      It was on the back 40 of my property that backed on to protected crown land.
      ……and I’d had a whoooollle lot of mushrooms 🍄!

    • @twistedgale
      @twistedgale 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ni

  • @hormiverso
    @hormiverso 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow, the rainforest is amazing, and the blue ants are stunning 😍 Thanks for the video. We would love to make a trip to Mount Banahaw and watch all the diversity of this place. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

  • @LeonGelderblom-rz1kc
    @LeonGelderblom-rz1kc ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've seen this guy bring great ant colonies and he can surely keep these alive so i think he is the perfect person to have and admire such a beautiful and rare colony of ants

  • @moyogaming1225
    @moyogaming1225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    AC: 'I was instantly sober'
    AC: *continues to talk to the trees*

    • @BejorkDibut
      @BejorkDibut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      yea, that dont sound too sober XD i loved it

    • @gabrielsalazar6647
      @gabrielsalazar6647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@BejorkDibut he ate some "forbidden" mushroom.

    • @lileofficial4273
      @lileofficial4273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yeahhh i think he drank the wrong tea...

    • @thecatpersonuk9962
      @thecatpersonuk9962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He knows the Vietnamese

    • @evann566
      @evann566 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      keep them

  • @CoolSkeleton-zb9eu
    @CoolSkeleton-zb9eu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This guy could make an hour long commentary about a piece of floor tile and I would still be intrigued....

  • @CoffeeSuccubus
    @CoffeeSuccubus ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Id love to see super rare ants in captivity and raised.
    Thatd be so exciting.

  • @green7449
    @green7449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Spider knows if he kills the scout, the army will show up.

  • @B_rad0806
    @B_rad0806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    If you did find a queen you would be helping it more than you would be harming it. Queens have like a 1% chance of founding into a colony but in captivity chances are exponentially risen. So you catching a queen that would potentially not make it in the wild should not have an impact

    • @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084
      @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hopefully he'll get one

    • @araz1204
      @araz1204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pog Champ

    • @penombra91
      @penombra91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I totally agree, if he happens to find a queen I think we should try, but I would be totally against taking an existing colony from the wild.

  • @Xavier730
    @Xavier730 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Blue Ants looks so fairytale like! I've never seen any ant that is blue in colour!

  • @norvegicus
    @norvegicus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember seeing one of these blue ants when I was really young, and when I told my dad about it he didn't believe me, thinking it was just my 6 year old mind going wild. Years later, I just randomly had this memory pop up in my head, so I googled it, and it's real, and it's endemic to where I live. Turns out I wasn't just an imaginative 6 year old.

  • @ConnorJMCD
    @ConnorJMCD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    18:06 - "As the male ant struggled to die in peace"
    _Mood_

  • @10sDPR
    @10sDPR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    If anyone could provide them with a high quality of life in captivity, it's you. Besides, it's not a stretch to think that colony would also then become a part of the work this channel does inspiring more people to take notice of and interest in entomology, which could be the beginning of a butterfly effect into new discoveries.

    • @Poggys872
      @Poggys872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ok

    • @mstubbs88
      @mstubbs88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Couldnt agree more

    • @Dogass-bz5jw
      @Dogass-bz5jw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mstubbs88 yes

    • @katethielen3883
      @katethielen3883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Plus, think about the SCIENCE and what we could learn!!!!! We could learn so much about the art of conservation and how to help the species in the long run

    • @squizzyicetea
      @squizzyicetea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      As someone who has had too many negative encounters with fire ants, I can agree.
      This channel has shown me ants aren't for hating.... even if they DO overrun my yard and garden...

  • @twinottter2825
    @twinottter2825 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely, raise a colony of blue ants so that we can't all watch and learn.

  • @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970
    @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I never cared much for antfarms, the captivity angle always made me cringe..
    but having seen your devotion and understanding of the way nature connects,
    and your respect for the blue ants and the gift that just observation itself already is,
    I now believe your research and how you share your passion, can do so much good..
    ambassadors are bridges between species.

  • @back-gardencritters9819
    @back-gardencritters9819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    "I am the lorax, I speak for the trees" -Antscanada

    • @thepikamence1250
      @thepikamence1250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The trees say "Ant love forever"

    • @rustys2033
      @rustys2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He is the antlax he speaks for the ants

    • @lukieg1796
      @lukieg1796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True

    • @GavinBogie
      @GavinBogie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      “I am the Mikey, I speak for the ants”

    • @peytonriley4764
      @peytonriley4764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am the Lorax, I speak TO the trees

  • @yareulb2269
    @yareulb2269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    The Legendary Blue Ants of Mt. Banahaw sounds like something from Skull Island...
    Imagine giant blue ants that hunted the main character.

    • @yoriichitsugikuni1435
      @yoriichitsugikuni1435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Time to find a game creator to create a game with this in it

    • @OozeyDrew258
      @OozeyDrew258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True

    • @Brendan1259
      @Brendan1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why hunt the main character, why not help the main character like in "Honey I shrunk the kids"?

    • @eckoreckofantasy
      @eckoreckofantasy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, I WANT TO BE THE BLUE ANT

    • @thepolishtech1552
      @thepolishtech1552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yoriichitsugikuni1435 im learning how to make a platformer to just learn, ill add blue ants

  • @aml6646
    @aml6646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how passionate you are about the insects around you

  • @D.E.Kalaed-pg2cl
    @D.E.Kalaed-pg2cl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "We don't know, we're trees." 😂

  • @jacksonwilde3328
    @jacksonwilde3328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    "The Trees started talking to me"
    "I was instantly sober"
    no, I'm pretty sure you werent

    • @zombifiedgaming6485
      @zombifiedgaming6485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Vietnam flashbacks*

    • @huntercool2232
      @huntercool2232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Somebody was very drunk that night lol

    • @michaelmate2889
      @michaelmate2889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@huntercool2232 Make sense

    • @michaelmate2889
      @michaelmate2889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he was dreaming and drunk

    • @Justin.Martyr
      @Justin.Martyr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *This MoRon ALso Hears from the Lord Jesus!!!!*

  • @demondruul
    @demondruul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    I love his adoration for bugs. He just pets a stag beetle like it’s a kitten.

  • @aidenwilliams2864
    @aidenwilliams2864 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes, keep the ants keep in, keep on. They're legendary veterinary blue app you can take. You can keep one of the elites during the flight.

  • @amgadpro
    @amgadpro ปีที่แล้ว +3

    21:45 i swear this turned into an advertisement for clothing, but instead of clothing, ants

  • @thwompalot5000
    @thwompalot5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +936

    I did some casual research on the blue ant. You're not lying, they're pretty rare and exceptionally rare in captivity. It's a species we could learn a lot about. If you have the chance to attempt a captive colony there's some real questions about them that perhaps you'd be able to answer. I don't just think it would be cool to see, but there's a real chance you could further our understanding of them and may be able to add to their conservation.

    • @lotusql69
      @lotusql69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      what are their scientific name?

    • @NoBeunoPendejo
      @NoBeunoPendejo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Great point! I think it would be so awesome if he was able to find a queen and take a colony home! I definitely wouldn't complain considering he's such a great teaching resource.. teaching us all more about insects and nature online! I am positive he's already changed and influenced a lot of young people with his videos which will further scientific and nature conservancy in our youth! Bravo AntCanada! I REALLY hope we get to see a Blue Ant colony on here!! 🙏🐜 the Unicorn of Ants! 🌼

    • @idiotbuster8662
      @idiotbuster8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@lotusql69 Polyrhachis cyaniventris

    • @t.c.a.3335
      @t.c.a.3335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@NoBeunoPendejo not to be argumentative, but but in my mind it's similar to early explorers capturing animals for zoos and putting a wild creature in a concrete box... or in many cases actually taking people out of their native habitat to put them on exhibition... I think it would be awesome to own a raven... but it was meant to be free and fly... not be a "pet".

    • @zacharynutter3590
      @zacharynutter3590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@t.c.a.3335 youre comparing insects to animals

  • @MaddyRaddy9
    @MaddyRaddy9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    I can't believe how incredibly sober you were when you talked to those trees.

    • @monkeyboy8569
      @monkeyboy8569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I'm pretty sure I can talk to trees too. Shame I never remember those conversations, night, and why I woke up naked in the forest.

    • @racore1623
      @racore1623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@monkeyboy8569 okay

    • @kickin9068
      @kickin9068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was thinking the same exact thing

    • @Notabl3
      @Notabl3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@monkeyboy8569 I don’t get it

    • @kartim110
      @kartim110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He drank too much, and gave some to his camera

  • @Cool_monkey42069
    @Cool_monkey42069 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If the containers is full of blue ants call it the water nation

  • @walmartvahrudania6521
    @walmartvahrudania6521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    this channel is the reason why im no longer scared of the bugs in the wild, thanks!

    • @Weatherbg11
      @Weatherbg11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just like the channel "snake discovery" is the reason why I'm not afraid of snakes anymore

    • @linabertolano9161
      @linabertolano9161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cuz u dont have tarantulas in ur house...

    • @dennisp8520
      @dennisp8520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This channel makes me appreciate naturr and respect it but bugs still scare me and I don't want them anywhere near my home

    • @jewels4pools347
      @jewels4pools347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have never been arfrid of bugs

    • @easportsis4222
      @easportsis4222 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @natanhalinowski3174
    @natanhalinowski3174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Ants Canadas friends: lets go for a walk
    Ants Canada: go away, I'm looking for blue ants :/

    • @vxrtuality
      @vxrtuality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @araz1204
      @araz1204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol among us 😂😂😂😂

  • @benniedrew4095
    @benniedrew4095 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s so crazy to think that all that is just a minuscule fraction of the rainforest and those are just bug level and one of thousands of areas it’s incredible

  • @noovaacaane7475
    @noovaacaane7475 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everytime coming down from heartwarming epiphany I look up to see a tree just getting roughed up by the wind
    I feel as if the tree shared some wisdom with me.
    Great video!

  • @jonathanhord8067
    @jonathanhord8067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    We should wait till nuptial season to try and get a queen instead of trying to move an established wild colony, disturbing them in the process.

  • @keithyinger3326
    @keithyinger3326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    I'd say yes on collecting a queen. Most of them don't survive anyways, so taking one out of the equation isn't going to unbalance anything at all.

    • @kevinlo9154
      @kevinlo9154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree

    • @sirforest9453
      @sirforest9453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      fantastic response, i agree

    • @stevefont_
      @stevefont_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @squidsquid7487
      @squidsquid7487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So long as it isn't an existing colony.

    • @kcflick6132
      @kcflick6132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Its ok to feed bits of your dead freind to a vulture, as long as you intend to teach the vulture tricks" a quote from civilization 4 mod, caveman to cosmose

  • @kaeganlagerquist1694
    @kaeganlagerquist1694 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank God for royalty free stock music

  • @AronHartzenberg-tw2bd
    @AronHartzenberg-tw2bd 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    you deserve a colony of blue ants best of luck to start a colonyof blue ants

  • @minecraftkidabuayad8667
    @minecraftkidabuayad8667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is crazy on how much I love this channel I have been watching for years and still amazes me to this day on how much I lean love you dud 💓

  • @samueldruidic9828
    @samueldruidic9828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    You can hear the spark in his eyes when he talks about ecosystems he truly is the purest

  • @WickensWickedReptiles
    @WickensWickedReptiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    I'm hooked on this channel now.... I need ants

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Might get ants soon, although here in Malaysia ants are everywhere, from under your bed to the back of your phone case :/

    • @Silverstar2000
      @Silverstar2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wickens Wicked Reptiles! 😀

    • @entityjack2572
      @entityjack2572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@EmbeddedWithin Just because he has a checkmark doesn't mean he is farming likes or subs, it actually sounds like a genuine comment made by a genuine content creator.

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@entityjack2572 I’ll edit it to be a more friendly one then

    • @BeydleDroid
      @BeydleDroid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check online to see if there are any retailers that order in your country then check care sheets for ants before buying and I recommend starting with at least a queen and 5-10 workers

  • @noneyabusinessnoneyabusine1959
    @noneyabusinessnoneyabusine1959 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dense rain forest .Changed my mind. Beautiful.

  • @BGR.306
    @BGR.306 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE BLUE 💙💙

  • @huntercool2232
    @huntercool2232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    AC: “The Trees spoke to me!”
    Me: “. . . Heh somebody had one too many beers…” 😅

    • @ThyofBNWY
      @ThyofBNWY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      *Vietnam flash blacks*

    • @2ndlittlekingryan654
      @2ndlittlekingryan654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Too much redhorse

    • @Shuhister
      @Shuhister 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      mushrooms...

    • @sewerfish3672
      @sewerfish3672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      maybe something harder

    • @Lamycore
      @Lamycore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yes... beer... definitely nothing other than beer... definitely nothing stronger... definitely beer ;)

  • @JayMart84
    @JayMart84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Answer to your question- I think you do a great job educating yourself and giving the colonies you raise the best lives they can get in captivity so I see no harm in raising a colony of blue ants. It would be an education for everyone. It’s like you said- you’d be helping survive the species since it’s so rare.

    • @malorika
      @malorika 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i agree with this

    • @Theglobalhistoryproductions
      @Theglobalhistoryproductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree completely

    • @quillclock
      @quillclock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      maybe wait till he gets the new house done that new ant room would be suitable for them blue bois

    • @gilliesiut2332
      @gilliesiut2332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t feel there is enough research done on them in the wild to provide proper care.

    • @sarahluchies1076
      @sarahluchies1076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he should only take a new queen, and not a newly established colony, as that won't have carved out an individual place yet.

  • @fionamacleod4707
    @fionamacleod4707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like you're best TH-camr in the world

  • @baston3205
    @baston3205 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know this’s an older vid but I’ve been binge watching ur videos. I’ve never been interested in insects but man, the way you make ur videos is amazing. It’s so educational and what makes it is your commentary. No one I’ve seen makes commentary this engaging, interesting, and educational. Ur doing something great here man, I hope you realize that

  • @michaelhammond8215
    @michaelhammond8215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    My guy! I normally don’t give ants a second thought but your videos and your infectious passion had me glued for however long this video was because I honestly didn’t feel the time go by. Amazing work!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Thank you and happy you enjoyed! Ant love forever!

    • @W01f.
      @W01f. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thats the reason i love watching hie videos

    • @W01f.
      @W01f. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You really should Watch more of his videos!

  • @Blueheartsnroses
    @Blueheartsnroses 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I never knew blue ants even existed!
    All i can say is this journey is gonna be hella good!..

    • @Wasbever_14
      @Wasbever_14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🫐

    • @mazedude5911
      @mazedude5911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🫐

    • @omair.raza1
      @omair.raza1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have first seen blue ants 2 years ago, I know the feeling you have

    • @darealomar
      @darealomar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts

  • @elisabethvictoria5324
    @elisabethvictoria5324 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love how distracted you get in this video. so relatable.

  • @emmanueledrus8371
    @emmanueledrus8371 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply amazing. Your enthusiasm in Ants deserved respect.

    • @karishaw2125
      @karishaw2125 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I farted last night and then I read this and it was so funny bro but I totally get you bro ❤️

  • @PapaFujiwara
    @PapaFujiwara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Are we not going to talk about how he pet the beetle like a dog.

    • @sanuardias3885
      @sanuardias3885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes

    • @patimationstudios
      @patimationstudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I used to have a beetle and i did the same.

    • @golden_slimy5011
      @golden_slimy5011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@patimationstudios wow

    • @koiixat_starzz
      @koiixat_starzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He does that all the time.

    • @Moroi92
      @Moroi92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love petting beetles, mostly the big ones because theyre not as delicate as the tiny bugs

  • @SaltNBattery
    @SaltNBattery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This is real? People like this guy actually exist?! He's too wholesome, too stoked on life.

    • @Pianodaddyy
      @Pianodaddyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahaha I thought the same to myself

  • @Jay172967
    @Jay172967 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is the absolute coolest ant I have ever seen. Had no idea such a beautiful little bug could exist. What a color.

  • @thatblueslime
    @thatblueslime ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Him: here’s the trees speaking
    Also home: I was instantly sober

  • @clearlyepic9958
    @clearlyepic9958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    I know the effort to make this short film had to have been extraordinary compared to your regular Antiverse videos… but I would love to see more short films like this every once in awhile. Great job!… and keep doing what you’re doing! Congratulations to your success!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Thank you and noted! Ant love forever!

    • @XXDrippy09
      @XXDrippy09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No because I try to keep an ant colony one time but I thought twice because of the survival it can survive on its own so I just let the ants be I rescued a bunny one time in the wild it was scared we took care of it and then one day after it died sadly🙁

    • @AstralSparrows
      @AstralSparrows 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XXDrippy09i can't understand IF you are hating on him for keeping ants (which would make Me mad since i keep ants of my own) or you just don't like keeping ants

  • @sevenproxies
    @sevenproxies 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're such a nerd and I love it, you're so passionate. Always be yourself!

  • @jimmyredd
    @jimmyredd ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I saw one of these blue ants once, in the fall of 2009, in MA, USA. It was beautiful, like anodized titanium. I remember trying to look it up after I got home and not being able to find it. I've looked several times over the years and while there were some types of ant that I thought seemed similar, nothing was quite right. I started to think I must be misremembering what I saw.
    But, now I know what it was! I'm sure they're not native to New England, but I saw it right outside the loading bay of a big box store. It must've hitched a ride.
    Thank you for finally solving this mystery for me.

  • @luvjisoo-cd7dn
    @luvjisoo-cd7dn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The blue weevil should really consider being a model, it’ll steal the whole show with its blue color

  • @igorpporfirio8449
    @igorpporfirio8449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My god, this footage is on the same level as many documentaries, just amazing and beautiful

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! Thank you for noticing rhe details. Ant love forever!

  • @inthruoutthru
    @inthruoutthru 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I Think You Should Keep A Colony Of The Beautiful Blue Ants, I Would Love To See You Have A Colony Of The Blue Ants, And I Would Love To Learn More About Blue Ants On Your TH-cam Channel.

  • @janetkouma1
    @janetkouma1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spending New Years Eve. 2023 watching this and am enjoying it so much, thank you.

  • @jacobmerritt2483
    @jacobmerritt2483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    This man knows how to make you incredibly excited about something that he is excited about. That is a gift. Not to mention these professionally produced videos that are as good or better than anything on TV. Kudos to you, good sir. You have a lot to offer the people (and ants) of this world.

    • @-f-4426
      @-f-4426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

  • @saschasalewskimead129
    @saschasalewskimead129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favourite was definitely the blue spotted weevil. It was beautiful and very funny-looking.

  • @jeffmyla
    @jeffmyla ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for coming in our country

  • @TheViolet782
    @TheViolet782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Absolutely adored the supermodel blue beetle, what a fashion queen

    • @EasterIsland420
      @EasterIsland420 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yassss

    • @francrcg
      @francrcg ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive seen a white ant, why isnt it black? Something feels off..

    • @rafia.r1373
      @rafia.r1373 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@francrcg its probably a thermite

    • @Kuro_TvT
      @Kuro_TvT ปีที่แล้ว

      @@francrcgit's probably an ant who's exo skeleton hasn't hardened

  • @bishop_breloom
    @bishop_breloom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    The guy who owns the Airbnb: “What are you doin?”
    AC: “Watching the bugs.”
    Airbnb: “…”

    • @maexslg-at
      @maexslg-at 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I mean he's getting paid to see bugs so... I wouldn't complain.

    • @snorlax4428
      @snorlax4428 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maexslg-at yeah

    • @xxdragonxxyt5544
      @xxdragonxxyt5544 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maexslg-at I mean you aren't wrong

  • @vendlanoren3013
    @vendlanoren3013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes i think you shuld keep them in captivity❤

  • @Shadow-Melon
    @Shadow-Melon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “I was instantly sober” *proceeds to have another drunk delusion*

  • @HelpMeIAmConfused
    @HelpMeIAmConfused 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This is the best episode I've ever watched in ac's channel so far

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      🙏❤🐜

    • @namename9998
      @namename9998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AntsCanada 28:17 Since you reconsidered not/collecting a colony of blue ants does that mean you're reconsidering Antopia Park? What you said from 28:17 on is what everyone who doesn't support Antopia Park is thinking. Either way you've proven Antopia Park already exists, you visited it. If you really want to do something then do an air bnb. No gift shop, no treehouses, nothing. Just a few rooms in the main house people can rent rooms for however long they want. Antopia Park is all about ego, a room for rent is sharing the passion.
      Put yourself in the ant's position. How would you feel if hordes of giants were wandering around where you lived.

    • @Godzillagamer1577
      @Godzillagamer1577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@namename9998 buddy this channel is about bugs

    • @autocorrecter999
      @autocorrecter999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Godzillagamer1577 Yeah.

  • @saraianknowledge8057
    @saraianknowledge8057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I got goose bumps when he said
    “Nature had sentenced him to death”
    truly fascinating and knowledge rich channel

  • @1chip
    @1chip ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro took the "Go play outside" to the next level

  • @rodneyfriberg9984
    @rodneyfriberg9984 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has to be one of if not the best nature/insect channel on TH-cam and this video has reminded me of that. You need your own show 😂

  • @markkrebs7474
    @markkrebs7474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    That earwig probaby has a packet of pollen from an Orchid "stamped" on his back. Orchids posess intricate mechanisms which can move and literally deposit a packet of pollen on the back of pollinating insects.

    • @gamernoob174
      @gamernoob174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So it just a vending machine

    • @sampompom7831
      @sampompom7831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It looks like bread

    • @_Experience_.
      @_Experience_. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What is this comment section 😂😂

  • @arncalago
    @arncalago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    That "velvety" blue ant is pretty common here in Quezon Province. They often wander/scavenge alone, unlike other ants.

    • @bman296
      @bman296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me having just woken up, does that mean they're like independent or do they have a queen

    • @luckycorn8590
      @luckycorn8590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bman296 all ants are eusocial, they just stray farther away than usual

    • @omair.raza1
      @omair.raza1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bman296 I think they have a queen, well at least that's what I observed when I had studied a blue ant colony hill

    • @arncalago
      @arncalago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bman296 I think they do have a queen just like any other ant colony, it just that when I observe them on plants or gardens in Quezon, they (most of the time) wander/forage alone and you wont see that kind of specie forming a line when gathering foods like any other ants species.

    • @mabelcamejo715
      @mabelcamejo715 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you sure it’s not just a blue velvet ant

  • @ginnied7346
    @ginnied7346 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    And I thought our bumble-bees were big in England, I didn't realize some types could grow as large as a golf ball

  • @fabrizioinnocent2030
    @fabrizioinnocent2030 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a production quality!!

  • @YTSaltyGamer
    @YTSaltyGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    *His Review:* "Really loved it! We found GIANT Spiders and toxic frogs and all types of mystery bees and ants so amazing!"
    *Somebody trying to get Air Bnb:* "."

  • @TheNoteblockLizard
    @TheNoteblockLizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1218

    My favourite colour is turquoise ... so not in that 40% ? XD
    Personally, I'd love to see what we can learn from observing the blue ants ... Although you are right about them looking off in a container ... maybe, if you do find a queen, aim for a paludarium themed after the jungle you found them in?
    Either way, I sense a return visit at some point XD

    • @omair.raza1
      @omair.raza1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You might have better luck looking for blue ants in Asia, there are few places where there are colonies of them

    • @Squidwart20
      @Squidwart20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@omair.raza1 He's in Asia...

    • @pauliarvonen6882
      @pauliarvonen6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      bow!

    • @zacattack_playz5072
      @zacattack_playz5072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My favorite color is clear

    • @infinitegames5088
      @infinitegames5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      17:21 that Poor aunt 😅

  • @user-wb9rw3hb1j
    @user-wb9rw3hb1j ปีที่แล้ว +1

    they are the prettiest ants in the wold

  • @f33rcetv34
    @f33rcetv34 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Our Airbnb was located in a Nature Reserve ^_^" just has the worst ring to it LOL

  • @racheldavis4107
    @racheldavis4107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I wish TH-cam had a "love button" because this is a great episode!

    • @mekomamizuko
      @mekomamizuko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree, a simple “like” button isn’t sufficient enough

  • @donteramirez3354
    @donteramirez3354 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This man right here>every documentary