Greetings Ant Lovers, My massive and ravenous fire ant colony, named the Crimson Knights, have grown so big now that they’ve already begun attempting to escape their volcanic island paludarium ant farm setup (Volcania). So, to help keep the fire ants well fed and amply distracted, I decided to give them a dead emerald dove, […] The post NEW VIDEO: I Fed a Pigeon to My Ants appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers, One of the most underrated ant colonies of this channel, in my opinion, under our care, that totally deserves more recognition, are these supremely unique ants, which have some of the fastest and most powerful appendages in the animal kingdom: Trap-jaw ants! These ants get their name from their signature serrated mandibles […] The post NEW VIDEO: My TRAP-JAW ANTS vs ROACH appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers, I hate to break the bad news: My massive pet fire ant colony (the Crimson Knights) managed to find an escape route from their setup, a volcanic island paludarium I created for them. Fire ants are a difficult species to keep, particularly because they are escape artists. In this episode, we delve […] The post NEW VIDEO: My Fire Ants Escaped appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers, My pet fire ant colony, named the Crimson Knights, has grown so big now, I felt it was time to give them their first taste of meat: a raw chicken foot. The fire ants loved their new protein-rich meal, and watching them break it down was an incredible process. However, what was […] The post New Video: I Fed A Raw Chicken Foot to My Fire Ant Colony appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings AC Family/Ant Lovers, I’m attempting something that scientists and agriculturalists haven’t managed to pull off. I’m growing termite mushrooms, known as Termitomyces using a captive colony of termites. I’ve tried doing this in the past, but sadly failed due to unknown factors, likely temperature and possibly a faulty method. However, this year, when I […] The post NEW VIDEO: First in the World to Use Termites to Grow These Highly Prized Mushrooms appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, I created a lush island kingdom for my young colony of acrobat ants, which happen to be a species awaiting identification. According to scientists, it does not look like an ant species known to be found in my part of the world and may possibly be a new undiscovered ant species! […] The post NEW VIDEO: Releasing My Pet Ants onto their New ‘Jungle Island’ Ant Farm appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, A killer Cordyceps fungus killed my queen ants. I have been caring for a trio sorority of weaver ant queens (Oecopylla smaragdina) looking forward to them founding a colony so they could spin their iconic leaf basket nests in leaves. However, tragedy struck when I discovered the queens totally engulfed in […] The post NEW VIDEO: “The Last of Us” CORDYCEPS FUNGUS Zombie-fied My Queen Ants appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family, This is one of my ultimate favourite ant feeding videos on this channel! My massive marauder ant colony, named the Leviathans, are hungry every night, eagerly forming long trailing swarms as they carry any food I give them back to the nest. In this week’s video, we follow the journey of […] The post NEW VIDEO: Millions of Ants Drag a Cockroach Into The Dragon’s Mouth Like a Giant Tongue appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings Ant Lovers, I’ve got a new sorority of weaver ant queens (Oecophylla smaragdina) expecting their first workers any day now, but you guys will love my plans for their future setup. The post NEW VIDEO: Why My New Weaver Ant Queens Joined Forces appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more

Greetings AC Family/Ant Lovers, The waters of Volcania, the home kingdom of my pet fire ant colony, named the Crimson Knights, urgently needed a team of cleanup creatures to rid the waters of ant garbage and dead bodies. This video follows what happened when I added a community of aquatic creatures into the waters of […] The post NEW VIDEO: I Added WATER BEASTS to My Volcano Ant Paludarium appeared first on AntsCanada ..read more