I Used an Endoscopic Camera to Peek Into an Ant Nest in My Giant Ecosystem Vivarium

Guys, I can't believe we did this! It was crazy! Let me know what you guys think. Ant love forever, AC Family! XOXO

I walk away from this guy for like 3 years and he goes from 8 12 gallon tanks in his apartment to an entire ecosystem in his house. Respect the dedication

The worm in the video: Terrestrial planarians, relatives of the well-known regenerative flatworms, are fascinating creatures. Known for their remarkable ability to regenerate, these land-dwelling planarians can reproduce through fragmentation, where each part has the potential to grow into a new worm. Even more intriguing is their predatory nature, especially evident during wet weather when they actively hunt. They utilize viscous slime trails to trap small prey like slaters and millipedes. The planarian then engulfs its victim in slime and feeds through its belly-located mouth. Interestingly, their digestive system has only one opening, serving both for ingestion and excretion. This unique biological feature, along with their regenerative abilities, makes terrestrial planarians an intriguing subject of study.

How is nobody talking about the crickets getting spawn killed 💀

I have to say, my favorite part of this series so far is the running storyline of the acrobat ant (and for the purposes of the story, it’s definitely just one individual acrobat ant) constantly talking trash to much larger creatures and threatening to spray them with formic acid while they either completely disregard him or fail to notice him entirely.

You should put blind snakes in the ecosystem. They eat up ant brood, and since black crazy ants can't defend themselves against the blindsnakes and the marauders can, they might be able to reduce the population of the black crazy ants

I hope this series never ends. It is seriously bringing me so much joy and comfort.

This is crazy how you causally make a high quality documentary almost every week

I did some research for you, sulawesain toads feast on crazy ants. Im not quite sure what kind of impact they may have on your ecosystem. But it may they help with put some control over the invasive species.

This channel is single-handedly keeping that joy of watching animal planet when I was a child alive

I can confirm the green reapers exact species because i have her in my collection:its a green morph of the Philippine marbled mantis,i can tell due to the leg stripes, also the “male” mantis is actually a female and both mantids are stil not fully grown

The jiminy lore is now my sole source of happiness

I am not at all a bug guy... in fact I find most to be repulsive...especially spiders... but I have been binge watching this! It is amazing and incredibly entertaining! You must feel like a God of your own planet! Keep up the great work!

I like the vacuum idea. Even if you don't get rid of the entire hoarde, you are the best and most effective predator possible. You can be specifically targeting them alone. You can take as many as necessary without having to completely eliminate them. You can do it without harming anything else in the environment. Gradually, your vacuuming will become less and less necessary as the balance of life reaches homeostasis. Eventually, even the crazy ants will be brought into check. I look forward to watching the journey!!!

You actually called her Green Reaper! Thank you for that, means a lot💚

I homeschool my 14 year old autistic grandson and when we got to Ecosystems in our Science book he introduced me to your videos and we are watching them religiously and learning so much. It is fun and makes Science so much more enjoyable. Thank you for your creative and wonderful photography and dialogues! They are great!

No thriller, no matter how exciting, would have captivated me as much as the fear for Jiminy's life. :face-blue-wide-eyes:

"I'd love to pair this male mantis" Female Mantis: DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY FREE FOOD?

Yes, the Green Reaper still has at least 2 more molts before she reaches maturity. Fun fact about mantises is that they don’t grow their wings until their final molt, and the previous molt will have 4 little sacs on her back which she currently does not have. These sacs are her developing wings. That will be your clue in as to when she’s near fully grown. You should also be very careful about introducing the other mantis even if it is male. Most mantises will happily cannibalize their own species, so you might want to wait until they are both sexually mature (they’ll both have their wings) that way they might have a chance at mating before one devours the other.

This is the best content on YouTube right now. Best episode, best never ending movie. Pure motivation to us little creators. I'm a reptile keeper and this is an absolute dream!