I Added Carnivorous Pitcher Plants into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium

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Published 2024-02-05
In my giant cloud rainforest vivarium of various animals and plants, an unintentionally introduced colony of invasive black crazy ants has completely taken over the tank, so my ecological solution was to add carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes sp.) to the rainforest in hopes to curb the population growth of the black crazy ants. What ended up happening to the black crazy ants, after uncovering the feeding secrets of the pitcher plants, was nothing short of an adventure! Hope you enjoy this week's botanical episode, Part 11 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.

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All Comments (21)
  • @AntsCanada
    Guys/AC Family, you all helped me do this! Thank you! 😭🙏🐜❤️🌿 Things are about to get even more epic next week! Ant love forever!
  • @markc9438
    "Dude, next season of House of Dragon is starting up..."..."That's okay, I'm good... I'm hooked on Antscanada GRV...Those Black crazy Ants have gotta be dealt with... gonna be epic"
  • @sethstinson1341
    I didn't realize how small the pitcher plant was until the full sized cricket came up and looked like a giant.
  • @Dkzdream
    Just an FYI as a mechanic there’s a company called vevor selling endoscopic cameras like the Bosch one you’re using for 68-78 usd with a smaller camera and higher quality footage imaging incase you’re looking for a better solution!
  • @neongamer3364
    My sister is a fish biologist type and she suggests looking into getting a sculpin to keep the guppie population down. They’ll eat anything they can fit into their mouth and guppies can get out of control without a predator. She says you’d probably only need one. Loving the content, it’s clear how passionate you are. Keep up the great work!
  • @AutismArchon
    Please never stop this series. It’s better than 90% of things on discover channel these days.
  • That full-grown cricket appearing at the pitcher plant really felt like a giant monster appearing in a movie, the scale of these insects is crazy
  • @rutbuck121
    I'm 52 years old and every sunday i sit on my couch with a cup of coffee and geek out on AntsCanada's Channel! Love it!
  • @kiyoraka102
    Rocksteady and his cricket friend is the best thing I've seen in a while...
  • “Look at these cute little baby fishies !!” “Now choose what you would like to watch eat them”
  • @solomonbacon8893
    Another cool tidbit: Pitcher plants do not get the water within them from the rain, it actually is produced by the plant and within the pitcher before the lid ever opens. The plant itself produces a perfect concentration of digestive enzymes. The hood blocks OUT the rain from diluting this mixture.
  • @tippytoppy8314
    Why does all his thumbnails look like he's making sacrifices to the vivarium
  • @gno1401
    Shoutout to the brave jumping spider to challenge the dark horde! Main character move right there.
  • @nycstreetpoet
    Carpenter Ants I believe are one of a handful of ant species that can enter a pitcher plant and drink its nectar without being digested. In fact, carpenter ants and pitcher plants in the wild have a symbiotic relationship, so if your black crazy ants are still around they’ll have to contend with carpenter ants living near the pitcher plants.
  • @chance9512
    Better plot and story than literally everything on TV or Netflix. Reality is stranger than fiction. Keep documenting, keep narrating, and keep doing. Good work my dude.
  • @Tank50us
    The Jumping Spider: "Oh would you look at that, Dinner and a show"
  • @retrojames4226
    I love this channel because there's no intrusive sponsorships from shady sponsors. Just a guy who thoroughly enjoys what he does and wants to share it with the world. When I'm having a bad day, I watch your videos and it fills me with positivity.