SALAMANDERS and PARASITIC Ants Vivarium update! Second episode.
The second of many updates on this enormous piece of forest within a container. There are obviously less animals in this one as the foundational entities have to settle first. Although, in this video we will introduce two salamanders and two ant colonies!
Thank you for watching and have a fANTastic day!
Nordic ants
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I love how you continuously build onto the ecosystem gradually. It means it's always changing much like a habitat would in nature!
It isn't only my work :D all the animals and rain contribute to it too hehehe. Thank you for watching
Right I love that about him and how in the past he let us decide which species would go in
Jartopia Bro that’s my favorite too
World of Ants Yeah that was pretty cool of him to do
Jartopia Same but it’s hard to keep up with it constantly changing
8:32 is Silpha atrata btw. They eat snails, slugs and earthworms.
Wow nice job! That should be it :D
Phosphuga atrata, nowadays 😉 But yes, that's correct.
I love these videos Don’t understand why this channel doesn’t have more subscribers.
Its fine, as long as I have you guys!!
Post consistency, If this channel had weekly updates or even bi weekly I’m sure the views and sub count would sky rocket
@@genericyoutubeusername6499I think so too
You should add ladybugs they are European and beautiful.
Great idea! they are very beautiful.
Make sure to have enough aphids otherwose they wil just fly away because there is no food
To say that all ladybugs are European would be inaccurate
@@jamesd5366 All the good ladybugs are European. We don't talk about the Harlequin beetles here. Those are more destructive, in my experience.
Your Camponotus queen reminds me of one of my F.fusca queens. In founding I always saw her pulling the cotton, right now with more than a 100 workers to serve her every need, she is still the first one that comes rushing out when a pheromones about food or sugar reach the nest. She made my heart skip so much the first times I noticed her foraging out, by now I just see it as her letting me know she's still in good condition and showing her daughters how things are done properly. Guess not all queens were ment to be stay at home moms.
Wow!! Thank you for sharing :D those ants really have a cool mom type. Maybe I shouldve saved mine, but yeah I need to keep it natural...
That must be a thing with f. fusca because my queen does thst too
Narration for this video sounded really good, the mic is definitely a keeper
Awww thanks ant manitoba 🙏 thanks for watching :D
@@nordicants6232 I kinda miss the old voice :(
Great video Nordic ants And I can’t wait for more updates
Thank you!! see you soon :D
Lovin the salamanders!
Me too! :D
Maybe that queen was a parasitic ant queen and tried to take over the other colony.
I am sure that she wasnt! Really wierd though, valid thought!! :D
We missed you man
I missed you guys :D!
This is awesome. I love how full of life this vivarium is. Most of the videos I have seen of vivariums have only had like 2-3 creatures in them.
It really is! You should try it :D
This has got to be the most spectacular and ambitious vivarium ever! I love your attitude and approach, you always educate and entertain at the same time. That Queen just committed suicide in a very deliberate way...weird doesn’t begin to cover it. The salamanders are exquisite, and the speed with which life is happening in there is staggering. That periwinkle flowers is lovely, and just like the ones blooming in my front yard today, it will establish itself really well. I can’t get over how beautiful your waterfall is, and the viewing angles are ALL fabulous. I would have my eyes glued to this miniature world for hours and hours at a time if this was in my place...my beehives and yard flora and fauna already get me...my front yard is planted as a forest edge, the side yard is shaping up to be an insane moss and fern garden with various fungi staking their claims. The back yard is mostly edible and medicinal, and my two hives live there. One of the ant colonies in the front just had a nuptial flight, so I know the other five I know about won’t be far behind. Your vivarium often gives me ideas for sections of my yards, it is really cool to see how similar parts of your creation are to what happens in a large open space that is generally wild with just a little careful seeding and weeding. I am loving this new project of yours, and I can’t wait to see how it evolves. Did you plant any wild strawberries in there? Stay safe, and keep helping it all happen. Thanks again for being such a bright spot every time you upload. You do great critter conversation by the way. 🖤🇨🇦
Hahahahha hi again, I have missed your awesome comments
Nordic Ants You are one of those channels that I click on as soon as I see an upload...and you never disappoint. I have been working on creating a garden that is mostly the way Nature wants it...I just give her a little helping hand here and there, but mostly it self sustains once the right things are in place. I am going to try to catalogue the creatures who call it home this year, and I notice I have a lot more wildlife and insect variety than my neighbours with lawns they never use. Is it bad that I still miss the hammerhead worm? He was a favourite, but the salamanders might begin to appease for his loss. Thank you for wishing me safe and well, please kindly do the same yourself. The vivarium and subscribers like me need you.🖤🇨🇦
Tamarra James aww thats so cool! Keep providing biodiversity and pollinators to you community :D hero! I need you guys so of course I wish you well ^^ see you soon!
Tamarra James btw the salamanders will definetly deliver ;) believe me I have some crazh stuff already!!
Nordic Ants I look forward to watching them establish their kingdom.🖤🇨🇦
Thanks so much for the shoutout:D love the quality 🙂
5:40 "I'm about to head out"
hahahahah blimey!!
Damn that queen was mad!
She definetly was!! xD hahahah thanks for watching
Err...
u should maybe get a small species of lizard, mabeye a slow worm? love ur vids
Thank you! Maybeee, we will see :D
Oh God,The camponotus queen is herculeanus,I'm so sad my one is dying,I loved my one but now she's leaving me and going to a better place
#ripcamponotusqueens D:
I'll sure miss her,do you know what can I do with her brood?she has eggs and small larvae,do I bury them with their mom?do I end their suffering and squish them or could I give them to my small camponotus cruentatus p/barbaricus colonies
@@your_average_blanket_lover3732 you can give thel to other camponotus, at best they will adopt them, at worst it will be food.
Xam 123 sorry to tell ya but you’re 5months late...
You should get some Formica sanguinea!! Nice video 👍
Those are really cool but aggressive D:
Nordic Ants true D:
One of the best insect KZheadrs ever
About to go to bed when I see you posted 😚😴 hello from Oregon, USA.
Darn it! sorry will time it better next time :D
Nordic Ants I don’t mind 😎
Compared to the previous episode, biodiversity is insane! Will we see the food web, like in 1st episode? And theese plants on the waterfall, are cranberry and lingonberry?
Its not can or lingo :( simply a bush plant with flowers!
hurray, also add more living organisms, aquatic semi aquatic, subterranian and terrestrial of all types, animals, plants, algae, lichens, fungus, bacteria, etc... just add more, i love this keep it up
Will add loads dont worry ;D
@@nordicants6232 yay its just that the vivarium seemed so empty so....... not green, and teaming with life, so bare
@@antoniogabriel4089 Its a process!
@@nordicants6232 mhm yeah ik
YESSS! A new video from my favorite youtube channel! You are the absolute best man! I rarely ever comment on youtube video's but your video's are truly amazing! Please upload more stuff! :D
Thank you so much, making me feel special! :D
I was waiting for it for looooong time :D
Sorry for the wait :D happy your still here!!
By the way the quen carpenter ant is possibly camponotus herculeanus im keeping them for about a year right now this species is mountain one in my country you can only found them in mountains (poland) and i captured my quen
Sweet video. Those salamanders are gorgeous and ya got to love "Ants Manitoba".
They say thank you!! And couldnt agree more :D hes great
YES! ANOTHER UPDATE!!!!!
Happy to see you :D
Hi Nordic, since I discovered your channel last year Ive always been hoping to find out what your huge vivariums look like zoomed out, we only ever see close ups of your gorgeous animals! Maybe throw a few wide shots in on the whole vivarium? That would make my month. Thank you
Aww if you ask like that of course!! In a future update :D
@@nordicants6232 !!!! Thank you! I can't wait
Miss your videos man please come back!!!! The best one out there
Coming back dont worry!! Back at it late july
@@nordicants6232 ayeee awesome man!
Nice set up
I loved your first vivarium videos and I’m glad you’re doing another one
Thank you! :DD
My guy, I am so happy to see you posting regularly. Please never leave us again. Watching this is therapeutic.
Trying :D hahahaha thank you so much!!
The flower you have there i think is broomrape, a parasitic plant that I recommend removing
Really?? What timeframe?
Finally!!! Can u maybe try and make a bigger vivarium? By bigger I mean room size! Like ones in zoo where they put big animals, but u put multiple ant colonies, insects, tarantulas, etc.... it'll certainly take a lot of money tho, but I want to see how you"ll make it, cause I want to make one once I own a house! XD
I actually have as a life goal to buy and grow my own forest! xD future updates on that 2030 on the Nordic Ants channel :D
My life goal is to terraform a planet as my own vivarium and put many animals to see how evolutions will take place
@@antssea9192 hahaha good luck with that one! ;D
nordic ants you should get fully aquatic isopods they can be found in ponds
Willdo sir!
@@nordicants6232 you should get some amphipods too like Gammarus. And maybe also the European dwarf shrimp Atyaephyra desmaresti
Get a type of crematogaster please
That is a great idea! aren't their colonies larger though?
I know crematogaster colonies can get pretty big I've seen video's of really big crematogaster colonies . So you don't need to get them.
Hello! I just want to let you know I have a KZhead channel I just started about ants and it’s all because of you, my content is great now because I have learned much from you! Thanks so much for inspiring me to create my own awesome KZhead channel, your the best!
Can you do a video or some info on how you select colonies to co-exist in these setups. I find it fascinating but am scared to mix species in case it all goes so wrong and we have massive ant wars. Thanks Nordic, loving the vids :)
add a messor barbarus colony or pheidole colony be cool or both :D
Yes I have been waiting for this video so impatiently
nice didn't see it when released but I did see it on my birthday. It made my day even better.
Aww its my bday today! Hope you had a fANTastic day :D
@@nordicants6232 yeah, happy birthday to you, and it's today also the Dutch kings birthday.
This is so awesome, just keep an eye on those adorable salamanders, they can be quite the escape artists and can climb more than what you'd expect. Keep up the excellent content!!
Thank you for watching and the tip :D will keep that in mind!!
This little update made my day!! Thanks.
Thank you! Thats great
Excellent and interesting hobby you have! 👏
Thank you so much! Have a fANTastic day :D
the campo queen that is foraging probably had her nanitics die and was hungry
But she had her gaster full with honey!! :D maybe she needed protein...
Amazing video
thank you! :D
The camponotus fallax killed that camponotus queen.
As always, love your videos.
As always, im thankful for you guys!
I'VE WAITED AND HERE IT IS!!! LOVE EVERYTHING ❤️❤️❤️
Aw!!! Love you too :D
Been waiting for an update on this beaut of a vivarium. Great job mate keep it up
Thank you mate! Have a fANTastic day :D
Fantastic!
You are fANTastic!
Ooh happy day it is a happy day indeed
My favorite channel on youtube! Now I need to make a ecosystem vivarium. But without ants because I don't have a colony :(
Thank you so much!! Oh you will find some eventually ;D
@@nordicants6232 I've tried. I need a proper setup so it doesn't dry out easily. Thanks for the reply!
@@naturezone1212 you can find a lot of queens in the summer time. Especially during Labor Day weekend which is when Lasius have their nuptial flights
I have been looking forward tho this
Love the video, I can't wait for more.
Thank you!! :D
Already looking forward to the next vid :D
Aww thanks!! See you then :D
Great and solid content!
Thank you!! :D
Hi, are you thinking about simulating seasons in your ecosystem? I think it would be a nice idea
I plan to try! Will be challenging inside though
Loved the video!!
Thanks for watching! :D
I love your Videos ❤ Great work🤗
Thank you!
I find it amazing that he replies to nearly every comment
Was about to ditch yours for the irony but I couldnt, love you guys too much! ;D
Love it!
Thank you :D
They ought to practice Social Distancing too :-)
Hahahaha the rona doesnt work on invertebrates i think ;)
nice video hope you make more keep up the great content!
Thank you so much:D
Just found your channel today , instant subdcribed it , i love your setups and your funny edeting . Keep it up !
Thank you so much :D see you next update!
The black beetle that you dont know about might be some kind of darkling beetle. I know we have those in north america and that one looked similar. Beetles are one of the most diverse groups on the planet though so its probably something else. :)
Nice Video i hope next week comes part 3
Hehehe thats ambitious ;) will make the next one within 3 weeks though!
@@nordicants6232 Ohhh
IM HERE!!!! HAHA IM SO HAPPY YOU UPLOADED!!!
Hahahahah!!! This excitement is really enriching, thank you :DDD
@Nordic Ants I also wanted to say I really hope you introduce either the massive red millipedes you had before or a new species of millipedes into this vivarium, because I absolutely love them so much and would love to see them here!
@@crunch2427 Millipede diversity will be an aim for me!! Absolutely. Will come :D
Jes sockermyror min favorit!
Im so jealous of your vivariums I tried to make one and it looks bare
Awww make another one! ;D practice makes perfect
I always like how you add dialogue to your insects it gives more of an atmosphere ngl.
Thank you! there was a lot of it in this one :D
Nordic Ants I recommend the messor barbarus I heard they are cool
@@captianromangamingandvlogs4547 There is a messor species inside now! We will see them in the next video :D
You should get some some sticklebacks for the water
Ohhh fish will be hard but there will be a great aquatic wildlife soon ;)
Nice! A new video!
Your welcome!! ;D
nice video
:D
hi NA, i'm new to your channel and i really like your content. completely new but i enjoy your deeper information. keep the content rolling! that vivarium of yours is really impressive. i'm quite sad about the madqueen. it looks like she is those rebellious disney princesses who go outside for adventures rather than stay in. and maybe she wanted some friends, so she found some of her kind, but to killed by other ants is quite sad. maybe she felt lonely, separating from her colony. she doesnt know how to queen yet
Meaby a swimming beetle for the water area ? oh and of course very nice vid ! :))
Thank you so much!! Yes swimming beetles there will be!!
Wow thats amazing. Do u have a video were u build there home?
Well a bit in the previous update! :D they video I uploaded before this one.
@@nordicants6232 cool thank u
I never thought Id see a suicidal ant queen omg..
Yup :,(
Nice new narrating! I hope your edditing skills will also improve!
Love it. Do you always make tiny eco-systems?
Yup! Most of the time :D
Possibly a type of scarab/dung beetle?
Probably!
15:35 wow the drainage layer doubles as a water source for the ants. Was your thailand vivarium setup like this too? It would explain why so few insects came to the pound to drink.
Yes it was! most insects actually drink from the moisture in the soil :D
5:40 so did you attach a mesh/net to the hose after that?
When the vivarium reaches population limits and you’re ready for predators you should really consider adding a breeding pair of tiger beetles. They are very active and quick predatory beetles that also happen to absolutely love ants. They are very interesting to watch stalk their prey.
Tiger beetle larva are also predatory and hunt by ambushing prey like a worm from the movie tremors they look insane
We have a very similar beetle here in Canada, sadly I haven't seen them for a long while but they really love anything heavy in protein, is that beetle the same? 8:30
9:41 they knew there was 2 dragons...
You should honestly get someone to make you like a 3000 gallon aquarium so you can have a giant ecosystem inside it.. That'd be dope, you could probably add a whole lot of creatures in that. Would probably be whole lot of money though😬
Hahahhaa the dream!! In the future when I am an adult I will for sure do this :D stay tuned? For some years
Should’ve made the water part bigger,a pair of stickle backs would’ve been amazing!
We will see! ;) whats special about those guys though? Not the first one to comment this :D
can you add another camponotus ligniperda
also what do you feed the camponotus.my clonies always fail after the first workers.have given mosquitoes,honey,and small roaches occasionally,yet they never seem to eat and just die out
My campo simply love to eat sugar! Although be sure to give them substrate in order for their larvae to spin cocoons :D
If u dont have a testtube when catching a queen ant can u have a bottle or somethin then
That was a short gap between videos compared to usual
Yes! Fast wasn't I? ;)
Will you be uploading more often now?
@@MothNow Hopefully, you never know ;)
I like your videos because unlike ants Canada you describe the animals more and try to replicate their natural habitat which makes it more interesting as we want to know how everything is going rather than just one thing in a tank living the same day every day. Keep up the great work🙂
@@MothNow Thank you so much!! Antscanada and I are different, nevertheless he is doing really well :D but thanks again for the kind words
can you make a video on how to build the waterfall??
Its basically just a mound and a pump! Hahahahah :D
Is the Camponotus queen that keeps foraging definitely a certain species? Could it be that you found a new species/subspecies of ant?
Pretty sure it is C. herculeanus! :D What makes you suspect otherwise? :O
@@nordicants6232 Just because you said she was not doing the normal behavior that's typical of that species. I don't know that much about European ants let alone Camponotus.(Had one queen who produced like 6 workers over two years before dying) I was just speculating. Like that maybe she was a parasite species or something and that's why she was foraging, to try to find a host colony. I know her gaster and mandibles don't really look like she was the fighting type though so ehh? Or maybe a semiclaustral species. Or perhaps she just had bad genes and wasn't meant to survive. Anywho shes dead now so I guess it doesn't really matter lol.
snygg video
Tackar :D
Omfg those fire Salamanca were sooooooo cute sleeping together ❤
Werent they?!
i dont know why but i dont understand why do we need a substrate divider????????also rats shot oscar with ratshot
Hahaha! well the substrate divider hinders the soil from going down to the false bottom soaking up in the water there which is bad as it can rot and smell bad! :D
Ever considered adding an ant lion to help control population?
What keeps them from escaping the vivarium?
A steel mesh and olive oil on the sides :D
@@nordicants6232 Wow so simple? Do you Mix the Olive oil with something?
@@mandarix7720 Nope thats it! :D
8:30 Abax parallelidedus?
I think that if he upload more he will have more subs
I think so too heheh ;)
How long is it gonna be when you upload your next video.
Max 1 month! ;)
@@nordicants6232 I always wonder but why do your videos take a long time to make?