CRAB, TARANTULA, ANT/TERMITE-COLONIES IN FULL VIVARIUM TOUR
A brand new vivarium update including a fresh water-crab, tarantula and much more! Hope you enjoy this episode.
This vivarium update will also feature this vivariums other wildlife including snails, slugs, ants, spiders, termites and much much more! Focusing on the vivariums geography and the cool animals within! ;D.
Thank you for watching and have a fANTastic day!
Nordic ants
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That moment when your snails are more aggressive than your ants
Yeah right! xD
@@nordicants6232 LOL! (:
Nordic ant you deserve more subs
Love Me Please!!! He certainly does deserve more subs than he has, I have been showing friends this channel and I hope others do the same. He is doing really unique things here.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 ants canada
it's a really good ant channel
but nordic ants has a better vivarium
Shane Leonard yes, it is, I have been subscribed there for a few years now.🖤🇨🇦
You should consider adding a few aphid colonies, they'll control plant life and ants will obviously take control of them. It'll also attract micro wasp life and they are very unstudied !
I have aphids!! But the vivarium always eat them xD
Nordic Ants why
@Nordic Ants maybe try planting a separate rose plant out of vivarium to farm aphids to replenish eaten ones
@@adolphhitler7388 why are you hitler
I love how antscanada shows us a dead tarantula for 22 minutes. Here we have so much more....
Oil Opossum hahahaha ouch! He is much better with the narrations and stories though, i enjoy his content
@@nordicants6232 He knows nothing tho.
lol
@@nordicants6232 I like AC myself, though I am concerned of his mental health. So many ants colonies, lizards, fish, birds, etc...it makes him look like a hoarder. Variables increase with every new outworld. If these ants ever got out it would make the "Lord Of the Ring" battles puny by comparison.
Jarosław Sobiński LOL hahahaha lotr got me dead
I don't know if you guys find this"premiere" stuff annoying! I just thought that it would be fun to chat as the video goes :D I will be active then.
I love nature and creative work of art
do you have any cleaners in that vivarium? like springtails and isopods
Ant Philippines oh boy i have seen like 637374 species of those in there, its insane
where did the crickets come from it seams that by putting all the food in one area (the oases) you created an equilibrium, but what if you where to shift the equilibrium .p.s. i think you should add at least 5 more freshwater crabs (of both genders) yellow crazy ants aren't the only ones that like to eat them
@@nordicants6232 I kinda find it annoying Because I can't watch it with out it lagging I have to go back to load the videos
I'm a simple man, I see an ant channel, I subscribe
Omfg that earwig was gorgeous 😍
Yeah think so too!!
Jamie Robinson He was posing like he knew just how gorgeous he is too.lol🖤🇨🇦
And Also my favorite animal in The vivarium is the hammerhead worm In all my vivariums there is always at least one!
Cool! Love him too ;)
You should introduce copepods, daphnia and seed shrimps to your pond. It'll really pay off with helping control the algae. They'll eat the algae and have evolved specifically to cope with their ponds drying out. It's just adding to the biodiversity of the habitat and pond ecosystem.
That is really something i need to find! Thanks :D
Blue Bowser That is a really good suggestion, catfish DO need enough water to cover them.🖤🇨🇦
Nordic Ants If you haven’t seen them...you really NEED some rubber ducky isopods, they are the cutest little guys ever!🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 I never said catfish.
Blue Bowser I know you didn’t, I had suggested it on an earlier comment, and then realized the pond has cycles where it’s too dry for them. Sorry, didn’t mean to confuse you.🖤🇨🇦
I wish you put a camera in the vivarium/paladarium and did a full-time stream... I don't want to wait another month for a new vid :(((
Awh me too tbh!
I have an old aquarium and I think I'm going to do something like this. It's smaller than yours so I don't have as much space but it's going to be awesome
Great!
Hey Nordic i so been waiting for a new video loving it! Thanks for sharing!👍🏽😁
Neat, I want to cultivate water-crabs!
Oh cool!
awesome as always
Awesome video as ever my dude! Maybe the queen was trying to attract a male with pheromones by spraying them all over the leaves so it can found a new colony??
Oh! Interesting thought. Thanks as always :DD
NordicAnts She still had her wings, so perhaps she hadn’t mated yet. Did you see her remove them at all?🖤🇨🇦
Tamarra James no :( dont know i she stayed within even!
Nordic Ants I guess time will tell, but it’s very possible she was trying to lure a male elate to fertilize her and ensure a future colony. I hope one found her the poor girl.🖤🇨🇦
Wow! Another awesome vivarium update!
Omg this is going to be epic!
Same for AC
About time we have a full vivarium tour! So much goes on, in such a little area, compared to in the wild. Very amazing!
Thank you!! :D
Amazing vids as always!
You are honestly my favorite nature channel currently cause of how diverse your vivarium is. Can't wait to see more.
Omg great to hear! :D
You put so much effort into your vivariums and videos. It's amazing
You guys are!!
Thanks I'm always with you
I finally subscribed. So good
Is it just me or does anyone else think there are too many snails?
I like em!
Put snail eating beetles.
That one dislike must of been someone who missed the like button 😂
Hahahhah i hope so! Dont think so :/
Nordic Ants maybe they don’t realize that their dislike counts as much as a like as far as traffic and activity is concerned to KZhead.🖤🇨🇦
woo.
So diverse great job!
I love this channel, you have great content, I've been watching since last November
Wow thank you! Loyal
Very interesting vivarium.
So cool! I couldn't wait after the teaser on insta :)
Thanks!! :D
This is so cool!!!!! HOLY MOLY you need more subs! And you just got one, hello!
great video
can you add some carpenter ants , i love how big they are :D tysm loved video
I have wanted them inside for a lobg time! Need to get them though... thank you :D
love this tank bro..// we want more updates!!!!!
Will be ;D
100% det coolaste vivet på internet!
Nämen! Tackartackar vincent ;)
Cool video
Your channel is so underrated it sorta irritates me, your channel is really cool I would hope you post more
Thank you! :D
Perfect👌🏻
I'd love to see footage of the vinegaroon hunt something.
Id love to see it do it sometime :( hahahah although i could separate and feed it once for tha vine you know
I love watching predation in general. I had a 5-gallon prototype vivarium inspired by the likes of you and AntsCanada, it was populated with isopods, springtails, and spiders, but ultimately ended up lacking a reliable predator for the isopods and their offspring.
it is unbelievable! super! finally a full review !!!!!!!!!!!! crab and tarantula! I can not calm down! if I had not seen this in your intgram, I would have lost consciousness! and so we begin: the jungle near the stump is perfect (I would like to see ants in them :)) if the crickets survive and breed, it will also be ideal. it would be good to find a scorpion and praying mantis in a vivarium. and is it possible to give a partner an earwig and spiders? in the conclusion your vivarium cool
Thank you so much! And yes i am considering all mentioned animals :D
Nordic Ants And rubber ducky isopods...please.🖤🇨🇦
Brilliant !
I love your videos
Thes videos are so amazing gets me more excited than watching antscanada.
Omg! Thank you
She's just crazy
4:57 Termitophile mite(?), right side on the darker fungus comb. Those termites are definitely Macrotermitinae. I would guess Ancistrotermes pakistanicus but the footage is blurry and they could be a Microtermes sp. or Odontotermes sp. The fungus comb appears to be that of A. pakistanicus.
Ancistrotermes can be differentiated by Microtermes by the number of soldier castes, two for the former and one for the latter. These two can both be discerned from Odontotermes by the mandibles, Odontotermes have a characteristic tooth on the interior of the left mandible (the right mandible may have an almost non existent tooth or no tooth at all), location on the mandible may vary. All of these features are not easily noticeable though and you might need to do some dissecting or use some means of magnification. Odontotermes are also monomorphic in their soldier caste, all of the Macrotermitinae in your area have a dimorphic worker caste.
These are the best comments! Thank you so much and yes that was a termophilic organism! Edit: what termite species would you like me to add into the tank? :D
Nordic Ants Any Kalotermid would probably fit in the vivarium without much if any disruption, since all they need is dead dry wood and seldom leave it. You can even put it up against the glass to observe them. For fungus growers I suppose Microtermes/Ancistrotermes since they are opportunists and nest where ever and are generally very small. The remaining Termite species are either subterranean (Rhinotermitidae), nasutes (Nasutitermitinae) or build intricate mounds or feed off of humus (Termitinae) or build mounds and grow fungus (Macrotermitinae) These ones might be more disruptive and/or not have the resources to thrive in the vivarium so I’d advise caution. It is possible that the best termite control are other termites lol. On that note Kalotermids might be a structural pest (so be wary of nuptial flights in that room) and Microtermes/Ancistrotermes can damage living vegetation I believe. I would say Kalotermids are the safest bet but to be honest I don’t really have a clue how any of them will interact within the vivarium.
Right
when u leave ur vivarium for a month or so, do u leave the top of the enclosure open??
So cool
Im a huge fan, love your channel. If you don't mind me asking, what is the benefit of having so many snails in the vivarium?
They finish all the leftovers;) and i only had two of them to begin with!
awesome
Nice
Just amazing. Nothing else to say. 👍👍👍
Is the tarantula still living or ended up as ant food? ;) Are you going to make an update video?
Where are you from? Sweden? :D Btw, new subscriber here! :D
Honoured to have you! :D
you need to oxygenate that pond somehow, either a "waterfall" pump or an air pump and stone. The ponds getting anaerobic which is why the snails are not doing their job since they cant breathe the water. Also the crab will thank you
my fav is the flatworm you can see in one of the shots in the west area
Oh man i love those too! :D
Nordic Ants He got big too!🖤🇨🇦
Could you tell me what size this tank is? It’s amazing!! I’d love to make one this size in my home.
Hi rival😉
love your vivarium and the adding of tarantula what species is that? im keeping taranatula too :)
I dont know! The seller told me shewas thai species so i thought why not, he told me how to raise her though
Very beautiful
ugandan sonic is shit
@@b0leg23 It's actually ugandan knuckles that I colored blue.
@@spidohman6723 I know it. But still the same stupid meme. change ur pp NOW!
@@b0leg23 You can't make me.
@@spidohman6723 I will, the ugandan genocide will happen. I, Oleg, have made weebs and many other Ugandans change their profile pics. Do you think you are a big deal for me, eh? btw yer not Turkish right?
This is looking amazing given that you have been away from it. So good to see how many species are doing really well. Your tarantula is very sweet, but I’m a bit worried the crab might get attacked by ants, although you do keep enough easy to access food available for them, so they might not bother. You might try catfish for algae control. Thanks for the tour, looking forward to seeing what you have planned next.🖤🇨🇦
A catfish! Thats one idea i havent thought about!! Hahaha will see :D thank you as always
Nordic Ants you are very welcome, they are among the best algae eaters I know of, and most aquariums have a few just for that purpose. Good luck.🖤🇨🇦
No problem
Hi wow great vid
Thanks :D
HOW DO I HIBERNATE, my lasius are currently EXTREMELY active and living under the soil in there tubs and tubes setup (that was my intent btw) So yea + i'm scared of putting them into the fridge since it's 4,5-5 degress constantly please help ty.
What size tank was this? Really awesome tank. Ant keepers are starting to become prominent among hobbyists. I would love ants I'm fascinated and they could be predator and prey with my animals but I'm not a pet store. I am at my max number of 5 setups and that's more then I wanted. I am not the greatest at commentary either but I think the more comfortable you get and the more you rehearse it will go better. You do good man it's hard. I'm focused on the Native Frogs and Toads of my State of Pennsylvania (I'm from US) I am focusing on herping and showing the environment and helping keepers who have the natives care for them. The way I look at it is I don't support poaching I am for doing it legally obtaining animals and I feel someone has to help those who have those animals! So that's me. Would be cool if you checkout some of my videos I have bioactive setups and introduce other insects into my enclosures. Cool tank man!
What do you keep this vivarium in? An aquarium tank or something else? What size is it? Can se get an over all view of it from the front and/or the top or sides, please?
Its a 2 meter and 70 cm koi fish aquarium!
What species of tarantula is that? This vivarium is beautiful. This is the first video i have seen of yours. I'm hooked.
Thank you sm! Idk :( the guy told me it was native to thailand and how to care for it
@@nordicants6232 hmm. Ill see if i can figure it out. Its best to know exactly what species it is in order to better care for it.
@@nordicants6232 ok so i think it may be Chilobrachys Huahini (Thailand Fawn). If that is in fact what it is then they will need moist but not swampy substrate, they are very fast, old worlds like this tend to have pretty strong venom, not deadly but very painful. From what ive read they dont tend to be very "aggressive" if disturbed they will usually run into their burrow. They like to dig burrows and will web quite a bit if not given enough depth to dig. I dont think it would be a good idea to handle one of these tarantulas because if they dont have the chance to flee into their burrow then im sure they wouldnt hesitate to bite. Also make sure they have decent ventilation and dont allow mold growth or mites. They can eat crickets, superworms, roaches...
Yo! Thats awesome. How did you id her :0 impressed and thank you so much for your time :-)
@@nordicants6232 i looked at the video of her and with you saying she's from Thailand i looked at species in Thailand that matched your spider. That was the one that looks just like yours. I could be wrong but im pretty sure thats what she is. Glad i could help. Really keep an eye out for mold and mites as they can easily kill her. You can add some potato bugs(rolly pollies) and they will eat mites. Dont let mold grow. If mold does start to grow then decrease the moisture and increase ventilation. Ive subbed so in update videos when shes older it should be easier to tell what species she is.
veryveryvery nice
Love the video enjoyed every bit of it! Keep it up 👍 Ps that baby tarantula isn’t cute it’s scary 😂
Awh! I wont tell her that >:( hahaha thanks! :D
Ants Hawke's Bay how can you say that? She’s even pink and fuzzy.🖤🇨🇦
how big is this vivarium or is it multiple smaller ones? just found this channel and want to know how you could have a personal rain forest. its pretty amazing
Its one big vivarium! :D
Absolutely fascinating! I would LOVE to have one of these worlds to gaze upon..why so few subs is my question! Makes no sense!
PS crabs are social creatures so its not very nice to only have 1!
Thank you :D well yeah i want at least two more :(
@@nordicants6232 oh cool! But why the sad face? are they hard to get?
Yup
Nordic Snails™
Heheheh kinda starts to be
How do you water the plants in this Vivarium? And what are those plants called that you show in the beginning covering everything? And what slugs do you have in there and how many?
Watering is easy, just pour down and it disperses around because of the false bottom. Idk the species but it is some climbing plant! :D slugs idk as well they all came with the plants and reproduced like crazy!!
Do you keep snails and pillbug together? I have tried, but my pillbug just end up dominating the food and eventually out competing the snails.
When you are bored so you decide to comment HI :)
That crab needs more footage! I wonder if he'll eat the gastropods.
the reason why the polyrhachis queen wandered around on the leaves was because thats how female ants/queen attracts mates. because they will be noticed easyer to any male ants that has to firtalise her. but sice you dont have another colony of them she will never be firtalised.
Awh man! Thats so sad... why did she fly into the vivarium if she wasnt mated :(
I wonder what microbial ecosystems have developed and how they are helping or hindering your vivarium's ecosystem ? Perhaps you could introduce some other microbiomes, that you would find in your local forest at different ground floor levels ? And how might that enhance the health of the vivarium ? Does your vivarium get normal daylight hours of sunlight and nighttime hours of moonlight ? I see just one thing missing. Wind ! How perhaps could you create internal wind every now and then ? Great video, thanks for sharing !
Thank you so much for the ”brilliant” comment ;D yes i think about the bacteria diversity a lot! Hence i have used sticks, sand, dirt and even animals from many different places allowing the tank to have such a diverse bacterial fauna that no species manages to overtake the tank, not mentioning all the possibilities that such a diversity could allow!
The meteorology of the tank! It is on my balcony and gets the same amount of sunlight as a real jungle would, it is rarely windy in a jungle because of the dense vegetation therefore i have placed a long breathing tissue over the tank that I randomly(just like in nature) remove to stimulate different conditions!
@@nordicants6232 It's wonderful that you thought extensively enough about the subject and taken action to create a real ecosystem at every level !
@@nordicants6232 Wow that's great. You really have thought of everything ! It would be great to have a 24 hour video stream of your ecosystem ! But of course that's a huge task and what you have given is more than enough !
Thank you so much! Yeah i yet have to acquire the necessary equipment for such a thing, would be awesome!
CRAB!!!! you actually added one! XD I hope it survives...
Yeah! Me too
Probably dies. You know what happened on christmas island.
Is there a place to buy hammerhead worms?
Do you still have your vivarium
Hmmm, it looks like she is measuring the leaves against her body length and leg spread? For what reason I do not know.
So mysterical!
It would be interesting to see if seeding part of the soil with mushroom mycelium would result in some interesting fungi over time. Lots of your critters enjoy eating mushrooms too, and they often draw toxins from the soil. It just struck me as a thought.🖤🇨🇦
Thats a very interesting idea!!! Good job :D thanks
Nordic Ants thanks...we try, but don’t forget those Rubber Ducky Isopods...they really are just so cute for you not to have them. Apparently, mushroom mycelium is how plants and trees communicate beyond the oils and chemicals they release when sensing danger, giving their community time to alter their defence strategies. Glad the idea intrigues you. 🖤🇨🇦
Yes i am doing my best to find these isopods as well. :D
Nordic Ants Yay!! You are so cool for asking ideas and actually considering them. Have you seen photos of the babies? You can understand why I love them so much...they are kind of like the pandas of the Isopod world. Good luck finding them.🖤🇨🇦
You are the best in the world
You guys are!
You should try adding a cray fish although they are pretty big.
i dont that's possible anymore :/
@@animaniacs538most likely not because of the crab.
New vid tmrw! Lots of marin micro wildlife+crab action! ;D
@@nordicants6232 cool quick question did your ants bother the crab.
Hi
You need more termites!!! xD JK nest time I'll be there when you send it live hopefully if I haven't anything else to do
Yes! We were missing you :D hahaha i want more termites tbh. And you will probably like the next video ;)
@@nordicants6232 Yay can't wait I have been learning a lot more about termites since last time particularly Hodotermitidae but well don't know if any of their species are in Thailand I belive they reach only to western india lol
@@nordicants6232 Can't wait until you explore the termite nests ecosystem you owuld do that right?
Swiftly, but i will see what i can do! Whats those eastern indian termites?
@@nordicants6232 Anacanthotermes they are harvester termites. Their is only one video on youtube on them and almost no pictures though
I need to know what those small pink and green plants are called
Its a succulent plant! More idk :(
@@nordicants6232 thanks. Btw subscribed a week ago and watched every single video. Pls keep up this amazing work. (:
Hey homie I love exploring with you on your channel... great channel. And no, tarantulas are not cute.
Hello, could you tell me how big this vivarium is ?
2 meter and 70 cm :-)
You need freshwater shrimps to control the algae growth after all the nitrate levels must be very high by now, and should you not seal the vivarium not only are escapes likely but you may end up having ants living where they are very unwelcome.
Yeah! But aninals rather enter the vivarium than escaping tbh! Concerning the freshwater shrimps i agree, we will see
How big is the vivarium ? I want to do something like this myself!
Do its awesome!!! 2 meter and 70 cm
@@nordicants6232 wow thats huge! Could you say how much you paid for it? And could you also say the total amount of money you put into it? Thanks man :)
I’m no expert but I assume that queen ant was planting some pheromones or chemicals like they do. Probably to attract males. I assume she chose that plant because she thought that was the best place to carry the scent out of the vivarium. What do you think?
That sounds like it! Others have commented that too and it sounds very plausible!
How big aquarium?
2 meters and 70 cm :D
@@nordicants6232 how many liters?
My perception of hight, size, and width is so messed up in this due to the trees
LOL! Sorry its 2 m and 70 cm, then 1 m tall
Try give them Mac Donals food and see what they will do. And keep up the good work :)
Ahahaha would never!!! xD fun idea though will see
When does a new video come ?
Tomorrow!
What do you think your rarest species in the tank is?
Ouff! Maybe the hammerhead worm? With that specific colouration :D
Jeee
What are the dimensions of this? It seems it must be huge..
2 meters and 70 cm!
@@nordicants6232 WOW metric, thank-you. You packed alot of stuff into that space... im watching from now on