That tree frog should be called 'Ninja' because with all the time, effort, shaping, reshaping and movement in Orchadia he managed to stay hidden somewhere the entire time without you knowing. It is so incredible! What an amazing addition!
I dont think there's anything in this world that can compare with what you've done with this channel. I have been getting consistently excited for your uploads for about 10 years now, but this series has had me on the edge of my seat for every episode. I genuinely just want to thank you for the amazing stories and series that have kept me engaged and interested for so long.
@@PikapiShorts it was a nightmare already connecting Orchadia via a small glas bridge. Imagine ripping off Pantdoras ceiling with all the creatures inside. I think this was probably the best solution.
You're channel was literally a life saver for me, when I first found your channel almost 4 years ago I was battling a terrible addiction, and as I was trying to get clean, watching your channel helped me get through some of the worst times especially at night. Sitting here now watching you CLEAN and SOBER and where you have gotten from an apartment to your huge land I'm proud of us both!! Thank you and keep up your amazing work!!
Dude, you are seriously creating some of the most historically impressive captive settings for animals. I seriously cannot understate how valuable what you do is. It's genuinely beautiful.
I’m not gonna lie…. This is the most beautiful piece of glassed living art I have ever seen in my life. AntsCanada if you’re ever doing tours, please let the public know… I have to see this in person. This is true art, and FOR YOUR ANIMALS. If you didn’t care about them, you couldn’t make this. This is love and dedication.. man.
I think it would be cool to add large blue butterflies. These insects sneak into ant colonies as larvae, pretending to be one of them until they become butterflies. It would be a sight to behold.
The larvae are pretty destructive to ant colonies tho, and I don't think antscanada wants to risk killing all of the ants. Also.. dont they only invade a specific species of ant?
Fluted swallowtails would be cool. Any species of Aristolochia Swallowtail would be awesome. However, for the ecologic niche you’re describing, I’d go with the moth butterfly, whose life cycle I find equally as interesting. They predate and take advantage of tree ants nests, if the time is right I could see the potential in this environment but like others said it’s a chance that might not really be worth taking
Love the look, but I think the reason you might have been struggling with the design is the balance of open space. On the lower level you have it well "grounded", but in the canopy you filled the lower space; but a canopies' space is more like an umbrella. It should be more top heavy with negative space below to create the sense of a drop or emptiness. Still far better than anything I have ever done.
Yes, you're right! I'm hoping vining plants completely cover the top! I couldn't put plants up there because the rain spouts wouldn't be able to water them. I hope in time plants will creep up there and start hanging downward!
@@OatsBryce yeah he does, and he regulary answers them. Alot of the ideas and his knowledge actually came from people educating him in the comments, so he can educate the viewers futher. He never shied away from it.
@@AntsCanadathat makes a lot of sense. I think it looks great! I saw you teasing a snake on this video, are you going to put one in there? I think it would be awesome if you put some kind of small, non-venomous tree snake up there!
“Et in Arcadia ego”🌎Greetings, Pantdora creator, and beautiful work. In bonsai, we encourage aerial roots in our banyan ficus three ways: 1) Limiting water to the rootball. 2) Increasing the ambient moisture in the crown/air with a humidifier. 3) The best and most fun - cut a slit up a plastic straw and trim it to fit so as propped between a branch/trunk and the soil. Inside the plastic straw is now a humidity chamber and a root node will activate and grow down the straw into the ground. Once established, we remove the straw. With larger material, any hollow plastic tubing that is pre-sliced will work but you might want to use black or paint it to match the surroundings until a natural root forms. The other methods will have multiple random aerial roots, this method allows for strategic placement of single roots. [I once made a large split-tank vernal pool with mole salamanders for teaching kids about wetlands, keeping the layers of balance is so hard!]
This has probably been said *a lot* on this channel. But Normally this stuff doesn't really interest me, but this is, honestly, *better* than any nature documentary produced by much bigger studios. The storylines make it interesting and the constantly evolving "cast of characters" adds a level of intrigue to each episode making it feel more like a dramedy tv show than a nature documentary. I never thought I'd watch videos like this, let alone subscribe and look forward to the next episode every week. I never thought that when I first followed during the early days of Pantdora that it would evolve to include a 2nd, and possibly multiple other vivariums in the future. I never thought we'd go from simple ants and other various bugs/arachnids to literal mini dragons and dinosaurs. But here we are.
@@mntngr346 He's always making up stories, like the one about open doors and the escaped giant spider that was suddenly found again. Then he tried to convince us with an acted camera recording that his dog had opened the doors.
@@adrianmorina3005 yeah ok, so what 😂 You have an attitude of a hater and canceler mixed into one. It's called entertainment buddy. I bet your one of those twitter kids as well. You just sit there in your couch, doing nothing but trying to find fault in someone more successful than you
your channel has inspired our family to get into terrariums. We started small with a jumping spider we caught in our garden. He now lives in a luxurious mini habitat in my sons room and eats grasshoppers from the garden like a king.
The Mysterious RU-vid Algorithm Recommended your channel to me a couple months ago and I have been watching every video since. The Way you edit and Narrate your videos reminds me of watching the Old national Geographic Specials that would air all the time when I was a kid. Instead of Lions, Tigers, Elephants, sharks and the Antarctic, it is a fascinating and educational look at some of the smallest animals and their habitats. Thank you for sharing your hard work and passion with us.
"welcome to ants Canada, ant channel. As you know, we have our new Pandora terrarium, and no not the boring terrarium I have at earth, I'm talking about Pandora, the planet multi million lightyears away. The one we bought for our enjoyment. It's nice to see the gleeble glorps have reached their bronze age already but they are progressing very quickly!"
@@ajiprnk4821 yeah it is called antsCANADA and it isnt even in canada. edit: yes, I know he started in Canada. I'm replying to someone who thinks since it's called antscanada, it should only be about ants. y'all really can't follow a chain? 😭
This is probably one of the best RU-vid series. The twists and turns are really unexpected(even unplanned), not like ones from a storybook or movie. The series also contains information that many people have yet to learn about nature.
EDIT: I am talking about pest control OUTSIDE my home. - Do you want to know how changed I am because of your dedication and work on your channel? I canceled my pest control several months ago as you started to show me the beauty of the creatures that live around my home. I get excited now when I see an ant hill or an orb spider, weaving its magic at night. Sometimes I am still a little freaked out, however, a watch of one of your videos brings me back to the realization that God created these creatures and who am I to destroy? Thank you so much for shining a light on this often unrecognized and misunderstood ecosystem. I am forever thankful!
@@VortexDBDPest control is not just done inside a house. People get it done for their yards as well. He could put a ring of diatomaceous earth around the house which creates a barrier into the house but still lets the yard thrive.
The next spider you should add is a Golden Orb Silk spider. Interesting looking spider that can get quite big and loves to make its web in between trees. Just an idea I thought of when I saw that baby orb spider.
Orcadia is stunning. I know that science Always talks about the four layers of the forest, but it feels like they overlook the masses of life that thrives under the soil. They always stop at the forest floor, but without the life below the soil what's above is doomed. As an ant-man I think you appreciate that as well.
Every Sunday you put out an episode the first thing my family and I do is gather and watch your videos. Thank you for the hours of entertainment and the appreciation I gain for the little things in this world.
When i was younger i wanted to build vivariums without wven knowing it had a name, just wanted to protect the already dwindling life around us. I never got the chance growing up, but finding you in middle school was a blessing itself. Now im 23 and vicariously wnjoying your channel and my inner child feels partly filled. Your work is beyond inspiration and beautiful. I truly wish you good tiding with every project, from putting ants in buckets connected with plastic tubing to being a literal creator of worlds, a very fitting title. Thank you for contributing and continuing and i hope more of the world can appreciate your work.
I've also found a new fondness for ants. Still hate fire ants though. Stepped in far too many of their hills growing up in Florida. Spent a lot of time wrapped up in baking soda paste salve to treat the bites.
the new canopy is beautiful, but that spider is unironically the saviour of this canopy. I love this channel, and everything you've went through has inspired me in so many ways. Thanks for doing that.
Can someone check if that's their natural habitat? Especially in southeast Asia? Edit: they do exist in rainforests. The problem is, they're poisonous to frogs
@@Chickenstrip0_0same i stayed up until 3am here is Australia just to catch the new video but sadly feel asleep before it was released so was the first thing I went and checked after waking up was so much worth the wait cant wait to see it teeming with life both from Pandora below and what ever new species get introduced also
I wish there were more people who cared about the world like you do. I have so much respect for people that care not just about themselves but the world that we live in each and every day. Not only will this affect us but our future! Hope your videos reach people that are willing to help change the world!
You should STRONGLY consider replacing the English Ivy with Wax Ivy! (Ceropegia). English Ivy completely takes over growing spaces and is impossible to remove once it sinks its roots into trees and walls, you have to rip them out with a lot of force! 😅 The vivarium looks incredible! ❤
So i just discovered 2160p 😮 switching from 720p to, what im now calling higher than snoop dog definition (2160p), during the intro shots of the STUNNING Vietnamese scenery was something else! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
This show has become the best show on youtube HANDS DOWN. Nature is absolutely beautiful and full of life and definitely that spider sent you a message, cause nature have all the answers.
Best understatement flex here: "from the tropical rain forest, in my Yard" I love this series and hope it's going on and on for years! You're doing awesome work here!
@f1shhouse yeah, it is normally every sunday but he said in a community post that it was being delayed to today bc of some issues or smth (can't remember why)
When the orb weaver spider built it's web and you were giving up hope. I cried! lol it was beautiful and you did very good! ❤ Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
@@NoNAME-qi9tq the giant tree trunk was always part of the plan (see his drawing). The whole bit about the spider inspiring him was fake and just added for dramatic effect.
@@mntngr346 People like you are what's wrong in this world. Negativity only brings negativity. Mikey, regardless of story lines and editing is bringing the best out in nature, animals and caring for our planet. Unsub and watch something else, it's that easy.
Vietnam mentioned! As a long time viewer of yours, I'm happy that my country provided the inspo for your canopy vivarium! Here's to more adventures in Pantdora and Orcadia!
Oh my god. I don't know what to say, my jaw is on the floor, the amount of work and research put into this video is crazy! Can't wait for the marmosets! An orb weaver inside the tank would be amazing
As a geographer specifically interested in ecology, this series is so incredibly fascinating!! Hope you do a new terrain for a vivarium concept in the future!
Damn, I started watching you years ago, when you were just "a small ant guy", watching ants in plastic habitats. And now this. I'm so happy for you and to be part of this crazy journey
There isn't a word, phrase, paragraph or book that could actually describe your brilliance and creativity enough to even come close to how we feel about this series, you're just a pure genius and the luckiest person alive. Thank you so damn much for bringing the world such joy and creating such masterpieces with the most epic and fascinating storytelling, narration, ergh, everything! This is just everything rolled into one perfect epic bundle of awesomeness. LEGEND!
Your video came up in my suggestions and I binged watched season 1 and 2. This is incredible, you’re like the “stay at home/ work from home” David Attenborough🤣 ❤
@@therussianprincess7036I think it's time he builts a bigger building to house Pantdora cause from here henceforth, the vivarium will just keep on expanding nonstop
This series, now burgeoning with excellence, has transcended mere mediocrity and ascended to the realm of the truly sublime! In AntsCanadA, where the symphony of nature's ASMR serenades our senses, each episode has become an indispensable treasure, impossible to miss! This series now, in AntsCanadA, is starting to be more good, awesome, and interesting, and it's unequivocally supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
What a relief. Orchadia now exists. 😁Now let's enjoy the deliciousness of wildlife in colour & true HD. This is so much fun. As a kid, I'd hunt grasshoppers, watch and feed ants, study caterpillars et al in our puny garden. This is just too much. A jungle all at once😁 Thank you @antsCanada❤
It's pretty fun to have both you explaining about the canopy and Mossy Earth showing us what lives in their canopy in their upcoming video on their bought piece or rainforest.. There is so much to learn and see :)
If this was my setup. Id have house parties where we just watch and talk about what we see in the vivarium. Also, your hardwork and brain racking paid off. Looks amazing man
He should make the cave ecosystem underneath Pantdora! Like on a basement level, so it’s like the layers of ecosystems on top of each other like a 3 story building
@@Safetytrousers well not connected, since ground dwelling animals can fall down just underneath if he has a floor under pantdora? Also i wasn’t really asking if he could do it, just that it would be cool :)
@@renzmarriondelim4795 The only cave dwelling creatures are bats, remipedia who are rare and only live in the Bahamas, swiftlet birds which could not be kept, some fish and cave snakes. And you could have a separate area for them if you want to.
This series is wonderful: eye-opening visuals and so much information and emotion. You're sending me to look up all the details and names I don't know, very enjoyable. Thank you.
Mickey, u have out done yourself, sir! After 13 years of watch, I truly believe u have reached the pinnacle of what u always dreamed of. As a fellow Canadian I appreciate that mug lol
10/10 video, the sheer divine presence emanating from that spider was amazing, you should name him/her Adam/Eve as thanks for the guidance it provided.
Next time head to Seattle. There’s a rainforest there. It’s oceanic and temperate rainforest which is a rare combination. It’s a very different rainforest than you would expect.
Finally! I‘m so hyped for this. For the past half hour, I have been reloading your channel page on my tablet over and over again, just to write this comment, as I will watch the episode on a TV. All I can say is that I discovered your channel through this series around two months ago and you quickly became my favorite content creator and this one of my favorite series ever. And this was one of the most hyped moments in my life. Also, a suggestion for the new canopy vivarium would be a member of the genus Chauliogryllacris or even a Sia ferox. Crickets that actually aren’t crickets and very formidable predators, that could even take over the apex role in the canopy.
Thank you! Thank you! I’ve been looking forward to this! I love learning new things and so appreciate your explanation about canopies and biodiversity. You are not only an artist and biophilic, but a teacher as well!❤
