Greetings, ant lovers! Welcome to another episode of the AntsCanada ant channel, a mid-week episode to help you get through your hectic week! Today we look at my extremely interesting colony of weaver ants, we call on the channel the Emerald Empire. They surprisingly decided to start nest building this week, so I felt it […]
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Honey Bee colony collapse disorder (CCD)
My introduction to honey bees came at a very early age. I was born in Hungary back in the 1950’s & my grandfather had a couple of bee hives right at our yard. So bees were an important part of our life and right from an early age, you learned that the bees were so […]
The Bats of Round Rock, TX – Mcneil & I-35 Bat Colony – See them fly with me!
Hello Darklings! Today, me and Apocalypse are out for a little adventure. There is a bridge near us, a freeway underpass that has a very large colony of bats that live under it. And we are here to watch them come out! So, enjoy the view! And that’s it for the bats today! I hope […]
My Dracula Ant Colony – ants that suck blood
Mother Nature has a knack for fashioning beasts beyond our wildest imagination, great and small, cute and scary. But she also has a dark and twisted side. What you’re about see and learn in this video will surely shock you, because the new beasts that are about to move into this peculiar contraption are some […]
The Most Venomous Tarantula in the World
Speaking of making new terrariums, it just so happens, another beast has been waiting in the shadows for you all to meet her. Yes, we have a new addition to our ever-growing AC Antiverse, and she’s one of the most dangerous animals to ever reside in the Ant Room. AC Family, I can’t wait to […]
Project Nucleus: How I Create Mini Planets Within Glass
Before we begin today’s episode, I wanted to let everyone know that AntsCanada.com is having its big AC annual holidays Promo: the 20-20-20 sale. That’s 20% off all Hybrid Series ant farms and gear packs from now until January 2020, plus a free copy of our newly updated “Ultimate Ant Keeping Handbook,” right now at […]
Community Ecology II: Predators – Crash Course Ecology #5
Of all the ways that species interact on this planet, maybe the one that fascinates us the most is predation, and why not? It’s hard not to be captivated by, say, an Alaska Brown Bear, one of North America’s apex predators, even though they get much of their nutrition from nuts and bugs and berries. […]
Is This Why We Haven’t Found Alien Civilizations? | STELLAR
Thank you to Draper and its Hack The Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios. People have always dreamed of ways to be closer to the stars. That’s what brought us here to Mauna Kea in Hawaii. From this spot, we can stand nearer to the sky, and see farther and clearer than almost anywhere […]
Ant colony raids a rival nest | Natural World – Empire of the Desert Ants – BBC
The corral colony sins in a raiding party It’s a fast coordinated attack The smaller colony doesn’t stand a chance The spoils of war are dragged out into the sunlight Not everyone gives up without a struggle But resistance is futile in the face of such overwhelming odds Nothing is left behind Eggs larvae workers […]
East vs west — the myths that mystify | Devdutt Pattanaik
To understand the business of mythology and what a Chief Belief Officer is supposed to do, you have to hear a story of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god who is the scribe of storytellers, and his brother, the athletic warlord of the gods, Kartikeya. The two brothers one day decided to go on a race, three […]