Invasive Ants Broke Into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium

My giant cloud rainforest vivarium, Pantdora, has been developing and evolving as an ecosystem over the past four months, but for the first time, some intruders have found their way inside the vivarium: ghost ants, some of the worlds most invasive tropical ant species enter Pantdora in search of valuable resources for their colony. Will they find something worth summoning their entire colony? What new discoveries and surprises will we find in the rainforest? Hope you enjoy today's video, Season 2 Episode 3 of my Ecosystem Vivarium Series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.

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[AntsCanada]

So many changes happening too quickly!

[andrewutya]

You need a sign that says "no invasive ants" for the entrance. Could have prevented all of this, we live and we learn.

[shayhood]

The acrobat ants should be called the travelling circus

[sophiestewart]

"flied straight to heaven" dang that's tough.

[MrT_Rex]

Big creature : **died**
Smaller species : it's free real estate

[porkrind]

Literally the only person ever to be happy to find that the termites in their house are still alive.

[kylebeswick]

Pls never stop this series...this must be the best series on YouTube and I look forward to them every week. Wish they were more often

[beckylietzow]

The production quality is giving Sunday morning TV nature documentary, it deserves a million more views.

[edwardissa]

When a spider is observed eating its web, it’s typically engaging in a behavior known as web-recycling or web-reabsorption. This behavior is commonly seen in orb-weaving spiders after they’ve finished using a particular web. By consuming their web, spiders can reclaim the valuable proteins and other nutrients that went into its construction. This recycling process allows the spider to conserve energy and resources, which is particularly important for species that produce intricate webs regularly. Additionally, by removing the old web, the spider can maintain a clean and efficient hunting environment, ready to construct a new web as needed. So, when a spider is seen eating its web, it’s simply part of its natural behavior to optimize resource utilization and maintain its living space.

[farmany]

I absolutely cracked up at the very short story arc for the leafhopper. I wasn’t expecting it to go like that lmao. RIP little hopper 18:03 - 18:40

[fungoidal]

FUNGUS IDS
11:59 Lycoperdon species; potentially edible depending on species, but you'll need to wait for full maturation to ID and even then ID may be difficult due to their inconspicuous nature
17:42 Gymnopilus luteofolius; psychoactive species w/ psilocybin
That's all for the fungi in this video!

[Tinil]

I am not surprised Lady Deathstrike died, caring for two egg sacs in that short a period of time seems EXTREMELY resource consuming and she barely had any time whatsoever to hunt before she had the second one and stopped hunting again. Spiders can go a long time without food and all, but producing the babies also takes a ton of resources and back to back she just didn't have enoug.

[Kellszy]

My daughters love watching every week. They have found two "green reapers" in our garden in Melbourne with their keen eyes. They call your baby huntsmen, Mini Death Strikes. :)

[huntercool]

It’s so fascinating seeing the evolution of the Hallelujah Tree Stump. If you remember it was taken originally from a rather dry and bare location. But ever since putting it into Pandora it has been slowly carpeted with moss, fungus, and vines. It’s honestly beautiful to witness it’s slow transformation and that it’s the home to a large majority of creatures in Pandora!

[Marinealver]

6:42 Spiders are the monsters of the rainforest floor. Gnomes: Hold my Honeydew.

[Charley-juyg]

Here's hoping Smaug being alone for so long haven't made him *too* awkward

[viracocha]

The 2 frogs jumping into the vines at about 23:22 was awesome.

Also, that cliff hanger was epic.

[mugwort-y]

Finally! My favourite series has released another episode

[TheRealSaithis]

Rip lady death strike…may you live on through your cute little spiderlings 💕

[caskadianation]

That is an orb weaving spider!! They get huge and are so beautiful. They produce the strongest webs and can be used as stitches to close wounds! I hope it survives and becomes the new center piece spider!