May the Titans, our Asian marauder ants rest in peace, and hopefully as well to the Dragon's
spirit and the conclusion this curse.
AC Family, we have finally come to the end of this epic ant story.
In order that we may start a new one.
AC Family, welcome to El Dragon Island.
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Enjoy!
Here we are stand, AC Family, like celestial creators at the genesis of our newly created
and uninhabited island known as El Dragon.
A massive dragon skull adorned one of the island's rock shelves, placed there to commemorate
and appease the dragon whose spirit lead to the ultimate demise of the Garden of Eden,
which once lay where this island now stands.
Let's hope this monument and us naming the island after him are enough to ensure the
Dragon's curse doesn't carry on to these new lands.
The island itself is very dragon-like.
El Dragon's waters are pure, fast flowing, and awaiting to be given its fertile sands
to be the bed from which new life awakens.
Soon these waters will be teaming with life.
I am super excited today because for the very first time on this channel, we will be creating
a paludarium, a part land, part water vivarium containing various originating creatures which
will all be interdependent on each other, including our brand new Polyrhachis ant colony
which you saw from our video two weeks ago.
And AC Family, I have some really exciting news about these new ants of ours!
After consulting with friend and ant taxonomist David General from the University of Philippines
Los Banos, I was finally able to get a complete species ID and profile on these gorgeous ants.
Turns out these ants are the species Polyrhachis semiinermis.
What was super cool was that like most Polyrhachis, their feeding ecology is currently unknown
to biologists.
They are greatly unstudied and he suggested we create a set-up that would maximize chances
for observation of behavior.
And AC Family, we had the perfect home for exactly that!
With this new island here, we were going to get a God's eye peek into a world of ants
like no other human has before.
Now are you ready for the coolest revelation on these ants?
Dave informed me that these Polyrhachis happen to be weaver ants.
Yes!
They are a species of ant that use the silk webbing capabilities of their larvae like
glue, to build nests within the leaves of plants and similar environments.
El Dragon Island therefore with its lush tropical plant life and sticks was the perfect home
for these ants.
So the time has come.
Let's stock this island with life.
First, we needed to make this paludarium viable by working from the ground up, the lowest
ground point, that is.
The waters required a bed of substrate in order to sustain its needed life forms.
I had some newly washed aquarium sand for this.
So, I went in, and gave El Dragon Island's turbulent waters some earth.
Like a thick cloud of soot, the waters carried and blew the black sands around the entire
paludarium.
Now I designed this paludarium to be an island surrounded by a moving river.
I personally hate having still water in a setup, not only because it festers much more
quickly, but it also creates an ideal location for mosquitoes to lay eggs, so a submergable
filter installed at the back helped create that awesome water current.
I also wanted El Dragon Island to be protected from any creatures from the outside coming
in, just in case those wild unwelcome Pharaoh ants or crazy ants decide to make a comeback
and deem this island their newest conquest.
After all, history does tend to repeat itself.
Moving waters meant a much more difficult crossing for outside intruders.
Now about this water, I had to ensure it was biologically ready to sustain creatures.
You see, we can't just use ordinary tap water and expect life to thrive in it.
If we did, aquatic animals added would die, not only due to the tap water's chlorine,
but also due to the lack of necessary microorganisms which help keep any aquatic community healthy.
So a couple weeks ago, I had to take aquarium water from my other larger biologically established
aquarium.
This ensured El Dragon's starting waters contained some pioneering beneficial bacteria needed
to properly sustain life.
So I had to wait a couple weeks to build up these beneficial bacterial colonies, before
I could ever consider adding anything inside it.
This is what aquarium enthusiasts refer to as tank cycling.
Now that El Dragon's waters had its microorganisms, it was ready to house our first set of inhabitants.
Let's meet our new aquatic creatures, shall we?
Now I decided that since the main inhabitants of El Dragon were endemic to Asia, I wanted
this paludarium to be an Asian biotope, basically incorporating species of plants and animals
that were also native to Asia.
Here is our first species.
Presenting java moss, belonging to the Hypnaceae family of mosses.
It is native to Southeast Asia and grows well in aquariums.
It attaches to rocks, roots, and driftwood quite well, and also offers a great home for
aquatic microorganisms and creatures.
But you will also see what I intend for its biological role to be in the river of El Dragon
soon.
Next, I would like you to meet our newest friends.
Shrimp!
These here are Caridina multidentata, Amano shrimp, native to Japan and Taiwan.
These shrimp feed on soft algae and decaying plant matter.
They will help keep the waters of El Dragon clean and free of most algae.
Next, we have these beautiful shrimp known as Cherry Shrimp, Neocaridina davidi, from
Taiwan.
These shrimp are omnivorous and will also feed on various microogranisms, decaying organic
matter, and algae.
They're all quite cute aren't they?
Finally, I have some interesting colour forms of these cherry shrimp including two Golden
Back Yellow shrimp, and an orange and blue shrimp.
This multi-coloured colony of shrimp will be amazing first additions to our aquatic
portion of this paludarium, and make great inhabitants to El Dragon's River.
Hey, AC family, what should we call the river surrounding El Dragon, and what should we
name this new colony of shrimp?
Leave your name suggestions for both in the comments fo us to vote on in a future video!
Now let's have a look at El Dragon's river world after our java moss, shrimp, and other
additions were installed.
Wow!
AC Family, take a look at that!
I've added some java fern and hairgrass, native to Southeast Asia, as well as some gravel.
A carbon dioxide diffuser was also installed to support our plantlife.
Now look at how cool this entire system works!
So we have an area of fast current here, then the river goes from turbulent to a more steady
stream here at this slot.
The shrimp love hanging out in this area.
Around the corner, we come to clumps of java moss, which are amazing because they act as
natural filters, sifting debris and dirt carried by our river current through this area.
The dirt actually nourishes the moss, and our shrimp are there to pick at anything organic.
The water continues forth into a pool where our filter blows it around again in a continual
cycle around El Dragon Island.
Isn't that just amazing?
In no time, El Dragon's river went from slightly cloudy to crytal clear.
It will soon be established enough to house other aquatic creatures.
But for now let's move up on land.
El Dragon Island was designed to be an Asian biotope but it is not a true Asian biotope
because it harbours a few plants from South America, namely these tillandsias, spanish
moss, and this moonlight caladium.
I chose these for humidity, size, and suitability as a home to our Polyrhachis ants.
Here I have some asian pothos.
These plants grow out of three small aquariums full of dirt which make up El Dragon Island.
My hope is that our ants move into these plants.
Let's cross our fingers, AC Family!
Let's do it.
It was time to set our Polyrhachis ants free onto El Dragon and see how they like this
brand new island home we made for them.
Ah I am so excited!
Here we go!
Placing the test tube inside and removing the cotton blocker.
Let's watch!
The ants immediately began to explore!
Look at how excited they are!
They climbed the plants and driftwood, and explored curiously around El Dragon Island.
And look, it seemed our island was definitely working at keeping the ants contained.
This was so awesome!
And now it was time to give our new El Dragon inhabitants a house warming gift.
I placed drops of honey at two spots on the driftwood and in no time the ants came around
to drink.
And wow!
This was my first time to have a real good look at them, unobstructed.
These ants were absolutely stunning!
Look at them!
And omg, look at this!
Even the queen came out to feed on the tasty honey drop!
Wow!
This queen wasn't like most queens who sit around in protective cover, waiting for her
workers to bring her food.
No, she was hands-on with her army.
Risking her life out in the open, she was brave enough to feed with her pack.
Isn't this just incredible?
And that's not all, AC Family, check this out!
I placed a crushed cockroach leg onto one of the plant leaves, and look!
A worker came around and puked something out before diving into the cockroach leg!
What on earth was this dark drop she puked up?
Could she have emptied out the contents of her social stomach so she could fill it up
with this fresher meat?
Was this some kind of solid waste pellet like those regurgitated by owls?
Woah!
Like a hungry lioness tearing meat off a carcass, I could literally see the ant tearing the
cockroach flesh off the leg piece and eating!
What we were witnessing here was the feeding ecology that Dave was talking about that was
formerly unknown to biologists.
Can you believe that here was something biologists haven't had the opportunity to observe or
study much, and AC Family, together we are the first to witness the beauty of these Polyrhachis
ants feeding.
What a awe-inspiring moment and sight.
All this nourishment will be stored inside their social stomachs to be brought back to
the queen and the brood, and grow their colony.
And just when I thought things couldn't get better, literally 5 hours after moving in,
I checked the test tube and the ants had all moved out.
My heart jumped into my throat!
Where did they go?
My eyes scanned El Dragon and deep into a little pocket of leaf folliage, I saw them.
They had carried all brood into this pocket.
AC Family, our Polyrhachis ants have elected this spot a suitable location to build their
new home.
This was just magical!
It was amazing to be able to witness El Dragon sustaining life.
I even spotted a snail that must have come with the soil and was able to swim across.
I've spent several nights watching the river currents bringing debris to nourish our mosses
and little bits of matter for our eager shrimp to pick at and eat.
One night, I managed to catch the shrimp eating the leftover cockroach parts of our ants.
The ants must have cast it into the water when they were done feeding from it, and well
it seems, one ant's garbage is another shrimp's treasure.
It was apparent that all life forms on El Dragon Island were living cooperatively, in
perfect harmony and interdependence.
It was all just beautiful to behold.
El Dragon Island was well on the way to blossoming into an awesome community....
until I saw it.
Something crawling on the glass that filled me with great concern.
Oh no!
Wild pharaoh ant scouts were checking out this new island of ours.
It didn't seem they could get across, just yet.
AC Family, this is not good.
We can't have what happened to the Titans and our Jawbreakers, happen to our new Polyrhachis
ants.
It was only a matter of time before these scouts will go back to their main colony and
let them know of our lush island.
The time has come, AC Family, for the release of some special guardians.
We needed to add a colony of beasts into the waters of El Dragon to protect our island
inhabitants... and I knew the perfect creatures for the job.
Oh boy, AC Family.
El Dragon Island has been off to a great start but we must make sure we protect it at this
early stage so these wild pharaoh ants don't kill our Polyrhachis ants.
Tune in next week to see what special guardians I add to these waters, and AC Family, I know
you will love them!
You won't want to miss next week's episode, so do remember to subscribe if you haven't
yet and join the AC Family, and hit that LIKE button every time, even now.
By the way, AC Family, give yourselves a huge pat on the back!
Thanks to you, last week's video Trended at #2 in the US!
That's a record for us!
I feel we're like a powerful, growing and unstoppable ant colony just conquering the
Youtube space!
Thank you so much for the support, guys, and showing the world how awesome ants are!
It's inspiring to know that people really appreciate nature.
AC Inner Colony, I have left a hidden cookie for you here, if you would just like to watch
some extended play footage of our new Polyrhachis ants eating to the sounds of some relaxing
music.
The footage is actually valuable to biologists researching this largely unstudied ant species!
Alright and now it's time for the AC Question of the Week.
Last Week we asked:
Name any of the creatures we found while digging into
the Garden of Eden.
Congratulations to Sam Ras who correctly answered:
Earthworms.
We also accepted springtails, snails, and black crazy ants.
Congratulations Sam, you just won a free ebook handbook from our shop!
In this week's AC Question of the Week, we ask:
What did we observe in these Polyrhachis ants
that was previously largely unknown to biologists?
Leave your answer in the comments section and you could also win a free ebook handbook
from our shop!
Hope you can subscribe to the channel as we upload every Saturday at 8AM EST.
Please remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video to help us keep
making more.
It's ant love forever!
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