‘Twas the night before Christmas, and I love my pet ants, so I made sure this year to give all five of my ant colonies (the Fire Nation, the Dark Knights, the Golden Empire, the Titans, and the Tomb Raiders) something extra special. It has been an amazing year of ant love and inspiration, so I thought long and hard deciding what to ultimately give the ant colonies, we all love on this channel. Check out what each colony received. Also, look out for the surprise guest that makes an appearance in this Christmas episode! Can you tell Antman is my favourite super hero, and Uncle Milton is my idol? Enjoy and happy holidays to all you AC Family!
‘Twas The Ants’ Night Before Christmas
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‘Twas the ants’ night before Christmas, through Antiverse land,
A great creature was stirring, the AntsCanada hand,
The Lord of the Ants, prepping gifts to bestow
Upon the ants of this channel, the true stars of the show.
The children were nestled all snug in their nests,
It was time for our first gift—some six-legged guests.
These roaches, all fattened, an ant delicacy,
Like great boughs of holly, let’s decorate this tree.
Pre-crushed and fresh, I string them with care,
For the Fire Nation, our fire ants, this tree to be theirs.
Arguably the most famous of the ants at AntsCanada,
So replacing the star on top, a chocolate loonie from Canada.
A Christmas tree for ants, with sweet garland of honey,
An offering to the Fire Palace, like Fire Nation money.
Let’s watch our red fire ants, with workers so feisty,
As they find our grand gift—a roach tree, so tasty.
While watching, vote for the Fire Nation’s official flag here!
And moving up to the highlands, our next gift is called,
Iconic and historic, ’cause it started it all:
The classic Uncle Milton Ant Farm, of the late Milton Levine,
The real Ant Man, godfather of ant-keeping.
So, to the Dark Knights, our black crazy ants, we give
This new home of white sands, where the Dark Knights can live.
Choose the Dark Knights’ official flag here.
To the Dark Knights of the South, a new Hybrid Nest to play,
I wish every ant colony was as easy to keep as they.
But the truth is, this year has been really tough for some,
Like our Titans, who’ve had many brushes with death—not one.
So, speaking of Ant Man, and heroes to watch over,
Ant Man statues to encourage our Titans to recover.
And in their hands lay sticks of various honey flavors,
To remind them that heroes watch over them like saviors.
We, AC Family, join them through Garden of Eden trials.
May our marauder ants conquer all challenges and rivals.
And speaking of rivals and challenges, we turn
To our Pharaoh ants—the Tomb Raiders—whom we recently learned
Were fighting off alien mold, so we de-fungaled the lands,
Only to discover a plague of mites on our ants.
And so this Christmas, our gift is anti-mite therapy:
Some chopped-up lemons, like Golden Empire history.
The air pump would blow the lemon’s scent through the tubes,
To reach mite-infected Tomb Raiders, in hopes the mites we’d lose.
Let’s also give them a shot of superworms, for some superpowers!
Now, over to the Golden Empire, yellow crazy ants now home,
In their new Gold Play Button ant farm, given two weeks ago.
Perhaps this can be considered their early Christmas gift,
But why the decorative mosses—do they tear away and lift?
Look!
I check the test tube, blue honey it used to carry,
And oh, they’re using moss to cover their new cemetery!
And so, I had to replace this Golden Empire grave,
And to my fish, the ant cadavers, new fish food I gave.
But so the Golden Empire wouldn’t be giftless at home,
I gave them a glass of honey with fresh honeycomb.
Then suddenly, a movement had caught my eye—
A praying mantis so large! Oh my!
It’s alive!
It wasn’t dead; it was hiding, feeding on ants in stealth.
But I felt it had grown big enough to live by itself,
In its own container, to feed on bigger prey.
And to control our ants’ population, we’ll think of other ways.
So, this is what I gave my ants for Christmas this year,
For they’ve brought us much insight, being the ants we hold dear.
AC Family, thank you for watching these weekly ant vids.
Your support helps the lives of these epic ant kids:
The Fire Nation, Dark Knights, and Golden Empire,
The Titans, the Tomb Raiders—may they continue to inspire.
So, this year, let’s spread this message wherever—
You feel that ant love, ‘cause it’s ant love forever.
Alright, AC Family!
Just wanted to wish you all a Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, or whatever you may be celebrating right now.
May you and your loved ones be filled with cheer and love this holiday season wherever you may be.
AC Inner Colony, I have left a hidden cookie for you here if you would just like to watch our ants enjoying the new gifts we offered them!
And before we proceed to the AC Question of the Week, in case you haven’t heard yet, our annual Christmas Sale at AntsCanada.com is still in full effect!
This year we have a great sale on our brand-new Hybrid Nest 2.0 and our All-You-Need Formica Hybrid Nest Gear Pack!
So, if you’ve always wanted to get into ant-keeping, I have left links in the description box to these sale items so you can pick one up for yourself or someone you love this Christmas.
We ship worldwide, but just a reminder—since it is now past the Dec. 18th deadline, we sadly cannot get your order to you before Christmas Day. But the sale is still totally running until January 1st, 2018, so do place your order in!
We also have gift cards in case you would like to get your special loved one an ant setup but are not sure what they would want.
I would love for you guys to keep ants with me and discover the awesomeness of these creatures for yourselves!
Alright, and now it’s time for the AC Question of the Week!
Last week we asked:
Name one of the several ways in which ants keep mold and fungus levels low or under control within the nest?
Congratulations to Sparse, who correctly answered:
“The ants make designated garbage areas so mold will not grow.”
Congratulations, Sparse, you just won a free ant t-shirt from our shop!
In this week’s AC Question of the Week, we ask:
Which of our ant colonies was the first to receive their Christmas gift?
Leave your answer in the comments section, and you could win a free eBook handbook from our shop!
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