But something is still worrying me. Our Titans, our Asian marauder ants have disappeared
from sight yet again. The last time they disappeared, we happened
to find them in pretty impressive numbers after pulling out some weeds. But since then, their disappearance has been
very unsettling to me. I see wandering black crazy ants inside, but
no Titans. Are the Titans still alive? There was only one way to find out! Please SUBSCRIBE to my channel, and hit the
bell icon. Welcome to the AC Family. Enjoy. I can't believe it's come to this. I had to know. All I needed to see was even a few workers,
from a scoop of soil within the Garden of Eden, this terrarium home to our Titans, who
needless to say, have gone through a lot over the past several months since moving in here. AC Family, believe me when I say this, you
will want to keep on watching until the end! This Garden of Eden series has been called
the Dragon's Curse Saga because it has all been quite a twisted and eerie tale, I've
never before experienced in all my years of ant keeping. There were signs this terrarium was cursed,
perhaps by the great bearded dragon who had inhabited these lands in the Garden of Eden's
prehistoric times but died earlier last year. It seemed the dragon's spirit lingered, as
we attempted to re-cultivate it into a land to house our ants. You, the AC Family, voted for the Jawbreakers,
our Trap-jaw ants to move in, but before that could happen a colony of wild black crazy
ants broke into the Jawbreakers' setup and extinguished our Jawbreakers. We then decided to move in our Titans, our
majestically polymorphic marauder ants. Once inside, the colony's health immediately
began to show signs of fading and we thought they had all died out. We then tried to move in our Dark Knights,
our black crazy ants, who immediately broke out of the setup, so we had to literally vacuum
them out and place them back into their original setup. We received a ray of hope one day when we
discovered that the Titans were actually still alive, but that was short-lived when literally
out of the soils appeared an ant-baby-eating, self-cloning snake, which we managed to collect
but died before we could do anything with it. The Titans disappeared once again, but thankfully
resurfaced again, and just when we thought it was all over, a colony of black crazy ants
and wild pharaoh ants broke into the Garden of Eden and invaded Titans' lands. We captured the pharaoh ants to keep as pets
but they ended up mysteriously contracting mites which immediately ended our journey
with them. As for the Black Crazy Ants, they still actively
frequent Garden of Eden lands, seemingly ruling it now. Isn't this all just one huge crazy story? I cannot believe everything that has happened. Which brings us to this ultimate moment, after
the Titan's third disappearance for weeks from sight, it was time to truly take matters
into our own hands and get to the bottom of this Dragon's Curse Saga, literally. It was time to dig out the Garden of Eden,
and see if our Titans were simply growing their numbers underground or had truly died. Like an aggravated tempest, I tore and ripped
away at the vegetation of the Garden of Eden, which once used to sit so pristine and beautiful. Now, it was like a thick impenetrable blanket
hiding the truth of the darkness that lay within. I saw nothing so far. Clearing away some of the brush, I immediately
spotted the wild crazy ants within one of the driftwood pieces. It was where they had setup camp. They scrambled carried their brood in a panic. I had to keep going. We needed our Titans to survive! I moved earth and tried my best to dig at
the surface. All I wanted to see were some Titan workers,
perhaps hit a vein of their underground network was all I needed to stop. I saw nothing of this. I removed the first piece of driftwood. There was nothing under it. No Titans, just lots of wild black crazy ants
scrambling for their lives. I removed the second piece of driftwood. Nothing still. I began to dig at the earth, turning up the
soils. All I could see were earthworms. Earthworms everywhere. They had done a great job at keeping the soils
conditioned. My wish was that the Titans were as thriving
and successful, somewhere below. As I continued to dig away, I had to make
sure I was careful not to dig too deep or too forcefully, in hopes to not injure the
queen. If I accidentally split the queen in half
during this major excavation, the colony if alive would definitely be irrevocably doomed. Again, all I saw were earthworms. I removed the final piece of driftwood, and
dug away at the earth to find signs of Titan life. Wild black crazy ants scrambled about, as
well as the various tiny creatures like Springtails and snails, but no Titans. And then I saw it. I was shocked AC Family. Look at what I found laying in the upturned
soil. It was, a decapitated Titan head. I wasn't sure if it was the head of a supermajor
or that of our Titan's queen. My heart sank. We had to keep looking. Let's keep hopeful, AC Family. There was still a chance our Titans were hiding
in a subterranean refuge somewhere in here. I dug deep, into the first corner, the second
corner, the third corner, and fourth corner. After literally 2 hours of digging, I found... Remains of our Titans, and sadly it looked
like gaster segments of her royal highness, the Titans queen. My worst fears were confirmed. I'm afraid, AC Family, our Titans are gone. I checked everywhere. The Garden of Eden which used to be a beautiful
sanctuary for creatures and our ants, was now an upturned and devasted land of wreckage. I am sorry, AC Family. I am deeply saddened by this loss of our Titans. Marauder ants, known scientifically as Carebara
diversa, though an impressive species have been known to be extremely difficult to keep
in captivity, but I didn't want to make that an excuse. I did my best to keep them alive and happy
by providing them with all the resources and space they needed to thrive, but this succession
of just so many endangering events befell them, that they failed to prevail. It was an amazing journey keeping these ants
for the 8 months that they were with us, but as is true in nature, only the strongest live
on. It ensures the vitality of all living things
on the planet, as only the best genetic combinations get passed on to the next generation, driving
evolution forward, and keep life resilient. I try to document on this channel, the real
and epic lives of ants as they unfold in front of our eyes in our ant room, and sadly sometimes
that does mean death. 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. Oh my, AC Family. Who would have ever thought keeping and watching
ants would be such an emotional rollercoaster? Tune in to next week's huge episode, when
I show this new paludarium, a half terrarium - half aquarium setup, for which so many of
you have been requesting forever, specially designed for our new, yet unnamed Polyrachis
colony from last week's video. If you're into aquatics, you won't want to
miss next week's episode, plus I got an official species and biology profile on our new Polyrhachis
ants, and AC Family, I know you will be thrilled! You won't want to miss it, so do remember
to subscribe if you haven't yet and join the AC Family, and hit that LIKE button every
time, even now. AC Inner Colony, I have left a hidden cookie
for you here, if you would just like to watch a tribute video to our Titans. Before I proceed to the AC Question of the
week, in case you haven't watched our past few videos, I wanted to quickly plug my new
DAILY VLOGGING CHANNEL, yes that's a new video every day, for those who may be curious as
to what I work on in between these weekly ant videos. If you assumed I was just some ant geek keeping
ants in his condo, yes, you're absolutely correct, but you may be surprised to see what
you find on my vlogging channel. Thanks to all AC Family, who have already
subscribed. It means a lot to me! Alright and now it's time for the AC Question
of the Week. Last Week we asked: What evidence did we see
that show ants take gulps when they drink? Congratulations to Evan Sisneroz who correctly
answered: The drop of honey was pulsating. Congratulations Evan Sisneroz, you just won
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ask: Name any of the creatures
we found while digging into the Garden of Eden. Leave your answer in the comments section
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