Ant Room Tour | Bull Ants 

"The larvae are eating machines" Larvae: Remain completely still while a meal sits in front of them

I love watching ants come up with different ways of doing things, I find it absolutely mindboggling.

Dear Jordan and the Ants Australia team I can not thank you enough this year for all the support you have shown me, ever since I was a little ant tuber I had always dreamed of talking to one of you guys. Now thanks to this incredibly caring community and I get to work side by side with you guys, not only as allies; but as friends. I can not thank you guys enough for the support that you have shown me and the entire ant community. Without you guys I would just be alone with no guidance, thank you so much guys, and incredible video, with vids like this you will be at 100k in not time! Thank you so much guys, and keep making ant keeping an incredible experience for everyone. You guys really have something special... Thanks James

For me the most interesting thing about ants is the tunnels that they make and how flexible they can be with living conditions. Recently me and my father went to uproot a tree that had termites in it, but when we knocked it down we found that all of the termites had been killed and the nest was adopted by solenopsis invictia ants. As far as we could see they didn't change a thing. They just started living there.

Dear Jordan For a couple of years I was bullied and occasionally I still am and I was really depressed. Over time I was watching a ton of animal videos like crabs,spiders,scorpions,moles and all sorts of random stuff and then I came across...YOU and I just loved the way not only you narrated the ants but the way they acted and worked in different ways. When I was younger I was a very imaginative type and I saw ants as different species of warriors like orcs, humans,elves and dwarfs all with their unique attack functions and techniques and I just loved the fact that they were going through day to day struggles and worked so hard... and then I linked that with myself. How these beings had struggles just like I did and I realised that they had feelings too. I instantly subbed and started supporting the channel and never really knew the wonders these creatures beheld. I was astounded. So now I want the nest to help me start a colony of my own this summer. That way when I’m down I can look up to these amazing beings of the undergrowth and I can always learn a thing or too along the way. It’s not just about me though I want to sustain a colony and help it flourish in return for some mental help. I have heard that they are very good for mental problems. Therefor I want to enter this competition to do all that. And it will all be thanks to you Jordan thank you

I love how the ants interact with each other and the environmental factors like how I have found meat ants fighting over a dead bird but weren’t killing each other as much as I thought it must be because they were focusing on making the colony bigger

The thing that interests me the most about ants is that they are such social creatures that even humans can learn social skills from.

The thing I love about ants is just that I could watch them for hours, because of the way they behave and they sometimes watch you.

Me and my grand father are very interested in ant keeping but the rest of my family hate them Finally after two years of begging for ants I finally convinced my family to buy me them And now I have two harvester ant queens

I think Ants being able to each make their own decision yet work perfectly together as a colony with no fight the most extraordinary.

What I find most interesting about ants is there ability to work as a team. They all put the colony before them and this has been a motivation for me to get along with others, listen to what my peers have to say, and give back to the community.

the thing i find most fascinating about ants is the way they communicate and and they grow, its really cool when you just catch them as a queen and 2 months later they have their first workers and then the colony grows, its so cool

What I love about ants is their loyalty, because no matter what the ants will always be in one. Death doesn't matter to the ants, what matters is the survival of their colony. It is fascinating to see the ants working together. Currently, I have a colony of sugar ants that need new space. I love that they always do their best in order for colony survival. I would love the acrylic nest because it is an amazing work of art. Thanks for reading my comment!

Contests:I enjoy watching the ants move around and explore! When i checked mine once they were moving the brood to weird places but they moved them back after they were fed. It's so cool to see them explore their surroundings and discover new things!

The thing about ants I like most is seeing them grow as the years go by, and remembering the times I catched the queens

What amazes me the most about ants is their hive mind. One ant decides to start working on something new and before you know it, more and more ants keep joining in.

The most fascinating part about ants, is how they communicate and interact with each other. I think its just mind blowing that they're able to maintain a society with pheromones. Ant keeping to me feels like you're watching a whole state build up and progress in a short period of time. In my opinion, leaf cutter ants are the most fascinating species. I love watching them forage in such an organized way. Every ant has its role to play. I have been watching Ants Australia for over a year now and if I win the giveaway I will let my camponotus ligniperdus colony occupy the nest, it was my first colony and currently has 7 workers and a lot of brood. I believe they belong to the prettiest species in europe and I love watching them feed and nurture their brood.

Ants are extraordinarily fascinating creatures! I myself am most interested in ant keeping because of the way the work together, all a well oiled machine working towards a common goal. It's amazing to think about how they beat us to many things we thought were only for highly intelligent, social creatures! But what we all overlook is ants are highly intelligent creatures! Just think about it, the way invasive ants spread like wildfire out of human control, or the fact that ants outnumber humans more than 1 million to 1! They are amazing to watch, and an exceptional experience to start a colony yourself! You get to create a little civilization out of nothing, feed them, care for them, provide them with living space! This experience is not found anywhere else. I also particularly love the planning side of it. Planning ahead and ordering formacariums for test tube colonies then designing their outworlds to fit them! All of these experiences can never be found elsewhere! I also love watching them forage when they first get a new outworld, you see them wandering up to certain things, investigating, and moving on to the next thing. One last thing that interests me about ant keeping is that you can collect different species and realize how diverse ants are. It's like getting to know a new person as you discover all of their preferences and personality. That is the final thing I love about ant keeping, thanks to anyone who took the time to read this entire thing all the way to the bottom!!!

I LOVED the variety in this video. One of the most fascinating ant keeping videos out there. Freaking excellent. Keep it up!

I learn so much from this channel. Your videos are amazingly high quality and levelheaded. Can't wait to see more.

Hi Jorden, First of all thank you for being such a good antuber, whenever I come back from a long tiring day of school I would always check if you had a new video out and when it did it would be like Christmas came early, your photography skills are top notch and your narration is soothing. The thing that interests me the most about Ants are how they interact with one another. Most people just think ants are a pest but when you really look at them, they all have distinct personalities and interactions, that's what I love about Ants. I would love to win the acrylic nest as I'm just getting started in the hobby and it'll be great for my ants. Anyways, sorry for the long comment and Thank You for still keeping this hobby alive!

3:59 yeah, indeed curiosity the rover, take a look at the ground, it’s almost mars

My favourite thing about ants is how they all work together in unity helping each other out and deciding what is best for the colony I think this is just beautiful to watch their is no other animal like the ants.

Great work Jordan and team! Thrilled to hear about the expansion of Ants Australia, ant keeping just got a little more awesome. It's so hard to pick a favourite or most interesting thing about ants, there are so many things! I think at least one of the most interesting is definitely their social structures, the way that each species seems to have their own unique way of communicating from pheromones to movements, the different roles each type of ant within a colony has and the way they interact and go about their duties not to mention how they interact with other colonies and species.

I find ants interesting because of their alien like behavior that's still somewhat relatable. Their lives are extremely interesting, and they teach us so much about how amazing nature can be. Additionally, you can make a colony your pet! You'll then gain a understanding about ants and even some compassion with them. That's why I find ants so interesting.

My favorite part about ants is how the colony acts together like a single person but its hundreds of ants!

What interests me about ants is their unity. It's so amazing how they work together as one to get things done, how they can build bridges and rafts with their bodies, how they go out of their way to help other ants or clean another ant if they are dirty, their unity and cohesion is one of the main reason that i love ants.

Thank you for posting! It's been a while, we missed you!

Great video Jordan! Hopefully I can get my hands on a Myrmecia queen, possibly even a colony in the future, this video has definitely inspired me to keep some of my own bull ants and hopefully many others. Ps. Love the new intro ;)

I love the intelligence of ants, they behave, quite like humans...with curiosity, alarm, fright, anger...it's beautiful, I feel like I can understand how they think and feel. Might be just me xD. Regardless, this is what interests me!

I'm amazed by the number of species you have in this genus alone. Will definitely be subscribing. I always find it fascinating finding channels from different parts of the world, to see the additional varieties of ants that can be kept there.

My favourite bit about ant keeping is that you get to see them dig caves and see their architecture

The majestic being that is the Queen Ant is definitely one of the biggest sources of amazement and mystery. There are so many things about these magnificent creatures that draw my interest whether it be from their colony founding stages or all the way to when they have established a truly mature colony. The fact that they can maintain a colony for years with a single mating session is incredible! I'm only new to ant keeping so I don't have the experience to draw upon however even so, I find myself thinking about my four fully claustral Iridomyrmex queens all the time. When I do visit them, I find myself quickly lose track of time as I watch them stand guard, almost motionless and tend to their eggs. What are they thinking? Are they ready to strike? Do they know I'm here? What are they actually doing when they are tending to their eggs? I find that the more I learn about these queen ants, the less I know. I feel that I have gotten myself into one crazy rollercoaster.

Introduce a pseudoscorpion into the entrance of the test tube. They're too small to bother the ant and are too small to be food for the ant but they eat mites

love how clean and aesthetic the colors are and the calming but not too loud music

been here since the beginning, great to see a more personal video ;)

How did you catch your Argentine ant queen?? BTW great vid as always

For the mites you can feed it lemons like ants Canada’s ants that got mites

Dear Jordan : I have been keeping ants in NSW since the beginning of 2019 and now have a camponotus consibrinus and Myrmecia pilosula queen. I’m thinking of starting a RU-vid channel of my own documenting these ants. Your videos have been a great inspiration to me for quite a long time, ants really are quite an interesting part of nature. Keep up the good work can’t wait to see more videos!

Thank you for a really enjoyable tour. You have gained yourself another subscriber. 🇨🇦

WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUGAR ANTS try adjusting the humidity

DOPE!!, THE BEST ANT CHANNEL EVER, 700+ likes n only 20 disliked, that's a good stats, HIT LIKE FOR JORDAN!!!, can this comment get 700 likes for Cumminity?

I don't know if I can narrow down what I love about ants to one single thing, but for whatever reason ever since I've stumbled across your videos on RU-vid here, I have been fascinated with them. Watching your videos, watching the videos of other Ant RU-vidrs... For some reason it's almost relaxing. Peaceful somehow. I followed your tutorial videos on how to catch a Queen Ant, and how to raise one, and am now the proud owner of a couple colonies of Prolasius Sp. ants. Having one of your Ant Australia Acrylic Nests to move them in to once the colony has grown would be an amazing experience, so I can watch them in my own home. Really looking forwards to watching more of your videos, and excited to see more content with you going Full time with RU-vid.

This is awesome ! Great videos and producing of the show!

THE BULLET ANTS PROBS ARE CONFIDENT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN INJECT A STING LIKE A BULLET!!!! XD

The thing that interests me the most about ant is the way they they interact, greet and feed through trophallaxis it is so amazing. P.S keep up the good work!

Many thanks for another high quality video on ants. Congrats on taking up full-time role as a RU-vidr! WHY ARE ANTS FASCINATING? I LOVE the diversity of ant morphology!! From the big head pheidole, camponontus "honeypot" repletes, fearless myrmecia, colourful rhytidoponera, to the weaving oecophylla. We are quite fortunate, to have such beautiful diversity of ants in Australia. When I show these features of ants to the curious, I can easily convince them that not all ants are pests, and that ant keepers are not weirdos, but instead, very sophisticated... :P

Thank you Jordan so much for your RU-vid videos. I cannot thank you enough for getting me into the hobby of ants. If it wasn't for all you do, I wouldn't finally have a small founding colony of Camponotus in a THA setup. I hope that one day I will be able to get some of your amazing formicarium! Keep up the good work

The Moment when ants explore a new outworld for the first is an incredible feeling and i am looking forward for it :) My ants have recently gone in winterrest for the next few months. The species is Lasius niger and I am a proud Owner of 14 of these Colonies so i hope they will make it since i am a beginner in ant keeping. Anyway you make a very good job and I can see through this screen how much you are loving your ants. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany :)

I find the behaviour of ants to be the most interesting. I love seeing how all different species such as pheidole, carebara, camponotus and odontomachus all differ in their hunting techniques, not only as a species as a whole, but as they develop from a small colony of a few nanitics, all the way to a mature colony. I also love witnessing the diversity of each ant, how they all like to do their own thing while doing jobs or defending the nest. Keep up the good work Jordan!

My favourite aspect of ants are that their understanding behaviour and as kooky and amazing as people so that’s thx and your doing amazing on RU-vid you have been a massive insparation you are the best!

What i like about ants is that how diffrent there nests are and what they use to build them

What intrests me the most about ants is definitely their amazing teamwork. Its awesome!

Absolutely awesome video! Loved every minute of it. Great camera and video work. I have always loved ants. My father was an entomologist and studied butterflies, this maybe why I started looking closer at our smaller friends. I find ants so accessible, always busy, which makes them great to watch and they are achievable pets no matter where you live. If you are in a small apartment you can still have a couple of thousand pet ants. I think ants are fascinating because they contribute so much to life on earth and I don’t think we even realise how much. Watching your videos and seeing your products has reinvigorated my love for ants. Please keep up the great work.

Beautiful, clean, perfectly made content. Would absolutely love to see an update on your collection. Theres not very much, good quality content on ants and i find yours to be amongst... if not the best. Much love from California.

Man, your videos are getting better!! Thanks for showing and teaching about ants, it's been nice to know more and more about ants... If you could make a video about Odontomachus, they're my favourite specie, Thanks

Great video! Beautiful queens, too. I love that they each have their own personalities and seem to acknowledge you. Wish we had these species in Canada.

This is such good channel It’s so informative

Fantastic video Jordan! Keep it up :)

I really just love your Videos , they're so well edited and calming. The quality of of the images and videos is breath taking for me. Keep up the awesome work :D I'm hoping to order some nests from you some time in the future. Watching your videos just reminds me how much I love keeping ants and watching them work together as a living machine, I think my Favorite is when i feed my Myrmicaria ants a roach or meal worm and they're so hungry that they just drag everything into the nest straight to the queen or at other times they dont really care to much for the food at all and leave it alone, i always find it interesting on how they decide what they really feel hungry for. Next best thing would probably be when they manage to block their test tube with gravel and lock most of their colony outside for a while Ant love from South Africa :D

What I find most interesting about ant keeping is their tendencies in behaviour. Watching them react to certain conditions, situations, etc. is just so fascinating to me. The fact that they, just like us, can have (or at least appear to have) certain emotions tied to certain things, is absolutely phenomenal. I'm only new to this hobby but already I have allowed myself to become completely engrossed in these creatures. You mentioned in your video that your queens seem to have favourites in terms of food, and that is such an interesting behaviour for a small creature thought by many to be mindless and run by instinct alone. They are such intelligent beings, and I feel like many underestimate this feature. Also, I really enjoy the way that they look. It's amazing that, being so closely related, they can appear to be so different from one another. From spines to serrated mandibles, they are so diverse and yet so alluring all the same.

Great informative video - I’ve always been fascinated by ants especially the ones with a bit of a feisty reputation - your video has made much better informed I thank you

Thank you Jordan. I don't grow ants nor I plan to, but I find your videos quite relaxing and educational

I just got into ant keeping about a year ago. I only have two colonies, but it has been an amazing experience. I personally love how each ant seems to have its own behavior. My tetromorium sp.e colony are so funny to watch. Every time I feed them they come out of the nest so excited for there next me they do little circles around it! They are just the best. I am hoping to expand my colonies even more next year.

What I love about ants most is that they are very satisfying to keep and just fun to watch. I also love not only watching my own small colonies but to just look at wild ants is fun too. To just study and enjoy ants in a way so many don't understand, I wish all could see ants as they really are.

The most interesting thing about ants to me is their mood swings. Like the fact that they can go from butchering and devouring a grass-hopper, to tenderly caring for their eggs, pupae, and larvae, etc.

I love this channel! Thank you for doing it! Keep it up..

Amazing video Jordan. 😊 super exited for more

So what I like the most about atns is seeing them grow in colony size and living in peace. It's just so wonderful to see them caring for each other like a hugh family which is what they are while you know that all these wonderful workers came from one single.

I was originally upset when you said "before we get started" cuz I wanted to get straight into the content! But the message you said about if your need think about starting with a forgiving ant type, was very respectful. great work!

I love it watching the ant so calming..thank you

When I was a kid, I was mostly amazed by all the different nest types of ants, as I love architecture. Anthills, nests in wood, the parking and pavement nests, Leafcutter ant leaf nests, all these wonders of buildings and innovation were amazing to me. The moment I started researching and knowing ever so more about their complex lifes, I was in love with ants forever!

The most interesting thing about ants to me is Their social structure and how every ant has a role and how the role changes as the ant gets older. Though I’m also interested by the way some ants use pheromones to see and communicate with one another. Love the channel and can’t wait for the next video.

Hey I REALLY love your videos and you’re my favorite ant RU-vidr. I’m in North America, but I haven’t had much luck the last nuptial flight season, but it was my first time. Ants are really fascinating in that I just can’t imagine how hey run their colony so well by mainly using pheromone signals. I think they they even run their colonies better than we run our society! It’s so fascinating how a creature we have deemed as irrelevant and lowly actually has many levels to their social structure! I really love the videos and keep up the great work! (by the way I’m entering the contest)(if you didn’t know) :)

I love being a part of the ant keeping community most! While collecting and keeping a wide variety of species is amazing and super interesting, I love being able to post about my colonies and know that other people around the world are really interested in them! And seeing videos of Bull Ants like these are super interesting as they are a species I will likely never be able to own!

INCREDIBLE!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS HAPPY THANKS GIVING!!🦃🦃🦃🐜🐜🐜🐜

Hey Jordan, Woo hoo! Loved the video and love the products you have available from your store. The best part about the store is the descriptive information you have for the ytong nests, in particular the information how long they stay hydrated for. I is very useful for setting up a diary/calendar for rehydrating. Competition answer: What particular aspect of ants do you find fascinating? The most fascinating aspect of ants for me is the nuptial flight. To see so many queens and males take to flight to ensure the survival of the species is just mind blowing. And the activity around the entrance of the nest is just awesome and gets me excited. Why? Because I know that there will be a newly mated queen nearby should I wish to collect here to found a colony.

Huges! very nice work every time. You are good! i learn so much!

I just love the way they move and communicate!

I find the way that colonies of thousands act like they are 1 and are coordinated with each other instead of "arguing" and fighting in each colony Great vid keep it up

The this I find the most interesting is: that they always do something new so they are never boring!

I think what I like most about ants is their social behaviors. Ants are incredibly social with their sisters and work together like a super organism. They have adapted and changed according to their environment which is amazing. Something to be added to this is how they look big and bad but has a soft side as well, as said in the video. Thanks for making such a detailed video as I learn a lot from it. 😊

I am knew to ant keeping we studied entomology at school and started collecting queens but I just love learning about insects and reason why I find ants interesting is because I enjoy seeing inside the nests of borrowing creatures and watching the way ants work together in their colonies. I really love bull ants so thanks for the great video.

The quality of your videos is outstanding

I’m fascinated with the shapes looks of various ants. Cool.

Love your videos, you inspired me to get into keeping ants !!!

The most fascinating thing about ants for me is the community and how organised they are and being able to adapt to there surroundings and make the best out of their environment. Ps im jealous of your ant collection;)

Great video! Really amazing ant colonies!

What most interests me about ants is the huge amount of species, you could never get bored of them because there are so many kinds. I've got a young colony of Crematogasters that would love the formicarium Keep up the great content

The fact that ants are so diverse and efficient, has always struck me. They are usually overlooked, but much more than they seem. It can be hard for lots of people like me to get an efficient colony growing, so it's always great for a little boost. When observing ants, I've seen how they react with their environment, and the creatures around them. How they react with challenges, and opportunities. It's all so amazing. Ants have managed to get around burning so much energy, gaining so little, yet they grow and grow. Ants have spread through tough terrain across the world. They are a seed to the world of animals, and our interactions with us. Together, us and other creatures can create an amazing world, and ants have helped start it. The more people we have in the community, the more we all grow as people. Good luck to everyone participating, and your journey with the amazing creatures we call ants. Thanks, Arman

What I find most interesting about ants is how it feels like you are building a town. This then turns into a city, I can chose where they live, what they eat, and what they do. I highly suggest keeping ants for this very reason, and this is also why I enjoy keeping them!

Thanks for the video! I like them because they are social animals. Ants communicate, cooperate and compete. This really sets apart from other pets.

My favourite genus of ants is Odontomachus. Their mandible-closing speed is definitely one of the reasons why I like them. It also shows that there are so much more to ants then them being small red/black pests. This also led me into the ant keeping hobby as I want to observe the lives of ants which otherwise would go unseen in the wild. I want to experience the joy of the queen having her first nanitics,watch them feed and care for their brood,that is how I found out about Ants Australia. Jordan and the team, I always look forward to your videos as they are always inspirational and full of information needed for people starting out in the ant hobby. My favourite tutorial video has to be the tubs and tubes video. I am pretty sure that video helped people like me that can't get professional formicariums that are too expensive. The video allows us to observe the nesting behaviour of ants using a simpler and cheaper method, instead of getting a formicarium,and that is why I really like that video. The other reason I really like your videos is that I want to explore the species found in Australia, especially the bull and jumping jack ants (Myrmecia sp), which are my dream species. I get to learn about their natural behaviours in your highly informative documentaries even though I can't get them here in Singapore. So I want to thank you guys for helping me in the ant hobby that now I am able to have my own colonies and observe them upclose. Thank you.

I really agreed with your statement of keeping native ants ! So I watched your video about how to catch and take care of a queen ant. I waited patiently and went out every night to look for nuptial queens, finally I caught a Lasius Niger queen and now I have my first anitics !!

My favourite part about ants is seeing them in the nests. Watching them tend to the brude and around in their highways in the nest is cool to see.

Personally, their behaviour. The way they act as a colony. Watching a colony grow, their social learning and every interaction; how every specie is designed with the soul purpose of only helping the colony, their social stomachs, caring nature, egg laying abilities, protecting eachother is just extremely amazing, interesting and fascinating. I wish everyone the best of luck. Amazing video.

I found a Myrmecia Simillima Queen while out on a stay, south east of Victoria. Your video has been the mini guide for them! And my Queen does love earwigs too!

I am so excited to share these videos with my nieces! Believe it or not, ants are a great social lesson tool. I love to tell the girls about the queens and how the colonies begin. I love to show them how ants truly have personalities and how they relate to one another just like people do. We talk about how different species need different things to survive and thrive. If nothing else, we can just sit and watch them do ant stuff, it somehow puts things into perspective. Thank you so much !

My favorite part about ants are the Honeypot ants, and more specifically, the repletes. They act as living storage containers in the ant colony, and I think it's just so fascinating. Thanks for the great video!

I... Honestly love your videos. It's like listening to uncle dane or nightdocs. You have such a soothing voice and these are so interesting