I Caught The Strangest Queen Ant I've Ever Seen

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I caught the strangest queen ant I've ever seen in my life! Check out her out! She stings, but as you will see in this video, as we feed her and take a deeper look at the biology and lifestyle of her species, she's truly a cool find! Hope you enjoy this week's video! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Guys, this queen ant is odd, right? But can you imagine having a colony of these ants? Taking names now! Also, if you enjoyed this video hope you remember to LIKE, leave a COMMENT for feedback, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL and select ALL for Notifications Squad). Thank you all for watching! Ant love forever! xoxo

@vonnygowin8972 2 года назад

First I already like and sub (hit the bell to!) Here the name for the queen, enon (dont read it backward pls)

@MrCommentGod 2 года назад

🐜

@jpcyberdude7777 2 года назад

Yeah

@MoOocus 2 года назад

@@vonnygowin8972 s h u t

@ethangavinnovero3702 2 года назад

🐜

@wilcoxway 2 года назад

I suggest naming the new queen Destiny, as she sought out AntsCanada all on her own. And for slender ants, I recommend a cut and hollowed branch with limbs, set with its hollowed side facing the glass so you can film the nest.

@breaksquad1236 2 года назад

Perfect. Antscanada needs to see this NOW!!!

@JuliyaTeletzke 2 года назад

That's perfect!

@thespotzone316 2 года назад

@Antscanada see this comment!

@oppositeswitzerland1058 2 года назад

@jeremyandbeckyboothe5346 2 года назад

this is perfect for this queen antcanada see this NOW!!!

@NWK_WCG 2 года назад

Try splitting some old twigs down the middle and hollow them out so you can attach the twigs to the glass so you can still see the ants while keeping them comfortable.

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

I was thinking this!

@Ernoskij 2 года назад

@@AntsCanada Don't forget to acquire some ant cows for them to herd :)

@torIIgo 2 года назад

@@Ernoskij Plus live woody plants for the "cows" to feed on.

@TS-7864 2 года назад

Similar to this species, in my country we have "pseudomyrmex simplex", local to a bunch of countries from central and south america, aswell as in the caribbean, like in my case, DR. i have spotted it also near dead twigs and branches. according to my research, it has been found in queenless nests, (indicating high polydomy) and also in nests with more than one functional dealate queen, but apparently is still casified as monogynous, i still struggle to wrap my head around that. They are also monomorphic. There are other species sharing this bodyshape, but i have never seen other species, only this one

@armax4282 2 года назад

It would be awesome to see an habitat with those mealy bugs! They actually farm like a bug cattle that’s fascinating!

@warriorwolf2712 2 года назад

I have many name suggestions: 1. Nemy (African Origin) meaning “sweet” 2. Anwen (Welsh Origin) meaning “Sweet and most beautiful” 3. Vevina (Scottish Origin) “Sweet lady” 4. Amla (Arabic Origin) meaning “Sweet by nature” 5. Soma (Sanskrit Origin) meaning “Lunar nectar” I picked these 5 because they all correlate around their species craving for sweets, and I thought it was only fitting to name her Royal Highness after her sweet tooth.

@Yume10605 2 года назад

I love the name Soma

@tomnovy3476 2 года назад

love the lunar nectar the best

@mads1259 2 года назад

Aw, your ideas a cute. I myself thought of calling the queen the Slenderwoman.

@tetetiffany2348 2 года назад

Slenderwoman?

@tetetiffany2348 2 года назад

I like anwen

@Splurrrrrrr 2 года назад

So long time watcher but I think this is the first time I've ever commented. I really don't have a good idea for the name but honestly I think the habitat needs to be as natural as possible. Being that this species is already noted to be very hard to rear an entire colony in captivity I think the best choice is to find some slightly hollow branches stretched over the rest of the terrarium to make it seem more natural with melebugs placed in there so it can mimick their natural state as much as possible. I understand the desire to be able to see them but we have a responsibility to keep them in a way that provides the best possibility to thrive so we can see them in as natural way as possible and they can feel at their best. Lol just my thoughts.

@mcdonalds32ouncesoda53 2 года назад

I completely agree with your statement, I like being able to see ants but I also enjoy to have them not stressed out and feel completely as If they were in their natural habitat. Just my opinion tho.

@vincentlee7359 2 года назад

That's why prisons needs to mimic the natural human city life. So prisoners can feel naturally at ease and stress free since they committed crimes.

@SOURVEGTABLE 2 года назад

True I mean

@Pixomite 2 года назад

*mealbugs

@seanmartin2185 2 года назад

@@vincentlee7359 I don't agree the prisons should mimic that. But what crime did the ants commit?!😂

@angelicaapperson950 2 года назад

I did not expect this video to solve a mystery for me. A few years back I was helping clear out dead branches off of a farm when I felt a sharp stinging sensation on my forearm. What I saw on my arm looked just like this slender ant queen you caught. I brushed it off of me and looked closer at it and recognized it must be an ant, but I had never seen an ant that looked like that before. Black, quite big, but skinny and had a weird shaped butt with a stinger. I live in North America, in the Pacific Northwest, and I've seen plenty of ants, but nothing like the one that stung me. Initially I thought it was a fire ant that had got me, but when I saw it, I realized that was not the case. When I looked it up online, the internet showed all the usual native ant species, but none that matched. I just assumed maybe I misidentified a weird insect that mimics the form of an ant, but when I saw the queen that landed on you, my jaw dropped. I was stunned to see it again, but also confused on how it ended up here in America. My heart sunk in my chest when you showed the seized ants, it finally clicked in my head what happened. In my area, ant keeping and bee keeping have become quite popular, and I suspect that perhaps the ant that stung me was a victim of being imported, then discarded by a careless owner. This is all speculation though, but given what you said in this video, all the signs point to that ant being imported and dumped somewhere locally. By the way, for those curious, the sting felt a bit less aggressive than a fire ant, but still burned and throbbed for a bit.

@brodenhammel3883 2 года назад

Before this, I never would have thought that there was such a thing as a black market for ants, that just seems so random.

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Yes, there are so many animal black markets in the pet trade, and ants happen to be one of the newer ones. Smh...

@Blackfox_Kitsune 2 года назад

if there is a thing or life form there is a black-market for it

@dnxx503 2 года назад

@@Blackfox_Kitsune even for games?

@MEANLEANBEAN 2 года назад

@@dnxx503 have you heard of.... squid game?

@dnxx503 2 года назад

@@MEANLEANBEAN well I heard of squirt game

@whitelynx7518 2 года назад

It is so heart warming, at least for me, when the queen accepts the food offering and eats it! When that did not happen to my queens, I was worrying. Thank you for this amazing video!

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

I also love when they accept our peace offering! Thank you for watching! Ant love forever!

@luci_datum 2 года назад

The queens not accepting the food may be because they're a caustral species, you should look into that just in case. Good luck with your colonies!

@dog6861 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 does anyone know what this link leads to

@developchill8283 2 года назад

@@dog6861 its a cake recipe

@Im_Marco 2 года назад

@@dog6861 i middle clicked it, hovered over the video but didnt wanna give a video a view and it said "This recipe suprised everyone with how simple and delicious a cake ca...." so probs smth about cake making

@Durkur_Owl 4 месяца назад

I absolutely love this channel, just discovered it in the last year. There is nothing else quite like it on RU-vid. Quality, care, democracy, compassion,, love, fascination, curiosity, wonder.

@michellep3814 Год назад

Keeping local ants responsibly is beneficial in every way, but it is also much cheaper than pretty almost every other pet.

@weevil8025 2 года назад

Also she definitely chose you, you take good care of your ants and give them a life of free food without the risk of predators. Those ants are so lucky and she wanted in on that.

@ladymay4451 2 года назад

I’m crying now after you told us about the queen’s stoped at custom’s, and because we all know what custom’s will do. We need more people like you that do it the right way for ant farming!

@zyanidwarfare5634 2 года назад

She seems awfully active for a queen She’s super cool and kinda funny, a lot more personality than most ants seem to have. Also her name could be Joan, like Joan of ark but instead she’d be Joan of bark. And in terms of their habitat you could make a large network of tubes with the red tape over them, you would be able to see the entire nest and it would be like being inside of branches.

@Midorikonokami 2 года назад

JOAN OF BARK IS PERFECT

@IAreNotaPotato 2 года назад

My guy talking about a bug like it's his husband

@AntsVA. Год назад

shes semi claustral

@erilainen2725 2 года назад

I suggest naming her either: Werifesteria (meaning to wander through forest in search of mystery) or Lissome (meaning thin, supple, and graceful)

@erwingomez1249 Год назад

binge watching all your updates since I just found your channel. from the 7 colonies video I just got hooked.

@ZaniacProductionsBrickFilms 8 месяцев назад

I found this ant one day in my backyard and decided to catch it because it looked like a queen but a hour later it drowned herself

@adambarron4015 2 года назад

Props on the conservation pitch. For a habitat, how about an ant tower with branches stacked in a vertical position around the perimeter like a palisade. Run a grove down each branch piece on the side facing the glass and drill some random holes along the sides to encourage exploration and boring to other branches.

@PikachuYoutuber. 2 года назад

The name Willow would definitely fit for this queen. Since the name "Willow" is an unique female name of English origin and means “slender” or “graceful”. The name is also derived from the willow tree which has a slender shape and graceful branches. Plus: I believe a terrarium would be best suited and make an entertaining video, maybe towards the future you can move that colon into the ant house

@angels_playlists 2 года назад

oo good suggestion! i’m thinking of lulum

@timothyinting8189 2 года назад

Willow wolf from piggy

@michaelwong3622 2 года назад

I like the name. I will vote for you!

@angrydave7859 2 года назад

I don’t like it it’s my opinion

@mathm7401 2 года назад

Willow would be lovely actually

@Baizenberg 2 года назад

I have ants similar to those in my home in Quebec

@TeisterMC Год назад

the saddest thing about illigally importing tropical ants, is that people pay like 60+ euros for an ant wich will die because they can't survive in that country

@AntsCanada Год назад

Exactly!!! (...among other things!)

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Special thanks to the AC Senate for the support! Shout out to: Queen Ants: Kyle H Michael Dastous Laurien Staelen Michael Jenkins Supermajors: Chrissyliz1988 Yggy Stardust Nate Groening XxCharger GamingxX Abraham S. Merino

@osmosisjones4912 2 года назад

Try chalk next time your house is invaded. It absorbs the chemical trails ants leave for mabs

@padhle2137 2 года назад

Can we be lucky enough to see a 'blue' 'blueeeeee' ant colony?😇😇

@jahb0708 4 месяца назад

@@padhle2137probably not because someone had so many blue ants, but not a queen😢

@yinyangdynasty 2 года назад

Imagine being such a good ant keeper that ants seek you out.

@Blackdragon99omfg 2 года назад

I’d have suggested Nyx. A goddess of shadow. She is a beautiful shadow afterall.

@McJuncy 2 года назад

I strongly suggest that we name a slender and if she starts a colony we should give her a forest of branches because we want her to feel at home and act natural like she would normally be in the wild

@PixelForge83 2 года назад

This species needs as natural of a habitat as possible. Giving her a terrarium with small trees she can live in. Honestly an opportunity to name her slim shady. Lol. Ant love forever Edit: Did not think AntsCanada would see this, or anyone really, but I'll take it. lol

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

After that stellar Superbowl halftime show performance, I second that! SLIM SHADY is a great suggestion!

@PixelForge83 2 года назад

@@AntsCanada lol

@lorenzoelizarraras3850 2 года назад

It sounds like a good name

@Stickanimatess 2 года назад

Nvm ignor my suggestion slim shady is best

@joross8578 2 года назад

No... Bamboo style testtube is the key the queen will die if that's what you put them in, now I'm not so much of an expert but I do know that putting them in setups like that guarantees failure

@ficothedepressed 2 года назад

I suggest naming the queen the "Dark Empress" due to her really dark exoskeleton As for the enclosure, I recommend some branches that are really hollow, like the satellite branches of a tree.

@masamah2661 2 года назад

Dark empress and ember empress

@blz1512 9 месяцев назад

I found an ant like this, it was the same but had an extra pincer at the end of her gaster where the stinger is. It was a few weeks ago while there was hardly any nuptial flights so I doubt it was a queen but it did have wings so maybe!

@sophisticatedfurret5239 2 года назад

Wow I can't belive you still post I still remember the original fire nation and the pitcher plant videos

@Tuckerboy1 2 года назад

Please keep her, she would be a awesome addition

@mothhuuny 2 года назад

You could name her Milly or Molly, based off the milibugs! It may not be a cool name, but it is a cute name and it could show people that ants who aren't conventionally "cute" can still be adorable! edit: spelling error

@SnowyLotuss 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 f u :)

@ghiankenjib.santos3134 2 года назад

Milly and Molly doesn't fit ( I'm sorry if this offended you)

@Litmit_0 2 года назад

why "he"

@mothhuuny 2 года назад

@@ghiankenjib.santos3134 no that's totally fine! i disagree but ur opinion is valid!

@SnowyLotuss 2 года назад

@@Litmit_0 lol

@justjj1321 2 года назад

So for anyone who wants to know her exact species, from what I can see it's Tetraponera nigra, which is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Some parts of Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Some parts of India. Sri Lanka, Thailand and other countries I didn't include because this message is getting long. Edit: Nvm, it's T. nitida, I thought it was T. nigra because of her all black body and rectangular head, but I didn't account the color of the legs and the and antennae. Thanks to those guys in the comments for correcting me.

@jacktumbouniversal2149 2 года назад

thank you hardcore ant guy.

@Sirciel 2 года назад

@@resurrectedhelicoprion in my opinion i think its an ant

@peel8043 2 года назад

Ur completely wrong on the id its nitida

@hyperspacejester7377 2 года назад

Looks like an ant but she identifies as an arachnid! 😆

@justjj1321 2 года назад

@@resurrectedhelicoprion It is, just checked.

@gigglebott5 2 года назад

I really think that she should be the queen of the aunt house because you not only found her there during construction but that’s where her home is that big piece you’re planning I really think will be perfect with lots of little branches in it

@felipeperez4941 2 года назад

Ive been subed to you ants canada for mabe 7 years now. My ant knowledge hase never been more knowledgeable.

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Thank you! #AntLoveForever

@some-fander1001 2 года назад

AC back with the great ant content Ant Love Forever

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! Ant love forever!

@thelostadventurer4740 2 года назад

She kinda reminds me almost of a Xenomorph so what about naming her Xena? ^^

@theneocrusader3114 2 года назад

Why did i think the same thing

@guest_boy3081 2 года назад

I watch your video to the very start of my childhood and thank you for teaching me what ants do ty

@dustind4694 2 года назад

I choose to believe that the ant in question was terrified at first, and then had a moment of 'Oh it's Mikey' and strolled into the test tube of her own will.

@dustind4694 2 года назад

My vote's for Soma or Destiny, btw

@nieznajomy4398 2 года назад

it's really sad to hear that how many ants were sent from my country Poland. especially because it seems those ants weren't in best condition seeing dirty water and overall dirty tubes.

@kawka_lola6409 2 года назад

As Polish, I'm ashamed of this situation, even though they are insects, it looks like violence against animals for me ;/

@whoasked376 2 года назад

@@kawka_lola6409 I mean i think insects are animals also violence against animals is called animals cruelty

@MsBuryzenek 2 года назад

@@kawka_lola6409 this species are not native to poland also.

@sethwinters3556 2 года назад

@@whoasked376 haha they're polish give them a break, English isn't their first language presumably

@sethwinters3556 2 года назад

@@domino4949 😂 didn't even notice that haha. Maybe that guy should focus on his own English first 🙄😁

@DianeSturlinXX 2 года назад

When I was a small girl (okay we're talking over half a century ago but bear with me) there was a model who was so skinny nobody could believe it and her name was Twiggy. I think that would be the perfect name for her.

@barbarahouk1983 2 года назад

I remember Twiggy but I am in the last half of my 6th decade. I liked her and her name. This could be a nice name for this queen ant.

@broidfkugh Год назад

He's making me appreciate and like ants... I've always hated them bc fire ants but he makes ants in general cool

@viss7777 2 года назад

I probably recommend naming the slender queen ant harmony.

@Torpid-gw2ss 2 года назад

It's insane how many ants u have Can't wait to see this one Queen ant to develop a massive colony

@tonts5329 2 года назад

Don't get too hopeful, still a good chance of a Colony Founding failing, like back when he had all of those young Ant Queens and half of them died off. But let's be optimistic and hope for the best, just with tempered expectations.

@whoasked376 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 Look your a bot

@twothirdsanexplosive 2 года назад

❤️❤️ your message about appreciating local, native ants. Thank you for showing people how cool it can be to look at what's around them.

@94hoi97 2 года назад

Bow 🙇

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, AC Senator! Bow.

@The_Mint2007 2 года назад

Bow

@myrmidononyx7284 2 года назад

@@94hoi97 Monomorium pharaonis , Formica rufa , Lasius niger.. not everybody gets blue ants , slender ants, or them big jaws... for me they have only diffrent color

@noahjuniorgaming3494 2 года назад

@@AntsCanada i gotta say not everybody super colorfull ant Where i live their are just : Messor capitatus Black Camponotus Lasius niger Lasius flavus Black formica Crematogaster scutellaris Super rare but still find them Crematogaster auberti

@JDowzell 2 года назад

My offering is the name: Queen Lancea. It sounds cool, regal, and is Latin for Spear or Pike, which works well for her narrow, spear-like form :)

@ISuckAtMakingUsernames2 2 года назад

I think having a ant of this type as a colony would be really interesting and cool to do

@linag7308 2 года назад

So far she's my favorite. I like the name the Black Dahlia. We can call her Dalhia for short. What have you, Exotics Lair and the Dark Den done to me? I've always hated killing ants. But now its even more! I can't even kill spiders anymore! But i guess Love and Life is better then being scared and dead. Black Beauty she is.

@AGULL 2 года назад

I watch them too🤣

@self-righteousideologue9398 2 года назад

You really want her to get murdered and decapitated and torn apart?

@shadowlord4649 2 года назад

@@self-righteousideologue9398 Read Perfectly

@stormbornapostle5188 2 года назад

Uh...do you have ANY idea who "the Black Dahlia" was, and what happened to her?! Let's not name anything after her, ever.

@linag7308 2 года назад

@@stormbornapostle5188 Yes i know exactly who she is. But take back the name and use it for good.

@roonn5584 2 года назад

Haha, I like how ants are literally attracted to you, Imagine having a queen ant just crawling on your arm all of a sudden

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Lol and strangely, it happens ALL THE TIME! Thanks for watching! Ant love forever!

@IDKwhattoupload 2 года назад

I killed one by accident on my leg because i dint saw it and taught it was a fly

@michaelwong3622 2 года назад

I encourage hollow branches since they are made for the hollow branches.

@davaoorientallol11 2 года назад

Queen ant types: 1. Cultivator Resources Output 100 percent 2. Raider Resources Output -6 3. Herder Wax defense 100 percent resources Raided Hard to cure Healing speed 50-

@pillowcult7663 2 года назад

I rarely comment , but ive been watching ur videos for a long time now. I have a pretty severe phobia of ants. Cant go outside in the wilderness at all due to it. I absolutely do find them to be cute though. while irl i cant handle seeing them, im absolutely obsessed with ur videos and love watching them. Its truly facinating and ants have always been a source of fear in the past, but now its a source of happiness thanks to you. Love all the information ive learned from your videos too. Most people dont take the time to bother learning how these small creatures work. Thank you :)

@annearana4690 Год назад

I rarely comment too

@leechinsiang6487 2 года назад

I think the name “The Hunter Queen” sounds like a good name because you said that unlike other queens they hunt for food instead of fasting for months

@clintonclarke107 2 года назад

we should name her dart from how to train your dragon

@ivansorrentino-mw9dn 18 дней назад

dart dart dart dart dart dart dart dart

@lourdezdiaz5697 Год назад

HIM: TO EVEN BLUE ANTS HIM AGAIN: BLUEEEEEE!!!!!!! that got me laughing

@greenmarin3 2 года назад

The more series I watch. The more interested I am. I had a thought last night after watching a few of your episodes. What if earth is just a terrarium for some advanced extraterrestrial civilization and they watch us in the same way we watch this 😂

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Ahhhh yes the Fishbowl Hypthesis!

@mangekyoubyakugan5913 2 года назад

it would explain why setting up a colony on the moon was nixed, back into the terrarium, no satellite nests!

@aaravrastogi9466 2 года назад

Hello AntsCanada! I found a queen exactly like this a few weeks ago. It was wandering around my balcony and I thought it must have been a queen. I caught it and followed the normal procedure, but unfortunately she died before she could give birth to any eggs. I think this was because I didn’t feed her, instead thought she was a claustral species.I would love if you would be able to help me get more information on her. Thank you! PS- I live in Mumbai, India

@torphithepotato1764 2 года назад

WoW

@Souldragon9089 Год назад

I think we should do something like the carpenter and settup! Then we can see inside the nest and all the eggs larva and pupa!

@Rachab19 Год назад

The set up should be a Terrarium of branches that Coneaxce outside

@jessphilipguevarra4743 2 года назад

For names I can recommend Lissome and Svelte, fancy, but matches up with the species as both words mean thin, slender, and graceful. For the container maybe you could just attack cut twigs towards the glass wall to view them, though some twigs will probably not be viewable for long with this idea.

@hoahoang1679 2 года назад

I would name her ‘Dark Thin empress’ because it follows up with her body, head, and gaster. And the Dark follows up with the color

@treylanderman6497 2 года назад

Queen Diana named after a goddess of the hunt because she's a species of ant that still hunts

@lad.v 2 года назад

Name her slender stick, it’s great since she’s called a slender ant and nests insides sticks and branches

@theLizzardLiz 2 года назад

I like the name Twiggy. It had ties to the model, so it makes sense since it is so slim and it is also a play on where the nests are normally found.

@morganstinchcomb5574 2 года назад

Yes me too

@The1AppleTree 2 года назад

this channel is getting bigger everyday :D

@mirmohamed4478 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 who are you

@kreation2021 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 another immature comment

@shieldsmixz 2 года назад

yep

@paladinsplace5072 2 года назад

@@mirmohamed4478 just report them repeadtly for every reason so youtube might axe them

@carmenh2674 Год назад

She is so cute and beautiful

@divine-x4457 2 года назад

name option for slender ant queen when she gets her colony 1.Might Of The Shadows

@vitalfine1756 2 года назад

Maybe name the Queen, Dryad since Dryad is the Greek Goddess of wood and she looks like a beautiful young woman which could relate to the slender bodies of the slender ants.

@ivywood13 2 года назад

Dryads would be a good name for the colony.

@bluefox5606 2 года назад

Her name should be svelte, meaning slim,slender and elegant like her! And it should be in a double stacked ac outworlds then branches and twigs in them and then rocky/mossy terrain on the ground

@clownman9404 2 года назад

I knew it! Before you did your parodies I have followed antscanada in the pass.

@felixthecutecat1869 Год назад

I suggest it might be a bullet ant because those ants can sting and are slender. Amazing videos by the way you are the one who inspired me to get a ant colony.

@just_a_dustpan 2 года назад

At 7:17 you said “divergently evolve” but it’s actually convergent evolution. They were two separate species that evolved the same trait independently, which is converging on the same point from different locations

@Zora_TheSideCharacter 2 года назад

Maybe eventually make a terrarium of twigs for them, but I think a cool way to start would be similar to the old Fire Nation set up, where there were tons of tubes going all over to a few different outworlds. Or at least that's how I remember it, it has been quite a while.

@FBI_agent556 Год назад

Nice, an slender ant queen, never seen this species for a long time

@BlackReshiram 2 года назад

i actually thought at first that this was some sort of trapjaw ant because its body shape is so similar, but obviously she doesnt have those jaws

@NWFLDeaconsWife 2 года назад

I suggest for the Queen, "Selinderella" Since she still has to do her work (hunting/foraging) while she is founding her colony. And for the colony "Selendrix" since they thrive in a matrix of slender branches in trees. Also, the flat brooding chamber AC sells should be an excellent starter place until you can get an aquarium setting built for them.

@justrosie 2 года назад

I want to name her Ditzi, bc she seems so curious that she's a lil clumsy. But very cute! I also wanted to ask some things regarding the illegal importing of foreign ants. While I agree 100% with everything you’ve said about WHY bringing in foreign ant species unregulated could be disastrous, I would like to know your opinion on these: is there a way (in your opinion) that foreign ants could be safely kept within a different territory? How do you feel about other species, inverts especially, that are imported? I.e. Isopods, mantids, tarantulas, roaches? Do you feel that keeping these species is different, and safer? I know it would be a lot easier for an ant colony to potentially become invasive than say a species of tarantula, but I would like your thoughts, especially now when the LACEY act may be permanently affecting how us Americans keep exotics!

@UmbreonLuv1 2 года назад

For most creatures I would say I'd love to be able to own in any country or region responsibly. However, with ants, the main reason they are hard to keep in other countries other than their own is that they are escape artists. You could have as many precautions as you can in place to make sure they don't, but even antscanada has had full colonies escape from their enclosures. If there was a way to *guarantee* that they can't escape, then I'd be fine seeing them outside of their own countries. Ants are just so small, have massive colonies, and can easily overpower native species that it's just a huge risk if a colony escapes. Same with any small species of bug really that isn't kept alone. In the US, if I remember right, the honeybee that everyone knows about is actually invasive and out competes native bee populations, but most bee keepers use the invasive species to produce honey or help their own farms/gardens. You just have to be careful when you have insects that could do damage to your area if not housed properly.

@NotTheHonored1 2 года назад

Bro’s ending has me in tears

@blackheartgaming6121 2 года назад

I never knew that there was an black market for ants

@turkeyking1342 2 года назад

This is amazing! I’ve never seen a queen of this species! And to think it just came to you!

@therealnagisa 2 года назад

That's a tetraponera, known for their painful stings

@Puhngaknghaka 2 года назад

@have a nice day 🌈 k

@ying5258 2 года назад

I think you should do the branches so it feels mare natural

@Thatboijjay23 2 года назад

The voice overs for these pass videos are just 🤌 excellently done

@terie74 3 месяца назад

I found your channel by accident n can't believe how much i enjoy n look forward to new posts about ants. I am seriously thinking of starting my own colonies! I also am surprised at how much knowledge i have gained in knowing HOW to begin my own colony!!!! Thank you for beginning my new love of ants !!!! Name this beauty creeper queen (since she was creeping up your arm!!!) Much love cutie pie!!! See you in your posts!!!! 😉💕

@ramentaco80 2 года назад

I never found anything meaningful or special about ants until I found your channel. Thanks to you I now value the importance of them in the ecosystem and didn't spray them with bug killers anymore. Keep up the good work!

@chrisp7641 2 года назад

Something tells me that this colony would be right at home in a tube nest. Smaller tubes than what you use for the connecting of out world setups. And as a name, well since she is royalty, how about Slinderella(Cinderella).

@Bear98183 5 месяцев назад

That Queen ant is called species:831

@benniedrew4095 2 месяца назад

I love the native ant speech as I’ve fallen in love with my local Camponotus and want them to thrive

@soltowolf 2 года назад

Hi everyone. I have a name suggestion. I think Selendria is a good name and I hope that everyone else likes it to. I have been watching this channel for so long now and it keeps surprising me with how fascinating ants are. Ant love forever!

@06kikas3 2 года назад

After not watching this dude in some years this is really interesting.

@AntsCanada 2 года назад

Welcome back! Ant love forever!

@karensookee6140 Год назад

She's gorgeous, 😍.Queen Ebony ,and see through tubes to watch would be awesome.🐜💕

@jemque8650 Год назад

3:10 LOLLLLLL THE WAY SHE FELL 🤣🤣. 3:47 SHES JUST A CLUMSY QUEEN

@nedybob 2 года назад

I had an idea for the nest if you get a colony started, could you make them an area make out of small diameter cpvc pipe, with parts cut in half and up against the glass so you can still see in. Cpvc is used for drinking water so it should be ant safe and easy to work with