The first Exotic Ants to get! Camponotus Maculatus

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A comprehensive ant care Guide on Camponotus Maculatus for ant keeping beginners.
What are the traits of this ant species? Where do they come from? What requirements does your Ant Farm need to fullfill in order to keep these ants as your pets?
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@AntsVienna Год назад

Do YOU keep exotic ants? What species? 😃 💬 Antkeeper Chat: discord.gg/PBw6BvU 🐜 Learn more about Ant Keeping: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ih00NnzeDiQ.html

@AdamZAZA-e1c 8 месяцев назад

I have this queen ant

@charleszhou9661 3 месяца назад

I have Jumping Jack ants and Trapjaw ants from Australia which aren’t native to my area. I also have a colony of Carebara Diversa 1 queen and 500 workers which is native.

@naturafourmis Год назад

I also have a channel about ants but I'm French, I wanted to tell you that your videos are super cool and captivating!! Thanks to you I am learning English little by little while observing my passion! Thanks !! 😊🐜✨

@AntsVienna Год назад

Hello French friend! Glad my videos help you improve your language skills 😄

@SciencewithSadeed 11 месяцев назад

@@AntsViennaplease feed your lasius Niger ant colony a live insect.

@viltrum123 9 месяцев назад

Hey so when I get ant colony will there be any new queens created,and if yes then will they fight with my original queen or should I remove all new queens@@AntsVienna

@ZeninGabi 8 месяцев назад

@@viltrum123 no there will be new queens when your colony is mature they're called "alates" don't worry they won't fight each other but in order to lay eggs they need To do the nuptial flight to get mated

@BadJuice 11 месяцев назад

I have Camponotus Fedshenkoi - 2 queens 2 separate colonies. Very slow ant growing species - but has massive workers and the queens are huge also. What I love about them is they change their color based on the color variation of food that is fed to them. Awesome video as always mate, keep up the good work 👍

@AntsVienna 11 месяцев назад

Hello again! Thank you! Slowing down a bit on videos for winter (since 90% of my colonies hibernate), BUT getting awesome stuff ready for you guys next spring😉

@TheDragonBloom Год назад

Your assessment of Maculatus is on point. I have a colony of them that has outgrown every other species of ant that I have in just a single year. I thought C. Decipiens grew fast but my Maculatus grew even faster. They started founding at about the same time last year. My Decipiens colony number in the hundreds but my Maculatus are over a thousand strong with massive piles of brood. African creatures just don't play the game by the same rules, I guess.

@AntsVienna Год назад

Haha! True, thanks for backing up my argument about growth. I have even reduced their setup temperature a bit, because they grow too fast for my personal taste😅😂

@Orangutan_Stella 4 дня назад

Top video. Extremely informative and very interesting. Thankyou and well done 😎

@anthonie7343 Год назад

Nice video , i got a Camponotus maculatus colony myself and they already have 4-5 k workers 🎉

@AntsVienna Год назад

Oh... Didn't know they can get that big in captivity - You must be doing something right😉👍

@anthonie7343 Год назад

@@AntsVienna haha no problem

@kylefam9356 4 месяца назад

Love your channel! I got a Camponotus Chromaiodes queen almost 3 weeks ago and she has eggs! Also just found a Camponotus Subbarbatus queen today! Hoping to find another queen that isn’t Camponotus like a Lasius neoniger queen. Only time will tell though.

@AntsVienna 4 месяца назад

Hello and thanks! Congrats on the Queens you have caught🐜👍 Camponotus fly first, while Lasius nuptial flights happen mid June until end of July. So keep your eyes open in that timeframe😉

@MohammedAasimFlims Год назад

Looks very similar to c. Irritans

@AntsVienna Год назад

True! Camp. Maculatus are bigger though. Can't speak about Irritans traits, sice I haven't keep them

@minersstone3676 5 месяцев назад

Just to clear out something. Camponotus maculatus are not only found in South Africa. Am in west Africa Nigeria, I do see them

@AntsVienna 5 месяцев назад

Of course they can be found in whole africa! I think i said "mainly" in south africa, if not I apologise and thank you for the correction 😃👍

@minersstone3676 5 месяцев назад

We are good haha I caught camponotu maculatus queens from last rain fall still at eggs stage

@marcosteixeiradefreitas5705 Месяц назад

Fantastic!

@AntsVienna Месяц назад

Love my Maculatus! They are really fast growing Campos!

@coupleplays5702 Год назад

Very cool video!

@AntsVienna Год назад

Glad you enjoy my content. Stay tuned for more!

@agamemnwngaming1953 Год назад

Nice channel, keep it up! 👍

@AntsVienna Год назад

Thanks! Will do :)

@grexodus5493 Год назад

YEESSS!! Another awesome video from AV!! 😃

@AntsVienna Год назад

You are to kind! Glad you like my videos👍

@94hoi97 Год назад

I love this channel!!❤I really love Camponotus ants, thank you for this video!!

@AntsVienna Год назад

You're welcome! Stay tuned for more😉

@tomdavies7535 6 месяцев назад

Your voice makes me laugh I just picture Dracula talking to me about ants 😂😂 brilliant

@AntsVienna 5 месяцев назад

Dracula... how come? 😅😂

@tomdavies7535 5 месяцев назад

@@AntsVienna just the accent 😂 it’s great

@Finley-xb1ht 8 месяцев назад

I’ve Subscribed

@AntsVienna 7 месяцев назад

Glad to have you on board! 😄

@Ninuturu Год назад

By the looks of it, you Camponotus maculatus is the dark morph, they have an even brighter yellow variant, I personally keep both color variants I highly doubt that they grow from egg to worker in 2 to 4 weeks however, they grow fast, but not that fast haha They only make for good beginner species if the owner is willing to either pay a lot of money for nests and outworld, or if they are good in DIY nest making. Any faults in design will cause them to escape, and they will relocate the complete colony extremely fast. Your lucky that your colony doesn't like to climb much, because mine do XD they all hang on the walls of their outworld. Their "diapause" is actually during our summer, and they grow much bigger than just 3000 ants! You will see with your own colony, as dark morph colonies get bigger than the light morphs. It's also likely that your "heat stroke" colony could have woken up if dried and aired properly, because they usually choke on the high humidity with "heat stroke" deads.

@AntsVienna Год назад

Hello Ninuturu! Once again lots of useful advice! If I only had known sooner about the reasoning behind the heat stroke I might have been able to save them - But I'll keep that in mind for the future. Yes, I specifically requested the dark morph, because I like the color-mix better - Didn't know they get bigger colonies though😅 They call for a bigger ant farm soon!

@AntsVienna Год назад

When the heater is on mine did make it in 3 weeks (egg to worker). That took me totally by surprise early on. Now reduced the temperature to "hold them back" a bit😂

@ThisGuy327 Год назад

grate vid im subbed

@AntsVienna Год назад

Thanks! Glad to have you👍

@markmonster8748 Год назад

Maculatus sure are the best! 🤩

@AntsVienna Год назад

I certainly do like them

@spudoes534 Год назад

Yay another video! Thanks!

@AntsVienna Год назад

Your welcome! Sorry to keep you waiting

@spudoes534 Год назад

@@AntsVienna Its okay :D quality over quantity

@billbolton7108 8 месяцев назад

My favorite is Camponotus US-CA02, Camponotus fragilis and veromessor pergandei

@AntsVienna 8 месяцев назад

Sounds nice👍 Are you keeping/buing all of them?

@billbolton7108 8 месяцев назад

@@AntsVienna I’m thinking about it

@AntsVienna 8 месяцев назад

You'll like them :)

@Virginian_ants Год назад

The most exotic is Vollenhovia emeryi which are introduced from Japan and can reproduce through parthenogenesis. I may be getting some Cuban ants soon is I can get a permit.

@AntsVienna Год назад

That's cool. Never heard of that sp. tbh

@OctosharkAngelo 5 месяцев назад

I’m thinking about getting into ant keeping, but I don’t know if I’ll do it well

@AntsVienna 5 месяцев назад

No one does know at first - it is just a matter of trying it out for yourself! Here is video series to get you started on everything you need to know about ant keeping😃🐜 👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H_gUXQhSyPM.html

@Finley-xb1ht 8 месяцев назад

Btw, when will there be an update on the Flavus experiment.

@AntsVienna 7 месяцев назад

There were already 2 Updates. The colony in now in hibernation... I guess July would be a good point when enough will have happened to justify another video :) 👉 Here is the updated playlist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WFoop7Zbwq8.html

@charleszhou9661 4 месяца назад

I dare you to create a DIY ant farm that combines all the designs you have used in the past!

@AntsVienna 4 месяца назад

haha! Deal, give me some time

@charleszhou9661 3 месяца назад

I also dare you to make a self-feeding ant outworld that has critters inside that breed to feed the colony. This idea is from D Colony who already has a video on it but I want to see your unique approach to it.

@charleszhou9661 3 месяца назад

Also please can I have a shoutout in the video about my dare suggestion.

@darklight8774 Год назад

Camponotus is awesome

@AntsVienna Год назад

Yes, the variety is insane! There is aspecies for everyone

@darklight8774 Год назад

@@AntsVienna i plan to catch a bunch of queens from at least 4 commons species in May, wish me luck!

@beans929 4 месяца назад

please post again

@AntsVienna 4 месяца назад

Yes, sorry for the lack of videos lately... PS: I am recording footage for 3 videos at the moment😉

@Dexotics 11 месяцев назад

Camponotus maculatus dont only live in warm place

@AntsVienna 11 месяцев назад

True. But it is the only way for them to grow

@nehimaZA 9 месяцев назад

I can agree that maculatus are great, they occur indigenously in South Africa over here. And I have two colonies. Just don't get bitten by the majors, it hurts 😅.

@AntsVienna 9 месяцев назад

Thankfully my colony doesn't have any huge mejors yet... BUT thanks for the warning!😅😂

@nehimaZA 8 месяцев назад

@@AntsVienna Enjoy them! And keep up the good work.

@EnchantedEcho1 Год назад

WOW

@AntsVienna Год назад

🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

@AtusHD 8 месяцев назад

HEy du hast ein coolen Kanal. Ist auch ein deutschsprachiger geplant?

@AntsVienna 8 месяцев назад

Servus und danke! Vorerst nicht, kann es aber auch nicht ausschließen ;)

@sunshinecarnivores1919 3 месяца назад

20-28 years is a long time for an insect to live.

@AntsVienna 2 месяца назад

Absolutely! I couldn't believe it myself but it is scientifically prooven

@erengineer9793 Год назад

I had a camponotus vagus colony and a camp. Aethiops. So i have give away my queen of camponotus aethiops .. my colony of vagus died ... so I have a colonies of messor minor and capitatus. They will go in Hibernation

@AntsVienna Год назад

Hello there. Cool! I am thinking of getting Messor for a while now ...What do you say? Are they worth it? 😉

@darklight8774 Год назад

@@AntsVienna messor is the carebara of Europe! M. barbarus and structor have supermajors that are as large as their queens!

@AAants 5 месяцев назад

When will you upload again?

@AntsVienna 5 месяцев назад

Working on new setups for my Maculatus and Nicobarensis colonies right now😉

@IdoBdani-gu1nb Год назад

מבטל להן את הכתר כרגיל לע כולם ואנחנו החזקים יותר

@AntsVienna Год назад

Please rephrase in english ... Translator doesn't do the job here

@ИгорьЛунин-о5р 4 месяца назад

What the camera are you using to take so great macro?

@AntsVienna 3 месяца назад

My mobile phone from few centimeters distance😂😂

@doctorhawksbr 9 месяцев назад

I have a Neoponera Villosa queen a.k.a Texas Bullet Ant queen, what should I feed her?

@AntsVienna 9 месяцев назад

Hello fellow ant keeper! All ants need pretty much the same to survive: Carbohydrates, protein & water. Here is a video with more details and examples for you😉👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsnlZWMjG7Y.html

@Utmas 2 месяца назад

Can u raise a colony off meat instead off insects

@AntsVienna 2 месяца назад

You certainly can with turkey-meat. It does depend on the ant species though

@IdoBdani-gu1nb Год назад

הם גם זוחלים בכורות שלנו

@AntsVienna Год назад

Cool! But ants are insects

@Dexotics Год назад

They are native here by me

@AntsVienna Год назад

Then you are a lucky one! 😃🐜

@Valkyrie04 4 месяца назад

Do you still have the 7 queen colony of L. Flavus? Are they still doing ok?

@AntsVienna 4 месяца назад

YES! Of course I still keep them, after all you guys voted that I should keep that colony and continue this "experiment"! They are doing fine, will make a video on them as soon as there is enough to talk about

@goldx8878 10 месяцев назад

Can i use another tube instead of test tube in keeping queen ant? If yes, what tube can i use?

@AntsVienna 10 месяцев назад

Why not use a test tube? You can find it very cheap in every drug/medical store. If you are looking for alternatives you will need to pay attention to proper hydration and ventilation

@viltrum123 9 месяцев назад

Hey, I might get this species,im also from Europe, can i just keep them at room temperature?i got no heat pack but i dont see why I would need one,room is pretty warm

@AntsVienna 9 месяцев назад

They need around 24-26° Celsius. If they get that they explode in population! I had them at 22° but they didn't grow much

@bruhohio-q7t 9 месяцев назад

any info on a new vid?

@AntsVienna 9 месяцев назад

Hello there. Yes, I'm working on a couple of videos... sorry to keep you guys waiting!

@Kentuckyants-shorts 7 месяцев назад

when are you gonna upload again hibernation is over for us at least

@AntsVienna 6 месяцев назад

Hello there. Sorry for the lack of videos lately. My colonies are hibernating until early April. That being said I am working on a lot of stuff (nests included) behind the scenes for you guys🤫

@Kentuckyants-shorts 6 месяцев назад

@IdoBdani-gu1nb Год назад

ניסגר להם הרואש😮

@AntsVienna Год назад

You should use escape prevention

@Tisztak 8 месяцев назад

What camera do you use?

@AntsVienna 7 месяцев назад

Oneplus 9 Pro

@matyaskucera7055 Год назад

ants vienna you didnt say the price is 50 euro

@AntsVienna Год назад

No, because price depends on the shop. I've seen them go for 80 euro too at other shops. That aside - this is a very cool exotic species to get! :)

@matyaskucera7055 Год назад

@@AntsVienna i would love to have them but thé Price Is crazy

@erengineer9793 11 месяцев назад

Can I have yhis colony , if yes where i can buy this colony

@AntsVienna 11 месяцев назад

I got mine from Esthetic Ants - Link in video description

@noh2.070 Год назад

Can someone tell me how to Take care of messor ibericus ants am a beginner

@AntsVienna Год назад

Hello there. I suggest you 💬 Join our ANTSVIENNA DISCORD Server: discord.gg/PBw6BvU There are hundreds of helpful ant keepers there😉

@noh2.070 Год назад

@@AntsVienna ok

@silkyzoid Год назад

how yall doing?

@Maced2009 Год назад

Pretty good

@AntsVienna Год назад

Glad to see you around👍

@silkyzoid Год назад

@@Maced2009 Glad to hear that! I'm doing good too!

@Maced2009 Год назад

@@silkyzoid lol

@Maced2009 Год назад

Super cool!!

@AntsVienna Год назад

They have become my favorite colony! :)

@flants0 2 месяца назад

raise tetramorium caespitum

@AntsVienna Месяц назад

I have tried twice but queens died. Trying the 3rd time now

@PrinceZilla-r4p 8 месяцев назад

Have thos ant species

@AntsVienna 8 месяцев назад

And you are happy with them, right? :)

@Train64693 Год назад

Hey antsvienna I am fascinated by the growth speed of these huge ants and their colour makes them sort of look like bannas. But how cool your ants are I am not too exited about mine. An update on my camponotus nicobarensis colony there not suffering nor growing. But however I have an issue I think the nest is NOT suitable for carpender ants. This is because my ants haven’t dug yet and will not dig. So I’ve been thinking of a wooden nest to relax their habitat. I’ve been feeding them water and they have a jelly cup it’s not a feeding issue. But they might have the wrong formicarium. So should I open my formicarium take out the queen and ants and get a bigger test tube and then a wooden nest or get a wooden nest as soon as I can. Don’t know how many they are but good news the queens alive. So with this news what do u think ants Vienna as this is my only issue.

@AntsVienna Год назад

Hello there. I also had massive problems with my Nicos in the start. For me it was the formicarium. Things turned for the better when I placed multiple test tubes in an outworld and let the ants grow there. You will also need to keep them at 26°C with moderate humidity - heating source is required for Nicos to grow. Hope this helps you out!

@Train64693 Год назад

@@AntsVienna well i will try get a heat mat but with the water issue I don’t have any tes tubes attached to the formicarium so I have a small tiny ant bowl that constantly haves water in it. But I think a wooden nest is very needed plus a heat mat thanks for the help but I am still unsure if it’s the wrong formicarium that my ants cannot dig in and have to lift the 1st level up and I don’t want them to escape. Heat mat seems good idea just is a wooden formicarium a better suited idea than my original formicarium. It’s just that carpander ants are attached to wood so.

@tanmoyaichvlog8795 9 месяцев назад

Hello I'm from India from where can I buy different sp of ant , can u please provide me some ant sp queen so i too kept some

@AntsVienna 9 месяцев назад

Hello my fellow ant keeper! I suggest you wait for summer and have a look outside. Lokal ants you find are always them best to start with 😉🐜

@vivennaidoo 6 месяцев назад

@AntsVienna keeping local ant species are always the best so you don't introduce invasive species

@amitmoni19 7 месяцев назад

I live in India I don't know much and I don't go outI live in India I don't know much and I don't go out outstand my home and I have seen lots of I have seen lots of black and during the summer with wings and I can't tell you which one is the queen I wish I could so you can help me I wish you can help me catch my own and queen for my own and form I am everything to me to make a but I have no and queen please comment back if you want to help me

@AntsVienna 6 месяцев назад

Hello there! Here is how you can tell the Queen ant apart from the workers ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nc2QT_STnK8.html