I am not attacking others but you videos are many times better than Ants Canada's (Dont get me wrong they are great vids too). Your way is more peaceful and less hollywood/clickbait. I think with time if you keep this up your numbers of fans will be very big and very loyal. I have shown friends who dont care about ants and they really enjoy the videos.
Wow! That part about how the workers lay their own eggs when the queen dies is extraordinary! It's the perfect survival strategy... *sigh* I Love Ants.
ants international plz do a another update on your ants. I love your dinosaur ants I keep them but I'm a American. but hay I still have camponotus pennsylvanicus. One more thing where were you born you sound and look like a American but you don't live there.
Those who give dislike to any video like this r just doing to for there fun n sick sense of satisfaction. This people will do u harm for no reason n they will find enjoyment in ur pain.
Polyrachis ant next ? I see a lot of them in Queensland. They are semi claustral ants but there isn't much information on them, that's why you should make a vid on them. I've heard that some can even swim and bond leaves together.
I just got a queen ant but I got sad because it had wings and I was like prob isn't fertile but it just ripped the wings of yesterday so I'm super happy. It will be my first colony if everything goes well 😁
Honestly, who would dislike this video? The narration, music, and cinematography go almost perfectly. As long as these videos are made, I'll be a happy person.
+Ants Australia Awesome!!!!! Also for the next video, could you possibly do a video on the farmer ant? The ones that grow fungus? Atta, I think they are called.. Anyhow I really love the species.
Fantastic documentary Jordan! Found it really interesting and informative and really well shot and narrated! I would love if you did green head ants next, I've always had a soft spot for them, but I think whatever species you do it will be great!
Bro your videos are amazing , easy to follow and you speak clearly and give awesome amounts of facts on what ever kind of ants you are talking about . Ants canada is an awesome channel as well and i fully believe that ,with ants canada story telling and your amazing knowldge , you would make a great team . You are teaching me about diffetent kinds of ants that iv never heard of before
To be more specific, your videos are fantastically edited, nice and visually dynamic with loads of gorgeous footage. Sound balancing and choice of music is really good. Plus, the scripts you write give the videos a really good sense of having a beginning, middle and end. Sometime in the future I would love to have a Bullant formicarium. Those massive, deadly ants have fascinated me for years. Like hunting visually - how cool is that?!
Question for you... I have a camponotus pennsylvanicus colony that I bought off of someone. There are about 5 workers and a queen with some brood (early larva stage from the looks of it). It's set up in a home made mini fornicarium (looks like plaster of some sort) and it really smells and I'm just not a fan of the look - its a small plastic pill bottle. I'd like to move them into a clean test tube setup, but I'm worried that it's very close to their diapause time. Should I hold off or go ahead with moving them? They're very sleepy acting... only 1-2 workers forage the surface for food. The rest just lay with the queen and brood. I don't want to risk killing them with the move... need some advice from an expert.
Hello I found your channel well stumbling around I am a new ant enthusiast I just wanted to say I am enjoying your videos and educating myself and my son with them. Thank you from your Canadian counter part ants Canada family
Camponotus Aeniopilosus was the ant most showed in this video. They’re the black headed and abdomened ants with orange or redish colouring in between their head and abdomen. Also know as the Banded Sugar Ant. I have a colony of these and they’re really great, they have a few different castes, there’s the queen, the nanitics, workers and the majors. This makes for a great viewing experience. They have massive broods a few months into the lifespan which are cool to look at, as they’re often piled in order of age, at one end of the massive pile are the eggs, then larvae, then cacoons then the few hatching on the end. It’s awesome to see how they organise and care for the brood. They’re great for beginners too, providing a challenge but nothing too serious either. They are low maintenance only requiring a feed once or twice a week (a source of protein and sugar - mealworm/cricket and some honey). And despite the size of some of the bigger majors don’t hurt when they bite, you can feel it and all, but it’s just a small prick. They’re also fairly clumsy and so are easy to feed when in a tub outworld/formicarium. Just take off the lid and place food inside then replace the lid, you’ll probably be done before they realise anything even happened. 10/10 would recommend.
Man this was really cool. I've been watching AntsCanada for a while, watched your older videos too being from Oz. Stoked that you are making videos again. How long were you filming to get all this footage? Super good footage too, really cool man. I caught my 1st queen alate this year of this species but she escaped on me haha, I was spewing. Didn't realise how strong they were. Gotta wait another year to get a fresh alate haha. Keep the vids coming man, very keen to see your info one about keeping these.
Thanks Jack! It's hard to put a figure on it as I've been filming on and off since the last video (a couple of months ago now). This one took a bit longer than usual because there was lots of night shooting (which I'm new to), that's when most Sugar ants are active. Good luck finding those queens!
Thanks! For their sugar source, mine love fresh ripe fruit. Apples in particular. And, like most ants, they love their pure/raw honey. For protein, any insects will do really. They're not too fussy. Crickets seem to be a favourite, but that goes for most species I've raised.
I was wondering about the name of a specific sugar ant, they tend to be all dark black, and incredibly small. Their colonies only have very few entrances and they tend to flee rather than fight back if provoked by human activities ( which is how I was able to safely observe them ) and the queens are about 3 times the length of the workers, they are really fun and unique because of their behavior so knowing the name would really be appreciated.
Have you ever heard of a velvet ant? We have them in the orange groves of Florida. When you touch them they squeak they make a noise. I picked one up once so I can tell you they have a very painful sting.
Amazing beautiful shots, very interesting information and excelent narrative! Congratulations! Keep doing these! Bullet ants would be interesting to know about.
lol, they like trolling opponent players by burying their nests, or stubbornly refusing seniors. love how the narration gives them a bit of personality xD
Jordan I think it would be really cool for you to do a video on Pheidole AKA big headed ants because I have a young colony and I know you are keeping some. Thanks so much for your vids they are the best ones I can find! 🐜
Sugar ants I help at school. They spread huge. They don’t bother with other species like common black ant (crazy black ant) a lot and they really don’t go out there is 1 that can be out looking and that’s it
Hello I'm Aaron from New York City and I need some help. How do you take care of a ant queen. I found a queen ant wandering the floor and reminded me of this channel and also of that I had a ant colony as a kid and still have the kit cleaned out. So I followed the instructions and set it up and don't know what to do with the ant inside. Please give me a helpful comment.
Just got to say, your channel is fucking awesome, every video is utterly enthrawling and interesting and your videography is spectacular. so glad you have so many subscribers and that people are following, so you can keep doing more. Any tips on getting a colony of sugar ants started, have heaps of colonys around my place in melbourne, have always want to since i was a kid but each time i find a queen ive never got anything like an aquarium which ive always considered the only thing i could start one in, as i have limited space? any tips would be great, mite have to try the test tubes but always thought that would be too small. Cheers, if you get a chance to reply inbetween the hundreds of hours of video editing you much have haha.
Thanks so much! :) Sugar Ants (Camponotus spp.) are pretty easy to raise in my experience. Not fussy with food or nesting arrangements. As they're larger ants, they're quite slow growing. So you'll just need a little extra patience with these guys. Natural setups are great - here's how I go about setting them up...First, I put a layer of small rocks into the tank for drainage, then a layer of charcoal for purification, then some potting mix, specialised for growing succulents, then I planted the various succulents and cacti, and finally, added a layer of red sand for esthetic value. To keep the plants healthy, I positioned the tank where it receives some direct sunlight for at least a few hours of the day. To keep the ants and plants hydrated I pour some water onto the roots of each plant once every couple of weeks depending on the temperature - summer - once a week, winter - once a month. Hope this helps!
Is the common black house ant too boring to do? I'd love to find out more about its interactions other ants. Does it have a fighting chance against the Argentine ant, how would if fare if the Fire ant got established? Thank you for the fine production and obvious hard work you put into this last video.
Your videos are BBC, National Geographic etc.-quality worthy dude, great work!
Thanks so much! :)
I agree!
I am not attacking others but you videos are many times better than Ants Canada's (Dont get me wrong they are great vids too).
Your way is more peaceful and less hollywood/clickbait. I think with time if you keep this up your numbers of fans will be very big and very loyal. I have shown friends who dont care about ants and they really enjoy the videos.
Michael Corcoran ikr
Michael Corcoran ants Canada a weirdo that just keep clickbaiting and exaggerate every little thing that happen to one of his insects
Your videos are therapeutically relaxing
Agreed
agreed aswell
Wow! That part about how the workers lay their own eggs when the queen dies is extraordinary! It's the perfect survival strategy... *sigh* I Love Ants.
Loading Please wait thanks mate now I will make the colony
Beautiful footage, and very informative! Thanks again.
Thanks David! :)
Ants Australia I CAUGHT A WINTER ANT TODAY!
It would be great to cover Iridomyrmex next. Such an omnipresent, aggressive and ecologically dominant genus
Definitely considering Iridomyrmex. Shouldn't be hard to get the footage. They're everywhere here :)
WashingtonAnts not really I tried
unfortunately no
Great work Jordan! These are getting better each time!
Thanks Brendon! Always trying to improve :)
Wow this video has no dislikes, good job Ants Australia, you sure got a lot of positive fans! what a great community you have built!
ants international plz do a another update on your ants. I love your dinosaur ants I keep them but I'm a American. but hay I still have camponotus pennsylvanicus. One more thing where were you born you sound and look like a American but you don't live there.
Ants International *32*
No he's say there's like no dislikes compared to other vids so y u being rude
Those who give dislike to any video like this r just doing to for there fun n sick sense of satisfaction. This people will do u harm for no reason n they will find enjoyment in ur pain.
It has 32 dislikes
you're like an australian david attenbourough, love the narraration!
This was amazing because I couldnt find this kind of information on the internet
Thanks! Glad you learned something :)
Jordan make videoe more often we Really love the content and the Quality of the video! :)
Thanks! Will do my best :)
yeah that would pretty cool
Quality over quantity I say...
I love your videos! I play them for my students regularly. Please make more when you have time! :)
Amazing job man, you put a ton of effort into these and it definitely shows. Love it!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Used to have a banded sugar ant highway going through my backyard as a kid, and I used to love observing them and their tandem running behaviour
Polyrachis ant next ? I see a lot of them in Queensland.
They are semi claustral ants but there isn't much information on them, that's why you should make a vid on them.
I've heard that some can even swim and bond leaves together.
Definitely a consideration. Recently found a queen too. An incredible looking golden species (Polyrhachis cf. semiaurata).
Please do! i have seen so little of them.
Another vid I will watch a million times
I would love to start a banded sugar ant colony!
Thanks for this informative video , Jordan.
I just got a queen ant but I got sad because it had wings and I was like prob isn't fertile but it just ripped the wings of yesterday so I'm super happy. It will be my first colony if everything goes well 😁
what kind?
TrueProGamer that's awesome I had a queen but I lost her 😅😭
Good luck with your queen =)
Thx AntsBrazil and it's a fire and I think I don't know I'm a noob at ants and rip I hope my queen doesn't die
TrueProGamer be careful if it is fire ants. for a "noob" it could be a lot more work than you think! be careful
Finally a New vídeo...
keep doing It man \o/
I always wondered how sugar ants in a jar with bulldog ants, prevailed, as a child and now I know! Many thanks and keep up the good work!
Honestly, who would dislike this video?
The narration, music, and cinematography go almost perfectly.
As long as these videos are made, I'll be a happy person.
Thanks so much! :)
Thanks for this great video.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :)
I love your content. It's such high quality and I definitely hope you keep making content for a long time.
Thanks! I'll do my best :)
Camponotus are my all time FAVORITE ant species! I am so glad you made this!
One of mine too! :)
+Ants Australia Awesome!!!!! Also for the next video, could you possibly do a video on the farmer ant? The ones that grow fungus? Atta, I think they are called.. Anyhow I really love the species.
Unfortunately, no fungus growers here in Australia.
+Ants Australia awww. Well, hopefully you will find something! Good luck!
Fantastic documentary Jordan! Found it really interesting and informative and really well shot and narrated!
I would love if you did green head ants next, I've always had a soft spot for them, but I think whatever species you do it will be great!
Thanks Steve! Green-headed ants are definitely a possibility :)
Ants Australia yaaai
Ants Australia This is something I would pay to watch. can you do phidolie or green headed ants?
Your ant videos have definitely the best Quality out there
Thanks so much! :)
Bro your videos are amazing , easy to follow and you speak clearly and give awesome amounts of facts on what ever kind of ants you are talking about . Ants canada is an awesome channel as well and i fully believe that ,with ants canada story telling and your amazing knowldge , you would make a great team . You are teaching me about diffetent kinds of ants that iv never heard of before
Fantastic content mate!
Thanks Nik! :)
To be more specific, your videos are fantastically edited, nice and visually dynamic with loads of gorgeous footage. Sound balancing and choice of music is really good. Plus, the scripts you write give the videos a really good sense of having a beginning, middle and end.
Sometime in the future I would love to have a Bullant formicarium. Those massive, deadly ants have fascinated me for years. Like hunting visually - how cool is that?!
This video is so interesting. Amazing production! I just subscribed to your channel.
Even though it was a 15 min video I wasn't bored for any moment. So informative and great at showing information in a basic but yet intelligent way.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)
Very interesting and informative. Loved to see my "old pals" doing great :). Your voice is so suitable for these documentaries. Keep it up!
Thanks Liviu! Yep, they're doing pretty well for themselves. Surprised how long they've lasted. Seems like they'll just live forever :)
I agree with Elfonztm.. Never stop making content man!!! Im just now starting with a campo and a pheidole and your vids are amazing!!!
What awesome timing! My first camponotus consobrinus egg hatched yesterday
Congrats! First of many, I hope :)
I love your videos. I often show them in my classroom. Keep them coming!
Thanks! That's great to hear! :)
Question for you... I have a camponotus pennsylvanicus colony that I bought off of someone. There are about 5 workers and a queen with some brood (early larva stage from the looks of it). It's set up in a home made mini fornicarium (looks like plaster of some sort) and it really smells and I'm just not a fan of the look - its a small plastic pill bottle. I'd like to move them into a clean test tube setup, but I'm worried that it's very close to their diapause time. Should I hold off or go ahead with moving them? They're very sleepy acting... only 1-2 workers forage the surface for food. The rest just lay with the queen and brood. I don't want to risk killing them with the move... need some advice from an expert.
Great video! Super glad I found your channel!
Thanks! Welcome :)
Man I love these channels, keep up the amazing work. Great cinematography by the way.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)
so professionaly done !! , keep them going
Thanks! I'll do my best :)
Hi there i have to say the quality of your video's are amazing!! greats from Ant's Mieren Avonturen in the Netherlands
such nice shots,
can't complain..
Thx for the vid!
Thanks for watching :)
You're welcome,
It's an honour you know?
Best video ever please keep the hard work up
Awesome video dude! I’ve got these guys in my veggie garden. They definitely mind there own business. There awesome
I love how in nature different species sometimes work together helping each other survive
Pleasant, informative, positive, and pretty to look at. A delightful example of how to make a good nature video! Thank you :)
So relaxing! Love this video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)
Hello I found your channel well stumbling around I am a new ant enthusiast I just wanted to say I am enjoying your videos and educating myself and my son with them. Thank you from your Canadian counter part ants Canada family
Camponotus Aeniopilosus was the ant most showed in this video. They’re the black headed and abdomened ants with orange or redish colouring in between their head and abdomen. Also know as the Banded Sugar Ant.
I have a colony of these and they’re really great, they have a few different castes, there’s the queen, the nanitics, workers and the majors. This makes for a great viewing experience. They have massive broods a few months into the lifespan which are cool to look at, as they’re often piled in order of age, at one end of the massive pile are the eggs, then larvae, then cacoons then the few hatching on the end. It’s awesome to see how they organise and care for the brood. They’re great for beginners too, providing a challenge but nothing too serious either. They are low maintenance only requiring a feed once or twice a week (a source of protein and sugar - mealworm/cricket and some honey). And despite the size of some of the bigger majors don’t hurt when they bite, you can feel it and all, but it’s just a small prick. They’re also fairly clumsy and so are easy to feed when in a tub outworld/formicarium. Just take off the lid and place food inside then replace the lid, you’ll probably be done before they realise anything even happened. 10/10 would recommend.
good vids. great footage and narration.
Thanks! :)
Yes! this is what you've been up to! worth the wait ;)
Glad you enjoyed :)
Really good video. Actually learned a lot more than I expected.
Thanks! That's great to hear :)
Great video, had some really amazing footage in this one ^_^
Thanks! :)
Incredible new video guys really keep it up and these are such incredible shot of the ants!
Thanks so much! :)
No problem guy, keep it up! Is there anyway we can chat privately maybe?
Great job!!! I find your voice somehow quite relaxing hahaha
Haha thanks Darren! Glad you enjoyed :)
Great video, thanks!
wow great video and great information about sugar ants... I think you earned a subscription
Thanks! Glad you learned something :)
Awesome content with top-notch quality!
Keep on the good work mate!
Thanks! Will do my best :)
The quality of this video is amazing!
Thanks! :)
Great Video !!
Thanks :)
I love ur vids and I wish u would upload more
where do you get all this footage? its fantastic
Thanks! It's all original footage (shot by Jordan Dean) mostly within Victoria, Australia.
Man this was really cool. I've been watching AntsCanada for a while, watched your older videos too being from Oz. Stoked that you are making videos again. How long were you filming to get all this footage? Super good footage too, really cool man. I caught my 1st queen alate this year of this species but she escaped on me haha, I was spewing. Didn't realise how strong they were. Gotta wait another year to get a fresh alate haha. Keep the vids coming man, very keen to see your info one about keeping these.
Thanks Jack! It's hard to put a figure on it as I've been filming on and off since the last video (a couple of months ago now). This one took a bit longer than usual because there was lots of night shooting (which I'm new to), that's when most Sugar ants are active. Good luck finding those queens!
Thank you for sharing so much about sugar ants
Thanks for watching :)
By any chance, do you know if this is a queen ant?
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Great video, Jordan!
Thanks! :)
you have a very soothing, calming voice. Like Attenborough, very nice to listen to. Thx for your effort!
Haha thanks! :)
Great video Jordan, can't wait for the next one!
What do you suggest feeding a colony of sugar ants in captivity?
Thanks! For their sugar source, mine love fresh ripe fruit. Apples in particular. And, like most ants, they love their pure/raw honey. For protein, any insects will do really. They're not too fussy. Crickets seem to be a favourite, but that goes for most species I've raised.
Brilliant video! You should do a video on Pheidole next!
Thanks! Definitely considering it :)
I know a lot about ants but this is the one species I didn't know much about sugar ants so this video helped me
Great video mate.
Incredible video. Subscribed!
Thanks :)
I love your vids they are amazing and satisfying
Your vids are getting great
Thanks :)
Awesome Video man, love these ants, keep it up man :DDDD
Thanks :)
Hey can you do an update on your natural best ants aka big headed ants I think
It wouldn't he pheidole probably The Argentine Ants Dun dun dun!
I was wondering about the name of a specific sugar ant, they tend to be all dark black, and incredibly small. Their colonies only have very few entrances and they tend to flee rather than fight back if provoked by human activities ( which is how I was able to safely observe them ) and the queens are about 3 times the length of the workers, they are really fun and unique because of their behavior so knowing the name would really be appreciated.
Fantastic video 👍🏼
this Is really helpful keep it up !
Have you ever heard of a velvet ant? We have them in the orange groves of Florida. When you touch them they squeak they make a noise. I picked one up once so I can tell you they have a very painful sting.
I love this videos!!
Thanks! :)
Amazing beautiful shots, very interesting information and excelent narrative! Congratulations! Keep doing these! Bullet ants would be interesting to know about.
Thanks so much! :)
"Congratulations! You have been selected for foraging duty today!"
"I don't want to go"
"Ohohoh you don't understand....That wasn't a request!"
I just got a sugar any colony from any Canada and I find this very exciting.
lol, they like trolling opponent players by burying their nests, or stubbornly refusing seniors. love how the narration gives them a bit of personality xD
I really enjoy your ant documentaries. My picks for your future videos would be meat ants and green ants (Rhytidoponera). Thanks.
Thanks! Some good choices :)
Which music did you use around 9:00? I'd love to track that gamelan track down.
Jordan I think it would be really cool for you to do a video on Pheidole AKA big headed ants because I have a young colony and I know you are keeping some. Thanks so much for your vids they are the best ones I can find! 🐜
Thanks Alexander! Definitely considering Pheidole next :)
at 3:58 there it some other kind of ant. what species might it be?
I forgot I was watching UA-cam for a while even. Wow, that was like a professional mini documentary
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Banded sugar ants are my favorite ants, I spend weeks in a row studying these cuties!
Great video as usual
Maybe video about Atta sp. or different species of Pheidole ?
A greeting from France
Thanks! Unfortunately, no fungus growers here in Australia. Pheidole is definitely a possibility though :)
I did not know that the workers could lay egs as well!
now i know more for my new channel....thanks!!!
Ants Argentina only gamergates can
Sugar ants I help at school. They spread huge. They don’t bother with other species like common black ant (crazy black ant) a lot and they really don’t go out there is 1 that can be out looking and that’s it
Amazing
Got to love Camponotus ants!
Hello I'm Aaron from New York City and I need some help. How do you take care of a ant queen. I found a queen ant wandering the floor and reminded me of this channel and also of that I had a ant colony as a kid and still have the kit cleaned out. So I followed the instructions and set it up and don't know what to do with the ant inside. Please give me a helpful comment.
Awesome video Jordan. How about my fav ant Pheidole or Iridomytmex purpureus? 😁
Thanks Christian. Good choices :)
keep up the good work :D
Great video, i realy like it :) how's the pheidole colony and myrmica colony doing?
Thanks! Both colonies are doing very well. Myrmecia have reached 10 workers now and the Pheidole are outgrowing their tank!
Great to hear! i didn't think myrmecia would have 10 workers this fast!
Excellent video 😊 highly interesting ❤
Just got to say, your channel is fucking awesome, every video is utterly enthrawling and interesting and your videography is spectacular. so glad you have so many subscribers and that people are following, so you can keep doing more.
Any tips on getting a colony of sugar ants started, have heaps of colonys around my place in melbourne, have always want to since i was a kid but each time i find a queen ive never got anything like an aquarium which ive always considered the only thing i could start one in, as i have limited space? any tips would be great, mite have to try the test tubes but always thought that would be too small.
Cheers, if you get a chance to reply inbetween the hundreds of hours of video editing you much have haha.
Thanks so much! :)
Sugar Ants (Camponotus spp.) are pretty easy to raise in my experience. Not fussy with food or nesting arrangements. As they're larger ants, they're quite slow growing. So you'll just need a little extra patience with these guys. Natural setups are great - here's how I go about setting them up...First, I put a layer of small rocks into the tank for drainage, then a layer of charcoal for purification, then some potting mix, specialised for growing succulents, then I planted the various succulents and cacti, and finally, added a layer of red sand for esthetic value. To keep the plants healthy, I positioned the tank where it receives some direct sunlight for at least a few hours of the day. To keep the ants and plants hydrated I pour some water onto the roots of each plant once every couple of weeks depending on the temperature - summer - once a week, winter - once a month. Hope this helps!
when will you make your next video??
Is the common black house ant too boring to do? I'd love to find out more about its interactions other ants. Does it have a fighting chance against the Argentine ant, how would if fare if the Fire ant got established?
Thank you for the fine production and obvious hard work you put into this last video.
Please do a video about honeypot ants