Australia has some of what I like to call "Poor Man's Daceton" which are Epopostruma. Also, Lasius fulignosus were very upset with the ranking of Lasius :D.
I have found 12 ant species in the UK Lasius Niger Lasius Flavus Lasius Emarginatus Lasius Umbratus Formica Fusca Formica Cinerea Formica Rufibarbis Formica Rufa Myrmecina Gramicinola Tetramorium Caespiteum Temnothorax Nylanderia Myrmica Rubra
Hi, everyone! I'm studying ants and find them fascinating, and was wondering if anyone has any information about what was mentioned in 9:54? I haven't been able to find any information about harpegnathos ants tossling for positions within the colony. Is there a specific species where this is known? Literally any information about this would be great for me, thanks!
Ik I'm late but page 343 from "The Superorganism: The Beauty Elegance And Strangeness Of Insect Societies Book by Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson" summarises it very well
People belong were ants have the same birthmark as people there is science boy meets girl ants index shows ants birthmark ants wife birthmark ants kids birthmark breeding books for people animals universal ants 🐜
Male ants can definitely survive longer than couple of weeks as long as they are cared for by the colony. Camponotus species over here keep males around for 9-10 months before they have flights early summer.
That was a cool and funny video lol I’m wondering if you guys could make a video where you try to keep aphids in an ant setup, and make a tutorial how to keep them in an ant setup😁
I won't disagree that Europe doesn't have that many species (around 450) compared to places such as the USA (794 according to antwiki). But even then arround 450 isn't that little, I managed to find 25 to 30 different species last summer in Spain and here in the UK I found around 8 species, so it isn't that bad.
@@spacejesus4541well we actually have 1300+ described but far less documentation than everywhere else. I know of at least 6 species of bull ant in my area undescribed, and a lot of the species here likely aren’t described either. In my opinion our ants are way cooler than that of the US but since no one lives here they are often overlooked.
Pheidole spp. are one of the most intersting genus of ants. They are very agressive, polymorphic and they can inbreeding in nests. They deserve "A" tier.
lol one of my coworkers asked me yesterday what the best kind of ant, I just sent them this video. I also don't think you took into consideration the parasitic formica (having minors, workers, majors, creating super colonies [rufa], powerful antibiotics, able to spray acid a couple feet away) and lasius (smells like citronella and pushes out an absurd amount of alates each year, normal Lasius would be ranked lower though) then totally forgot about acorn ants being able to survive in a twig or acorn well into -69F or below (North Dakota) (Essentially the opposite of cataglyphis' tolerance of heat minus the majors but Northern Camponotus can actually be frozen solid and then be revived just fine afterwards) and could be ranked higher. This is Ankrauser, btw. So I may also be biased when it comes to parasitic Formica and Lasius such as F. planipilis, F. obscuripes, L. claviger and L. interjectus (which are all doing well and healthy)
We got Lucas from Ant Bully and Flick from Bugs Life and Ant Man, but where's Z from Antz is my only complaint? Great list though and very informative!
One thing you forgot to mention about pheidole megacephala which you called out in specific is that they are inbreeding so they can have hundreds of queens in one colony
i would have put honeypot ants in S rank also i agree with your placement of the acorn ants I actually recently stumbled upon an acorn ant colony they were living in a hollowed out peanut shell. overall great video :)
Hey I'm interested what I've seen home for a few days I've some ants that have hard body you can't step on to kill they look more spherical in the body structure more straight n sharp ends n wooden like color hmm I ain't trolling just tryna figure what I got home ima add more info but if I said enough for a nametag please do
Not me sitting here with my first ever queen a Laceus I caught off my screen door. Shes got a lovely pile of eggs and some larve now. Got me interested in ants. Only for her to go in the D tier. Below the cartoon kid 😭 She deserves better. The species probably got many people into the hobby lol
I have an Aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen with what looks like some biological offspring. Dormant now but this will be her second season, I can't wait. Orange/red ants are the best.
I've found a green ant like that in Brazil, but she was "fatter" and more compact. But now you say it only exists in Australia? I wonder if it wasn't a ant, or some kind of wasp. I might have a low resolution picture if you are interested. I do have a small colony of trapjaw-ants and i love them! Really safe to keep, since they can't climb and they act like Lions while hunting. So cool.
Whaaaaat how come Tapinoma rates higher than Lasius hahaha. How about making something like this again with more structure. Like having a category for example Farming, colony size or something else and rate them that way more objectively.
I have a decent sized tapinoma colony, they came in with my outside plants so I just put the plant, colony and all, inside an outworld and let them settle themselves.
I think one of the best ants are Polyergus, they look amazing, and what they do and how they are capable of doing it... Where i live there is only one sp. of Polyergus (Polyergus rufecens), and they are the best (even if it's really hard to keep them)
Screw my homework. The Ant Network just released a new video!
@Petr Dankov no
It's just the right thing to do
@@MinigunL5 Lol RIP Petr Dankov
Same as to me
Homework? What is this? Your teacher too lazy to teach? 😤 🤣
The turtle ant rating will hurt for months to come
Three years later. Still painful. 36 months and counting
@@SuperZechs I'm still haunted by it too, clearly
Australia has some of what I like to call "Poor Man's Daceton" which are Epopostruma. Also, Lasius fulignosus were very upset with the ranking of Lasius :D.
**Messor Intensifies.**
I have found 12 ant species in the UK
Lasius Niger
Lasius Flavus
Lasius Emarginatus
Lasius Umbratus
Formica Fusca
Formica Cinerea
Formica Rufibarbis
Formica Rufa
Myrmecina Gramicinola
Tetramorium Caespiteum
Temnothorax Nylanderia
Myrmica Rubra
I'm Impressed! I'm in the UK and have only ever been able to see Lasius and Myrmica. Where are you located in the UK?
@@platformsixteen3166 Kent but I mostly see Lasius and the odd myrmecina worker .
I was very offended honey pots were not S rank
Cool video! But I disagree on some sp ;) haha
Wouldn't expect anything else! Thanks for watching!
Ive seen you on a ant keeping discord chat i dont know if that was you but ive watched your wooden ant farm which was great!
i hope you mean high B tier for carebara
you did not just put honey pots over carebara
Bro who named the chapters "Chromatic aster" "Laceus" "Harpicnatus" "Fidoli" bro😭😭😭😭😭
Ha! Looks like UA-cam did it all by itself. Should I fix it or leave it as the humorous chaos it is now?
My favorite ant’s are dinosaur ant’s.
Do an beetle tier list
cataglyphis my most loved on a spacaly bombycina. So iam happy for s. Still waiting to get my hands on a queen od colony from Tham.
Awesome! Do you know how to make 2 or 3 colonies of ants to breed with one another in captivity?
Sad there’s no dorylus ants
Lasius in D tier??
I like how he looks very fancy. Nice taste in fashion.
Why did you put a fluffy ant in s teir and put cephelotes in B teir
He put chephelotes in A teir
You forgot Driver ants
What about the ants from ants
Hi, everyone! I'm studying ants and find them fascinating, and was wondering if anyone has any information about what was mentioned in 9:54? I haven't been able to find any information about harpegnathos ants tossling for positions within the colony. Is there a specific species where this is known? Literally any information about this would be great for me, thanks!
Ik I'm late but page 343 from "The Superorganism: The Beauty Elegance And Strangeness Of Insect Societies
Book by Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson" summarises it very well
@@apooil Thanks a lot! Not too late, I'll look into it
dude cephalotes b tier IAM MAD........
Where is Antz????
oof S tier for ant mimics they are pretty damn good at being ants for not being ants
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Do you keep your ants in the dark?
Some of them! I actually discuss this topic in our Questions & Antswers #1 video. - Miles
Second!
aint no way he called lasius neglectus a lasius niger💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀😣😣😣😣😣
People belong were ants have the same birthmark as people there is science boy meets girl ants index shows ants birthmark ants wife birthmark ants kids birthmark breeding books for people animals universal ants 🐜
Excellent
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Male ants can definitely survive longer than couple of weeks as long as they are cared for by the colony. Camponotus species over here keep males around for 9-10 months before they have flights early summer.
That was a cool and funny video lol
I’m wondering if you guys could make a video where you try to keep aphids in an ant setup, and make a tutorial how to keep them in an ant setup😁
Thats a great idea
@@Dwarfgourami Yeah, I know right😁😁
Carabara is s tier no one can change my mind
I can confirm that Myrmecia stop to look at me when I enter my room but they also turn themselves to track my movements accurately!
You must be great friends!
mine also
I won't disagree that Europe doesn't have that many species (around 450) compared to places such as the USA (794 according to antwiki). But even then arround 450 isn't that little, I managed to find 25 to 30 different species last summer in Spain and here in the UK I found around 8 species, so it isn't that bad.
we got some cool ones here in southern France messor barbarus
im lucky in australia with over 1100
@@spacejesus4541well we actually have 1300+ described but far less documentation than everywhere else. I know of at least 6 species of bull ant in my area undescribed, and a lot of the species here likely aren’t described either.
In my opinion our ants are way cooler than that of the US but since no one lives here they are often overlooked.
1:31 “taken over all continents of the United States “
1:20
You saved yourself with the ligniperda otherwise the european squad would raid you XD
Cataglyphis is my dream to keep
Pheidole spp. are one of the most intersting genus of ants. They are very agressive, polymorphic and they can inbreeding in nests. They deserve "A" tier.
lol one of my coworkers asked me yesterday what the best kind of ant, I just sent them this video.
I also don't think you took into consideration the parasitic formica (having minors, workers, majors, creating super colonies [rufa], powerful antibiotics, able to spray acid a couple feet away) and lasius (smells like citronella and pushes out an absurd amount of alates each year, normal Lasius would be ranked lower though) then totally forgot about acorn ants being able to survive in a twig or acorn well into -69F or below (North Dakota) (Essentially the opposite of cataglyphis' tolerance of heat minus the majors but Northern Camponotus can actually be frozen solid and then be revived just fine afterwards) and could be ranked higher.
This is Ankrauser, btw. So I may also be biased when it comes to parasitic Formica and Lasius such as F. planipilis, F. obscuripes, L. claviger and L. interjectus (which are all doing well and healthy)
Exactly
We got Lucas from Ant Bully and Flick from Bugs Life and Ant Man, but where's Z from Antz is my only complaint? Great list though and very informative!
Maxer do u have any tips on strumigenys
Hi Miles, what about citronella ants? S++? Like if someone found them, they would be so totally awesome? Looking fresh, keep it up gman! #thanksmiles
Firstt!
I'm sorry I just wanted to say using ants as stitches was and is a native American tactic, not army.
You’re right! Thanks for catching that this is a method developed by indigenous cultures and later adapted. Appreciate you pointing that out. - Miles
I'm happy that Trap-Jaws are S tier, but sad Bigheaded Ants aren't higher than c-tier. They're my other favorite ant along with Trap-Jaws.
All my homies hate argentine ants
One thing you forgot to mention about pheidole megacephala which you called out in specific is that they are inbreeding so they can have hundreds of queens in one colony
i would have put honeypot ants in S rank also i agree with your placement of the acorn ants I actually recently stumbled upon an acorn ant colony they were living in a hollowed out peanut shell. overall great video :)
Hey I'm interested what I've seen home for a few days I've some ants that have hard body you can't step on to kill they look more spherical in the body structure more straight n sharp ends n wooden like color hmm I ain't trolling just tryna figure what I got home ima add more info but if I said enough for a nametag please do
How could you put lasius in D
I got them yesterday and they are so cute
Such a good video. This channel is SO UNDERATED! Absolutely the best ant content on the internet!
leaf cutters can go through human skin , EASY S TIER , TOGETHER WITH CEPHALOTES !!!!!!!!!
I agree with most of them haha
Cartoon and emoji characters don’t even count on a tier list?
because they aren’t real ants, just animated and possibly made up species.
I have also seen green colored ants in new mexico living in a tree that were not metallic. I cant find the species online
Fact: trap-jaw ants have trigger hairs of there mandibles that make its mandibles snap shut on contact.
Not me sitting here with my first ever queen a Laceus I caught off my screen door. Shes got a lovely pile of eggs and some larve now. Got me interested in ants. Only for her to go in the D tier. Below the cartoon kid 😭
She deserves better. The species probably got many people into the hobby lol
Best of luck to her (and you)! Welcome to the hobby. Truth be told, there's a special place in my heart for Lasius. Sorry to ruffle any feathers haha
Amazing video, accurate lol
I like the information you on ants, but what species could take on asian giant hornet in a fight?
I have an Aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen with what looks like some biological offspring. Dormant now but this will be her second season, I can't wait. Orange/red ants are the best.
Aphenogaster sound so cool
@@bigmoose7 they are a pretty awesome genus
Bro Rhytidoponera Metallica sting and there stings hurt and i mean hurt a lot they should have got a S tier!
Where’s iridomyrmex?
Where is MESSOR?!
where i am in europe we got some really cool ants messor barbarus are my favourite that i get around my area
Pavement ants are my favorite ants if you like all day long wars as a kid you cant beat these ants
I've found a green ant like that in Brazil, but she was "fatter" and more compact. But now you say it only exists in Australia?
I wonder if it wasn't a ant, or some kind of wasp. I might have a low resolution picture if you are interested.
I do have a small colony of trapjaw-ants and i love them! Really safe to keep, since they can't climb and they act like Lions while hunting. So cool.
Weaver ants exist in Asia and Africa aswell but not in South America, so maybe you found a different ant or a wasp
Nice bro I like your video keep it up I'm a big fan of yours
Eat your heart out, TierZoo
Can anyone in USA help me acquiring a cephalotes varians queen?
Messor Stuctors, Pheidole Rheas, and Camponotus Pennsylvanicus. 😎
As my friend advised,I shall remain quiet about the camponotus ligniperda comment and Pheidole+Crematogaster rating
at least we have YTONG XD
Screw fire ants fire ants bit my whole foot and toes
I don't know what an ant is but I disagree
(love the vid)
I like Argentine ants I think it’s so fascinating that they are the only known ant species to be able to merge colonies
They're not the only species, but it is relatively rare. I agree it's a cool trait to have.
I have found ants that smeel like lemon when smashed and ants that smeel like piss when smashed. Both small and black and live in trees
Could be citronella ants or ghost ants
bro Harvester ants dont so trophallaxis and many on the list
Bout time someone did a video like this !! So glad you're the one to do it
I heard that the driver ant queen is the largest living ant
How DARE you put Tetrimorium in C!
How are leafcutters not S-tier... :[
Haven’t watched this yet but weaver ants better be a tier lol
Camponotus Lignaperta? xD
Why didnt u put leaf ants to S :(
Yeah termites are just social cockroaches
Daceton look like if leafcutters and trap jaws interbred
Agreed, Professor!
And they traumatized me
This is my emoji ant 🐜
Rotten coconut for sure. Good call
Quality content
Whaaaaat how come Tapinoma rates higher than Lasius hahaha.
How about making something like this again with more structure. Like having a category for example Farming, colony size or something else and rate them that way more objectively.
I have a decent sized tapinoma colony, they came in with my outside plants so I just put the plant, colony and all, inside an outworld and let them settle themselves.
I spit my drink after carebara was B. Highly recommended ants to keep in South east asia as they are extremely fun
Green metallic ants also have a painful sting
and are super aggressive, very fun watching a hunting party chase a cricket around the outworld
I love my Camponotus casteneus colonies in my yard. They are a lot of fun to observe when theyre active.
I think one of the best ants are Polyergus, they look amazing, and what they do and how they are capable of doing it... Where i live there is only one sp. of Polyergus
(Polyergus rufecens), and they are the best
(even if it's really hard to keep them)
22:21 is the most hilarious part of this whole video. The heartfelt exasperation SENT ME!
as someone who has grown up with pavement ant all over my house that one really hurt