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While immigrans have been in the US longer than most invasive species, they are still harmful to native ant species, and shouldn't be considered okay to have in the environment. Luckily they tend to stick to disturbed habitats, unlike some other invasives. The reason we sell immigrans is because while invasive, they can still be useful in teaching people about ants! It's also better to collect them and have them in our contained setups than to leave them outside and potentially displace other ants😅
I have tertramorium immigans (pavement ants) as well. My queen is always curled up exactly like that. I thought there might be something wrong with her at first, but now I have 50+ workers and a big pile of brood, so I think it's normal behavior.
I have been looking for a pheidole bicarinata queen for so so long and one year i cought 7 and they all died im afraid if i buy one the same fate will happen.
Relatable, I wouldn't buy a queen I had first failed at keeping or else they could die again and I would have wasted my money. Wishing you the best the next time you find Pheidole!
I find it odd your tetramorium immigrans are orange not sure if they just emerge but the ones in canada are pure black and also their stings arent bad it just feels like a small itch so no worrys on being stung by them
They get darker as they age, but its a neat perk they have. Also could have been because I raised the saturation of the video so they are more orange than usual.
It’s nice that your vlog style from your black light video has returned to see the light once again, love that your posting again Also I keep a colony of tetramourium immigrans as well, so if you need any tips, just ask me! But just as a guide, they really like substrate to dig around in, but not necessarily to nest in, they are also one of the least picky ants to keep, so most insects will do, they don’t like earthworms however, they also eat nuts and seeds, so I recommend you give them crushed almonds, walnuts, and chia seeds, or most other seeds, in the wild they eat human food a lot, probably because they live primarily in urban and suburban areas, but my colony doesn’t like human food except for cheese, these ants prefer fairly dry humidity conditions, not as dry as carpenter ants, but if you work with a moisture gradient keep 30-40% moist and the rest dry, I’ve heard from other sources that they love humidity but I think they like moderate humidity, not too dry or too wet, pavement ants are really easy to house, so pretty much any nest will work with them, I’ve heard they like thin and tight tunnels but I keep them in a nest with open chambers and lots of Space and they seem to be just fine (they barely grow but they’ve stagnated in test tubes as well, plus they put alot of the substrate in their nest to make it more homey for them), Pavement ant colonies usually max out at 10k workers when they are mature, normally this would happen within a couple years, but my colony is really bad at growing, they are only at around 100 after more than 1 year, idk why this is happening, but I hope they stop this stagnation
Thanks, next few videos are in this type of style. Will definitely give them some seeds, that would be fun to see them collect. I'll give them a lot of different foods to see what mine prefer. Was planning on moving them into a tubs and tubes setup, so it will be interesting seeing what they do with their substrate. Appreciate the tips a lot, thank you !!
@@EnderAnts Just today, when I was cleaning their set up they were really active. Also my colony is at about the same stage as yours and a fun fact about them is that they only send about 10-15% of the workers to forage while under 500 workers!
Who packages living, breathing animals inside a plastic bag?! You're lucky they arrived alive. Smh. I can't believe that someone would actually make that decision and think it was a good idea. Geez, man.
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You can do a video about your tetramorium!
@@TrystAnt_ Next update will be when they are in a new setup :D
Do they sell in Washington DC ??…
Great video!
Your story of starting to keep ants is way to relatable.
Canon event
@@EnderAnts Agreed
*too
You should do another ant hunting vlog in this style
Great production quality on these
Next video to be uploaded! 🤫
@@EnderAnts seems like I can see the future!
Awesome video I had watched your videos back in the day and they really got me into ant keeping
you're a real one for still watching my videos up until now! trying to get more out before the end of the year!
@@EnderAnts thank you also awesome discord I have been in there for a hot minute
Dude this was amazing! Loving the new avatar!😊
thank you! the old design will make his appearances here and there; he won't be forgotten!
Wash my hands? Its... honey........ just eat it? :D
Nice video pal! Looks like this took a while to edit up :D keep it up!
Thanks man! The grind is back😎
I ate Mc donalds with your video. That means that i like your videos or have nothing else to watch.
youtube + food is always a good combination
@@EnderAnts Yes, i completely agree with that one.
Cool
Loving the upgrade,
New avatar
And nice humor!😂
Cool video bro 😎👌👍!!
thanks a ton, wanted to make a more casual type of video so im glad youre liking it :D
@@EnderAnts I'm loving it!:)
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De nada hermano :D
4:24 if they bite and sting in the right place they can hurt you, but not as much as other ants.
4:09 those are a adapted invasive species, there is no strict laws on them because they're technically native to America.
While immigrans have been in the US longer than most invasive species, they are still harmful to native ant species, and shouldn't be considered okay to have in the environment. Luckily they tend to stick to disturbed habitats, unlike some other invasives. The reason we sell immigrans is because while invasive, they can still be useful in teaching people about ants! It's also better to collect them and have them in our contained setups than to leave them outside and potentially displace other ants😅
@@buckeyemyrmecology Yeah that's partly why I got one for myself, from what I've heard they're easy to keep.
I have tertramorium immigans (pavement ants) as well. My queen is always curled up exactly like that. I thought there might be something wrong with her at first, but now I have 50+ workers and a big pile of brood, so I think it's normal behavior.
Ahh, good to hear I wasn't the only one. Great to hear your colony is doing well, can't wait for mine to be like that!
@@EnderAnts Mine love fruit flies, dandelion seeds and little pieces of peanuts.
2:10 normally there called packing peanuts
found out today 😭 at least i was close
I have my first Tetramorium Immigrans colony too! I caught the queen in my backyard this nuptial season and the colony is doing insane!!
awesome, hoping to see success with my colony too :D
Do they sell in Washington DC?..
Bro same way of me starting
Lasius comeback⚠️⚠️‼️‼️🗣🗣
LASIUS COMEBACK!
I have been looking for a pheidole bicarinata queen for so so long and one year i cought 7 and they all died im afraid if i buy one the same fate will happen.
Relatable, I wouldn't buy a queen I had first failed at keeping or else they could die again and I would have wasted my money. Wishing you the best the next time you find Pheidole!
Bro returned with the heat, love the editing
thank you azyrion!
They look great 👍🏻
Thank you! Hope they’ll look even better once they have majors 😎
@@EnderAnts which species is the one that will have majors?
Dude, this was great. Hope that these colonies succeed. I caught three Lasius Neoniger Queens and they are doing well right now.
niceeee and thanks! wishing you the best with your new colonies 😎
@@EnderAnts Thank you!
I find it odd your tetramorium immigrans are orange not sure if they just emerge but the ones in canada are pure black and also their stings arent bad it just feels like a small itch so no worrys on being stung by them
They get darker as they age, but its a neat perk they have. Also could have been because I raised the saturation of the video so they are more orange than usual.
It’s nice that your vlog style from your black light video has returned to see the light once again, love that your posting again
Also I keep a colony of tetramourium immigrans as well, so if you need any tips, just ask me!
But just as a guide, they really like substrate to dig around in, but not necessarily to nest in, they are also one of the least picky ants to keep, so most insects will do, they don’t like earthworms however, they also eat nuts and seeds, so I recommend you give them crushed almonds, walnuts, and chia seeds, or most other seeds, in the wild they eat human food a lot, probably because they live primarily in urban and suburban areas, but my colony doesn’t like human food except for cheese, these ants prefer fairly dry humidity conditions, not as dry as carpenter ants, but if you work with a moisture gradient keep 30-40% moist and the rest dry, I’ve heard from other sources that they love humidity but I think they like moderate humidity, not too dry or too wet, pavement ants are really easy to house, so pretty much any nest will work with them, I’ve heard they like thin and tight tunnels but I keep them in a nest with open chambers and lots of Space and they seem to be just fine (they barely grow but they’ve stagnated in test tubes as well, plus they put alot of the substrate in their nest to make it more homey for them), Pavement ant colonies usually max out at 10k workers when they are mature, normally this would happen within a couple years, but my colony is really bad at growing, they are only at around 100 after more than 1 year, idk why this is happening, but I hope they stop this stagnation
Thanks, next few videos are in this type of style. Will definitely give them some seeds, that would be fun to see them collect. I'll give them a lot of different foods to see what mine prefer. Was planning on moving them into a tubs and tubes setup, so it will be interesting seeing what they do with their substrate. Appreciate the tips a lot, thank you !!
@@EnderAnts np!, happy to help!
@@EnderAntsalso crush the sees first so they can eat the juices, they also still need liquid sugars
Nice on getting tetramorium!
Thanks! Thought they would be average ants, but they are really active.
@@EnderAnts Just today, when I was cleaning their set up they were really active. Also my colony is at about the same stage as yours and a fun fact about them is that they only send about 10-15% of the workers to forage while under 500 workers!
Great Video my guy!
Thank you thank you! 😎
Imagine needing a permit to ship ants. Ahh Federalism.
bro, i love ur videos im glad your back to a scheldule
thank you jimathy, i'm glad to be back and for you to continue supporting me!
He’s back…
And you're back as well! Happy to see you back in the comments :D
5 for start :3
Awesome video!!💙🐜
THANK YOU!!!
@@EnderAnts Nppp!
Hi ender ants I live in the usa Kentucky I think you should start buying some off of state side ants I bought 3 queens from there
Nice! What queens did you get?
Pheidole and camponotus
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Wow 🤩
its packing peanuts for me in the uk
I think i said it wrong again in this vid, normally they would be called packing peanuts lol
oh lol
@@EnderAnts
Wow🎉
YESSSS
ayeeeee thanks for making it to the comments! :D
Thanks for uploading 😃
Also
I recently caught some xyloni in your experience after first eggs how long for larvae then workers
4:36 scientists don't actually know if they're different species or not, so you basically got 2 of the same species.
Heyyyy ender
yo yoooo
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thank you laytham, you’re a goat‼️‼️‼️
W finally am free to watch the vid
W for you for watching it! 😎
@@EnderAnts W for you for making it!
endermyrmex
ur a real one, +1 respect points 😎
thanks i love ur videos
Nicew
thank you demirtunal!
Who packages living, breathing animals inside a plastic bag?! You're lucky they arrived alive. Smh. I can't believe that someone would actually make that decision and think it was a good idea. Geez, man.
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Tetramorium immigrants aka Mexican ants