@@attaenjoyer4092 Ant shipping laws are a nationwide thing, but AZ is just lucky enough to have amazing diversity. Florida's got such a problem with invasive ants that it is difficult to find interesting ants. I have heard that Ocala national forest in FL is a very good spot to catch native ants, if you live near there it's probably worth checking out.
The queen seemed to be only partially fertilized. Army ant queens mate multiple times across the season and my queen, while she did produce a few workers, seemed to act very strange and refused to lay many eggs, as well as having an abnormally high brood mortality. My theory is that she only mated once, which was affecting her ability to sustain the colony. I released them in hopes they could succeed in the wild.
there is a small chamber full of sand that you inject water into via a syringe. the sand absorbs the water, which slowly transfers to the ultracal that the nest is made of.
Nice video. Love the pheidole rhea and atta mexicana
Congrats on the 500 subscribers! I was glad to be in on the ground floor!
Smashing video bud keep up the good work
Legend
I love ants, and this video is awesome!
Nice dude
This was Amazing Video, Great job you have amazing colonies, i love the Polyergus I had a Queen for a time but she never laid eggs for me.
Really nice vid.. keep it up!
Pog
Awesome colonies. Must be tons of work to get a gallon of plant material every day 😂.
16:35 poor ants. :(
Where the hell do u live to have all these amazing ants
Arizona 😎🌵
@@ArthropodAntics lucky i live in florida where u cant even get any ants shipped to u
@@attaenjoyer4092 Ant shipping laws are a nationwide thing, but AZ is just lucky enough to have amazing diversity. Florida's got such a problem with invasive ants that it is difficult to find interesting ants. I have heard that Ocala national forest in FL is a very good spot to catch native ants, if you live near there it's probably worth checking out.
Love this video would love to have some of those pheidole
Nice video, I really enjoy it . I want a pheidole rhea colony now .
where do you buy this conteiners to make these amazing formicariums
It's been over you you should make another one! 😁
What happened to the neivamyrmex texana?
The queen seemed to be only partially fertilized. Army ant queens mate multiple times across the season and my queen, while she did produce a few workers, seemed to act very strange and refused to lay many eggs, as well as having an abnormally high brood mortality. My theory is that she only mated once, which was affecting her ability to sustain the colony. I released them in hopes they could succeed in the wild.
Dang that’s unfortunate. I think you made the right decision. Good luck in the future!
omg!! just like antscanada!!!
Where are you located in the states?
Do you have any fungus you are willing to part with? Have some queens. No fungus pellets.
Use light at an angle or indirect. Less reflection
This video doesn't exactly hold up nowadays, I've gotten a lot better at making videos in the last 3 years.
How do you water your formicariums?
there is a small chamber full of sand that you inject water into via a syringe. the sand absorbs the water, which slowly transfers to the ultracal that the nest is made of.
@@ArthropodAntics How long will the formicarium stays hydrated with this method?
@@iloknoy When fully soaked it will last 3-4 weeks, however I recommend adding a bit more water every week or so to maintain a constant humidity level
Cheetos man
I have two ant colonies one is carpenter ants and other one phediole ☺️ love all your ants 👍❤️
LUCKY YOU HAVE PHIolDe