I CAUGHT SOME NEW QUEEN ANTS (1 of them is SUPER RARE)

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  • It's nuptial flight season and I caught some queen ants that I can't wait to show you! One of them is ultra rare! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  2 роки тому +369

    Greetings Ant Lovers/AC Family! Thanks for watching, guys! What we should name these awesome new queen ants? Also, what should we name them? I'm open to your suggestions/advice! Also, please remember to hit the LIKE button, SHARE the video, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL and Select ALL for Notifications Squad) to join our ever-growing AC Family! It would truly mean a lot to me. Thanks, guys! Ant love forever! XOXO

    • @birdrule2709
      @birdrule2709 2 роки тому +16

      The Gold Gods

    • @birdrule2709
      @birdrule2709 2 роки тому +28

      The silk soldiers

    • @tanrobloxian9792
      @tanrobloxian9792 2 роки тому +56

      Why not name the calyptomyrmex queen "Golden duchess" since she has gold/yellowish special hair/bump. This name also sounds very noble and it suits are since she is a queen. I mean it would make more sense to call her a queen but duchess just sounds better In my opinion

    • @うずまきナルト-w5r
      @うずまきナルト-w5r 2 роки тому +22

      Name The First One That Is Rare *Queen Elizabeth* Pleaseeee

    • @birdrule2709
      @birdrule2709 2 роки тому +6

      Queen name : queen gold

  • @bonesciencegaming3863
    @bonesciencegaming3863 2 роки тому +958

    Hey ac, I’m an expert on spiny ants! I have both golden and silver, they are semi claustral and I’d feed her both a combination of jelly and protein, but they don’t eat in their test tube as they are very clean, so you need to give her a small outworld to eat from! Good luck ac

  • @ethanliu7148
    @ethanliu7148 2 роки тому +713

    I really want to see the Calyptomyrmex queen raise a colony, so we can learn more about them.

    • @jojobizarrelivingstone594
      @jojobizarrelivingstone594 2 роки тому +42

      I think the blue ants are still the rarest ants he's ever found and I've see nothing on those ants except from him. I really want him to return to that house in that forest so we can atleast learn more about them and hopefully eventually keep a colony

    • @Wasbever_14
      @Wasbever_14 2 роки тому +5

      @@jojobizarrelivingstone594 yes this too

    • @jeremychau2322
      @jeremychau2322 2 роки тому +3

      I would be hype too but we just not know enough off them!
      so very likely she dies in the trying to raise her as much i want them we should go for the saver bet

    • @madziaczechowska4702
      @madziaczechowska4702 2 роки тому

      I want that as well.

    • @duck4389
      @duck4389 2 роки тому +2

      @@jojobizarrelivingstone594 polyrhachis cyanavintris

  • @hopesmith2798
    @hopesmith2798 2 роки тому +16

    My students came up with the following name suggestions. For the tiny ant queen, they suggested Fuzzy, Itsy Bitsy Ant, Quin, and the name Hope. For the Spiky Queen, they suggested Rosa (from Brooklyn 99), Shiny, Spikes and Sova. We loved your video!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +397

    For the Calyptomyrmex: Since they're also native to Africa, I think we should name her after Queen Amina of Zazzau (now Zaria) in Nigeria. She was known as a warrior queen, she was the first to become queen in a male-dominated society, leading an army of 20K men expanding the borders of the Hausa. This queen ant will be leading female workers, but the name is too neat to pass up.
    For the spiny silver ant: I chose Silvia. A nod to the fact that she's silver, but also her name in Latin means forest. For the "forest" that she will rule over in the terrarium

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 2 роки тому +13

      Silvia is so brilliant! Simple yet it works double. ♡

    • @caoincoaingamer
      @caoincoaingamer 2 роки тому +1

      No name her dafniy

    • @amygacha6369
      @amygacha6369 2 роки тому

      That a great name I was going to name her queen calypso

    • @abhishekvchaudhari8181
      @abhishekvchaudhari8181 2 роки тому

      the one in ck3?

    • @Imrazorac
      @Imrazorac 2 роки тому

      @@amygacha6369 great name! I think he should name her calypso too! She just gives me those vibes

  • @jojolynx97
    @jojolynx97 2 роки тому +17

    HONEY🍯would be a cute name for the first ant, her back looks like globs of Honey and they remind me of the colour of honey!!
    I also definitely think you should keep her by the way! You said there isn't much footage on them and you could be the one to document that! It would be so cool to see!

  • @mortlet5180
    @mortlet5180 2 роки тому +209

    Usually the more active the queen is (especially if she ventures out of her founding test tube, to explore the smells of sugar/honey/jelly, if you make an opening into something like the AC Test Tube Portal or even just a second test-tube), the better she and her nanitics will do with regular small feedings. The only potential issue would be if she eats a *lot* of carbs, but doesn't accept any of the protein you offer, although even this situation still has a *much* heigher chance of her successfully establishing a healthy, growing colony.
    Another thing to keep in mind is that at higher temperatures (especially in humid heat, like South-Eastern Asia commonly has) the queen's metabolic rate is much higher as well, which means her energy reserves won't be able to last nearly as long.
    Finally, since volumetric capacity scales proportional to length cubed (R³), I would always feed small queens (even if they supposedly don't need it, since the fact that enough can survive the colony founding process to keep the species going, doesn't necessarily mean that they won't have an increased success rate if clean food and water is freely available; Assuming that you, obviously, also clean up after her and don't just leave the food that she didn't eat, together with her feces, in her setup for more than 2-3 days...) at least some sweet jelly or honey every couple of days, starting on the day that I caught her.

    • @gavincombs9139
      @gavincombs9139 2 роки тому +1

      Ok… thanks for the info

    • @FriedFreya
      @FriedFreya 2 роки тому +3

      bumping this, great info!!! c:

    • @jamminoutrexan5474
      @jamminoutrexan5474 2 роки тому +1

      This is super interesting and sounds like great info! Thank you! I hope Mikey sees it.

    • @bable6314
      @bable6314 2 роки тому

      @@gavincombs9139 He wasn't telling you lmao

  • @Rqptor_omega
    @Rqptor_omega 2 роки тому +225

    You should definitely keep the first queen,since it's a rarely documented species and keeping her will definitely provide great research for scientists. As for her name,maybe name her Bumpy due to the bumps on her exoskeleton plus it's a cute name for a cute ant as well

    • @maskkitty70
      @maskkitty70 2 роки тому +9

      I was going to suggest Ms. Bumpy for the same reasons, the bumps all over her body!

    • @TheSpeculativeDoodl
      @TheSpeculativeDoodl 2 роки тому +6

      Bumpy is the name of one of the ankylosaurs in camp Cretaceous, so that would be a fun reference.

    • @Rqptor_omega
      @Rqptor_omega 2 роки тому +3

      @@TheSpeculativeDoodl yup!

    • @danielhardy2394
      @danielhardy2394 2 роки тому +2

      For some reason sprinkles came to my mind when I seen her

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 2 роки тому +2

      She looks just like my newt! Well, shaped like an ant. He's super bumpy!
      And I love the name. Queen Bumpy... Hehe. Cute! I love it! ╭ ͡₍❤︎₎͡ ╮

  • @mchurpyderp
    @mchurpyderp Рік тому +1

    Oh I'm so happy you got yourself a farm! You absolutely deserve a peaceful home to thrive in and help educate everyone about ants and the life cycle!

  • @sueparras6028
    @sueparras6028 2 роки тому +229

    Definitely the first queen is so beautiful. You should keep her for sure. Also love the silver queen. It would be awesome to have both gold and silver. Can't wait to see what kind of Queens you discover next, this time of year is so exciting. Ant love forever! 🐜🐜❤✌🇨🇦

    • @AJG1-l7m
      @AJG1-l7m 2 роки тому

      she is so cute

    • @DukeOfTheBLVD
      @DukeOfTheBLVD 2 роки тому +3

      I will fight to secure a permanent home for this lovely queen in Our Ac Family. 🐜💖♾

    • @essieluna1333
      @essieluna1333 2 роки тому

      I know she is cute

    • @kevincho9203
      @kevincho9203 2 роки тому

      Yes I want the little baby queen

    • @velarde3412
      @velarde3412 2 роки тому

      @@DukeOfTheBLVD hello um I have one problem is
      Is she fertilize
      If not then that's a problem

  • @cinnamonsugarcourtney6073
    @cinnamonsugarcourtney6073 2 роки тому +28

    Wow, she's so tiny. She reminds me of the Bobbleheads. I miss seeing the Bobbleheads.

  • @sefy5082
    @sefy5082 2 роки тому +2

    Regarding the Calyptomyrmex queen, I actually had a classmate who had one they kept in a jar with holes in it. (Yah know, cause we were little kids and stupid) they would put bugs they found inside the jar and they'd eat them up. They were definitely not happy with their home, but they were alive.
    Someone such as you would definitely be able to make them stay alive AND happy.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +7

    Ah yes, like Pokémon...it's all fun and games until you hear a certain Champion's piano music. And if you're not prepared to counter her Garchomp...it's game over. Just talking about gives me flashbacks

  • @Cyberdragunz
    @Cyberdragunz 2 роки тому +6

    I found a new ant colony in my backyard while doing some gardening yesterday. Just the common little brown ants found all over southern Ontario, but in a part of my garden that's never had ants actively living there. I love seeing ants doing their thing in the wild.

  • @antsnetherlands20
    @antsnetherlands20 2 роки тому +3

    Both of your reddish carpenter ant queens are of the subgenus Tanaemyrmex, a common one throughout southeast Asia. But this subgenus holds a few exceptional species that do not spin cocoons! The most infamous one being the species Camponotus maculatus subnudus, which your new red queen is of. The other one is also not of the genus Colobopsis, it might be a dark colour variant of this species or a related species 💁🏻‍♂️ Edit: Colobopsis also have very long thin eggs. Your queens have rather round eggs.

  • @Kelickos
    @Kelickos 2 роки тому +5

    For the Calyptomyrmex (my absolute fav - you should keep her!): since she is tiny and likes to cover in the dirt that she dig... you can name her "Dís" - from Tolkien character.
    For the Silver Spiny ant queen: you can name her "Mercuria" after the latin for quicksilver.
    For the Colobopsis: maybe "Amber" or "Ambrosia"

  • @theseven-armedgod7381
    @theseven-armedgod7381 2 роки тому +115

    For the silver Queen, I suggest something along the lines of Lady Mithril, after the fictional silvery metal from the Lord of the Rings. In other fantasy settings, the material is known as true silver and is always well regarded for its strength and lightness. I also think it just sound super cool. The Mithril Empress or Queen Mithril could also work.

    • @osmosisjones4912
      @osmosisjones4912 2 роки тому +1

      how come Queen ant's don't balloon up like termites .ants have all the sperm they'll need for billions of ants over 20 years

    • @romanovfish5569
      @romanovfish5569 2 роки тому +4

      It should be Moria like the mines where Mitchell is mined at, or a play between the two

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 2 роки тому

      I _LOVE_ this idea! Lady Mithril! ...And for the nest/colony, the Mines of Moria is cool, but I always liked the name Helm's Deep. But isn't mithril an elven creation? I'm not super into the lore, but maybe an Elven city would work if so, and if there's one with a good name (cos Elvish isn't always erm nice-sounding).
      LOTR fans, please don't roast me. _Friend!_ I love LOTR, but I've got a bad memory, especially about fiction lore. And input on this would of course be appreciated. Cheers!

    • @theseven-armedgod7381
      @theseven-armedgod7381 2 роки тому +1

      @@romanovfish5569 I think that’d be a good name for the colony, like the Morian Miners

    • @theseven-armedgod7381
      @theseven-armedgod7381 2 роки тому +2

      @@romanovfish5569 or the Kingdom of Khazad-dûm after the bridge where Gandalf fought the Balrog

  • @roach_1300
    @roach_1300 2 роки тому +5

    I think we should name the Calyptomyrmex queen Otrera after the first queen of the Amazons, an ancient race of warrior women because she will hopefully give birth to a legion of female worker ants! Also, because I believe, (correct me if I’m wrong) that this is the first queen of these species that AntsCanada has kept on this channel! Which would be perfect if the queen was named after the first queen of the Amazons!! 🐜🐜🐜

  • @Venom_Mom
    @Venom_Mom 2 роки тому +5

    The Calyptomyrmex queen is seriously adorable! Probably the cutest ant I've ever seen!

  • @beyondtubular
    @beyondtubular 2 роки тому +56

    "These ants will make a fine addition to my collection"

  • @alfreioblanoreborn3537
    @alfreioblanoreborn3537 2 роки тому +5

    I'd love to see you raise an ant colony in a Klein bottle, or at least use one as an outworld for one of them; their reaction will probably be either funny, interesting, or a mix of both.

  • @jzmp4326
    @jzmp4326 2 роки тому +33

    It’s summer in my country and it’s easy to see ant queens (winged and wingless) crawling in numerous places it’s usually black ants and their really nice to keep

    • @osmosisjones4912
      @osmosisjones4912 2 роки тому

      how come termites don't die off after mating

    • @jzmp4326
      @jzmp4326 2 роки тому

      Termites need a king to raise the colony and provide sperm so the queen can make more eggs

  • @johntfg2865
    @johntfg2865 2 роки тому +5

    4.5 Mil let’s gooooo! Great job Mikey!
    Edit: I believe that all of the ant species would be great new additions. If only the new Marauder Ant queen had survived! I was SO sad when the Titans died two years ago, they were my favorite!

  • @trentwilson6752
    @trentwilson6752 2 роки тому +26

    Your passion is absolutely incredible. I have never cared about ants particularly but your passion is contagious and inspirational. The level of detail and attention you give to something a few may not find as interesting is something everyone should strive for. Whether its ants or hobbies of other sorts, it is people like you who bring joy into this world and remind us all to be passionate in what you love and give something your all if you're going to do it at all.

  • @thesolitarytroubadour9894
    @thesolitarytroubadour9894 2 роки тому +13

    You must keep the rare one because it's to be a good learning experience and Ant cassette some scientific discoveries. I also think you should silver ants because I think they should be called the Titanium Warriors!

  • @toasteroven6761
    @toasteroven6761 2 роки тому +11

    10:12 The last queen looks very similar to some of the Wood Ants you'd expect to see further north; despite the fact that no ants of the Formica genus are native to the Philippines, I think there could be a chance it could be Formica Truncorum just based on looks from this video.
    Side note, checking with antmap and antwiki none of the ants native to the Philippines and in Colobopsis genus have queens that look like that.

  • @cagefunk7581
    @cagefunk7581 Рік тому +1

    Never even thought about ants for more than a few moments before, why can't I stop watching these videos? Neato!

  • @wyattchapman734
    @wyattchapman734 2 роки тому +62

    I’d love to see the calyptomyrmex ant queen grow and establish a colony, and also since she’s so rare I think it would be amazing to see all the bumps in the road in the colony growing

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 2 роки тому +1

      HA! I GET IT! \0/
      Seriously, though, what a cool species! I'm so excited for this! PLUS... She looks just like my newt! He's covered in tiny bumps, and they even look like a bit pointy... It's amazing! She looks like an ant version of him! (And not much smaller, lol.) Well, until the further zoom-in revealed the "bumps" are little clusters of hairs, which make me think of the famous purple polar bear, Pelusa (said like _peh'LOOsah,_ it's Spanish for fur, fluff, etc.) and that could be a cool name. Or Pelusita, which is like a "little fluff" [the suffix is affectionate] & usually means like a little dust bunny or those fuzzy bits that form on fleece & knit clothing. It'd be cute for a nice little ant.
      I'd say "name her after my newt", but Noot-noot would be a weird name for an ant, haha. I just kinda named him fast and it's all I could think of as I paced around, holding this very poisonous and very injured animal (a storm literally threw him onto the cement patio, and I almost didn't see him, pale and twisted, in a torpor) and wondering what I could do, if I could do anything... and [of course] just repeating "heyyy little newt, u OK? You'll be OK, little newt!" So the "newt" sound stuck. And it took time, but he _is_ OK, and just about ready to be released back into the wild! ...And I know we're meant to be talking about ants. I just love nature. And I already love this queen!
      Maybe she or her colony could be named for Braille or Morse Code... Dots & Dashes, or even like those cacti with the tiny spines, she could be Queen Prickly-Pear and [her workers] the Bumpies. Or Bumpy Beans. Idk, maybe go spoo⁰°⁰ky with a "bump in the night" theme..? I'm just throwing out ideas. 😅
      Ant [and newt!] love forever! ╭ ͡₍❤︎₎͡ ╮

    • @cool.sturdy
      @cool.sturdy 2 роки тому +1

      Good one your coment is really good 😁😀👍

  • @custardapplecat2902
    @custardapplecat2902 2 роки тому +80

    You should name the Calomyrmex queen “Strawberry” because her little hairs look like the seeds on a strawberry :3 🍓🐜💞
    Edit: omg and when she wears soil she could look like a chocolate covered strawberry!!

  • @ThomasSnail
    @ThomasSnail 2 роки тому +2

    I'd call your 1st ant Echidna after the spiny Australian mammals that lay eggs. It's also a name that's been gaining popularity in recent culture for regal characters.
    And as a bonus, the Greek monster Echinda was mother to Medusa, making it fit with the dirt/stone coating for the ant

  • @justrosie
    @justrosie 2 роки тому +19

    Since I started watching you this year, I have now caught 7 queens. I went from having a serious phobia of carpenter ants to having a serious fascination with them! Thank you for educating us on how wonderful and fun ants can be.
    My favorite queen of this batch had to be the Calyptomermyx spp. Shes so cute! How about naming her Calypso as a nod to her genus?

    • @JamesBoard42
      @JamesBoard42 Рік тому

      I was going to get a ac habitat but it was too expensive

  • @thelonewolf8050
    @thelonewolf8050 2 роки тому +7

    I'm all for keeping all three living queen ants, and I hope that you find another marauder queen ant as well too.

  • @solovelasco9140
    @solovelasco9140 2 роки тому +4

    KEEP THE CALYPTOMRYMEX QUEEN PLEASE!!!! SHE IS ADORABLE AND ALSO RARE!!! (Edit: I hope you keep the silver spiny ant Queen as well. I wanna see you rase all the colors of spiny ants! Its interesting how they are bronze, gold, and silver and most likely more i didnt list. P.S. Im one of your newest viewers :) )

  • @snowsteel7280
    @snowsteel7280 2 роки тому +13

    Hi AC love the content and I caught two queens last week and their both laying eggs thanks for the amazing UA-cam videos and keep doing what your doing

  • @greenbug1663
    @greenbug1663 2 роки тому +5

    I would love to see a colony from the calyptomyrmex queen!

  • @creativespark7371
    @creativespark7371 2 роки тому +5

    Wow! These ant queens are awesome! I think it would be really cool to see a Calytomyrmex Queen raise a colony, especially since they are so rare!! I think a cool name would be Calypso/Kalypso after a Greek goddess since she IS a queen. Very cool video, it’s been a while since I’ve watched any of your videos. I’ve created a new YT account so I will be watching them more often again! This was a great video to see coming back!

  • @rubixcube9132
    @rubixcube9132 2 роки тому +4

    I just got my first queen ant (fire). Funnily, there where 3, but the others escaped. She also lost her wings! Looking forward to summers end for my colony to bloom!

  • @phigu198
    @phigu198 2 роки тому +19

    The first tiny one could be interesting. Imagine how tiny the workers would be!. As for the Marauder Ant, I strangely respect the Worms on this one. They keep getting fed to ants, they just want the satisfaction of turning it around at least once.

  • @icicleus
    @icicleus 2 роки тому +3

    Was curious if AntsCanada ended up keeping the Calyptomyrmex to make a colony, would be really neat

  • @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457
    @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 2 роки тому +6

    I have rare parasitic pheidole that's black in colour living among the pheidole parva. Extremely low in numbers they are and they don't often come out.

  • @KvnDanGaming
    @KvnDanGaming 2 роки тому +6

    Stunning video as always i have a recommendation of naming the #2 queen ant "silveria"

  • @Black_Gru
    @Black_Gru 2 роки тому +1

    HA! I live in Norway and I love when you say «this is a very small ant» OUR QUEEN ANTS IS NOT EVEN HALF AS BIG AS YOURS!!🤣

  • @mrfarooqkhan8454
    @mrfarooqkhan8454 2 роки тому +32

    I would love to see the first queen having a successful colony.

  • @ginasuhler7165
    @ginasuhler7165 2 роки тому +3

    Now I think of myself as a research partner for antscanada

  • @sanstheanimator1964
    @sanstheanimator1964 2 роки тому +1

    "Can you guess what type of ant she is?"
    Me who knows nothing about ants: uhm- *Ant*

  • @protomedia8325
    @protomedia8325 2 роки тому +28

    Oh wow! They are so cute! Hopefully they all grow and have nice and helpful workers!

  • @michaelstarr2747
    @michaelstarr2747 2 роки тому +5

    I wanted to take a moment to say: THANK YOU! We recently had some sugar ants move into our home and after deterring them about they found their way into our infant son's room. Thanks to the information I learned from your channel (Teflon barriers etc) I was able to effectively and quickly redirect their efforts and ensure the safety of our son in the future. Sincerely, thank you for all your efforts

  • @jonasvincaskatkus265
    @jonasvincaskatkus265 2 роки тому

    The first Queen could be "Hairy Susan" second can be"Silver" and the forth one can be "Mangroove".

  • @currygoudeaux8514
    @currygoudeaux8514 2 роки тому +25

    #1 is my favorite by far! Can’t wait to see the epic unique enclosure you build for your rarest ant yet! 🐜🧡

  • @kemithkaluarachchi3720
    @kemithkaluarachchi3720 2 роки тому

    The first queen's name would be soil bumps and the second queen's name would be silver and the third queen's name would be red fire.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 роки тому +23

    As fun as it is to catch Pokémon, Gym battles are also important so I hope Antopia Park will have a gym as well with you as its leader handing people ant-shaped badges if they win
    I like how you're telling a Supreme Leader to bow...the only ones that should be bowing is all of you to me!

  • @amachiya
    @amachiya 2 роки тому +4

    Although I don't have a name idea for the silver spiny ant queen, I do have a name suggestion regarding the full name of the colony. We should call them "The Silver Knights". Opinions?

  • @avadonovan7442
    @avadonovan7442 2 роки тому +1

    Where I live, it storms a lot at night. If I’m lucky, I can wake up early and went outside. I once found a HUGE carpenter ant queen that still had her wings. She was really weak, and I didn’t want to stress her out anymore, and wanted to let her dry, because she was just in my pool. Her mandibles were really shiny, and so was she. I wish I could find queen ants more often. She was my first! :D

  • @Foreign0817
    @Foreign0817 2 роки тому +11

    We need another ant movie. It's been 16 years since the last one! 🐜 🐜 🐜

  • @thomasvlekke5365
    @thomasvlekke5365 2 роки тому +17

    That's one of the coolest looking ants I have ever seen wow

  • @blackant1328
    @blackant1328 2 роки тому

    Thank You AntsCanada For Taking Care Of Our Ant Colony Before

  • @Mintz_Eventing
    @Mintz_Eventing 2 роки тому +3

    Can we name the new rare ant Golden Queen? Idk I just think it fits her because she looks yellow-ish

  • @davidtobin3729
    @davidtobin3729 2 роки тому +9

    Hi!!!! I absolutely love your channel and I want to start ant keeping myself. I find ants to be so beautiful and interesting to watch. I really hope you keep the Calyptomyrmex queen and I think you should name her ✨Queen Appa✨ because she reminds me of Appa 🐜🐜🐜

    • @DukeOfTheBLVD
      @DukeOfTheBLVD 2 роки тому

      while i cannot disagree that she does remind me of Appa, Appa was a Guy Bison

    • @davidtobin3729
      @davidtobin3729 2 роки тому +2

      Fair point, but it would be so cuteeee 😊

  • @Jaws_-pq4pq
    @Jaws_-pq4pq 2 роки тому +1

    With the Calyptomyrmex, i thought she could be called Cleopatra? That was the name of an ancient Egyption pharaoh.

  • @SakuraShirakawa
    @SakuraShirakawa 2 роки тому +5

    My initial thoughts about the species you are unsure of, would be to forgo the test tube phase and place them in a container with elements like they would normally start a colony in. The one you said normally covers themselves in soil and live under logs and such. Now you can't really transport a log into one of your initial setups, but you can make it resemble nature as close as possible with soil, twigs, bits of wood. I think that would be the best bet. As for the two needing to forage or not, no harm in introducing a bit of natural food source and see if they either eat or not, the food isn't going to harm them as they'll just ignore it if they fast. I believe getting them to start a colony takes priority over being able to have a clear view of them.
    Also if you are collecting queens, my suggestion is any you decide to release, release them near your new home to bolster the number of natives.

  • @justintaffner9981
    @justintaffner9981 2 роки тому +8

    I think "Calypso" would be a great name for the calyptomyrmex queen. It is Greek for "she who conceals", and the name of a nymph from the Odyssey.

  • @MatteoTheFuture
    @MatteoTheFuture 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh my creator of worlds I just realized that he compared ants and Pokémon and later said he wants both gold and silver spiny ants Ho-oh and Lugia

  • @Dwarfgourami
    @Dwarfgourami 2 роки тому +11

    I just caught my first queen this year. Its a Tetramorium sp. and has just laid her first eggs :D

  • @sonaris-i2f
    @sonaris-i2f 2 роки тому +14

    Your videos really make my day with your enthusiasm and facts, love it!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  2 роки тому +6

      Thanks for watching! #AntLoveForever

    • @BarcelonaFan3213
      @BarcelonaFan3213 2 роки тому +1

      @@AntsCanada bro how are you the only reply

  • @animal_guyy
    @animal_guyy 2 роки тому +7

    Calyptomyrmex will need soil founding, Polyrhachis is semi claustral I feed founding queens honey/sugar water once a week, CD will do best in soil setup while founding.

  • @UnseenHuntress
    @UnseenHuntress 2 роки тому

    Calyptomyrmex = Queen Plushy, the colony of the Teddy Bears
    Spiny ant= Queen Silvia, the colony of the Silver Spears

  • @friendsza9711
    @friendsza9711 2 роки тому +4

    I think the first queen should be named: Queen of the Empyreans
    Because this queen ant looks absolutely *heavenly!* What do you think?

  • @GothBoyUK
    @GothBoyUK 2 роки тому +27

    I'm sure it was only a few months ago that Northern Hemisphere nuptials began last time. The years are flying by... like ants! 🐜🖤

  • @williamphillips2583
    @williamphillips2583 2 роки тому +1

    Yes put soil in the closer you might want to keep it if you could keep it you can make a big Carly

  • @Lawseth08gmail
    @Lawseth08gmail 2 роки тому +4

    Living in Australia and hearing about the first ant being rare I can’t wait for the rainy season to try catching this cute little ant and it’s currently winter so I’m hoping to get my things set up to restart an ant colony I’ll follow the videos and one day hope the ac family can help give me a kingdom name for my new colony. Hope everyone has a great day/night :)

  • @josephbriffa6951
    @josephbriffa6951 2 роки тому +6

    i think we should name the first queen gaia who is the greek godess of earth and mother of all life so because she is a queen she will mother a whole colony

    • @charleypmurphy
      @charleypmurphy 2 роки тому

      What if she dies. Noone wants to be the one who let mother earth die

  • @gelphaze1229
    @gelphaze1229 2 роки тому +5

    6:30 I do believe this species is Polyrhachis Illaudata very similar to the dives but much larger they can be polygynous but only with their own sisters from the same colony not from other colony's, it took almost two months to get mine started, but it looks like you got most of the basics covered, just make sure one part of the tube is near a heat source and she should do fine.

  • @nivedkrishna4426
    @nivedkrishna4426 2 роки тому +6

    I think th second ant colony should be called the "iron cross". A reference to a medel given to brave soldiers for their bravery

    • @romanovfish5569
      @romanovfish5569 2 роки тому +1

      Or the Kaisers so it can be more German because who doesn’t like that

    • @nivedkrishna4426
      @nivedkrishna4426 2 роки тому

      Yeah, your right

  • @MaloGrim
    @MaloGrim Рік тому +2

    Imagine being able to have Sahara Silver ants? What are you thoughts on the fastest ants in the world?

  • @ghostfox5529
    @ghostfox5529 2 роки тому +6

    Definetely keep the Calyptomyrmex queen. Name suggestions: Queen Star, Empress Moon, Mistress Zelda. Yeah she is my favorite. The silver one would be cool to keep too though. Love your vids and thank you for all the effort you put in for us. Ant love forever ❤️💖

  • @littledove3384
    @littledove3384 2 роки тому +11

    Definitely should keep at least the first 2 queens! Especially with the first being rare and the second being one you've wanted to keep

  • @ofwtropanelsonquicho3668
    @ofwtropanelsonquicho3668 Рік тому

    Now I want a turtle ant queen because you showed us how cute they are in your number 10 most favorite ant queens

  • @athairsedge
    @athairsedge 2 роки тому +5

    Also, I caught a queen pavement ant for myself, it’s been a year since I started watching the channel and ever since then I wanted a colony. When I found the queen, i was screaming around the house setting up my test tube setup as quickly as possible! Lol🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

  • @Coelophysis3
    @Coelophysis3 2 роки тому +9

    Maybe you could name the queen pangolin because that’s what she reminds me of! (Pangolins are also known for covering themselves in mud:)

    • @Coelophysis3
      @Coelophysis3 2 роки тому

      Sorry I forgot so specify what queen I meant. I was meaning the hairy ones 😅

  • @GYATTTTTTTTTTT
    @GYATTTTTTTTTTT 2 роки тому

    You will not believe this. I was fishing today, and around 8 am (eastern US standard time) I saw what looked to be a red carpenter ant queen walk under my brother’s chair.

  • @adamhaynes9992
    @adamhaynes9992 2 роки тому +4

    The rare queen kinda resembles a teddy bear with the bumps, maybe call her Winnie as a nickname

  • @vantablack3564
    @vantablack3564 2 роки тому +13

    If you decide to keep the last one, I feel like "Maple" would be nice to incorporate in the colony name, since she's more yellow than red in my opinion.

  • @u__rvideos9216
    @u__rvideos9216 2 роки тому +1

    😱🤗👍🎉🎊 I'm happy for you , Now i think 🤔 the first 🐜🐜 ant should go by the name Gilda and second ant should go by Silvia. All the best 😀👍👍👍

  • @wadestohlmann2582
    @wadestohlmann2582 2 роки тому +5

    Being as the first ant is somehow dirt/rock related I feel like a name with terra or Montana( which came from Spanish for mountains) should be a fitting choice or even a Greek or Roman god with an agricultural or boulder like background would fit well. Athos, Promeseus, MountAnt for a punny feel, or just Terra would work. If anyone knows any other deities with a rock based background please comment it as a deity ant queen would be kinda cool

  • @TheGumberries
    @TheGumberries 2 роки тому +10

    can we call our rare calyptomyrmex ant Calippo like the ice block in Australia? here are 3 reasons why.
    These ants can be found in Australia
    The name sounds kinda similar
    I'm Australian so why not have an ant that can be found here named after a famous icon here?
    thank you and i hope my name gets picked!

  • @mabeldouglas4257
    @mabeldouglas4257 2 роки тому

    The sadly deceased queen who fell into the superworms should be returned to her home colony where she will provide nourishment to the colony from which she came.

  • @pulsefel9210
    @pulsefel9210 2 роки тому +5

    I think it's interesting how some species will accept new queens in while others would treat even their own daughters as prey/threats.

  • @macknight4251
    @macknight4251 2 роки тому +5

    For the queens that you will not keep, you can put them in antopia to help the local ants against invasive team!

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  2 роки тому +2

      True! Hope they will grow in the lowlands though. Antopia is not in the mountains where these queens were caught. Weather is slightly cooler here.

    • @William-arriola_
      @William-arriola_ 2 роки тому

      That’s a good idea

    • @hool8896
      @hool8896 2 роки тому

      @@AntsCanada•

  • @ofwtropanelsonquicho3668
    @ofwtropanelsonquicho3668 Рік тому

    Now I want a turtle ant queen because you showed us how cute they are

  • @Skyp.e
    @Skyp.e 2 роки тому +4

    For the second one, I think you should keep her too. She's beautiful! Maybe her name can be queen glory :)

  • @zoecheffy.64897
    @zoecheffy.64897 2 роки тому +8

    Name the rare queen Raine! I hope she does well and no mites with the queens hopefully

    • @zoecheffy.64897
      @zoecheffy.64897 2 роки тому +1

      Praying for all the queens may the queen who died rest in ant heaven ant love forever!

  • @catclips1994
    @catclips1994 2 роки тому +1

    Call her fuzzy, I feel it is a good name for her

  • @Oatsdbl
    @Oatsdbl 2 роки тому +4

    Love the Calypto!!! I think she really looks beautiful, probably more than other species. Excited to see what’s her future!
    I haven’t caught any Queen since I don’t know where to look but I did caught two awesome princesses inside my house. Any idea where I should release them??? I’m open to suggestions!

  • @therunaway4731
    @therunaway4731 2 роки тому +4

    You should definatly raise the rare ant queen if its successful, we could learn so much about the species and see there natural behaviour . And if you do keep her , definatly name her bumpy buddy

  • @soliannamengistu7414
    @soliannamengistu7414 Місяць тому

    Asian Marauder Ant caught me off guard 💀 literally the type of insect my mom says I can handle! Imagine if she still had her wings, she'd be the nightmare of all insects 💀👑🐜

  • @Anonymous-fh2hl
    @Anonymous-fh2hl 2 роки тому +4

    Name the queen phalanx because those hairs reminded me of those spears commonly use in phalanc tactics in the medieval era :)

  • @quallengift9354
    @quallengift9354 Рік тому

    When Antscanada teaches you more about insects then school does

  • @mauzermaus923
    @mauzermaus923 2 роки тому +1

    The silver goddess would be cool

  • @happyfree9225
    @happyfree9225 Рік тому

    I am a new Zealanders who has become interested in wanting an ant form as pets from this channel.

  • @shekharchowdhary
    @shekharchowdhary 2 роки тому

    My Name Ideas in order:
    1) Vipasa 2) Nicooy 3) Takshika 4) Jatayu