13 Queen Ant Experiment | What will happen?

[@AntsVienna]

What do YOU think will happen? Comment bellow!😃 💬 Ant Keeper Chat: discord.gg/PBw6BvU 🎬 Learn more about Ant Keeping: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5mTYYGkr8p3n7M

[@FamTech.]

I have no clue😀😀

[@AntsVienna]

@@FamTech. I didn't have either - and it is still ongoing! :)

[@FamTech.]

@@AntsVienna ok i hope the video wil not be delaid again

[@grexodus5493]

I've heard about polygynous ant species, but never tried anything like that! Nice vid AntsVienna💯

[@AntsVienna]

Well, I try these things so guys don't have to😅😂

[@AntsVienna]

Hello guys, thank you for joining in. I've been having some technical issues! New release time is 16:00 CEST - promise! 🙏

[@oofpokemon5275]

You should catch another 2. There is an experiment that has a higher change of succeeding. If you place two qeeuns in 2 testubes and you make them bot to ONE OUTWORLD. The end of the testube needs to be smaller then the qeeun ant. This makes it possible for the worker ants to come out of the nest but the qeeuns can’t meet because the hole is to smal for them.

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, you are right - That's a good idea! Maybe I do that in a future experiment😉👍

[@natanhalinowski3174]

That sounds really interesting!

[@Spikethealligator]

Yerp

[@cannonf_odder3041]

“Ants mating season” Laughs in south east Asia

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. True! This mostly correlates to Europe + America. Asia is cool in it's own way - you got many awesome ants there! :)

[@an_ant_guy6649]

the video looks very promising (it hasn't started yet for those who are reading in the future and are confused). You should also do an update on all of your ants before hibernation

[@AntsVienna]

hey there. That is a good idea - will do it for you guys😉

[@RunAwayFroMe]

New subscriber from Madrid!! Keep us updated....im starting with a new queen, i have failed a couple of times before i had not experience with ants :(

[@AntsVienna]

Hello Andres! Welcome to the channel! Hope things go well for your Queen this time. Just to be safe - Here are some beginner tips that have helped a lot of starters so far ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXqpqIWEhqqErLc

[@chromiumio]

I can't wait to see what will happen!!

[@AntsVienna]

Me too😅🐜👀

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

#IApprove We don't have polygynous Lasius flavus here but in Austria you may end up with an oligogynous colony at least

[@AntsVienna]

Hello again Kristijan! Yes, I am very curious what happens to all these Queens and how they come along in the future! :)

[@Rasa123vlk]

Nice video :)

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks! Will make another video update on it soon 😉

[@markmonster8748]

Another awesome video! as expected from AV👏😄

[@AntsVienna]

Thank you for the praise! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@antsnetherlands20]

Pleometrosis is when multiple queens found together. It is regardless of the colony type the queens will take later. Polygynous species can start by pleometrosis or by secondary polygyny for example. I see a lot of people mixing up the term pleometrosis with monogyny.

[@AntsVienna]

Hello again! I tried to put these phenomena in simple terms in the video. Thank you for mentioning and making it clear to everybody👍

[@antsnetherlands20]

@@AntsVienna The term pleometrosis isn't difficult to explain; I did in one short sentence (second sentence for additional information). By putting a wrong explanation in your video, you will only cause more people to fall into the wrong term rabbit hole, unfortunately..

[@mrantmr6782]

Damn this seems interesting! Im planning on building a large aquarium for my new ants, either for lasius niger or a wood/carpenter ant colony!

[@AntsVienna]

What size aqarium? If you go Lasius Niger then add more earth and rocks, with Camponotus I would add some wood sticks, branches etc

[@mrantmr6782]

@@AntsVienna i think it’s about 50 litres, so a smaller one, but still sizable enough

[@AntsVienna]

ok, 50 litres is sizable enough

[@danielleswart97]

What sp are they

[@TheSCP_Foundation]

Lasius flavus

[@AntsVienna]

I originally intended only for Lasius Flavus - BUT there were a few surprises😅😂

[@jariihi]

Tiny ant feeder?!, it was pretty average in my opinion.

[@AntsVienna]

It is less than half as big as my self-created ones😂 Let me check it out again - will come back at you

[@klara_089]

Eee, are there 2 types of queen ants? Or is the only daughter, what I know is that there is a queen ant that lays eggs but without wings and there is one queen ant that has wings but doesn't lay eggs, is that the daughter of the ants? Who will replace the queen?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello again. ALL Queen ants have wings. The swarm, mate, land, break their wings, create a colony and after some time give birth to new queen ants. Here is a video the describes the Ant Life Cycle perfectly 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5mTYYGkr8p3n7M&ab_channel=AntsVienna

[@justarandomdude339]

i reamend a heat cable or pad

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. Yes, I thought of that too, but it may be too much. Cable would be the better option out of the 2 definitely. Thanks for the tip👍

[@FamTech.]

Oohh war will hapen?? I cant w8

[@AntsVienna]

A LOT is going to happen - even I was caught by surprise! And this video only marks the beginning of our experiment :)

[@FamTech.]

Okay good to know!

[@BOBFAN-111]

Hey ants veinna I own 1 queen can you guees what it is hint it has long pincers

[@AntsVienna]

hello there. hmmm... odontomachus ?

[@antsarts]

Hope it will be amazing ❤❤

[@AntsVienna]

Hope you guys like it - It took me a fair amount of time setting this one up :)

[@juanc.torres3132]

That will not work. That nest is not good enough for flavus. You need a stable constant supply of humidity, and that system won’t provide that. Put them somewhere else with a water reservoir that is constant

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, afterwards I thought I could have at least put some digging sand on the nest floor to help stabilize humidity

[@wenex9396]

pls make part 2⭐

[@AntsVienna]

Will do. Probably also Pt 3 and Pt 4 😉

[@josephhazelgrave625]

Are you live now or is it a pre recorded video?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello Joseph! Glad you asked! KZbin Premieres are something between a Livestream and a normal video. The video portion is pre-recorded, but I am watching it with you, we can chat, I can do polls etc.

[@Rasa123vlk]

Is Vienna means Austria?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. Yes, i live in Vienna, the capital of Austria - Central Europe

[@Sugerdaddy578]

Hi

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there and welcome to AntsVienna! Sorry for the late response

[@BasedLusitano]

Part 2 please

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there! Pt 2 is in the making - will probably have a nice update for you guys in 2 weeks😉

[@jessebalderas4399]

Why hope no ants die during this experiment the uk ant guys will try to cancel you Love your contact keep it up

[@AntsVienna]

Thank you - let's see what happens.

[@gordonc2792]

Hmm 13 is a unlucky number I have found so not sure how it will go

[@AntsVienna]

That's exactly why I put 13 Queens in there! Because it is an od, unlucky number, which means this experiment is going to give us realistic results (like worst case scenario)

[@antsvfood]

Long live the Queen'S!

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, that's good one! Long hail the Queen'S! 👍🐜🐜🐜

[@frankruth3834]

Make an update

[@AntsVienna]

Already working on it - give me a few days😉

[@maksimdubi7704]

Are u actaulöy in vienna

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. Yes, I do actually live in Vienna right now.

[@maksimdubi7704]

I was asking because i alos live in austria

[@AntsVienna]

Cool :)

[@maksimdubi7704]

Is there a pheidole ant in aistria

[@backonboygkfg]

Good vid

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks! Hope the tutorial I sent you was useful. If you are new to ant keeping I suggest you check out this playlist. Will teach you everything you need to know to start the hobby on a solid foundation :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXqpqIWEhqqErLc

[@backonboygkfg]

@AntsVienna it is useful it help

[@Hollow_purple556]

If you are going to give the lasius niger queens away can I please have one because this year I got one but someone in my house killed it

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. We'll see. I might integrate them to the 10k giveaway 😉

[@alichansen_05.8]

Wow ich hätte gerne eine Lasius Königin ich kann einfach keine finden leider.

[@AntsVienna]

Augen offen halten and sehr warmen, feuchten Tagen zwischen Ende Juni - Anfang August. Da schwärmen Lasius haufenweise

[@alichansen_05.8]

@@AntsVienna Glaubst du find ich noch welche, weil ich finde nur Kolonien und nie Könniginen

[@AntsVienna]

Um die Jahreszeit eher unwahrscheinlich... wenn dann nur spätflieger. Man muss im sommer echt die augen offen halten und immer auf den boden schauen - sobald man 1 mal eine gefunden hat weiß man wie man schauen muss und findet sie dann haufenweise. In diesem video habe ich ein paar Königinnen-Suche tips: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYrEZ2aHnZaoqdk

[@boyetrosal8700]

I catch a fire ant queen 2

[@AntsVienna]

Sounds nice - Congratulations! Welcome to Ant keeping🐜🎉

[@sahabatmuslim1153]

Give me one please😂

[@AntsVienna]

haha - Trouble finding a Queen OR just adding Lasius Flavus to your collection? 😜

[@sahabatmuslim1153]

In Indonesia there is no such type of ant, I want to add one more to my ant collection.. 😄😄😄

[@AntsVienna]

Maybe not Lasius Flavus, but indonesia does have many other intresting ant species! ;)

[@Baby16612]

Just let you know more the queens the longer the workers emerge

[@AntsVienna]

You mean workers take longer to birth the more Queens you add? Intresting... they sure take their time tbh

[@robelhabib4821]

​@@AntsVienna The first generation of workers tends to take longer when there are many queens, but the first generation is more numerous than if it were to be a single queen.

[@Baby16612]

@@AntsVienna since there a bunch of queens that will probably lay about 5 to 10 eggs there will be few enough food or wing muscle for all the larvae to be fed

[@AntsVienna]

True - by now they have a HUGE broodpile

[@AntsVienna]

I don't have any doubts that the first generation of workers will be raised

[@BakuBiotch]

well i think if there is any unfertilized queens they will die or maybe stay alive and just do there think until the fertil ones start making more alates and the males might re-mate with the unfiltered

[@AntsVienna]

New alates mating with old ones would truly be cool! I don't think the old one will be living that long though ...or maybe they do? We'll see I guess :)

[@BakuBiotch]

@@AntsVienna We will never know >:}

[@stijncroon9287]

This will not work

[@AntsVienna]

Which part of it?

[@stijncroon9287]

@@AntsVienna everything

[@stijncroon9287]

@@AntsVienna the queens aren´t supposed to forage so they won´t the nest is way to big so they don´t feel safe and even if they were in a testupe set up the likelyhood of one or more infertile queen messing up all the brood is very high

[@AntsVienna]

Well, the funny thing is that I haven't defined what needs or should happen. We are merely observing these ants and whatever happens - happens. And since nothing can go "right" there is also nothing that can go "wrong". Glad for comment, it was a chance for me to explain how science works to somebody 😜

[@stijncroon9287]

@@AntsVienna that is fair enough i should refrase the founding stage of these queens will not succeed but you are indeed right that it will be interesting at the very least

[@robinrapley6568]

Rbin. 🤔🐜🐜🌍👯👯👍🐜🐜🐜🐜🍃🍂

[@AntsVienna]

Let's see what happens! :) 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜