Ant Room Tour | Argentine Ants

In this ant keeping documentary, we take an extensive look into the happenings of my huge Argentine Ant colony (Linepithema humile). Housed in one of our MEGA-sized acrylic nests. Caught and raised up from just a handful of queens over 1 year ago…now I’d estimate they’re at least 20,000 thousand strong!
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Written, narrated, filmed and edited by Jordan Dean.
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Kevin MacLeod - (incompetech.com)
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[@noahjuniorgaming3494]

8:13 Larva: where is mommy ? Worker: don't worry just eat your food

[@vxrtuality]

What

[@createrz8433]

its a hard knock life

[@nathanrieck2112]

Where I live in California I would say that Argentine ants are the most common ant you see walking around. They make long trails and travel long distances when they are out looking for food. A few months back I was out on a walk and was lucky enough to see a massive colony moving, they had several nest openings all along a side walk and were moving all their eggs, brood, and pupil into a hole in the base of a tree. It was really cool watching them move and what made it even more exciting to me was seeing all the virgin queens and male alates walking along and moving into the new nest site. Argentine ants are small in comparison to some ants but tough. I’ve seen them in an ant war before with several of them hanging onto the legs of much larger ants, very cool and fascinating, but sad to see native carpenter ants displaced.

[@MistaGSpecialEducation]

As an antkeeper, I dislike Argentine ants. They wiped out the entire Harvester population in the area where i live.

[@CReadiusPro]

That giant nest would make an amazing coffee table.

[@Squidward558]

Sounds cool but all the vibrations would disturb the hell out of them.

[@AmazingAnts]

These ants are going to rule the world! Great documentary :)

[@JordanDeanFilms]

Thanks! Let's hope not :o

[@CN-kf8xj]

Amazing Ants Not just in people liking them but literally going to rule the world!

[@WRGOP]

Then there would be only one species of ants on earth

[@nomercy452]

Amazing Ants

[@mattheworchard-groves9521]

Amazing Ants I love your videos man! I hope your channel grows as big as Ants Australia!

[@usagifang]

Ants kills their queen? Welp. Viva la Antolution

[@Lonsite]

I used to RULE the ants

[@fabiulaviana56]

Wow.

[@arsalafi1829]

Napoleon Bonapant

[@chrisastley7696]

Down with Marie @

[@stevendao8303]

and even cannibalize the dead queens

[@gamejunk2707]

8:10 that’s a strong worker ant carrying like 3 to 4 times her body weight.

[@gelwaregeorge2685]

ants can lift 10 - 50 times their body weight

[@blinkemonke8520]

Tbh I don't think the queen isn't that heavy.

[@aidangm7419]

GelWare Entertainment driver ants can lift 100 times their weight when lifting a small twig

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

I had seen a pheidole ant carrying a pumpkin seed more than 20 times it's size alone.

[@kaydendobson6725]

I’m loving these ant room tours! 😃

[@ZecharyK]

We need a timelapse of them going through that protein jelly.

[@themicroplanetblog1316]

7:46 Queen: Oh hi lowly worker Worker: Hello, your majesty. Me and my sisters have decided that you are too much work to care for and we'd be better off caring for someone else. Queen: Wait, what? You can't just leave me! Worker: Exactly. Queen: o_o Worker: :)

[@ant.invasion]

This Aus Ants nostalgia is just too great to be true, makes me feel so good inside. Great video Jordan can’t wait for DIY build next video 😁

[@playerone1450]

Ant Invasion love your vids ant invasion 😄

[@Jinxtah123]

This was endlessly fascinating. I really love these colony tours, and I've never had a colony of my own. I'd love to find out what the deal was with those tiny mites. Please update us if you ever find out.

[@nordicants6232]

Great video jordan :o

[@floyd4611]

@James Martin 7yurty7hgyhjvm

[@pouljacobsen5671]

Æ

[@cuzhe5696]

I can just imagine one day when you decide to put them down in a freezer everything starts to get cold and everyone around you starts slowing down and then start dying.

[@s1l3nt22]

That’s just creepy 😳

[@tranvietphu1298]

They will die because they are a tropical species, temperate species on the other hand will only slow down and into hibernation to save power

[@tergy]

If that colony has 20000 workers, you should imagine colonies with millions of workers that exist a lot in the wild. Thats over a 100 more of those nests from the video! Btw, does anybody know the biggest colony in captivity?

[@SerafineSilverstream]

The biggest argentine colony is in Europe and it stretches over 6000 kilometers from southern Spain to Greece. No idea how many billion workers that colony has though.

[@melbourneroblox3448]

From what I know this is the biggest captive colony

[@brandiquesenberry2292]

Fire nation has millions of ants

[@andreasurace4386]

Brandi Quesenberry “the fire nation” is but one of many captive fire ant colonies

[@moddedcrafter1979]

There is a super colony in China of 1 trillion queen and 300 trillion worker ants

[@10191927]

That colony set up is really impressive. I think you should offer something like this, it’s very impressive.

[@willowtan7113]

I have been long awaiting this video. I do the same exact thing. My neighborhood is absolutely FILLED with Argentine ants. When I first started this hobby, I was so disheartened since I couldn't find any other species other than Argentine ants, which do not fly, meaning I could not capture my own young queen. Today, I have a couple slow growing camponotus I bought, but my favorite is a collection of Argentine colonies I have joined together. They would have been killed, and so I captured as many as I could instead, before they were sprayed, several with several colonies. I absolutely love them since the colony is so big and all I have ever wanted from this hobby is to have a big enough colony that no matter what, if I feed them or look at them, they are sure to be something amazing and interesting. Plus they do not hibernate, and that is a bonus. Should we make a superhero team named the "humanitarian Argentine ant resistance"? Instead of killing your giant colony, maybe you should give them to a museum or research group? The museum can show them off, like leafcutter ants are often used. Or a research group could learn tons just like you did, or use the incredible population to be able to do tests with no need to wait for more workers. Who knows? Another cool thing is that the colonies are immortal. The queens will have their own elates, but the other queens in the colony will also have their own, so there won't be inbreeding. The huge amount of queens and their strange breeding style allows Argentine ant queens to be one of the few, if not only, species that you can actually "breed". Pretty cool when you think about it, huh? Well, I have gone on forever now, so that's enough. Love your channel dude!

[@cloudinfinity]

Great video, Jordan! Those little mites are definitely interesting. It always amazes me how these types of creatures just appear out of seemingly no where (I'm assuming you didn't introduce them!). As for your contest, I'm from Southern Ontario in Canada. I would have to say that the two species that I see most often is Tetramorium (Pavement Ants) and Camponotus pennsylvanicus. I just recently acquired the Camponotus colony and they've currently taking their winter nap. One neat thing that they did when I placed them into their current home was one worker brought in a bunch of dirt from their outworld and closed off one of the rooms providing moisture... I guess this is a species that prefers a dry nest. I thought that this was a pretty cool adaptation! As for my Tetramorium species, I caught the queen back in late July and they're not about 15 workers strong. They're pretty picky with their food, definitely fun experimenting - they're currently loving small bits of almond. They're they're a bit larger in colony size, I hope to move them into my classroom so that my students can watch them grow too.

[@bradenfriesen488]

The most common ant in my area is fire ants and Argentine ants, both of them are invasive. I'm from central valley California and I plan on being an entomologist. There are many other kinds of ants in my area, but most of them are fire ants and Argentine ants. I like watching and feeding both kinds of ants because of the way that all the workers instantly help each other when one ant spots an attacker or food. Fun fact: Fire ants are from the genus Solenopsis which sounds similar to the chemical compound that they sting with called Solenopsin

[@anniebrooks2166]

Entomoloscope well I've never seen Argentine ants in the valley

[@Tatsugiri6783]

After learning about argies, tactics, survival, escape learning, and keeping them in SoCal, i have noticed queens die by their own workers

[@DRL3335]

Larvae: What are we eating today? Worker: oh nothing... just your mother who couldn’t suffice our needs... No but really this is a sad survival strategy😭

[@spontaneouscreativity6858]

😱

[@floyd4611]

completely ignoring the fact that he put them in the freezer

[@spontaneouscreativity6858]

😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@floyd4611]

@@spontaneouscreativity6858 nwat

[@TheScienceguy77]

Never stop making videos, these are amazing. Keep up the great work Ants Australia!

[@ragerancher]

It would be fascinating to know at each moment in time what any individual ant is trying to do as they wander around.

[@willowtan7113]

YASSS I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS

[@peterrawlins4087]

Los Angeles, Glendale, California. Honey pot ants so interesting how they use themselves as storage containers to keep there food and water from expiring and safe from getting infested or molding. Love your videos :)

[@fullthrottle2354]

The most abundant native ant species in the suburbs of Houston, Texas is easily Twig Ants (Pseudomyrmex gracilis). They’re almost like the bull ants of the Americas, except about 1/3 of the size. They’ve got the vision and amazing grip, too! Fun Facts: Their preferred nesting spaces are in acorns or hollow twigs. The queens look almost exactly like a worker, but have darker gasters.

[@reidgoodwin3937]

you also live in Houston Texas leaf cutter ants live at Huntsville State park if you wanna keep them their native.

[@Au_Aquatica]

Great video Jordan! And that's a massive colony! I am almost afraid of them 😂

[@bushantsaus1436]

Moon Seongmu lol

[@elijahtommy7772]

Watching an ant colony is actually pretty good to pixture how our bodies work, pretty much you take an ant colony, shrink it by millions of times in size, multiply it by millions of times in population and make it even more coordinated. And thats us.

[@rileysaxton1170]

For me in New York, the most common species has to be Tetramorium caespitum. These little guys are everywhere, and you can hardly turn a corner on the sidewalk without seeing a colony (unless it's winter like now). These guys have been my favorite ants to keep due to their fast growth. They haven't turned down a single type of food I've offered them, and they're super resilient. One time (this was before my queen had any workers) I had to go on a thirteen day trip, and there was no way our housecleaner was going to care for my ants. On top of that, the test tube had almost no water, and the queen was running low on fat reserves. So, I tried to move her (didn't work), gave her some honey and prayed she would be alright. I came back home, and she had an astounding ten workers! She was extremely weak and there was zero water left. They still wouldn't move, so I force-moved them (just held their test tube over a larger one and tapped). They're fine now in hibernation, but I haven't been able to move them since.

[@memedumpster1402]

You honestly deserve so much more attention then you get. Keep it up this is just such high quality work!

[@jamesmontanus7873]

Hey Jordan an amazing video once again! really love the video, a common ant species in Singapore is actually phidole or Big-headed ants, they dominate every corner of my area and keep getting into my ant room XD despite their very aggressive behaviour in my area, they are an incredibly fascinating species to watch and I love their use of the majors in combat and consumption of food! Great vid Jordan keep it up! #roadto50K

[@luckykaloo7435]

Wow... I live in sembawang and must say ghost ants for indoor and campo sp. outdoor

[@infinityowl4203]

this channel is like Baby Einstein for adults...... so chill.

[@cchhii961]

Adults?? I'm 13 :0

[@aidangm7419]

Same. But I mean turning 14 this month

[@sanguillotine]

@@cchhii961no you aren’t, you’re 17

[@yingzhu5576]

Hello Jordan, I am Ying Zhu from New York City, Brooklyn. The most common ants in my area are Tetramorium Immigrans, pavement ants, as expected from a city like New York. They were previously mixed with the European Tetramorium Caespitum since taxonomist could not tell if the two were different, North America vs European. And in 2017 they manage to figure it out and grant them their new official name. Like Tetramorium Caespitums they enjoy living in pavement and their wars are a sight to behold. Often in the spring and summer as I walk casually on the street, I would see a massive Ipad Pro sized or even larger mass of ants, Tetramoriums having a war. You can poke them or blow on them or shine light on them and they will completely not care, caught up in their war for territory. What makes this even more interesting is that they seem to only behave this way to each other. Tetramoriums are “invasive” in the sense they were introduced via shipping from Europe to U.S.A over time, go figure (The relationship of U.S.A and Europe goes way back after all). However, they have been safety integrate themselves and blend in into the ecosystem, in a friendly way without pushing out native species. Yet this friendliness shatters when a Tetramorium colony finds another, both colonies break out into a huge Tetramorium war. I find this behavior very fascinating. Unfortunately, I cannot get a picture of them since it is deep hibernation period here in North America, nor do I own a colony but they are interesting little packages of aggression nonetheless. And their appetite is also very amusing, being pavement ants in the city I often find them eating junk food, like soda, french fries, hamburgers, potato chips and even pizza sometimes, and it is always awesome watching how they handle each food. The city life belongs to the omnivores, those who eat anything. Thank You for holding this awesome contest. Best of luck everyone

[@l3oogle]

The most abundant ant species in my area is Rytidoponera Metallica. I was sitting round a campfire once got stung over 10 times on my feet, who knew there was a nest there? They are everywhere in my area and the queens are hard to tell apart from the workers which makes quite frustrating to find/raise. I have however been lucky enough to find a queen not too long ago. I love that they semi-claustral because it makes raising them much more interactive, also many ants are soft and delicate, but Ritdo.P have extremely hard exoskeletons which makes them easier to catch. Somthing I've noticed from observation is that there colours are not perfectly uniform, some are darker and slightly blue and some are your classic green. It's abit frustrating seeing them all the time when I go anting instead of the other species I'm after, but I'd definitely miss them if they weren't around. Definitely one of my fravorites! :)

[@cassandrabarrott8692]

Sam A I’ve just started raising a colony of that species myself and have been fascinated to find out that the freshly emerged workers are almost brown! So far I only have a queen and her 3 nanatics but I plan to keep her for quite a while

[@dinosaurterrorworld144]

Love your videos there awesome and amazing keep up the amazing and fantastic and awesome work mate😁😁👍👍👍👏👏😁👍

[@fishguy2976]

Dinosaurs terroir World App ?

[@dinosaurterrorworld144]

Ryder’s RB wait what?

[@fishguy2976]

You said app

[@dinosaurterrorworld144]

Ryder’s RB oh sorry I wrote that be mistakeLOL😂😂

[@Nutticus]

The most common ant in Tucson Arizona is probably the harvester ant (Novemessor cockerelli). These ants are amazing and keep graineries in their nests filled with various nuts, used to feed their larvae and workers. They also avoid going into houses and extremely urban places and prefer to be in a more natural undisturbed. They also find staple foods that they depend upon until there is a shortage in which they find a more abundant staple food.

[@DeadshotWally]

I really love ants seeing this puts a smile on face 😀

[@mrayrick7631]

Where did you get theese ants?

[@AntsManitoba]

Bro 13:06 is the waste moving???????

[@mrridley8967]

Ants Manitoba omg living shit

[@dtazombies1166]

Ants Manitoba I was thinking that lol

[@bidoovs9848]

its those weird bugs underneath, moving around

[@mrridley8967]

TheDrawingBidoof- TDB no im 100% certain as a man of science that the shit is alive

[@AntsNewZealand]

i think theyre maggots

[@James-tv2bm]

I would literally watch these ants for hours... great video!

[@user-df8hl4zx2l]

I always wanted to start in the art of ant keeping, and I still will in the future. Thanks for the great videos!

[@trueprogamer3018]

Yay! Your making videos again XD

[@alptekinakturk4185]

Who's here after Kurzgesagt?

[@tiedupsmurf]

Nope !! I'm here to find out how native ant species are doing, but no answers here...great video though...Oh and apart from the cringy inflecting narration as bad as that ant Canada dude, talking like he is on Sesame Street and I am watching thinking bad things...bad bad bad

[@icecreamtonk786]

O O but why? Why would u say that dude?

[@antloversscotland7705]

me

[@okoverlord928]

@@tiedupsmurf ok

[@icecreamtonk786]

Mabye

[@nicocuyano10]

Man, your passion can be felt in your videos. You are awesome.

[@urg-1578]

Man, this is why Australia is great for ant keeping I wish I lived there.

[@oppolight9992]

I live in South Tasmania and the most common ants i find are Technomyrmex, most people in my area call them Small Black ants. (i know, it's really creative) but i'm even raising a colony of them and found out that they really love the honeydew that the aphids have. The rose bushes are usually full of these ants and i love watching them through my window. it's hard to tell witch species they really are because I see big ones and really small ones. and that is really all i have to say. Keep up the great work Jordan!

[@rockdealer1]

Technomyrmex is such a badass name!

[@Versuffe]

Mr Camponotus I do they are also called black crazy ants cuz they go crazy easily

[@andreasurace4386]

Tyler MG / Tyler mega games technomyrmex are NOT black crazy ants, black crazy ants fall under the name paratrachina longicornis

[@elephantseal2657]

"For ants, sanitation is vitally important" *ant* *procedes* *to* *lick* *poop* *off* *his* *legs*

[@pepe371]

I can assure u that's not what they do they crap in a specified place and they know how to take a 💩

[@thebenzo9793]

I'm from germany, saxony and the most common ant species is Lasius niger. They are everywhere. Under every stone, in almost every tree... just everywhere. A lot of german antkeepers don't like them because they are everywhere and they say this species is borring. But in my opinion this species is wonderful. They are perfecr for the start in the hobby. They are not too small, they are easy to hold and when they grow to a big colony they are so activ and exciting. Sorry for my english :D I realy like your Channel. You make very awesome videos.

[@mr.mercury4247]

I was wondering why their poo was... pulsating and fluctuating..... I'm glad you explained about the mites. The colony most likely understands the importance of their waste removal.

[@viralvibinn]

hey awesome video, and I am still thinking how his colony became so big so fast!, sick! colony though, and the nest is also dope!, ahh so jealous coz I can't find this species, but I hope this colony will be more big fast, and are these colonies immortal?, if any one knows then please reply me :)

[@antsant4060]

antscanadas fire ant colony.

[@abelvidales5874]

I hope you dont. This ants are ant killers. They killed my half of my ants!

[@willowtan7113]

Ants Multinational yes they are

[@antsant4060]

I found a colony of odorless house ant that was moving and there was like 25 queens I didn't collect it because I'm new to ant keeping.

[@willowtan7113]

Nicole Garcia rip. I have so many similar stories. Don't miss it till you know you had it!

[@gamergames8073]

I am getting a colony of honeypot ants, is their any way your next ant room tour could be on them?

[@GitGoodGaming]

GamerGames I believe Ants Canada did a video on them

[@gamergames8073]

Zachary Strickler I saw but it was not very interesting

[@TankSociety]

Its against the law to keep honey pots in Australia :/

[@gamergames8073]

ohhhhhhh, sorry

[@JourneyToTheCage]

T h i c c ants

[@balyeeticus8953]

Yesss i have been waiting for this!

[@tiathetimid6447]

I used to live in South Carolina USA. We have Fire Ants. One thing I noticed is when it’s about to rain depending on the direction they build a wall up on that side to help protect the entrance.

[@RareEpicness]

What the f*ck. This is why I love ants. I actually have an iPad keyboard with an ant in the background cuz I like them so much haha.

[@-Alluvium-]

5:40 IF SHE BREATHES...

[@AntsSA]

For contest. The super common native lepisiota Capensis where I live are pushing out these these also super common Argentine ants that took over just a few years ago with their own super colonies. :) Also messor Capensis &sraititifrons, anoplolepis iridescent, Cardiocondya sp. Are in small colonies every where and last but not least solonopsis punctaticeps. I live in cape town south Africa

[@carolynhill5938]

My favorite ant is one I regularly encountered in the mountains and forests I grew up in as a kid, the carpenter ant (Camponotus laevigatus)! Their big, shiny, obsidian black bodies are so cool and I loved watching them in their big sawdust fill nests that always smelled good. Thank you for the question! It brought back good memories! (P.s. I’m from the Californian-Oregon border in the USA :) )

[@fergusrann]

I live in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne and the most common ant species around my area are Paratrechina longicornis otherwise known as the black crazy ant. I love there curiosity and the way they move around in large groups. 1 thing I’ve learnt about them is that they as I said are very curious and eat whatever they are capable of eating and there small size doesn’t make it to difficult to get into homes were you will usually find them eating your leftover scraps having them around has taught me to not leave any food in my room as there sense of smell is very good and they will find a way in to eat it. Another great video Jordan, best of luck to everyone else entering the giveaway👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@gijsmensen6733]

The dead queen had a mite :(

[@mrgainz7252]

Yeah i saw that aswell

[@darker_times637]

My favourite species of ant is the ghost ant. Before, your videos I saw them as useless pests, who only steal bits of food laying about. Now, thanks to you and Ants Canada I have learned to appreciate these incredible creatures. Now, I have been actively searching for queen ants during nuptial flight. I have found a queen, which I am currently caring for. Without you, this seeming invisible world of ants has been opened. Thank you.

[@joebob4579]

This question is easy for me. By far the most common ant in my area is the pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum). Just today when I walked to my local park, I saw 4 different Tetramorium caespitum colonies. One of them was under an old parking lot. There were at least 15 ant hills in just the area of a couple square meters. After only disturbing one hill for a minute, many ants from different hills started swarming towards me. I also saw one colony carrying the abdomen of an ear-worm into a tiny crack in a sidewalk, pretty cool. I live in the SF bay area, which explains why it is so common here. Its very urban where I live, so there is a lot of pavement for them to live in. During spring, they will often have ant wars because they want more territory. Thousands of ants die in these wars. I thought that was pretty interesting.

[@josiahkilburn6091]

Don't put the ants down! You should find a professional myrmecologist that is willing to take them. This way you don't have to degrade your image as an antkeeper. You also help the myrmecologist study the ants. You also can ship them if you are giving to a myrmecologist.

[@no-rr3ih]

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[@josiahkilburn6091]

You can also give them to a museum

[@woolensnail2584]

I think this is a good idea as they can study they’re behaviour and work out how they’re so invasive and how to keep the numbers low etc.

[@kontoname]

It's an invasive species. There is no shortage for them and any myrmecologist who needs a few can get as many he likes easily. The risk of them escaping during the transport is much higher. You may not realize just how extremely dangerous this species is.

[@mioserenity5062]

What do you mean by "degrade your image as an antkeeper" I don't really get it.

[@towelcob7841]

notification squad

[@jasonyi1232]

I'm from the Washington DC area and I have found Camponotus castaneus very common in my area. There is actually a nest of them right outside my house. I find them everywhere while searching for queens last season. I noticed that the ants took some curled up ants out of their nest one day and took them to what looked like a waste area. It was really cool to see them do that behavior, and oddly I have not seen them do it again. Maybe they were taking dormant workers to warm up as it was later in the year. Because they are larger than the average ant when my mom was looking for queens she often mistook them as a queen. This species is really abundant in my area, and is also one of my favorite species.

[@adendeleon2181]

The most common ant species here in Florida, USA is the invasive fire ant. Every time I go out to my local park I always see different species of fire ants and multiple nests. What I have learned from them is 1. They are not a force to be reckoned with and tend to sting me often whenever I would disturb their nests 2. They are an explosive species, which is probably why they are such a notorious invasive ant!

[@northernants239]

#NotificationSquad

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Really appreciate your exposition about collecting ants native and invasive. Important to keep the native ecology!

[@Pides13]

I am from Cyprus and Camponotus Sanctus is the most common species in my country. They are beautifully coloured species with major workers which can reach up to15mm in size with the queen reaching up to 16-18mm. The colony has to reach a certain number of workers before starting to produce majors. Very good climbers and aggressive. They feed on mostly insects and honey water. You can find them in Soil nests and often under stones.

[@weepclan4652]

DONT U DARE KILL YUR ANTS!!! THAY ARE YUR PRECIOUS BABIES!!! like if you agree

[@hpenvy1106]

The Gangster Pickles Like those excessiv queens they Just slaughter, they need to go. Otherwise they will displace the native species

[@JordanDeanFilms]

We've contacted Melbourne Museum, if they don't take them then, unfortunately, we'll be putting them down. They are an invasive species after all.

[@sourlemon2155]

South Africa Rider ants!!!! They are like a army that moves in a straight line all day and crush anything in its path

[@Jaybiiird]

Beautiful footage!! Been super hyped for this vid to come out!

[@allengriffin3932]

The most common ant in my area is Tetramorium caespitum also named pavement ants. I live in Chicago Illinois. What I know about these ants are that they are called pavement ants because they usually build their homes in the pavement. During early spring, colonies attempt to conquer new areas and often attack nearby enemy colonies.

[@bugkeeper2002]

im from california, the most abundant ant species i have seen is either argentines or tetramorium ( pavement ants) ive learned that Paratrechina longicornis like living in the eucalyptus trees right near my house and some are even living in my sink! I'VE also learned that tetramorium use the spaces and cracks in the pavement as "roads" to guide their highways. they also live under cinder blocks and garden ornaments in my front yard.

[@odeivonimajneb]

Hey thanks for the awesome video! I watched it twice. Very informative. I’ve learned a lot from your channel. Please keep post more awesome videos!

[@TheScienceguy77]

The most abundant ant species in my area (Southeast US) are Camponotus Americanus. These beautiful ants are prolific in my area. They're most heavily abundant in the soil but they also love to colonize under rocks, leaf litter, branches and other debris. It's easy to walk outside, turn something over and find some of them. Sadly they are still fighting against heavily invasive fire ants (and now black crazy ants in some areas), but their numbers are pretty massive so they ought to be able to hold their own.

[@adaumisasmr6620]

These are so common in So Cal, as well as Fire Ants. (we have the city come out and deal with them when Fire Ants invade). I had a highway of Argentine Ants on my backyard wall, I put a barrier of poison powder and now they are dead/gone. The swarm they produce is remarkably massive. Even in the office I work at, I once left toast in my trash can and got back the next day to find ants everywhere.

[@Velppp]

- I have many Pheidol pallidula and lot of Crematogaster scutellaris in my garden - I live in the south of France. - I love to see during summer hundreds of Pheidol gathering around my cats's food waste, and cleaning perfectly all plates in minutes. And I spend so many time at watching scutellaris ant feeding with honeydew on the Bignonia bush "Campsis radicans" that climb at my bedroom window. I found that the honeydew is directly produced by the Bignonia, and with this, the plant pay mercenaries to protect itself againt leaf-cutter. Some times, I see many Crematogaster scutellaris on a part of the bush, and few hours later, many Crematogaster auberti take the place and start gathering the place ^^.. The ant war is everywhere ! ps: thx a lot for your videos ! Keep that quality !

[@noahcallins4595]

Amazing video once again Jordan! I'm from Idaho and the most common species here is Tetramorium immigrans. Also known as Tetramorium sp.E. This summer i fed a colony almost every night. I noticed for dry foods, they bring it to there nest and buried it. They would also gather seeds from trees and eat them. They also use there numbers ALOT and very aggressive. And they had multiple nest entrances bullied other species.

[@jarvislee998]

Amazing lwish l had that enclosure and my Argentinian ants are growing great

[@vested7664]

Pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum) Colorado These tiny little ants are everywhere! Thriving in-between sidewalk cracks and creases and all the unintentionally dropped ice creams. You honestly can't get around during the summer without seeing one. The most interesting thing I've found about Tetramorium Caespitum is the colossal ant battles between different colonies. Because of the nature of a sidewalk, the cracks are fairly close to each other. The ants end up having multiple neighbors, inevitably they don't take too kindly to them. Because of their small size they can produce ginormous colonies fairly fast making for some amazing 500 vs 500 "ish" ant wars.

[@rause8622]

Solenopsis invicta called the red imported fire ant has to be the most common in central Texas here in America, you can’t take 10 steps without seeing a large ant hill full of them. They are an invasive species from South America but have actually become my first colony, catching a queen a few months ago she is close to having her first generation of workers, extremely excited I’m actually using the tubs and tubes set up you showed on this channel. Huge fan of the channel keep it up!

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Nice observations! Thank you for the tour, and I really like this formicarium.

[@SampelMSM]

That is HUGE the ants must be happy

[@soggymuffin01]

Cool to see other ants pulling the cotton from their water tube. My pavements have been doing the same alongside a little bit of sand

[@jaybelmont3565]

For the contest the most common ant in my area is the Tertamorium Genus. I live in Alabama USA and these ants also known as pavement ant get everywhere. They are an invasive species from Europe and get their name from building colonies in the cracks of sidewalks and parking lots! But they can also build nest in other things. I have a huge colony outside my condo building into a old tree stump that died a few years ago. They are very small, around 3mm long, but are extremely aggressive against prey or anything that disturbs their nest. A fun fact is that they were studied on the international space station a few years ago.

[@clamskaboo5120]

LOVE the diversity of insects in Australia! I've been wanting to see this colony's size ever since you introduced them...also, the most abundant ant species would be Tetramorium

[@Deathbyfartz]

youve got some solid production quality and naration going on here, very informational :)

[@Au_Aquatica]

My most common species in my bushland area has got to be the amazing, fantastic Pheidole! Many species are around but they are the most abundant sp around the helidon ranges, I find most colonies have many queens and around 100 meters is one giant colony! So let's just say my house is built on one. They were my first queen species and always hold a place in my heart, those big headed freaks of nature are amazing, and I am humbled to have a colony

[@albinohoodrat5934]

Around me there are MANY pavement ants, they are all over the sidewalks and some live under the siding on our house. They are very interesting to watch and their trails are super long. They also have massive ant graveyards outside their nest and I have even seen a few dead queens. I have never kept a pavement ant colony, but if I ever do I have a feeling it will be very interesting.

[@quantrinh9824]

I live in Vietnam ,where is plenty of ant species . I think the most common ant species is Solenopsis geminata , also know as Fire Ants . They often found in delta areas like where i am living in ,Hanoi .These guy often found in ant hill , some hill can reach to massive size and they were made completely from SAND ! Fire Ants also know for a very good ant species at cooperate. They ussualy overwelm their rival colony like black crazy ant and Pheidole species . They even build up a colony in my house , and all floor become their forging area . Love to see more video about Bull ant ,thank Jordan !

[@thingshappen4015]

I live on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. The most common species of ant in my area has to be the invasive species Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the Fire Ant. This ant is present in multiple countries including the United States, Australia, China and Taiwan. These ants are a fast growing aggressive ants that have killed off most other species of ants in my area. Just by walking outside my front door you can find fire ant nests littered around my neighborhood. Most people have a strong defiance towards these ants because of their painful sting and mass numbers. I myself actually am keeping this species in my house under a great deal of care.

[@christopherdaniel7968]

I'm in north texas and I have a colony of these Argentine ants by my house that I found when trying to look for Queens for my new set up

[@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089]

Edit to previous postI live in Texas, in the USA.These ants are always the first species to do nuptial flights and subsequently tend to end up with the best nests the fastest. These guys eat through several insects a month, and have accepted all sugar given to them, These include sugar water 1 part honey 9 parts water, honey, Dr Pepper (my favorite). So far they have eaten several disinfected beetles, like nine cricket legs (note, turns down dead crickets), and two small mealworms.

[@SuperSupper2]

Here in Florida when I first started looking for Queens, I oddly found my area to be dominated by Odontomachus species. There were other smaller ant species about, but they all respected the domains of these larger ants. After I managed to start a colony of this breed, I noticed quite a few odd behaviors. Sometimes if another trapjaw found its way in, they would have a couple ants spend several days subduing it, carefully pulling the captured ant into the nest and searching for it if it escaped, all the while being sure not to damage it with their powerful jaws. They even become so focused on this that they ignore and even brush off foreign contact like that of a pick I commonly use to move things in the outworld. And despite being so powerful as hunters, they can be very shy around people, retreating into the best if they detect even small movements.

[@isaiahricketts]

Although the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) is considered an invasive ant species in my area, it's still certainly the most abundant. You can't take ten steps in the summer without spotting a colony of this species. I remember being totally fascinated by these things as a kid. I would sit on the ground for sometimes up to half of an hour watching them crawl through their colony's entrance and bring back food. Like I said, these ants are not native to Southern Ontario in Canada (where I live), as they are a tropical species. Where I live it snows (a lot). They survive by invading buildings (especially hospitals, homes and grocery stores) to stay warm throughout the winter. Their favourite places to stay in the winter are under kitchen countertops, though, as they are very attracted to meat and grease. They are certainly pests in that sense, especially since you can never really tell that you have an infestation until it's already gotten out of hand. This is because they are small and quite fast-growing. Actually, workers get to be about 2mm in length and queens reach the puny size of about 4mm. They tend to be quite difficult to spot because of this, and also because of their dark yellow/light brown colour. Other Facts: -Pharaoh ant queens are polygynous, meaning that they can have more than one queen in a single colony. -Because these ants have many queens, sometimes a queen will venture out of the nest with a couple of worker ants to start brand new colonies. This is often a struggle when a house is infested with these creatures. This act is referred to as "budding". -The queens are fairly short-lived, as they have a lifespan of only about 4 months to a year. In this time, they can produce 400 eggs or more. -It takes 36 to 42 days for a worker to develop completely.

[@AntsMierenAvonturen]

Thanks a amazing colony and formicarium! cant wait to see more!:)

[@syreillesales]

just started ankeeping and i just caught my first queen and its an argentine ant and i saw your vids and its really great tips

[@wb8047]

amazing video, so much to learn and so much to appreciate

[@TheQuietOne95]

I live in south Brisbane, the most common ant species in my area is hard to determine honestly. There are 8 separate species in my yard currently, two of which I see constantly foraging. The Ochetellus glaber is most common by number, but the Green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) nests, are absolutely everywhere. I'm going to say the green head ant though, because I see them everywhere while walking. I love this species, they have an amazing iridescent body, and have a lot of personality in my experience. They're an important species in terms of seed dispersion, have shallow nests generally under rocks and grass clumps. One of my favorite things about them though, is that workers of the species can be gamergates, meaning they can mate with winged males, in order to produce female offspring. So once a founding queen dies, the colony can live on. As a result they don't often produce female alates, and budding is a common form of founding new nests.

[@TanatosLegion00]

I grew up with carpenter ants in my grandparents' place (in Ipoh, Malaysia). I remember I was a little rascal and purposely spilled a bunch of sugar over the counter just to see them swarm in for it. They took surprising long though, it had been 2-3 days but the 3-4 spoonful of sugars were still mostly there. It might be because it's processed sugar.

[@elijahwood3564]

the Red Imported Fire Ant and I found them in oklahoma they are all over trees and under logs ,its so fun to watch them walk , there Gaster looks like a heart lol I love them soooooo much .