THE END OF THE LASIUS NIGER EXPERIMENT! | The 2020 Lasius Niger Experiment Update #7 - Ant Holleufer

[@antsandpets]

The reason the dead queens where not moved out was probably that they were feeding them to the larvae, they wanted to not wast any food available

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah that sounds correct 🤔

[@VarmintLP]

Messor Barbarus can drown in droplets too. They just can't handle water very well except for drinking it. for the cockroach nimphs just remove the head and cut up the roach. Gives easy access to the meat.

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah that’s how it is 😕 but yeah will definitely cut it next time (and I have already done so😄)

[@Krogzaxants]

Monogyne species often have multiple queens when founding a colony. This increases their survival rate a lot. And the last standing queen is the strongest. So the colony most likely end up with better genes.

[@allolobophorus]

Next time you find "drowned" ants don't give up on them but place them on some tissue to dry them out. They might just come back to life as ants can survive in water for quite a while. ;)

[@AntHolleufer]

Oh! Will definitely try that. That’s nothing I have heard of but definitely worth trying!

[@auth_ants]

I almost died of shock when I saw the blond hair

[@AntHolleufer]

😆😆😆

[@aquaantz5579]

RIP to the queens. Wish you better luck in the future!

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah thank you. Pretty bummed about 2B 😕😢

[@antsandpets]

how I feed roaches to my colonies is by removing the head, then cutting the roach in half right where the legs end, then placing the two halves into the outworld

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah I will also start to do that. Thank you for sharing 🙌🏻😄

[@englishfishkeeper2007]

Yes I knew this would happen, I've tried a Lasius Niger colony with 26 queen's and only 1 survived. Also, the workers don't kill the queen's, the queen's actually fight each other because I've actually seen it happen in person.

[@AntHolleufer]

Oh thank you for sharing that. That may well be what happen here 🤔

[@Ninuturu]

I like how they decorated the inside of the nest, they have also clogged the holes to the mesh for better hydration they where using the dead queens to feed the larvae, thats why they kept the dead bodies for longer I'm very curious about the next Lasius experiment! It sounds very nice for next time, you can cut the roach in half :) I often cut them in 3 pieces, head, upper body and butt XD

[@AntHolleufer]

Long brilliant comment as always 🤩😄 and yeah didn’t take long before I was told to cut the roach a few more times 😅 thank you sharing tho 😄

[@日本トーマス]

What i noticed is that they often move Larvae that are going to transform to a dryer area a few days before they start spinning their Cocoons. But not always.

[@AntHolleufer]

That’s that’s also what I have thought. They have started doing this a little today. So I think the nest is just a bit to big for them in the video 🤔☺️ thank you for sharing ☺️

[@emperor_dan]

Even though the other colonies are dead im glad this one survived because i think it will be good to look at as its own individual colony.

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah it was also my favourite colony. Sad that 2B droned but yeah 😕 I love this colony tho 🤩❤️

[@Richard0037]

I think that was a great experiment to do as it is now documented for ant keepers to see what happens when two L.N queens are put together. Excellent videos

[@EstheticAnts]

Sad but expected. Do you have an estimate how many workers that colony has? I guess 50 but it's so interesting that they only use 1 chamber. You can hydrate the nest a little more I think, not sure.

[@AntHolleufer]

Hmm think I hydrate it once a week which I feel is to often 😅 maybe I should do it some more 🤔 but yeah 50-60 workers I think 🤔

[@EstheticAnts]

@@AntHolleufer Damn I better start working on a founding nest then haha

[@AntHolleufer]

😆

[@Theopge]

On the roach bit. I only feed adults (mostly camponotus) I cut the head, and cut their legs afterwards. Easy to do when you press the roach against the ground. Awesome vid man!

[@AntHolleufer]

Thank you. And thank you for the tips 😄🙌🏻

[@d3gaming992]

I tried to brood boost my solenopsis geminata with camponotus compressus pupae(cocoons) .they successfully opened the cocoons ,then..... ate them..they enjoyed the feast

[@AntHolleufer]

Wow yeah that’s a bit crazy. Tho you should only brood boost with the same species. 🤔

[@denkitney8865]

I have also found that with L.Niger if they have access to a sandy sustraight in the outworld, they always take some into the nest..... don't ask me why! Also don't worry about the amount of eggs, as any eggs is a plus ♡ in keeping up the numbers. Nice filming btw.

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah idk why they do it either but I guess it helps them feel safe maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️ but yeah I’m Not to worried about the eggs here and now as I’m maybe not able to see it all either way 🤔 and thank you ❤️😄

[@retroesports_]

@@AntHolleufer They do it because it makes it easier for the Larva to become Pupa. They can grip the substrate while spinning the silk

[@lonelyloaf8432]

The end?!?!? Noooooo!!! Don't say they died!

[@AntHolleufer]

🤷🏻‍♂️🤔

[@antsandpets]

also that isn't a cockroach you fed them its a dubia roach

[@AntHolleufer]

Eeehh what’s the difference 😅🤔

[@henrikashenrikas7689]

Hi ant Holleufer, i have a question my friend gave me an small collony of solonopsis fugax ants and i don't know how to care for them can you please tell me how or when to hibranate then how to feethem and stuff like that pleas answer me.

[@AntHolleufer]

Well depending on the size feed then once a week. And they hibernate from October to March. But I’d say search on KZbin and see what comes up. I don’t have the species my self so can’t say anything for sure

[@TermitesInternational2006]

Can't wait to see :D

[@BA1LS.]

Great vid man❤️

[@AntHolleufer]

Thanks man ❤️

[@brawlfool8670]

Can’t wait

[@c3cil358]

this is about feeding the ants i would recommend cutting the cockroach's abdomen not its head because the brain of the cockroach is located where the abdomen is and you will save the ants time in processing food. i think it's best that you give this small ant colony smaller-sized foods but in good amounts since a roach that size can be intimidating for ants so they wont bother with it. You've come a very long way in ant keeping well done!

[@AntHolleufer]

Thank you. And thank you for the advice ❤️ didn’t know that a roach worked like that but I will keep it in mind for next time. Tho nest tune it will be in small parts ☺️

[@VarmintLP]

Test tubes don't just leak. The ants are digging into the cotton and that makes them flood Had a flooding happen live on stream and it made me very anxcious cause I was at work xC

[@AntHolleufer]

Oh damn that sounds terrible 😧 what did you do????

[@VarmintLP]

@@AntHolleufer wait to get home and fix the tube. Basically soaled up the water and moved them all over

[@AntHolleufer]

Hmm sounds like a lucky escape then 😅

[@VarmintLP]

@@AntHolleufer kind of

[@VarmintLP]

@@AntHolleufer Pretty much

[@real_memes8097]

hi I'm new here and would like to get some ants but don't want dangerous ones but not hard to keep and cheap to own but not sure which ones to get any idea?

[@AntHolleufer]

Where are you from? If you are from Europe Lasius Niger will be here the perfect colony to start with ☺️

[@real_memes8097]

@@AntHolleufer I am from Australia NSW

[@AntHolleufer]

Oh yeah okay. Then I can’t really advice anything as I don’t quite know what species are beginning friendly 😕 but google may be a good help then ☺️

[@real_memes8097]

@@AntHolleufer K thanks

[@kennthchin287]

Need a lot of protein. I had a lot died too through lack of protein.

[@AntHolleufer]

Oh dang. Yeah that’s not ideal. Sadly my colony isn’t doing the best today as they just don’t take the protein 😅😅

[@kennthchin287]

Different ants got different diet . Polyrachis here in Malaysia is damn tricky . Don't take meal worm or ant food or certain things except for honey , crickets and dubia roaches. Maybe you try feeding it different food ,it will succeed.

[@shadow1653]

i cant join the discord, it says the link is expired?

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah answering you here as well. But here’s the link ☺️ discord.gg/NFh3j9aYb7

[@antsplann]

Waaahhaahaa.. finally it's coming 😋😉🐜

[@VarmintLP]

:O More blond anthollefer

[@AntHolleufer]

😆😆

[@Stay.motivated137]

It was a good experiment tho 🙌

[@AntHolleufer]

It sure was. Didn’t end how I thought tho. I imagined the experiment would have ended much sooner but it kept going 🤔😄

[@antsandpets]

Also I sent you an email if you could check it out, thanks

[@AntHolleufer]

Yeah I just saw. I think I can make it in time tho I’m quite busy at the moment 🤔 but I will contact you if I can or can’t make it ☺️

[@Theopge]

nooo thatface. normally you hae the biggest smile

[@AntHolleufer]

😆 thank you ❤️😄

[@eidiu3551]

it was very fun listening to you voicing it over but next time write a script xd

[@AntHolleufer]

😆😆 don’t you worry. I won’t 😆 take to much time 😆😆

[@antsisland]

Hi

[@TermitesInternational2006]

Hehe

[@AntHolleufer]

Heyo 👋🏻😄

[@HuffleflufferOfficial]

😳

[@AntHolleufer]

😢👀

[@TermitesInternational2006]

Noice ❤️

[@squiddart]

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[@wasd6090]

Here before the premiere Edit:i missed it

[@AntHolleufer]

😆😆😆

[@jesseklinkenberg9072]

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[@seppants6975]

First! :)

[@jesseklinkenberg9072]

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