Antkeeping 01 - How to find Queen Ants

[@plastic6568]

extremely informative and recent, most videos of these tutorials are up to 9 years old. thank you

[@jolanl1919]

How have I not found this channel before?! The footage and overall content is excellent

[@lightworkerlabs3287]

Crazy i was in my kitchen, i happened to look up and a red carpenter ant queen was crawling on the ceiling

[@blackhomunculus1814]

One of my post where in the video XD Great video, I loved it. Keep it up!

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thanks for your support!

[@AntsGnagnus]

Thank you! This Will help me in the future! Great video, keep It up!

[@hcsung826]

very good channel for ants lovers

[@bradleykerrinmelvin8360]

Excellent vid, lots of really helpful content. Keep it up!

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thanks for uour support!

[@christoper8482]

what is the name of the container or small place you use to catch the queen

[@doitwithdave1161]

What an awesome video. Thanks for the info

[@Ants.for.life3]

where can you get the vail

[@iroau]

So nice to see someone from Perth taking on KZbin ants video. Please make a video especially for is from Perth and around. Let us know when and where to catch different species of queens. Much appreciated. Great informative videos. And you have nice voice. Continue doing it! Cheers from Aubin Grove.

[@AntsBritania]

Cool video bud!

[@ItzRetz]

I had a queen Iridomyrmex cf bicknelli Ant setup shop under a beanie on my desk a couple of weeks ago. I had noticed that there were quite a few ants crawling around my desk in the days prior but thought they were coming through my window. It was only after I picked up my beanie that I saw the thousands of ants under it with heaps of eggs and larvae and what I think was the queen because it was much bigger than the rest and instantly darted away and hid while the workers didn't move at all. It was weird.

[@Humongous_Pig_Benis]

6:35 Any hints on what are those pieces of what seem to be Aluminum foil inside the test tubes, and what are those for? Thanks!

[@Carrie_Krueger]

Those are used for putting food on so that mold wont grow on the vial

[@creepygallery3303]

Sweet video, nicely put together.

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thank you. (Jamie)

[@MyLivingWorldsAnts]

Great new channel, can't wait for more content!

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thanks! We’re working on a few great ideas! We’d appreciate suggestions from the community too!

[@AntsOnly]

Great tutorial! Amazing video! Keep up the good work :)🐜

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thank you! Will do!

[@inho_sung]

Hello Mr. Ant lab, I'm not good at English, The Ant lab's English channel is great. Aren't you busy running two channels?

[@antnsw2562]

I subbed good content keep going

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thanks for your support Jackfruit :)

[@jamesform1365]

Hey mate I live in Sydney too. Would there be queens out now as I'd love to raise a colony.

[@sasanto3300]

This is so useful Thanks

[@conchshell195]

thank you so much! looks like im buying a black light and a bucket tommorow hahaha

[@Lxquid69]

Me and my friends are capturin ants at school lol

[@matthewgivens2750]

AntsCanada got me so intrested in antkeeping a few years back now Ants America and Ant lab Australia have poped up as i go to try hunting a queen again... any other new Ant channels im missing?

[@chicken5761]

ants australia does super good quality videos :D

[@benereno9188]

Is a Pentagon plastic container 5x8 size?

[@romelgames978]

What if u do them in like a box with sand so it’s more natural is that good too?

[@amusingkiwi9586]

Test tube setups are the best option in my opinion, also depending on the sand u use could result in the queen not being able to dig a chamber to lay her brood

[@romelgames978]

@@amusingkiwi9586 ahh okay ty

[@thevieadanac6115]

How can you tell if the queen has been mated when you catch her flying around, wings still attached?

[@BLACKEVIL92]

Wow amazing blog 💕👏😍

[@NovoAnts]

Nice video. Good quality. 👍🏼

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Many thanks, that’s high praise from a well established and respected channel as your own. 😁

[@tristanhodgson9002]

Wow! What an awesomely made video and explanation! I personally am a seasoned ant keeper in Sydney but I am extremely excited to see a new YT channel dedicated to Aussie ants! Subbed and excited to see where we go from here :)

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@daphnesim6571]

where do you go to catch queens?

[@aqsafayaz10]

Why are you underrated bruh

[@francisrieuants6286]

Nice video

[@itzbeastypie2703]

I am using an injection as their home... Hope it works... I did it by pulling out the needle and the thingy which is used to push the medicine in.. Put a plastic down the where the needle was so the water dosen't leak out..

[@charieegg8653]

what vials do u recommend for catching bulldog ants?

[@Antbois]

Where are you located in perth wa

[@jesusthehobbyist4710]

Awesome video and hope your channel really gains traction I subbed to help that happen.

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thank you, your support really helps! We are just making some changes and updating our processes. We will have new content out soon!

[@jesusthehobbyist4710]

@@theantlabaustralia2064 awesome can’t wait.

[@madhusudantripathy6154]

4:54 yes correct

[@rosedonnapur]

Do you need an air hole in the lid

[@jacobhalliday4449]

Does anyone have any experience with notostigma foreli, I've recently paid for a queen but I can't find much information on them other then they are nocturnal and nest in the ground in rainforest areas.

[@NovoAnts]

I just got one as well and I’m about to release a video...not much is known about them

[@jacobhalliday4449]

@@NovoAnts Nice! I'll be interested to see your video! if anyone has a photo of a nest in the wild that'd be a help, there's literally nothing online atm!

[@Eldark888]

I will ask can I put it in something made of glass?

[@silaibunaididi5037]

In which month does neptual flight begins

[@antsasia322]

Great video!!!

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Thanks we are in the process of making some changes then we will back to producing more videos!

[@rickrolled7877]

U deserve more subs bro i live in wa

[@hugofolpp1753]

WOAH, a myrmecia queen! How did u find one? I rly want a myrmecia queen myself, but I can’t find any myrmecia ants/colonies in my local area. Are they a rare species? Or common? Where do they nest?

[@ninnywright3352]

I always wanted to clean but I never catch the one

[@kriloxta3000]

Can I buy from you I'm on Mallorca Spain

[@josephprosser7414]

I see videos of people catching queens in their town/city on pavement or grass but I don’t often ever find any ant nests in the town should I still be looking there?

[@chicken5761]

sure! Sometimes you are just searching on the wrong day :) stay persistent! I thought I wouldn’t find any last year, after searching for a few days in a row, but ended up catching over 15 in one day! Ants are everywhere, sometimes you just can’t see them, but sure, if there are places with more ants you can search there instead!

[@bellegabby573]

I already have a small queen ant in Malay

[@urcasualweirdo2296]

Is There any tutorial for when u cathed an ant queen out of an nest?

[@HOHOsanta-ms6ry]

Uh I found a blue ant alate during summer I've captured it and put it on an test tube with cotton it didn't lay any eggs so I just threw it away

[@mrbengut8227]

Hey umm i have a question. So i live in the philippines which is a tropical region and the best part is I go in the province which is great i think...but the problem is i dont really know that when too look because i do not get the proper information even on goggle..so can i ask what are the nuptial flights schedules and im ok with any species but if i were to choose 1,I want to get the information of camponotus.if u dont find any information,then its ok cause the climate change and its my problem.hope to grow your channel.

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Hi MR bengut, I don’t personally have experience with the Camponotus species of the tropics, I shall ask the other members of TALA and get back to you. (Jamie)

[@mrbengut8227]

@@theantlabaustralia2064 ty for response and supporting your fans

[@totoygolem4042]

Sa mga pest control pre magaling ung iba . Kung may ka kilala ka . Tanong mo sa kanila 🇵🇭🇵🇭✌️

[@Purrringcat]

I can see 3-5 types of ants in my yard and I've been trying to find a queen for some days. I just wanna ask whether I'll get a queen looking only around my house?

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

You certainly can! You just need those right conditions, a keen eye and just a bit of luck!

[@silaibunaididi5037]

What is the perfect month for catching queen

[@oliverhawke482]

That depends on where you live and what species you find in your specific are, Try doing some research on ant.wiki 🖒

[@silaibunaididi5037]

@@oliverhawke482 thank you it was really helpful👍🏻

[@chicken5761]

you can look up ant nuptial flights in your area! But in summer months is when most ants fly, June and July especially

[@silaibunaididi5037]

Thank you 😄

[@2ndchanceinlife]

I caught a bullant carrying a dead cockroach. I didnt have macro lens at the time, and I didnt know what a queen bullant looked like. So I let her go, and when I came home see the pic properly on my phone, I think it looks like a queen when compared to youtube bullant queens I felt extremely disappointed in myself. The same day I caught the green metallic queen ant. She popped a few eggs and after 2 weeks of keeping her and feeding her earthworms for protein, I let her go because I thought I wasnt giving her enough care as my hobby was focused on something else. Now I wish I kept her.

[@reneesedigo7477]

Hi can i have a test tube with queen

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Hi Renee, sorry TALA is an educational channel only for the time being. Check out the GAN project for responsible sourcing of ant queens.

[@userEndzo]

Hi

[@joorff1351]

Now, im unlucky enough to not know any other tassie ant keepers so the first step is a bit off for me...

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

They will be out there, have a look in the Australia wide ant groups on FB and ask around.

[@joorff1351]

@@theantlabaustralia2064 ill check those groups you mentioned. Thank you for the help!

[@alansants4262]

Do you have instagram, I can make a logo for you maybe?

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

We don't at the moment, however it is in our plans for the future once we have our feet under us in the KZbin world! Thanks for your support and offer, we would like to discuss it further.

[@fareshourani5230]

BRUH I FOUND A YELLOW CRAZY QUEEN ANT AND WE I LOOKED AT IT I SAW IT SMASH AND IT TURNS OUT MY MOM KILLED IT

[@lifeofacatte1334]

How to get some worker ants into your house: 🏠 🐜 1. Get food (any kind of food) 2. Crumble up the food into crumbs. 3. Wait for some hours.(minutes,seconds or days.) 4. Watch the ants come into your house! 🏠 🐜 How to make them a home: 1. Get a plastic bottle,scissors,hot glue,and sand/dirt! 2. Cut the bottle in half with the scissors. ✂️ 3. Make sure your phome lets air through it. 4. Cut the phome into a circle. 5. Use the extra part for a rectangle. 6. Hot glue the rectangle onto the circle. 7. While the hot glue dries,Fill the bottle up with your sand/dirt. (Fill it up halfway!) 8. Put the ants you found into the bottle of sand/dirt. 9. Put the phome cap on. 10. Watch your colony grow!

[@quinnemreimontalbo542]

We just catch those ants but they died because my uncle stepped on it

[@bakchodbacteria]

💀🤣

[@vivpfe3454]

You just caught a €300 qeeun

[@fheremans]

Good work but personally I wouldn’t care which species my queen ant would be 🐜

[@Nibbliess100]

my easy tip: find queen ants on accident it always works

[@A_Name_official]

just put the queen in the vial lil bro

[@A_Name_official]

but fr tho this is a great tutorial

[@NM-ue8on]

Replace ants Australia lol

[@theantlabaustralia2064]

Give us time we might get there! 😂

[@NM-ue8on]

@@theantlabaustralia2064 😂

[@NovembersLight]

7th tip. Pick Their wings To not Get out Or Bite you👻👻