Looking For Queen Ants

[@talkinwithtim7242]

Boy have I got a story for the AC family! I just last year had bought an ant nest bundle including a nest, outworld, and a test tube setup up from Antscanada. I was ready to begin my search for a queen to start a colony. I spent months of time searching, but only came across three different queens, none of which I was looking for, but I still wanted to catch them anyway for experience, but in this, the Camponotus died, the unidentified Fire Ant queen escaped, and so did a incredibly small species of ant (origin of Illinois). I spent all of this year's winter preparing again and was not able to find anything until last night. My house is quite old, and was built in the late 1800's, meaning we have quite a few cracks, however my family doesn't mind. I was walking into my kitchen last night to grab a glass of water when all of a sudden I find a winged creature (I assumed at first it was a type of beetle) but at closer glance I realized it was an ant queen, just walking into my bathroom! I quickly ran to my room, and grabbed a test tube and a cotton ball and scooped her up! I can't believe this luck! Share your stories below if you wish, just thought I'd share with the AC family. I'm almost positive it's tetramorium sp. E, which is the species i've been searching for. Hope everyone has a great day.

[@AntsCanada]

Hehe I like to imagine the queen chose you!

[@judymack186]

I have a story. One night I was sitting in my bed I saw a little black thing in the corner of my eye. I looked at it and realized it was a queen ant.

[@Luke-hg3sj]

I wish i was as lucky as you i spent 3 weeks looking for queen ants i found one but it was the ONE day i didn't bring my test tubes. 😑. (If your wondering i usually keep at least 1 test tube in my pocket at all times.)

[@talkinwithtim7242]

I normally carry one with me too, i've been searching for the summer before this one so I feel you pain :)

[@mama-vs2we]

lion tamer meow

[@MikeyBustosVLOGS]

I love that so many of you are catching queen ants this year! Congrats to all and best of luck for the rest of the season! Ant love forever!

[@SuperGaming-xr4wh]

Thanks

[@chloemae5618]

Yeah!!!!

[@saturn_jupiteruranus_neptu5827]

Kidnapping*

[@arlenerillo3570]

Omg! Mikey Bustos!!! Me and my family love your parodies of singers!!!

[@jessicamargadeleon2277]

hello antcanada!!

[@KoiKoi293]

10:54 "But actually this is not an ant at all" *MIND BLOWS*

[@abdulqadeer3353]

Babla

[@cverdez]

Roomie Kayden lol

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

mind=BLOWN

[@jessedylan9631]

Boooooo

[@orgocarwash6786]

How do you know

[@jaleelwalker219]

A perfect day for kidnapping queen ants

[@cverdez]

jaleel walker Alan walker

[@m.kcharles2977]

Jay walker

[@grapedude1451]

Lol

[@RoseAnimates]

Holy Walker

[@loracruz6962]

xD

[@iam3gion204]

Me watching this video: "Am.. am I gonna start an ant farm?"

[@linefro625]

yes you are

[@acevipergaming2162]

TOO FUNNY

[@laminator6995]

Same

[@dotdyboii5023]

Chicken

[@dotdyboii5023]

Nuggets

[@heavensno487]

Hey AC Family, I recently wondered into your videos while I was deployed. They help the time go by, and give me something to look forward to each week. Having that little something can be a huge help when your so far away from your friends, family, and everything you've known. I wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you and this community put into the passion that is ant keeping. Being in the military means that having pets, especially ants isn't possible because of the constant movement, so your videos have been my way of raising, and keeping ants vicariously through you and the community. Since I haven't been watching these videos for very long, I was curious about if you have considered, or if you already do a video each year during the nuptial flight season showing off this great community's queen captures. Thank you again A.C. and A.C. Family, I look forward to the continued ant love forever.

[@alexeivolkov2670]

Its been almost exactly a year to date when I started watching AntsCanada, I remember when this channel popped up in my 'recommended for you' section, and I was sceptical at first. I didn't think Ants could be interesting, the way I was raised we viewed them as pests to get rid of. Yet here I am, almost one year later. I have every Saturday bookmarked in my calendar to tell me to come back to watch the video, not like I need the reminder though. Needless to say, this is one of my favourite youtube channels, I've had my phases of watching people for months at a time or things like that, but no matter what, week after week, you always seem to help me learn new things about Ants and the world I hadn't known before. I think I speak for all of the AntsCanada Family when I say this; Thank You. From the bottom of our hearts thank you for what you do. It may not seem like much uploading once (or now twice!) a week talking about Ants for the world to learn, but for some of us, these 20-minute videos are a high point in our week. Sorry for my rant but I felt like I had to share on my one-year Antiversery! Its #AntLoveForever!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for being with the AC Family so long! It means a lot to me. Ant love forever!

[@andrewhamop6665]

Wow, just wow! I can't think of anything good to say accept well said. #AntLoveForever

[@zel_guy]

Alexei Volkov you’re not wrong but if in your home ants are pest along with all other insects

[@ruffecrhainsalvador2420]

That is mikey bustos

[@joshuathorton3633]

He hooked me when he said it's like catching pokemon XD. I love a lot of the bug type pokemon

[@hinaiqbal8229]

I play pokemon as well

[@memewaffle8595]

Caterpie use stringshot! (Reference from vid)

[@manic2758]

I Like Bug types too

[@JustinY.]

How are your termites doing?

[@brandonsimp-ing7810]

DUUDE THIS GUY IS EVERYWHERE

[@woopadoopa8285]

Heyyyy...you actually care about this channel!

[@splitsee2526]

YOU JUST FOLLOW EVERYONE

[@ExistingIsFutile]

Your gonna become a meme in no time. xD

[@gamerspadcptplg9533]

.-.

[@user-fo9en9pw9w]

I was laying on my bed and then randomly a queen ant just crawled up my pillow... I don’t own any ants and I don’t even know how she got in there but I did freak out (this was last summer)

[@dudreckigerbadard7035]

How is sie doinh now

[@yj29885]

Crazy same thing happened to me last night!😳

[@ynvxg_7ohn658]

I killed one the same way with my fingers

[@lerouxeverson2791]

@@yj29885 Seriously?? The exact thing happened to me two nights ago. Sadly couldn't catch her in time.

[@newt3520]

@@lerouxeverson2791 how do you know it's a queen ant???

[@savagedialects]

girlfriend found a queen ant climbing onto her shoulder, so scooped her up and stuck her into the omni nest. she has a bunch of eggs now and seems to be happy!

[@savagedialects]

Would love to share a photo if possible Mikey! She is camponautos Herculeanus, native to the Colorado highlands

[@savagedialects]

I would love some basic advice if you choose to see a photo

[@savagedialects]

imgur.com/gallery/dikpJM9

[@UNICORNRAINBOWSUNSHINE311]

savagedialects oh watd u do with the queen

[@norasaturdaya9671]

savagedialects omg. Soooooooo lucky

[@hara9404]

No way! Mikey Bustos! I knew that voice and way of speaking since i heard it but never thought it's really you! Love your channel! More power ❤

[@bryana537]

Ever lasting friend 🤔

[@jeffreycurry7477]

So you two are friends

[@SpadezyMex]

@@jeffreycurry7477 Mikey Bustos is famous in Philippines, he does the mang juan commercials and others. Never thought he was the man behind AC Fam.

[@jeffreycurry7477]

@@SpadezyMex oh thanks

[@saikiikai3787]

Me too i cabt believe,i love the parody

[@AntsCanada]

Greetings, AC Family! Thanks for tuning in again this week! Hope this helps some of you looking for queen ants, and encourages those of you who are still trying to find queens this year. Never give up! Please remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, & SUBSCRIBE to join the AC Family. Hit that bell icon, as well! It would mean a lot to me! Ant love forever!

[@cutiecat1956]

this really did help, ive been wanting to know how to start my own ant home and now i know thank you so much, ( i know i said ant home i dont know how to spell the real name of what it is called im not very good with spelling)

[@musicformed]

I once saw a queen ant just casually walking in front of my house, nowadays I wish I would have captured it to build my own ant farm...

[@alanwalker7515]

I got a fire ant 🐜 sting in the left leg

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

actually i saw a queen and walking up a tree once not i want to catch it so same

[@t_diddy538]

Sane

[@maddiastley1990]

I see loads but never get any and I’m still trying to wait for the thing

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@maddiastley1990 🐜 🐜 I had to dig the 2 queens out of the nest

[@dondaddamichealjordan4322]

This guy would freak out if he saw an ant eater

[@sage8128]

yah. like, KILLL IT GET IT AWAY FROM MY PRECIOUS!! he would react like how most people do when they see a bee or wasp or... ant lol

[@lifewithlandon3936]

Eyona Choi ll

[@jadestormbringer3733]

Planet Landon II

[@jadestormbringer3733]

Eyona Choi ll

[@jadestormbringer3733]

Don dada Micheal Jordan ll

[@kipptt]

"This Queen Ant is Actually a Spider!" *Meet The Spy*

[@theadvancedfloof3514]

*spyder* :o

[@jacobcostillas473]

Gentelmen

[@MichaelMoreJr]

The trickster

[@specz_btw_]

WHAT

[@ZombieMan1997]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah. That was cool. Lol.

[@ironmarine9768]

I think it would be cool if AntsCanada set up live cameras so you could watch ants whenever you want.

[@aviciitributes4848]

Yesssssssss

[@banzai2759]

Y E S

[@sokhathach6113]

O M G yAs!

[@dea9098]

Yes

[@ZonaALG]

@Savage League not possible, because everyone would be constantly moving them 24/7

[@chrisslurpster9275]

Crazy to think I was watching your videos at about 10 years old. I am now 20 years old and seen every video and still watching! Thanks for the endless entertainment and information!

[@aioki.k8491]

WHAT YOU'RE MIKEY BUSTOS!?!?! I knew it. that voice was so familiar

[@bradleyyang9076]

Video : "As i took a closer look, this is what i saw" Ad about shampoo starts playing Me : Wait what?

[@MichaelMoreJr]

My dude I just laughed harder than I have in weeks thank you

[@tiffanyjones3034]

You mentioned going home, which made me miss mine. Then you start to show us catches from other AC Family members and, lo and behold, the very first one you show is one from my home town.

[@crystalraptor195]

How are the termites?

[@StoutShako]

Tyrannosaur Roar We'll probably be getting an update on them later. He hasn't been home for the past two weeks, so he likely doesn't know.

[@Ahmed.T16]

Who knows???

[@Ahmed.T16]

That’s true real logic

[@fleurwhiteproduction3741]

Tyrannosaur Roar I don’t know

[@rahn45]

We can always hope he does Wednesday updates on the termites and the colonies that don't do to much week by week or month by month.

[@MyHellaKitty]

I like what you're doing AntsCanada. It's great seeing kids getting excited about nature and learning. When I was growing up, it was shows like Wild America, Wild Kingdom and Nature, that encouraged my passion for learning about nature. I also used to love going through the Encyclopedias and animal books, learning about strange animals. You also remind me of LeVar Burton, with the way you address your audience. I'm not going to start ant keeping. But, I do enjoy nature shows. I will however keep some honey on me, with rand acts of ant kindness in mind. Thank you for sharing.

[@brdesign9502]

Holy- when i was a kid i always ripped off the wings of "ants", i thought they were just normal ants- *now im crying since i cant see them anymore :(*

[@vasperanimations6764]

BR Design that’s evil xD

[@DarkwearGT]

Same

[@loracruz6962]

When i was young i squished the normal ants and the queen'

[@luzgonzales6454]

Same

[@richarddaviddy2182]

You could fine another one

[@Olingova]

Nice to see you come back! I hope we can get some fresh news of every colonies including the termites royal couple :)

[@RickyGIII]

“It’s like catching a real life Pokémon” Sign my ass up! Great videos bro.

[@demetri7528]

lol

[@saky2302]

Before i started watching you I could never imagine that ants can be that interesting to watch

[@atomatic5845]

Funnily enough 2 years ago at Poland I saw a nuptial flight as it was right in front if the house. Wow how lucky am I?

[@thenotsofriendlybird957]

Right here in Slovenia I had a season where you would see searms of flying ants in the air. You could get lots of them stuck in your hair. I wish I knew I could make colonies out of them

[@tomnovy3476]

me reading it exited because i live in poland:yes

[@mragentkarp6062]

AntsCanada u are the best KZbinr!

[@neovampNV]

MrAgentKarp no doubt bout it

[@evill01]

agree

[@judediei8358]

MrAgentKarp he not he 5 best

[@jeidun]

Corridor Digital is better

[@Pirate-Scorcher-1998]

I agree

[@Awzrex113]

When u said u moved 7 years ago, I was like: damn... I was there when that happened

[@dereko4471]

Hey I just wanted to finally take the time to say that this is 100% in my opinion the best channel on KZbin, its the only channel I've ever subscribed to! I've been watching for about five months now and your videos are the best part of my Saturdays! It's 100% changed the way I view ants and insects, I love watching ants now, people think I'm crazy sometimes lol even my fiancé likes watching your videos with me. I live in Windsor ontario so I've spotted several of the species in this video. Thank you again for all the work you put into this and the amazing attitude you have towards ants and your view on life has impacted my life as strange as that sounds. Keep up the good work! #alf

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you for the support! Ant love forever!

[@Tripti7K]

Y

[@JustCallMeElle]

Okay... After living for decades in PH, it's just now that I learned that we have fire ants here. I never knew that those red ants that I loathe so much for biting me as a kid are actually fire ants and those with wings flying after it rains are actually queens.

[@aquables]

Lmao same I use to pluck their wings and play with their head :( I wanna see nuptial flights here now

[@geminithewolf9056]

Aquables ur evil

[@reyganplays8524]

Same, here in ph, there are so many fire ants ant... I saw many winged ants and just killed it😅😅

[@hubrick4319]

i remember once i was in a car and a queen ant flew in but the other person in the car freaked out and killed it :I R.I.P that queen ant

[@ani_b4301]

REST IN PEACE QUEEN OF ANT KINGDOM 773746329274628!

[@rosie8059]

I havne't fully watched the video, but I have a question. So you, as an ant enthuisiast, would never miss a chance to catch some Queen ants. When you've done this, what do you do about the amount of queen ants you caught? Surely you don't make them all into your own colonies?

[@AntsCanada]

Great question! Well, first off, not all queens caught end up making it. Some die during the founding stage or some are not fertilized and die in their test tubes. Many take a long time to get to an established colony while others advance much faster than others. I recommend for people to put up their excess queens for adoption through the GAN Project. They can help local ant keepers acquire ant colonies of species they are certain is from their area (and not imported illegally/irresponsibly from abroad) and you can make a few bucks doing what you love.

[@Fawful-bg5zf]

AntsCanada are there Gan farmers in Italy?

[@thebusinesscohort1283]

In Singapore most queens fly at the lights of buildings at night.

[@ethanknight8461]

Chane Teo those are males dumbass it happens all the time at my house

[@Tobycalous]

Same.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Drones and queen alates don't fly separately. I caught numerous queens at building lights at night. Fail. LOL

[@AirpigAnimations]

Ikr i just caught a queen yesterday

[@thebusinesscohort1283]

Fιfτψ-Oηε want to see my ants lol. If I were allowed to sell my queens I’ll earn 200 from just 2. All but 1 caught at night

[@slip4e083]

Thank you for showing me what was missing in my life. Thanks to you I have my first carpenter queen ant. Much love always from Thailand.

[@DishyDani]

please tell me how to get a queen ant ,usa

[@AsianDumplin]

I would love to have an ant colony but coming from a family that kills ants on sight? Yikes. 😭 P.S i did try to catch a queen ants once, i found it in my school area. My friends thought it was weird for me to keep such a creature in a bottle and they ended up killing it by shaking the bottle often. :"( Love From Malaysia AntsCanada 😂❤

[@FraudulentBozo]

Loa Kitsune poor ant

[@Serprizebuttsecks]

Zihao Chen Randomness you have bad friends

[@helmutharthur3662]

One of my schoolmates stept with purpose on my componotus queen wich just fall of my hand... Liverpunshed and he cried like a puss

[@rahn45]

Ants take a while to build up into a bigger colony, so you can actually keep a small colony for a bit in a small space hidden away in a closet or drawer. Though you'll have to release them if your family would freak out about a bigger setup that requires an outworld.

[@FraudulentBozo]

Serprizebuttsecks you mean him

[@actual.lizard7804]

Today I went outside and saw a whole bunch of ants running around on my porch! It startled me at first but I saw like 15 queen ants wandering around amongst them. Very cool!!

[@masonbenton5200]

Agree

[@oioioioioi994]

@@sinerix4865 I don't think it's a lie, it might have been a multiple queen speies or maybe he just mistook some super majors for queens.

[@unknowncreature-0069]

I love how into bugs he is it's so cute!

[@FlikXx]

It’s like he’s a ant whisperer 😅

[@fificomiclover7076]

7:58 Did anyone catch that voice crack? 😂

[@AntsCanada]

Just a reminder to ALL ant keepers!!! ▶▶▶Need to buy an ant colony for your ant farm, or do you have extra ant colonies to sell/give away? Find out more about our GAN Project: goo.gl/jzo9Lc

[@bloodlobster]

First like :) Love you AntsCanada!

[@joramsarmiento7775]

AntsCanada are an pinoy???

[@riniwulandari4938]

Hi AntsCanada my ant queen wont lay eggs why is that plz reply

[@kxngalzento6725]

Mikey

[@deangelolies275]

Its a great path because it attracts and forces the ants to come out into the opening

[@imawaffle5660]

"Its like pokemon" :3

[@TSKwild777]

Lol seam

[@magmagamer8173]

Yeah its same like catching some pokemon

[@mr.machees6488]

>:T

[@MatteoTheFuture]

nah dude it's not (¬_¬ )

[@raha8930]

Thanks ants canada you made me get an A+ in science Love your Videos!

[@cjganzan]

Im PROUD when Someone mention Our Country and its PHILIPINES!

[@queenAr1cylic]

yahhh

[@chronic5577]

Nation Forever!

[@BigEvy]

I don’t keep ants , but where I live , low BC Canada, there was huge numbers of ants flying in my town. They were all over the ground on some of the paths, and in the air everywhere else !

[@Bobfromjanitorial]

Ev an third comment about people in BC I've seen. Must be something in the water that makes us love ants.

[@local_catgirl3344]

that happens with ants in Australia too, one time I saw a huge cloud of about 300 male and queen elates all flying above my trampoline and landing on it for me to catch easily, although I didn't catch any because I didn't have a test tube for them

[@crazyace14]

I had a queen land on me the other day, I watched her breaking off her wings. I don't have space to keep an ant colony right now though so I didn't catch her😞 It was super cool though.

[@aguysomebody1017]

AC Question of the Week! There are several reasons why this place provides a great hunting ground for queens, mentioned in previous and today's video. One reason is that the cement makes it easier to see the ants, and is easier to traverse than other areas. Also, a river is located just near by, which can provide a water source for many plants and animals, including ants. These are the main reasons I believe that that path makes a good hunting ground for queen ants, although you didn't find any this week. Ant love forever!

[@aguysomebody1017]

My luck is better than AntsCanada! I just caught a Carpenter 🐜 queen and its laying eggs! It's doing very well. Have any of you guys managed to catch a queen ant this nuptial flight season?

[@aguysomebody1017]

Please like so that AntsCanada can see this! Thanks!

[@christopherjackson2311]

Thanks!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! 🙏

[@znariznotsj6533]

Myrmica is a great advise. I scooped these up in a garden in Amsterdam. These M. rubra workers were stinging the children of the owners, who asked for my help. Anyway, I relocaded most of the huge polygenous colony, while keeping about ten queens and sufficient workers. They displayed very interesting territorial behaviour. I find their stings not painfull, just a little itchy.

[@AntsCanada]

Not painful?! They hurt INCREDIBLY! I once was standing on a nest of Myrmica, and one got me on my chest (of all places) and it stung for at least 10 minutes!

[@skyemorningstar166]

High pain tolerance 😱

[@davidlamis]

Znari Znotsj Too bad true Viking descendands are rare. Replaced by soft soyboys

[@plushpuppy32]

David Tristan Lamis pain is personal. What one person feels is different

[@leither22]

Why do I keep watching this channel whenever I get drunk alone?? There's just something so soothing and sexy about your voice man...Keep it up!

[@Saiavinn]

Oh, good it's not just me.

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

you creep me out

[@terrol3164]

Is it just me or does this guy sound like Korg from Thor Ragnarok

[@Jul_Vy_Mdama]

Being from the Northwest territories I've always wanted to do this but never knew how, that all changes today

[@Flannel-Channel8837]

I like eusocial insects they're just so efficient I honestly believe that they could take over the world if they weren't so small and had such a small lifespan

[@cjovel4209]

This video is not in my sub box!!! I had to search the channel to get here!

[@AntsCanada]

Sad about this. This is why I ask all subscribers to MARK YOUR CALENDARS and SET YOUR ALARMS for SAT 8AM EST so we don't have to rely on KZbin's notifications. It keeps us connected outside the KZbin tech which can fail. Anyway, happy you made it! Ant love forever!

[@flameoffirestorm8989]

good job on searching and not giving up, but bad sub box.

[@joshroundtree8751]

I never rely on the KZbin algorithm always check your channels that you are subscribed to.

[@carlahunter4356]

I like queen ants.

[@dexpry5038]

i like ants

[@jackmoose1238]

Carla Hunter I like queens

[@Strange_Man1911]

I like ant queens

[@dexpry5038]

i like queens to but is there a king ant?

[@RareEpicness]

Nate Lavina they die immediately after mating with a queen

[@thebl1ndbat]

Just because I watch this channel I saw my first nuptual flight today. I was walking into work and saw a bunch of ants swarming and around them were dozens of queens. It was amazing. Even more amazing was that there were dozens more walking up the side of the building.

[@captainsidekick3333]

I'm excited for spring of 2019. I've only just recently gotten into ant keeping and am preparing to go queen ant hunting in the spring.

[@Palaiopaido]

First ..this path cuts in half the park so ants have to pass from it in order to find food or something . In addition in the path we can see easier the ants than if they were in thick grassland . The river may provide them water too. Lastly, ants may prefer the pathway for meeting their mates because chemical signs can be easily detectable because of no obstacles

[@policebunny1229]

Aντώνης Αβρίθης thank you

[@Rephical]

Damn ok

[@LechonKawale]

What the frig! Si Mikey Bustos pala si AntsCanada 😱

[@aaronadrian4267]

Oo nga ehhhhh wtfff

[@aaronadrian4267]

Kaya pala kaboses hahaha

[@aaronadrian4267]

Eto siguro una nyang channel lols. Kya pala magaling editings

[@janinemaecueto4422]

WAIT?? WEH???

[@doneildelrio3499]

when i watch this channel for the first time i was like "wait his voice is familiar its like mikey bustos"and it was him 😮😯

[@apersonwithahat8301]

I'm italian but your videos it's very very interessig.I Havel got a colony of crematogaster scutellaris whit more 50 ants (whit Queen) this is my first colony (I have got only this) and I'm very happy.Your channel is inspring many more people to appreciate the world of ants.Greetings from Italy.Never stop making videos 😉(sorry my english)

[@str5128]

I've only seen 1 Caterpillar in my whole 13 years of my life

[@MichaelMoreJr]

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[@jafar4261]

my queen ant first worker was born!! 😂

[@beanapprentice1687]

congrats

[@z_changes5051]

Shank it.

[@saraelwood7071]

Nice

[@dylanabelson9551]

Finally a good video! AntsCanda is coming back!!

[@AntsCanada]

TBH if you watch every single video I make, there is always a group that wants something else. I try to make content for all kinds of AC Family preferences but as they say, "You can't please everyone." If this is the type of content you like, you just need to wait for it. Ant love forever!

[@nadcat417]

i love ever single video personally .

[@demondsofdogtown]

dont listen to this guy, all your vids are really good!

[@dylanabelson9551]

AntsCanada I love the classic ant videos like this. You also need to start promoting your ant farms and GAN project to keep popularity upon it. I feel since you started making the naturalistic setups I just lost interest. It’s no different then seeing them outside. Using artificial nests and having success with it brings a hole new level of fun and interest.

[@thelightbringer3219]

The intro is the legendary classic!!

[@sallyeddie4014]

Hi everyone & Ant Canada, just wanted to say I love watching your video's every week with dad and just wanted to say that I love Ants and another interesting fact is that my name has Ant in it. Yours truly ANTonio.

[@AntsCanada]

Awesome family bonding! Ant love forever!

[@MrJim217]

My favorite aunts to keep and watch when I was a kid growing up were red harvester ants they are really easily kept colony I loved watching them dig and kill other insects in the wild they harvest plant seeds and insects and store them for the winter

[@rachela2727]

MrJim217 you collect aunts? I bet their neices and nephews miss them😂

[@MrJim217]

Rachel Austin I haven’t collected ants in 20 years but it is a great hobby you should try it

[@rachela2727]

MrJim217 it's a joke hun. You spelled ants as "aunts" in your original comment lol

[@MrJim217]

Rachel Austin yeah it’s my spellcheck on the computer changes words and then I forget to check it

[@jadennbarnn9346]

Rachel Austin why wouldn't their kids miss them? Aunts still have children of their own

[@natashastarlight]

If you have a saltwater pool or know someone who does, it is a great place to look around for queens after a rainstorm. I don't know why but I found 4 queens (all mated) near my saltwater pool and could not find them anywhere else.

[@xlint9906]

AntsCanada: This is what I saw **Ad plays** Me: You saw an ad?

[@anita3l]

I wish I could have an ant farm!! It would be so fun, and cool! Btw I subscribed! 😊😁

[@AntsCanada]

You should try! It is definitely awesome!

[@davidsachs4883]

Cheaper to get than a dog Cheaper to feed than a dog Less work than a dog Takes up less room in Your home than a dog Less social stigma if you change your mind and want to get rid of them than a dog Try getting an ant colony

[@noahcopeland5554]

I have an entire setup for sale (test tubes, pre-made nest, un-made terrarium, etc) email me if you want it [e-mail]

[@AntsCanada]

And lives longer than a dog!

[@Awsimilate]

You can always just make one.

[@tayo0404]

Me and ants always had a war For food, they were in my biscuits 😭

[@GeneralxMayhem]

Protein is expensive. You should be grateful.

[@iseeyou4622]

Those caterpillars gave me chills😫😫😫😫😫

[@Splintz246]

They always do nuptial flights near my house, I have tons of pictures of queen ants by my front door lol but scared to actually start a farm. But I love to watch them in the wild

[@dv5107]

I ant-icepated this video XD

[@Yehoshua66]

I had a FERTILE queen of the SPECIES I WANT walk into my living room and now im about to have my nanatics

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

;-;

[@petts.7223]

Growing up, (I live near the fields or bukid) yearly, there's really a time when there are lots of winged ants flying around in our house. Some would lose their wings and crawl around and would just disappear the next day. Now I know what they were doing 🤣 from the Philippines here!

[@nhoy_tv5181]

OMG! Ngaun ko LNG nalaman na si Mikey Bustos pla pinapanuod ko sa Ants Canada😊❤️ more poweer!!!

[@zenelxyrone8976]

I hope i can catch queen ant

[@MichaelMoreJr]

Me and these 16 other people need an update did you catch a queen if so what type of ant is it

[@enkiimuto1041]

Do you have to damage the ant without making it faint to catch it?

[@mjoonlight9919]

Enkii Muto No, you Just get it on dem tubes

[@sadcowboycat1995]

Do NOT damage the ant, this will most likely kill it, just scoop it up in a test tube. I try getting it on a leaf then guiding it into the test tube, if it is a runner just try to stamp it until the ant is in there.

[@LizBdarkangelic]

Aw cruds I think it was a Pokemon joke, which is actually extra funny because the original concept for Pokemon was to be a game mimicking the creator's love for bug catching.

[@bobbaskin]

Dark The Dark Bat woosh

[@bobbaskin]

Aw cruds woosh

[@napalmbrain1099]

I want to get an ant colony SO BAD, but there is no way my parents will let me! *sigh*

[@Halostalkerx]

Thiran Of Erebor trust me if you are dedicated and responsible your parents would let you have any animal. Build a enclosure and save up your money that way you have the fund to take care of any animal. When you have that teach your parents about how ants live and how long they actually take to grow to a large colony. While you have everything set up. Capture some wild worker ants and make sure your enclosure is any proof. When you have set all this up. Your parents should see you are responsible enough.

[@Anna-zi7sx]

Adam Krysiak why do you assume his parents let him? Not all parents are same, maybe someone has a big phobia or something.

[@devintriplett9981]

Thiran Of Erebor I had the same problem till I caught a queen

[@bland9876]

I don't have the money to get any of the required things also I don't have the space

[@kingd.cgaming4915]

That's what happened to me but now they let me do it

[@epizzle9232]

I’ve seen a few nuptials fights in my life! It’s insane and has quite the odor!

[@gamingwhitmarco2056]

It suraunded by trees and grass,also i found a queen injured i took care of her but sadly she died😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@AJBeautyTV]

gaming whit Marco that’s sad😭😭😭😭😭

[@demondsofdogtown]

Hope the Black Dragons are safe and sound.

[@iadexuspvp9763]

5:30 when I was little one Caterpillar felt on my head

[@yzacabico4317]

I started watching your vlogs about ants about 3 weeks ago and I came across this vlog, I was today’s year old when I found out you were Mikey Bustos 🥺💖✊🏻 I love your videos pls! Keep up!

[@aspenator4091]

2:53 dude I thought that the Bush was a weird shape or something.over lapping the concrete, like If it was a Bush fence blocking the rest of the cement. f, it freaked me out lol I'm not on drugs, I'm half asleep

[@antsbc8684]

It’s supposed to get hot here in the next few weeks in British Columbia so I’m pumped to find some new queens!

[@AntsCanada]

Good luck! Ant love forever!

[@antsbc8684]

+AntsCanada Thanks! I got my eyes out for manica this year. Btw thanks so much for replying I didn’t expect that to happen!!! It’s so awesome that even though you have almost 2 mill subs you still respond to comments. Most yters don’t do that and that’s what makes the ant community so unique and special.

[@Bobfromjanitorial]

What ants do we have in BC other than common black, sugar, carpenter and red? As a fellow BC resident (coastal bc) I'm always curious to what ants are around.

[@megamushroom]

4:46 what happened too this queen...

[@excerpt1257]

I have taken care of natural made ant colonies in my grandmother's front and back yard. This is all of them and their numbers (from the visible eye) 1st colony: Ember Imperium, a mature colony i found near my driveway. They are tropical fire ants, haven't seen their queen yet, but they are the most scientifically forward colony I've seen. They manage multiple nests, which are connected by strands of silk. Their favorites food, right now, is a fresh apple. 2nd colony: The Black Mass, a smaller, more distant, black ant colony. They are the more scavenge-type colony. Queen has not been seen yet. Their favorite foods are oranges and apples. And the third colony: the Fire Crusaders, their queen has been seen as of today. Favorite food: Oranges.

[@doodlebob6795]

Formica Fusca: Black ants Formica Rufa: Wood ants

[@ToryuMau]

... It's great to see so many youngsters are out there growing up with nature. >):^] Technology is grate and all, but nothing beats the great outdoors.

[@AntsCanada]

IKR?! Ant love forever!

[@darthplagueis13]

Myrmica are pretty nasty indeed. We usually have one or two colonies of them in the garden and getting stung by them is not really a pleasant experience. Whilst they are not so incredibly demobilizingly painful like for example bullet ants their stings will hurt and itch for days and the sting zones also have a tendency to swell, comparatively as if you touched a stinging nettle. One sting(actually it's not really a sting but rather a bite since they don't have stingers. Instead they will bite your skin and then immeditately inject their acid into the wound) isn't that bad actually, however if you somehow upset them for example by stepping onto their nests(which happens quite easily because they don't have proper ant hills but instead just a shallow underground den with a bit of loose earth on top) you can easily contract like ten bites at the same time which is just awful.

[@antsusa215]

Darthplagueis13 ever felt Pogonomyrmex ?

[@darthplagueis13]

No. They only life in america and I currently don't really have the means or ressources to import or keep ants, so my experience is limited to middle european species.

[@antsusa215]

Darthplagueis13 ah I see

[@jpmara1207]

OMG IVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDS FOR A WHILE BUT I JUST STUMBLED UPON THIS VID AND AM ONLY NOW FINDING GO OUT THAT YOURE MIKEY BUSTOS!!! 😱😱😱😱

[@annaexists7894]

I have a very good story for everybody! Well actually 2! :). So one time I was looking for a queen ant with my test tube and ant nest. I found 3. Not sure what 2 of them were but I know that one of them was a camptonotis (idk how to spell it) they all escaped through the vent I had them next to by them chewing through the cotton balls. So I was walking to my bathroom and I found one! I grabbed it with my test tube and raised it. (It was a mica fire ant) then I was walking outside and found 3 more of the same one! So I put them in one nest. They started laying so many eggs!! I kept finding more and more!! They were awesome. But then when I moved to my nana and papa’s house I had to get rid of them because my nana has an ant fobia idk what it’s called so I put them in a huge bush in the forest next to my house. I was sad but still visit them! I know where their new nest is and whenever I find a queen I put it there. Story #2. (This was a few days after my first story) So I was walking with my friend Nathan and he had an ant farm. And he was collecting mica fire ants! So I said “I know where a bunch of them are” and he said, “woah cool show me!” I said “follow me to my colony!” He looked very confused. I showed him and he started grabbing them and putting them in his farm. One of them was able to get on his hand! Then more came and started stinging him!! He was screaming and I was laughing while helping him. He had to be taken to hospital and he didn’t blame me. He blamed himself for his dumb actions of being to excited. We’re still best friends to this day!

[@SuperGaming-xr4wh]

ANT POWER!!😂😂😂

[@annaexists7894]

JEEEEEEZ this comment is a year ago! I still visit that colony to this day. Nobody touches that bush anymore. It literally looks like a bush made of ants

[@SuperGaming-xr4wh]

@@annaexists7894 take care of that colony you're a really good person other people just contain ants they see but you're different you're helping the ants and your grandpa #antloveforever 😊

[@madaxeey23]

I’m just waiting for nuptial flights

[@Flare-Bolt]

AC Question of the week :Nearby is a forest and its easier to find them then in a forest

[@iwyverngt936]

Nearby The forest,its quite easier to find them in a forest.*

[@rayf5360]

The start of this episode almost sounded like the intro for an adventure movie :).... So cathing ant Queens is like real life Pokemon Go? Ok, Carebara diversa, I choose you! XD

[@LiLPAnCOoKie]

So satisfying, I really like his voice ✌️

[@stagbeetle1050]

This is the type of content I like !

[@vickybuz]

At the start I think a major was eating a stag beetle

[@victorclabaugh1373]

Those caterpillars are an invasive species

[@mccoywilliams9545]

Victor Clabaugh right😂 Gypsy moths

[@goodbyeimakenewaccount8228]

In Florida fireants have nuptial flights whenever they want. They fly all year. I find queens in winter too which is weird