Catch QUEEN ANTS in your BACKYARD

[@EnderAnts]

Have you tried black-lighting yet? If so, tell me your findings! Went for a different type of style this video, thinking of switching it up every so often :D ► ► JOIN MY NEW DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/5Tse5Aj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/enderants?fan_landing=true Extra special thanks to AntopiaHK for being my first Patron. Go subscribe to his KZbin channel because he’s making comeback after almost a year of not uploading! AntopiaHK: kzbin.info/door/-p0UH-esVQM9qW65bukTuA So I've done it everyone, I made a Discord! Come chat with myself, fellow ant keepers, and MEE6 because at the time of writing this, its only me and this bot. Be psyched for the next video, because it will definitely be my LONGEST video to date. (watch it be like an hour long lolol). I've been recording this colony since April, and holy ants, will it be an exciting one. That's all I have to say for now, you can catch me on Instagram updating my story everyday, and Discord now that I have a server. Check the 'Community Tab' once in a while too, as I'm trying to post more on there. See you soon everyone, and bestest of luck catching queen ants!

[@Thorn_krieg]

Can you personally invite me To your server

[@spontaneouscreativity6858]

Thanks for the info🤗

[@antdayuk6851]

Hay Ender Ants I love ur video's and I just got a lasius niger queen found in my garden and have started my channel back up Ant day UK 😁

[@antdayuk6851]

Ender Ants thanks what KZbin editor app do u use?

[@johnmarkmadrilejos1885]

Bro you might wanna get a baby powder with alcohol after that you might wanna place it on the edge of the top of your ant especially if it's fast growing just making you a tip if it doesn't work make some slippery thing the could last months any kind of thing that a slippery thing from ants also not toxic I'm just making easy from the future of your vid

[@LightsCameraAnts]

I like the new “live” footage and “vlog” type footage.

[@Thorn_krieg]

right Really fits his voice well

[@antopiahk8655]

Yeah a mixture like he did today was really nice!

[@yaeloren1]

Ya l

[@private_isgam]

I know your tiktok

[@Komadin]

for those interested in some extra info I just found: "Ants are most attracted to UV wavelengths of 420-490nm. Most fluorescent black light bulbs will get you near the bottom of this range"

[@AntsManitoba]

Damn... I might just have to try black lightning 👀

[@EnderAnts]

You better try it out! Its a whole new world at night :D

[@piesaurus6008]

In my experience black lighting is very efficient for getting queens, I do it all the time. Great vid btw!

[@EnderAnts]

That’s good to hear its worked for you. I didn’t try black-lighting as much last year, so I’m glad to see its working for me too :D Thank you!

[@armansants9510]

Black lighting is super great for catching queens, so hopefully more people get into it. Really well put together video as usual 👍

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, i hope more people do try this out, its really easy to setup, and fun to see what you can find!

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Low key, I wasn’t expecting a new video so soon.

[@EnderAnts]

aha, its been super close to a month since my last video but i still made the cut-off!

[@MyLivingWorldsAnts]

Wow this was a really good video, black lighting works so well, would definitely have to try this out! Audio and filming was great as usual!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, bestest of luck with black lighting! It really does bring out a lot of insects you don’t usually see

[@SuperiorDave]

People think I'm weird because I'm a 44 year old man that loves fungus and insects.

[@joger3562]

These videos keep on getting better love em keep up the good work!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! Went for a different style this time, and I’m glad you enjoy them :D

[@joger3562]

Ender Ants yeah i really did enjoy it the style just went very smooth and really matched the video really nice

[@washingtonants2840]

what size of acrylic containers do you use for your ant colonies and what camera and macro lens do you use? Thx

[@anag5144]

Great video! Some people put the black light and white light together, to catch more ants. It works better if the lamp hangs at a height of one or two meters, or more, so that more wings can see it from a distance and be attracted, and the sheet also has a hanging side.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! And I know what you mean, I’ve seen those kinds of setup before. I should try it out one day too in the summer

[@AntsAmerica]

Great production man and congrats on getting a sponsor!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! :D

[@antopiahk8655]

Really sweet video! Love the chill and natural vibes with some live footage. Hope me being a patron motivates others :).

[@Anonymous.....................]

I was wondering, if no cord is really long enough, is it possible to use a blacklight flashlight and then lay it sideways on the table? or would that not work?

[@EnderAnts]

could work, but it won’t work as well. you could use an extension cord to make the cord longer too.

[@Anonymous.....................]

@@EnderAnts oooh ok, thanks for the input (really cool channel btw)

[@jordsu139]

I like how excited you seem to be showing us your stuff.. love it mate honestly

[@EnderAnts]

thanks, gotta love ants 😎🐜

[@wildtype3081]

Hey, awesome video, I found your channel just a few days ago and I've been binging your latest videos. Amazing content, happy to see "another fellow ant youtuber" as you say so just wanted to congratulate the amazing content you put out.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you man! :D

[@bunkerduck1904]

Yes I’m so happy he finally uploaded another video

[@EnderAnts]

hehehe Thank you for being so psyched for a video! Hope you enjoy future ones to come :D

[@Urfavmax_1]

I love your vids man I think u deserve more views likes and subs 😊

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you SlushyCup, more videos will be coming next month or in the spring. Trying to get back into recording my ants and editing my vids. Will be also trying to be more active in my discord server for the time being!!

[@ColorfulAnts]

I know this is four years after you posted this video, but thank you for this video man. You’re an amazing KZbinr.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you very much for your support! New kind of video on the way soon, almost finished with editing it 😎

[@itsmeunnamed2854]

Few months ego I was very picky with watching KZbinrs but I started giving chance to other KZbinrs too and I am glad I did I watched few of your videos and I am looking forward for next one. Hope newly coughs queens do well.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you :D Real exciting stuff happening in future videos!

[@antwit9343]

Hey!! I bought a blacklight a week after watching this video, and in one day I caught 46 Pheidole Tysoni queens! I didn’t expect to get this result with just a bedsheet and 25$ blacklight. Now I have more queens than I ever thought I would have, especially pheidole (my favourite genus). I think i commented before when it was uploaded, but i cant find it lol.

[@antwit9343]

On other days I caught S molesta, more pheidole, a myrmica (accidentally let her escape), and a tetramorium immigrans.

[@EnderAnts]

Wow this is great to hear, I'm glad it has worked really well for you! So far I have only found S. molesta, Crematogaster, Nylanderia, and Brachymyrmex. Still looking for Pheidole ;-; Make sure you care for all of them with the best of your ability!

[@antwit9343]

Ender Ants I will try! Not gonna let any of them die. I had the most queens come from 5-6 AM btw. morning usually works better for me since there aren’t as many moths

[@EnderAnts]

ahh alright, I still need to try this out in the morning. The hard part is waking up that early!

[@antwit9343]

Ender Ants haha yeah... i have to set like 6 alarms so i actually wake up

[@pyrosilver9412]

Found this link from the Discord! Greatly helpful video!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for checking out my discord man!

[@mrhydration7066]

I’ve never clicked on a video so fast

[@EnderAnts]

HEHEHEHE thank you Mr. Water :D

[@mrhydration7066]

Ender Ants I breed mealworms for ants

[@EnderAnts]

I still havent fed any of my ants mealworms yet 😓😓

[@FloridaAnting]

@@mrhydration7066same, my second generation of mealworms are already hatching

[@Idk_ues]

I have a colony but without a queen just workers not big

[@massachusettsmyrmecology6101]

Nice new vid! I was so excited when I saw that a new vid would be out today on your insta.

[@EnderAnts]

hehe thank you for following on Instagram too!

[@bcants7467]

Great Video as always, Keep up the good work!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! Have you tried black-lighting before?

[@bcants7467]

Ender Ants yes I have no queens but some feeding bugs

[@g-ants7547]

wow your first sponsor congrats dude and you grew up so fast it seems Edit: I actually just bought from ant depo using ur code

[@EnderAnts]

G-Ants Thank you man! Glad I was able to save you 5% heheheh

[@g-ants7547]

@@EnderAnts yeah i was pretty short on money but u came to the rescue!

[@raniloevedientecutamora8895]

how much watts do you need for it to work? above 120watts?

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

Hello. Do you know what is the white stuff ants bring to the colony? The pheidoles here bring some flat white things and litter it on the colony. Not any mealy bugs or larvae though. It's flat.

[@EnderAnts]

Not sure exactly, maybe it could be small pieces of insect or food.

[@Tri-Ant]

10:29 where can i get these containers from?

[@keithabonita4295]

Can you use a bright led?

[@EnderAnts]

Yes, any light source will work :D

[@keithabonita4295]

@@EnderAnts k thanks

[@AntsVienna]

Hello Ender! Nice video - I 've actually never tried to catch Queen ants at night, but I'll make sure to give that blacklight idea a try! Glad I could give you the "final push" to get your discord server up too. ;)

[@EnderAnts]

Definitely try out black-lighting! Lots of cool species get attracted to them. Thank you!

[@antsanatomy1436]

Great video! I might try to make a black light video myself

[@EnderAnts]

I highly recommend it, I bet you’ll be able to find a lot of species you don’t normally find!

[@sushikeeper4125]

If you put a container under the black light and put a layer of olive oil on the rim the queens that break off their wings can’t escape. Thus if you go out an hour or 2 after you put out the light you will have a lot of queens that are easy pickings. I caught 5 using this method

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for this tip, I will definitely try it out! Have you ever had any other insects in there?

[@sushikeeper4125]

Ender Ants TONS. Beatles, Moths, stink bugs, any bug that can fly in will be there.

[@EnderAnts]

Ahh, the only thing that i’m afraid will happen is if some queens will get killed by other bugs. But I will see if this works for me

[@lagacewadles3360]

Your setup is very cool and I’m getting my first queen ant soon so I am doing this setup.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, and bestest of luck! :D

[@th3menace243]

How do you move your ants from your tubs and tubes setups into a larger formicarium (THA fortress, AC hybrid nest, or larger aquarium naturalistic setup, etc.)?

[@EnderAnts]

I haven’t yet moved any of my colonies out of these setups, but what I plan to do is put their test tube in the new outworld, and drop in the workers left one by one.

[@th3menace243]

Ender Ants gotcha :)

[@texants]

great video, where do you buy the acrylic cubes?

[@antwit9343]

i was searching for videos on blacklighting for queens and you just uploaded one lol

[@EnderAnts]

aha it was a sign! Hope you enjoyed it :D

[@antwit9343]

Ender Ants I sure did!

[@Clashorroyale]

*:51 where did you get those natural set ups tho

[@EnderAnts]

I bought them from www.amac1960.com/

[@antsasia322]

This has been super helpful for me!!! thanks man!!

[@EnderAnts]

np np!

[@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!

[@dexiiiii1]

it won’t grow into anything lol

[@johnhannon218]

Where do you get your containers

[@EnderAnts]

I buy them from www.amac1960.com/

[@guyroscopes6507]

Amazing videos! Please could you tell me what sized test tubes you use. They look like the perfect size for my ants. Thx :)

[@travisb5358]

Trying blacklight setup for first time tonight

[@EnderAnts]

Bestest of luck, tell me if you find anything!

[@darkninja5739]

Do I blacklight after it rains only or at anytime?

[@EnderAnts]

any time ! you never know whats out at night until you try

[@creamydonut6076]

ik this is 2 years late but i just started getting into ants now. Where did you get your containers from? The ones which your colonies are in

[@gordonc2792]

great informative video - encourages me to try black lighting

[@EnderAnts]

Thanks thanks! If you do, be sure to tell me what species you find.

[@creepygallery3303]

Ah! good old "fix with rocks", Cool video as always.

[@EnderAnts]

HEHE thank you!

[@keeperscove8056]

i tried your method and bought the exact same black light and the funny part is we almost got the same bugs that appeared june beetles appeared sadly no queens but a few drones arrived so i guess thats a good sign that flights have happened in my area on a october but i only got 2 drones.

[@EnderAnts]

Glad you were able to find drones at least! Hope you’ll have better luck once its spring and summer next year :D

[@ShintoTheBuilder]

U have ender ants getting lots of queen ants and u have me where i get no queen ants :(

[@richarddaviddy2182]

Thanks for the idea! I found 7 ant queens! But, I did not use a black light, I used a normal LED light bulb

[@EnderAnts]

ah nice, glad you were able to catch some queens :D Hope it works better in the coming days!

[@thomasschellenberg3818]

Awesome video sir!!

[@EnderAnts]

Thanks Thomas!!

[@icecreamtonk786]

Do you have a suggested place to buy ants?

[@EnderAnts]

The GAN Farm is what I recommend if youre in the US or any country where its illegal to ship them across states/territories. As for other websites i don’t know any unfortunately

[@icecreamtonk786]

Ender Ants ok, thank you for the reply.

[@EnderAnts]

@@icecreamtonk786 yup yup!

[@antsdownunder7710]

dude ur content is very entertaining

[@EnderAnts]

thank you very much, new videos coming very soon!!

[@user-gq6yu3en8x]

Hey ender ants I have nuptial flights I got a mated queen so if the other one is dead ima keep the other one but if the one in the vivarium is still alive ima let go of the other queen I recently got

[@EnderAnts]

Ahh alright, bestest of luck! I hope the one in the vivarium will found a colony, keep me updated :D

[@user-gq6yu3en8x]

Aww thanks man just a question there's this weird white stuff on the sand substrate idk what it is do you?

[@user-gq6yu3en8x]

@@EnderAnts it looks furry and idk what to do

[@EnderAnts]

@@user-gq6yu3en8x hmm it could be mold, so you should take it out if you can. Usually happens when its humid, and there isn't enough airflow.

[@user-gq6yu3en8x]

@@EnderAnts yeah I covered the top with cotton bud so ants don't escape

[@AbyssalManta]

There's a species here in Brazil that looks uncannily similar to these possibly Thief Ant specimens. The alates are *notoriously* attracted to light (any light) and unbelievably numerous. There's a few days every year where the base of every street light is covered in this shifting yellow carpet, and if you forget your windows open, you'll find literally thousands of them inside. 99% males, and you'd be hard pressed to spot the females in the squirming mass, covered by a dozen horn dogs trying to get their slice of heaven before perishing. I once saw a Toad come by one of the posts and gorge for a good couple hours. The thing could barely walk when it decided to leave.

[@umbriferus]

it cold have also been from dehydration, that your aletes dies.

[@jazamdaboy]

Do dorymermex support 2 queens

[@EnderAnts]

No, i don't think so.

[@jaydenrobertson9375]

Does it have to be black light or can i use a normal light

[@EnderAnts]

you can use both, but i found a black light works best

[@jaydenrobertson9375]

@@EnderAnts thanks

[@laythalsham6618]

Oh and I saw all the black lighting adventures! :)))

[@circuitarieal5630]

can you use led strip lights with a certain combination to create the “black light” color? or does it have to be a specific UV creating black light?

[@EnderAnts]

Yes, as long as it emits light it will attract bugs and queen ants I'm sure. I dont know how bright your led light is though, so that might affect how many it attracts

[@circuitarieal5630]

@@EnderAnts wait so it can be any light? It doesn’t have to be that purple color?

[@mkmorgan101]

Where did you get the outworld containers for your ants? BTW great video

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! I bought them from www.amac1960.com/ Really clean and affordable :D

[@mkmorgan101]

@@EnderAnts thank you! You are a great ant keeper! And your videos are awesome - straight to the point and very informative

[@EnderAnts]

@@mkmorgan101 I'm glad you think so :D more videos coming soon, count on it!

[@--SongJiahao-]

epic video nice glass box i really like that epic video indeed

[@petsobsession9249]

Hey how many queen ants did you got from that ?

[@ginaobngen3002]

I tryed it before but i need the same ant spieces to mate with but sadly they died

[@franciscogutierrez4085]

Hey Ender Ants do you have advice for keeping Solenopsis molesta. Good video

[@EnderAnts]

I recently started keeping similar ones, when feeding them, make sure the drops of honey/sugar water isn't too large, because they can drown easily.

[@franciscogutierrez4085]

@Ender Ants thank u.

[@EnderAnts]

@@franciscogutierrez4085 yup yup!

[@hughbrisse1013]

Hi, I've got a queen and a few workers but I'm unsure if they are Solenopsis Xyloni or S. Invicta. Do you have any tips on how to differentiate them? Region is San Diego

[@EnderAnts]

S. xyloni queens look like Solenopsis geminata, and have yellow bands around their abdomen. S. invicta have some brown lines on their thorax while S. xyloni are pure red on the thorax

[@hughbrisse1013]

@@EnderAnts Thank you so much!

[@EnderAnts]

@@hughbrisse1013 yup yup!

[@cozmi1cal]

I airieady found one bye testing if it has a stinger

[@Thorn_krieg]

Great vid Sadly nuptial flights have ended in my area but I did catch some queens

[@bassosanimals2989]

There u are, bro Ur vids :P

[@oscarshipway2305]

Where did you buy those boxes for your natural setups

[@ezelsaus3821]

YES A DISCORD!!!

[@EnderAnts]

YUSSSS hope to see you there :D

[@mariostarbros3992]

Ive got discord

[@ezelsaus3821]

@@mariostarbros3992 bruh

[@mariostarbros3992]

What

[@neoslayerpw8230]

why do they like blacklight? what's with the cotton? Why do they take off their wings?

[@EnderAnts]

For some reason bugs are attracted to UB light. Cotton allows air to pass through, cheap to purchase, and ants can’t chew through it. The queens take off their wings because they have no use for it anymore, and it can be a nuisance. Thanks for the questions and interest!

[@thecreaturescorner539]

That’s great! Have them come to you, Lol. Just found ur channel. I have a channel myself, love urs and keep up the great work 👍 you have a new sub, your channel definitely seems like one that’s ganna hit big in the near future. Nice close up at 15:44 👌

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, the time will come soon! I hope you enjoy future videos :D

[@Nahhhhhhh4433]

Put an water in the test tube so the queen live so long😊😊

[@razorradak5761]

I have a ant with wings idk if its a queen ant cause its very small

[@keeperscove8056]

i dont even need to move out of my home the moment a flight happens i just gotta peak over my pool and theres already atleast 20 queens in there to scoop out lol.

[@EnderAnts]

One of the ant benefits of having a pool

[@TmanMoneymanISSUPREME]

I think all those queens you caught died (6:02) due to a lack of water, because you kept them in bare and dry test tubes, just making sure you recognize your mistake so it doesn’t happen again. I do love this video though

[@kingmonk44]

cool trick. thx

[@vectical_z]

I didn’t have a white blanket but I still caught ladybugs and little orange insects .

[@joeydrew1881]

5:50 Yo spinnin male ant chad

[@mangomuncherye]

how do i give wild ants a queen black garden ant?

[@callum-pc4ph]

Wheres the water for the ants in the test tubes

[@kennthchin287]

Even they try to escape , still chance of being mated?

[@EnderAnts]

yes, you never know if they are mated or not since queens can still have workers and keep their wings

[@random40s]

Pretty cool idea. 👍

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! 😎

[@kevinlightbody8630]

great video I will surely use this method :D

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you :D

[@davem6027]

ant video making me want to play kerbal space program. lol

[@mattsterman100]

holy crap is this cringey, but this is so funny and amazing in a good way, this needs to be your video style for live feeding and tests from now on

[@EnderAnts]

HAHA, i’m glad you enjoyed this switch-up in style :D I thinking of changing it up every video 😌😌

[@cityants1166]

What is a good site to add text to a picture?

[@EnderAnts]

I’m not sure about a website as I use a software, but you can use apps on your phone like PicsArt to put text on a photo

[@mattj8403]

why does this remind me of a lure on a pokestop on pokemon go

[@EnderAnts]

Guess we can say its a mossy lure

[@mattj8403]

@@EnderAnts 😂

[@thedailytoast4872]

Im never gonna do this because yesterday I accidentally caught 3 queens, so I'm in no need for them

[@EnderAnts]

Its still good to keep them just in case your current ones are infertile. Do you know what species they were though?

[@robincampbell3209]

Do you think you'll do a q&a of some sort

[@EnderAnts]

Maybe one day, will definitely be for a subscriber special!

[@dieter5013]

extreme wrinkle brain plays

[@MacroAnts]

Great guide :)

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! Have you tried black lighting yet?

[@MacroAnts]

@@EnderAnts Tried it for the first time a few days ago, great results and I'm excited to try it again after it rains so I can get some more ant variety next time.

[@EnderAnts]

Nice nice, i have to try this out after a rain too still. Bestest of luck with future black lighting :D

[@Willj461]

2:57, was that comet Neowise in the background?

[@EnderAnts]

i wish hehe, it was just a jet

[@randommemesweekly4417]

i caught a Formica sub. queen and a Tetramorium immigrans queen so far

[@EnderAnts]

ahh nice! I hope to find Formica this year. Have you tried out black lighting yet? Or are those what you caught while black lighting?

[@EstheticAnts]

I used this technique too but only found winged queens.

[@EnderAnts]

Most of the queens I’ve found also had wings. Luckily a couple were mated. What queens did you find?

[@MapleKitty5544]

I love those nests. I can get them at dollar tree. Thanks bro.

[@TeenSilver]

Its me from tik tok the guy who follows u on all things I wanted the grapes to be feeder to ants remember I'm trying to grow my channel it's doing terrible

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for checking my channel out man!

[@TeenSilver]

@@EnderAnts I checked out everything insta tik tok and other stuff

[@cityants1166]

I love your vids

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, I'm glad you do!

[@FizzleFX]

Let's catch ants! Brings nothing to catch them. Leave the stuff outside ahead of time. 5D chess.