Catching America's LARGEST ANT... Again. (Atta mexicana nuptial flight)

[@ArthropodAntics]

No, I'm not selling them.

[@Pio2DMax14]

What state did you catch them

[@ArthropodAntics]

@@Pio2DMax14 Arizona, the only state where this species is found in the US

[@TheAfricanantkeeper]

What are you gonna do with all these queens

[@Pio2DMax14]

@@ArthropodAnticsohh thx I might go there soon but what part of Arizona?

[@TheDragonBloom]

"Well, you have so many can't I just buy a few from you?" I hear the same thing every year...

[@myrmepropagandist]

"I kind of wish I just knew what was going on all the time" -every ant keeper

[@DreamIslandStealer]

11:27 bros starting a atta army

[@BlackRiptide]

LOL the beginning of the video is so understandable because it’s so much hard work but catching queens is just such a fun thing to do

[@ColorfulAnts]

Awesome! I love these type of videos!

[@rodneycrook5987]

I’m so happy, I get to see you out again Looking for atta mexicana!

[@MilesMaxcer]

Wahoo! Congrats, it's always so rewarding when the hard work pays off. Hope to get to see this in person someday.

[@ItzzCalamariGt]

I’d kill for one of those. Honestly I’m so happy for you and you are probably THE luckiest antkeeper I’ve watched 😭

[@ItzzCalamariGt]

Okay that sounded pretty obvious I wanted one and almost like I demanded one but I probs can’t cuz I live in an area where leafcutters aren’t native. But I’m genuinely happy for you and even jealous lol

[@Antsant]

This video is amazingly edited and pretty funny. Also POGGERS

[@BreadThug]

Best video on KZbin should win an Oscar

[@Random_roblox_memes]

You deserve way more subscribers. By the way I have a recommendation for you to go Oregon has some cool ants and I highly recommend it btw I love your content

[@brjackhenderson3847]

That was a whole lot of fun to watch. You are great with the ants and have a good feel for what makes a great video. Enjoyed the hunt and the humor!

[@myrmepropagandist]

Love seeing those cute little Atta roaches! eeeee so cute.

[@JustA8Bit]

Atta mexicana is one of my favorite species they are so cool

[@TBBPhamptom]

W dude

[@johngnar5159]

I've been trying to get one of these for years, here in Brazil they fly in October, hope i get lucky this time.

[@Toke1908]

I was in Costa rica and there Were a big atta flight but sadly couldn’t take any back home

[@TheDragonBloom]

I caught 50+ Atta Texana this year and I have not a single survivor.

[@Reshtarc]

Hey we all used to watch Steve Irwin just randomly stop yell and jump out running into the brush after god knows what animal. You do you if it pings your interest you got to get to it.

[@ArconTheAntKeeper]

Yo nice ant queens! Ive caught tons of crematogasters and pheidoles

[@myrmepropagandist]

What would happen if you offered them a puddle of water? Or if you made a small damp patch of soil?

[@KaijuSpawner]

and i can't even find camponotus i just find lasi us and formica thats it

[@TerraScaep]

when do atta mexicana have nuptial flights in Arizona?

[@Unknown__340]

I just love attas the most I wish to have a colony of them but they are not available here but I hope If you got more than one you fertile queen might sell them

[@Josuelzoo]

Ughhh I wish Atta Mexicana was in Texas so I could catch em... You'd think they would since Texas borders Mexico but nope 😢

[@sebag.001]

Atta texana are pretty much the same thing but polygynous lol. So you can put several queens together.

[@Josuelzoo]

@@sebag.001 I mean yes but mexicana are bigger

[@sebag.001]

@@Josuelzoo the size difference is 1-2mm for the queens. And a tiny bit more for the largest majors, which you won't see until the colony gets to a fairly decent size. Essentially, you won't really be able to tell the difference until you put them side by side.

[@Josuelzoo]

@@sebag.001 isn't Mexicana like 30mm queens? Texana is like 18mm

[@ArthropodAntics]

@@Josuelzoo mexicana are 24-26mm, texana are like 20. The biggest difference is in the soldiers, texana's largest workers are only about 13mm where mexicana's are up to 19mm

[@marcusbullock630]

the dealates you were seeing were the foundresses imo

[@Ethanwu-n1d]

Do you going to sell them?

[@Voldycssm19]

Could those random dealates be worker-queens

[@ArthropodAntics]

@@Voldycssm19 I doubt it, Atta aren't really known to do that.

[@Raiden-e5u]

Whats the address so i could go hunting myself?

[@German.C0re]

BRO IS SO LUCKY IN EU TEHY COST 230 €

[@myrmepropagandist]

Sorry for the spam, but did you see any queens digging?

[@ArthropodAntics]

@@myrmepropagandist I saw a few running into holes made by other creatures, but none actually digging a fresh hole.

[@rodneycrook5987]

and I can’t even find acromyrmex queens, OR colonies.

[@Guitarguy2409]

Yayyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dimas.tauladan-figie]

Nice

[@Aezzy]

My dream, here if I wanted them I would have to pay like 120$

[@davidwaters-deir4067]

Can you send me a queen?

[@TheVikget]

ant noob here, but isnt it possible to put a king an a queen together to have higher chances?

[@samrockwallgunship]

the males die after mating, like instantly

[@ColorfulAnts]

So basically there are no kings within ants, only males also know as drones. Termites do in-fact have kings and queens though.

[@TheVikget]

@@ColorfulAnts ofc, i ment if you put a male and a female drone together. Like, scoop them up and put them in the cointainer for a while, may have a higher chance of mating and therefore have a higher chance of a fertilized queen.

[@ArthropodAntics]

@@TheVikget with some ants, males will mate with queens extremely readily, and you can basically just throw a male and female together and they will mate. Most species, though, including Atta mate while airborne, and will refuse to mate on the ground. So they won't mate if you put them next to each other, they need to both be in flight.

[@TheVikget]

@@ArthropodAntics ahhhh ok, thats pretty interesting information. i didnt know that! thanks. and cool vidoe :)

[@ccambycc]

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