CRAZY ANT EXPERIMENT COMBINING DIFFERENT SPECIES! Myrmecocystus mendax and mexicanus!

[@AndorianBlues]

I like to imagine the queen is thinking "My kids sure do look weird, but I love them all the same."

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Haha 😆

[@__.jelly.__.bean.__7786]

Lol

[@hrk9209]

please post more videos about this colony and the other honeypot colonies and atleast a slight bit about the carpenter ants

[@cityants1166]

Brood boosting across species has a fairly high success rate with single queens and small colonies. The color of both of the species doesn’t really matter but it’s cool that you did it across two subgenus’

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Yeah, I’ve done between different campos and stuff but I was not expecting this to work. I tried boosting testaceus with mexicanus brood, which are closer related than mendax and mexicanus, but that didn’t work

[@cityants1166]

@@UrbanOrganisms :/

[@NicVandEmZ]

@@UrbanOrganisms what would happen if one ant grows up to be drone thinks it completely different speaces and try’s to mate with queen of the other species

[@meep8212]

@@NicVandEmZ can’t happen each ant sp release’s there own specific pheromones

[@Lynxenn]

@@NicVandEmZthere’s also different times there’s mating for different species

[@cityants1166]

A good strategy for brood boosting more unrelated species like these is boosting a small amount first and then boosting the rest. In my experience, the first brood booted workers had about an 80% success rate but when there were workers of their species already in the colony they had a 100% success rate

[@kaydogcreations]

your honeypot ants are definitely going to make you famous lol. not to mention your voice is perfect for ant talk lol.

[@TacticalHandleGaming]

That's awesome information! I brood boosted one of my Camponotus modoc queens, and she should have workers any day now.

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Good luck, first workers are always exciting 😃

[@etiennnelacroix4653]

This is really interesting, didn't know this is possible

[@UrbanOrganisms]

I didn’t think it would work either!

[@abinashlama9963]

@@UrbanOrganisms did you take a Risk

[@stijncroon9287]

cool video also i was your 100th subscriber

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Thanks man!!

[@Passarium-1195]

I found a Formica Fusca ergatoid and I was able to put Formica Fusca workers with her. The workers take care of her and guard her a lot.

[@rowenakers8712]

They're the gingers of the family.

[@ilunalicious_yt9647]

Did she or they(Mexican workers) react any differently to her actual nanitics once they matured and emerged?

[@arnauguillaumes8287]

Learn how to wait is the most important thing that ant keeping give to us

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Very true!

[@kaydogcreations]

P.S. I really would love more videos about, really anything that you know about. I very much enjoy the way you talk about them. But I do love those golden honeypot ants you got lol. and those awesome houses you have for them.

[@troyherrera5468]

Not sure how you only have a couple hundred followers. This stuff is awesome lol

[@lightning91cc96]

I dont keep ants but this species of ants I really enjoy to see, I have always wanted to house a colony of these species but unfortunately due to NZ border security its illegal but its awesome to see your content and see these type of ants.

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Glad to hear you enjoy seeing them! I too wish everyone could just own ants from anywhere in the world but sadly the laws limit us :(

[@justantsUSA]

I live in southern California and all the honeypots I find here are around 4-6mm (workers) and they are red and orange also one time I brood boosted an Invicta queen with xyloni brood

[@UrbanOrganisms]

That’s awesome! Do you know what sp of honeypots they are?

[@justantsUSA]

The ones that I have next to my house are more of an orange coloration and still unsure of the species but the other ones I found that are more of a red color are Myrmecocystus semirufus

[@UrbanOrganisms]

@@justantsUSA awesome! If you have some pics feel free to send me them on Instagram, I’d love to see them

[@supakran_boy5597]

now i think is my best channel bc i like the life ants

[@Icycold678]

I love your vids!❤❤❤

[@nosega1965]

Awesome video!!! Congratlations!!

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Thank you!

[@abinashlama9963]

@@UrbanOrganisms hay if all the honey runs out of an ant will it be a worker again

[@johnwayne9670]

@@abinashlama9963 they don't usually run out cause they're constantly refilled but it probably won't become a worker

[@abinashlama9963]

@@johnwayne9670 thank you for the Information

[@Amy4life]

Wow this is so interesting and cool I did not know that this was possible the Ants are beautiful

[@TheSevenboy127]

Sweet pots brother do u have any red head honey pots? Wjere are u located are these local to ur location

[@geezschillmate4769]

Love ur videos ,Getting Addicted💕👌

[@thedutchant5395]

How much woekers does this colony at Max worker count?

[@Sniperahead]

does honepot ants need special care?

[@leonardosalcido4155]

Hello i ben in antkepink about 4 years and finaly this i was able to find queen of this species i would like to see if you can give me some tips on how to make my queens sucesfull

[@rlb1320]

Keep it coming !

[@wolfyarctic4780]

I wonder what happens when the big fat ant pops

[@abinashlama9963]

Are they inspiration for myrmex and are there any soldiers ants there

[@mafelmat3281]

where did you buy them??

[@ashleylemons2470]

have you ever saw one of there adumans pop?

[@emmakako4235]

I love your videos!

[@tomsugma979]

i follow you on snapchat but you gotta post here more i have my ads turned on and everything, i love your content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AlexOfficialGamer]

Very cool

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Thanks!

[@goldenera8745]

Just Amazing

[@sydneyblackcabpodcast7854]

Ants are great 😎

[@EddVCR]

Very interesting!

[@hamburg9783]

I always all repletes was born as worker ants, so weird to see a queen becoming a replete.

[@NOMYKIMCHIFELL]

I wish i was like u cuz thats so cool! :^

[@kai-Editz231]

What happens when you pop a honey pot ant

[@jeremycollier3814]

Wanna know something, I made a cow ant farm and bullet ant farm and honey ant farm, And weirdly they became allies.😄

[@Stay.motivated137]

What nest is this 👍

[@gusion352]

It's so nice

[@magdalenewysocka]

Wow… so now they are together???

[@aussieantkeeping2825]

morks on similar myrmecia species too such as myrmecia pyriformis, forficata, and brevinoda

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Wish I had some myrmecia. If you want to send me one to experiment let me know 🤣

[@SsDiBoi]

Great vid

[@icesliders5150]

cool though it also work with mine!!!

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Interesting 🤔

[@slashergamer657]

Do honeypot ants bite?

[@slashergamer657]

Or even be poisonous

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Pretty much any ant can bite, but it doesn't hurt at all. These don't sting

[@slashergamer657]

Cause I would like to hold an ant or a queen ant

[@slashergamer657]

Or even a replete!

[@slashergamer657]

What is the pain like for harvester ants?

[@W3ird_Unk0wn-productions]

I'M GETTING A MEXICANUS QUEEN SOON

[@fina512]

Wow

[@bolars6521]

Dont get it Will the queen be banged by a rondom soldier ore is it another Way the queen get the eggs

[@ericrhodes7326]

I would love to see more on your snap jaw ants

[@voidy_keed]

I TRIED PUT A FEW BROOD IN MY OTHER ANT COLONY THE ITTTTT DIEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@heystobit-jin8021]

They look a lot like weaver ants

[@geometrydashguyilike]

I like ants

[@voidy_keed]

it took like a million years to steal, brood and ur saying it died

[@box7403]

i want to eat some of the ants like a gusher so bad

[@MESTOR_1324]

They look like smol bowling balls

[@dookcurruff9047]

more honeypots

[@tonyawolofski9092]

I WOULD GIVE IT A LIKE IF I WERE YOU PEOPLE

[@ynln8720]

I raised a colony of fire ants are you proud???

[@jesusgaming6881]

Pogggg

[@UrbanOrganisms]

Poggers indeed

[@berryposh7978]

They seem bored just staying in the same place all the time with nothing new going on like in a real environment

[@UrbanOrganisms]

are you saying I should be doing something differently?

[@berryposh7978]

@@UrbanOrganisms you are very knowledgeable about them, but the enclosure looks so small with no natural environment to entertain themselves in. No dirt/grass to dig around in, nothing much to explore etc. Don't they get bored and lose their instincts just traveling around the same tiny layers all the time?

[@kjdempsey]

I have phimosis