Discovering The Truth About My Pet Queen Ants | Day 39

[@AntsCanada]

Thanks for watching, Ant Lovers/AC Family! So tell what you think I should do after watching the video. Also, pls LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE the video, and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this episode! Ant love forever!

[@CampbellAsante]

Keep 3

[@xijie3845]

Keep 3

[@williamsgaming7116]

Name her Kelly

[@vex2space]

3

[@ax-109]

Keep 3

[@lukas-by5ww]

The more red queen 7 is defenitly a keeper, i would suggest keeping one more of the darker queens

[@jessieb30]

I was thinking the same thing that way if she is of a slightly different species of carpenter ant it would be an more interesting comparison of how they grow their colonies.

[@MoggAssassin]

I agree 2 max, but definitely #7.

[@IHateMyChanneI]

I would say 6 and 7

[@michaelwest2388]

i agree

[@nablamakabama488]

I would say the red one and the one of the others that has workers first. I wonder if the red pupae having no cocoons is somehow related to them being a different species. That’s why I would like to see both in a controlled set up like a hybrid nest in the begging, because I’d like to see more pupae of both colonies in comparison. Maybe the red spaces out the larvae more for some reason and therefor they can’t build a cocoon or maybe they just generally don’t produce silk. It’s an interesting question.

[@KingYejob]

I think it would be cool to do an ant race, where you see which ones grow biggest, and then release the smallest colony every week until you only have one left. However if you could combine them I think it would be cool to have a huge colony with all 8 queens Edit: To clarify, I mean only combine if we figure out the species, and that they won’t fight Edit 2: I just had another idea. If my first idea happened, he could use the failing colonies to test which foods they preferred, and see if it differed between colonies. Edit 3: You should also keep the one that is more red for sure, since it is possibly a different species

[@pauldixon8106]

Unfortunately I think queen 7 is c.Irritans,so even if all the queens were polygenus,Then queen 7 would be the odd one out

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah

[@Bioyyo]

I agree

[@pkuhanfei]

They would all go to war soooo not a good idea but the race I like that idea

[@Rally_9th_gen]

That's not a bad idea, but the 2nd one is. Unfortunately we don't know how the colonies would react to one another. They might just be chill and create a really big colony or they could have a full on war between one another

[@Nate-yb4ox]

My vote is for two colonies. You can do a series observing and comparing their growth which could be a fun, friendly "competition" series like the rhino beetle games and also reveal cool things about how different colonies of the same species grow and change over time given different set-ups, food choice, etc. like a long term observational study.

[@nathanielc.6562]

Issue is however, rhino beetles don't kill each other intentionally in a fight, while ants do quite the opposite. Plus he has stated that pitting ants against each other is not going to fly so yeah...

[@Nate-yb4ox]

@@nathanielc.6562 Obviously wasn't saying to pit them against eachother in a fight. Not only is that unethical it would mean you couldn't observe how the two colonies would grow differently like I mentioned in my comment. A "competition" could be "which colony reaches x stage of development first" or something similar. I obviously wasn't suggesting a fight to the death.

[@nathanielc.6562]

Ah misunderstood yeah tht would be interesting

[@jaredmitchell1302]

LOVE this idea. It would be really interesting seeing the comparisons of the colonies as they grow.

[@dylansodipo1111]

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[@blackshadow-_-c9441]

I'd keep the queen we saw feeding her young last week, as she gave us phenomenal footage! Edit: Grammer

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah!

[@demogorgon8119]

think so too

[@callmecharlie4250]

Phenomenal?

[@corvax3083]

#6 is the one and #7 should also be keept because of the increasing color it would be cool to see if that continues to the rest of her workers

[@trabash505]

Agreed! Queen #6!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

When we see how red she is, we see that as her having a big heart since she's been such a great mother So let's call her the Queen of Hearts (if you don't use this name for her, you should definitely keep this name in mind for future use) As for queens to keep, we suggest two. The two most further along. Queen 7 (obviously) and Queen 2 or 3 (depending on which one you think is further along). And since these are natives, keeping two instead of all of them is a good thing as the more natives out there, the more they'll be able to combat the invasives

[@bennybennerson7728]

Wow your here too i allways see you on the Urban rescue ranch

[@destroyeroftimelines8389]

Your alive?

[@KLFournier]

I like this idea; if he goes with this, he could name her enclosure "Wonderland"

[@ckair2866]

I love this idea

[@eulavmaballs246]

I thought youtube is ban in North Korea. You baaad Kim hehe

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I love that you don't shy away from casually saying scientific terms while still making the educational aspects very accessible.

[@StarPookie]

Bow. XD

[@Fumbann]

Bow

[@abreitbach]

bow

[@jandoggo1433]

@Stauriko-Trap • 99 years and you have to bow like this bow

[@jandoggo1433]

Bow

[@DiamondWisps]

Queen seven's colony could be the Darkheart Warriors, or just Heart Warriors.

[@MSNgoated]

Good name

[@robertbeke1170]

Love it

[@kriptonitegamer777]

That’s also cool name

[@MoreToFind1]

YES

[@windyface9383]

And call her the Queen of Hearts?

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Name the Queen 7's colony 7-Eleven. And name her Slurpee As we are all aware, ants are everywhere. And so are 7-Elevens in countries like Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the US, and of course Philippines. So you could say every worker ant within the colony is a 7-Eleven franchisee. And why Slurpee? Well as we saw in another video, Queen ants feed their young, ant milk. The ant milk in this case, is the Slurpee "sold" (fed) to every 7-Eleven to keep them growing. It's also in reference to the fact that she is red, like a classic Cherry Slurpee

[@g4lactic61]

Genius

[@AdmiralFace]

I've never seen a 7-11 in the US, but I've seen a ton in Japan.

[@mekomamizuko]

this is amazing. I 100% agree to that

[@mekomamizuko]

@@AdmiralFace I know at least four or five locations of 7/11 In my city alone. Three are within walking distance of where I live.

[@Thulgore]

I live in the US.........I have never seen a 7-Eleven. To my knowledge they don't exist in Montana.

[@TDevelop]

I think you should keep 2. Put them in just slightly different setups and see how the setups effect the ants will they learn to adapt? will they change the setup? it could be a game changer for what is known about ants. Like one ant colony has a small terrarium and one a big one.

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah

[@nadri3335]

i like the idea, it is really cool, maybe we could know whta is the best setup

[@jonahjohansen2769]

Yeah or like they have the same size except different environments

[@Lylaris_or_Garuk]

THE RED QUEEN

[@jonathangreen5074]

Same size terrariums, but different environments. One wild and the other like a human park. Super moist and green soil, packed hard by dozens or hundreds of feet. The other teeming with wild neighbors

[@shelbyw22]

Queen #7 is definitely a keeper. Something about her lining up her brood is really endearing :)

[@Qwert414]

Copy

[@lindsayambler9706]

Khk

[@lindsayambler9706]

Ants are the coolest insects in the world

[@lindsayambler9706]

Lol

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The one with the meconium is definitely gonna be a Krusty Krab worker: People Order Our Patties

[@ayaya2336]

8:31 "No, I'm not doing a battle royale." **4 Weeks later** New Vid: "7 Ant Colonies, 1 Arena! Who would win?"

[@petermenzies9193]

lol

[@Sylkis89]

Keep them all at least for until they all can start a colony. Once they're all developed enough, release the ones that fare the least well in an enclosed setup, and keep the one that is doing best in an enclosure. Just keep them long enough to know which one has the best chances, to avoid a situation where you release them and the one stat stays doesn't make it after all and it's too late to get the other ones back

[@LyraPlayz]

FOR A SPLIT SECOND ON 1:12 YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE QUEENS IS HAVING PHYSOGASTRY SO AMAZING I JUST SAW IT AND ON 3:!4 YOU CAN SEE HER AGAIN SO AMAZING!!!!

[@trendspro3958]

I forgot this channel existed. Thank god I found u back... Anyway ur as good as u were then probably even better

[@K15_08]

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[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@ixion_cons]

He has another channel, it's called Mikey Bustos

[@JoDON111]

Just wondering: How rare is it to have the Queen ant to have their wings forever on?

[@evynex]

How rare is it for a queen ant to keep her wings forever?**

[@TDevelop]

i Assume it's probably never happened before. Cause once the colony has grown big enough the queen won't wanna waste food on keeping the wing muscles

[@siraphop3088]

i think its possible

[@boostedpitypang]

My tetramorium sp. queen had her wings for like 3 months, but when the colony had around 15 workers, they started pulling her wing off. Now she is wingless.

[@paulantony1056]

Somewhat common depending on species. I’ve had 4 Meranoplus bicolor queens, all of which kept their wings even after 20 workers

[@ladyjinyxx]

I would like to watch 3, and see the difference in their growth stages in comparison to each other. All with different set ups, and it's good insurance if you lose one. Once the strongest queen is established really well you could do an ant giveaway with the other set ups or have a full release video. It would be interesting to have you do an outdoor one. Release them and watch where they go and how they establish outside and if they survive in the location you put them or if they decide to move.

[@theanonymousfander5443]

Maybe keep queens 2 and 6? They seemed to be doing the best. Maybe one additional one and test them out in different setups!

[@shadowhider919]

I agree with you

[@montyforrest1416]

Same

[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@greatjoseon]

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[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Yeah

[@Thefunny12345-A]

Antscanada makes everything interesting as hell

[@angelicagarcia3882]

I agree

[@titanusgojira7786]

Agreed

[@np7057]

Argeed

[@Its_chookn]

Agreed

[@titanwars1419]

Agree

[@goatslayerwp]

Whenever cocoons get on my back porch, Mama always shoos them off with a broom.

[@The-pf4zy]

Queen 7 seems very organized, I think she could be a good match for your colony.

[@pulsesilver1457]

6 in my opinion would be a good keep because that Queen ant showed us a really rare thing.

[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@Kyinnoo]

Yes

[@Kyinnoo]

@Not RickRoll 👇ᨆ Shut up

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

Yeah

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"Ant babies don't poop for their entire lives" Me: *Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary*

[@jadenmathew8407]

Underrated comment

[@nicktourigny3714]

Best comment on KZbin ever 😭🤴

[@woozy5953]

That's just weird bro

[@dull_demon4717]

How have you not died yet? Seriously, that could kill a human being.

[@nicktourigny3714]

@@dull_demon4717 he ain't no normal man he's a deity 🤷‍♂️

[@thekitty-o-kat]

keep #6 and #7! so we have the one who gave us such a touching feeding moment, as well as the redder one who may be a different species!

[@Not_Ethanplayz]

Stranger: How many pets do you have? Antscanada: A few million Stranger:ಠ_ರೃ

[@peckmech]

I know this is a year late, but the way queen 2 pats her soon to be hatched egg, is just adorable! Love these little creatures.

[@ryanwinters9375]

id keep the most and least successful colony to see if this difference disappears or stays as the colony mature

[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@goldenthunderbird7187]

Definitely keep the queen we witnessed feed her young such a wonderful moment

[@kevinpeters6709]

I say four. Definitely the red one, one other just to see the growth difference and as sad as a war would be seeing if two of these queens can cohabitate could be valuable information.

[@BladeLigerV]

I’d say definitely keep Queen 7. Maybe keep an eye on the one with the unknown mite. I would also say keep one more. Probably #2. You will have the space soon! If it’s a species that has multiple queens, well there you go!

[@tomsmoneymagic]

AC Question Of The Week: A meconium is the first poop that a worker defecates, it stays in the cocoon as a pellet

[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Ok

[@peichentsai6538]

good answer

[@zaehrya8835]

"I'm not doing a battle royale" the next couple of videos "putting 7 ant colonies in a arena"

[@Dragonemperess]

I'd keep 6 and 7. 7 is confirmed and 6 showed us something special.

[@fiction10]

If the ant queen we saw last episode feed her larva makes it out and hatches eggs definitely keep her!

[@NothingHere9911-blank]

yes

[@senatorpalpabean2638]

The other day I saw my queen's first cocoon since I got her, and inside was a cute little black worker that I could see through the silk! I checked back in yesterday, and sure enough, now there's another little worker ant in my claustral test tube!

[@boomkruncher325zzshred5]

As for what to do with the queens, here’s an idea: Keep the first queen to reach Nanitics stage, and bury the rest in the wild where they can burrow out once they are ready.

[@eugenejamesbon3399]

Cool

[@georgehenry76]

My daughter and I started our ant queen project a few days ago. She still has her wings, but she seems comfortable so far.

[@malomainfromdoomed117]

8:37 aw mah i rly wanted to see colony fight but not in the first days because it would not be fair in the first days

[@jaytheidiot776]

Names: The Survivors and The Thrivers- Though I want you to keep four and make different setups, I just dont have enough name ideas. Ants to keep: #7 (Idk what others tho

[@alic.9409]

I feel like keeping two is safe bet. If one colony fails, you'll have another there as a backup.

[@Zora_TheSideCharacter]

I think I'm all the footage I've seen, queen 7 has been moving her brood around XD She is like an artist who can't quite get what she Invisions lol

[@gargoyles2365]

I'm still hoping that he gets those blue ants, if he does I'll be so excited 🤗

[@billbolton7108]

And call them the Smurfs

[@viztex4850]

I’d like to see 3 colonies with 2 having an extreme (hot/cold or wet/dry environments for example) and 1 control group to see how they react to the climates! I think could give great information on how to watch for behavior!

[@lostdragondelariarte5934]

Good idea

[@Passarium-1195]

I have 2 Formica queens with workers. When their babies were larvae and reached maximum size, the queens would take a piece of cotton and put it next to the larvae and the larvae would spin cocoons and use the cotton to help them.

[@lenguyenvinhanjwps906]

AC Answer: A meconium is the 'ant poop' produced by ant larvae before pupating.

[@Randomness_2012]

Congratulation

[@Randomness_2012]

You have won

[@lenguyenvinhanjwps906]

@@Randomness_2012 haha it's based on luck.

[@Temerityofficial21201]

@@lenguyenvinhanjwps906 u gave the earliest answer to the AC question of the week

[@lenguyenvinhanjwps906]

@@Temerityofficial21201 i have done for 3 months and nothing happens

[@rambownik1493]

i have an amazing idea for a name for the 7th queen (i think bad memory) called: Red GIant Painters. and also i think you should have 2 colonies and maybe a male colony but im not sure the rest i'd say you can give out

[@helloname3218]

Meconium is the earliest/first stool of an ant infant.

[@toniecollard752]

I would say to keep hold of 4 queens for a while and let the others go and have 2 separate "experiments" set up with 2 ants per experiment (housing them separately of course) that way you have 2 different things to film and if one experiment takes a unexpected turn you still have the other 2 queens in the other experiment. also then you can occasionally do a video where you show how all 4 queens are doing since they all came from the same flight its a good way to show how different environments and/or diets affects there population growth death rates within the colonies ect .

[@tozboz1018]

I say keep three. Queen 7's act of egg organisation may be a sign of different genetic behaviour, so keep her to compare colonies pls.

[@xavierrox5789]

Oooo we should choose 2, and raise one with budget / "cheap" enclosures, and one wirh good quality/ "pricey" set ups.

[@GarryGabriel]

keep 1 or 2, and with the extras: would it be possible to get the queens to some of your top patreons that would be interested?

[@philiprobinson7666]

They would have to be in the Philippines. Shipping ant queens internationally is a big no-no

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

Keep 6, she is like a human and kind soul of an ant, she even shown a rare thing of feeding and actually carrying for her young, she fits her name as well as a queen ant. But please, for those other queen ants, send then back into the wild.

[@pyrotheevilplatypus]

Sorry this is going to get a bit long, but I'm really proud of me! So, every year, when you announce nuptial flights in my hemisphere, I'm like - "I am [32, 33, 34...] years old and have never seen a queen ant in the wild. No WAY can anyone but experts actually find them and catch them... I've just gotten back from a private camping event (LARP, for those in the know), and Saturday evening the sky was FULL of wingy bugs. Most people there assumed skeeters and whatnot because they were in full force this weekend. Anyway, I'm walking down a sand path and notice a metric crapton of ant mounds are EXTREMELY busy. Like, New York rush-hour busy. So I get down and start investigating. Lots of wingy ants. Aw, sweet. I now know those are elates, thanks to you. And... O...M...G... Amongst the elates are some much bigger wingy-ants. QUEENS! I was spotting queens and elates up the wazoo. Of course, a bunch of people see me on the ground and are like..."uh...you ok?" So I started explaining about nuptial flights, and elates, and pointing out which ants were which, and a few people even borrowed my magnifying glass (I use it for embroidery classes) and were following around queens. And pretty soon there's a dozen grown ass, sober adults cheering on elates and queens to get their grooves on, get laid, "Have fun with the sex!" etc. It only lasted a few hours, but it was absolutely incredible! The cloud of ants in nuptial flight ended shortly before sundown. I don't really know my local ant species too well (other than the M. minimum that spent the summer attacking me in the garden), but for anyone that DOES know ants, it was in Connecticut and they were itsy bitsy red ants. Thank you SOOOOO much for teaching me this part of the ecosystem I probably would never have noticed WITHOUT your guidance over the years.

[@little1942]

If it makes you feel any better, I’m uh…50ish, and found myself watching the nuptial flight of the carpenter ant in my yard last week! My husband thinks I’ve been watching too much KZbin “critter” videos. Lol. But it really was cool to watch.

[@elay127]

While I am awed by your massive display set-ups, I'd love to see you highlight the start and growth of a set-up meant to be easily and safely moved. A lot of us don't have a ton of space or move fairly regularly which makes it intimidating to keep ants and other pets with delicate set-ups. I think you'd have lots of tips and tricks especially with your recent adventures

[@tozboz1018]

I LOVE THIS LITTLE SERIES!

[@myrnaskogland1268]

I am loving learning all bout the details of Ant life and seeing it is so awesome. The natural world has so much for us to learn and appreciate.

[@FeralHomestead]

Keep 3 or 4 for breeding stability for release in the wild so we can push back and force out team invasive ants with team native ants and for testing ant set ups and new epic ant terrarium ideas!! 🐜

[@olivercane4018]

I like King Yelob’s idea of an ant race, getting rid of the smallest colonies until there’s only one left, I like some of the other people’s ideas of keeping two for comparison, and I also like the idea of merging the colonies. So why don’t we do them all? Have an ant race until there’s only two of them left, keep them like that for awhile for comparison, then merging them later on.

[@jumarshmellow]

This ant war stuff really backfired lol

[@asylumental]

I'm partial to carpenter ants, so I would probably keep more than 1.. I have a question though... Theoretically, if you had multiple queens that were raising male ants... Couldn't you introduce one queen to the other queens male offspring? Would they not mate?

[@clobre_]

it's only during the nuptial flight that queens can mate

[@asylumental]

@@clobre_ even if they are unmated? It's just a hormonal thing that happens seasonally?

[@clobre_]

@@asylumental I think, AntsCanada just mentioned it in their last video

[@Darkplasma26]

Oh yeah been waiting for this!

[@IDespratelyNeedCoffee]

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[@Shivan003]

I'd be really interested to see what would happen if you took 2 queens and swapped their test tubes. Would the queens continue to raise the other's brood? Would the nanitics recognize them as their queen still? Just something I was thinking about!

[@moonstorm7122]

Ooooo I’m early today, I know this is gona be great! Edit : I think you should keep queen number 6 , queen number 7 and one more queen of your choice , so basically three of them

[@roke7874]

I would keep 3 different queens and raise them in different environments. And look how they develop💜

[@wasigamingyt7575]

Bruh

[@wasigamingyt7575]

I,d rather keep them

[@gigimiyuki]

Keep queen 7 (a lucky number) as well as queen 2 .. it’s okay to do 2 different setups to see how they run the place. Meconium is the first stool of the new born.

[@cavalierhunter5605]

If there’s 2 or more queens that lay males just switch the males around and let them mate the unfertilised queens, would that work?

[@allosaurusgaming937]

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[@allosaurusgaming937]

Maybe

[@MicroOwl]

Uhhh it has to be mate season tho

[@allosaurusgaming937]

@@MicroOwl true

[@cavalierhunter5605]

@@MicroOwl Fr? Well maybe they can get lukcy. Release the Pheromoans instead of the Pheromones

[@domoniquehinton5807]

I think Queen 7 should be named Sunny because she's brighter than the rest and her colony should be call 7th heaven. I think you should keep 2 or 3 queens though. A meconium is a pupating ants poop pellet

[@TheKokoroless]

keep the 3 most promising broods in different set ups to see how they adapt, give away one, release the rest. Meconium: baby's first poop. In ants its in the cocoon to keep the chamber sterile

[@yourfriendlyspaghettid1213]

Keep Queen ant #1! She seems to be the most motherly and determined out of the group, their colony could even be called the “Mother of Ants”! However, ants #6 and #7 would have the best chance to have the biggest colony’s!

[@OhMeGaGS]

I think you should make ant Olympics, similar to the ones you made for the beetles, and keep the best colony! Competition ideas: 1) exploration race: hide a piece of food in an outworld, see how fast they can locate it. 2) eating contest: first colony to fully consume a pray of equal size wins

[@olic7236]

long time fan here would love to see you keep queen 7. lots of love :)

[@TechnoBeehive]

Call Queen 7's colony, "Seventh Heaven"

[@StarPookie]

He should keep it too.

[@TristonNightshade]

You should totally call them "The Working Class" since they're "Carpenter" ants

[@Vanyali]

i'd say to keep 2 or 3 for different set-ups then give the rest away or keep 2 to try to mix, if they do mix, that be awesome if not, break them up and then give them away or release...

[@AWvyren]

I would say keep 2 Queen with a Medium Brood pile and the Weakest one. What my reasoning is behind this, 2 Good start colonys in diffrent setups and giving the weakest a chance since i double she wouldnt make it in the wild. So giving her a chance to raise the Empire we all desire :)

[@maple494]

Name Queen 7 the Queen of Hearts, because she is red and she has a big heart since she's been such a great mother. All credit on the name goes to Kim Jong-un

[@Helena-yl6ds]

I caught three carpenter queens about a month or two ago. I took a risk and kept them together even though I don’t know if they’re polygynous(?). One died, but two are raising brood together, and there are a ton of pupae with spin cocoons. I’m so excited for them to hatch!!! I have their future home all set up for when they get enough workers. Raising queens is so much fun!

[@eraelias]

I say keep the Red queen! She's unique and the universe is calling out to add her to antopia!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

The queen with the very well ordered brood should be called "The Librarian" lol. As Joseph was a carpenter in the Bible, how about Josephine for another? The colony name(s) could be the Woodworkers, Woodsmen, or as we call them here in the UK, the Chippies! I'd say keep all the definitely female broods for now and let them develop past the nanitic stage, then release some where you are as that is where they'd have ended up naturally if you hadn't caught them. As for the potential Ant House ants, keep at least two, so you have a much better chance of having a successful family to move into it with. Given the sad but very understandable news about you not being able to bring your largest colonies from Manilla, you'd have one ready-made family as it were. As they're an indigenous species, any further "spare" colonies not released at the cottage, could be released in your land, building up the number of locals versus invasive species there. I don't know if they'd do well against the fire ants you have, but I'm sure they'd hold their own against others. This cautious transplantation of them into "safe" area would give the by then thriving colonies a good chance to build up their numbers before they're discovered by potential enemies (that's going to happen wherever you release any ants, so having gone past the nanitic stage would be a real benefit to them, irrespective of whether you want to keep them or not). Anyway, those are my thoughts on the subject. I hope I've explained myself well enough!

[@dmbsecundus2331]

My suggestion for Queen #7 is Queen Persephone - something about her reminds me of that mythological tale and her red coloring plays in with the pomegranate symbolism.

[@julietlukas7504]

Maybe keep 2 or 3, and put them in a terrarium divided into two or three sections for each colony. Then every nuptial flight, you could put a section on the top, and put up all the newly queened ants for adoption, plus it would be cool to see a nuptial flight every year. If the species is polygamous, then just merge all the colonies.

[@shaderaven6383]

I would keep the queen with the lowest brood count and highest, and see which colony is more succesful.

[@Jerseygirl989]

I would keep four of them in different set ups, and see if the ants favor one set over an another. It would be cool to see in videos to see if the set ups have any effect on population size (would be also cool if you can make an outdoor set up happen).

[@Nick-lv1ei]

First😎

[@jdgly4890]

You're second lol

[@jdgly4890]

Hmm

[@Nick-lv1ei]

Huh?

[@Nick-lv1ei]

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[@georgehall1198]

A meconium is the little pellet of baby ant pop which they keep with them their whole baby life and then once they come out of the cocoon they release it as a little hard pellet

[@StudioMovies967]

Love from south africa 🇿🇦

[@RvaTube]

Make a setup for one of the queen ant outside and try to monitor her development. Keep 2 for indoor setup

[@JerryGLoveless]

"It's baby poo, isn't that amazing?!" Was not what I expected to hear today.

[@froge9504]

It's amazing how much this channel has grown since I started watching when I was around 8. This channel got me though a though time in my life and it's just great to see the progress made will miss the jawbreakers though they where my favorite.

[@chrisdobbs9155]

There was a nuptial flight the last couple days around where I work in Toledo, Ohio. Very small ant queens and males though.

[@Jazzynupe1911]

I would say keep 2. One backup/alternate colony for a different display or if there are issues. The rest can be released.

[@shaynetang2907]

Meconium is the first feces, or stool, of the newborn. Meconium aspiration syndrome occurs when a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the time of delivery.

[@wisesolanimaltv]

I think you should keep 2 or 3 queens you could put one in an ac setup and one in a enclosure with soil

[@MildlyFrustrated]

What I like with this channel is because most of his test doesn't start in a cruel way

[@sLife_-]

Does any ant specie secrete white liquid (like for defence)???

[@PaintballGargoyle]

4:15 what is that Mite under her jaws?

[@AntsCanada]

OMG you scared me! I had to check. No worries! They are called palps. Segmented sensory organs that are part of the ant'' mouthparts.

[@PaintballGargoyle]

@@AntsCanada ah okay! I just saw it on the one and was like .. that ant is dark with a golden colored thing attached?

[@max-abobea]

Queen number 7# is defenitly a keeper, so Name it "Darkened bled" for the game sakura bled,and for all the things that can go wrong that be like a bled throwen on a queen.

[@navannas2374]

This is what I look forward for every week

[@siamserpent]

Good job for getting this far