Easy Glass Jar Ant Farm - How to Make - Fun Easy Cheap Free - Complete Guide!

[@bamaantman]

The pavement ants looked to be a species of Lasius, and the larger, black ants, which you called carpenter ants, were actually a Formica species.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@catsgomg3358]

The pavement ants must be discovered by the british

[@pleasemoveon.2207]

@@Nano-vw1wz a what..

[@Rainyy02]

@@pleasemoveon.2207 lmao

[@hawaii-easterunion9221]

@@pleasemoveon.2207 It's a real Type of ant, i have one but it's 46% of my floor Structure so i can't take them

[@nishanthbs4636]

Hi from India🇮🇳 Lots of love ❤

[@titan1286]

Here’s a tip! If you catch ants put them back where they came from because if they have no queen, they will die, Instead wait for spring time between 12pm- 3 pm find a Queen ant, then you can raise an ant colony from scratch and you won’t have to worry about the ants dying, here are some tutorials: Catch Queen ants - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZfEfGuKq7Jjp6M Identify Queen ants:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/jonWanWCmcyieLs Overall tutorial *important* - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWKXY2R_rqt-q7c Also, Ant colony’s grow very slowly and you won’t need to worry about constantly getting them bigger habitats

[@stephanieanderson8982]

One thing you might want to change on the ant farm is the black paper. You can put see-through red plastic on it so you can watch them, but the ants will think it is still dark, since they can’t see red.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

[@DragonUdo]

The Red Thing has largely been debunked, but still makes it darker than not having anything at all!

[@SirMitsuruji5]

I work with kids and i think this will be a nice project to work with them. Thanks a lot

[@przemyslawbak]

Please, don't do it. It's not a way you supposed to treat ants.

[@SirMitsuruji5]

@@przemyslawbak sorry I don't teach drama.

[@kychu1445]

​@@SirMitsuruji5 Catch and queens and start from there. Use test tubes setup and be sure to catch a native queen. (test tube setup is fill 40% with water, Then 1 cotton ball, then place a queen, then another cotton ball to seal it up. remember to catch a easy to keep queen (like lasius neoniger).)

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

@@SirMitsuruji5 lol

[@Graeme3]

​@@kychu1445Bro this is easier.

[@kenamaro3942]

I like the bottle in the middle technique..

[@gillesdoranoreilly5601]

Rlly high quality video for such a small channel💯

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@Kamuche-7]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficialyooo you made me think about making a ant colony when I grow up also awesome vid 😎

[@danielasaguid6040]

Thank you for showing your videos 😊

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Glad you like them!

[@kohciqingkafiya4764]

Ok we will do it !! Thanks for guiding

[@jancrl2089]

Im an antkeeper which i keep and catch queen ants and raise a clony from the ground up! This would be very good for my antkeeping!

[@NorthernAnts24]

The ants will die off pretty quick as they have no queen and brood to look after, a worker ants job is o protect and feed the queen and her brood to ensure the growth of their colony, these ants will die off pretty quick and its rather pointless without a queen, i keep ants myself and i have multiple species, a few of them are still in test tube set ups until they outgrow their current tube, ants only need to be given a space suitable for their size with a bit room to grow, i got one of my queens back in march and she now has 30+ workers, august 16th i caught my own queen and she now has 4 workers with a pile of brood, ot does take time for them to grow over the years, this is actually an alright idea aslong as you add humidity to it and a source of water for them to drink, sugars for energy and protein (crushed bugs) to help with brood growth

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks for sharing, great information, I appreciate it! I agree, this ant farm will only serve as entertainment for a couple weeks. Properly growing a colony it’s a different level of time and commitment. Congratulations on your colony. Keep up the good work!

[@NorthernAnts24]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial for some species it can take 4 weeks from egg through to a hatched worker, its a very very interesting and underrated hobby or even looked at as pets, each species has a different personality and do different things to survive, some produce majors (large ants with big heads) its so fascinating to watch! If you ever feel like taking it up or trying it feel free to hit me up and i can give you all the advice that i can!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@NorthernAnts24 for sure. Thanks, I appreciate it. I have researched it quite a bit and it definitely looks interesting and enjoyable. I could see pursuing it in the future.

[@NorthernAnts24]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial i started early this year and completely hooked! Just spent 100s on a natural set up in a 19l tank for fire ants, its so fascinating i love it

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@NorthernAnts24 Congratulations, sounds awesome! I watched several hours of a series on the Ants Canada KZbin channel following a fire ant colony. Definitely interested in getting into it in the future.

[@MarcelaMT]

This is amazing. Im on my way to the park to collect some ants!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Awesome! Have fun!

[@qaisyharisc767]

If you found queen ant and put it into the jar. Do you need to free the queen ant at the place where u found her back?

[@savagefoxdesigns6692]

This is a great experiment for little kids. Seeing as it will only last for a few weeks to a few months. In a way its like living art. However actually raising an ant colony from a single queen is so much more fun. Also red translucent film works best for keeping the ants in the dark because ants cant see in the red spectrum. That way you can watch and even record their progress. This would actually be a decent setup with a few tweaks for a queen founding chamber. #1. Id use a plastic container for the center piece & poke a bunch of pin holes on the bottom sides and a larger hole on the lid for a straw to fit snug into. Then Id fill the small container with cotton or sponge pieces to retain water. #2. Id drill larger holes in the lid 1 for the hydration straw and another to lead to a nearby outworld with vinyl tubing. For feeding #3 make sure to premoisten the soil used to prevent tunnel collapse. Also pack the soil down slightly for the same reason. A well maintained captive colony can on average live 4-10 years. A very rewarding and therapeutic hobby! I recently learned about a helpful tool for collecting ants called an insect aspirator. A little bit safer than the insect vacuum which can result in rapid dehydration.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it. Maybe I’ll do an update build video.

[@JagannathandPrema]

This is the first video of yours I've watched and I didn't expect you to look like that lol thanks for the tutorial!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

lol. I hope you enjoyed it!

[@RubberTag]

Love your funny pictures, especially the ant with beard! 😂

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Lol, thanks!

[@vietnameseants8158]

Very creative dude.. thanks for an interesting video

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Glad it was entertaining!

[@TimeWarpStudios-k3g]

I’m thinking about making an ant farm cause it’s fun to make a hobby!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Yes, just something fun to do!

[@RealmDragon8]

Thank you. I will love to try it!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Have fun!

[@flickboogers9325]

Nice set of videos on your channel. Enjoyed this one as I loved ants as a kid.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks, I appreciate it! I used to make this ant farm when I was a kid! I also enjoyed making it again for the video!

[@maker._]

You have seed shrimp in the one jar - awesome 👏

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Cool!

[@hothkinstroy8602]

Catching queen ants in my opinion is a much better option. You get to see the eggs laid and the transformation, along with the queen's first workers. Also, an ant colony is sustained and will grow until years after catching the queen. I own a colony of Camponotus Discolor with a queen and workers, and they are very fun!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Sounds awesome! I will definitely try it in the future. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidsabo405]

Cool, we will have to try this!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Let me know how it goes!

[@mrmyates3728]

Oh mate..... hope you feel better soon. From Compass at TLA

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks, I appreciate it! Currently feeling great! 💯

[@Ilikepotatoes067]

Another use for jars! Epic..

[@IloveTDS50]

Wow thx

[@cherimullins4602]

If the ants don’t have a queen they will die so you’re not being very smart that’s OK you just gotta use your brain😊😅❤

[@Genarrosavastano]

He literally said that karen ❤️😙😘

[@StopMotion_Saturday]

Kinda thinking of making something like this, do you have any extra tips?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Make sure the ants can’t crawl out of the breathing holes in the lid!

[@TheRaptorRex]

Do you have to have the little jar in the middle?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Not required, but it will force the ants to dig around the outside, resulting in a better opportunity for you to see the tunnels.

[@TheRaptorRex]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial nice to know👍👍

[@totallyvp]

thank you for the video

[@brennenh6570]

for my first and only and farm i used a pickle jar 🤣 it was big but worked.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Lol. I used a pickle jar for a terrarium because it was big. The downside was that the lid smelled terrible! The pickle smell was nearly impossible to remove from the lid. I eventually got it. But a big pickle jar would be an awesome ant farm!

[@beast20_pw79]

Thanks soon ama Make one but where i live i dind see no Ant hills and no queens just many workers any heading in my neighbors lawn what do i do?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

No queen needed. If the ants are in the same area, and walking near each other, they are likely in the same colony and you can collect them. But, I would look more closely and try to find the ant hole.

[@beast20_pw79]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial ok

[@NorthernAnts24]

The ants will die off quickly without a queen

[@puransapkota7063]

Which thing they eat what things we feed them plz tell me

[@The_LilViking]

can you use sand instead of dirt and soaked papertowels instead of cotton balls?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Yes, that should work just fine.

[@The_LilViking]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial ok thank you

[@azul7146]

Question, can somebody awnser this for me. Can you just fill a regular container with nothing inside and fill with dirt and set and ants in it, will they still survive like in the video even though u wont be able to see there tunnels??

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Absolutely. They will survive. You just my not see as many tunnels because they will not be forced to tunnel near the outside.

[@animekiller1523]

Thank you i can make 💞💞

[@skntdaneglence8103]

Can i do the same thing with 1 queen?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

For sure!

[@FoxWinner]

Thx this was so helpful I am starting my second ant farm my first died in about a day

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Nice! Glad it helped!

[@evilgaming0077]

That's not how you're supposed to do it, these only last as long as the workers' lifespans, which is like a month for most species, and you're just kidnapping ants from their colony, which only stresses them out and literally leaves them with no purpose in life...

[@rangelcarvalho2060]

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[@rangelcarvalho2060]

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[@adisooknanan3574]

I like this vid because it is verey simpel

[@Luchenkamy]

Thanks sir, ur really good for a small channel. U got 1 subscriber more 😁.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dragonsants7023]

1:08 I find that peanut butter works, just takes a longer time and a few applications!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Nice!

[@boscochhia3653]

Could i use a plastic jar for the middle?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Yes!

[@balogunfabian3570]

Please should I put queen ant

[@CookiesAndSharks]

thanks

[@Avocado_vr69]

When you put dirt in there do you put sand in there wait I mean can you put sand in there or does it have to be dirt

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Sand is ok 👍

[@cas1408_RL]

I would love Just putting a queen in, and when i get to many ants then i buy a cage, do you think this Will be a good idea

[@cas1408_RL]

and what Will IT change for the good and water ect.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

I also think that would be a lot of fun to do. I wanted to do in the spring, but my time has been absolutely stacked with work and projects. Probably not happening this year.

[@brianedwards7142]

That Steven King movie where the guy fills his ant farm from an old Indian graveyard and got demon ants, lol.

[@megadetonation3174]

can i use a plastic small jar?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Yes, that will work.

[@Guy_that_likes_waffles]

I did this it work

[@cas1408_RL]

i am only able to catch 3 ants before they escape, are 3 enough for some sma tunells

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Unfortunately, 3 ants probably won’t result in any tunnels. Try catching them in an empty jar first, then dumping them into the ant farm. Shake the jar before opening it to add more.

[@ankit6677]

O nice work 👍👍👍

[@thewall2711]

"here are some ants, they look motivated and ready to dig tunnels" The ants : "JFC !!!! THE END IS NEAR ! WHATS HAPPENING !? "

[@lillen6778]

Do you add water to the dirt so they can dig, or can they just do their thing without moisture in the dirt?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

If possible, get the dirt near where the colony is and it will be ok as is. That’s what I did for this one. Otherwise, it should have some natural moisture. If it is bone dry, the tunnels will collapse.

[@Graeme3]

If its dry, just spray your dirt with a bit water.

[@0xxRoblox]

what do you do when the ants die? how do you replace them

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

I recommend starting over with new dirt.

[@0xxRoblox]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial can i use the same dirt but just put it back where there are no tunnels?

[@Whistler3]

Thank you you really helped me :D

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Great! Glad it helped!

[@LionelAndHisArt]

Oh my gosh thank you so much i thought we need a Queen to prt ants but this js different

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

It is temporary. It will end when the worker ants die, which is only a month two. But still entertaining! Glad the video helped!

[@LionelAndHisArt]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial i know but im sure I'll love watching them

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@LionelAndHisArt For sure!

[@mr.technologysilva8856]

Do you need the middle jar or no if you dont need to see in as well

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

You don’t need the middle jar if you don’t need to see as well. The only purpose of the middle jar is to create a void in the center, forcing them to dig their tunnels around the perimeter where you can see them. If you don’t have a middle jar you could use some thing else, like a piece of PVC pipe; something that they cannot dig through with the ends capped off.

[@shotson7664]

Thank you!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@shotson7664]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial I just started an ant farm today, would not of been able to do it with out you!

[@red-catsareliquid]

Can you do it with a plastic food container instead of a jar? Because i don't have any spare jars atm. Also, any tips for finding ants? I can't seem to find any

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

A plastic container will work fine. That is no problem. I don’t have any amazing advice for finding ants. In the spring, I usually see ant hills in sidewalk and driveway cracks. There are also ant hills hidden in the grass if you can find them.

[@katiekrueger5236]

thx so much \

[@ernestmartinernestgaming7440]

Your video are good 👍

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for watching!

[@Ivy2Wang]

How long do these last?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Several weeks. I released them back where I found them after I completed the video.

[@chickadeedeedeee]

How does one go about getting a queen for a larger set up? Would love to do this!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

There are pretty much two options. Dig up an existing queen, or catch a new one on the surface during mating season (but you won’t know for certain if the female mated).

[@mati_p898]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Never dig up an existing queen, you basically destroy a WHOLE ant nest because the ants need the queen, also that sudden change stresses the queen and it may die

[@claudiadietz-hecker6577]

Genau! Man entnimmt nicht einer Kolonie die Königin!! Verboten, da geschützt

[@dysfunction3375]

necro, but cool video i made one after watching thanks!

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Nice! I did release my ants after I made the video though.

[@Cringe69.]

This is so awesome

[@pandachozYT]

can you start a colony without the queen?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

No. You need a queen to start a colony.

[@boronnu2563]

Thanks! I wanted to make it and thanks to you i could!😊 But i think it would be cool to watch different ants fight😅

[@frisianwarrior2295]

I mixed two colonies as a kid expecting a greater joint colony but they brutally murdered each other, took each others heads off. So never do that....

[@Graeme3]

​@@frisianwarrior2295Oh, thats a bit brutal.

[@ElissaUnderhill]

Do I really need multiple jars

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

It’s not required, but the center jar forces the tunnels to be around the outside where you can see them.

[@saghazal2033]

When I did it the tunnels were not very clean like yours, the ant left some sand on the glass so i can't see them very clear, Any one knows why?

[@jacksonmullen2218]

yeah i have same problem. maybe he cleaned jar and dried it. then maybe cooking oil to make it slick i dunno

[@enthusiast7944]

Hi,I have a question,what do I do when my jar starts to smell

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Interesting. It should be vented with old food being routinely replaced with new food. If it is smelling awful, I would personally dump the farm and start over.

[@enthusiast7944]

That's the problem,they are never eating the food,I sometimes think they're eating the dirt

[@Holhoos]

Cool video

[@RomylGie]

Water and food are once a week?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

That should work. I did it that way for convenience. You can also give them a few drops of water every day. Just make sure to not have pooling or mud. If you fed them more often, remove the uneaten food when you add more to keep it fresh. They will only live for roughly 3 or 4 weeks in the ant farm.

[@RomylGie]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial thank you sir

[@mrsarcasticmc3334]

Do this work for fire ants?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Fire ants gig tunnels, so they will work. But, that are a bigger hazard if they escape.

[@mrsarcasticmc3334]

I have a tropical queen ant and the plastic jar is a bit hard is it good? For a bit hard?

[@xlint9906]

@@mrsarcasticmc3334 what?

[@mrsarcasticmc3334]

@@xlint9906 I mean this hard enough so the fire ants can't chew through it!

[@tranvietphu1298]

@@mrsarcasticmc3334 what species, and where did you caught her, hope it's not from an already established colony (queens in established colonies can't raise young when they got workers, because they lost most of the muscle tissues to raise their young and also they are just egg laying machines)

[@GuessOurMenuforToday]

I like your content even that toilet flush video ahahhaha! Btw as far as i could remember i put a cotton ball on the ventilation hole so the ants wont escape and no other smaller ants could enter. But im not sure if the cotton could prevent the Pharoah ants from entering.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Lol. Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it!

[@dillchill856]

What if you put something in the farm and then left it out it might take a while but there will be a lot of ants and probably even a queen

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Unfortunately, you will need to catch a queen. A queen will not migrate to the jar.

[@knaxx097]

Did you damp the sand

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

I did not. I just scooped it as it was.

[@christianspire]

Why would they need the little jar in the center?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

It’s just for your enjoyment. It forces them to dig tunnels around the outside perimeter where you can see them and not in the center where you cannot see them.

[@marigerson28]

cool

[@pilot_bruh576]

The second ants looks more like a polyrachis or Lasius Niger maybe a Formica fusca depending where you live

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Thanks!

[@lorenzoilromanooo378]

i did remeber when i was a kid and did get alot of ants on a jar and even if those werent leafcutter ants i feed them only leafs so they died in a week or two most likely for starvation,then i putted a spider inside the jar and the ants just attacked it and that spider looked traumatized fr lol also if they didnt had brood (so no queen) leaf cutter ants cant do fungus from what i know

[@JessicaBrown-e4r]

Love how he forgot the queen.

[@kevin270]

Are like 10 - 20 ants enough to start tunneling? And with only this many ants how long will my jar last?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Yeah, 10 to 20 ants will get things going. They could live for one or two months.

[@kevin270]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Thanks! also How long do I have to wrap the paper over the jar for the darkness? And will ants dig tunnels if the sand is wet?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@kevin270 I always left the paper over it since it is always dark under ground. Light may stress them out and decrease productivity since they are not used to it. It would be interesting to make two ant farms and run them side by side, one with paper and one without paper to see the difference. The sand should be dry to moist. Not wet.

[@Graeme3]

You can look at it for a few seconds, then put it back on.

[@jeromepabustanpabustan2909]

Do you need a queen to make a ant nest?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Hi. To grow a sustainable nest, yes, a queen is required. The queen will lay eggs and grow a self sustaining colony for years (you will still need to provide food and water). This will require a lot more space. It cannot be done in a jar. This glass jar farm is just short term entertainment. Using a handful of worker ants, they will dig tunnels for a few weeks. Worker ants only live for a few weeks.

[@space9915]

Can you just keep a queen in a separate jar and take some ants and release the rest

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@space9915 I suppose it is technically possible, but not practical. You would start with just a queen, then she would lay eggs, and there would be ants. To take some of those ants for the ant farm and to keep releasing future ants that the queen produces is a unique idea.

[@tranvietphu1298]

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial the ants you use is a species of wood ants (Formica sp), they have a lifespan about a month but it reduces if there's no queen, every experiments involving quarantining workers from queens (for all species) ended up in the workers die sooner than normal ones

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

@@tranvietphu1298 Perfect! Thanks for sharing!

[@jayarrcamina5391]

but i create a ant farm but the water and food ant did not eat

[@dragonduedmemes]

I wonder what would happen if I only put a queen ant in the terrarium

[@overdriveoutershaxson1837]

Imagine those people who do this and forget about the ant nest entirely, the ants will succumb and the whole colony will be dead

[@joegilculasing5649]

If you want to get a queen ant it's very easy you just need a hose first find a ant nest next pour a slow steady stream wait for the queen to come out and add her to your ant farm

[@Graeme3]

The queen wont come out that easily.

[@Theboyymitchell]

You might need a queen ant.its better not to lie

[@xHADOOLx]

لقد تحمست لصنع مزرعة النمل

[@hothmandon]

What are the ants from Indiana Jones called? Are they real? That would be a real man's ant farm.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

It certainly would. It’s been a good 30 years since I’ve seen it. I will look into it.

[@chevy5136]

Maybe you need a queen ant too

[@azul7146]

Wont they suffocate

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

No, they won’t suffocate. There are air holes in the lid.

[@hothmandon]

My ants refuse to eat. All they do is plot escape and kill themselves.

[@banikalanmerenciano6923]

I can never do this my home has no soil or sand and no ant hills.☹️

[@KenSerpico5450]

I got bit by some 50 ants all at once. All the bites then produced pus on each bite. It was a very painful and unpleasant experience.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

Ouch. Hope it heals quickly.

[@jacksonmullen2218]

LMAO

[@CoolEditzandGames]

You actually shouldn’t grab the ants because as soon as that ant has a human scent the other ants won’t welcome them

[@Dalalim]

You need a queen ant buddy, she will lay eggs in your jar. Without queens, they will die and this is torture.

[@Graeme3]

Its not the end of the world though because they collected 5 workers.

[@dogwater204]

Now for some dirt, I have some dirt over here.

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

1:35 lol

[@Warlord1014.]

So I don't need a queen ant?

[@HowtoandReviewsOfficial]

A queen is not required, but it will only last for a few weeks, the lifespan of the worker ants.

[@svakshcreations4844]

Try puting a queen ant