Finding Queen Ants & Colonies #3 | My Trip to the New Forest, UK | Part 2

Finding Queen Ants & Colonies // My Trip to the New Forest, UK | Part 2
In this video I am going to take you to the New Forest, UK once again! I am out to find more AWESOME Formica mounds!
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[@AntsBritania]

Hello All! I hope you are well and staying safe during this awful time. I filmed this video back in July 2019 (Before COVID-19) and I thought I would edit it up for you guys. I hope you enjoy! - Cameron

[@craftdragon1217]

Nice

[@anttrails9554]

I have 50 or so nests about 10 min walk from my home :) Rufa I have them on my channel

[@brambroecks411]

Are you dutch?

[@moddedcrafter1979]

@@brambroecks411 no British

[@corz6538]

I grow weed in the woods and was looking for a site when all of a sudden I look down and holy shit I started running i have never seen so many ants big massive ones and the mounds was everywhere they was like the mound in you're video but I'm not kidding you at least 3 times worse they swarmed my trainers straight away thats when I run but then obviously went back curious not only was the mounds like hell with ants but almost everywhere on the ground even 40 feet away I wish you could see them

[@brambroecks411]

KZbin: shows me a new ant video 🐜 Me: instantly clicks on it to watch. Also KZbin: will go in premiere in 21 hours

[@mattkelly7413]

Well I’m a conservative white guy from Texas and in the past couple months I have found myself taking advice from a ant longing brit Vegan. Now if u would have told me that a year ago I would have laughed but now I am here to say I really enjoy your channel thanks for caring about ants!!!

[@depresion5884]

nice your back after 8 months

[@MyLivingWorldsAnts]

Wow wish I saw this video sooner, nice catch of the lasius queen and that was some great footage fo the formica colony!

[@cucumberboy1446]

Nice video!

[@nikolatodorov2175]

Am soooo happy you made a new video very underated channel.

[@TheFairway8]

A few years back I came across a large probably 2 foot high 3 or 4 foot across mound of Formica rufa whilst out strolling in woods near Sevenoaks in Kent. There are also quite a few mounds I’ve discovered in woodland around South Devon. The closest I ever got to seeing live wood ants was in the large display they had in London Zoo insect house. As a kid in the 70s growing up in London the only ants I ever saw were common black ants and yellow meadow ants and the very occasional myrmica rubida. So the first time I saw wood ants in their natural environment was very exciting

[@austinvickymoore3656]

This is so cool! I've never seen a literal mound like that one! Wish I could get into some cool ants as well... might have to pull a colony out of my yard... very interesting!

[@Theopge]

Hope you'll get back recording man! U got some gains aswell!! Awesome

[@Chaostastic]

i didnt even know ants could build things that big its epic

[@BritishAnts]

Stunning Formica nest!

[@nv8644]

Your so lucky with catching that first Queen. I mean i literaly coulis spend all Day trying to catch 1 Queen and then not get it

[@cooljzw3206]

NV I’ve spent four years trying to even SEE a Queen ant and have failed I don’t think I’ll ever get one

[@harrystuart7455]

@@cooljzw3206 Have you been looking at the right time? I don't know what country you're in, but certainly in the UK the time for nuptial flights is approaching soon so it's about to be prime time for finding queens. The best days to look are usually hot days right after there's been some rain. There's a website which is a database for nuptial flights too: antflights.com/

[@TheUrbanAntKeeper]

The ancient one has returned

[@timeofourlives1693]

Welcome back mate!

[@cornishchickens6778]

And its awsome that you have returned.

[@zantezaint2348]

Popcorns out. Let's go baby~

[@cityants1166]

Epic!

[@sebants_qc1018]

I will be there :)

[@cheungjayden4857]

i love your videios

[@tura1227]

HE’S NOT BEEN EATEN BY ANTS HORRAY (I thought he was eaten alive by ants)

[@kierranbrooks7306]

We've got some of these formica in my area up north, but the mounds seem to stay small and because of where they are I've never been able catch a nuptial flight yet, I have started keeping test tubed on me through summer just in case though, because I feel they'd be an interesting species to keep

[@marcuswinyard9965]

I like ants🐜🐜🐜

[@content2.028]

Yeah I saw the frog

[@IsBorAnts]

Where did you get the idea that there would be Camponotus in that forest?

[@temple386]

you were lucky to find that toad. that species of toad only live in the UK and they're very endangered because of habitat loss. consider yourself lucky ;D

[@antssea9192]

Aww u premiered on 3 am on my country

[@cornishchickens6778]

15.30. I'd say they were formica rufa. Been working on uk sp.

[@donsteppedinside6796]

Oh man is the Lasius genus nuptile flight already surpassed in the uk?

[@Carter-zh9yz]

:) ants

[@anttrails9554]

Click Click every trip my dear friend

[@Bursted15]

Woohoo

[@poofeeplays8169]

It's been 11 months whats going on

[@jonathanthompson4734]

I'm very late to the party but you must not collect the formica rufa species. This species is protected. I was disappointed when I learnt I couldn't legally keep this species as it is my favourite formica. Though in hindsight, I don't think it would be possible to facilitate the habitat of this species. Ants which live in trees or in the ground are easier to keep than ants which make such huge mounds. The tank size would be huge and the number of ants would be staggering. But hey maybe someone out there has the space.

[@FizzleFX]

18:00 that bottle on the floor... I'd take it with me. Not mine/yours but c'mon. Only bastards do that

[@techno6683]

Can you get solenopsis fugax in south of england but is rare? I found this on the internet but i dont know if its true though????

[@hippostrike3265]

nice he wasn’t slaughtered by his ants

[@matthewfrancis9987]

hows your manica rubida

[@Envehfy]

Looking to start my own ant colony, not sure whether to go on the hunt or buy a queen online. If I was to start my own colony and go hunting for a queen, where should I really be looking and at what time of the year shall I go?

[@alexcoles5561]

What part of new forest is this?

[@santanizm]

i am here

[@9dannyyoung]

How are your ants doing since the ant tour still living?

[@ayoungentomologist7163]

Hello

[@anttrails9554]

it is a toad

[@JadigertheReal]

In Germany there are so rare.

[@yaz1517]

Anyone have a spare queen with or without workers they can post to me?

[@jackwilliams6096]

Where can I buy black crazy ants in the uk to start a colony ?

[@quwuirkyturkey]

Sorry but they aren't native to the UK so you won't be able to get them legally :(

[@mickybrunt7313]

I really want to get a red wood ant queen if anyone knows where I can get one ? Thank you .

[@r3m0rs34]

See if there is one for sale in your area on global ant nursery

[@karrengumagay6515]

Why not look for camponotus sp. in those rotten woods

[@eesar4032]

no campo in uk

[@quwuirkyturkey]

@@eesar4032 there is I've seen a colony in the local woods but their extremely rare😎