How to Build an Ant Farm | Natural Formicarium

[@JordanDeanFilms]

Hi guys. Hope you found this video of help! Just wanted to let you all know I've just launched a Patreon page! www.patreon.com/antsaustralia I’ve always been reluctant to make demands upon you guys. Very rarely do ask anyone to like or share my content. Which begs the question, “why start a Patreon page?” Well, what changed my mind was the realisation that, without the support of donations, pursuing my dream of producing Ants Australia videos full-time, simply can’t be done. Any contribution vastly exceeds individual ad revenue here on KZbin. So if you enjoy my content, and want to see more, please consider chipping in. I’d like to thank you all for your overwhelming support throughout the years. Whether that be through your donations, inspiring words, or just your silent attention :)

[@ProngedHorn]

What made me want to keep ants is that youtube recommended me a video of ant keeping a few months ago and ever since i keep remembering it and trying to figure out how to get a colony started. Right now Nuptial Flights of the species i want to keep are happening, but i do not have access to any stores/ materials to make a outworld and nest, and i am quickly running out of time.

[@ProngedHorn]

Also i find you to be alot better than ants canada becuase he uses clickbait, and builds up fake drama while you just get to the point and are honest.

[@izazagajrjoseluis908]

I have started my fist colony of Anoplolepis gracilipes it have only one worker, what made me want to keep ants is that I always had been interested on ants, how they live, how they behave and how they eat their preys, finally like a month ago I catched a queen and it started laying eggs, other times I tried to rise a colony of trap-jaws but feral ants kill them, so I was very happy when the queen survived.(sorry for the english, my mother lenguage is spanish).

[@ProngedHorn]

Joemari Tancuevas Yeah and you can tell canada is in it for the money in his store 160 bucks for one outworld that isnt very big while in aus its 50 with tubing

[@Yhunniepanpun]

Ants Australia how do you get y tong

[@sawyerstribley2074]

When I found a queen ant on a school field trip, I was amused. I said to my friend “oh look a queen ant” replied “I know someone who keeps ants. Let me get them.” The other kid began to get extremely excited and captured it to keep. I wanted to experience that excitement, so I got into antkeeping. Added to that, we became very good friends thanks to the hobby.

[@emboidcommittee7981]

The last time I said “oh look at ant queen” around my friends they all stepped on it 😭

[@davidkopp2467]

​@@emboidcommittee7981 😂

[@thegamingant6100]

​@@emboidcommittee7981 aw poor queen

[@Petyus06]

​@@emboidcommittee7981 with all due respect, your friends are autistic

[@jayduss09]

@@emboidcommittee7981 same😭

[@naamachternaam5684]

It began for me in my garden where a colony of ants started to move in under an old wall, instead of removing it I decided to let them be and observe their behavior. I was fascinated by their sheer power and determination and decided to learn more about them. I found channels like you that showed that you can keep ants and learn about their world. I've had several colony's over the years I kept ants but none that special as the ant colony in my backyard

[@roboactive]

I have been waiting for this video for almost a year now! It's finally here ;D

[@wacolony7443]

same

[@samknaepen6597]

Same

[@jazamants6510]

Same

[@zaceau3624]

Me too dude

[@firstname716]

Same

[@steakslapn9724]

That big tank is a pretty realistic scaling job. Love it.

[@user-yj4qz5lo6k]

His voice is so calming

[@pilchard7199]

Blade I know right?

[@ohyeahyeahesketit4105]

It’s not his voice

[@user-yj4qz5lo6k]

Yaboi Snowy what? He says in the beginning my name is Jordan Dean

[@erickyvancriaderodepecesgu6821]

Tenper grad 30

[@jellybeanepicness4029]

Ants Canada

[@Flammable1311]

As a biology grad student, I have always loved nature and I think ants are one of the most interesting animals. Their solical interactions as well as their capability to create complex nests and tunnels are unique and amazing to witness. I started keeping my own ants around 8 months ago. Right now I have 3 small ant colonies which passed their founding stage and they are growing fast!

[@matheuspessa2359]

because the more the "queen" ant ages, the more she lays eggs

[@TinyWolfxx]

How’s that biology grad degree going? Got a good job?

[@purplegrapebrudda9950]

​@@TinyWolfxxwonder if he did

[@jamiewithers5451]

Did he get a job?

[@EnderAnts]

Wow, these naturalistic formicariums are beautifully made! The video is so well organized too, which is what I love about your channel. Looking forward to more :D

[@iwomroz2243]

Dude im subscribed to you and then i see you here

[@meowsicalplayz7090]

Just came from your video! Planing to get an ant farm!

[@ant.invasion]

Wicked video :D glad to see that those strobe ants are surviving the winter!

[@hojinjung7544]

Ant Invasion your awesome and same with ants australia

[@itzlinthium6010]

3:3 Me

[@noahgore1030]

I began keeping ants from one day stumbling upon AntsCanada's KZbin channel. From there I found your channel, and many many others! From there on I was absolutely hooked up collecting, & keeping ants. Cut to a year later, I now have over close to 30 different species. So, thank you, for helping me gain such an appreciation for these little critters!

[@Boodster61]

Ever since I was a kid I have always been fascinated with Ants. About how colonies thousands strong can live as one organism each ant is a small cog in a huge machine. I love most of all how orgonised they are from digging out their colonies to taking down pray and finding food. I dont yet have my own farm as i have never had suitable living conditions, now I do i have been looking in to starting my own. :D

[@KoricTheBrave]

AntsCanada is the first channel i discovered about Ant Keeping. Which in turn led me to find this channel. Watching how amazing it can be to keep ants has really opened my eyes to the lives of insects and their world. I am currently not keeping ants because i haven't been able to find a queen. Currently looking for Camponotus or Carpenter ants before their nuptial flights come to an end.

[@ontarijas]

Hello. As for me, I started wanting to keep ants because watching them is not only entertaining, but also calms me down. When I watch ants videos, I always feel like I should stop for a second and just enjoy life. Because there are things much greater than rushing back home from work to just sit in front or your computer so you can catch up to the news on facebook. Currently I am not keeping ants because I live in dormitory and it might get a little hard to explain my pets to roommates... Greetings from Lithuania!

[@antsontario603]

What made me want to keep ants is the beautiful process of raising them, the exciting moment when you find your first queen is a feeling unlike any other its an amazing experience and makes you realize the little things are way bigger then they seem and how amazing nature really is also your videos made me want to keep them you showing how cool and delicate they are really made my mind think deeper and i was so fascinated in way i never thought i could be thanks.

[@NotFazzerz]

My 5yo ASD son today became very interested in ANTS after being bitten by a young "Jumping Jack" ant during his playtime at our local park. On his return home he excitedly started talking about ants to his father that my darling hubby begged me to try and change ours sons obsession. I instead embraced my lil mans obsession because I wanted him to have the same love for animals, insects and reptiles that my father gave me. So after our quick google search we happened upon your KZbin channel and within hours watched several of your videos my son piped up and asked if we can make our own ant colony. So tomorrow we will be starting our new science project for his Homeschooling class!!

[@Swartgaming]

Thats awesome!

[@nathanshelley5513]

my interest in ants all started when I was browsing youtube and came across its Canada and started watching his channel ant eventually came across yours and since then I have been a regular watcher of your videos and just this past week I decided to keep my first queen ant a black crazy ant she currently has no workers and is in a small test tube set up but she has plenty of brood. So thank you for sparking my interest in these wonderful creatures! :)

[@thebusinesscohort1283]

Btw you should put a barrier no matter what to prevent raids

[@leonardobuffet7917]

Chane Teo better to put on the outside then

[@trappedcrow]

venlo zuid NONONO- They’ll climb over and fall out of the cage, then being unable to get back in- Put it right under the rim on the inside, liquid baby powder works, it dries and the ants fall harmlessly, it’s easy to apply too. Needs constant watch at times, and often needs to be reapplied.

[@cheebs1525]

@@trappedcrow facepalm

[@cheebs1525]

Good Puss 3000. I really hate you why would you link that??

[@seizulre3199]

Yes because yes

[@daniraehutchins4287]

I have been working as an early educator at a preschool in Southern Vermont for the past three years. Having much appreciation and love for science and nature I strive to bring elements of the outdoors into the classroom. Having a natural ant farm would serve as an ongoing incredibly rich educational experience for the children. It would not only teach them how to love the earth, but also develop empathy and curiosity from a scientific approach!

[@ALouisae]

I watched this just to make the massive fish tank enclosure with no Ants, they’ve always seemed so complicated to keep and I just wanted a nice little ecosystem with plants and good soil to make for my springtails, isopods, millipedes, etc. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@sadiantsun1354]

Why I wanted to keep ants? I honestly hated ants and had a phobia towards ants. But slowly watching your videos it made me curious to see how ant keeping would be. I slowly gained confidence and started to keep ants. Now I have over 8 colony's! Thanks Jordan!

[@mirtlew0347]

+Eren Yaeger No, he is not. Clickbaits, and 5 minutes of content during a 20 minutes video...

[@bilfbilfbilf]

@Eren Yaeger ants Canada isnt calming, hes way to dramatic. Plus he clickbait and had cliffhangers.

[@clauteletuby]

How does he click bait

[@maebell1639]

This year, I've begun researching nuptial flight schedules because I'm planning to start keeping ants. For most of my life, I've been in therapy for an anxiety disorder and a variety of crippling phobias including insectophobia and trypophobia, both of which made ants terrifying. Years ago, just talking about larval species of insect would make me panic and scratch my skin bloody. Watching KZbin videos by AntsCanada and this channel in addition to therapy have helped me warm up to ants and some other insect species slowly. There are still many insects that I am afraid of or uncomfortable with, but I have learned to appreciate the beauty of ants and I want to celebrate this major step in overcoming my phobias by raising and keeping a colony of my own in a naturalistic terrarium set up, because like you said for some people watching the ants come up to forage and occasionally seeing just glimpses of their nesting activity below can be more than enough.

[@assistaquatic2204]

I had once kept ants as a hobby. I religiously scanned Facebook groups for information aswell as care tips and help. However, due to the unpopularity of ants near and around me. Both my parents have made clear to not want any living in their house. However, this brings me to the reason I have not rejoined the hobby as of yet. I have chosen a new hobby that endulges the true beauty of nature. That is fish keeping. My once deep love of ants had transgressed into an appreciation for fish. Thanks Dean, you initial content on this channel is what inspired me to keep ants in the first place.

[@banderton3498]

Bring on the wahlstad tanks huh

[@yubbydubbers9431]

I love keeping ants because when I was little my big brother inspired me to explore our world. Both of learned to love nature and ants threw your ant youtube channel and now I keep ants. Thanks For The Inspiration Ants Australia

[@dutchymomo4560]

I started keeping ants because I have always had a love for insects and animals. It is so amazing being able to look after your own little ant city and see what kind of interesting things they do. Keep up the great vids.

[@cozmikpcs7708]

Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated by ants. The way the work together, their life cycle... Everything. I was unable to keep them as a kid due to my perents, but as an adult I couldn't wait to capture my first queen during nuptial flights and start a colony. There is something magical about seeing directly into the ants founding chambers and witnessing the beginning of a colony.. It's like nature is sharing a secret with you. That's why I wanted to keep ants.

[@FuzzySquirrel25]

As a little kid I have always tried to keep ants. But I never had the knowledge to do so properly and they always ended up poorly. 20 years later with the help of great ant loving KZbinrs sharing ant knowledge, has given me the ability to care for ants properly. Caught a queen this summer and am so excited to care for them and watch them grow. The unity of ants is astounding and mesmerizing.

[@MsBrehay]

Wow it’s not that often I watch a 30 min KZbin video all the way through. This is so good. Your channel is fantastic

[@d0nut383]

When I was a lot younger (5-10) I used to watched documentaries on the natural world for fun, as I was drawn to the natural beauty, and thus started keeping some exotic pets and animals. Keeping ants has been a great experience and given me a good upfront and personal look into the natural world. Also love the vids, keep up the good work👍

[@davidbanks6504]

I've watched this video over ten times its just so relaxing watching ants do there thing.

[@pilchard7199]

Ants really changed my life , I used to mess about in life and school , but when I first caught my first Camponotus? Queen I was so fascinated by everything she did , from laying eggs to drinking honey. Now I focus a lot better at school and our new biology topic is social insects! I’ve watched you since your updates on the big headed ants and I want to say thanks for all the great tips on raising queens and colony’s , your video helped me raise a carpenter ant colony 100s of ants strong , Keep up the fantastic work!

[@benirae9006]

I wanted to keep ants because of your videos! I started only recently but my first colony is expanding slowly. I wanted to watch my colony form from one queen and I wasn’t let down. I was amazed and can’t imagine me not keeping ants so I’ll keep going. Thanks for introducing me to this great hobby!

[@thepigeon8615]

From a young age I was always fascinated with the small world of insects and other critters. I would spend hours watching documentaries on nature and I would find myself glued to the screen whenever ants were showcased, their cooperation, and persistence in any obstacle thrown at them made them stand out to me. Then one day I was walking my dog and saw a particularly large ant, I went home looked into it and found out it was a queen ant and my passion was ignited again for ants, after that I spent hours upon hours reading up on ants and watching various videos on youtube. This summer I caught my first Camponotus queen and can't wait to see it expand and grow into a massive ant empire!

[@thebusinesscohort1283]

The first I heard about ant keeping was from KZbin. I realised their beauty and enjoyed watching them on KZbin. After learning how easy it is to keep them, I realised it fitted my requirements: low maintenance, fish tank sized and one which will not poop all over the house.so I Wan to keep ants .

[@rosmaladewi415]

me too.even my parents learn my ant.a lot of people mocking because I keeping ant in my house,a lot dont know are awsome those ant are.

[@lorieboo4320]

Chane Teo If you like ant keeping I recomend ants Canada ^^ it's another amazing ant channel

[@thebusinesscohort1283]

Creepy Cookie personally I feel like aa is better. Here we get true facts and tips about ants. But ac just entertain and clickbaits, he also recommends digging which I am strongly against. Aa digs only to stop invasions.

[@KABOOMFIN]

Um what do you mean by digging?

[@m0yza833]

Wait, he didnt say, that ac is better, he just said it is also good!

[@stephanieshellkeaton2959]

I always wanted to keep ants because they are so creative, smart and hard working. Most of all they are so fun to watch.

[@AlexPaz-jl1cn]

I love the fish tank setup! 2019 anyone?

[@iTzliquizz]

all those 2019 attention comments jesus smh

[@Chad_Cow]

2020

[@Yureijeazz]

I started keeping ants one year ago because I came across youtube videos of ant keeper sharing their experiences (like you) and it all reminded me my love for ants when i was a kid :)

[@orsomethea7475]

Mean while in other universe ant: we have humans, how to build a human farm!

[@drip1503]

Yes where is he

[@lowfy0]

Lol

[@lowfy0]

You just made my day

[@titan1286]

LOL 😂 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Pleasereportmyaccountihateit]

In 3rd universe: Ants:ok we got cobras. Now how to make a cobra farm

[@justin.8777]

This channel is criminally underrated

[@thijmenderuiter1557]

After seeing one of your video's quite a while ago, I started keeping these little creatures. They now live in a self-made ytong nest wich I made after your tuturial: how to make an aac nest. And I got another small colony living in a single test tube at the moment😀😀

[@antsamerica3220]

What made me want to keep ants is your and every ant you tubers videos. Ants were so interesting and I’ve always had a connection with nature. Also, I’ve now got a Formica queen ready so that I can start Ants America. I know, it’s very original.

[@goatman86]

My ants have walled themselves in a test tube! I placed the tube in a small formicarium with some sand and few rocks and sneaky bastards have used the sand to build a 5mm wall in the tube. What's that all about?

[@tclaunchpad8813]

goatman86 they feel to exposed with a large opening so they closed off some of the tube

[@masonwilson4355]

They are protesting your new ant farm 😂 All jokes aside I have no idea but that's hilarious

[@America-ev4rk]

19:34

[@kalpanachary44]

I am not sure, but I think they feel exposed, and thus, vulnerable to predators.

[@chicken5761]

They probably feel exposed, or want to retain more humidity, they probably aren’t ready to move out yet :)

[@schwarzeneggerarnold1132]

I started ant keeping just now. I have 7 queens with 0 workor, I found them about a week ago and I really love watching them laying eggs. I watched a lot videos about ant keeping and now I have my own queens it's amazing for me. I watched a lot of your videos and I learned a lot from them about ant keeping. Thank you very much.

[@antsamericana4566]

This so cool, I am making this, no doubt!

[@kitssarnicula7719]

I started keeping ants because of your videos in youtube. I was amazed of how organised and brilliant they are as a colony. Your 3 part ants raising tutorial got me to smoothly start my very first colony. Thank you so much for your vids. God bless your channel!!

[@Munsu64]

Love this video! Very educational and relaxing voice! Excellent job. thnk you :D

[@scubatuber3713]

I never knew much about ants but after watching this channel I became fascinated with ants and other insects alike. This drove my now growing obsession with ants and other insects . I know properly understand and appreciate these wonderful little creatures. All this finally lead me to keep my own colonies of ants such as mymicra rubra, which is the one I have now.

[@s1lver547]

We have been waiting for this for months

[@et3447]

I have been interested in keeping ants since I was around 9 years old. What hooked me to these insects is how intelligent and well coordinated they can be and watching them grow from the very start is so satisfying.

[@AntsBritania]

Great video! :-)

[@greatbants883]

Hi

[@TheUrbanAntKeeper]

omg omg omg

[@erickyvancriaderodepecesgu6821]

Yes

[@antsunited7931]

There is like a community of ant keeping youtubers that watch each others videos I love it and your guys' channels

[@Starwars6012]

I wanted to keep ants because of a variety of antyoutubers. The antyoutubecommunity is very helpfull at guiding me through the antkeeping experience!

[@CheetoLord02]

what made me want to keep ants: one day last autumn, I was walking through a nice forested path near my neighborhood, and I saw an absolutely gorgeous ant. The worker was a beautiful dark reddish-brown with a bright, amber colored gaster. I snapped a few pics, and set out to find out what species she was. I later found out that the species was Aphaenogaster Tennesseensis, which is one of the rarest kept captive species of ants due to the fact that the queens are social parasites, and raising them in captivity almost never works. I eventually wanted to learn everything I could about ants, watch every ant video on the internet, especially the ones from this channel, and I wanted to find out all of the species native to my area. That day in the forest, or rather, that one single worker alone sparked my interest in ants, and is now the reason that I have 3 colonies, one of which is a colony Aphaenogaster Tennesseensis that has begun producing alates, and 2 more founding queens. I don't think I can ever forget that one lonely worker and all she has done for me.

[@pxycdqczh]

CheetoLord02 is it bad the she lives for like 3 months

[@jacquesschrap8932]

I have been interested in ants since I found the AntsCanada channel and the AntsAustralia channel about a year ago and I've been debated for the longest time if I wanted to catch a queen and raise a colony and that dilemma has been going on for weeks now. In the end the debating was all for not because.......... I woke up for work yesterday at 5am and went to use the washroom like a champ. So I'm sitting there casually taking a dump minding my own business and at some point during the previous night a Tetramorium caespitum dewinged alate wandered in through the balcony asking for my help to start her colony like it was my destiny.

[@catherine5679]

@@jacquesschrap8932 when i entered my bathroom after a vacation, and there was so many alites in it and flying around

[@thatdudechris1239]

what made me want to keep ants: KZbin. i saw people like you caring for and showing off these beautiful creatures and i wanted to do the same. you are one of the people who inspired me most to keep ants because all of your videos are showing off the joy people can get from ant keeping. now i keep ants myself and its just as great as you make it seem!

[@o3ville1]

My 4 year old son was stung by an ant about 6 months ago, and was really upset. To try to explain to him (and my 5 year old daughter) that to an ant he was a very scary giant, and he got stung because the ant was afraid, I turned to KZbin. Since then, both the kids and I have been raptured watching and learning about ants and how they are kept as pets. I have since caught both kids following wild ants around the garden, and found myself watching ant videos long into the night. Mum is certainly not convinced about ant keeping however... Yet

[@jor6933]

What made me keep ants was watching AntsCanada’s videos with my friend after he introduced the channel to me. After a couple of months I found your channel and watched the video how to catch a queen ant and decided to look for my own. I loved seeing the colonies move as a whole to accomplish a single goal. It truly made me see ants in a new way.

[@ygfdvdyhiuf]

Yes thanks this will be so helpful when my colony grows! THANK YOU!

[@CT-jy7rh]

Ναι βρήκα τον 4ο Έλληνα που ξέρω ότι κράτα μυρμήγκια ως κατοικίδιο. Ξέρεις πως μπορώ να βρω springtails;

[@TheThreeScoots]

@@CT-jy7rh it’s probably too late to reply but look under rotting wood and in soil, you should find them in damp places like that

[@mlegaspi5353]

I discovered a video about ant keeping and it really leave me in an awe. As i dig deeper about ants it gives me a feeling of excitement, curiosity and knowledge. After that day i decided not just to be an ant keeper but also a biologist.

[@Coregame3]

What made me want to keep ants was my love for overseeing them and helping take care of them. Ant-keeping in a way makes me feel like a God or a protector. These ants think as one, as a colony. They're not selfish, and are smarter and more unique than one might think. So, taking good care of these ants makes me feel like I, myself, am a part of the colony too. I also love spotting differences within different species of ants. Each specie is special in their own little way.

[@user-nk8zx1yw8s]

What made me keep ants? Well you and other youtubers like you did! I always wanted a insect pet but I could never choose one... then I found your channel and after that I started learning about ants and now I am keep queen ants in a test tube set up and I’m really excited because she laid 7 eggs. Ants have inspired me to appreciate nature more and what role ants play in it. I thank you and other KZbinrs for an experience like this.

[@Coregame3]

*MAKE MORE VIDEOS ABOUT ANT SPECIES*

[@tonitoperfsaquarium5227]

Coregame3 stfu

[@Coregame3]

Beginner Fish n’plants :D

[@htc8272]

Beginner Fish n’plants :D

[@grammarnazi8187]

Beginner Fish n’plants :D

[@spidohman6723]

Beginner Fish n’plants :D

[@Ih8bureaucracy]

I started keeping ants for two reasons. Firstly, because the practice of observing and caring for ants is meditative and calming. Secondly, because watching the colonies slowly grow and persist in problem-solving inspires me to be patient and persistent myself in daily life.

[@gonzalochalo4698]

update of sugar ants pls :)

[@troyani5992]

Ants australia and ants canada are what made me want to keep ants, I absolutely love the feeling of providing the recources to a social organism to grow into a massive army. I have to thank ants Australia because his videos really helped me during my first year of ant collecting, now i have a 150+ colony of camponotus noveboracensis, and i absolutely love to feed them and watch them.

[@tdkbros6852]

AC family like here

[@Steycee_BaconAN]

AC Family 👇

[@Swartgaming]

Ants australia better 🤷‍♂️

[@Steycee_BaconAN]

@@Swartgaming stop lying Ants Canada is Better

[@skunksquad75688]

​@@Swartgaming Not even close

[@purplegrapebrudda9950]

Na ants canada is more about the views which is good for us but not as good for the ants that huge vivarium is super cool though i love it​@skunksquad75688

[@Titicool1702]

Hi ! I have started keeping ants since the last 10 days and I have been reading about them for two monthes now ! I think I have discovered this beauty of life by looking at animals during my exam week. I'm studying physics and cellular biology because I want to do Medical Imaging. However, with my studies I never had the time to look at nature. And now this has changed thanks to three KZbin channels (including yours and I thank you for that). To sum up, keeping ants is for me a way to remember how beautiful wild life is, even when I can't go outside looking at nature. Thanks a lot.

[@jodigospaceagency8785]

My plants dried out in the first 20 mins

[@catherine5679]

mine just lasted 2 days before dying because of fungi and bacteria

[@mal9305]

i have just recently got an ant colony because i was inspired by you its the best thing ive ever done in my life

[@aguysomebody1017]

Be careful about adding that peppermint. According to many sources, its oil can repel ants and flies.

[@hayds1177]

I always used to keep ants when I was younger, but I only collected workers because i didn’t know how to catch a queen. A few months back, I was bored on KZbin and searched up scorpion feeding videos. It was here that I came across a channel called ‘The Dark Den’. After watching this channel for a couple of hours, I came across a video about an ant colony of his. While watching it, I relived memories of ant keeping as a child, and started to keep ants.

[@diobrando8783]

What if I made a channel called ants Arizona and my intro was "HEY What's up double A's?!"

[@kmonnier]

Do it, there are some great ants in AZ

[@jacobduncan7495]

I have always loved small critters as a child but I say a video about ants a few years back and realized how amazing they are, I tried to make a ant nest by putting ants in a tub of dirt but of course that did not go well and I gave up soon after, but about a year ago I watched all of your how to raise an ant nest series and figured out what I did wrong and now all thanks to you I have a susscessful ant colony of Formica fuscas. I started raising ants because of there shear beauty and because of you to!

[@tippyfloof3561]

Am I first?...I think lol

[@MidnightAssass1n]

Matck Radio yep

[@user-yj4qz5lo6k]

I’m 15th

[@lostzwolf7269]

i,m the last XD

[@meerkat798]

A small ant species invaded my Florida, USA home. Needless to say they could not stay, but one colony moved into my stovetop grill. It is a large stovetop with a built in grill and I rarely use it, so I to decided observe this particular colony. To keep them somewhat contained, I put food and a water soaked paper towel out for them. I am intrigued with how well they work together! It has been a few months now and it is time they moved out. I have discovered that I may be able to get them to move into a formicarium, if I do it right. What a new and interesting hobby to learn about at age 71!

[@loganyand1799]

Even though my older brother has had a couple ant farms I still helped him to tend to them by feeding. It might not be much but to me I think it is the greatest thing in the world for me to experience. Right now my dad and I are going to be building a shed/green house in our own backyard the shed is my dad's side of the project while the green house is my part of the project in which I am going to keep lots of ants and ant habitats this contest might help me make a big step forward in being prepared to house at least my first two colonies of ants in the green house thank you for your time in educating us about everything you know about ants to the best to your ability your's truly Patrick yand

[@viggotornberg3502]

i started kepieng ants because i saw your videos and antscanda and now it has become a part of my life

[@dagingayam8305]

I first saw this channel and have been binge watching every single video! You have a great way of talking and the tone of your voice seems like you're really excited to share the world of ants! Someday I hope I can be an antkeeper like you!

[@afinidus1369]

I have always had an interest in ants right from a young age. I experimented with trying to keep ants and also build formicariums, but didn’t have much success. Then one day I did a search and found your website. It looked so easy and finally I could keep ants and study them. After watching a few of your intro videos I went straight out looking for queens. Within a couple of weeks I had two queens, they are still going after nearly a year, housed in your acrylic nests. They are awesome to watch, I’m now looking for a bull ant queen. Thanks so much for your videos and website. Keep up the awesome work.

[@johantolnov631]

Ant youtubers like you, antscanada and ant invasion you really seem to have so much passion for such specific things that Isn’t seen at by many

[@Zarkanto]

I always wanted to keep ants since i was a kid but i only started when i found youtube channels like yours with really helpful guides and everything. I watched tons of videos for a year or so and learned so much, so thanks for that. Last year i started antkeeping and now i have a camponotus colony which i raised from a single queen and 2 lasius flavus colonies.

[@user-zc7xe9db3p]

I have always had a fascination of insects, so I wasn't surprised when a ant video popped up in my KZbin recommended bar (it was one of your older videos) and ever scince I have been learning off you tube and have been growing my own colonies I know have a golden tail camponotus colony 43 workers strong. And that's how I got into ant keeping. Thanks

[@aguysomebody1017]

You and other ant KZbinrs were the main thing that encouraged me to keep ants. Thanks to people like you, I could respect their behavior and abilities, and found out how easy it was to find and care for these amazing creatures. Ants used to always be pests, something that would be fun to scorch with a magnifying glass on a boring day. Ants were never interesting, but suddenly, I was an ant keeper! I had never been interested in ants before, let alone keeping them, but the thing that made me start keeping them, were KZbin videos like these, by you and other great KZbinrs such as AntsCanada and Ant Invasion. I started to respect their place in nature, and found their behavior so much more interesting. And then I realized how easy they were to keep, how easy they were to find, and their amazing, sometimes aggressive, behavior, and their interesting reproductive system. Soon after watching these videos, I found myself respecting ants, instead of stomping on them. On summer days that I would have been relaxing or vacationing, I found myself outside, observing ants, even looking for queens! I now have 3 fertilized queens, and I'm so excited for them to establish colonies, and it's all thanks to people who like you how run these channels. This is what encouraged me to keep ants. Thank you.

[@knexus5039]

They can be pests as well as interesting to keep. For example, I don't want to encourage fire ants in my yard, but because they are a bigger variety, I could totally see that they would be fun to keep in am enclosure to observe their habits. Not to mention it's fun to feed them.

[@defaultyboi532]

I got to antkeeping just by simply watching ants, i watched what are they doing and it was quite interesting so i searched on youtube things like how to catch a queen and other videos related to ants. They are very hardworking creatures. And one day i found a Campanotus queen. And till now i have like 10 queens with 5-10 workers per tube. And i still got my first Campo queen. I have them 4 months but i started learning about ants past year🙂Thanks you Ant Australia for helping me with my antkeeping hobby, you have awesome channel

[@projectbiology5726]

I'm glad that all the ant channels have started using more natural nests. I started to keep mine in big dirt setups a couple of years ago as I wanted to see how different species nested in soil. It also allowed me to give the ants more room as in have two species of ponerine ants which hunt their food individually. I even keep a termite colony in a dirt setup.

[@harpiaharpyja827]

I've always loved ants because of their power tot work together without speaking to each other. Then i found your channel and began waiting for the nuptial flights!

[@magisius7041]

I started ant keeping this year and I am really loving it. I already have a queen with 15 workers. I have always loved nature, since I was a kid I have been looking around for animals, especially insects. It has been two years now since I’ve been watching ant videos. And finally I decided to antkeep, which I find very satisfactory and rewarding

[@lucamcm44]

I started antkeeping around a month or so ago but i have loved ants for the last year, i wanted to create and see how the ants reacted to the creations. It helped when my best friend also loved ants and once nuptial flight came we both helped each other find queen ants.

[@pjoo00pj]

I have looked at many documentaries and I always found the parts about ants the most interesting. How they comunicate, search food, work together, overcome obstacles and the huge amount of diversity. I went on a research about ants and found out about the ant keeping hobby. It wasn't long after that, that I catched my firts ant queen.

[@islandmachine775]

"What made you want to keep ants" I always had a small interest for ants but the realization that I could get a closer look into their every day lives made me ecstatic with joy.

[@Im_Twiggy]

what made me want to keep ants was i went to this museum called "the deep" in the uk, it actually known for whales and aquatic creatures, but right at the end of the whole museum they had a very large colony of leaf cutter ants, they had a tube with rope in it, must have been 3-4 metres long, and the ants was transport bits of leaves back a forth from the nest, it was so interesting i spent the next 45 minutes to 1 hour, talking to the ant keeper, where he told me the basics of ant, ever since then i just wanted to keep them. i currently have 9 lasius niger queen, with brood, im looking forward for them to hatch into my first workers. keep up the good work, your videos help so much

[@downplayy1123]

What made me want to start keeping ants, was the way the ants seemingly work perfectly together. The teamwork, and time spent invested in anything they see fit doing until its accomplished. They work harmoniously together, and tiny organisms, when banded together can accomplish great feats.

[@VikingGamer1111]

I thought ant keeping was gonna be such a fun and exciting job and it is I love watching these little guys everytime i can and I love to see that more and more people are starting to join the community of ant keeping

[@SnowOtter4977]

Wow. Came back to look at your channel and this was 2 years ago. I remember that I was at the airport waiting for a flight when I say your new video pop up and I watched it. It was only 2 years ago but it somehow feels nostalgic. Thanks for the memories :D

[@oliverreeves8395]

I am not currently keeping many ants as I have not been able to find many queens, but I'd love to be able to keep more when I have more access to time. Like you, I have had a massive interest in the natural world since I was young, but as I got older my love for nature, sadly, began to diminish. A couple of years ago I was just browsing youtube and I saw one of Mikey Bustos' videos with an extremely clickbait title in my suggested videos (Something like "MY FIRE ANTS ESCAPED EVERYWHERE"). I decided to click on it thinking it was childish of me but after I watched the video I was hooked. I then went and binge-watched all of his videos, and found my way to your channel (I love Mikey, but I personally prefer your content, maybe because you are closer to home, in Australia, and your titles are less clickbait-y). Your videos renewed my love of the natural world and truly showed me how beautiful ants (and other bugs) can be. Your videos started what would eventually snowball into inspiring me to begin studying biology at college.

[@christophfischer6361]

I just find it so interesting watching a colony growing up. It's like a human community, like they think about every step. They have a place where they put their garbage, a place where the queen breeds, a place where they put their eggs and so on. They always have a plan. That's what made me keeping ants. Watching them gives me a feeling of order in this messy world.

[@leekelley1828]

What made me want to keep ants: I am a science teacher and thought that this will be a great way to enthuse students about the natural world. I like the natural tank as well as it gives me a better educational tool to show how ecosystems work. I look forward to seeing more of your videos and developing this idea. Wish me luck. Lee

[@jamcam1110]

Ive got a friend at school keeping ants and he is very joyful about it so i started to look after them when he was on holiday ( with permission obviously) and i love the way the scurry around. I havent started ant keeping yet as i dont have the money to do so, but i will start this month when my friend swaps nests for his nigers and ill buy his old nest off of him.

[@ZoeHopeZanelli]

well first of all you did you inspired me to keep them. i have been a fan of your channel. when was 8 years old i had this passion of keeping them. thank you

[@shaunbarnett2972]

I really like the large Bull ant set up, looks amazing and seems that it would provide many years of colonization and entertainment for the owner.

[@fontdragos6786]

For me it was youtube that introduced me to the life of ants and how fascinating they are. I just started keeping ants, as right when i got out of a store i found myself in a massive swarm of ants having their nuptial flight and i knew it was time :)) Right now i have two queens that have recently started laying eggs and your videos on how to make ant nests help me a lot since i now know what to do with them in the future

[@George_gorge]

What made me want to keep ants was the ability to watch a whole empire grow that you take care of and make sure stay healthy and there is soooo much to learn about all sorts of different species I see almost no reason not to keep them and has been one of the most entertaining this I have done ever.

[@thegamingpancakeman8965]

What made me want to keep ants was just the beauty of them and just the simple things they do, by me watching them do these things it just makes me feel closer to them. Now at school my friends call me ant boy because of how much I know, but ever since I was a kid I would watch these creatures in my backyard for ages.