I Spent My Summer Catching Queen Ants

[@EnderAnts]

2 uploads in a month??? I HAVEN’T DONE THAT IN YEARS (literally) Let’s see if I can keep this up. This is an old video (from 2023, so now I don’t just have my Campos, but a lot more colonies that I can’t wait to show you) But now with these upcoming giveaways and future plans for the channel, you’ll be seeing more of me for certain. GIVEAWAY INFO: Winner will be chosen in the comments by the time the next video is uploaded! Watch to the end, comment your name suggestions, and choose one of the following you would like to win to enter. (All are the very first version of their kind): 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug Help support future giveaways and gain special perks & benefits: ♦ COMMUNITY: kzbin.info/door/vqnc42SQsYezy_sddgLlAAjoin ♦ PATREON: www.patreon.com/enderants?fan_landing=true ♦ DONATE A KOFI: ko-fi.com/enderants Follow my socials to stay up to date with me! ♦ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ender_ants/ ♦ TOKTIK: www.tiktok.com/@ender_ants ♦ DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/5Tse5Aj

[@Owen15422]

Epic next vid when

[@EnderAnts]

@@Owen15422 when duty calls jokes aside, im not sure yet since I haven't started editing another. I'll be updating video progress in the discord server once I do!

[@ExponentMars]

love your vids, please keep it up. I was so glad you started uploading again

[@EnderAnts]

@@ExponentMars thank you, this won't be the end! no pun intended

[@ScouseAnts]

Ender army would be a good name imo

[@AntsGlobal]

safety scissor squad has no competition

[@EnderAnts]

Seems to be a crowd favorite so far If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@AntsGlobal]

@@EnderAnts I'm British and I need a mug for my tea so...

[@Usercode-g8wIt734Hgd2]

Summer is limited but queen ant is forever

[@EnderAnts]

Can say that again

[@AntsHawaii]

Hey ender! Some ideas I have are, enderlings, ender colony, ender friends, ender keepers. I’ll let you know if I come up with more!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank youf or the suggestions! I'm still noting these all down. If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@DreamIslandStealer]

Safety scissors squad is unbeatable

[@EnderAnts]

This is like the 4th comment vouching for this name lol definitely thinking about it now! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@DreamIslandStealer]

@@EnderAnts probably 1 or 2

[@IceWolfRBR]

Amazing vid! Names: Ender Family, EA fam, Safety Scizzor Squad, Ender Formicidae.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Kentuckyants-shorts]

Forbidden rice💀 14:49

[@EnderAnts]

YUM 😋

[@Kentuckyants-shorts]

@@EnderAnts yup😅

[@last1841]

"Endermites" would be pretty cool name haha :D

[@EnderAnts]

I do like the sound of that one If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@last1841]

​@@EnderAnts The Ender Red Mug 💯

[@ehbudmoose]

very original lol

[@theredandblueduos3111]

The eggs you found lowkey look like rice

[@EnderAnts]

YUM YUMS!

[@AntsCali]

​@@EnderAntsthe forbidden rice

[@alphachannel15]

For real

[@DreamIslandStealer]

Forbidden rice

[@thegoatslayer7403]

This vid deserves so much more views

[@EnderAnts]

thank you very much goatslayer

[@AurélSzabó-o3u]

Enderlings is a cool name if you ask me (I caught a Campagnotus Vagus queen and she has like 30-40 workers now)

[@EnderAnts]

Great choice and awesome news! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@AurélSzabó-o3u]

@@EnderAnts I think the red mug is the right choice for me and i can’t wait to see your new colonies.

[@evanmancini7580]

Loved the video maybe some names could be 1. ender ant worriers 2. The enderpearl ants (since you mentioned Minecraft in the video) 3. the purple ender ants (since your ant logo and animation are purple)

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you and nice choices! If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@evanmancini7580]

I would like the mug! Ty

[@James-j4q]

Great videos found my first queen this summer

[@EnderAnts]

awesome! what species is she?

[@James-j4q]

Not sure might be fire

[@AntsInTune]

Great video! What about you call us The Ender Legion it has a sense of large and dedicated following with each member playing an important role in supporting and growing the community! I would like to enter for the EnderAnts mug!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for entering the giveaway and description!

[@Mr.idk.idc190]

some names could be, the ender men, the endergems, and the endercans.

[@EnderAnts]

ooh i like those If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Mr.idk.idc190]

@@EnderAnts the mug

[@amazingants7416]

Nah I gotta go with the safety scissor squad

[@EnderAnts]

that's two for safety scissor squad so far! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Steycee_BaconAN]

Safety scissors sounds the best😂

[@EnderAnts]

hahaaa had to include that as an idea! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Steycee_BaconAN]

Ender Red Mug

[@exyor5916]

clearly the safety scissor squaaad

[@EnderAnts]

Great choice If you win, which item would you want to receive? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@VoidInsects]

Thanks for teaching me some math now I know how many numbers are in a endertrillion, great quality video bro 😎👍

[@EnderAnts]

You're very welcome Void!

[@canis2020]

Enderinos, The Clutch, Brood, Broodies, Super Majors, The Colony, and last but not least Gamergates.

[@EnderAnts]

thanks for the name suggestions! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@canis2020]

@@EnderAnts find a hospital or some children's program and give it to them.

[@pissantsforlife]

Here are a few of my name suggestions… ‘Ender Army’ ‘Ender Antlings’ ‘The Ender Antsy Pantz’

[@EnderAnts]

Thanks for the multiple suggestions! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee (The first tee I made) 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@pissantsforlife]

@@EnderAnts I would probably want the T

[@AntsHawaii]

Hii pissants!

[@DarD123]

OMG FINALLY HE IS BACK WITH LONG VIDEOS

[@EnderAnts]

YES I AM, AND EVEN MORE STILL ON THE WAY! COUNT ON IT

[@officialrileyt]

Probably a stupid idea but i thought it coudld be "Enderpygmies". Also nice catches!

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you and not at all! It's unique If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@officialrileyt]

@@EnderAnts The sticker pack, I'd put it on my ant setups if I won!

[@phelan_pt]

2 things: - be careful showing your fingerprints, especially in macro footage. It's unlikely, but people have used high resolution photography to copy people's fingerprints and use them to defeat fingerprint scanners. Less unlikely, also avoid high resolution pictures/footage of keys, they can be use to cut copies. (These might sound a bit paranoid, but they've become more common security attacks recently, so I like to remind people for security awareness) 2 - for termites, just getting one isn't enough, you need a mated pair, king and queen. You can usually tell they're mated/paired when you find two of them, one following the other head to tail. Great video, really enjoyed it 👍🏻 (Not getting much luck with my queen hunt this year in Scotland, the weather's been kinda chaotic, so it's hard to predict flights. And the season seems to be ending soon, with only one mated Black Garden Ant queen found *sigh*)

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for looking out for me! I was wary about that too with my fingerprint, but you can't see it fully. Thinking about changing the thumbnail too tomorrow to see if another performs better. And yeah I heard about that with the keys thing, its crazy. I couldn't find a pair for the termite at the end of the trip so I ended up releasing it back where I found it so hopefully it will find it's pair. If you're able to buy queens, I'd say that's your best bet out there! Bestest of luck

[@kom4096]

NEW VID! some names: endants, enders

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for your suggestions! If you win, which one would like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@kom4096]

@@EnderAnts Ender Red Mug, TY

[@TmanMoneymanISSUPREME]

That Formica queen you caught actually looks like a parasitic species of Formica, Normal Formica queens that are fully claustral are usually grey or black, parasitic Formica are usually orange on the head and thorax and black on the gaster I think some good names would be: - (My) Fellow Antkeepers/Ant KZbinrs - Ender Boiz - Ender’s Colony - Ender ants (Plural) - ENDERMEN If I could only suggest 1 it would be Endermen

[@EnderAnts]

Ah that's neat info to know, thanks for the tip and name suggestions! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@TmanMoneymanISSUPREME]

@@EnderAnts MUGGGGG

[@mezaomar]

Hi, think I speak for all when I say we should be called The Starters XD

[@EnderAnts]

We'll see if this one gets to be the one! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@mezaomar]

@@EnderAnts oh nice, I'd love the mug :)

[@Jimathythedude-lk9pr]

bros actually posting. THATS CRAZY

[@EnderAnts]

TOLD YOU IM BACK, GOTTA MAKE IT UP TO YOU ALL!

[@sans-c3o]

nice Video dude

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you sans!

[@AntsCali]

The ender swarm or ender workers sound decent. Also, a long ender video! Love the anting videos

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for the suggestion, and it's been a while AntsaCali! Thank you for still sticking around If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@AntsCali]

@@EnderAnts the mug

[@ChesterApril]

I live in the uk and i caught what i believe where black garden ant queens but, i also saw a queen with a shiny abdomen and my hand went in front of its face when i tried to catch it, i watched as it hesitated for a moment to take in wtf it just say and then it ran away into a crack and i didn’t get to catch it.

[@EnderAnts]

Danggg hopefully you'll find a queen like her again! If queen sees any way of escape, she will take it

[@AntsEntertain]

The Rock turners 😂

[@EnderAnts]

Now this one made me chuckle, nice one! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@major1444]

YOUR FINALLY BACK WITH LONGFORM YAY My name idea is "the ender colony"

[@EnderAnts]

YES I AM If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@major1444]

@@EnderAnts STICKER PACK ON TOP

[@EnderAnts]

@@major1444 You're the first one to pick the sticker pack, we'll see who wins by next video

[@major1444]

@@EnderAnts YAY I REALLY HOPE I WIN

[@Davichuuu]

I also found two camponotus queen ants on august 30th

[@EnderAnts]

Nice catches! Keep me updated 😎

[@dormentbigfoot5412]

The Reeces cookies are the best 10/10 you should get em

[@EnderAnts]

I'll try them out next time

[@TrinityBowah]

The Void Enderants it long but VEA for short also works

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for entering the giveaway! If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@TrinityBowah]

​​@@EnderAnts number 3 think ❤

[@AntOAnt-ez8gp]

I think these two names would do well Firstly I would like to recommend the endermyrmicine It works well because there are thousands of different genre, and millions who watch those different genres. It helps to represent our love for ants by making us our own sub-family of youtube distinguishing us like different ant species! Also being unique is something that is amazing, and you cant ask for something more than being unique like your own person or family, like the endermyrmicine! My next recommendation is the Endermites, not much explanation for that one it just sounded nice. (edit) i realized someone commented endermites before me

[@EnderAnts]

Thanks for the in-depth explanation! Endermites sounds cool too If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@AntOAnt-ez8gp]

@@EnderAnts If I win I would love the Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee!

[@ThatLoonKid]

Safety scissor squad and enderites 🥶 🐜 I’m going for the tee 🐜

[@EnderAnts]

That's probably 5 comments for safety scissor squad so far ha! Thanks for entering!

[@ExponentMars]

Ender workers? Ender imagoes? Attenders (we attend the videos ig)

[@EnderAnts]

Great name suggestions, thank you! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@ExponentMars]

@@EnderAnts Ender red mug would be nice

[@lemonwho9895]

You are so cool and this video so good

[@EnderAnts]

thank you very much lemonwho! Here's an Ender Cool badge of approval

[@lemonwho9895]

@@EnderAnts I'm blessed to have this thanks so much

[@peet4444]

Love the live premier.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you, switched it to a different style last minute because it related more with the video topic.

[@lidialeal3647]

Papa Ender!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! back with another awesome video!!

[@EnderAnts]

saying its awesome when it isn't live yet lol thank you for believing in me!!

[@leants5224]

What about something like EA Family like AntsCanada does? Btw great video and i also bought the macro thing so thanks for the promo code discount.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you and I hope it works well for you! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@leants5224]

@@EnderAnts Tee would be very cool

[@user-zz4cc3lz5x]

It just hit summer in South Africa and i cant wait for a nuptial flight to happen. Thanks for the guidance bro. I also have a question, im a noob ant keeper so i was asking if it was ok to make a certain area of soil in my backyard moist so that ant queens can burrow there?

[@EnderAnts]

Oh wow, South Africa has some amazing ants so I hope you'll be able to find cool queens. That's an interesting idea. I never tried that before but if you have a black light and wet soil, it could attract queens and get them to dig a founding chamber.

[@user-zz4cc3lz5x]

@@EnderAnts thanks bro

[@user-zz4cc3lz5x]

@@EnderAnts can also make a video whereby u talk about South African ants and all their things? I would really appreciate it

[@EnderAnts]

@@user-zz4cc3lz5x I have something similar to that for a future video. been meaning to get to it ever since I returned! after the next video, and after the ant room tour I will work on it!

[@user-zz4cc3lz5x]

@@EnderAnts thanks again

[@DavidSpiders]

Hey! Where did you find the Manica Rubida queens?

[@EnderAnts]

Gotta gatekeep hahaa

[@Reptileowner]

The army of the end

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for your suggestion! If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Reptileowner]

@@EnderAnts a sub bc I don’t want to give my address

[@Reptileowner]

@@EnderAnts a $ub bc I don’t want to give my address

[@d0m368]

Cool, how many ticks do you be getting doing stuff like this tho?

[@EnderAnts]

none at all, i’m scared of those lol

[@d0m368]

@@EnderAnts lol, aswell am I but they always seem to get on me when I go out into the forest and stuff

[@Rigztv-vx1bi]

You're lucky🎉🎉

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you! Wait until you see the ant room tour

[@Rigztv-vx1bi]

I only had a yellow crazy ants and 1 unknown species but the queen is orange and its small and had some workers but i dont know if they broke out of their nest but i sometimes seeing some workers of the same species😊

[@EnderAnts]

@@Rigztv-vx1bi yellow crazy ants are still cool! hopefully you can ID that other queen!

[@Rigztv-vx1bi]

​@@EnderAnts❤

[@AngelWolfYT]

Nice :)

[@EnderAnts]

thank you angelwolf 😎

[@AngelWolfYT]

@@EnderAnts where should I find carpenter queen ants? I heard they're good for starters and I like them. Other then trees, do you know anywhere?

[@AngelWolfYT]

@@EnderAnts ?

[@Net0_0]

nice

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you

[@SolenopsisCampo]

Call us the triple log flippers (When I win this giveway (when not if) I want to win a chips ahoy thins :P)

[@antshubindia316]

I will like to hear the name endies 😊

[@EnderAnts]

We will see! Thanks for entering :D If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Chicken_bone102]

enders

[@EnderAnts]

Alright alright, nice choice. If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@Unkusertm]

Federalants

[@EnderAnts]

Thanks for entering the giveaway! If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@diegooteroczeisler]

For a while now a lot of the ants I catch are infertile I don’t know why

[@EnderAnts]

Probably too early in the flight when you find them, but it happens to the best of us. I feel your pain

[@AntsDorset]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@EnderAnts]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@milanmeersseman5371]

In what country are you?

[@EnderAnts]

I am from the United States

[@alphaears3117]

Name= ender men

[@nakshthakkar8067]

I will like to hear name endies and i want to win that cup

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for the name suggestion, we shall see!

[@alphachannel15]

Hear me out the anternals

[@EnderAnts]

Unique choice, think you're the first to come up with that one! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@alphachannel15]

@@EnderAnts oh I didn’t realize there was a give a way

[@alphachannel15]

@@EnderAnts the t shirt I guess

[@Eric-p2z]

Was this today

[@EnderAnts]

no, this was filmed last year 😭

[@antos2961]

Why u have to release it a midnight

[@EnderAnts]

ahh time difference, it's 4pm-7pm here in the US. next vid I'll schedule it sooner!

[@Josuelzoo]

YIPEEE

[@EnderAnts]

WOOOHOOOOOOOO!!

[@Josuelzoo]

@@EnderAnts WOOHOOOO

[@BransonBrothers]

endereyes

[@EnderAnts]

Nice suggestion If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@TmanMoneymanISSUPREME]

OHHHHHH YEAAAAA

[@EnderAnts]

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEAUUUUHHHHHH

[@HieuLe-y6v]

The endant

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for your name suggestion :D If you win, which one of these items would you want? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@sWooSH_wHooSH]

Imagine if u called us ender pants and instead of collecting ants we'd collect pants Man im disappointed for making this joke 🙏

[@EnderAnts]

hahaaa that's a funny one! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@sWooSH_wHooSH]

@@EnderAnts if i win i will be very concerned but purple tee sounds great

[@dv_1277]

The person above me is gay

[@dino_guy123]

Endies ants

[@EnderAnts]

Alrighty I've noted this down! If you win, which item would you like to enter for? 1. Ender Ants Logo Purple Tee 2. Sticker Pack x5 3. Ender Red Mug

[@dino_guy123]

@@EnderAnts can I get a antastic ant farm? The Ytong mest

[@dino_guy123]

Nest

[@dino_guy123]

And i havnt been good with my ants atm, I only have 5 queens, maybe can I have a ant colony

[@EnderAnts]

I don’t have either unfortunately, only giving away the one’s from my future store before it opens :D

[@urosmilanovic2878]

Please use proper food not random wild bugs...

[@EnderAnts]

Last year and prior when this was recorded I wasn’t allowed to keep feeder insects. But no worries now, I have lots of food to feed them 😎

[@DavidSpiders]

And also, you seem like a great guy, but u feed moths to your ants?? They dont have much protein in them, and they are not a really good food, if you order mealworms, crickets or roaches (which are the best) and u dont wanna breed them, just put them in the freezer, and give it to the ants.

[@EnderAnts]

Thank you for the suggestions! At the time I wasn't allowed to keep most feeder insects anywhere in the house, and I wouldn't have anyone to take care of the mealworms I had in the past so that's why I've been feeding moths. This summer I was able to get mealworms again and freeze dried crickets so I've been feeding them that