New nest for the honey pot ants (myrmecocystus mexicanus).

[@thedutchant5395]

Great video! Insane quality! The colony looks very healthy! Love to see the colors of the repletes!

[@CamponicoAnts]

They are on my wishlist :D Awesome colony! I subbed

[@vleeseend8981]

On ants hq you can buy for 135

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Thanks for the sub! Hoping to start posting more high quality vids soon!! Yeah ant's HQ does have them for sale.

[@BigC-rj6po]

So cool man, this is one my dream ant colony's, i just think the repletes are so cool keep on making videos man!

[@nlluke5207]

i was like: why you put blue marbles in there, then i saw it where the ants... they HUGE

[@lanbolanon3128]

You got the best looking honey pots buddy

[@thenaturekid3739]

The repletes look like hard candy

[@minimixtape6874]

Forbidden gusher

[@marcusbullock630]

@@minimixtape6874 tbh i bet they taste pretty good hahaha

[@scotthorton8944]

Looking forward to them new video’s

[@JQEm1]

Great video . Just got a nucleus nest n them honey pots I want next year

[@Ben-ve2fp]

Love the blue repletes 👍

[@markcalalan8169]

Great setup

[@Saint-uj4uo]

Wow they was a cool ant farm I subed to

[@antonikeeper576]

Fantastic colony and fantastic nest, but …… where can I buy that type of anthill?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

look up tarheelants.com probably the best ant nest store ever. just the nests are expensive this nest was 400$ (that's with shipping)

[@antonikeeper576]

@@AntsFlagstaff Thank you. beautiful effective and really expensive.

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@antonikeeper576 yep

[@puimk29]

Nice video

[@your_average_blanket_lover3732]

Wow amazing video!

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Thanks!

[@JS-ev4xc]

Envy, we do not hv honey pot ants here. They are so cute.

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Ah that sucks... Where are you locaded if I may ask?

[@JS-ev4xc]

@@AntsFlagstaff Singapore

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@JS-ev4xc At least theres still a lot of cool species there. There is a lot of species I'd like to keep that are in Singapore

[@JS-ev4xc]

@@AntsFlagstaff I am quite bad in ant species knowledge. Honey pot ants are still the coolest I think. c",)

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@JS-ev4xc I personally love leaf cutter/fungus growers the best. But I still find species extremely cool that I would definitely want to keep one day.

[@crazedwolfpuppy]

The repletes look like sapphires, they're all shiny.

[@maneiro4871]

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE REPLETES SHEEEESH

[@calientekitsune]

I love how massive your blue repletes are they are very pretty

[@Thecat99-m5k]

It’s so cool that I have a fellow flag ant keeper I just found a bi color honeypot queen any tips?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Find me on Instagram (same name same logo). I will respond. Anytime I am available! I will give or help you with all the keeping tips and gear you need for pots and anything else!

[@juneeight6574]

Your ants are so cute

[@Eric_Allen]

what kind of food coloring of dye is ant safe?

[@walkingbyfaithnotbysight2291]

Love the blue color

[@hittingwater4639]

some of those repletes look kinda thicc #`-`#

[@ciaoadios3055]

The honeybot ants are like yellow or red but how blue

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Lol, their only blue because I have died their sugar water😂 natural colors for myrmecocystus mexicanus, myrmecocystus Navajo, and myrmecocystus Testaceus are all yellow, myrmecocystus mimicus, is black myrmecocystus mendax, myrmecocystus placodops, and a few other's are black and red mimicus can have red at times myrmecocystus wheeleri is like a brownish reddish yellow.

[@troyblanks8308]

I can't find any character for these things do you have any recommendations for care advise what is the full set of and how sensitive are they?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Heat and don't let nests dry out. Feed cricket's or roaches, fruit flies work too. Keep sugar in their enclosure almost 24/7. They can be sensitive, but they aren't bad

[@Antanamera33]

hello I received my gyne mexicanus with larvae I feed it? do I leave it in its classic tube or do I put it in a compartmentalized bamboo tube? thank you so much

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Don't feed her myrmecocystus are fully claustral which means they don't need food during founding. And it doesn't matter what tube and just make sure she has sand for her pupae, I would recommend to move them out of the tube into a mini hearth when she gets her very first workers.

[@Antanamera33]

@@AntsFlagstaff great thanks for your answers

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@Antanamera33 no problem. Just keep in mind try not to stress them out. Myrmecocystus has been known to be a challenge for a lot of people... I presonlly find them easy as hell.

[@LucyyyyLove]

The repletes are cool they’re blue

[@artakbaghdasaryan2544]

They're beautiful, where did you get them? Do you sell and for how much?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

I do not sell, I am an Entomologist at NAU (here in Arizona) I caught the queen in 2019 here in Arizona.

[@artakbaghdasaryan2544]

​@@AntsFlagstaff Ohh it's very cool profession I guess. I'm thnking of buying me my first colony, what should I buy as a beginner? And one more question, do they make new quees or I need to buy them time to time? P.S. Keep making your videos, they're very intresting

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@artakbaghdasaryan2544 as a beginner Camponotus sp. Myrmecocystus sp. Novomessor sp. Pogonomyrmex sp. Some Formica sp. I do not recommend buying because you do need permits to import through state and country borders for ants, especially if not native to your area. You can get permits through the USDA/Aphis... a PPQ526 permit is what you need if you are not 18 and above. The permit will have to be in your parents' name if still a minor (it is very hard to get permits). There are some websites that do have permits to sell to people... (This is all assuming you are in the United States as well) Entomology is the study of bugs... I am also a herpetologist (study of reptiles). I've been in the university's for 4 years now. If you like wildlife, I highly recommend getting some sort of wildlife job, but only if you are 100% dedicated to lifestyle. Colonies can make queens in captivity, but note these queens will NOT be fertile, which means they will NOT be able to start a new colony... queens can live up to 5-30 years, depending on species.

[@artakbaghdasaryan2544]

@AntsFlagstaff Thank you for your advice! I've already chosen my main job in IT, but currently, I'm looking for wildlife volunteer opportunities in my area because I really enjoy that kind of work. I might even try to get a bachelor's degree in entomology, it sounds fascinating to me. Thank you again!

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@artakbaghdasaryan2544 any time. I have been more active on my Instagram it is @antsflagstaff if you want more updates on things at this time ( it will have the same profile picture).

[@IDK-IDK-YT]

What is the enclosure because I’m planning of getting a colony of honey pots

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@IDK-IDK-YT look up Tarheelants.com

[@coolquack1]

Where’d you get that nest from

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Tarheelants.com

[@АлексСерж-х9л]

Greetings! Do you sell queens to other countries? I would like to buy a couple of novajo and mexicanus queens from you

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Maybe one day.

[@Catocatlover]

0:14 forbidden candy

[@TheSevenboy127]

Sweet ants are these the only honey pots u have? Or do u ha e different species?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

At this time it was. But oh no. I have a shit ton now especially in my lab.

[@TheSevenboy127]

@@AntsFlagstaff hoe many different spices awsome videos brother ,where are u located?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@TheSevenboy127 I have over 100 colonys (67 species) have about 4 species of myrmecocystus (honey pots)

[@TheSevenboy127]

@@AntsFlagstaff sweet brother awesome pls keep these videos coming very helpful i have afew red head honey pot queens gettn started

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@TheSevenboy127 That's great. that's all you need to get started too. Haven't been posting new videos recently due to a building break-in at the Biology building of NAU university... which is the building that conatins my lab(s) that I work in. someone broke in and turned on multiple emergency showers on and broke them to stay on becuase theres no floor drains because its just for emergencys like if you get chemicals in your eyes. but they put out 5 gallons of water per couple seconds through a minute which is why you have to hold the handles down to keep it on. Multple were left on for 6 hours, So a lot of damge has been done to the build and labs, for the labs I work in thankfully it's not has bad as it could have been.

[@Justinloveants]

What is de nest name

[@alexjack9603]

What temp do you keep the colony at

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Got no idea. Just whatever the room temperature is, plus a heat cable, they will thrive.

[@reneepren]

How did you move repletes?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Tweezers and one by one.

[@enzopotado5711]

Does anyone know where you can buy the nest?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

At tarheelants.com/

[@Zac630]

Where did you buy the nest??

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Tarheelants.com

[@DroneShenanigans8]

Are you selling a queen?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

I am not a seller

[@DroneShenanigans8]

​@AntsFlagstaff Where did you buy it from? Do you know of a place that is selling honeypot ants?

[@AntsFlagstaff]

@@DroneShenanigans8 I did not buy this colony. I caught the queen myself here in Arizona.

[@spaget6664]

where can i purchase them

[@AntsFlagstaff]

I assume you mean the ants... Come to AZ, and I can sell you some next year or so. But it is Illegal to sell/ship ants across state and country lines unless both sides have permits to do so... The PPQ 526 permit is what you need.

[@wagollbox1552]

You sound 😐

[@AntsFlagstaff]

Not use to speaking in front of the camera yet.