Very enjoyable to watch. No music. No fast forwarding. Yay!
@Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant6 жыл бұрын
Very glad to see an upload. I had a terrible ant disaster today. =( I was moving my P. californicus colony from a formicarium into a naturalistic style 150 gallon vivarium set up ( a process that has been going for 3 days now as the colony is several thousand strong) and yesterday I noticed the queen go through the tubing and into the vivarium. Not long later when I went to check again her workers were not able to make up their minds where to lead her and so started pulling her in all different directions very roughly. I figured they would just work it out and that their instincts would lead them to the right choice but when I came back to check this morning the queen was laying on top of the newly moved garbage pile with no legs at all. The rest of the colony looks super pleased with their decision and is working away diligently as ever. =(
@Gravnaut6 жыл бұрын
You might try catching another queen and placing her in the foraging area and see if they will accept her.
@Rorther6 жыл бұрын
Wow, thats crazy!
@southwestantchannel79436 жыл бұрын
Super happy to see a new video just moved a colony from a fortress to a casita.can't wait for my 4by6 nucleus to move the other
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Southwest Ant Channel Thank you for the support, it has been a long time. Lots of videos planned, well get your 4x6 out soon.
@ALIRStudio875 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I dumped my Camponotus chroamadios in the mini hearth and they absolutely love it.
@bundleofhumble31194 жыл бұрын
Love the magnet system for cleaning and great details and attention to the formicariums!
@michaelj.borden72174 жыл бұрын
I recently ordered the Mini Hearth (Modular) from you just a few days ago and I am excited to get it up and going. I currently have an 8 month old Camponotus floridanus colony that I have reared since collecting the queen in June 2019. I counted roughly 30-39 minor workers at this time, 14 pupae, 8 various instar larvae, and a small egg pile. I had placed the colony into a homemade plaster nest when the queen had 16 workers inside the test tube. I have a feeling it's going to be really fun getting them to transfer into the Mini Hearth lol.😂😁🐜🐜🐜
@iceboxoffice37213 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to use your products!
@FuzzySquirrel256 жыл бұрын
Just ordered your summer mini hearth pack! Super excited.
@Jaybiiird6 жыл бұрын
I always try to normal move first; then if fails dump method
@oslobodjenik5 жыл бұрын
Ya its bad to dump
@DanielGutschik4 жыл бұрын
oslobodjenik Agreed
@BasedLusitano4 жыл бұрын
I dump em every time if they are stubborn it’s not too bad
@laurencesun_3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Reshtarc11 ай бұрын
How many regular size camponotus-queen and workers would you consider ready to move into a mini hearth? queen solo or queen and how many workers? I got a camp floridanus with 10 workers tube set up but hearth ready?
@PrehistoriK-Ants3 жыл бұрын
The magnetic windows are really good. I don't know the nests shown, just seen videos of people with them.
@michaelreamy51686 жыл бұрын
Great video Mack! That Camponotus americanus colony is awesome looking.
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Michael!
@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique Жыл бұрын
I just recently purchased a stand nest on etsy. Very similar in design from a different seller ☝️ Great setup 👍
@seashell89135 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us watch them move in! I really wanted to see that :)
@galaxycat58345 жыл бұрын
Your queen had a mite in this video on her back leg. Did she ever get rid of that?
@antsunited79314 жыл бұрын
which one?
@bellalovesants32664 жыл бұрын
@@antsunited7931 2:30 back left leg it's a red mite
@raineboots6 жыл бұрын
Really love the updated quality of your vid! I can’t wait to order my mini hearth 😍
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Raine!
@carlulrich24 жыл бұрын
very informative video, thanks !!!
@dusky7046 жыл бұрын
hey, Tarheel Ants I just ordered your summer Mini Hearth pack!
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Great, thank you for the support Jack!
@svyatku6 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Small colony go on to be bigger))
@antsintexas83726 жыл бұрын
I like you method of moving them I'll try that soon.
@EnderAnts6 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for a video from here. Glad to see an upload!
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! They will be more frequent in the future.
@NameName-em2yk7 ай бұрын
@@TarheelantsUSAYou responded so casually to a bigger youtuber
@troykaz90375 жыл бұрын
I wish we had this species! Beautiful
@joshuadebiase73825 жыл бұрын
His voice is so mellow and calming
@brjackhenderson38475 жыл бұрын
Another great and informative video! I'm not sure if it is answered somewhere else but what type of camera are you using to get these excellent videos?
@mrfurrutia5 жыл бұрын
I have a small Brachymyrmex queen that is on a test tube setup, she has a few eggs and at least five larvaes... The tube is running out of water and I was wondering about to move them to something like the mini heart, can I just connect the tube to the nest and let her do the moving at their own speed?
@ALIRStudio875 жыл бұрын
Wow so beautiful. They look like the nest from the aliens movie from the 90s
@melrexmelrex6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mack, nice video. At 2:29 of the video it look like your queen has a mite on her left rear leg. At 2:42 too
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
She sure does! I don't think its harmful, but I will remove it anyways.
@winniethepoohandeeyore23 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel, I follow Ants Canada as well, What's your favorite species of ant and what would you recommend for bignners?
@VermontAnts6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elijahtommy77726 жыл бұрын
Hey. How does the water tower work? Does it flow into the concete that the nest is made of to keep it humid?
@TarheelantsUSA5 жыл бұрын
No, it is just for evaporation into the air within the nest. This keeps the humidity at comfortable levels for the colony.
@elijahtommy77725 жыл бұрын
@@TarheelantsUSA yeh i knew that bit but i meant does it just go through the conrete or have you cute a hole out for it or what?
@bundleofhumble31194 жыл бұрын
They hang on the sealing or put eggs on the sealing due to the humidity.
@ivancantomayor38816 жыл бұрын
Nice ant colony
@ChiTwnCaliVet Жыл бұрын
What kind of test tube holders are those?
@Vegan_suraj4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@priyavj20093 жыл бұрын
I got your mini hearth a few months ago, should I move my Formica colony with 2 workers and 5 other brood to the mini hearth the pupae are almost workers
@Duhnoobgamer4 жыл бұрын
great editing
@lucamcm446 жыл бұрын
Such a long wait
@vladimirzzz9796 жыл бұрын
Greetings! Thanks for great and very helpfull videos. Can i ask what is the size of those round magnets you use to hold the front screen of the formicariums?
@ducky32716 жыл бұрын
Vladimir Zzz they are sbout 3 centermeter neodinyum magnets
@vladimirzzz9796 жыл бұрын
Itz GeckoGamer hmm i dont really think so mate, 3cm is more than an inch, those magnets are more like 5x3 or 5x2 millimeters
@scoopthelizard35735 жыл бұрын
What kind of ant set up was that, the one with the phosphorus.
@kiryu634 жыл бұрын
I really want a mini hearth but I live in Australia, would that be a problem?
@TarheelantsUSA4 жыл бұрын
Shipping to Australia is no problem.
@thetiktokthief87965 жыл бұрын
What was the first spices
@cristhian53486 жыл бұрын
friend a question that is what you put where the queen put his eggs that round thing like metal. thanks for your response and attention
@TarheelantsUSA5 жыл бұрын
Water Tower.
@user-nm2tz6nx2v6 жыл бұрын
Love you videos ❤️
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sebastianramirez5935 жыл бұрын
So i have the same type of ant species (Camponotus Castaneus), but i am planning to buy a talus for a single queen and brood, what size would you reccommend? Please awnser.
@anthonyturner7916 жыл бұрын
As always amazing
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@seashell89135 жыл бұрын
I wish you guys weren't so expensive because I'm a hobo ant lover :)
@jeanjaz3 жыл бұрын
They are the least expensive from what I've seen.
@transferredtotheworldofmid51056 жыл бұрын
wow this video is amazing
@misslanie236 жыл бұрын
What is that little clear plastic cap you are containing the the queen in?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
misslanie23 Just one of our feeding dishes.
@jaicastor5 жыл бұрын
Amigo donde compras tus hormigueros?
@jimothyj26386 жыл бұрын
I just found a black carpenter queen with wings, but she was doing the “searching” walk. I put her into a test tube setup; should I have?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Yes, now you are just watching for her eggs and maybe to see if she will remove her wings.
@CN-kf8xj6 жыл бұрын
insects galore You don't need too.
@poopshittr6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I found a Tapinoma sessile queen with her wings and I placed her in my test tube and, days later she layed eggs and never removed her wings.
@antsusa2156 жыл бұрын
Great video! My new minihearth came in and it's amazing !
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
AntsUSA Thank you, and thank you for the support!
@antsusa2156 жыл бұрын
TarheelAnts do you take custom nest requests ?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
All the time! Email us at tarheelants@gmail.com for custom ant nest inquiries.
@antsusa2156 жыл бұрын
TarheelAnts alright I think I might ask about buying a modular minihearth 😂(made to request)
@joemann76675 жыл бұрын
What kind of ants are these? I have the same kind and don’t know the name
@atlanticants5 жыл бұрын
Repty Lyfe that is Camponotus castaneus
@darotaro4 жыл бұрын
Maybe a solenopsis
@jakefisher5896 жыл бұрын
I want one of those things to put my young colony in
@lemiifrog87126 жыл бұрын
Go to his website I think he sells them
@pheidolefan4 жыл бұрын
The formicariums in the video are mini hearths.
@myrmecofourmis6 жыл бұрын
Is this species local where you live?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
myrmecofourmis Yes
@joemann76675 жыл бұрын
TarheelAnts what kind are they?
@Robin-pj5lb5 жыл бұрын
What is the camponotus species at 2:03
@TarheelantsUSA5 жыл бұрын
Camponotus castaneus
@lasiuslord68336 жыл бұрын
What is the Camponotus species at 8:00? I have one that looks exactly the same. (Please respond if you know).
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Camponotus chromaiodes.
@asleenalee36435 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jaketheperson84954 жыл бұрын
HOW DO U MOVE A SMALL ANT COLONY IN A SNAP CAP CONTAINER? Pls help me
@ChadFordo5 жыл бұрын
Make more videos please!
@nathanpiotrowski42536 жыл бұрын
Woohooo an upload
@seyashi6 жыл бұрын
Where do you get these habitat kits?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
seyashi www.tarheelants.com
@tylersparks66656 жыл бұрын
Wow, you uploaded
@octavaindavis82156 жыл бұрын
Whats the id of that queen in the video at exactly 8:57
@TarheelantsUSA5 жыл бұрын
Aphaenogaster lamellidens.
@christianvallejo72784 жыл бұрын
how many workers can hold this nest sorry?
@Antboi46533 жыл бұрын
Depends on species
@floofycreaturesgalore15646 жыл бұрын
What are those containers called I think my queens would like them
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
i love animals Mini Hearths?
@floofycreaturesgalore15646 жыл бұрын
ok thx
@blimbo13125 жыл бұрын
What was the first spicies
@comradekenobi81465 жыл бұрын
What species of ant is this? I've noticed them in my region, and I'm curious.
@winniethepoohandeeyore23 жыл бұрын
Sub'd.
@JoeXTheXJuggalo16 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was about to say dumping ants like that isn't very good. I was watching another Ant Channel where this guy did it and he did it very roughly. I commented saying it's not good to do that and the person got really upset and backlashed at me for it. so I told him that I'm going to unsubscribe to him because of how he treated his ants and how he treated his viewers for telling him that it's not good to dump it's like that.
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Joe The Juggalo After working with your local species you get a feel for what works well with them. I would only do this with a very small amount. Most Ants it is best to be very patient while moving them.
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
It can be bad for some colonies depending mainly on the species and size of colony. Small ants with only nanitics (the first workers) are at the greatest risk of causing problems to them doing this (in my experience of course). Solenopsis sp. do not seem to have trouble, despite being small, but Pheidole spp. and especially Tetramorium spp. do not do well from being dumped when the colonies are very small. Larger ants seem to have a much better time adjusting to a sudden change in conditions and loss of their pheromone trail "roadmap".
@JoeXTheXJuggalo16 жыл бұрын
TarheelAnts well the guy was holding the test tube up too high above the opening and he was repeatedly and roughly hitting it like it was a bottle of ketchup. That channel wasn't the first any channel that got upset with me an backlashed at me for calmly telling them what they're doing wrong. The owner of that one channel got mad at me because I told him that he shouldn't dump the ants in their so roughly. Another channel got mad an backlashed at me because they was promoting selling and sending different ant queen species though the mail and it's not good to send ants from one reagion, climate, environment to another. The other one was the worse of all was some amature teen was taking wild ants from outside and dumping then into outward of his established ant colony of his formicarium (it's a well known product of another big ant keeping company). Well that child didn't like my comment saying he shouldn't be throwing wild ants into you ant colony like that because they will fight an there is the possibility that the wild ants could kill his queen. His backlash was he got a bunch of his little friends to dislike on alot of my videos and comment the same bad comment over an over again.
@JoeXTheXJuggalo16 жыл бұрын
Johnfuse I know you can gently bump them into the formicarium OR outward but this guy was beating on the test tube like I was a bottle of ketchup repeatedly.
@JoeXTheXJuggalo16 жыл бұрын
Chris Presnell I don't even remember the name it's been Chevron month since I last saw any of his backlash on my comments. All I remember is that the guy is European and he made is formicarium out of I think some kind of plaster mix. He built it in a round cylinder container and built it in multiple section.
@nurbsants6 жыл бұрын
What?! A new video?!
@nurbsants6 жыл бұрын
We want more! Dumping works ;)
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@kylerosenberg25086 жыл бұрын
Dry eggs? Do you mean larvae and pupae?
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
Kyle Rosenberg No I think that was the one word that fit the situation best when considering the audience and other possible words for that. From talking to so many newcomers the term eggs is more meaningful than brood, larvae, pupae etc when describing the entire brood pile. I am not teaching any science lessons, simply describing moving Ants around.
@kylerosenberg25086 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong, I totally understand why it's important to best cater to your audience while slowly easing them into more complicated subject matter, but I don't think the terms larvae and pupae will fly over too many people's heads. Either way, the lifecycle of ants is something most will learn early on through both observation as well as pieces of media (like this video for example) that are expected to keep people well informed and educated on topics such as these. I guess what I'm trying to say that it might be best to be aware of your audience and expose them to more information over time while at the same time not underestimating their intelligence (most of the people watching these videos have probably done atleast a very minimal amount of research on antkeeping before jumping right in). That's just a nit-pick of mine. Other than that I thought it was a great video and expressed the information that it was trying to get across really well.
@harharhahrahrharo5 жыл бұрын
Wait why start moving them even tho their in their nanitics stage and not when theres 10 -20 workers
@TarheelantsUSA5 жыл бұрын
NoSkin Where is this nonsense written you speak of? Haha. That’s a decent guideline but just doesn’t make sense to use as a hard rule in every case. I moved these because I was ready to.
@unitedstatesdale4 жыл бұрын
I'll never spray for ants the rest of my life.
@fiiqz52644 жыл бұрын
OH WTF THAT QUEEN IS LARGE
@administrato2 жыл бұрын
🎉
@ethanwright83156 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what species my queen is
@brettkoscielniak65045 жыл бұрын
When in doubt, dump it out
@orangecat69516 жыл бұрын
careful
@ethanadams6426 жыл бұрын
where u live? (country)
@TarheelantsUSA6 жыл бұрын
USA
@daebarron50226 жыл бұрын
I found a queen so small it's these size of my androids power button it's as small. As a penny smaller wanna see a vid?