Also they have created there own bio system so cool
@ElijahsAnts2 жыл бұрын
Loving the leafcutters! Definitely have grown a lot! It was also amazing meeting you irl at AntCon, the speakings and everything we're fab! Keep up the good content buddy!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks man! Hope you had a good day and it was worth it!❤️🙌🏻
@qixelsplayz56402 жыл бұрын
The fact you have only 5k subs for the quality of videos you produce flabbergast me. Don’t stop ever! amazing video.
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much for the comment ❤️❤️ trying all I can to keep making videos!
@SuperLocness Жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer Maybe it's the hashtags? Try commenting daily on popular channels like ants canada
@ShadowSurfer144 ай бұрын
Seeing this comment now, a year later, when he has 142k subs is incredible to see. Well deserved!
@invis78492 ай бұрын
Haha just thought the exact same thing just now it’s 150k
@Antymatters2 жыл бұрын
Nutter haha, gonna have a leafcutter house soon :) hope they keep growing !!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah man you are going all insane on your ant colonies 😆😆
@Synqued2 жыл бұрын
Awesome macro videography! If you could get more magnification of the small white strands you would see tiny fluid filled sacs at the end - but definitely the food for brood and queen. Beautiful footage! Your next questions should be around “do workers get all their fluid/sugars/etc from leaves or the fungus” - whilst the common thinking is they get them from leaves it is controversial with scientific papers evidencing both external fluid foraging and zero external foraging (all worker food from the fungus). Have you ever captured videos of workers drinking sap (instead of cleaning leaves)? Also now they are larger a mealworm every now and then may surprise you about your vegan ants 😉 Keep up the very high quality content! Amazing work!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I fed them sugar for the first time last week before antcon. They actually didn’t really seem interested in it but it’s definitely something I want to try more in the future. Regarding the mealworms I feel like the colony is growing fast enough 😆😅
@CamponicoAnts2 жыл бұрын
Another great video! I once had the dream of getting atta, but ill go for acro instead xD.. The attas grow like crazy! Wonderfull to see!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah acros is the “safe” option 😆😆 and thanks man!
@gordonc27922 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing growth you must be excited with the progress Congratulations
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are doing so well! It’s amazing to follow! 🤩🙌🏻
@AntScapes12 жыл бұрын
Great video brother as always!! Awesome to finally meet you at Antcon! ❤️❤️
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! ❤️ it’s was amazing seeing you! 🤩
@stewy4632 жыл бұрын
This channel is so unrated it’s so good and has such a good fan base too.
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks man! ❤️❤️ we are slowly growing ❤️🙌🏻
@den_exw_onoma50432 жыл бұрын
They are amazing
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
They truly are! 🤩🙌🏻
@StenellaFr2 жыл бұрын
Really good content.. Good camera shots. Good explanation. Great!!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you! ❤️❤️😄
@belogic53472 жыл бұрын
wow they have grown so much!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah 🤩
@Rob-el8ti2 жыл бұрын
im so looking forward to seeing how they grow over the next few years
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Next same, they will probably explode 😅😅
@Rob-el8ti2 жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer no doubt hopefully the new setup will be able to cope with there growth
@laranjos55052 жыл бұрын
too love leafcutters sadly my fouding Atta died on the bright side my acro are growing very nicely love these girls
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh sorry to hear that man… well hopefully the acros will keep doing well!
@ingarssilins1762 жыл бұрын
Leafcutter ants need a lot of space. Therefore I can't afford to keep them. But in future, when I'll get space - sure I'll keep them. Awesome ants.
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
The good thing is you can actually get smaller colonies that won’t grow insanely big but perhaps that’s also for the future 👀🤔
@morgan-cammacfarlane62089 ай бұрын
I think the white flowers are called mycelium growth I love the terminology white flowers though 😊
@F11N2 жыл бұрын
Dude I LOVE the nests for these leaf cutters where did you get them!!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
I got them from ant antics 😄🙌🏻
@MrGreenbottleblue2 ай бұрын
I wish I could keep atta but they are not native to my state and the US is strict when it comes to shipping non native ants.
@Itsthefry692 жыл бұрын
This is the first video I have seen of yours and i liked and subbed it’s quality content I’m surprised you don’t have more subscriptions yet
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks man! Slowly growing bigger but I means a lot you enjoy the quality! ❤️
@coverhoeven29042 жыл бұрын
They grown fast, just wow
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are insane!🤩
@bitritch46492 жыл бұрын
Again, it was a pleasure to watch 😊👍🏻
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks man! ❤️🙌🏻
@alphamale175 Жыл бұрын
They have to feed the fungus in order for the fungus to feed them. It’s a mutual deal.
@JayJay-gk6cr2 жыл бұрын
Amazing colony
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh it really is🙌🏻🤩🤩
@kujofn.8220 Жыл бұрын
2:33 escapee
@ryanuy21362 жыл бұрын
Hey! What was the german ant store where you got your connectors from? I couldnt hear so well in the video.
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Sim ants 😄
@janvde73562 жыл бұрын
i love atta
@retroesports_2 жыл бұрын
Damn thats 𝕞𝕒𝕕
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
😳🤩 yeah it is!
@hi_im_chey5736 ай бұрын
I really want some leaf cutters for myself but I need to know. Do they smell? If so, how bad? I have sensitive allergies and I don't wanna push my luck.
@davidpapp39262 жыл бұрын
I really want to get leaf cutters but they are sooo expensive and i would want some species that dont grow that big and that fast . I would want some colony that is not that expensive but i live in europe so to get them IT is hard . Do you know some leaf cutter species that dont grow that big ,dont cost that much and can be send to Slovakia ?
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh sadly they are all expensive. I mean acromyrmex octospinosus are a bit cheaper but not much they are just expensive 😕
@davidpapp39262 жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer oh :( IT is my dream species
@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын
digestion of carbohydrates generates water and CO2. Cool!
@yes49562 жыл бұрын
How often did u hydrate the wakooshi pods, and what temperature? I'm planning on getting some acros or atta in october. I'll also buy a wakooshi pod for them
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
The first few days I hydrate everyday. Once the humidity is good I hydrated once a week 😄 temperature 23-26
@cartep9055 Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 What kind of leaves can you feed them?
@MrKanisz2 жыл бұрын
WOW! I just got into antkeeping with my first Lasius Niger colony. This species is a dream for the future! Great quality video, beautiful macro shots. Thanks for making this! :) When would you say leafcutters are a species to get into? This seems a lot more advanced than my L.Niger! Would you recommend as a second species to go for harvesters or carpenters first?
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Well unlike when I started ant keep and they where an expert species I don’t feel it’s the same anymore. They are expensive and if you fall it’s lots of money gone to nothing. I’d say wait a year to get the rookie mistakes we all make away and then you’d be ready. But it might be worth getting something like a camponotus nicobarensis first to try and play with heat as they need some quite specific temperatures😄
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Made a video last year called “preparing for leaf cutters” where I share my thoughts 😄
@MrKanisz2 жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer Thanks :)
@juanc.torres31322 жыл бұрын
The new leaves come from Acer platanoides. You are welcome ;)
@Antboi46532 жыл бұрын
It is a maple, acer leaves are thinner
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh well I just need to scan them but they eat it so I don’t care to much what it is to be honest 😆 but thanks for the suggestions!
@Sipotioanimal2 жыл бұрын
How do you ship the ants from Cali/Mexico to your country isn't that illegal?
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
They are shipped to the uk and wait the a few weeks before shipping around Europe 😄
@Sipotioanimal2 жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer OH OK 👌 I thought was from us
@mindchops3462 жыл бұрын
Please more Campo ligni!
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
Oh well next time there’s big news and a video will be made!
@ze_baronkrigler761111 ай бұрын
How do you raise Tropical Ants in Demark?
@morgan-cammacfarlane62089 ай бұрын
I think you have to create a micro or mini climate (correct me if I'm wrong please) that suits the ants needs with the correct temperature and humidity and keep them on a stable level on a regular basis but as you see you has a temperature and humidity level on there and the leaf that the ants take in are creating there on humidity in a way as he has to take water out as it can cause a flood
@ants_factory Жыл бұрын
Does they smell? Great setup bro.
@AntHolleufer Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And no they don’t smell. Only of leafs! 😄
@72o0_Tehran2 жыл бұрын
Imagaine they made mushrooms instead
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
That wouldn’t be good 😳
@RazorBoy22402 Жыл бұрын
where/how do you get the leaves? thanks
@AntHolleufer Жыл бұрын
I get them from nature 😄
@Blakeplaysgaming Жыл бұрын
@@AntHolleufer I like that you get them from nature but if you are not safe the leaves can carry mites and other parasitic creatures
@danielleswart972 жыл бұрын
1s
@AntHolleufer2 жыл бұрын
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@EstheticAnts2 жыл бұрын
What a world we live in... even ants have to go vegan these days....