What’s Inside A Colony Of Leaf Cutter Ants?

[@OliM3gALP]

Very cool! I like these kinds of longer videos much more entertaining to watch than the shorts. I still enjoy all content you make. Keep it up!

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Thanks Oliver! My plan is to dedicate this youtube channel to longer videos! I plan on making more, hoping you all like them and watch them.❤️

[@pixel50_]

Yes!!

[@turdFerguson565]

@@LightsCameraAnts love it man! Keep em coming!

[@mototechy7362]

i think hes dead

[@JosephWMicheli]

@@LightsCameraAnts Very excited for this, your colony was fascinating and I'd love to hear you discuss them in excruciating detail.

[@kinoko6096]

Ants are so cool!! Have you ever had issues with them escaping into your house? I’d be so paranoid letting them have access to a container without a lid.

[@laurayorkston3264]

YEAH

[@ArethaN.A]

Yep. Why not just open the lid when needed

[@82_sxga]

@@ArethaN.A air?

[@favoritepicksss]

theres a substance that makes them slip, i know this cuz i use this

[@bialpxy4456]

@@82_sxga ventilation?

[@pixel50_]

Yessss!! Thank you it’s finally here!!!

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Sorry it took so long. I finally had time to edit the video and post it😅

[@mototechy7362]

he died

[@emily-w7m8o]

i love it i hope you reach 20m subscribers

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

Found you from Ants Canada and going to follow you on all your platforms! Keep up the great work and get serious about building your platform and brand! I love to see people succeed! You are doing so great already man! 💓💗❤️

[@danielleb.7055]

These are amazing. I wish you posted more videos on yt than shorts. I really enjoy watching your videos. Have a great day

[@ProximityFR4K]

i need leaf cutter ants

[@beeideainteior]

where you from bro

[@TheFruitingChamber]

Love the symbiotic relations of the leaf cutter ants and fungi

[@oliverb7897]

Thanks boylei for pointing me towards this channel. Fascinating!

[@comanderhevyct-7826]

I normally don't like ants because they came into my room for like 6 months straight but when I watch you videos it makes me think that ants aren't all that bad

[@gavlewis6896]

My boy and I like watching your videos

[@Dre-np9yk]

You got your clip in daily dose of internet! Congrats, never thought you would be shouted out from a KZbinr like him!

[@Neko16gram]

Cute little minims doing their little leafy fungus jobs

[@SeriesFightClass]

SO INSPIRING DUDE! I've never thought ants were so cool

[@virginiamacisaac6067]

Awesome video I am a huge fan of ants I have been for years. I enjoyed this video because you actually showed and explained what happened once the little pieces of the leaves got into the nest. I have watched a million videos and never came across this little but huge detail being explained. 🌿 Leaf cutter ants are one of my favorites. I just came across you the other day I subscribed and I really enjoy your videos. Also wanted to ask why don't you use powder as a barrier? Why do you prefer not to? Just curious... Keep up the great work!

[@IndianJimmy1]

You should do an ant tour on all of your ants

[@xenomorphqueenqueenalien6501]

We love Ants they are our cousins we as Xenomorphs share same as Lifecycle as them and protect our Hive at any cost!

[@trickyclown4227]

Godzilla had a stroke reading this and fucking died

[@nateblack1379]

Thank you for the info I love ants and didnt know that leaf cutters ants mandibles actually dull neat

[@hanjisungthethird]

That’s big jaws. “Queen”

[@scorchinggoat9589]

Thought the thumbnail said "HUAE QUEEN"

[@aliteralpothole9205]

There used to be a huge Texas Leafcutter colony in a local park. Someone decided to poison them (I think) and they went from a dominant colony to a small, weak colony, but they survived. They were poisoned in the fall and now good leaves are scarce since it’s winter. Despite the lack of good foliage, they’ve survived off of acorns that are extremely plentiful around the nest. I haven’t seen leafcutters harvest anything but leaves before this, so seeing them adapt in real time is quite amazing.

[@beeideainteior]

you just make the queen and ant die bro ant if you take him he will bite you

[@xClownpiece]

i bet that fungus spike would be a sick decoration if it could be preserved

[@codylove6957]

Amazing set up!

[@milliethechicken5725]

This is why leaf cutter ants are my favorite species of ants I wanna raise one when I am older :)

[@clashpat9874]

One of my favorite queen ants

[@dontale8176]

This is pretty interesting I appreciate it

[@meshmeso]

I don’t know why I feel good watching these ants 😂

[@zoomdiepie75]

where is the wasp update??

[@LightsCameraAnts]

I’m making a long form video of her. It will be a little while before you all see it though 🤫

[@mansgotdavie2752]

Wow, this is fucking amazing to watch. Such grafters dem ants

[@loganguy2155]

The ant queen is like the xenomorph queen

[@A-Gutierreeezz]

She doesnt

[@mrbacon-un5ll]

Do they eat a specific type of leaves or can you give them any leaves?

[@arcticplays5234]

He said in the F-ING VIDEO they use LEAVES to grow FUNGUS and eat THAT you DOOR KNOB

[@arcticplays5234]

Cool comment

[@Galax77]

today i say a black ant queen that STILL HAD WINGS?!?!?! i saw it during boy scout camp, it was awsome

[@randy-x]

Yoooooo! You got on Daily Dose of Internet today! Congratulations!

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Ik! Thanks! ❤️

[@Ant392]

Ik he is a bad ant keeper he is new and he always touches the queen and shine lights to the ant colony

[@AJ56563]

@@Ant392 SHUT

[@GNKClips]

@@AJ56563 its true

[@AJ56563]

@@GNKClips he didn’t have to be mean about

[@dshbwlto1]

2:33 So the leaves are... fungible?

[@mariedelacruz5463]

I wish I had a ant for a pet

[@tuyennguyen4735]

Same😊

[@WilliamWILSON-pr9mm]

can you show us a longer in the area videos please about ants

[@bearcline9027]

Hello I’m a new follower

[@ditto5578]

Bro the leaf cutter ant queen is a titan

[@sijaanhallak5279]

Can you please do longer version videos? 10 minutes and more. 3 minutes isnt enough

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Yeah I’m trying to figure it out. I want to make long videos but at the same time I don’t want to drag out the story longer than it needs to be

[@sijaanhallak5279]

@@LightsCameraAnts Thanks a lot! I think a lot of people like me want just to explore more about the ants and how they behave in raw videos. You can also open a patreon and whoever subscribes you name an ant/colony after their name or something like that. There are a lot of ways to scale up your channel. Good luck! I love your channel.

[@marugotofromMCGI]

wait... they even compost? am I understanding that right? Love from MCGI💕

[@mellewedin8221]

Their fungus home is beautiful to me

[@SageThyme23]

Cool video, I came over from Boylei Hobby Time. I would say please can you make a playlist for your normal videos and then a playlist for your shorts? It would make it easier to enjoy

[@davidblackmore]

Oh and im new to your videos❤

[@petroniloroque1358]

i just want a queen ant so badly

[@SGTransportEnthusiast11]

Wow!! The fungus garden is so big!! Is this Bertha's colony or is it Tick and Tack's colony?

[@LightsCameraAnts]

This is Tick and Tack’s colony. They are always hidden now lol

[@Ant392]

Sup I know you

[@SGTransportEnthusiast11]

@@LightsCameraAnts Ohh

[@SGTransportEnthusiast11]

@@Ant392 ayyyy sup

[@Ant392]

@@SGTransportEnthusiast11 hehe

[@___Wrench___]

my question is, is the fungus okay to touch because I love ants but fungus is my phobia

[@Marioreal3am]

These ants look cool

[@moritzjochum5507]

How do you manage the humidity in the Fundus garden?

[@LightsCameraAnts]

I water the plaster at the bottom of the nest and that plaster retains moisture and humidity

[@davidblackmore]

I love ants they are my 6 favorite animals ants snd there are anout 1000 different types of ants❤

[@cut-zonevideos406]

Is there anywhere I can get a leafcutter queen for a more affordable price? I have been watching and learning about these ants for months now, and I feel ready to start a colony, but I cant spend three hundred bucks on an ant. (also, you mentioned "both of the queens"...Does that mean leafcutters can be polygynus?)

[@Davidsp275]

I love your leaf cutter ants

[@Jonah5590.]

I want to keep some ants.

[@travisglover2681]

FULL VIDEOS PLEASE!!

[@Shepardluver]

I love leaf cutters. I wish it was easier to get one in Flordia lol. Carpenters run the roost here

[@Hairyminecraftsteve]

I subbed plus how do you not get discusted when they walk on you?

[@kobishanpiratheebraj4485]

Can you make a ant war using invasive ants if you don't want its ok

[@noblemaremilker]

This makes me want to see what the 'fruit' produced by the fungus garden looks like...

[@Johnny_pokefun]

There fungus garden is MASSIVE!!!

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Yeah it’s gotten much bigger since when I first got them! A lot of the workers are hiding within the fungus so there’s always more that you would think at first.

[@flovd77]

their*

[@Johnny_pokefun]

@@flovd77 ok

[@kynleevaldez2988]

Have you ever run out of food? If not how do you get food

[@noobgod3964]

THEY HAVE RECOVERED !!!!!

[@PingHousehold13]

This is fascinating! We live in a somewhat rural area and have a MASSIVE population of leaf cutters. If you ever want to do a special where you investigate what this looks like when it's at least 1000 times the population, we've got some! 🤣

[@kynleevaldez2988]

Bhgygh

[@antshungary9666]

What kind of repellent do you use, or slippery thing do you use to keep the ants from climbing up? Alcohol and powder? or do you think the less natural way is better that you can just buy?

[@John-lz2bs]

I wish I could have ants but my mom is allergic to them so I can't risk them getting out

[@bigsanrio]

Definitely should make longer videos love learning about ants

[@khariwilliams5497]

You said queens, does this colony have multiple? Is that usual for leaf cutters?

[@captainfungi4711]

Do you know if you're allowed to keep leaf cutter ants in Canada??

[@fancyants9383]

Are leaf cutter ants easy to keep?

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Yes, they are. Just need a good setup and they will do just fine.

[@fancyants9383]

@@LightsCameraAnts Thanks!

[@nira4miller]

Pls try taking care of antlion

[@Justdredz.t]

I’m looking to get my own Atta cephalotes that I saw from your tiktik but I’m worried about the care and step up, have u got any tips

[@zionempire1675]

Hey love the vids but maybe upload some more vidoes not alot more shorts

[@rainbowkitty9647]

I have a really really like really important question that I think I'm the only person on earth seeing this- why do carpenter ants (specifically carpenter ants) have little white balls coming out of their mouth, it could be tiny balls or fluffy white stuff coming through their mouths!? When I looked at the carpenter ant laying on its back in my candle I saw some white nasty little worms or balls on the side of its head, then I looked again later on and saw that it had this white stuff coming through its mouth and a little piece stuck to its head. why am I only seeing this I have a history of really clear visual hallucinations but I think this is real!! 🙁

[@thomasthornton9549]

Are Ants Basically Small Humans

[@TheNotoriousweav]

How do you take care of leaf cutter ants Beacause if I get some I don't want them to fall of that stick connecting them to there leafs and there nest

[@Doodoofart216]

Question is the colony they live in the entire fungus and if so how do they start a new nest?

[@lolcomposure]

have you ever killed an ant and why? did you killed it by accident?

[@shawnjohnstondc]

Where do you buy your ants?

[@manuelh.7254]

I want to keep leaf cutters in the future, but I am afraid a bit of the massiv size they can grow... do you have any suggestions how to keep them smaller? I mean 8million workers need a big sized room and like a full garbage-sack of fresh leafs every day... :_D

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Ah yes. So you can keep them small. Just limit their space and food. You can also fill off workers to get rid of some swarms

[@manuelh.7254]

@@LightsCameraAnts Ah ok. Thanks for the answer. I keep this in mind, if I buy a colony in the future. :)

[@xenomorphqueenqueenalien6501]

@@LightsCameraAnts Seems you forgot to leave a heart on the Queen's comment 😐 though i gave you two subs

[@fanficfan8599]

I can't help but wonder how do you keep your hands from escaping a setup like that?

[@gaevinryanmalaluan9727]

Yea I'm be so paranoid to

[@ninjaken_art]

Is there a king and queen in the ant colony and what are the ants with wings called?

[@eddytseng3012]

no but the ants with wing are called alates

[@Sigmaskibkd]

Where is he? I mean, no rush, just wanna make sure he’s okay. Hasn’t posted anything in a while 😕😕😕

[@roboticpotato3974]

I want to be an ant now!😢

[@mohdzamzuri3773]

thank to bro

[@ajwadshaikh4256]

Where can we find the colony setup we really dont get it in our surrounding shops can you give us a link to buy on Amazon and a video of how to setup it for first time with bigginer tips (really needed bro)

[@LightsCameraAnts]

For leaf cutter ants or other ant species?

[@ajwadshaikh4256]

Any for beginners

[@ajwadshaikh4256]

@@LightsCameraAnts any kind for beginners

[@hayleystone6710]

How come there is two queen ants in the leafcutter colony rather than there just bieng one?

[@chillcannongames5758]

The house at the end looks like a castle reaching to the sky. Dipe

[@LightsCameraAnts]

Yeah it’s super cool how they structure their fungus garden

[@ukukyyg]

You have so many colonies, and a large following, you could start an ant selling website, and don’t worry about be punished for any laws broken, why you may ask, it is the fact no one cares about that law.

[@crockdog9838]

please do not say it is very illegal to sell ants from other countries because they could destroy ecosystems if they ever get big and you decide to let the future queens and male ants in the wild

[@amazinggamer4322]

I have a question one day I would like to start my own leafcutter ant colony but can you use basically from outside

[@MurderMind59]

*i thought weaver queens was the largest*

[@kenankeshwar5]

How did you make your set up?

[@just_frogin]

I wanna try these hobby how do i get the queen to lay eggs?

[@dacorndog1983]

Are you able to buy these ants or are they more of a exotic variety

[@tobilab281]

If you are in texas, there is a species of leafcutters. So if you live i texas i guess u could try to find one online/outside

[@IndianJimmy1]

Do you have to refill the container with leaves everyday?

[@CarSpotter69_W]

How do you get soldier ants?

[@kingborneo2108]

Can u create a ant war??

[@randy-x]

Where do you buy your equipment? I think you said it in another video, but I can't find it. 😅

[@LightsCameraAnts]

You can buy rose petals, plaster of paris, tubing, and clear containers all online

[@randy-x]

@@LightsCameraAnts which stores would you recommend(for ant keeping supplies)?

[@LightsCameraAnts]

@@randy-x for general ant keeping, as of now I’d recommend High Tech Ants, byFormica, Tar Heel Ants, Aus Ants, and there are probably some more good ones but those are the ones I’ve either kept ants in or heard are really good

[@randy-x]

@@LightsCameraAnts thanks!

[@mohdzamzuri3773]

you more the ants black

[@ntdevin7277]

Yo where did you get this ants?

[@walterrauda1799]

How do you even catch an ant

[@banjrz6679]

WHERE ARE YOU GETING THEM😭