What the Queens of Different Ant Species Look Like

[@AntsCanada]

AC Family, Happy Mother's Day to all and to your pet ants! Please remember to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL for Notificatons Squad) if you enjoyed this video! QUESTION: Which queen ant was your favourite? Did I miss any? Ant love forever!

[@andkru]

Commented before u

[@osmosisjones4912]

Only 5 minutes and already. 253

[@osmosisjones4912]

Why are Ants more evolutionarily. Flexible then termites why haven't termites developed the ability to with stand sun light

[@Fortracious]

SO COOL

[@lukasimicevic729]

Um its not motherw day its on 8 march

[@jamwheeler]

my grandfather grew up in a small village in Peru and once told me a story about them having to evacuate their village because a massive army of ants was coming through. he had a collection of dead butterflies posted on his wall and when he returned they had all ben eaten.

[@neolithiumproduction]

Yeah, I watched a documentary on Army Ants. They've been known to eat small pets and even killed a baby. They are seriously amazing to see and best to stay clear of.

[@jobiplakkajose4555]

Holy feak

[@tearex12345]

@@neolithiumproduction They… killed a baby…?

[@neolithiumproduction]

@@tearex12345 Yep. They'll swarm anything.

[@jamwheeler]

@@Insect_Expert1489 he passed away so i cant ask for certain. But I imagine cracks around the doors. Also i doubt he actually witnessed them enter his dwelling.

[@igorpporfirio8449]

On fathers day it would be cool to see a video like this for the most beautiful male ants, they deserve a little love too

[@Jayasree0627]

Yea

[@Jayasree0627]

Maybe on childrens day about works lol

[@Jayasree0627]

Workers**

[@moo8866]

Id rather have an actual vid instead next week

[@etrnlygr8tful]

unfortunately male ants don't live long enough to celebrate Father's day.

[@kayleagoynes11]

It's my first mother's day this year and you posted this MINUTES after going on lunch at work! Perfect timing

[@PaleGhost69]

You have multiple mother's days per year? I couldn't help myself 😋

[@kayleagoynes11]

@@PaleGhost69 lol fair enough! 🤣

[@mandalor6107]

Congratulations!

[@gamingwired1652]

Congrats

[@edwardmcinnes8724]

happy mother's day!!! hope your first one is a great one!!! joy to you and your family!!!

[@nateiscooliguess861]

Introducing formica fusca with vibrant colors like black, black and even black . An amazing body shape of a rectangular peice of bread

[@PeeperSnail]

I love the look of those silver queens. I’ve seen shiny ants before but never in a precious metal color. They literally look like they’re made out of platinum!

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

I can see why these made your top 20 list ... Now to play the game of "Let's collect them all for the new Ant Room!" ... when it is finished being constructed and ready for occupants. Personally, I quite enjoy watching a single queen give rise to a whole colony more than seeing an already established colony, but that's just me. Still thoroughly enjoying all your channel has to offer ❤

[@mwihs2594]

How do I bow?

[@Andrew-qm5dg]

Bow

[@missbutterfly2904]

Make way for da member of the ant family!! A bow for u good sir 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@friendsofficial8823]

Bow

[@P.hroggo]

hello

[@synivy4576]

“And I love smelling them for fun” Lmfaoooooooo

[@Egerit100]

Police: *comes up to Antscanada* I saw u were sniffing something there, what was it? Antscanada: uuuuuuhhhhhh.... nothing Police: I saw u, show me to make sure it isn't anything illegal Antscanada: FINE!! I'LL ADMIT IT I WAS SNIFFING THE GOOD STUFF Police: give me your cocaine right now!! Antscanada: what!?!?!? NO I WAS SNIFFING THE QUEEN ANT Police: *looks around and leaves in crazy*

[@brawlfool8670]

Him: this colony of ants will ALWAYS be my my favourite ants 10 seconds later: well for now anyway

[@GalopaWXY]

Polyrachis ants are definitely my favorite! Weaver ants queens are probably second though, yes xD

[@AntsCanada]

Congrats! You won! Please email us [e-mail] for instructions on how to claim your prize! Ant love forever!

[@GalopaWXY]

Oh wow I was not expecting that!! I really genuinely wanted to share the prettiest ant in that list! Thank you so much Mikey

[@TMP988]

@Elizabeth Boling ur mom

[@spitfire7991]

i agree

[@axeloctavio5787]

@Elizabeth Boling probably ant keeping book

[@Sly-Moose]

#3 Ant Queen: Takes some fungus spore with her to plant in her nest. Me: THEY FARM!

[@loriwelsh7236]

"And I love smelling them for fun." This is why I love you so much. 🐜💗💗💗

[@jxplayz4394]

Try it

[@catboy6857]

Lol have you seen an ant under a microscope

[@harigurung8795]

:)

[@Ima_banana2]

wtf men??

[@DaAsianNub]

@@jxplayz4394 k?

[@Modishstar]

Need to show my mom this she’s a ant lover and wants to get ants

[@JjMn1000]

hmmm

[@epikchannel8728]

Nice

[@EddVCR]

You’ve got a cool mom! :)

[@maryamrashid1727]

My mom thinks i am mad because i like ants

[@MonSter9000]

@Kate Kuray Who honestly cares about grammar on the internet

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

AntsCanada exploring the South American jungle? I can see it now... sounds like a perfect season of Man vs. Wild

[@rakeshraaj5620]

Comrade what are you doing here?

[@vigiboi3854]

Your are horrible

[@gertjanellis]

???kim I thought u don’t care about ants

[@zianandfriends]

WTF IT'S YOU THE CRMINAL F*CKING BAST*RD WHO INSLAVES PEOPLE IN NORTH KOREA! Holy SH*T!

[@rakeshraaj5620]

@@zianandfriends It's a joke account lol

[@narapo1911]

Wow, I would love to see a series of AntsCanada travelling around the world for the most interesting ants and documenting their life!!

[@GrouchyGander]

As a fellow fungus fanatic, I have to say that the leaf cutters are always going to be my favourite. The size difference between the queen and the workers is so ridiculous, it's funny.

[@NemetFox]

I have to agree, Lasius Neoniger queens are lovely to watch and look at. They're my first ant colony and I just love watching them zip around and dig. When I introduced the queen to her new nest, she just started digging right away. So cool!

[@sciencewolf7775]

Every Mother’s Day from now on we shall celebrate the ant queens.

[@heyyo4520]

all mothers will count no matter what they are

[@paavoandersin1189]

Me too

[@JjMn1000]

yes

[@ellenjoyfaridahgildore3825]

Nice

[@estherweston6642]

Yea

[@Insectoid_2]

My mom actually wants to farm fungus like mushrooms herself so I'm going to tell her about the leafcutter ants

[@enfield3963]

What did it turnout

[@snail9552]

How did she react

[@Insectoid_2]

She was surprised 😄

[@david-468]

@@Insectoid_2 when people want farm fungus, are they usually farming shrooms lol?

[@Insectoid_2]

@@david-468 yea I know

[@DefensorsPacis]

If I'd found this channel before I found a queen ant a few years ago, I might have a huge colony by now. I've always been a fan of insect watching, and I immediately knew that the beautiful creature I laid my eyes upon was no common wasp or hornet. She had wings and a rather plump belly. Found out later it was specifically a Pavement Ant, one of the native species to Virginia. You all may be happy to know, though, I did watch her for a while and she ended up crawling in a hole on a wall near one of my outside ponds, and not too long after I saw streams of little ants hurrying to and fro that very hole. I consider myself lucky to catch one of those rare glimpses of a queen outside of her nest.

[@ramonserrato5817]

Man I remember when you only had 50k subscribers now its 4 mil so happy to see the AC family growing so big

[@epicfunniman4030]

"tomorrow is mothers day" *confused british noises*

[@AntsCanada]

Haha! I was today yrs old when I discovered that Mother's Day is March in the UK!!!

[@epicfunniman4030]

@@AntsCanada vice versa! love your videos!

[@Arashekhoeur]

For those queens who are not in the top chart don't be disappointed. It's just a personal waifus list from a nice geek lover ants. You are all beautiful, loved and cared by your many childrens. That's the most important thing.

[@aarondupraw6811]

Is not one of those jobs

[@hungrymonster473]

I just remember when I first saw a Trap -jaw ant then snap its jaw in the ground and set it flying backwards. In the Philippines I only saw 4 kinds of ants and I want to see more. Thanks for the video AntsCanadam, I always watch your videos.

[@neolithiumproduction]

I gotta agree. That weaver ant queen is GORGEOUS. Love that splash of green, yellow, etc.

[@elevatorman2400]

I'm actually having a great time caring for my formica subciricira queen the colony already has 20 workers

[@warslayer2703]

Wish you luck on the ants

[@totalynotzen2433]

me catching my first queen: * dies a few days later*

[@warslayer2703]

@@totalynotzen2433 there’s always next time

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Basically these queen ants are pretty cool and I respect that. Also I wish y'all a good Saturday.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Pogonomyrmex are not just found in the American Southwest, they're found from California to Argentina. And that includes the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. So that genus is pretty widespread And Pseudomyrmex gracilis are not just found in Mexico and the US. Just like Pogonomyrmex, they too can be found from California (though not native to CA) to Argentina. I know a lot about every creature in existence

[@rakeshraaj5620]

I did not know Kim Jong un is s m a r t.

[@BookBaggerfinity]

@@rakeshraaj5620 he's not the real one lol

[@BookBaggerfinity]

@@rakeshraaj5620 it should've got a verification ✓

[@rakeshraaj5620]

@@BookBaggerfinity It's just for fun :)

[@potatocodm6900]

@@BookBaggerfinity it's a joke dude...

[@spleeno]

i just caught a carpenter queen yesterday! she is currently in a test tube setup & she already has one egg I'm so excited this is my first time ant keeping

[@georgek3976]

Today in school i might have found a queen ant. She was bigger than normal ants, looked similar to one of the species you showed in the video and was just wandering around.

[@michaellee9985]

Been waiting all morning for this

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Of course the bullet ant is on the list, not an ant list without them! So a National Geographic article about bull ants got you interested in keeping ants? Well we must thank National Geographic for eventually leading to the creation of a legendary channel. And goes to show you how crazy of a continent Australia is when it comes to its creatures. I do hope you find a queen Polyrhachis cyaniventris, they look so beautiful

[@yahlifenigstein580]

What an amazing "different" video!!

[@radogoji7031]

9:17 Bullet ants are not the largest ants in the world, that title goes to Dinoponera Gigantea.

[@JaydonKeefe]

The other day I was at my friends house and stepped in a ant hill, at first I thought It was just fire ants doing regular stuff to fix their nest, but then I saw them moving Larvae, And then I saw the QUEEN. Well, I think it was the queen It ran out so fast I had no clue what happened. It was so large it looked like a wingless, bright orange/reddish wasp. This was an experience I will never forget.

[@samwinterstarch4857]

Omg I don't know if I should congratulations but that so cool!!!

[@adamsbeasties3691]

I was unaware that weavers had so many vibrant colors! It’s amazing!! I’m still on the lookout for carpenter ants but I’ve been able to find a Myrmica Rubra queen that laid some brood and I purchased a beautiful Lasius Spp. from a nice young man who is part of the GAN project! She actually has her first nanitics!

[@AntsCanada]

Awesome! Bow. Good luck on your ant keeping! Ant love forever!

[@SharkyTheOneAndOnly]

Bow to both😜

[@SharkyTheOneAndOnly]

I wished dat I kud kep ants but I’m stil 7🥺 en i live in de nedlins

[@SharkyTheOneAndOnly]

I m just going to 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😅😿

[@PCrailfan3790]

Bow

[@carolynallisee2463]

I saw Ant Queen #14, and immediately thought of the pokemon Lotad. Now I know what inspired that particular pokemon!

[@gabrieln3934]

I agree very much.

[@ManateeTunes]

Uh, actually I think lotad was inspired by frogs and lily pads

[@carolynallisee2463]

@@ManateeTunes probably, but then, who knows? :-)

[@wdwfanatic1394]

@@carolynallisee2463 "Lotad appears to be based on a lily pad and the kappa, a Japanese yōkai that has a water-filled dish on its head" You: 🤡

[@ManateeTunes]

@@carolynallisee2463 true...

[@saraelizabeth325]

I've always felt such a passion for ants, and this KZbin channel never keeps me bored! Learning new stuff about ants sure is incredible and interesting!

[@killercompy631]

The Australien bull ants are my second favorites only beaten by Gigantiops destructor better known as jumping ant i just love how there antenna looks like ther are glowing and that they are more focussed on sight and not smell like other ants

[@radogoji7031]

Eugh!! They look like Wormy from Spongebob however!!

[@pauldixon8106]

Dracula ants definitely deserved the spot here despite the fact that they run on a gamergater system.The way they suck ant blood with long mandibles and can wear war paint is just unique in the animal kingdom

[@reshiee69]

I was worried when I didn't wake up to a notification that antscanada upload this Saturday. Glad the video was just uploaded later

[@AntsCanada]

Yes, woops! My bad! Better late than never. Hope you like the video. Ant love forever!

[@svlgaming3909]

@@AntsCanada I caught black crazy ant queen

[@epikchannel8728]

@@AntsCanada yes i like the vid

[@lightshine._.2465]

Weaver Ant Queen hands down is one of the most beautiful queen ants out there. So mesmerizing and amazing.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I love the Polyrachis queen ant colors and my wife really likes how sleek and pretty the Pseudomyrmex Gracilis queen ants look.

[@EloMac]

BOW

[@UnseenHuntress]

Bow

[@localtrytoeatme]

How

[@localtrytoeatme]

I mean bow

[@Austin-hf8fb]

BOW

[@matthewcareless503]

my favourite queen ant is defiantly the beautiful Fire ant queen because they grow so fast. love ur vids

[@nonyabizness956]

Your #1 is probably also my #1 that green is so pretty oh my gosh, when you showed her at the beginning of the video I was like "I need to know what any that is it's beautiful" those blue ants are really cool too!

[@falconshadow4856]

Very proud of myself for recognizing the weaver ants before AntsCanada said their name

[@cumunist2120]

I knew weavers would be number 1

[@TheGingerFringer]

Imagine how much cards you get on Mother’s Day as a queen ant

[@r3dleaf]

*many

[@Swagtimusprime16]

Here’s probably how many 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

[@epikchannel8728]

Alot like ALOT

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

Ant qeen: Book 999 ah I thin- wait how much children do I have Ant worker: 12,000

[@dragonbornluna5274]

I literally screamed with excitement when weaver ants were on the list. Let alone as first!

[@chantellepare7732]

Finally there's a KZbinr that Canadian like me and I like to say what you do is amazing

[@bitter-bit]

Some of those Queens are just so so so long! Very cool. Loved 16.

[@daveed2702]

You have earned another sub! I am in the AC Family!

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! Welcome to the AC Family! Ant love forever!

[@antspiano1378]

Wow

[@Potatocarl]

I recently found this channel again and subscribed!

[@bullettrain51]

There's actually gonna be a rainstorm here in texas soon, so in a few days i plan to go looking after the rainstorm ends and hopefully find one for my new ant colony! always wanted to start one since 2 years ago, but I just now bought the AC starter kit, and other equipment to hopefully start. even if I don't, there's still plenty of nuptial flights to be held next month!

[@AntsCanada]

Awesome! I'm excited for you! Trxas has SOOO many amazing ants including Leafcutters (Atta texana)! Good luck!

[@bullettrain51]

@@AntsCanada Sorry if i'm a bother, but I have another question, after studying, my closet has no air conditioning but the room outside it does. does this work or do I have to look somewhere else to locate the test tube setup? also, if a rain storm takes place say around, 3-5 am, and stops before it reaches 7-8 am, would it still have higher chances for a nuptial flight later that day? asking because the weather forecast shows something simillar to that happening, and I wanna see if I have to set any alarms.

[@GraySquirrel_Force]

@@AntsCanada hey is there is A chance to get a leaf cutter queen in the end of June now?

[@Undertale-enjoyer]

@@GraySquirrel_Force if you live in brazil you can but just in september october and november

[@maxwilliam4802]

Thanks for reminding me that it's mother's day tomorrow

[@amon7843]

I have been part of this channel for 11 years which was his first video called the story of my ant colony

[@emerzonsalenga2118]

My son was very happy to all those kinds of ants, and the most beautiful ant he saw was the fire ant. He really love your vid.

[@teryjake6629]

*Remember when he had 1million subscribers.* I love the ants eats turkey video 😁

[@icroformation59]

Gacha cringe

[@jitendraawasthi7956]

MOTHER'S DAY SURPRISE. from now we will ALSO give Mother's Day greetings to ant queens as they are mothers to millions. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Jacob-fv6hy]

19:28 It's time to hug some ant queens boys

[@Leo_Ronaldo65347]

My Favorite is Leafcutter Ant Queen

[@7xxSASUKExx7]

I was just looking for how big is a bullet ant but stayed cause it became so educational and fun to watch.

[@World_of_Cacti]

Thanks for your consistently great content 👍 🐜

[@AntsCanada]

❤🙏 Thank you for watching! Ant love forever!

[@DeknasAnimated]

The ants on your list are amazing but my favorite ants are Crematogaster. They are ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster, which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant.

[@AntsCanada]

I was debating on putting Crematogaster in the list! Maybe next time! Ant love forever!

[@SharkyTheOneAndOnly]

Gaster dat is from undertile 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@RazoE]

Yesss. Wondering when you'd upload today

[@Creeps2099]

Same

[@Dipz110-1]

Also same

[@epikchannel8728]

Same

[@skyrere]

I have to agree with your selection and the order in which you present them. Simply beautiful.

[@shleyLX]

discovered you last week, got my test tubes yesterday and caught my first queen today a Tetramorium i think thanks for all the videos

[@zenfy5814]

Atta cehpalotes is my favorite

[@TheDkdazo]

There needs to be a Ant simulator game out there a really good one with lots to do..

[@phelan_pt]

Empires of the Undergrowth is pretty awesome :)

[@hashtagdiva5475]

Aw omg, as a Mother I love that this is the video I end up here so early on. ♥

[@broteam5286]

One of the main reasons why I like queen ants is because of the different head shapes and my favorite head shapes comes from the camponotus genius

[@zimbabve6202]

I managed to capture a green weaver ant queen and she’s laying some eggs but I’ve a few questions 1. Is she full claustral? 2. Can I raise her in an enclosure w/o any plants?? 3. How do I prevent fungi outbreaks as it is very common for them to die of fungi

[@zimbabve6202]

@@A123-d8o in a test tube setup??

[@asylumental]

It would be so cool for you to get turtle ants for the channel!! And the Hook ants are so badass I cannot WAIT for you to bring those on the channel

[@NurMars]

5:53 NUMBER FIFTEEN. THE LAST THING YOU`D WANT IN YOUR BURGER KING BURGER IS SOMEONES FOOT FUNGUS. BUT AS IT TURNS OUT THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU GET.

[@nyhmina]

Miss you mother Queen Solis, The Ember Empress has taken me into her massive colony whit open arms.

[@salenebrom6476]

👏🏻

[@charltonruben5403]

😭😭😭👍👍👍👍😞

[@andrewbrett9421]

Your narrative voice, diction, and timber are perfect. Almost sounds fake. Well done.

[@gunter1019]

I recently found 10 little black ant queens and they are awesome. They were found with nantics and together, they will be a massive colony of 10 queens😁

[@Ball_Punyan]

The pronunciation at the end of Yare Yare Daze is actually "Ya-ray ya-ray dah-zay" (it's Japanese, meaning something like "Good grief", likely a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure reference). :)

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

[insert Jojo reference here]

[@TonyCeesYou]

[insert line about speedwagon here]

[@PaleGhost69]

This video was so late because he had to wait for 20 moms to get ready.

[@tempete6127]

You just made my day with this video 😊

[@dakotasexoticpets741]

I’m glad weaver ants were number 1! I was getting nervous they weren’t gonna be on the list!

[@shanedangar5039]

YES props for correctly deploying the top X format

[@tijash3046]

Im from México and you can see leafcutter (atta) ants everywhere, they are pretty interesting to watch. Great Video my guy

[@cityants1166]

You can also find trachymyrmex, (dwarf leafcutters) and 3 genus’ of trap jaws

[@MaverickLadd]

Being British I had a massive heart attack when I see something about Mother’s Day when it’s already been here

[@adamnaylor8936]

That was my first reaction as well 👍

[@tombae1980]

Me:here's"its actually ant breeding season right now" also me:(in thought) "I'm never am gonna take a break right now, by searching queen ants"

[@Kibbuster]

I actually found 6 yesterday :D

[@chrisrickenbacker4594]

What type of ant would you recommend for a beginner ant person to start with for an ant farm

[@mechzilla569]

It would be cool to do a video on prehistoric or extinct ants

[@FB13]

The #1 looks like a caramel apple ant!!

[@onenacho1237]

I was starting to get worried!! Better late than never 😂

[@ants_ark7025]

AntsCanada, you inspired me to make my KZbin name this. In two years I will be making videos by the name “AntsArk” I love you 💕 Your my biggest inspiration

[@ants_ark7025]

@Harry Hodge huh? Thanks

[@tonijarden2975]

Also i agree with your favourite. Planning on keeping one soon.

[@saharadessert8917]

AntsCanada, you have just cleared something up for me. I was scrolling through some semi old videos and I found this one. There are these tiny black worker ants that crawl around my yard and near the road that are so small, they're smaller than fire ants. I always called them "carpenter ant workers" because of their size, but through watching your videos I saw how big carpenter ants are and to this day, I was like "Wait, then what are those?" I then moved on to calling them "sugar ants" because that's what my family grew up calling them, and I just found out that Sugar Ants are native to Australia, so I was even more confused, until you brought up the Pavement Ant, which you said was native to the USA. I had no idea what you were talking about until you zoomed in on that queen ant on the sidewalk with your camera and I saw its size and I was like "OHHH! THAT'S what they are!" I'm telling you what, this has been driving me crazy! Thanks for the video!

[@PlecsExotics3]

I also find 1 MM red and black ants, Thought were fire ants, but was probably a species of Pavement ant!

[@woodenshorts2792]

The thing is I found a queen ant yesterday on mother's day 😂

[@woodenshorts2792]

Carpenter

[@enfield3963]

Wat type

[@feverdream3452]

I’ve been waiting for this all day haha

[@T_Barrett]

Your 4 million subscribers from all across the world are all rushing at at this moment to find a spot where they can watch your video.

[@RumplesReptiles]

Congrats Mikey on your Today Show appearance. That was so cool!!!

[@SpitfireKitty]

I never thought I'd hear someone say, "I like to smell the ants for fun :)."

[@chipobvute9103]

Wow I didn't know my home continent had such cute ants go ants!!

[@megazillasaurus]

I let ants live inside only if they are in a cage that they can’t escape.

[@kenchristiansen2080]

I am surprised that the bobblehead ants didn't make the list. I think that the queen is just different enough to be fascinating.

[@josatasfatoryguy429]

I do agree with your List but I love the Weaver and queens they are so gorgeous I love it

[@josatasfatoryguy429]

And so cute and pretty

[@jented.3457]

My favourite is from the genus Atta, very unique and large queens.