Where to Buy Queen Ants | Getting Started in Ant Keeping 101

A helpful tutorial on getting started in the Ant Keeping Hobby, this video will cover catching a queen ant, where to buy queen ants, the ant keeping ethics debate, how to legally, safely, and ethically purchase live ant colonies with a queen through the "Uber" for ants (the GAN Project), and also covers things to beware of like the ant black market. Ant keeping is a fun hobby if you do it right and responsibly, and I hope with this video, you too can discover the joys of keeping pet ants! Visit us at www.antscanada.com
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[@nuip7936]

*ant walks into air conditioner* welcome to the AC fam

[@vickyandersen8660]

ja! love ur comment 😂

[@dtv2426]

InbredTicTac LOL

[@joshkrongold9914]

Veronica Rojas 0

[@dust1077]

best comment ever 1000000000/10 !!! XD

[@kaiservon2936]

KrabKringe welcome to the AC Fan

[@therobloxguy7228]

This channel makes me want to get an ant colony

[@dbuc4671]

the distribution of ants via shipping is illegal - ant sellers who sell directly online aren´t very abundant

[@bodierobertson9090]

My state has 2 gan farmers but no available species😢

[@likincat7610]

Same

[@GamingClips-Xbox]

raincoattt wait how do I get queen ants from Amazon I can’t find any

[@locustzedicus2437]

@@GamingClips-Xbox It's not legal to ship ant queens in US, so you can't get ant queens in US.

[@izzicoriandjewell3866]

I caught my first queen today!😁🥰☺️

[@benjones6706]

Nice I caught my first around a month ago she currently has 8 workers

[@odyssey3000]

Good job dude! 👍

[@cinnamon9174]

Ben Jones hows that working out now?

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1886]

I can’t find one anywhere sadly

[@ethanmorrow4241]

All I have to say is good luck!

[@jamie2118]

Wrong. Another way of finding a queen: Break into this man's room and scoop up any ants you think is big.

[@peashootingangrybirds1360]

LOL

[@hanxo17]

Ah haha

[@Sean1ck]

Imagine getting a super major ant

[@sarahadrian3530]

Lollll

[@moxximain]

Make sure they have the 3 eyes ontop of their head

[@AntsCanada]

Just an additional note: We, the AntsCanada Team, do not collect a single penny from the GAN Farmers on their sales. The GAN Farmer chooses their own prices and keep their entire payments. The AntsCanada team also manages all the GAN Project emails that come in on a daily basis, and offers GAN Farmers discounts on our products to encourage more GAN Farmers to sign up. We do all of this without getting paid from the GAN Project because we truly believe in the advocacy. #TeamNativeAnts

[@shaunhuang9199]

When I grow up I'm gonna go Canada to see antcanada :)

[@kajii1793]

cool

[@levialexander9672]

AntsCanada Hi, sadly to say i am rather new to the AC Family, but after watching a few videos, i have found a great interest in ant species. i was wondering if i could get help on finding out what ants are available in Scotland, i have tried looking but fownd little results that dont specify to Scotland. Please if you would help me, thank you.

[@aeiou75]

I watch your videos but i dont even like ants

[@ghosthell4269]

AntsCanada I'm buying things in your shop

[@tiogriver8479]

I will NEVER be a ant keeper NEVER, so why i watch this channel? i don't know why but i get addicted XD

[@markho2662]

Tio Griver yea, his videos are nice, and I can't KEEP ants too

[@petermaglente3447]

same here XD

[@stefficooks5754]

Tio Griver sane

[@rocketfire6034]

Tio Griver a

[@estherleong8455]

Qwerty Keyboard Rule Tee same

[@alandabraham4292]

Me : Man I'm so excited to go outside and catch a ant queen. *See's a black garden ant queen* Me : Maybe in England we don't have exotic ants.😔😔😔

[@jalvrus9600]

I'm kinda lucky to live in the canary Islands, because we have some interesting species, alongside with the most common. I think I've spotted some ghost ants a few times in a familiar's house

[@Versuffe]

Jalvrus I’m at australia we have heaps of exotic ants lol

[@arya0794]

Mate you're lucky, I've neveer found a queen.

[@lyenyap3820]

@@arya0794 bro i just found a fire ant queen

[@lyenyap3820]

@@arya0794 like rn rn

[@Tania-uf9un]

"Ant smugglers " got me laughing 🤣

[@PixelGuy100]

AntsCanada drinking game: Take a shot every time he says ''ant''

[@alcatraz9415]

Mega Venusaur bro, i dont want to die of alcohol toxication

[@jr-herpetology8288]

Challenge accepted!

[@jr-herpetology8288]

My liver is killing me! DX hahaha

[@bonelesscommunism4031]

Mega Venusaur I ran out of surepure at about 2 minutes, and strong vodka at 5

[@kingkunta3252]

Mega Venusaur bro you would be dead 😂

[@sinfulrose324]

imagine all of the worker ants going up to the queen like " mooommmm there was another gift from the food gods"

[@kaytk1762]

Lizbeth lol

[@raytheperson]

10:10 i love how that one ant is like "where tf do i put these babies MOVE!"

[@lukemcclutchey1352]

4:10 not gonna lie, my heart stopped for a moment when I saw that picture

[@esoscorridasos105]

???

[@lukemcclutchey1352]

@@esoscorridasos105 The ant's face

[@esoscorridasos105]

@@lukemcclutchey1352 oh alright thanks. The ant does look spooky though!

[@ihascupcwake905]

I wanted a dog but I now want a ant colony

[@burgermations9420]

same

[@BloodyFunHouse13]

Rule the world with them starting by talking over the house of the people who picked on you

[@sud6646]

dogs are way better and care if you die LOL

[@ratthew_3938]

I wanted rats

[@user-rx7zc9gx9x]

@@ratthew_3938 Same. I wanted a gross looking pet. So that despite its looks, it's still loved.

[@al7115]

How to get a colony in 10 seconds 1.Go to your backyard 2.Find a ant colony 3.Dig that shit up 4.Get a container 5.Put the colony in 6.Sit back and chill while the queen lays eggs

[@fishingforants1800]

Dog Love nope that's not nearly close

[@tinyworkerant4117]

lol but that usually don't work.

[@communistcat3240]

wish that worked

[@communismwithgiggles2515]

Interestingly enough AntsCanada loved this comment.

[@NoU-jc4kq]

Dog Love Did You Forget To Feed Them :[

[@grace-lx9eu]

i love how passionately he talks about them

[@cultofmalgus1310]

I would choose native for the simple fact that it makes me feel more in tune to the land I call home. Being more and more familiar with where you live gives you a spiritual connection to it that is uplifting and inspiring.

[@hugofolpp1753]

Tbh a native ants is easier to care for too

[@ajmijangos925]

fr as a native person keeping native plants and animals helps me connect to my native ancestor’s homeland.

[@navjotsinghvirk7449]

illegel export of ants (Google: How can i get a visa for my queen ant?)

[@ethanprice4287]

If your in Washington then check out Washington ant

[@elizabethafton3516]

1 year over dum

[@blueandwhiteishere1287]

Queen ant: I have a million sons

[@puddingcupnation1496]

BLUEandWHITEishere daughters, not sons

[@blueandwhiteishere1287]

Pudding Cup Nation Sure, whatever ;)

[@puddingcupnation1496]

Davaydg Is Here I guess there would be some male alates, but nor millions.

[@panzermensch7152]

Me:I have 4 kids it's a lot of work. Queen ant: boi I have 40000 kids what you talking about.

[@NightHawk-gj4xd]

BLUEandWHITEishereActually male ants are called drones, and they don't work they only fly and mate. all workers are female

[@mikepierson7447]

I am wanting to start my first ant terariom and was looking at exotics this has changed my mind I agree stay local good advice thanks

[@Raven-zr3nd]

After many hopeless years of no queen I caught 9 queens I’m so happy! You’ve changed my perspective on ants for life now I’m going to Spain in 6 days there’s plenty of awesome ants there !

[@cyborgbadger1015]

I've moved on from ants, now I have my own Xenomorph colony, after I caught a Queen and a couple of drones.

[@kristianferencik8685]

@@ku5639 *do you send the colony humans to reproduce

[@thunderroxz5988]

*Oooh?do you feed them humans?do you let them make prisons for humans so they can't get away when they get impregnated!wait?why don't they eat you?*

[@kristianferencik8685]

@@thunderroxz5988 Its not even confirmed whether they do eat anything or not.

[@thunderroxz5988]

@@kristianferencik8685 but what about when they use the thingy that bursts from their mouth,when that bites through people it's bound to get a little chunk of meat in it,but yet again you never see them eat humans and they primarily use them as nurserys for their babies

[@kristianferencik8685]

@@thunderroxz5988 exactly while you do see them use their mouths to pierce their prey/enemies, you never see them using it to eat. It is possible that they don't actually require food at all and use something else to survive off of or not at all

[@StoutShako]

B... but... what about the Golden Empire??? You left us on such a huge cliffhanger! I appreciate the info but still! My mouth frowns so hard!

[@carmavasilias6145]

Stout Shako he seems happy si i think everything's fine

[@StoutShako]

zicko 39​ I'd rather see for myself how they're doing, though... Golden Empire is my favorite colony of his! He had both the Fire Nation and Dark Knights before I started watching his stuff, but Golden Empire came along afterwards. It feels almost if it's MY colony since I've been around to watch it grow from the start, if that makes any sense. So I'm really worried about them!

[@RunAMuckGirl2]

A Major cliffhanger! Now we will have to wait even longer. I have been checking the channel everyday to see if we had an update. :(

[@kaidengallagher6987]

also there are no ghan farmers near me i am based in scotland

[@carmavasilias6145]

Hope they will be ok for your sake too then :)

[@TheClaw47]

Watching this in 2019. I appreciate the extended discussion on ethics. While the exotic species are indeed neat, and I understand the temptation to own them, it's so awesome the see this in depth discussion in a hobby setting (really of any hobby).

[@user-vz8ro6df9k]

I wish I have even just a fraction of your passion. You are truly something else. Continue doing what you love. 👏👏👏

[@Sean-pq9hu]

I am going to be honest. At first I found this channel and thought to watch it as a joke because I was always told that ant keeping was weird but as I got to learn about these fascinating creatures from such an enthusiastic person such as yourself I started to think about it from a new perspective. Thank you so much!! (I am thinking about actually starting an ant colony of my own!)

[@THEGAMER1754]

same I'm getting one in October and November

[@hibob2551]

Anyone else just watch because of how satisfying ants are to watch ? 😍

[@dmitriyisupov400]

Hi Bob yeah, i can watch them all day!

[@cj-williams4496]

Hi Bob kinda but I also like hearing all of this stuff

[@Captaink2340]

yes

[@songsinger531]

One factor that many don't think about is that If people don't agree with your ethics, they will deny you their business. Why would I want to support people who don't care about our planet or actually care about the lives of the ants? I love your outlook on actually being empathetic and keeping ants in their native areas. Thank you, AC father. I love your channel and the way you do business. I am in an apartment currently but if I ever own a home, I am seriously considering starting a colony. ❤ please keep doing your thing.

[@cedriceleazarluna7633]

YOU inspired me to do this. Thank you so much AntsCanada!!:))

[@termitesspain7863]

I dont know why people from Europe want exotic ants we have awesome species too

[@Fungamer-ji1ic]

Termites Spain I'm from Germany and I want to have an Ant-Colony, too. But i'm just going with ,,Easy'' Ants for now, even if I love the good old Titans :)

[@danipulk]

But it is legal to buy ants in Europe that live in Eu but not in ur country?

[@valentin5336]

Yes, thats right!

[@puggles3977]

We have wood ants! Though they're probably not that great for ant keeping. Especially with their squirtey acid admins.

[@moawik4864]

@@danipulk its legal dont worry i could also buy ants from different continents but with the risk if a queen ascapes the bio system would suffer from it

[@pvanukoff]

This guy has all the right "ants"-ers.

[@redlyoe2466]

Paul Vanukoff get out

[@guccisnek2454]

Paul Vanukoff good joke😂

[@Krabby7Playz]

Paul Vanukoff Good one!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@temmiecheese1082]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@hghpandaman]

I have no idea why I'm here. This was a randomly recommended video ...but I can't stop watching.

[@nerfworld2076]

Thank you! Ant keeping has been a dream of mine, and I finally got the ability to make it come true!

[@junkhead7379]

it's like tradition stopping everything I was doing to watch this XD

[@noahdkg]

Junk Head same

[@legendarylegend7529]

Junk Head agreed

[@ink1929]

Junk Head you mean like trying to sleep

[@excalibur7994]

Junk Head Same

[@1roubleglass]

Ink agreed

[@mrfrosted6411]

Yesterday was the mating flight of the carpenter ants, here in the UK. I just managed to catch a queen that's wings had fallen of (meas it's mated). I put her in a container full of dirt and moss and now I've got a mini ant farm. 😊

[@mausemadchenmi7144]

A few weeks, a few queens got into my apartment. As I don’t have the time to keep the ants, I put them back to nature. Seems I didn’t catch all of them, because I now have an uncontrolled colony.

[@louistownend184]

How did you find the queen? I’m from the uk aswell, also what months are they around?

[@mrfrosted6411]

@@louistownend184 they usually come out around the summer months so like June July and August. You'll know it's happening because there's gonna be a bunch of ant flying every. When it's going on you can just look at the ground basically anywhere to find them.

[@louistownend184]

@@mrfrosted6411 ok good to know so I can actually start this whole thing soon!

[@louistownend184]

@@mrfrosted6411 what is the best place to get those tubes from to feed the queen when i first get one?

[@trabash505]

Will be purchasing two queens, organized through the GAN project, and couldn't be more excited!

[@Berlin-cw6yn]

I am going to take care a phedole ant but in late summer now in Australia it’s winter I can’t wait

[@SOU6900]

Honestly I think this is pretty cool but I think I'll just stick to bee keeping.

[@AntsCanada]

Ohhhhh apiculture is something I've ALWAYS wanted to get into! Is it hard? Here in the Philippines we even ave endemic stingless bees!

[@SOU6900]

AntsCanada If you got the drive to do it and the work ethic too then it's not too hard. That's not to say it isn't hard but here in the US where I'm at you have to put in a good bit of effort with your swarm prevention. In fact Spring is when you spend most of your time in the hives as the colonies come out of winter and start building back up as well as bringing in nectar and pollen. If really want to go for it then my first suggestions would be to try to find someone around you that keeps bees to try and be an apprentice of some kind and research the hobby in your area. Biggest thing you may have to worry about is the Africanised bees if you have them there.

[@allengalaxy]

SOU6900 I am a bee keeper too

[@sunnyboi2371]

So free honey? Sounds like a sweet deal

[@infinity5288]

Gimme some honey?

[@AntsCanada]

Happy new year, everyone! Thanks for watching this week's video. Hope you guys can give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our ant channel! Join the AC Family! QUESTION: Are any of you guys starting your very first ant colony or another ant colony to your already growing collection this year? Let me know what your ideal species is! Let's bless your goals with good luck in this thread!

[@raint8365]

:-)

[@dacookiebrozliam1815]

AntsCanada Tetramorium Caespitum!! And a good reason to catch ants from your area is that if the ant's escape it shall not damage your environment, especially if you grow your own food!!!!

[@karakidman6125]

AntsCanada "

[@dragonlfwgaming6008]

AntsCanada the reason why keeping ants in your area is alien ants can destroy our environment!

[@errolainedepedro773]

AntsCanada I got names for your trap jaw ants 1.traper colony 2.fast traper 3.fast jaw colony

[@pakistantechsupport177]

absolutely love your channel, you're my favorite youtuber.

[@mrbacon-un5ll]

Thank you ants Canada for helping me start my black garden ant colony.

[@lloydjoshuago155]

Hi, so all you need is fertile queen to start a colony?

[@AntsCanada]

Yes. :)

[@byronpratt9697]

Well you should also get a space for them

[@karl-oscarjonsson658]

AntsCanada and where do i find one? I live in sweden..

[@lkarle265]

lloyd go yes

[@jonathanblomberg]

antingen köper du en eller så går du ut och letar efter en.

[@smugglefish8171]

Honestly in my opinion only skilled ant keeper should keep exotic ants.

[@smugglefish8171]

Permit in other words

[@Jerimbo]

yea there should be some sort of process in order to gain a permit to do so, idk how it would be done, probably aren't any organizations that regulate ant keeping, cause it's kinda just thrown under all other flora/fauna laws, but I only say that cause I would also like to own exotic ants one day, but my ethics tell me no

[@Jerimbo]

@@smugglefish8171 also because there's only 3 local ant species I know of where I live, and 2 of those 3 are extremely rare

[@Belle42218]

Poor Jerry Berry

[@valtersplume3726]

Because they can wreak havoc on local ecosystems if they escape?

[@dr.mission346]

Yes I want to start my ant colony now after watching your amazing videos

[@sirvoltik5122]

I found the ant queen that I have been looking for for a while now and following your videos I made it the test tube setup and have all the stuff I need to make a good home for my ant

[@olivergregory4766]

I found a queen ant this year, put her in a test tube set up, she had a few batches of eggs but they never hatched. And then she died

[@smod15]

Oliver Gregory you didn't feed her

[@ink1929]

KING STYLE that depends on what ant it is

[@ink1929]

KING STYLE that depends on what ant it is

[@isaganivillanueva3401]

I saw an ant with wings flying around my bed. I slapped it and then squished it cause I thought it was a mosquito :(

[@vongocnha8157]

+Iggy i step on the queen ant while finding it

[@jhasj6004]

Woahhhh! Mikey Bustos is AntsCanada?!?!?! p.s I'm new to this channel

[@jomellsinohin8707]

Matagal na

[@solsolsolomon]

@@jomellsinohin8707 ?

[@jomellsinohin8707]

@sol i mean hes been mikey bustos beforr

[@solsolsolomon]

@@jomellsinohin8707 what is matagal

[@jomellsinohin8707]

@@solsolsolomon matagal means hes been mikey bustos alover the time

[@whyiseveryusernametaken6245]

I live in Germany and had no clue that a backmarket exists, but I can kinda understand because I guess there are no ants with special abilities in Germany, if I'm wrong let me know :3

[@Crossbow123]

Es existiert auch ein legaler Markt: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHPJXn1-jr6flas. Vieles ist dann einfach nur noch Bürokratie und hat mit dem einheimischen Artenschutz nicht mehr viel zu tun. Noch vor der EU Zeit musste ich beispielsweise eine Einfuhrgenehmigung beantragen für den Import von Ameisen aus Deutschland in die Schweiz. Mit den EU Abkommen ist das plötzlich nicht mehr nötig. Es macht natürlich Sinn, dass beispielsweise der Import von Feuerameisen (Pest) verboten und somit geregelt ist.

[@rayf5360]

Great supplementary animations XD But seriously, good video and I support your eco-ethics!

[@veronicabarbosa1640]

I live in Brazil and love the idea of keeping ants. I have started a leaf cutter ants colony just a few days ago and i am soo exited about it. #Ant_Love_Forever #TeamNativeAnts

[@mic300391]

Fandom Stuff asia?

[@oikawatooru5173]

How Are they now? Are they thriving??

[@tommybui8729]

Ac: "turns on light in front of fire ants" Ants: AYYYYYYY

[@televisionservices9777]

I love this channel so much 😭😭

[@aidngunter7228]

I live in the uk and have got a beginner ant farm I’m now waiting for the Lasius Niger nuptial flights this summer to start my colony. I’ve been watching a lot of ants Canada videos and many other sources to learn the basics of how to care for a founding colony

[@taradavis3985]

I was watching some videos from a few years before this one and your voice sounds much better. Whatever you did with the editing really worked :D

[@gustavosuenaga]

AC question of the week answer: According to this video, catching local queen ants is better for the environment because exotic queens could be shipped illegaly, they maybe don't survive to new and different conditions and diet. Also because they can spread diseases, outcome native ants, become pests and the other exotic ants could destabilize one entire ecosystem after being released intentionally or accidentally. #antloveforever Ps: hope the golden empire is well!

[@elenav3247]

He has inspired me about ants now I have ants and what I see is amazing

[@shrikes]

i have been watching this channel for a few years now and i really love ants but i live in Australia and we don't have many ant species and where i live i cant out searching for queens so i am so happy you informed us about G.A.N and i will be buying an ant colony soon :D

[@rachaelleverette6599]

I've always been a little scared of ants. I know, I know who could be scared of such tiny things, but I had a horrific experience as a kid. But these videos are so informative and fascinating!

[@alwayschanging5821]

So, there was this fly in my house but I thought it looked weird so instead of killing it I decided to catch it. To my surprise, it was a queen ant. I found a queen ant in my house. wtf.

[@gilgamesh7055]

Nephilim Born You should probably let it back out since they still havent mated if you wanted to make a small colonie out of it :)

[@stevenzhou4895]

Nephilim Born the ant army is after you now

[@BanditLeader]

GrippingShark it probably has mated thats why its in his house. it was looking for a good place to make a home

[@gilgamesh7055]

Bandit Leader He clearly said fly meaning the Queen still had theyre wings attached. They dont have wings when theyve already mated.

[@ausernamewithgreatflaminge5750]

GrippiNeon: Sometimes they keep their wings for a while after mating

[@edenemerald7030]

When I see the alien ant coughing to the other ants, I'm like, ants have covid too?! Lol

[@alanakristoffersen9719]

I just checked if banded sugar ants live in Australia. / queensland. They do! Thank you AntsCanada!

[@user-nk8zx1yw8s]

I started getting a ant colony because of you! Thanks!

[@maggie7125]

so if I'm in north America it's ok to buy honeypot ants? and if I heard correctly they are native to north america?

[@AntsCanada]

+Skittles the Rosy Bourke Parakeet Yes, in California and arid States.

[@maggie7125]

AntsCanada thanks you have opened me up to ant keeping 😀

[@kharga9046]

i have a bow ant colony... but i live in Australia so it's fine.

[@theodorehodbor5080]

I have a similar question to this. I live in North America and I'd want to get a honeypot ant queen. However, I don't live in the arid states in America, I live in Ohio bordering Indiana (aka probably one of the most biologically-boring areas I've ever seen). Would it still be alright to get them because they're still native to the country?

[@gabewright5571]

Theodore Hodbor I would avoid getting them due to the great differences in ecosystems, but if you can work out an ethical and fool proof way of keeping them, then try your best. I personally don't recommend that you get them because most methods of obtaining them are unethical, but as long as you can mimic their natural habitat, you should be ok.

[@lauracuevas6960]

This channel wanted me to take care of my own ants

[@UWLDragon]

Hey I just wanna say you really make me wanna get my own colony. I'm looking into it right now and im glad I saw this vid so i can buy some ants and a queen to start my own colony. Go ants!

[@coolcat6149]

I have a queen I found I hope she has been mated 😶

[@jamaicasam4827]

COOLCAT 61 how did that go?

[@terracotacraft6898]

how did it go ??

[@MrLazyeyedhobo]

Alien ant debate = Build the wall

[@littlefrost5615]

Sean Kelley 😂😂😂 lol!

[@insertcrudenamehere6341]

It will be huuuuuuuuge

[@FOGRedemption]

Going to need more than a huuuuuuuge wall they might live in it LOL

[@brunomarsagario4673]

Lol

[@songsinger531]

Did you forget about airplanes and boats? 😂😂

[@williamehrhardt918]

Wanting to get started into raising ants next year. Something I'm happy about is that I live in a place where the temperatures get below freezing so anything tropical will definitely not hurt the ecosystem since they will be dead within a year if they get out. Still wouldn't import from anywhere like Europe with similar temperatures where non-native ants could survive.

[@kamranrazi206]

Hi I am from India and I just love seeing your videos and discover new Ants

[@BaguetteInPurple]

"You have to be 18+ or Accompanied by your Parent/Guardian" I am not waiting and catching them sounds better than asking my parents to buy them.

[@thedreamteam5995]

So I planted my queen, buried her in perfect soil and watered daily. Kept in perfect sunshine levels for about a month. Nothin happened, does it usually take this long?

[@Gottenham]

TheDreamTeam i dont Think these plebs liked ur joke

[@deusmiles9340]

did you feed them?

[@annlakes24]

did u feed them green beans? it worked for me when I planted mine

[@user-zc3nn2nx2u]

For me i fed her ant food. It seemed to work pretty well! Also, your queen shouldn’t be sprouting yet. It takes about 3-17 weeks.

[@MexicanFireChicken]

Guys it because queen ants don't produce eggs that fast it has to wait for breeding season in summer its patience

[@glitxhyka1a247]

Thank you so much! Iv always wanted an ant farm and this is very helpfull!

[@edgufler1122]

I found this to be a marvelous video. Like watching the Discovery Channel. Quite fascinating.

[@BurgerBoi2911]

I like how I'm not actually an ant keeper but I still subscribed for facts and insect gore

[@AntsCanada]

+KR Samsepticeye So happy about that! Ant love forever!

[@EnderAnts]

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO ANTSCANADA

[@AntsCanada]

+ll Ender Ants ll You're welcome. Ant love forever!

[@baconwraith6276]

You are my one inspiration for keeping ants and other things lol

[@justjustice8968]

Ukrainian here. I'm familiar with our Lasius Niger since my childhood. I always called them "black ants", only a few years ago I was able to find this amazing ant-keeping industry and see their true name. At first, I thought it is too simple and not interesting to keep those ants since I can find their queens in my backyard every summer, especially in July. However, I changed my mind, I love Lasius Niger with my heart, they're a part of my childhood!

[@baconbirbthegreat]

I can agree Lasius niger is the og for european antkeepers

[@vesodus2937]

Who else cried at 9:39 ;(

[@cesarepaliaga2922]

Inkyu Basu only you

[@MCWren]

Inkyu Basu I'm not an emotional person but for whatever weird reason I got goosebumps lol But crying?! Jesus Christ, see a therapist!

[@sunshinechild1757]

Umm.... only you... ._.

[@blue_ivez2222]

please do a tutorial on putting your ants in the test tubes for hibernation.

[@AntsCanada]

+blue six I have several on this channel.

[@blue_ivez2222]

thank you. i did not know about that before. :D

[@hetaliangeek8372]

I want to get ants soon, thx for teaching me the ways broski.

[@princeanderson3108]

i wasn't interested in ants until i watched one of ur vids and now i really want a ant farm

[@howlingwolves2353]

ac can u show us your setup for ants

[@katemcnulty8073]

Howling Wolves He did this in his "Omg fire ants have taken over my room" video

[@howlingwolves2353]

Kyle McNulty yes but maybe it change becouse he has a lot of ants

[@mastereon895]

Howling Wolves he has a video/videos for that.

[@tinyworkerant4117]

From what I know, these video are probably pre-recorded.

[@AlexeyPRG]

You inspired me to get my first ant farm. Thank you.

[@AntsCanada]

+ThePRG Awesome! Welcome to the hobby! Ant love forever!

[@aliyaperry5429]

Hi

[@gillesdesmas1304]

I SHALL BECOM AN ANT KEEPER ! THANKS TO U !! I THANK U ANTSCANADA !!! ( buying everything in ur shop btw )

[@amandaold241]

thank you so much mikey!!!

[@moofy69]

First video of the year best video for the year

[@AntsCanada]

+Jesse Huck thank you! Ant love forever.

[@moofy69]

Im also #teamnativeants because it would be unfair to subject some poor cold climate ant to australian heat. Go for the butch girls that can handle a bit of sunlight

[@communismworksfor80years6]

TEAM NATIVE ANTS FOR LIFE!!!!!

[@autumnwitch648]

#antloveforever

[@WeirdahDude]

taimen nautelankoskesta def because the other is deadly to ants

[@loua2092]

Echotale frisk #ANTSFOOLIFE

[@wec8980]

Куку куку кукушка

[@AvgasLL]

I’m now looking forward to getting ants!

[@sam_9228]

I really want to start an ant colony someday in the future and care for them like you do now :)

[@ink1929]

Dammit antscanada I was gonna go to sleep. 12:08 am here

[@Nino-fr6lm]

Ink boi u mean 00:08

[@windowcreep]

If he states it's AM then I don't think he needs to put that

[@d9286]

Ink 9:43 am here. Still not asleep

[@autumnwitch648]

2:08pm for me

[@musicspeakstoashley]

3:40 am...

[@areyouok7545]

antcanada ur the number 1 best channel in my opinion I'm thinking of getting a ant colony I have found a green ant one outside my house but I need to dig it out but its under lots of rocks

[@tsogtbilguudei4195]

sheree dimitrescu nice good lick for that bro good luck 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@tsogtbilguudei4195]

I mean luck lol sorry

[@areyouok7545]

Tsogt Bilguudei thanks I'm Australian as well so I want bull ants too

[@areyouok7545]

Tsogt Bilguudei I knew

[@tinyworkerant4117]

sheree dimitrescu Yeah bull ant are cool. Just avoid the stinger.

[@tlaw_b9034]

I love this video it's very interesting and contain very important information about the ant kepping hobby, personnaly all my queen and colony are native of my country (France) like Lasius Niger or Messor Barbarus for exemple

[@clarapark3486]

Educational!! Amazing!!

[@deathkingcheetah1337]

I haven't got my queen ant from my backyard. I got it only a few hours away & I can actually find this species in my town. So don't worry #TeamNativeAnts

[@AntsCanada]

Ant love forever! #TeamNativeAnts Unite!

[@deathkingcheetah1337]

AntsCanada Your the reason so many people in Team Native Ants... good job

[@jamesthegamer8328]

Your amazing your getting me in to ant keeping and I'm 9 so thank you you're a nice guy

[@parkathepop1569]

James The Gamer nobody cares about your age you shouldn't be on KZbin the age minimum is 13 so please leave

[@nexarecraft9856]

TheBiggestOfPops do you have to complain. He just might go on youtube for his hobby of ants.

[@Wolfiewarrior-gi3dr]

James The Gamer I'm only 12 and thinking of starting too!😉

[@Wolfiewarrior-gi3dr]

TheBiggestOfPops that's just plain rude to say .... we all have reasons for being here!

[@jokkendeveps6299]

I am just 11 and i want ants but i try to find queen ants but its hard in norway 😢

[@maypatnash6662]

Thx for the TIP!!!!

[@boxer8474]

Thanks this helps a lot

[@AnWARriors]

It's time you had to start work this way! We are working in Russia for a long time on these principles.

[@AntsCanada]

+МУРАВЬИНЫЕ ХИТРОСТИ This is great! So happy Russian ant keepers like you are #TeamNativeAnts. Ant love forever!

[@AnWARriors]

Thanks!

[@ghosthell4269]

I need help to keep green ants help me please

[@ghosthell4269]

please

[@kentaro_edits1]

Aww... I really wanted to get exotic ants but now i know. They could bring ant diseases and kill the native ants. Wow, i never realized that. :( I don't want the native ants to die so i'll go with #TeamNativeAnts. I hope you guys have successful ant colonies!

[@AntsCanada]

+DoomT/Gaming/Ants ant love forever!

[@kibumlee3336]

AntsCanada whats the music at 3:20 called?

[@santiagoarro1198]

Cringe

[@TheUberTyphlosion]

YES! Honey Pot ants are my favorite and they are from my area!