@tekubus What you are describing is a mature termite queen, they are literally stationary blobs full of eggs. Ant queens are very different, while they do have egg laying cycles where their gasters become fecund with eggs and bloated they are still very mobile.
@tekubus Or you could be describing the queen ant that was pictured in Phase 4 the movie. The queen in that movie was actually the head of a wasp with the body of a termite queen.
@MrAndreasaek Depends, where do you live? The species you see me dig up in these videos are on the West Coast....mating flights start as early as the end of February.
I made my own ant farm and I looked about for ants and I saw a queen the put her in the farm then I looked back and there was like 2 of the queens in the nest I put them both in there i think one of them were taking over or something
@helpman333 watched a bbc documentary on the honey pot ants and it said that queens will cooperate to an extent when making a nest together but eventually only 1 will reign
@phuckingkunt This is very true. Theres something that I also must warn you about as well. It's known that Solenopsis (Fire Ants) species are also polygynous as well as Myrmecocystus (Honey pot ants) and as you say, usually one queen wins out at the end.....but that is not always the case. Sometimes, all queens die from the fighting. I had a test tube with 3 Solenopsis queens in it and they fought for contention over the colony, only to have all queens die in the process from injury.
thanks i wanted to watch this to see if my size of my queen was the same size as yours and i think it was thanks it is i just found it today while i was washing the car it was wandering around and i look and saw this huge ant with a fat abdomen running around really fast and stopping everywhere after about 10 inches or so so i picked her up with gloves and looked for the wing scars and she has em at first i was wondering what the cuts were on her but then i saw on one of your differerent vid
@alienveteren Well, the trick is finding open ground where no tall grass or trees prevent you from seeing them....MOST species like to dig in open ground thats exposed to the sun. Try pathways or even the edge of beaches.
@alienveteren The species I find in this video are ground dwelling species. Arboreal species live only in trees for example. These particular species may only be here in the west or southwest. Why don't you tell me what species you are interested in and I can try and give you some tips.
@alienveteren Well this depends on the area, climate, time of year, ect. During Spring I catch anywhere from 18-20 queens of varying species. Keep in mind I am not always successful at digging them up, I fail about 20% of the time. In the area I hiked, they are digging every couple feet, sometimes even inches away from one another. The key is making notes of when species in your area mate, mark that date down, it happens usually on that day every year.
CATCH ME ONE PLEASE HOW MUCH? PLEASE IM OBSESS WITH ANTS! I HAVE SOME ANTS ON MY BACK YARD BUT THEYR SMALL AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF ANTS SO IF I DUG IT UP, I MIGHT KILL A LOT OF ANTS I JUST WANT SOME QUEEN!!! AND WHERE DO YOU HIKE AND FIND THESE ANTS? AND I WANT SOME BIG ANTS SPECIES QUEEN NOT THOSE SMALL ONE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! IF U WANT TO SELL THEM GIVE ME A RESPOND AND ILL SEND YOU MY CELL NUMBER... YOU CAN START A WEBSITE AND SELL ANTS
@diego8111996 Unfortunately no, this was the more common Myrmecocystus testaceus species which is a nocturnal species, i'm looking for mimicus which is diurnal.
@robomantis Thanks, this particular species is very fragile but when they get going they are really pretty to look at. It's not the species I am looking for though.
@Antimidation I'll take her! haha! We can't ship though :/ I dug up an imparis colony on accident 2 days ago while planting a bush! 1 queen and around 40 workers. The queens abdomen is dented near the top :/
@diego8111996 Yep, i have 2. It is not species I am looking for however. Even though she looked dark in the video her workers will be yellow which is indicative of a nocturnal ant species.
@Antimidation hey! were going camping to malibu (in the beach and hill part of malibu) and where can i find them? can i find them in the trails? or in the grass... are there more in the grass than the trail? please i need to find a queen, i only have like 30 left from my 60 pogos
Im trying to get one for my ant farn
GaVvAnAtOr 4 days ago
My... I've only seen an actual queen ant atleast once in the summertime. Then again, I've lived on the East Coast for a while.
HyozanRegis 1 week ago
Cool! I was expecting it to be some huge pulsating freakish monster though.
tekubus 1 week ago
@tekubus What you are describing is a mature termite queen, they are literally stationary blobs full of eggs. Ant queens are very different, while they do have egg laying cycles where their gasters become fecund with eggs and bloated they are still very mobile.
Antimidation 1 week ago
@tekubus Or you could be describing the queen ant that was pictured in Phase 4 the movie. The queen in that movie was actually the head of a wasp with the body of a termite queen.
Antimidation 1 week ago
That is awesome
taylorswiftlover88 2 weeks ago
HOLY SHYT!!!! ITS HUGE!!!
ujusjealouz 4 weeks ago
im curious, is this a hobby or are you a graduate student?
cvsporn 1 month ago
@cvsporn A very large hobby of mine. March is when i start filming out door hikes again. I will be posting more videos of my own colonies though.
Antimidation 1 month ago
That is one small queen.
TheDazachman 1 month ago
lol i thought he was bring a gun i was like, 0.0 lmao..
BreadNTheButter 3 months ago
@BreadNTheButter I don't understand the reference to a gun in this video. >.>. Could you explain? lol
Antimidation 3 months ago
@Antimidation i think because at 1:36 it sounded like you were getting a gun.thats my guess
Hungergamesboy 2 months ago
when is the season where she starts digging? pls answer, im interested in keeping ants..
MrAndreasaek 1 week ago
@MrAndreasaek Depends, where do you live? The species you see me dig up in these videos are on the West Coast....mating flights start as early as the end of February.
Antimidation 1 week ago
@Antimidation I live in Cyprus (southern Europe).
MrAndreasaek 1 week ago
I made my own ant farm and I looked about for ants and I saw a queen the put her in the farm then I looked back and there was like 2 of the queens in the nest I put them both in there i think one of them were taking over or something
helpman333 6 months ago
@helpman333 watched a bbc documentary on the honey pot ants and it said that queens will cooperate to an extent when making a nest together but eventually only 1 will reign
phuckingkunt 4 months ago
@phuckingkunt This is very true. Theres something that I also must warn you about as well. It's known that Solenopsis (Fire Ants) species are also polygynous as well as Myrmecocystus (Honey pot ants) and as you say, usually one queen wins out at the end.....but that is not always the case. Sometimes, all queens die from the fighting. I had a test tube with 3 Solenopsis queens in it and they fought for contention over the colony, only to have all queens die in the process from injury.
Antimidation 3 months ago
hey i found a queen walking on the road i caought and put it into my farm she is doing graet pretty soon i will have workers hatched from pupea
dinosaurman1000 6 months ago
thanks i wanted to watch this to see if my size of my queen was the same size as yours and i think it was thanks it is i just found it today while i was washing the car it was wandering around and i look and saw this huge ant with a fat abdomen running around really fast and stopping everywhere after about 10 inches or so so i picked her up with gloves and looked for the wing scars and she has em at first i was wondering what the cuts were on her but then i saw on one of your differerent vid
jake1234ification 7 months ago
How do you find them so easy? It's so hard out here in north G.A. please respond.
alienveteren 10 months ago
@alienveteren Well, the trick is finding open ground where no tall grass or trees prevent you from seeing them....MOST species like to dig in open ground thats exposed to the sun. Try pathways or even the edge of beaches.
Antimidation 10 months ago
@alienveteren The species I find in this video are ground dwelling species. Arboreal species live only in trees for example. These particular species may only be here in the west or southwest. Why don't you tell me what species you are interested in and I can try and give you some tips.
Antimidation 10 months ago
@alienveteren Well this depends on the area, climate, time of year, ect. During Spring I catch anywhere from 18-20 queens of varying species. Keep in mind I am not always successful at digging them up, I fail about 20% of the time. In the area I hiked, they are digging every couple feet, sometimes even inches away from one another. The key is making notes of when species in your area mate, mark that date down, it happens usually on that day every year.
Antimidation 10 months ago
CATCH ME ONE PLEASE HOW MUCH? PLEASE IM OBSESS WITH ANTS! I HAVE SOME ANTS ON MY BACK YARD BUT THEYR SMALL AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF ANTS SO IF I DUG IT UP, I MIGHT KILL A LOT OF ANTS I JUST WANT SOME QUEEN!!! AND WHERE DO YOU HIKE AND FIND THESE ANTS? AND I WANT SOME BIG ANTS SPECIES QUEEN NOT THOSE SMALL ONE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! IF U WANT TO SELL THEM GIVE ME A RESPOND AND ILL SEND YOU MY CELL NUMBER... YOU CAN START A WEBSITE AND SELL ANTS
gtariman03 11 months ago
was this type of ant that you said was your favorite from your last video
diego8111996 11 months ago
@diego8111996 Unfortunately no, this was the more common Myrmecocystus testaceus species which is a nocturnal species, i'm looking for mimicus which is diurnal.
Antimidation 11 months ago
Nice! I hope you get a colony of those going! I love that species!
robomantis 11 months ago
@robomantis Thanks, this particular species is very fragile but when they get going they are really pretty to look at. It's not the species I am looking for though.
Antimidation 11 months ago
@Antimidation I'll take her! haha! We can't ship though :/ I dug up an imparis colony on accident 2 days ago while planting a bush! 1 queen and around 40 workers. The queens abdomen is dented near the top :/
robomantis 11 months ago
@Antimidation about how many queens can u find per mile of a trail? thank you
gtariman03 10 months ago
nice did you keep it
diego8111996 11 months ago
@diego8111996 Yep, i have 2. It is not species I am looking for however. Even though she looked dark in the video her workers will be yellow which is indicative of a nocturnal ant species.
Antimidation 11 months ago
@Antimidation hey! were going camping to malibu (in the beach and hill part of malibu) and where can i find them? can i find them in the trails? or in the grass... are there more in the grass than the trail? please i need to find a queen, i only have like 30 left from my 60 pogos
gtariman03 10 months ago
You're a little violent with the shovel work but I guess the soil is tougher and harder out there. Good work.
mrilovetheants 11 months ago
@mrilovetheants That was a combination of sand rock and sand.
Antimidation 11 months ago