The Recipe to Greater Brood - Myrmica rubra [HD]

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Myrmica rubra + extra (HUMIDITY + HEAT + HONEY WATER/INSECTS/PROTEIN + SATELLITE NEST) = LOTS OF BROOD / 2 WEEKS!!!

Over the past two weeks, I've been gradually increasing the ambient temperature and humidity in my bedroom, and hence the hunting grounds and main nest of my Myrmica rubra colony. With my bedroom door closed at all times while the hunting ground heat lamp is on, my laptop is on, and the window curtains open, my bedroom has been able to maintain an average temperature of about 25 - 27 Degrees C during the day. I made sure to continually keep the inside of the nest wet by placing a few drops of water every few days into select rooms/reservoirs through holes drilled into the plexiglass (you can see one of such holes in this video).

I also provided the ants this past week with some honey water as well as large doses of insects/prey items (e.g. up to thirty flies in two days, small earthworms, earwigs, wild-caught as well as store-bought crickets, etc) and meat (mostly pieces of cooked egg, shrimp, fish, crab, and lobster).

Also, this past week, I provided the ants with a proper artificial nest for them to satisfy their need to create a satellite nest for themselves incase they didn't want to have to travel all the way back to the main nest, and also to make more room in the main nest, as the colony has been growing.

In my opinion, all of the above conditions have led to an obvious explosion of eggs and larvae within the main nest. I'm fairly certain that the eggs and larvae that now exist in the ant nest are all captive born (I collected this colony from the wild about five weeks ago), and I have noticed a dramatic increase in the brood in just over two weeks. This video takes you through that entire journey with video footage I took over the past two weeks of feeding, moving, transporting, drinking, nourishing, and tending the new captive-born generation.

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[FR3DY131]

how long did it take you to grow the nest its so cool i cant wait intil i make my own nest you have been getting me ready for when i start my own

[AntsCanada]

I caught these ants from the wild so they were a big colony to start off with. Now there are even more than when I began.

[m0nkeymadman]

what did you use for the ants to live in and whenever i feed ants honey they get stuck to itt

[AntsCanada]

I used grout, a cement-like material used to bind floor tiles together. Yes, some ants may get stuck which is why it's important to have the honey as thin as possible (and use honey + water so it stays thin). Also make sure the ants have something rough to hold onto because some ants may slip and fall.

[SirAnthmanard]

did the ants in there build all the tunnels and chambers themselves or did you cut them out for them?

[AntsCanada]

It's an artificial nest made of grout. Yes, I fashioned the chambers and tunnels myself.

[burningthelegends]

@ethandaboy what are you feeding them, they might be a vegetarian species, or visa verse a. I reccomend you that you give them fruit and crickets that you have broken into little pieces

[GhillieRaider]

@ethandaboy what are you putting out for them, suger water and fruit is a good diet for them.

[scificam]

Those ants where having a party

[CrisRonaldo97]

eee tam

[ethandaboy]

my ants are not eating anything i put out for them, why is this.

[seshank0705]

good video

[seshank0705]

good video ! there are ants entering my laptop

[Wylff]

@AntsCanada Is this the colony that recently was decimated for unknown reason?

[jebbeddy]

im currently makeing a ant colony from scratch i got a tank 2 simulate forageing and a tube that leads to a man made tunnel sorta like that all i have is about 20 workers a queen and some grass hoppers and water/honey for food