The pavement ants looked to be a species of Lasius, and the larger, black ants, which you called carpenter ants, were actually a Formica species.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it!

@catsgomg3358

2 жыл бұрын

The pavement ants must be discovered by the british

@pleasemoveon.2207

Жыл бұрын

@@Nano-vw1wz a what..

@FusionDarp

Жыл бұрын

@@pleasemoveon.2207 lmao

@hawaii-easterunion9221

Жыл бұрын

@@pleasemoveon.2207 It's a real Type of ant, i have one but it's 46% of my floor Structure so i can't take them

If anyone does this, remeber to free them in the same place you catched them from , because they dont like having no queen

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for sharing!

@harveyflynn3455

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@dadragongamer8268

Жыл бұрын

I am buying for petco so do I still have to free them because if I do it will have to start a new colony and not survive

@thap34nut66

Жыл бұрын

@@dadragongamer8268 the petco ones are the ones that come in a gel ant farm right? Id reccomend not to because their colony might be thousands of miles away

@Mainebro23

Жыл бұрын

If u grab ants with a couple eggs they will protect it

One thing you might want to change on the ant farm is the black paper. You can put see-through red plastic on it so you can watch them, but the ants will think it is still dark, since they can’t see red.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

@DragonUdo

2 жыл бұрын

The Red Thing has largely been debunked, but still makes it darker than not having anything at all!

Rlly high quality video for such a small channel💯

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it!

@RandomCyanGuy

9 күн бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficialyooo you made me think about making a ant colony when I grow up also awesome vid 😎

Ok we will do it !! Thanks for guiding

Nice set of videos on your channel. Enjoyed this one as I loved ants as a kid.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it! I used to make this ant farm when I was a kid! I also enjoyed making it again for the video!

Cool, we will have to try this!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes!

This is amazing. Im on my way to the park to collect some ants!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Have fun!

Here’s a tip! If you catch ants put them back where they came from because if they have no queen, they will die, Instead wait for spring time between 12pm- 3 pm find a Queen ant, then you can raise an ant colony from scratch and you won’t have to worry about the ants dying, here are some tutorials: Catch Queen ants - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZqVrZqNprCWoaQ.html Identify Queen ants:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioynm6SFlMrVcrw.html Overall tutorial *important* - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWVolJOCqamxpbg.html Also, Ant colony’s grow very slowly and you won’t need to worry about constantly getting them bigger habitats

Love your funny pictures, especially the ant with beard! 😂

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks!

Another use for jars! Epic..

Thank you. I will love to try it!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

8 күн бұрын

Have fun!

Thank you for showing your videos 😊

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Hi from India🇮🇳 Lots of love ❤

thank you for the video

I work with kids and i think this will be a nice project to work with them. Thanks a lot

@przemyslawbak

Жыл бұрын

Please, don't do it. It's not a way you supposed to treat ants.

@SirMitsuruji5

Жыл бұрын

@@przemyslawbak sorry I don't teach drama.

@kychu1445

Жыл бұрын

​@@SirMitsuruji5 Catch and queens and start from there. Use test tubes setup and be sure to catch a native queen. (test tube setup is fill 40% with water, Then 1 cotton ball, then place a queen, then another cotton ball to seal it up. remember to catch a easy to keep queen (like lasius neoniger).)

@brawlstarssponsorships

Жыл бұрын

@@SirMitsuruji5 lol

@Graeme3

Жыл бұрын

​@@kychu1445Bro this is easier.

This is so awesome

Wow thx

Very creative dude.. thanks for an interesting video

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was entertaining!

I like the bottle in the middle technique..

Thank you you really helped me :D

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Great! Glad it helped!

thanks

Thanks sir, ur really good for a small channel. U got 1 subscriber more 😁.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

I did this it work

Thank you!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@shotson7664

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial I just started an ant farm today, would not of been able to do it with out you!

Thank you i can make 💞💞

I’m thinking about making an ant farm cause it’s fun to make a hobby!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, just something fun to do!

You have seed shrimp in the one jar - awesome 👏

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Cool video

O nice work 👍👍👍

Oh mate..... hope you feel better soon. From Compass at TLA

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it! Currently feeling great! 💯

Thanks, I wanted to adopt ants and see what they doin

I like this vid because it is verey simpel

The ants will die off pretty quick as they have no queen and brood to look after, a worker ants job is o protect and feed the queen and her brood to ensure the growth of their colony, these ants will die off pretty quick and its rather pointless without a queen, i keep ants myself and i have multiple species, a few of them are still in test tube set ups until they outgrow their current tube, ants only need to be given a space suitable for their size with a bit room to grow, i got one of my queens back in march and she now has 30+ workers, august 16th i caught my own queen and she now has 4 workers with a pile of brood, ot does take time for them to grow over the years, this is actually an alright idea aslong as you add humidity to it and a source of water for them to drink, sugars for energy and protein (crushed bugs) to help with brood growth

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, great information, I appreciate it! I agree, this ant farm will only serve as entertainment for a couple weeks. Properly growing a colony it’s a different level of time and commitment. Congratulations on your colony. Keep up the good work!

@NorthernAnts24

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial for some species it can take 4 weeks from egg through to a hatched worker, its a very very interesting and underrated hobby or even looked at as pets, each species has a different personality and do different things to survive, some produce majors (large ants with big heads) its so fascinating to watch! If you ever feel like taking it up or trying it feel free to hit me up and i can give you all the advice that i can!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorthernAnts24 for sure. Thanks, I appreciate it. I have researched it quite a bit and it definitely looks interesting and enjoyable. I could see pursuing it in the future.

@NorthernAnts24

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial i started early this year and completely hooked! Just spent 100s on a natural set up in a 19l tank for fire ants, its so fascinating i love it

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorthernAnts24 Congratulations, sounds awesome! I watched several hours of a series on the Ants Canada KZread channel following a fire ant colony. Definitely interested in getting into it in the future.

for my first and only and farm i used a pickle jar 🤣 it was big but worked.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Lol. I used a pickle jar for a terrarium because it was big. The downside was that the lid smelled terrible! The pickle smell was nearly impossible to remove from the lid. I eventually got it. But a big pickle jar would be an awesome ant farm!

cool

Your video are good 👍

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for watching!

This is a great experiment for little kids. Seeing as it will only last for a few weeks to a few months. In a way its like living art. However actually raising an ant colony from a single queen is so much more fun. Also red translucent film works best for keeping the ants in the dark because ants cant see in the red spectrum. That way you can watch and even record their progress. This would actually be a decent setup with a few tweaks for a queen founding chamber. #1. Id use a plastic container for the center piece & poke a bunch of pin holes on the bottom sides and a larger hole on the lid for a straw to fit snug into. Then Id fill the small container with cotton or sponge pieces to retain water. #2. Id drill larger holes in the lid 1 for the hydration straw and another to lead to a nearby outworld with vinyl tubing. For feeding #3 make sure to premoisten the soil used to prevent tunnel collapse. Also pack the soil down slightly for the same reason. A well maintained captive colony can on average live 4-10 years. A very rewarding and therapeutic hobby! I recently learned about a helpful tool for collecting ants called an insect aspirator. A little bit safer than the insect vacuum which can result in rapid dehydration.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it. Maybe I’ll do an update build video.

Thx this was so helpful I am starting my second ant farm my first died in about a day

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad it helped!

@evilgaming0077

Жыл бұрын

That's not how you're supposed to do it, these only last as long as the workers' lifespans, which is like a month for most species, and you're just kidnapping ants from their colony, which only stresses them out and literally leaves them with no purpose in life...

@rangelcarvalho2060

Жыл бұрын

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@rangelcarvalho2060

Жыл бұрын

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"here are some ants, they look motivated and ready to dig tunnels" The ants : "JFC !!!! THE END IS NEAR ! WHATS HAPPENING !? "

1:08 I find that peanut butter works, just takes a longer time and a few applications!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Ай бұрын

Nice!

Oh my gosh thank you so much i thought we need a Queen to prt ants but this js different

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

It is temporary. It will end when the worker ants die, which is only a month two. But still entertaining! Glad the video helped!

@roninchad

Жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial i know but im sure I'll love watching them

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@roninchad For sure!

necro, but cool video i made one after watching thanks!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Nice! I did release my ants after I made the video though.

If you found queen ant and put it into the jar. Do you need to free the queen ant at the place where u found her back?

Kinda thinking of making something like this, do you have any extra tips?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Ай бұрын

Make sure the ants can’t crawl out of the breathing holes in the lid!

I like your content even that toilet flush video ahahhaha! Btw as far as i could remember i put a cotton ball on the ventilation hole so the ants wont escape and no other smaller ants could enter. But im not sure if the cotton could prevent the Pharoah ants from entering.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it!

Catching queen ants in my opinion is a much better option. You get to see the eggs laid and the transformation, along with the queen's first workers. Also, an ant colony is sustained and will grow until years after catching the queen. I own a colony of Camponotus Discolor with a queen and workers, and they are very fun!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! I will definitely try it in the future. Thanks for sharing!

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The second ants looks more like a polyrachis or Lasius Niger maybe a Formica fusca depending where you live

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Can you do it with a plastic food container instead of a jar? Because i don't have any spare jars atm. Also, any tips for finding ants? I can't seem to find any

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

A plastic container will work fine. That is no problem. I don’t have any amazing advice for finding ants. In the spring, I usually see ant hills in sidewalk and driveway cracks. There are also ant hills hidden in the grass if you can find them.

Noice

That Steven King movie where the guy fills his ant farm from an old Indian graveyard and got demon ants, lol.

Thanks soon ama Make one but where i live i dind see no Ant hills and no queens just many workers any heading in my neighbors lawn what do i do?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

No queen needed. If the ants are in the same area, and walking near each other, they are likely in the same colony and you can collect them. But, I would look more closely and try to find the ant hole.

@beast20_pw79

3 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial ok

@NorthernAnts24

2 жыл бұрын

The ants will die off quickly without a queen

Question, can somebody awnser this for me. Can you just fill a regular container with nothing inside and fill with dirt and set and ants in it, will they still survive like in the video even though u wont be able to see there tunnels??

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. They will survive. You just my not see as many tunnels because they will not be forced to tunnel near the outside.

Love how he forgot the queen.

Please should I put queen ant

Thanks! I wanted to make it and thanks to you i could!😊 But i think it would be cool to watch different ants fight😅

@frisianwarrior2295

Жыл бұрын

I mixed two colonies as a kid expecting a greater joint colony but they brutally murdered each other, took each others heads off. So never do that....

@Graeme3

Жыл бұрын

​@@frisianwarrior2295Oh, thats a bit brutal.

Oh

Maybe you need a queen ant too

How does one go about getting a queen for a larger set up? Would love to do this!

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

There are pretty much two options. Dig up an existing queen, or catch a new one on the surface during mating season (but you won’t know for certain if the female mated).

@matip3361

Жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Never dig up an existing queen, you basically destroy a WHOLE ant nest because the ants need the queen, also that sudden change stresses the queen and it may die

@claudiadietz-hecker6577

Жыл бұрын

Genau! Man entnimmt nicht einer Kolonie die Königin!! Verboten, da geschützt

I would love Just putting a queen in, and when i get to many ants then i buy a cage, do you think this Will be a good idea

@cas1408_RL

2 жыл бұрын

and what Will IT change for the good and water ect.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

I also think that would be a lot of fun to do. I wanted to do in the spring, but my time has been absolutely stacked with work and projects. Probably not happening this year.

Which thing they eat what things we feed them plz tell me

i did remeber when i was a kid and did get alot of ants on a jar and even if those werent leafcutter ants i feed them only leafs so they died in a week or two most likely for starvation,then i putted a spider inside the jar and the ants just attacked it and that spider looked traumatized fr lol also if they didnt had brood (so no queen) leaf cutter ants cant do fungus from what i know

I wonder what would happen if I only put a queen ant in the terrarium

Do you add water to the dirt so they can dig, or can they just do their thing without moisture in the dirt?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

If possible, get the dirt near where the colony is and it will be ok as is. That’s what I did for this one. Otherwise, it should have some natural moisture. If it is bone dry, the tunnels will collapse.

@Graeme3

Жыл бұрын

If its dry, just spray your dirt with a bit water.

Do you have to have the little jar in the middle?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Not required, but it will force the ants to dig around the outside, resulting in a better opportunity for you to see the tunnels.

@TheRaptorRex

Жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial nice to know👍👍

Could i use a plastic jar for the middle?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

3 ай бұрын

Yes!

Try puting a queen ant

Can i do the same thing with 1 queen?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 ай бұрын

For sure!

If the ants don’t have a queen they will die so you’re not being very smart that’s OK you just gotta use your brain😊😅❤

When I did it the tunnels were not very clean like yours, the ant left some sand on the glass so i can't see them very clear, Any one knows why?

@jacksonmullen2218

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i have same problem. maybe he cleaned jar and dried it. then maybe cooking oil to make it slick i dunno

can you use sand instead of dirt and soaked papertowels instead of cotton balls?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

9 ай бұрын

Yes, that should work just fine.

@The_LilViking

9 ай бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial ok thank you

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What if you put something in the farm and then left it out it might take a while but there will be a lot of ants and probably even a queen

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, you will need to catch a queen. A queen will not migrate to the jar.

can you start a colony without the queen?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

6 ай бұрын

No. You need a queen to start a colony.

i am only able to catch 3 ants before they escape, are 3 enough for some sma tunells

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, 3 ants probably won’t result in any tunnels. Try catching them in an empty jar first, then dumping them into the ant farm. Shake the jar before opening it to add more.

Do you need the middle jar or no if you dont need to see in as well

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t need the middle jar if you don’t need to see as well. The only purpose of the middle jar is to create a void in the center, forcing them to dig their tunnels around the perimeter where you can see them. If you don’t have a middle jar you could use some thing else, like a piece of PVC pipe; something that they cannot dig through with the ends capped off.

can i use a plastic small jar?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that will work.

what do you do when the ants die? how do you replace them

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

9 ай бұрын

I recommend starting over with new dirt.

@0xxRoblox

9 ай бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial can i use the same dirt but just put it back where there are no tunnels?

I can never do this my home has no soil or sand and no ant hills.☹️

You might need a queen ant.its better not to lie

Me when he use wild dirt: that's ur first mistake

When you put dirt in there do you put sand in there wait I mean can you put sand in there or does it have to be dirt

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Sand is ok 👍

You need a queen.

but i create a ant farm but the water and food ant did not eat

Imagine those people who do this and forget about the ant nest entirely, the ants will succumb and the whole colony will be dead

Why would they need the little jar in the center?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

It’s just for your enjoyment. It forces them to dig tunnels around the outside perimeter where you can see them and not in the center where you cannot see them.

Hi,I have a question,what do I do when my jar starts to smell

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. It should be vented with old food being routinely replaced with new food. If it is smelling awful, I would personally dump the farm and start over.

@enthusiast7944

2 жыл бұрын

That's the problem,they are never eating the food,I sometimes think they're eating the dirt

Now for some dirt, I have some dirt over here.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

1:35 lol

Did you damp the sand

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Ай бұрын

I did not. I just scooped it as it was.

Lasius niger group looks like neoniger, and formica fusca group for the larger one

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Do I really need multiple jars

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

26 күн бұрын

It’s not required, but the center jar forces the tunnels to be around the outside where you can see them.

they could be black crazy ants

I know a prego jar when i see one you cant fool me

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

🍝 (that’s a spaghetti emoji)

I don’t no if You got it right

If you want to get a queen ant it's very easy you just need a hose first find a ant nest next pour a slow steady stream wait for the queen to come out and add her to your ant farm

@Graeme3

Жыл бұрын

The queen wont come out that easily.

Water and food are once a week?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

That should work. I did it that way for convenience. You can also give them a few drops of water every day. Just make sure to not have pooling or mud. If you fed them more often, remove the uneaten food when you add more to keep it fresh. They will only live for roughly 3 or 4 weeks in the ant farm.

@RomylGie

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial thank you sir

I got bit by some 50 ants all at once. All the bites then produced pus on each bite. It was a very painful and unpleasant experience.

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch. Hope it heals quickly.

@jacksonmullen2218

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

Do you need a queen to make a ant nest?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. To grow a sustainable nest, yes, a queen is required. The queen will lay eggs and grow a self sustaining colony for years (you will still need to provide food and water). This will require a lot more space. It cannot be done in a jar. This glass jar farm is just short term entertainment. Using a handful of worker ants, they will dig tunnels for a few weeks. Worker ants only live for a few weeks.

@space9915

2 жыл бұрын

Can you just keep a queen in a separate jar and take some ants and release the rest

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@space9915 I suppose it is technically possible, but not practical. You would start with just a queen, then she would lay eggs, and there would be ants. To take some of those ants for the ant farm and to keep releasing future ants that the queen produces is a unique idea.

@tranvietphu1298

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial the ants you use is a species of wood ants (Formica sp), they have a lifespan about a month but it reduces if there's no queen, every experiments involving quarantining workers from queens (for all species) ended up in the workers die sooner than normal ones

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@tranvietphu1298 Perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Do this work for fire ants?

@HowtoandReviewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Fire ants gig tunnels, so they will work. But, that are a bigger hazard if they escape.

@mrsarcasticmc3334

3 жыл бұрын

I have a tropical queen ant and the plastic jar is a bit hard is it good? For a bit hard?

@xlint9906

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsarcasticmc3334 what?

@mrsarcasticmc3334

2 жыл бұрын

@@xlint9906 I mean this hard enough so the fire ants can't chew through it!

@tranvietphu1298

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsarcasticmc3334 what species, and where did you caught her, hope it's not from an already established colony (queens in established colonies can't raise young when they got workers, because they lost most of the muscle tissues to raise their young and also they are just egg laying machines)