My favourite thing about ant keeping is just observing them go about their day. I'll catch them feeding eachother, tending to brood or feasting on some food. It's a joy to raise a huge colony from a single queen
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Jonathan on Winning the AUS ANTS Prize! DM on Instagram to claim your prize!
@jonathanthompson4734
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheAntKeeper oh wow!
@elaylll
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1k subs! I really enjoy watching your videos, you can see that are made with passion. What do I like most about ants? Well their incredible diversity, clever adaptations and extravagant genetics are cool but the thing I love is watching just a single queen you caught with your hands lay eggs and eventually those eggs turn into larvae, pupae and finally ants, the thing I love the most is the wonderful play of ants' nature
@lettucegamer3389
2 жыл бұрын
so 1st of all congrats on 1k and what i like about antkeeping is seeing the ant colony slowly growing and then thinking back from where it started 1 queen with 0 workers to a growing colony with 1000 of workers its amazing this hobby
@AlexTrix
2 жыл бұрын
What I love most, is how happy my ants are when I go to visit them, and how they seem to greet me :)
@AntsCali
2 жыл бұрын
The thing that I love about ant keeping is just how rewarding it is. For example, when you catch a queen ant and she lays eggs it feels great, but when you wait and wait and the queen finally gets her very first workers it is just such a rewarding feeling. I also love the fact that ants are almost everywhere, and chances are everyone whom is subscribed to your channel has seen an ant. They are everywhere and there is so many possibilities to ant keeping. Just about anywhere you are, if you pick the right time to look, you can find a queen ant to start the process of ant keeping yourself. Congrats on 1k you’ve done a great job
@snipermikulop6672
2 жыл бұрын
I like how a colony grows like catching a queen having it's first workers feeding them and then they grow into into big colonies that' all amazing
@RepvertYT
2 жыл бұрын
True
@idostuff9066
2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing them in nature or natural setups doing their normal behaviors
@wanderingmoon9772
2 жыл бұрын
I like watching ants to the point I was thrilled when I found a nest in my front yard.
@antworld7524
2 жыл бұрын
First of all congrats on 1k subscribers.🎉 What I like about ants are/is: The diversity of ants and raising a queen to a couple of thousand workers
@antsepping
2 жыл бұрын
Great job on 1000 subs 😊😊😊😊
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😁
@yuichirohyakuya4071
2 жыл бұрын
Looks to be fulviscus as the legs are slightly to dark to be a fulvipes I think. (They where red legs right?) I don't think it's a myrmecia chyroghaster as it doesn't have the red shoulders like my queen does
@yingzhang9539
3 ай бұрын
Where is this location
@danielleswart97
2 жыл бұрын
i have a 6 queen phiedole megacephala colony
@BlueAvenger82
2 жыл бұрын
I love the calming nature of walking around in nature. The excitement I got when catching my first campo. queen. Now I have a few colonies with a dozen or so workers!!
@RepvertYT
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats with the 1.1k subs you totally deserve is keep up the great work and may you grow bigger ( won’t compete with give away tho ) btw I really like the look of the spider ants
@SouthAfricanantguy2653
2 жыл бұрын
Hi i like ants they are like a little city that grows little by little
@antsandpets
2 жыл бұрын
I have liked, and ive been subscribed, what I like most about ant keeping is the satisfaction of raising a colony starting out from just a queen to having thousands of workers. (Good luck to everyone who tries to win 👍 )
@rotterdamroleplay010
2 жыл бұрын
What i like the most is see tgem grow and become a large succesfull colony, and the Journey of finding a queen ant them raising her, a while later the first workers hatch and so on. Btw, Congratulations on hitting 1K! The channel is growing really fast!😃
@jaydonschaumuller2285
2 жыл бұрын
The thing that i like most about ant keeping is the fact that ants are the smartest insect a beast like a cricket is dumb. Its fun how you can see them go around and explore! But what i like the most is watching them hunt for food and fighting!
@oscarshipway3550
2 жыл бұрын
My favourite thing about ant keeping in when, you can give your ants their first meal in their testube, the experience of just opening it up for the first time and watching the nanitics eat food and pass it onto the queen
@theantwarrior2964
2 жыл бұрын
I love ant keeping because it allows you to escape from the rest of the world. If somethings not going well in your life then you can turn to your ants and watch them as they appreciate your offerings. You can stare at your ants for ages and you get a sense of accomplishment and uniqueness when you do it. This can really help you if your feeling down or if your just bored. This is the reason I love ant keeping. It’s like a whole different dimension with such a loving and diverse community. Not many people keep ants when you compare the hobby to other hobby’s. But the people who do are connected in such a way that we are stronger than any other hobby. This is also why I love ant keeping, because it is unique and defiant of what other people think
@ant.invasion
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video man! We need to go queen ant catching sometime!
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
I think that that's a great idea!
@Griffalow
2 жыл бұрын
Horay
@Griffalow
2 жыл бұрын
I mean hooray
@joseiruretagoyena7885
2 жыл бұрын
cool
@BPM-cr9wd
2 жыл бұрын
They’re like a miniature society.You can see them 'talking' to each other by feeling out with their antennae. In the nest you can watch messages like 'there's food!' or 'here, have some of this sugar water’ as they share with each other. It's fascinating.Ants are entertaining in large part because they’re social creatures. You can watch them communicate with each other ,save comrades wounded in battle, bury their dead, and even work cooperatively to build structures or farms.And thats what I like about ant keeping..btw CONGRATS ON 1K SUBS!!
@rafagomez9171
2 жыл бұрын
What I like most about ants is their organization. My favorite species are bull ants. Greetings!
@eddie4995
2 жыл бұрын
I like watching a colony grow and thrive somehow, they are just so mesmerizing and interesting.
@tymckenzie6599
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 1000 subs, love the content mate. I like.growing colonies from a single queen. Seeing your patience and hard work paying off and giving you a large colony to watch and enjoy.
@Antymatters
2 жыл бұрын
What I like about ants if the reflection you can have while watching them, applying ant behaviour to humans and imagining what could go right and wrong. Also learning all there behaviours and characters.
@simonripa2780
2 жыл бұрын
I love watching a small queen turn into a giant thriving colony!
@nalikaperera7344
2 жыл бұрын
Hey bro congrats on 1K!! The best thing about ant keeping in my POV is finding and raising queens and watching them grow! the differences between various species and genera fascinate me. Those are what I mainly like about ant keeping :)
@NorthernAnts24
2 жыл бұрын
Firstly thanks for the opportunity with the giveaway! Anyways i love watching my ants work for their food weather it be as a team to carry it back to the nest or even harvesters on their own carrying seeds back to the nest its so fascinating to see the different personalities and behaviours that each individual sp and ant has compared to the next. But what i really love about ant keeping is making all these amazing new friends, next month iv been ant keeping for a year and iv came across soooo many amazing people. Iv made some great new friends from all around the world who love ant keeping just as much as me or even more! Iv learned so much from experienced keepers whos been doing it longer than me but yeah i love meeting all these new people in the hobby! Im meeting up with 2 people for this years flights aswell im really excited to meet them in person!
@asiansheep5407
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1k man thats huge! As for my favorite part about ants and ant keeping, its honestly not a really complex answer. My favorite part is simply enjoying observing the ants when its feeding time. Its like watching a small society of hunters and gatherers go to work, using communication methods, and strategy and I could watch it for hours.
@Art_rev
2 жыл бұрын
Ants are not special by just how they live but how they communicate and how they feed(mouth to mouth feeding) and how they care for there queens
@JLGReptiles
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy telling people about keeping ants. Most of the time they have never heard of catching a queen and starting a colony from only one queen. It’s rare but some people really get into it and want to catch their own queen. Getting other people into the hobby is what it’s all about for me.
@antkeeper_greece2042
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the milestone. Keep uploading this kind of content and you'll hit more soon. The thing I most like about antkeeping is catching queens and colonies and seeing them grow. I also love watching my colonies digging and swarming food. Good luck on everyone joining the giveaway.
@exoticants8543
2 жыл бұрын
I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START! I love ants for so many reasons, i love how diverse the ant kingdom is; so many different species and subspecies, and they can all look so different! No ant looks un-impressive to me, their all so amazing! I also love that they are such social creatures, and its easy to observe their social life, for example, the chain reaction of reactions when an ant discover a new food source or new lands that they have never seen before! I can literally sit there all day, mesmerized; so entertained by what they are doing, even if they aren't even doing anything! haha! I think that is why i love ants and ant keeping so much, because, whenever i have nothing to do, i realize, OF COARSE I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO! I CAN WATCH MY ANTS! and that will be the last anyone hears of me for the next 6 hours. haha : )
@zendewitt7173
2 жыл бұрын
What I like most about antkeeping is that you can raise a large colony from just one single queen. And then watch how the colony works together to become even bigger and establish a succesful colony with even nuptial flights!
@andrewmead8381
2 жыл бұрын
I love the unexpected. Having an ant colony that you build a home for and have a little plan for them in your head. Yet they surprise you, maybe making a nest in a water test tube, or somehow finding away around the fluon. The unexpected that makes you realize your plan isn’t always the best one and that’s ok.
@MarkCLehman
2 жыл бұрын
I love having another excuse to get out and enjoy nature. It is especially satisfying having an online community to share my experiences.
@ant_keeper_richard3425
2 жыл бұрын
I just love watching them working together just like a miniature human society but without all of the destruction of each other
@jazaanasir7256
2 жыл бұрын
I commented because I want nest that it's
@eng1twr
2 жыл бұрын
There so relaxing to watch. they can teach you so much even about yourself. It’s gotten my 5 year old to not hate them. He’s running around telling his friends about them. As it’s becomes spring time he’s asking to go out and search for more. We sadly lost one queen and he was devastated he loves them.
@mantisaddict
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 1k subscribers!, my favourite thing about ant keeping is searching for queens, just walking around and finding new sp of queens, it’s just so relaxing, and the feeling you get when you find a rare sp of queen is just amazing :), and the new Myrmecia queen is beautiful.
@silasmacabre
2 жыл бұрын
I like seeing the ants grow and dig the tunnels. Just how they are so tiny but can do so much by working together for the colony. It is honestly inspiring how they keep going and going even when chance of survival is slim. It is inspiring how one ant might sacrifice itself for the queen. I think that we can all take a page out of their book, and work together to better our community wherever we are. Especially in these hard times of doubt and suffering.
@martoshe980
2 жыл бұрын
The thing I think is most unique to ants and what I love the most about them is their hive mind like behaviour! It is just a spectacle to watch so many individuals act like precise cogs in a much bigger machine with it's well being and prosperity in mind.
@crazyantics_
2 жыл бұрын
I think there's nothing better in ant keeping than managing to capture your own queen and help her raise her own colony until it's flourishing!
@stacyt2971
2 жыл бұрын
I love watching them. I have a Lasius N. Colony next to where I sit in the lounge and find it so relax to sit and watch them in the out world. I could watch them all day. They help my mental health so much. I probably feed them more then I need to just so I can watch them collect the food and swell their stomach/gaster then return that food to the nest. They are fascinating
@justantsUSA
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about ant-keeping is how rewarding they are as pets. I love getting out into nature to catch a queen by myself and help her establish her own colony. It's the most rewarding feeling when you caught a single queen and grow them to a big sized colony. Love the videos and seeing all the wonderful species you have 👍❤️
@carmelodino1442
2 жыл бұрын
The thing in love about ant keeping is finding a new queen ant and raising her to have a colony is just amazing and fun. You learn new things and it's just really fun. Ant keeping has really made me buy pass my time at home and anyone can do it
@diegommatielo7050
2 жыл бұрын
I just adore the way ants behave and being able to see it on a day to day basis makes me happy and give me some sort of confort! They are just some beautiful beautiful gals working to maintain their mother and sisters, so nice
@thomasstan8767
2 жыл бұрын
Its amaing watching the queen go from her first brood to a massive colony
@danielleswart97
2 жыл бұрын
i like ants becuse ants can be small and big and i like harvester ants they can eat seed and meet pls im yung pls give it to me pls im 10
@danielleswart97
2 жыл бұрын
thanks ak
@christhegreek6812
2 жыл бұрын
from when i was little i liked watching ants running around and doing their jobs, i had no idea that in the future i would keep them as my pets. anyway, keep up the good work
@aussieantkeeping2825
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1K subs. Amazing to see how fast your channel has grown! What I love most about ants is just how alien like they are compared to other animals, not only that but the amount of species there are. Its amazing how well they work together to complete tasks such as looking after the brood and hunting food for the colony, it really gives you an idea of how complex and intelligent they are. What I love most about keeping ants is being able to observe progress of my colonies and being able to see things that you wouldn't be able to see in the wild such as the development of the brood from egg to worker and the interactions between the queen and workers. Ants are truly amazing creatures and milestones such as a queen raising her first set of workers just makes the hobby extremely enjoyable.
@antsofsydney
2 жыл бұрын
I like looking for queens and collecting all types of species, finding a rare one is so much fun. Antkeeping is almost similar to Pokemon actually!
@treytorres1466
2 жыл бұрын
What I like about ant keeping is how relaxing it is to watch your ants grow from a tiny colny then get huge over the following years to come and watch them over come challenges that they would have to face in the wild
@mysticsoilder674
2 жыл бұрын
i love searching for more queen ants and seeing how many varieties i can find. your videos give me so many ideas and tips of how to improve the things i do with my ants. love your content and taste in coffee lol, keep it coming
@ant-oc5zh
2 жыл бұрын
Keeping ants is like having a kids ,you see them grow slowly.From a single queen to a booming colony of thousands .One day they will start producing alates of their own and seeing those ambitious queens fly out to start their colony is truly rewarding .
@saraarora5998
2 жыл бұрын
So rewarding to see them have their frist nuptial fly,but my colony seem to fly every time i water their nest and it start to get some what anoyying
@x-umbritsune-x4539
2 жыл бұрын
Thing I like about ants is seeing how they can grow in only a few months and seeing what its like inside the nest that normally people would not be able to see and the thrill of finding new queens to start a new colony and you get to see how diffrent ants act diffrent inside their nest. Thats what i like about ants^-^
@fizzyturtle304
2 жыл бұрын
the thing i love most about ant keeping is watching them do all their jobs all around the colony and watching them help each other do tasks like bring in a insect in to the nest to feed the growing brood
@wildlifevideos4077
2 жыл бұрын
I love watching them as they grow and getting some achievements for example first food, moving into a nest or the first worker and many many more
@francescamill6863
2 жыл бұрын
the thing I like the most about ant keeping is the fact that these little animals that not a lot of people notice make such a big impact on the world today and to just think that you can see them without them even knowing is remarkable
@tinyants1559
2 жыл бұрын
congrats man! :)
@birdantics2053
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the giveaway, I have been here since your channel was less than a hundred, and you’re an amazing and selfless guy and really deserving of this achievement. What I really love about ants and ant keeping is how it positively affects us not only in mentality but also in character! From finally seeing queen ants while you are out hunting, to successfully founding your stubborn semi clastural queen, really shows how perseverance, and experimentation goes a long way, to reward us with a blooming colourful and colony, and the satisfaction and of watching the natural nesting activities of these little critters almost impossible to see in the wild. I believe ant keeping not only de-stresses us and give us satisfaction, but also look deep into ourselves and actually what we are capable of doing, and that is definitely my number one reason for keeping pet ants.
@abstractants8132
2 жыл бұрын
To me Ant keeping is about the excitement and happiness of finding an ant queen, raising that queen through the founding stages and the watching it's first workers emerge. I also love just watching any ant species in the wild to see what there doing, I find that bull ants are one of the most interesting species to look at. There just so curious and are always doing something worth looking at. Other species of ant are great to watch aswell like sugar ants, it's great to just sit back and watch them do their daily routine.
@Cryptic_3031
2 жыл бұрын
I love how when there are just huge amounts of ants with such a big colony IT just makes my day
@Angelestia
2 жыл бұрын
My favourite thing about ant keeping is the community, they are all incredibly kind and supportive and I couldn't have done it without them. Another thing I love is that thrill you have when you catch your first queen and watch it grow to a colony of millions My favourite thing about ants are their wide range of variety in colours, shapes and sizes. For instance you may have a large, thin bull ant or a small, plump lasius Niger queen. I also love seeing them communicate with one another whether it be via feramones or little shudders and when they form huge ant trails.
@heathdennison3206
2 жыл бұрын
What I like about the ant is the ability to organize among themselves, since each ant in each colony knows exactly what they should and should not do. I also like to observe them and see how from a small queen, it becomes an increasingly larger colony.
@aussieants4276
2 жыл бұрын
The thing I love the most with with ant keeping is the opening of packages when new nests arrive at your door and raising a single queen to a full and healthy colony, I also really enjoy watching ants dig and build nests and tunnels as it can be very stress relieving. 👍🐜
@cjhoward
2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the incredible amount of biodiversity among ants, even among some ants in the same genus! Ants have evolved to fill every imaginable niche.
@antsepping
2 жыл бұрын
Or the fun of searching the bush with my brother and the excitement of finding queens like bull ants or trying not to get stung by them lol
@Griffalow
2 жыл бұрын
Or when you call out “GRIFF I FOUND A MYRMECIA QUEEN”
@montgomeryobrien8926
2 жыл бұрын
What I love about ant keeping is the patience required of moving a colony and the exitment (sorry I don’t know how to spell it as I am 11) of keeping a hard sp like strob ants and the queen receiving it’s first workers (now my strobe ants are a 30 workers) I’ve subscribed a while ago and I feel really bad about the invasion of black ants in your ant room the same happened to me
@alansants4262
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations TAK! I remember being one of the first subscribers and now seeing you reaching over 1000 subscribers is just amazing! Ok what I mostly like about ant keeping is that I am able to keep many different types of genus/species that come in different shapes and sizes from NSW, VIC, SA and more. I live in Brisbane and only find common black and green ants so yeah that's why I love this hobby and been keeping ants for over 3 years.
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being such a great supporter!
@markwackerman5593
2 жыл бұрын
I have always loved seeing the ant colonies grow, from a singular queen to conies with thousands of ants.
@ABugMansLife
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on reaching 1000 Subs!! The diversity of ants and how each species has their own "personalities" and manners is what I like most about ant keeping!
@yingzhang9539
3 ай бұрын
this is amazing
@TigranTumoian
2 жыл бұрын
What I like about antkeeping is the ability to observe how your colony, your empire eventually grows from one queen to 1000+ workers
@unclet_07
2 жыл бұрын
I have just caught two queen ants for the first time in my life. Can't wait to start my ant keeping journey, the thing I look forward to the most is raising a colony from a single queen to a thriving colony that will hopefully live for many years. As i am new to the hobby i don't have a favorite anything, but i do enjoy watching the ants go about their regular days, building their own little kingdom in the world that we provide for them, it's so relaxing.
@HappilyEverAnter
2 жыл бұрын
That bull ant queen you found is so stunning! My favorite part of ant keeping is watching the individuals of a colony interact with each each other. I think they're simply adorable, and it's really interesting to see them communicate with one another. I think my fascination with them stems from that they're unlike most of the other bugs on this planet- they work cooperatively in order to achieve a common goal.
@marta84297
2 жыл бұрын
What I like about the ant is the ability to organize among themselves, since each ant in each colony knows exactly what they should and should not do. I also like to observe them and see how from a small queen, it becomes an increasingly larger colony.
@banjothegreat9177
Жыл бұрын
7k now good job
@finnion5210
2 жыл бұрын
The thing I love most about ants is how people underappriciate them and don’t like them but then when you teach people about it they get a whole new perspective of how they work and that they’re not pests they’re beautiful little creatures just being themselfs
@resarf2527
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1K. The thing I like most about ants is the part where you get to watch them grow as a colony and it feels amazing when you catch a queen and she eventually starts an amazing colony that you can continue watching them grow and hopefully have them produce alates after time.
@KC-mw9hg
2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@antsepping
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about ant keeping is seeing All the different kinds of ants like spider ants or bull ants
@antsdownunder2738
2 жыл бұрын
Were is this track?
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Its a bit of a secret since it's so close to my house. I've noticed that any undeveloped (as in never developed) land that's thick bushland with few if any disturbances typically have dozens of sp of ants. Although sometimes I walk this track and never see something. Its a lot of luck!
@CamponicoAnts
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome ❤
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Aye Thanks so much Camponico Ants!
@charieegg8653
Жыл бұрын
where did u go to find all these ants?
@TheAntKeeper
Жыл бұрын
Just around the bushland near where I live. I've found that areas that have never been developed or really interrupted by people are the best locations to search for bull ant species.
@charieegg8653
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAntKeeper ok ty
@silasfoulon
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Ant Keeper I have subscribed last week and I really like your channel I have 4 Ant colonies myself and I was thinking to make a channel to upload vid's and now that you reached 1000 subs in 7 months does motivatie that toucht One of my colonies is Lasius Flavus with around 30 workers and 4 queens so they do need a new home I really like watching ants comunicate and go after food and explore there outworlds I really like seeing ants hatch from there cocoons because you then now you have broucht a new entety in the world. I don't have exotic species only Lasius Niger and Lasius Flavus and acorn ants but they are as intresting as for example Bullet ants and that also fascinates me a lot
@sasonian7073
2 жыл бұрын
I like most about ants colony is they are very cool and egg being laid, changing to larvae, pupae ,emerging into ant sometime like seeing ants super major or major ants taking food ants hunting over roach , like my favorite ants growing their colony , it gives information what they do in wild and always makes us happy looking at their egg larvae pupae growing every week. Thank You. (Your gonna be a big KZitemr one day like ants Canada because ur contents are very nice informative and more can't wait until see u getting 2k subs )
@virenthakkar8227
2 жыл бұрын
I like finding a queen in grass or bushes and catching them in a container
@allantsuk8974
2 жыл бұрын
Ants are nice because one they have had working societys for millions of year way before humans even existed and they can help people lean about how to have a good functioning society and another good thing about ants is because of ants there is this nice community where everyone who likes ants can all talk about there experiences no matter what your background is like or what you look like
@davidpapp3926
2 жыл бұрын
Hi i love Ants because the ant colony is like super organism they are not like every ant is doing His think and hope the colony will be good but they all work together they are doing everything together they have decisions like if they have to move to another location or if they have to go to battle With another colony or more . I like to keep them because they are even relaxing to watch . I like to see my colonys grow and get bigger and more active . I actually want to keep another ant colony the Messor barbarus so the nest will be really helpfull .
@stuartknight6598
2 жыл бұрын
I like watching the eggs hatch
@Drpaper1
2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@TheAntKeeper
2 жыл бұрын
Cool Cool Cool
@kry9t
2 жыл бұрын
i like antkeeping cos i can just have my own personal army
@notjordan._.6658
2 жыл бұрын
Love you vids keep up the good work! and the thing i love most about ant keeping is learning because it so fun to watch you and antscanda a etc. It helps me find out ant species and tips and tricks about ants. North America GOODLUCK EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD DAY!
@cipriandita6406
2 жыл бұрын
Ants are just cool. Doing their thing all the time and all. Friggin' perfect balance between democracy and communism too xD
@lordwolf9950
2 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm from Germany and realy appreciate your Videos. My english is very bad but i will try my best to tell what what makes me happy while keeping ants. It's the possibility to watch that liitle queen you caught outside in your garden built up her own big imperium. I caught a lasius niger queen last year and by now she has around one thousend workers. it's amazing seeing this little guys wander around watching for food and work together to feed up the queen. It's a bit meditative watching your ants don't care about whats going on around the world just carring about the next meal to keep the colonie going.
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