ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Mikey_Bustos]

Created a new video! Sorry, I'm so fascinated by this colony in particular because never before had I created a nest design that allowed for such footage. In the past I've always has soil ant nests. Anyway, hope you enjoy this one!

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An interesting collection of scenes of ant feeding and social behaviours on the hunting grounds and within the nest of my Myrmica rubra colony.

Details to look out for:

• worker ants tending and cleaning up their hunting grounds and foraging territory
• the epic journey and cooperative transport of a dead fly multiple times their weight back to the nest
• the stationing of a satellite nest location under leaves
• the weevil beetles that live symbiotically and harmoniously with the ant colony (note the scene with the ant grooming the weevil)
• the dramatic mass killing of an earwig
• the communal water hole (this ant species loves water)
• the ants' feeding chamber within the nest and the various insect body parts being feasted upon by the workers
• worker ants grooming a drone ant newly emerged from its pupal stage in the main atrium of the nest

NOTE: The speed of this video is unaltered, therefore all scenes in this video, e.g. ants attacking the earwig, are in absolute REAL TIME!

[SteveUK28]

I do love these ants.. wish i could have my colony back in my room but i know my other ants would go and perhaps attack them so i dont wanna risk that.. They are my favs though and they was also my first big colony
Yours will most probabily grow loads and loads over this summer.. you will have your hands full

[Mikey_Bustos]

Sweet, Steve! I do hope the nest does well over the next year. They're eating well and producing many eggs. I believe I've seen some of your ants here in this forum and I remember being very impressed!

In addition, yesterday was a Lasius nuptial flight and I was able to capture two queens and place them in their test tubes. I'll check up on them briefly in a few weeks to see if they're laying eggs. *crossing fingers*

As for this colony, I love how active, not to mention aggressive they are!

Mikey