Basic Ants

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A channel about keeping British ants, mostly Lasius Niger. A guide which will show all the basics and keep things really simple.

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Things are very bad. 6:16

Things are very bad.

Things are different 6:34

Things are different

Short update 23rd March 2025 3:26

Short update 23rd March 2025

Minor update 5:15

Minor update

5th year begins 3:40

5th year begins

Nuptial flight 17th July 2024 (only two days after the last one) 1:30

Nuptial flight 17th July 2024 (only two days after the last one)

Unusual nuptial flight 15th July 2024 4:49

Unusual nuptial flight 15th July 2024

Happy Capture day 2024 & How nuptial flights work 7:26

Happy Capture day 2024 & How nuptial flights work

Five things I've learned about Lasius niger (after I started) 6:06

Five things I've learned about Lasius niger (after I started)

A May update and trying a new food (Wakooshi FormiPure) 11:23

A May update and trying a new food (Wakooshi FormiPure)

Are Lasius flavus polygyne? (can they have more than one queen) 14:37

Are Lasius flavus polygyne? (can they have more than one queen)

Dry sugar 2:17

Dry sugar

Feeding part 2 4:08

Feeding part 2

Feeding 0:54

Feeding

Eggs 2:45

Eggs

Pink water colony, and pupa progress 3:04

Pink water colony, and pupa progress

Post Hibernation 6:12

Post Hibernation

End of hibernation 2024 4:07

End of hibernation 2024

Hibernation signs, new colony space & pink water 8:20

Hibernation signs, new colony space & pink water

1K Thank you 9:02

1K Thank you

Lasius niger queen, from capture to workers, day by day progress 4:59

Lasius niger queen, from capture to workers, day by day progress

Mid August update 5:53

Mid August update

Large nuptial flight 9th August 2023 2:40

Large nuptial flight 9th August 2023

Queen caring for larvae 1:00

Queen caring for larvae

The tragic but amazing story of a Flavus queen 8:33

The tragic but amazing story of a Flavus queen

Not Fake 1:11

Not Fake

Nuptial flight 18th July 2023 1:20

Nuptial flight 18th July 2023

Lasius Flavus move (finally) 5:11

Lasius Flavus move (finally)

Lasius niger nuptial flight 7th July 23 2:06

Lasius niger nuptial flight 7th July 23

Brood Development, Eggs - Larvae - Pupa 0:59

Brood Development, Eggs - Larvae - Pupa

3rd Birthday 4:01

3rd Birthday

Ants eating honey 0:51

Ants eating honey

Why ants want sugar and protein 6:33

Why ants want sugar and protein

End of May 2:56

End of May

Main colony May 23 7:54

Main colony May 23

This year they've gone extreme naked pupa. 2:20

This year they've gone extreme naked pupa.

First year test tube colonies, it's now you need to think about expanding. 3:17

First year test tube colonies, it's now you need to think about expanding.

Por Amor ants, nest review (I'm not happy) 3:31

Por Amor ants, nest review (I'm not happy)

Just a chat, development so far 4:26

Just a chat, development so far

A question to other ant keepers, what is this goo? 6:23

A question to other ant keepers, what is this goo?

Lasius Flavus quick update 2:05

Lasius Flavus quick update

Main colony, chicken and pupa 4:26

Main colony, chicken and pupa

First pupa 2023 2:19

First pupa 2023

The importance of drinking water 3:15

The importance of drinking water

Cheese 1:39

Cheese

What to expect if this was your first hibernation. 2:38

What to expect if this was your first hibernation.

First two days 2023 6:11

First two days 2023

Welcome back 3:23

Welcome back

Happy Christmas 3:35

Happy Christmas

1st year set up (this is how I do it) 8:35

1st year set up (this is how I do it)

Ant season over 2:47

Ant season over

Nearly ready for the fridge 3:31

Nearly ready for the fridge

Winter is coming 8:35

Winter is coming

Flavus good & bad 3:14

Flavus good & bad

Two Queen flavus first worker 3:36

Two Queen flavus first worker

Pheromones 11:09

Pheromones

Learning and intelligence 6:12

Learning and intelligence

Progress report on this year's queens. 5:16

Progress report on this year's queens.

Humidity 14:46

Humidity

The ramp is built 2:24

The ramp is built

Green 1:06

Green

Out of the test tube, into the outworld 6:16

Out of the test tube, into the outworld

Don't overfeed 6:18

Don't overfeed

Podcast 4:05

Podcast

Day 43 2022 (repeat of yesterday twice over) 5:16

Day 43 2022 (repeat of yesterday twice over)

Day 42 2022 5:55

Day 42 2022

Lasius Flavus 2022 2:20

Lasius Flavus 2022

Day 35 2022 2:49

Day 35 2022

A load of rubbish 2:29

A load of rubbish

Day 28 2022 3:36

Day 28 2022

Heat part 2, Lasius niger manage to cope again 6:47

Heat part 2, Lasius niger manage to cope again

Day 21 2022 3:41

Day 21 2022

Big mistake, Flavus and the flood 9:01

Big mistake, Flavus and the flood

Nuptial flight 3 1:25

Nuptial flight 3

Feeding time protein, close up macro 2:46

Feeding time protein, close up macro

Good luck to new keepers 3:52

Good luck to new keepers

Second nuptial flight 2022 1:18

Second nuptial flight 2022

Signs 0:57

Signs

Day 8 1:10

Day 8

Lasius niger, new queens, Day 3 2022 5:19

Lasius niger, new queens, Day 3 2022

Happy capture day two 4:10

Happy capture day two

Nuptial 230622 1:07

Nuptial 230622

Lasius niger cope with heat 7:09

Lasius niger cope with heat

Lasius niger complete care guide. 13:04

Lasius niger complete care guide.

Flavus progress 3:11

Flavus progress

Escapes, how they happen and and how I prevent them. 9:44

Escapes, how they happen and and how I prevent them.

What patience really means in ant keeping & Queen D new home 3:33

What patience really means in ant keeping & Queen D new home

Queen D needs to go 4:30

Queen D needs to go

New ant is 'born' (eclosed) 20:33

New ant is 'born' (eclosed)

The reasons I connected the new nest 10:19

The reasons I connected the new nest

Lasius flavus new nest 4:03

Lasius flavus new nest

Round up all colonies 6:06

Round up all colonies

Wasp one day later 1:10

Wasp one day later

Guards 3:16

Guards

Lasius niger main colony, callows everywhere 3:44

Lasius niger main colony, callows everywhere

Queen D gets a choice 5:02

Queen D gets a choice

Record of development 2:30

Record of development

Test tube progress 2:47

Test tube progress

Watching Lasius niger and trying some new food 8:11

Watching Lasius niger and trying some new food

Dinner with the flavus 2:05

Dinner with the flavus

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Things are very bad. 6:16

Things are very bad.

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Things are different 6:34

Things are different

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Short update 23rd March 2025 3:26

Short update 23rd March 2025

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Minor update 5:15

Minor update

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5th year begins 3:40

5th year begins

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Nuptial flight 17th July 2024 (only two days after the last one) 1:30

Nuptial flight 17th July 2024 (only two days after the last one)

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Unusual nuptial flight 15th July 2024 4:49

Unusual nuptial flight 15th July 2024

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Happy Capture day 2024 & How nuptial flights work 7:26

Happy Capture day 2024 & How nuptial flights work

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Five things I've learned about Lasius niger (after I started) 6:06

Five things I've learned about Lasius niger (after I started)

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A May update and trying a new food (Wakooshi FormiPure) 11:23

A May update and trying a new food (Wakooshi FormiPure)

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Are Lasius flavus polygyne? (can they have more than one queen) 14:37

Are Lasius flavus polygyne? (can they have more than one queen)

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Dry sugar 2:17

Dry sugar

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