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Finally got my ass in gear. Yeah there disgusting little wretches, proper names Kontikia (Laubenfelsia) ventrolineata and I guess there starting to inhabit the UK in places. Imagine having a picnic and one of these crawls out the grass, no thank you. May look for a spider that may hunt them. You spot that yellow spider to, turns out it easts woodlice so winning with that inhabitant. 128 days till antcon

@Antymatters You hit the spot with that yellow spider . It might be a tiny baby and grow out into something cool 😎

Well ATM I have a super weathered but somehow still working quick dry ptfe later around the top lip, I can't really reapply it now as theres a good 12 spiders that have completely woven there webs creating a secondary barrier. The web doesn't really end up catching ants either but scares them away.

There in both kinda. There's a few colonies in the big tank, maybe 4 but not seen them since autumn, probly sleeping. Manica tanks is crazy now and I don't think the acorns would survive :/

@@invis7849 got a website yet ? Would love to have a look

@@Antymatters yes we've got one - we're called Brilli-Ants - pretty sure we only appear if you search through google though - ill try send a link but youtube might not let me

@@Antymatters yes we have a website - Brilli-Ants

@@Antymatters yes i do but im gonna have to figure out a way to send the name because youtube seems to not like it lol

the word brilliants but put a hyphen before 'ants'

@@nodwaa9227 sorry to hear that :( going to try again ? There a fab colony to get going, when they get going

@ I've had them about 4 months. Quite a sad moment really. I will try again but not whilst all the works are still alive. I have thought about trying to introduce a new queen but I'm not sure. I probably only have 40 works or so. And tips and advice on what to do next would be great :) please

I think so, they don't mind light to much though

@@Antymatters ok thanks so much, also any tips on keeping them because I will be starting tomorrow with them😀 especially with feeding.

dont think i will be.

@@Antymatters can i just buy a colony bro i e nbeen waiting for so long

you had me hanging on a reply, appreciate it. glad you liked it. thanks for choosing Antymatters :D

@@Antymatters thanks for being here. I have a couple seed collecting species (1 or 2 workers each) but just trying to see what I can do to get them up in numbers

Thank you!! yeah mate, they've literally gone nuts. now its growing everyday visibly. should have some fun with them next season

Well 1st colony was just because I had 2 so gave one to my mate ramblings to enjoy.second colony were doing great but I saw Midland ants ha some trouble with her ants so decided she could take the second colony, they'd also have the chance of being used for ant education which seemed a great cause. If it wasn't for the education I would of kept them but it seemed worth it to spread the ant love.

yeah totally, feels like william only arrived a few months ago. the lil mans obviously responsible for the growth id say. its the only explanation

Wassup

Thanks Sadie,that nest was one of the best nests i ve ever made for sure, shoulda used gravel in the bottom not sand but lesson learnt, it worked a treat. may have to make another if they keep growing at this rate. sooo fun though

Thanks man👍 fingers crossed will get a few new videos out soon and maybe some new nests :D just needs some finalising

thanks, glad you liked the video. yeah im quite hopeful with this protoype. its 1 print away from being finalised now :)

tbh shop wise i don't really think theres any good nests when compared to diy nests for these. by far the best setup in my experience is a plaster nest in a spaghetti container. put a few bits of fine gravel at the bottom to act as a hydration layer, then pour a quite stiff /thick mix of plaster to fill 3/4 of the container and allow to dry. once its hard slip the plaster out the container and carve what you like. some larger chambers near the surface for seeds and cozy chambers near the bottom for brood is reccomended. clay can also be used to restrict acsess temporarily till its required. theyl dig through it to open new areas. once its all carcved back into the spagetti container its goes. maybe drill a expansion hole up top and a small hydration hole nr the bottom to. makes everything easier longrun. lemme find an exmaple

ruclips.net/video/s5h66nWopeo/видео.htmlsi=GHyQNGX5H27InBu1 this style shown in the 1st 30 secs

@@Antymatters thanks for the information. But do you think title grout or ytong also is good?

@@TheSwedishAntChannel ytong is deffinetly okay, not sure about tile grout, if its porous it would work though i suspect. aslong as its not got any nasty chemicals in it.

cheers man, was a proper fight to get it up as everything around me but the ants is currently failing. phone died. computer took 5 days to render it, having a huffy. finally got something up though

Best of luck! come spring im sure theyl explode. the second years is when the serious growing happens :D

thanks :D

i definitely recommend them. sometimes they go on sale for like £2 and for the ammount of fun they are its 1000% worth it. cant really loose

@@Antymatters Yeah they sound great and really cheap

Thanks for watching! hopefully make some more soon. been filling in my knowledge on ant hormones recently and found some interesting stuff

Mine are in a giant fish tank,love it I use quick dry ptfe, the white stuff.

Awhh all of them ? That's sad. If any remain theyl happily bounce back. Gl

@@Antymatters all are dead

100% yess

@@Antymatters on Saturday or Sunday

yes, downsized abit but there still chugging on