Very nice! A wide variety of ants. My fave is the pseudoscorpion, I like that little hunting dance it was doing. Well, I think that is what it was doing🤔
@@bugsincyberspace Colliuris lioptera?? If so, that'd be amazing!! Aren't they only found in the lower parts of Arizona and the top of Sonora, Mexico? cheers! Connor
So much variety! They're so fun to watch. I have not yet seen an owlfly, they are pretty intense! Love the way the pseudoscorpion moves... and the skunk haha. That guy had quite the tail.
One vote for the skunk, yay! The owlflies are one of my favorites for sure for sure. We see a species down here that has divided eyes that is really interesting, as well as ones that have normal 1-part eyes. You may have seen vids of it on my TikTok or Instagram.
I love all you ants. It makes think about my front yard busy with Flys, bees, wasps during the day. Interesting thing was watch all these species interact but when a black wasp(assuming digger wasp) would stop by all other insects would disappear! It was like a dessert. Then after the digger wasp leaves the paper wasps and bees and fly would return. It's amazing to watch how one wasp can clear a area instantly.
Those skunks have wicked huge tails, I've never seen one with a tail like that! It's incredible just how many species you find around the property, if it weren't so hot, I'd love to live down there eventually.
@@bugsincyberspace We saw two striped skunks right near our house in our town yesterday. They are funny, clumsy little creatures with no fear of human disturbance.
@@avonavians2860 The ones I see in my yard are a bit timid but often go on eating moths right in front of me. I think you may be right though. Of the two organisms, I'm the more cautious, of them. ;)
@@bugsincyberspace I won't let you get away with that :p there are very few displays more stunning than a healthy and colony, also your harvester ants, pheidole and camponotus ants are well suited for captivity
@@bugsincyberspace Good luck with those, tree nesters tend to be more of a pain. Get your ant feet wet first before going in the deep end Trapjaws tend to do well in captivity as well. But you can't beat the harvesters, or solenopsis, their body shape is epic, pheidole are a close second due to the large bobble heads the desert species get. Either way do start an ant colony they are very entertaining pets especially once established. It will also be a great video series for us to follow your journey
@@periplanetamissionary It's hard to get motivated about cultivating something that literally lives in your yard and is crawling all over the place, pretty much all of the time. Would you have me growing dandelions in fancy pots? 😜
I've seen what appear to be very small Lithobiomorpha, but no woodlouse hunters (fortunately, since they don't belong here). I am sad to see their familiar prey, A. vulgare.
Me and this guy could talk for days. It'd funny to hear things I've said so many times be said by you. "I love plants! If I wasn't a bug guy I'd be a plant guy."
I very much enjoyed your video Had a decent day Went hunting for something to feed uroctonus mordax Also. Just so happens a different skunk wanted to say hello he says “0i!” Oh wait, dude…… are there velvet ants in arizona(yeah I know they are wasps
I posted photos to bugguide for many years and it was one of my favorite things to do for the sakes of learning and contribution. However, I don't have the luxury of free time that I used to and find it more expedient and satisfying to post videos and let others contribute their knowledge. I do enjoy their Seek app immensely, though!
Not an ant expert here, but one of the best places to find them is under rocks, plus you get to observe all castes
A great tip! We flip a lot of rocks as we travel around and see such things frequently.
Very nice! A wide variety of ants. My fave is the pseudoscorpion, I like that little hunting dance it was doing. Well, I think that is what it was doing🤔
Pseudoscorpion wins over skunk, huh? Skunks get no love!
0:46 Colliuris pensylvanica!
Thanks! We have a jet black one too.
@@bugsincyberspace Colliuris lioptera?? If so, that'd be amazing!! Aren't they only found in the lower parts of Arizona and the top of Sonora, Mexico?
cheers!
Connor
So much variety! They're so fun to watch.
I have not yet seen an owlfly, they are pretty intense! Love the way the pseudoscorpion moves... and the skunk haha. That guy had quite the tail.
One vote for the skunk, yay! The owlflies are one of my favorites for sure for sure. We see a species down here that has divided eyes that is really interesting, as well as ones that have normal 1-part eyes. You may have seen vids of it on my TikTok or Instagram.
I love all you ants. It makes think about my front yard busy with Flys, bees, wasps during the day. Interesting thing was watch all these species interact but when a black wasp(assuming digger wasp) would stop by all other insects would disappear! It was like a dessert. Then after the digger wasp leaves the paper wasps and bees and fly would return. It's amazing to watch how one wasp can clear a area instantly.
I've seen many a wasp clear many a herd of humans too! 😉
Love ants! You should keep ants!
I raised children and found it easier. 😉
@@bugsincyberspace You did something wrong or got a more demanding species lol.
Those skunks have wicked huge tails, I've never seen one with a tail like that! It's incredible just how many species you find around the property, if it weren't so hot, I'd love to live down there eventually.
I believe there are four species of skunks in this area!
@@bugsincyberspace We saw two striped skunks right near our house in our town yesterday. They are funny, clumsy little creatures with no fear of human disturbance.
@@avonavians2860 The ones I see in my yard are a bit timid but often go on eating moths right in front of me. I think you may be right though. Of the two organisms, I'm the more cautious, of them. ;)
You need to set up a harvester ant formicarium
My yard is a multi-species formicarium. I'm confident I cannot do it better than Nature. 😉
@@bugsincyberspace I won't let you get away with that :p there are very few displays more stunning than a healthy and colony, also your harvester ants, pheidole and camponotus ants are well suited for captivity
@@periplanetamissionary If I'm tempted by any I've seen here since moving to AZ, it's turtle ants! A bit fond of trap jaws too.
@@bugsincyberspace Good luck with those, tree nesters tend to be more of a pain. Get your ant feet wet first before going in the deep end
Trapjaws tend to do well in captivity as well.
But you can't beat the harvesters, or solenopsis, their body shape is epic, pheidole are a close second due to the large bobble heads the desert species get.
Either way do start an ant colony they are very entertaining pets especially once established. It will also be a great video series for us to follow your journey
@@periplanetamissionary It's hard to get motivated about cultivating something that literally lives in your yard and is crawling all over the place, pretty much all of the time. Would you have me growing dandelions in fancy pots? 😜
I freaked as soon as I saw the pseudo scorpion
I’ve never found one that is sizable
They are always tiny
That’s the first black one I have seen👍
Have you been able to find any woodlouse hunter spiders or stone centipedes in your new state?
I've seen what appear to be very small Lithobiomorpha, but no woodlouse hunters (fortunately, since they don't belong here). I am sad to see their familiar prey, A. vulgare.
@@bugsincyberspace Unfortunate. I think it's a privilege to see one. I can never recall of having seen one.
A variety…no, a community :)
Me and this guy could talk for days. It'd funny to hear things I've said so many times be said by you. "I love plants! If I wasn't a bug guy I'd be a plant guy."
I'm 11 and keep queens
I very much enjoyed your video
Had a decent day
Went hunting for something to feed uroctonus mordax
Also. Just so happens a different skunk wanted to say hello
he says “0i!”
Oh wait, dude……
are there velvet ants in arizona(yeah I know they are wasps
do you have an inaturalist account? if not you should make one
I posted photos to bugguide for many years and it was one of my favorite things to do for the sakes of learning and contribution. However, I don't have the luxury of free time that I used to and find it more expedient and satisfying to post videos and let others contribute their knowledge. I do enjoy their Seek app immensely, though!