I Started Keeping Ants and It Got Out of Hand

Welcome to MandibleMoments, where we explore the fascinating world of ants. In this educational video, we introduce ourselves and the channel's purpose, featuring a close-up of a Messor structor queen ant called Elin diligently moving a larva to a new nest. Observe the intricate behaviours within an ant colony. I'll also be talking about how my project the UK Ant Pokédex basically one of each of the uk native ants and few non natives for comparison It got out of hand and fast growing from just one Lasius Niger queen to a sprawling 13 colonies with many different species from the beautiful Lasius Niger to the dominating Manica rubida and the ever stunning Camponotus Ligniperda with three more enroute 0:00 Elin Messor structor 1:24 introductions me and my goals 6:54 Cinder Manica rubida 7:25 Iris the Camponotus Ligniperda 8:18 Ash Solenopsis fugax 9:20 Nyx Formica cinerea 9:54 Velza Formica Fusca 10:35 Obsidia Lasius fuliginosus with Lasius Niger doners 11:20 Alessia Crematogaster scutellaris 12:16 Hera Lasius Emarginatus 12:39 Scarlet Manica Rubida 13:13 Ember Lasius Niger 14:12 Elin Messor structor again