Brood Boosting - AntsCanada Tutorial #14 [HD]
Summary
TLDRIn this tutorial, the host, Ants Canela, demonstrates the process of brood boosting for a Formica fusca ant colony after the queen's demise. The guide covers the use of a test tube portal for easy transfer, adjusting the nest for optimal conditions, and chilling the ants to slow them down for safe relocation. The video also touches on ethical considerations in ant keeping, such as avoiding brute boosting unless necessary and the potential risks of releasing ants into the wild.
Takeaways
- đ The video is a tutorial by AntsCanada on how to properly brood boost ants, specifically using a Formica fusca colony.
- đ The Formica fusca colony had a thriving population with eggs, larvae, and a well-fed queen, but the queen unfortunately passed away.
- đ§ AntsCanada tried to revive the queen by adding moisture to the nest, but it was unsuccessful.
- đ§Ș A 'test tube portal', an AntsCanada product, is used to facilitate the ants' movement into a test tube without the need for tape.
- đŠ The ants' nest is manipulated by detaching and reattaching tubes to encourage the ants to move into the test tube.
- đ Exposure to light and adjusting the nest's orientation helps to encourage the ants to move into the test tube.
- đ¶ The brood is gradually moved into the test tube, with workers scouting to ensure no eggs, larvae, or pupae are left behind.
- âïž The test tube with the ants and brood is placed in a freezer for three minutes to slow down the ants for easier handling.
- đ« AntsCanada advises against brute boosting unless absolutely necessary, recommending alternative methods like pupae boosting instead.
- đ± The ants are reintroduced to their environment with the outworld reattached, allowing the ants to live out their lives naturally.
- đ The final step involves reattaching the test tube portal to the main nest, waiting for the ants to transport the brood to the new location.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the tutorial video?
-The main topic of the tutorial video is how to properly brew boost ants, specifically from a Formica fusca colony.
Why did the queen ant pass away in the video?
-The video does not provide a specific reason for the queen ant's death, only mentioning that queens or colonies can falter for unknown reasons.
What is a 'test tube portal' and how is it used in the video?
-A 'test tube portal' is a product that fits over a test tube, allowing ants to move into the test tube easily without the need for tape or other barriers. It is used to facilitate the ants' transition into the test tube during the brew boosting process.
Why does the narrator cover the test tube with a dark cover?
-The dark cover is used to make the test tube more inviting for the ants by creating a dark environment, which is ideal for them and makes moving them later much easier.
What technique does the narrator use to encourage the ants to move into the test tube?
-The narrator uses the technique of exposing the nest to light and tilting the nest so that the test tube, being the lowest part, becomes more attractive for the ants to move into.
What is the purpose of placing the test tube with ants and brood into the fridge?
-The purpose of placing the test tube in the fridge is to chill the ants and brood, which slows them down and makes it easier to handle them during the brew boosting process.
What is the reason for not encouraging brute boosting unless necessary?
-Brute boosting is not encouraged unless necessary because it can be disruptive to the colony's natural state and should only be done in circumstances like a queen producing and then cannibalizing her own brood.
What is the alternative to brute boosting mentioned in the video?
-The alternative to brute boosting mentioned in the video is pupae boosting or brew boosting an already existing colony to increase their chances of success.
Why does the narrator not want to release the ants back into the wild?
-The narrator is against releasing ants back into the wild because they may carry contagions that they might have contracted, which could be a problem for other colonies or the ecosystem.
What is the final step in the brew boosting process shown in the video?
-The final step in the brew boosting process is to reattach the test tube portal to the former karyam (nest) and wait for the ants to transport the brood to the main nest.
Outlines
đą Dealing with a Queen's Demise and Brood Boosting
The video begins with the host, Ants, addressing the audience and introducing the topic of brood boosting for ants, specifically using Formica fusca. The host shares the unfortunate news of their queen ant's death and the colony's reaction, showing the ants trying to clean her. Despite attempts to revive her by adding moisture, the queen remains lifeless. The host then demonstrates the use of a test tube portal, an innovative product that facilitates the ants' transition into a test tube without the need for tape or other barriers. The process involves detaching the ants from their outworld and making the test tube more appealing by covering it to create a dark environment. The next day, the host observes some brood in the tube and uses light exposure and nest positioning to encourage the ants to move into the test tube.
đ Brood Boosting Techniques and Ethical Considerations
In the second paragraph, the host proceeds with the brood boosting process by detaching the test tube from the formicarium and using a cotton swab to block the entrance. The test tube, filled with ants and brood, is placed in the freezer for three minutes to slow down the ants. The host takes this opportunity to discuss the ethics of brood boosting, emphasizing that it should only be done when necessary, such as when a queen is cannibalizing her own brood. The host also mentions alternative boosting methods like pupae boosting and demonstrates how to reattach the outworld to the formicarium after removing the brood. The chilled ants and brood are then carefully transferred to the outworld using a barbecue skewer, leaving the pupae in the test tube. The final step is to reattach the test tube portal to the test tube and the formicarium, allowing the ants to transport the brood to the new location.
đ¶ Music and Anticipation for the Next Phase
The third paragraph consists solely of musical interludes, indicated by multiple '[Music]' tags, suggesting a pause or transition in the video. There is no spoken content to summarize in this section, but it sets the tone for the upcoming phase of the brood boosting process, building anticipation for the next steps that will be revealed in the continuation of the video.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄBrewing
đĄBoosting
đĄFormica fusca
đĄBrood
đĄQueen
đĄTest Tube Portal
đĄOutworld
đĄCotton Swab
đĄChilling
đĄPupae
đĄFormica lusco
Highlights
Introduction of the tutorial on how to properly brood boost ants.
Discussion of the death of a Formica fusca colony's queen and the emotional impact.
Use of a test tube portal to facilitate ants moving into a test tube without the need for tape.
Explanation of the process to detach and replace tubes in an ant colony setup.
Technique to encourage ants to move into a test tube by altering the nest's environment.
Use of a cover to make the test tube more inviting for the ants by creating a dark space.
Observation of ants' reluctance to move into the test tube and the subsequent strategies employed.
Method of using light exposure to encourage ants to move into the test tube.
Description of the process to relieve the nest of moisture and its impact on the ants' movement.
Confirmation of ants moving into the test tube and the next steps in the process.
Use of a cotton swab to block the entrance of the test tube before chilling the ants.
Discussion on the ethics of brood boosting and its necessity in certain circumstances.
Explanation of the alternative methods to brood boosting, such as pupae boosting.
Demonstration of reattaching the outworld to the nest after brood removal.
Ethical considerations regarding the release of ants back into the wild.
Process of chilling the ants to slow them down for easier handling.
Technique of using a barbecue skewer to guide chilled ants into the outworld.
Final steps of attaching the test tube portal to the test tube and former karyam.
Anticipation of the ants transporting the brood to the main nest as the conclusion of the tutorial.
Transcripts
[Music]
hello everybody this is your boy ants
Canela for today's tutorial I wanted to
do a video on how to properly brewed
boost now in this case it's going to be
Bruce ting from a colony that I already
have this here is one of my Formica
fusca colonies one of our several
Formica fusco colonies and they were
doing really really well
lots of brood lots of eggs lots of larva
they were eating well as you can see
there look closely they're gas stars are
nice and full full of honey and crickets
but today the Queen passed away see if
they're still trying to clean her right
now really really sad you know sometimes
it's it's difficult because Queens or
colonies will falter for you know
unknown reasons it's difficult to say
you see they're trying to carry and move
her now I tried adding a little bit of
moisture into the nest to hopefully get
her to come back to life but it was it's
very hard
alright so I've got my test tube here
and one thing I will need for this
operation is this right here it's an
original and Canada product called a
test tube portal and it essentially fits
right over the test tube like so
[Music]
it allows the ants to properly move in
to the test tube you know you don't need
tape you don't need any of that I'm
going to remove this tube here at the
back which the ants are frequenting
let's see here
remove this tube and I'm going to
replace it with this here I just do not
know okay so now that the test tube is
attached to the forma karyam I'm going
to now detach this tube at the back here
which leads to their out world because
we don't want them moving into that tube
so I'm just going to go and plug that up
see and to make the test tube more
inviting I'm going to add this cover to
the test tube it's gonna cover it up
make it nice and dark and a lot more
ideal for the ants this is why I always
encourage others to keep their ants
covered you know it's possible to get
ants used to living in the light but if
you keep your hands covered it makes
moving them later much more easy okay
well it's the next day and they didn't
completely move into the tube and
there's some of the brood in there so
another thing I'm going to try to get
them to move into the tube is to just
simply expose this nest to light and it
looks like it might be working and I'm
also leaning the nest over a little bit
you see just so that the test tube
which is back there is the lowest part
of the entire living space now what I've
done here is I've removed one of the
vinyl flaps just to relieve the nest of
some of the moisture that's inside the
habitat nest they're still bringing that
brood into the tube so this plan is
working okay so the workers are pretty
much moved into the test tube now I'm
pretty sure some of them are coming out
to scout the area to see if they've left
any eggs larvae or pupae behind the next
step here then is to detach the test
tube from the four material great we
have the colony inside the test tube set
that down there
and now we simply place a cotton swab
into the entrance all piled in there
whoops wow they've really piled them in
there I'm gonna go ahead and now place
this test tube in the fridge
I'll put I'll put it in the coldest part
here into this freezer section here to
speed up the process they only need to
be in here for three minutes
so while the ants and brood are chilling
out no pun intended I wanted to talk
about brood boosting in general you know
we don't encourage that you brute boost
unless it's absolutely necessary one
circumstance where it would be necessary
is if you for example have a queen like
this she's another Formica fusca
Queen and last year she kept producing
brood but then she would cannibalize it
you know sometimes Queens don't do so
well in the first few tries and if you
peopie boost them it increases their
chances of giving rise to a successful
colony but another option is to pupae
pupae boost or brew boost an already
existing colony like this Formica lusco
colony here there too they're doing very
well and they don't really need people
are boosting but for the purposes of
this video I'm going to show you how to
do pie boost the colony before we get
the workers from the fridge we want to
reattach the Outworld
this was their out world before to the
former carrion once again remember we
had to detach that so they couldn't
bring the brood into the tube
but now that there's no brood we want to
reattach this Outworld to the nest and
what we're gonna do is we're gonna
simply take the workers out of that test
tube and drop them into the out world so
they couldn't go back into the nest and
they'll pretty much live in this nest
until they die out as you know one of
the one of the cold premises principals
of the ants Canada and stores that
answer our pets and we wouldn't want to
kill them unnecessarily so we just let
them let them die naturally one thing a
lot of people are against in the ant
community is releasing them back into
the wild
and that's because they may carry
contagions that they might have
contracted and that's a whole whole
nother issue that I can talk about on
another tutorial ok so here we go we've
now got our workers and brood all
chilled out very slow now what I'm gonna
do is I'm going to open this and use a
barbecue skewer
to guide the workers into the out world
one by one so let's do that now while
keeping the pupae inside the test tube
[Music]
and there we go
we've got a test tube full of brood eggs
larvae all in there and our workers are
in the out world for them to return to
the main nest which is there and now for
the next phase what we're gonna do is
we're going to reattach the other end of
this test tube portal onto the end of
the test tube like so there you
we're gonna remove this cotton of course
and then all we gotta simply do is
attach this tube to the former karyam
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and there we go now all we got to do is
wait for the ends to transport you
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