How to Build an *EPIC* Ant Farm | DIY Formicarium

An in-depth guide on how to build an Ant Farm that takes it a step further than regular formicarium designs here on Youtube by creating a natural habitat with multiple nest areas. As a bonus I also included footage of my healthy 2,5 years old Messor Barbarus colony exploring their new world. An extended update video on “life inside the colony” will hopefully follow soon, so stay tuned!

Please let me know your thoughts and comments on my Ant Farm 😊!

TIME STAMPS
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0:00 Introduction
0:41 Sneak preview
1:24 Ytong nest
3:52 Aquarium
5:11 Wall
8:02 Decorate
8:58 Connection
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A special shoutout to Ants Scandinavia & Ants Australia, their video’s motivated me to create one myself! You should know that I didn’t have any experience with creating a formicarium or editing prior to this video so forgive me if you notice sloppy details 😉.

Here is a list of the tools and materials I used:

- Acrylic paint (Black, White, Yellow, Red)
- Aquarium
- Aquarium Silicone kit
- Carving materials (screwdrivers, knife, speed drill bit)
- Decorations (stones, plants, wood)
- Dessert sand (red and brown)
- Face mask
- Pencils
- Plaster
- Polystyrene
- Tile adhesive (Eurocol 705)
- Ytong (AAC) blocks
- Ytong saw (others might also work fine)

#antkeeping #antfarm #messorbarbarus #ants

[isabellam]

I love the rock background and overhang! I’ve never seen anyone do that before! So smart!

[antsadventure]

Hi Guys! What kind of formicarium should I build next? :) Let me know in the comments!

[antssoutheast]

You need more subscribers, seriously. This guy is underrated.

[Thoralmir]

I think you should've filled the tunnels with colored sand layers. Nothing more fun with ants than watching them dig tunnels.

[martinahristova]

What is that tiny spider on 7:53 right under the hand

[natalinodamato]

amazing design. I would recommend adding a separate outworld attached to a tube decently away from the nest, that'll promote the dumping of garbage in a separate area since the colony will look for the furthest place away from the nest to dump garbage. then you wont have to worry too much about cleaning in those tight spots

[JoviesHome]

Well done! Johan suggested that I check out your page, and while ants aren’t my thing, your video was really well done!!!

[AntHolleufer]

Wow amazing ant farm. Really beautiful 😱

[tilzwijn]

A dremel can be quite expensive, but is really usefull in the long run when working with ytong. Great video!

[NovoAnts]

Very nicely done! Enjoyed watching the video. Always wanted to build an all in one.

[tonyficator]

Nice setup, wish to see how the colony evolves on next videos

Congrats for the new channel

[CrossXCrown]

First & very good video! Great job!

[mxe]

This is fantastic! Such an incredibly well built AntFarm! I'm going to copy this :) I hope you don't mind xD

[eckel]

I really appreciate what you did there. You really have a great inspiration for making this and inspired me how to build one of my own.
Im completely new to ant farms and will use my old aquarium, which makes this a great example. Being Dutch myself aswell makes me recognize a lot of the materials that you've used and i probably have in the house myself being a handy person. Big thumbs up and subscribed for whatever you will show us next!

[hobbyurbano]

Wow love the result, you made a great work on that nest.

[marcusmazzuca]

Can’t wait to see the next video. The setup looks awesome! I wish I could get ytong where I’m at

[SWAGTVmusic]

Would love to see more of the ants moving in. Great set up though

[AntScapes]

LOVE this build man! Really beautiful 😃🐜

[olliefs]

Epic vid I have been planning a similar build its awesome to see it in action thanks :)

[AntsVienna]

Creativity and hard work produced an excellent result! Your nest is an eye-catcher and I personally like your editing style👌
Always glad to inspire fellow ant enthusiasts🙂