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Michaelofvancouver's ant youtube channel (4700 subs reached!)


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#21 Offline Mdrogun - Posted October 5 2015 - 4:14 PM

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I loved it! It was actually entertaining even though I didn't learn anything. I like that your videos seem well put together and edited. So many people just record their video and post it. When you edit it you really add something to it.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega


#22 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted October 7 2015 - 5:07 PM

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I loved it! It was actually entertaining even though I didn't learn anything. I like that your videos seem well put together and edited. So many people just record their video and post it. When you edit it you really add something to it.

Yeah, I have a bit of experience editing videos for school lol. I always try to never have a boring part of my video that makes people wanna click away.


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#23 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 8 2015 - 5:45 AM

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Nice video. You probably should have mentioned something about freezing to kill any possible mites on wild-caught food. I know feeding is how quite a few people have infested their colonies with parasitic mites.



#24 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted October 8 2015 - 3:15 PM

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Nice video. You probably should have mentioned something about freezing to kill any possible mites on wild-caught food. I know feeding is how quite a few people have infested their colonies with parasitic mites.

I thought I'd make a separate video on potential parasite problems in the future sometime. Then I would put an annotation to the new video in the feeding one so people know about that. Thanks for the advice!


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#25 Offline Simtoon - Posted October 8 2015 - 10:54 PM

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Great vids, good for newcomers keep up the good work mate! ;) 



#26 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted October 11 2015 - 10:10 PM

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Great vids, good for newcomers keep up the good work mate! ;)

 

Thank you! I'm glad the channel is growing and I have just reached 100 subs!

 

I have decided to continue updating my ant journals but making them videos and putting them on youtube, here's the first entry in the series. I just think it's so much more efficient than having to type up a lot of stuff and upload images and stuff.

 

 

 

My channel: https://www.youtube....ge7HRaLMJmZ8drw


Edited by Michaelofvancouver, October 11 2015 - 10:10 PM.

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Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#27 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted October 18 2015 - 9:37 PM

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So, a new vid explaining some common errors is up, here it is!

 

My channel: https://www.youtube....ge7HRaLMJmZ8drw


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#28 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted November 1 2015 - 10:25 PM

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Made a new video talking about some things ants have achieved!

 

As always, your feedback is welcome :)


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#29 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted November 30 2015 - 5:00 PM

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Made a guide on ant hibernation. It took quite a while, but I finally got it done. Pretty happy with the result. Any feedback?


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#30 Offline dspdrew - Posted December 1 2015 - 6:38 AM

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That was a nice hibernation video.

 

When you soak the cotton plug of your test tube, you seal it off air-tight, so you better take note of the total amount of air in there, and the size of the colony, because that could be a potential problem.



#31 Offline Mannomorth - Posted December 1 2015 - 9:33 AM

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Nice videos :) really quite informative



#32 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted December 21 2015 - 9:46 PM

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Unfortunately, my How to ID your ants guide video was taken down because I accidentally used a copyrighted image (from Alexander Wild). Now I'm kinda stressed since if I get two more copyright strikes my channel will be banned. :(

 

Oops. :blush:

 

 

On the bright side I'm now at 214 subs!


Edited by Michaelofvancouver, December 21 2015 - 10:00 PM.

Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#33 Offline dermy - Posted December 22 2015 - 8:15 AM

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Unfortunately, my How to ID your ants guide video was taken down because I accidentally used a copyrighted image (from Alexander Wild). Now I'm kinda stressed since if I get two more copyright strikes my channel will be banned. :(

 

Oops. :blush:

 

 

On the bright side I'm now at 214 subs!

That sucks copyright strikes suck! I've had one [for no reason unlike you at least you have a reason :lol: ] I hope you can get this fixed! Copyright strikes hurt a lot more then you'd think :P

 

Edit: Nevermind I do know why I got a strike, apparently it's "against the rules" to :

 

"It's not okay to post large amounts of untargeted, unwanted or repetitive content,"

 

haha I guess no one wanted 30-50 videos a day :lol:


Edited by dermy, December 22 2015 - 8:20 AM.


#34 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted May 13 2016 - 11:57 AM

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Well, the channel has grown a LOT since my last post in this thread, and is now at roughly 700 subs!

 

Here's my latest video, a review/unboxing of some tarheelants products.

 


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Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#35 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 13 2016 - 12:35 PM

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Liking the videos. Keep it up.



#36 Offline EstuaryAnts - Posted June 20 2016 - 3:56 PM

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Your channel is great



#37 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted August 14 2016 - 10:15 PM

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Hit 1400 subs recently, wow I can't believe how big the channel's gotten :D.

 

Hopefully it'll continue to grow at it's current rate!


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#38 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted April 14 2017 - 12:24 PM

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Hey guys, I uploaded a new ant video.

It's an update on all of my ant colonies, and it shows me moving one of my Lasius colonies to their new tarheelants formicarium.

I've been trying to use a more professional tone on my videos, so I would appreciate some feedback on that.

 


Edited by Michaelofvancouver, April 14 2017 - 12:24 PM.

Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#39 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 14 2017 - 12:53 PM

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New video about how to house your ants cheaply is up!

 

My channel: https://www.youtube....ge7HRaLMJmZ8drw

That was you!? Nice channel!


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#40 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted April 14 2017 - 1:27 PM

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New video about how to house your ants cheaply is up!

 

My channel: https://www.youtube....ge7HRaLMJmZ8drw

That was you!? Nice channel!

 

LOL. Looking back at my old videos I was such a cringy 14 year old XD. At least some people found it funny (y)


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica





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