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I gave my ants aphids again.

Black garden ants milk aphids for their honeydew. Those who already follow me for longer know I tried this before and failed ( they ate all the aphids 😅). Hope it works better this time. I'll ke...

Inside the colony.

This is the messor barbarus colony. They are very busy as you can see.

As for the other (bigger) messor colony I still have not moved them to the new Bob room. I need to buy some shelving u...

Update on roach Bob

We officially have a male and female Bob of the emerald roaches! Maybe some babies soon? Also sorry for the dirty glass of the terrarium, it is impossible for me to clean it without disturbing the ...

Patreon roadmap update!

Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some. We lost a few patrons since last update but that happens! No problem, I'm still grateful for everyone of you! With me moving and my girlfriend break...

Working hard to get next video finished!

Had some late evenings this week (everyday till almost midnight). I'm hoping to get it finished by friday. Pretty sure I won't be able to finish it early for patreon here. Or max 1 day earlier. I'm...

That is what I call a blank canvas!

Suggestions of what I can do with it?
Definitely going to plant a lot of (fruit)trees

The first Messor colony has moved into the Bob room!

They are probably pretty stressed from the trip so I turned of the lights now and going to leave them alone for a day or 2

The Bob room!

It is still a work in progress but we are getting there. Don't mind the mess I need to organise everyting better, buy some shelving units etc. Also I still need to move the two messor colonies and ...

The view from my bathroom window. Cute Bobs

The Bobs can be moved !

Work in progress

Yesterday and today I moved. This will be the new room for the Bobs, I still need to paint it and place some shelved etc.. because of the move will be less frequent in the next few days .After that...

Update on stick Bobs!

Stick Bobs are doing well and growing fast! I'm moving them to a bigger terrarium soon now.

A video on these Bobs will have to wait until we have some little twigs tho..

Family weekend!

I'm on family weekend so this weekend no posts on the Bobs! Next week friday I move so from then the updates will be from a new animal room.. exiting!

Early access to full video

The video is done! (I put it in lower quality again because patreon can't handel HD/4K well).

Hope, you enjoy it!

Trying to finish next video

Might be able to get an early access out tomorrow for paid patrons!

Don't worry I took care of my girlfriend first, that was my biggest priority. I just slept less to get this video done �...

results of the insect trap!

I caught more than expected!

update on my girlfriend: the second operation went well and she is back home now. Ofcourse she still needs a lot of help with everything but recovery can n...

Update on next video

For my next video I did an insect trap again, this time in a forest! It has been a long time since I did something like this.

I don't know when I'm going to be able to finish it because I ha...

Found a new Bob

Anyone dare to guess what this is?

Tip: I'm 100% sure everyone knows this animal 😉

The bread experiment..

Left to right (1-2-3) = only light - light + water - light + water + air). Looks like things have kind of reach a balance, the mold is pretty much staying the same but I do see the bread shrinking,...

Been working on something

I have been working on two second hand work benches so I can use them to film on or display some terrariums when I move next month. I bought 2 of these for 50 euro. They were in bad shape but they...

Remember Bob with the missing leg?

It is growing back! Probably one more molt and Bob is as good as new.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Early access to full video!

I had to reduce quality a bit again to be able to upload here. Enjoy!

The black garden ants have been busy!

I will post the early access to full video here later today or tomorrow for paid patrons. I'm almost done editing 😁

How I record sound

I record sound with a blanket over my head because I don't have a sound proof room 😅 I sit here for around 4 hours recording stupid jokes untill my neck hurts from te blanket pulling on my headp...

Time to wake up from hibernation for the black garden ants.

I'm behind on schedule for next video, that means it is going to be a long evening (and a painful morning to get up for work tomorrow 😅

Exiting news!

You guys are the first to hear (read?) this but I bought a house. Well technically me and my girlfriend bought a house and the bank owns it kinda but yeah you get the point!

I don't know if ...

Welcome to the new patrons and Hi from Bob ( and me) to everyone.

Last time I posted a progress of the road map most of you wanted me to keep you updated so here you go! In 2 weeks we gained 3 patrons! That is a lot! Thank you everyone!

The colony is fine after hibernation!

Time for spring cleaning tho..

Time to wake up the ants!

They have been hibernating from October and temperatures are raising so it is time to wake them!.

And yes they are in a dirty basement but it has the perfect temperature in winter for them to...

Update on the jars of bread

Especially the one with only light is now changing fast!