The video begins with the host joking that they no longer have ants, but it's an April Fool's Day prank. They then show their harvester ant colony, which has been thriving for two years, and discuss their daily activities, such as foraging and caring for their young.
The host also shows their African ants, which have a queen and are very large, but notes that their population is not increasing despite having brood. They try to feed the ants a mealworm, but the ants are unable to penetrate its chitinous shell.
The host then shows their garden ants, which have partially escaped due to a gap in the lid of their enclosure. However, they are happy to see that the remaining ants have a healthy brood and will soon increase in number.
Throughout the video, the host shares their observations and insights about the behavior and biology of the ants, and invites viewers to share their own experiences and ask questions in the comments.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The author no longer has ants, or so they claim, but it is later revealed to be a joke.
2. The author has a colony of harvester ants that has been living with them for two years.
3. Harvester ants are easy to care for and require only occasional watering and feeding with seeds.
4. The author's harvester ants have a large mountain of sand in their enclosure that they created themselves.
5. The ants carry their larvae out of the passages and move them around, possibly to ventilate them.
6. The author has an African ant colony with a large queen and large worker ants.
7. The African ants are temperamental and have a distinctive style of movement.
8. The author is having trouble providing protein food for the African ants, as they are picky eaters.
9. The author tried feeding the African ants a mealworm, but they were unable to eat it due to its hard shell.
10. The author has a garden ant colony that partially escaped due to a gap in the lid of their enclosure.
11. The garden ants have a small population of only 9 ants and a queen, but they have a large amount of brood.
12. The author created the garden ant colony from scratch by catching a queen in their yard and creating an incubator for her.
13. The garden ants built a jumper in their enclosure using sand and saliva.
14. The author is considering filming more videos about ants if there is enough interest from their audience.