The video is about a person's ant colonies and their behavior during winter. The person has three colonies: garden ants, African ants (Fila Boor), and harvester ants (Reaper Ants). The garden ants are hibernating in the refrigerator, while the African ants are still active but less so due to the cold weather. The harvester ants, however, remain active and cheerful.
The person conducts an experiment using a substance called "anti-escape" to prevent the ants from escaping from their arena. The substance is applied to the edges of the arena, and the ants are observed to be afraid of crossing the border.
The person also builds a tower feeder for the harvester ants, which allows them to climb up and collect seeds. The ants are observed to be efficient in collecting and carrying the seeds down to their storage facility.
The video ends with the person thanking their viewers for their attention and inviting them to like and comment on the video if they want to see more content about ants. The person also announces a New Year's competition with prizes, including a formicarium with ants, a microscope, and a gift certificate.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker has multiple ant colonies, including Fila Boor, Reaper ants, and Harvester ants.
2. The speaker stores the Garden ants in the refrigerator to simulate hibernation.
3. The Garden ants in the refrigerator are less active and eat less.
4. The Fila Boor ants become more lethargic with the onset of winter but do not truly hibernate.
5. The Harvester ants are active and cheerful year-round and do not change their lifestyle with the arrival of winter.
6. The speaker monitors the humidity levels in the ant colonies during winter.
7. The speaker uses a substance called "anti-escape" to prevent ants from escaping the arena.
8. The speaker uses Vaseline as an alternative to anti-escape.
9. The speaker built a tower feeder for the Harvester ants.
10. The ants can carry seeds down the tower feeder using their strong legs.
11. The ants work together to collect and store seeds.
12. The speaker observed the ants' behavior and found that they can transfer seeds down the tower feeder in 20 minutes.
13. The speaker plans to hold a New Year's competition with prizes, including a formicarium, microscope, gift certificate, book, and baseball cap.