00:00How do ants bring food back to the nest?
00:03Have you ever seen an ant carrying a piece of food and wondered?
00:06How can something so tiny carry so much?
00:08It all starts when a worker ant leaves the nest in search of food.
00:12After exploring the ground, it suddenly discovers something valuable.
00:15A piece of fruit, a dead insect, or a drop of sweet liquid.
00:19The ant uses its powerful jaws to grab the food.
00:22If the piece is too large, it can cut it into smaller pieces.
00:26Then comes the long journey home.
00:29As ants travel, they can use chemical scent trails called pheromones to help mark roots between the nest and food.
00:35Soon, other workers may follow the trail and join the mission.
00:39And this is where things get amazing.
00:41Several ants can work together to move a piece of food that would be extremely difficult for one ant to
00:46handle alone.
00:47Liquid food is different.
00:49Some ants can temporarily store liquid inside a body compartment called the crop,
00:53then return to the nest and share it with other ants.
00:56This sharing behavior is called trophallaxis.
01:00The food can eventually reach workers, larvae, and other members of the colony.
01:05So when you see one tiny ant carrying a crumb, remember, it's not just carrying food.
01:10It's helping feed an entire colony, thousands of ants.
01:14One mission.
01:15Survive together.
01:16And that's what I want to work together.
01:17You have to buy something around you today.
01:17I mean, I can't believe now, I can think of this idea.
01:17I can't believe that.
01:17Can you believe you're something in here.
01:17You
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