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Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom. They are of particular interest because they are social insects and form highly organized colonies or nests which sometimes consist of millions of individuals. Colonies of invasive ant species will sometimes work together and form super-colonies, spanning a very wide area of land. Ant colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because they appear to operate as a single entity.
Ants have colonized almost every landmass on Earth. They can constitute up to 15% of the total animal biomass of a tropical rainforest; in the Amazon the combined weight of the ants is said to be four times larger than that of the tetrapods in the same area. It has also been estimated that the combined weight of all ants exceeds the weight of mankind.
As of 2006, there are 11,880 known ant species, most of which reside in hot climates.
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Army Ants
The queens of the african army ant (driver ant), are the largest ants
in the world. It can be over an
inch long..... Read More

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Fire Ants
Fire ants are stinging ants of which there are over 280 species worldwide....Read More

Pharaoh Ants
Up to 300,000 workers with multiple queens will nest in wall and cabinet voids, behind
baseboards.......Read More

Crazy Ants
Crazy ants get their name from their habit of running about very erratically with no apparent sense of direction.......Read More

Weaver Ants
Weaver ants (genus Oecophylla)
are known for their communication and nest building
behaviour
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Slave Maker Ants
Some ants will raid the colonies of other ants, taking the pupae with them......Read More

Jack Jumper Ants
The jack jumper ant, hopper ant or jumper ant is a species of bulldog ant ......Read More

Bullet Ants
Paraponera is a genus of ant consisting of a single species, the so-called bullet ant ......Read More

Lemon Ants
species of ant that is notable
for the creation of
Devil's gardens
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Argentine Ant
The Argentine ant is a tiny
dark ant native to northern Argentina
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db_carpenter-ants1Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ant workers are 1/4 inch long. The queen can be up to 3/4 inch......Read More

db_Littleblackant1Little Black Ants
A very small, black ant closely related to the Pharaoh ant (an indoor pest ant.......Read More

db_Honey_Pot_Ant1Honey Pot Ants
A very small, black ant closely related to the Pharaoh ant (an indoor pest ant).......Read More

db_lgryellowant31Yellow Citronella Ants
They are found mostly in New England and the Midwest.......Read More

db_bigheaded_ant1Big Head Ants
Big-headed ants are most often confused with fire ants.......Read More

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They feed on a specialized fungus
that grows only in the underground chambers of the ants
nest.......Read More

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These ant were once found worldwide but is now restricted to Australia.......Read More

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Gliding ants are arboreal ants of several different genera that are able to control the direction ...Read More

atta_laevigata1Atta laevigata
Atta laevigata is one of about a dozen species of leafcutter ants in the genus Atta, .......Read More

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Thief ants, get their names because they often raid other ants
nests .......Read More

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Famous Quotes about Ants:

“The more ants are studied the more they reveal capabilities that exceed their small size.”
-Whit Gibbons

“Look to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. . . . She prepares her food in summer, and gathers her sustenance in harvest”
Proverbs 6:6
-King Solomon

“It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?”
-Thoreau

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he’s a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
-Aesop’s Fables