Honeypot ants tending a "herd" of aphids - the ants "milk" the aphids for honeydew.
While honeypot ants eat, their abdomen can reach the size of a small grape. The ant itself is just the size of common red ants. Sometimes they swell up so much that they are rendered inable to move.
Honeypot ants are unique because they have a special group of workers that the rest will forcefeed with nectar, so much they will swell up and become unable to move. They'll hang from the ceiling of special chambers, their abdomen (butt) completely swollen. Whenever the other ants need food in a time of shortage, these honeypots will regurgitate their nectar to feed the rest. They're living storage. ^^
Harvester ants live 2-6 months, but fire ants live about 3.Read more: How_long_can_ants_livepls like this thanks for reading:)
They live up to 8-10 weeks
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Leptothorax ants need other ant species during parts of their life cycle. Honeypot ants will enslave members from other honeypot ant colonies. Another type of ant that enslaves other species is the Amazon ant (genus Polyergus).
i think they live about a week each and so the queen has to keep suppling ants. take it from me who has many dogs, cats, lizards, fish, and bugs. :)
Ants will drink any type of Liquid. They can live from days to months
A Bullet ant usually will live for up to 90 days. There are other species of ants that have shorter lifespans and longer lifespans. The queen can live much longer than the regular worker Bullet ants.
where do thief ants live
i dont really know but i'm trying to find out some information on the honeypot ant and i think they go to a place were theres honey and they suck it up threw there mouths or they store it in there behind. but if anybody sees this please try to find out how they get there food and please respond back! thank you