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How many species of ants are there and how does the ant fit in the ecosystem?
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∙ 9y ago
There are 12,500 identified species of ants. There is an estimated 22,000 species to be in the world. The ant fits into an ecosystem as an important insect for controlling the dead organic debris clean up.
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What types of ants are in Kentucky?
There are many types of ants in the state of Kentucky. The most common ant in this state is the carpenter ant. Other species include pavement ants and acrobat ants.
What is an ants scientific name?
There are many species of ant, but the Greek word for ant is myrmex, which is used as a taxonomic genus. Websites about ants will likely list the various species.
What type of ants are best for ant farms?
generally small species of ants is suitable for ant farm because big species of ants require more food than small species of ants and sometimes you start irritating to give them food which is more that small species of ants is require. so answer is small species of ants is suitable for ant farm and small species of ants which live around our house is more suitable for ant farm because these species of ants are familiar with humans so there queens is also more familiar to human than other small species of ants.
What Ant Species are found in Michigan?
black ants,fire ants, and some carpenter ants.
What type of species is an ant?
Ants are classified as insects.
How many specie of ant are fond in Peru?
how many species of ants are found in Peruvian rain forest
What kind of ant species can kill squirrels or chipmunks?
bullet ants,army ants, and fire ants
Why do we have queen ant?
To make little baby ants to keep the ant species alive.
What species are red ants related to?
They are related to all other species of ant.
Is a red ant stronger then a bull ant?
You will need to be a little more specific. There are more than 10,000 species of ants on earth, and many of them are red. And what is more, many of them are called bull ants, and what does "stronger" mean for an ant? Stronger jaws? stronger legs?
What is the scientific name of ants?
Ants in general don't have a scientific name, each species of ant has scientific names. for example: - Jerdon's jumping ant (species of ant found in India) sci name: Harpegnathos saltator - Weaver ant (found in Australia & asia) sci name: Oecophylla smaragdina Get my point? Hope I helped anyway
What insects are ants' prey?
Ants will "milk" aphids and scale. Ants will eat worms, spiders, and other ant species.
