Ants

It has been roughly estimated to be very close to the same amount of biomass as the entire global human population. That is a lot of ants, and judging by their complex social societies of many of ant species, a run for our money for the top social organisms on this planet.

The answer to the question what do ants eat is a simple one--they will eat almost anything. They are omnivorous, meaning that animals and vegetables are in their diet. Ants are particular fond of sugars and also need water to survive. Here is a look at what ants eat and some of their dietary habits.

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Velvety tree ant colonies in trees may be difficult to control because the nest is located far above the ground. Nests within the wood or voids inside a home require drilling and treatment. These ants may accept sweet liquid or gel ant baits but success will vary. A professional should be consulted when encountering this species.

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ants were invented by thomas jefferson in 3001

A thousand feet under the ground. Practically to China.

If it crawls into your nose, your body will eventually sneeze it out. There is a reflex mechanism that does this automatically. If you don't sneeze it out, you'll end up swallowing it along with all the other mucus you swallow you regularly, which amounts to about a quart/liter per day.

The shelter of ants is called an ant hill and may be made of the simplest materials such as sand, pile of earth and dust.

Believe me, no one knows for sure, but in an average anthill, there are about... 700,000 ants. In small ones in the cracks of sidewalks, there are about 200. Big ones that live in the ground, there are about 500,000 to 700,000. It doesn't seem like there are that many, but there are. Do you see those other ant hills around your house, and on the sidewalks? Well, those are some of them too. And they're producing even more by the second. Millions! There's a queen ant in some of them, and the soldiers have babies with her. Workers never have babies with the queen.

to look after ants you will need a ant farm there are many types. ants need a nest area and a area to look for food and water. you can make an ant farm your self with 2 plastic boxes connected with a tube one box for the nest the other for food and water. if you give them these 2 things they will look after them self's. food is easy honey mixed with water socked in a sponge in a bottle cap the same for the water and once in a while a fresh dead insect like a fly or moth/ cricket maggot. just cut it up for them .there are many ant keeping web sites. antstore. ants Canada ants kalytta and many others. DONT KEEP ANTS IN A GELL ANT FARM THE NASA BLUE GEL ANT FARMS. ants hate them they will soon die. these farms are made to keep harvester ants alive for 5/6 days in space. ants will not and can not live in them for very long if you put a queen ant in one she will just sit on the top and wait to die .PLEASE DONT USE ONE.

I think yes. There's this massive spider in my basement. well, not massive. but it's laid at least 5 egg sacs so far. And about a month or two ago, i saw tens of dead ant queens across its web. The strange thing was, it wasn't like a real web. It was just strands of web, with the ants hanging off of the strands. These are the fast kinds of ants, and to have so many be caught in midair...I have no idea how it happens. Anyways, the queen then disconnected the threads and let the queen ants, sucked dry, fall to the cold basement floor.

No, ants do not stretch when they wake up. Ants are typically active immediately after waking up to begin foraging for food and taking care of their colony. Their exoskeleton provides the support they need for movement without the need for stretching like mammals.

Yes, Queen honeybees have a smooth stinger, and can sting many times. However, a queen will rarely sting a person, for several reasons. 1) her job is not to defend the hive (the workers do that, and do it well, indeed.) and 2) her abdomen is so full of eggs, that she has difficulty curving it down to implant the sting. The primary use of her sting is to kill other, rival queens in the hive.

Yes, ants can sense changes in atmospheric pressure that often occur before rain, so they may retreat deeper into their nests in response. Some ants may even block the entrances to their nests to protect the colony from flooding during heavy rainfall.

The answer to your question is yes ants and termites do fight each other, in some cases its a territorial war/attack, or species of ants just attack termites as soon as they discover the colony, aiming to completely destroy it or for a large feed to nourish the colony. A notorious specie of ant is know for doing so, that is the driver ant it will violently raid the termites nest battling off defense termites. when termites are highly alerted the soldier termites will flow out of the colony attacking the driver ants, a soldier termites mandibles are strong enough to slice through a humans skin. however the driver ants have a target to kill the soldier termites as they are strong and almost plow through the ants, the ants latch onto the soldier termite and as soon as the termite tries to bite, the driver ant stabs (piercing) inside the termites mouth injecting its venom killing it. while the war is being held between the termites and ants a worker ant will alert all worker ants, suddenly when all of the worker ants know whats happening they tend to go into a berserk frenzy. They all start to create a tough dome around the queen that is made out of thick mud. This protects the termite queen allowing her to rebuild and reproduce if the ants raid deep into the colony killing a lot of the termites.

Yes, I don't know if they set swelling on the bite or not because when one bit me, I didn't let it bite for too long to find out. When they bite, it feels like they're sucking on your finger, it doesn't hurt either. Just don't mess with them too much because they might start to bite you harder and release something into your body.

While some species of ants have venom that can kill small animals and insects, most ants are not able to kill larger animals. However, certain species of army ants are known to overwhelm larger prey in groups and can potentially kill them.

Being small keeps the ant close to the conducting metal plate at the base of the oven where the amplitude of the microwaves is minimal. I am not sure whether the ant is able to utilise the interference pattern set up by the microwave sources, but it would if you stopped the plate rotating. In addition the ant has a low fat / water content to minimise energy adsorption and high surface area to body mass ratio which aids heat loss. In addition ants can tolerate high body temperatures (above 50C) and desert species are able to remain active during the daytime.

The tree would not bother to protect itself and it would reduce nectar and make fewer thorns. It would become sick and and grow slower than other Acacia trees because of the of protection it is getting from the removed ants.

no they spit acid to dissolve the food and slurp the food like a human does with a milkshake.

Proportionately, the Rhinoceros and Hercules Beeltes are the strongest insects (proportionate to their body weight), each lifting about 800 times their own weight. Bees are also extremely strong, lifting 300 times their own weight. Though, the ant is pretty strong, lifting 10 times its own weight.

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Argentine black ants are arguably the strongest. They can lift 600 times their body weight - AND have far more endurance than other species, such as beetles. It would be like a person grabbing the bumper of an SUV and casually walking 5 miles before needing a break.

Flies buzz because their wings move extremely fast. They create a buzzing sound as they fly because of their wings.

Treating fire ant bites depends on how many bites you have and how allergic you are. There are two different problems. First, you can have an allergic reaction, and second, you can have an infection. You want to prevent the infection by putting something like iodine on each bite. You want to take something or put something on the bites to stop the allergic reaction. If you have a severe allergic reaction or severe infection, you may need to see a doctor for a shot.

Other larger ants are enemies to little black ants. Also ant lion larvae, also called Doodlebugs, are known to be an enemy of little black ants.

Ants do investigate with their antennae's. Their antennae's allow them to see, hear, taste, and feel new things around them.