Ants are fascinating creatures that play vital role in ecosystem
Over 12000 Species, Found on every continent except Antarctica, colonies range from a dozen to millions of individuals, Queens can live up to 15 years, works 1-3 years. Ants have three distinct body parts: head, thorax and abdomen..
Social insects with complex communication systems use chemical trails to navigate and coordinate. Divide tasks among castes (workers, soldiers, queens).
It is a shiny black color, the workers about 1 to 2 mm long and the queens 4 to 5 mm long.
It is a monomorphic species, with only one caste of worker, and polygyne, meaning a nest may have more than one queen. It will consume anything from bird droppings to dead insects.
It is a large black ant native to many parts of the world. Black and dark brown body, size 6 to 13mm long, distinctive rounded abdomen and narrow waist.
Queens lay eggs; workers care for young, forage for sweet liquids, proteins, and insects. Excavate wood to create nests. They can live up to 15 years, Colonies have multiple queens.
Fire ants are a highly invasive and aggressive species; It is a reddish- brown to black body about 6 to 8mm long in size, distinctive narrow waist, mound shaped nests (up to 3 feet tall).
Aggressive when threatened, forage in groups, scavenging sweet liquids and proteins. Found in warm, sunny areas prefer well- drained soil, often near water sources, nests can contain up to 500000 workers. Queens can live up to 15 years and workers 1- 3 years.
Pharaoh ants are one of the most common household ant species.
It is yellowish brown to light brown body about 1 to 2 mm long in size, distinctive narrow waist, nests in small spaces (e.g. cracks and crevices).
Highly social and communicative, colonies can have up to 100000 workers, large colonies with multiple queens. Forage in groups, scavenging sweet liquids, and proteins, prefer warm, humid environments
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