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The queen ant is one of, if not the most, important ant in a colony. Without the queen, the colony will die out, as the queen ant is the one who is responsible for laying the eggs. People who keep ant colonies need to be able to identify the queen, so that they can be sure that their ant colony will prosper. Conversely, people who... more »
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. more »
Carpenter ants are a species of large ants that are found all over the globe. Carpenter ants live for the most part in damp wood, which they hollow out with such care that it looks as if a carpenter performed the work--hence the name. They can invade your house and look for food and water. more »
The ants that have wings are not a particular species of flying ants but rather members of a species of ants that can fly. Only certain ants will grow wings within a species, for the purpose of leaving a colony and establishing a new one. Winged ants are often mistaken for termites, but there are ways to tell the two insects apart. more »
Ants eat a lot of different things, but moss is typically not on the menu. There are over 12,000 different ant species, and ants live everywhere in the world except in Antarctica and other places where the ground is always frozen. They are known to eat fruits, vegetables, insects, animals, nectar and a wide variety of other foods.... more »
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Some insects, such as ants, bees, and termites, live in organized communities and are considered social insects. Ants are one of the most highly... more »
At first glance, the queen ant's role consists of putting on perfume (pheromones), attracting a mate, digging a burrow and then lying around the... more »
Ant habitats are very interesting for adults and children alike. You can use ants as an educational science project for your children. On the... more »
The queen ant is perhaps one of the most important entities in nature. An ant colony owes its existence to the queen and she is the nucleus or... more »
Fire ants are known for their size, shape, color and bite. These ants live in a colony with other ants to form a community. Fire ants build a... more »
image_caption [[Meat ant|Meat eater ant feeding on regnum [[Animalia
| phylum classis [[Insecta
| ordo subordo [[Apocrita
| superfamilia familia_authority [[Pierre André Latreille|Latreille, 1809
| subdivision_ranks Subfamilies
| subdivision
*Aenictogitoninae
*Agroecomyrmecinae
*Amblyoponinae (incl. "Apomyrminae")
*Aneuretinae
*Brachymyrmex
*Cerapachyinae
*Dolichoderinae
*Ecitoninae (incl. "Dorylinae" and "Aenictinae")
*Ectatomminae
*Formicinae
*Heteroponerinae
*Leptanillinae
*Leptanilloidinae
*Martialinae
*Myrmeciinae (incl. "Nothomyrmeciinae")
*Myrmicinae
*Paraponerinae
*Ponerinae
*Proceratiinae
*2[[Cerapachyinae*
|32[[Myrmicinae
|3Formicinae
}}
}}
}}
}}
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A phylogeny of the extant ant subfamilies.martialis>
*Cerapachyinae is paraphyletic
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Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae (), and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. Today, more than 12,500 species are classified with upper estimates of about 22,000 species. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. These larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant
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