Some things you may not have known about ants

  • Ants can carry 10 to 20 times their own body weight
  • Queen ants in captivity have been known to live to 20 years
  • Ants communicate by touching each other with their antennae
  • Ants hate vinegar
  • Some ants have eyes, others don't
  • South American soldier ants march about a mile every 3 hours
  • Ants don't have lungs - they take in oxygen through tiny holes and expel CO2 the same way - they have no blood vessels
  • There are 35,000 kinds of ants in the world
  • Ants and humans are the only animals who wage war in battle formations
  • Only female ants can sting!
  • Ants hate termites. Termites hate ants
  • Big ants team up with smaller ants to carry heavy loads with the big one steering and carrying from the front.
  • Ants are the most numerous type of animal and have a combined weight globally greater than the combined weight of all humans
  • Ants have the largest brains of all insects and the estimated processing power  of a Macintosh II computer
  • You can find ants on every ocean liner
  • Ants are social beings and live in large colonies or groups
  • Communication between ants is highly efficient and conducted mainly through tactual and chemical means. Some species also have vibratory and auditory processes
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