​ANTS
Insect     -    Invertebrate     -    Omnivore
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A BULLET ANT
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LEAF CUTTER ANTS
Male:  Drone
Female:  Queen, Worker, Gyne
Young:  Lava, Pupa
ANTS
  • There are one million ants for every human in the world.  
  • Ants never sleep and do not have lungs.
  • A giant colony of invasive Argentinian ants stretching 6000 Km or 3750 miles was discovered in Europe.
  • Are the longest living of all insects, living for up to 30 years.
  • All worker, soldier and queen ants are female.
  • Ants and humans are the only creatures that farm other creatures.
  • Some ants can swim.
  • In many parts of the world, ants are eaten by humans as a delicacy.
  • The worst enemy of an ant is another ant.
  • Are capable of carrying objects 50 times their own body weight with their mandibles.
  • Will enslave other ants, keeping them captive and making them do work for the colony.
  • Ants' nests can be infested by smaller ants.
  • ​Ants yawn and stretch their legs when they wake up.​​​
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LEAF CUTTER ANT