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÷ Ant, common name for members of a family of
about 11,000 species of insects that live in highly
organized societies called colonies .
÷ Ants belong to an order of insects called the
Hymenoptera, a group that also includes bees,
wasps, and sawflies
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÷ xull ants or jack-jumpers, are well-known in
Australia for their aggressive behavior and
powerful stings. The venom of these ants has
approximately a 3% chance to induce
anaphylactic shock in their sting victims. ntil
the introduction of a vaccine the stings could, if
gone untreated for only a matter of hours, be
lethal. These large, alert ants have characteristic
large eyes and long, slender mandibles and they
have superior vision, able to track and even follow
intruders from a distance of 1 meter
 


÷ Carpenter ants 1/4 inch (6.4mm) for a worker up
to 3/4 inch (19.1mm) for a queen. Nesting in damp
locations, carpenter ants prefer to excavate wood
that has been damaged by water. From their nests
in the beams, floors or walls, they scavenge the
house for food crumbs and insects. Carpenter ants
may occur in several colors, although the most
important species are black

 

÷ Myrmelachista schumanni, also known as the
lemon ant, is a species of ant that is notable for
the creation of evil's gardens. sing its own
herbicide they are able to shape its surroundings.
÷ Myrmelachista schumanni, lives in large clearings
in the rainforest, called devil's gardens, where all
but one species of plant are excluded
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÷ xelonging to the Hymenoptera Acanthomyops
Family. The larger yellow ant belongs to the order
Hymenoptera, the family Formicidae and the
genus Acanthomyops. They are found mostly in
New England and the Midwest, but are common
coast to coast. These ants are large, ranging from
4 mm to 4.5 mm in length
÷ The larger yellow ants feed exclusively on the
secretions of other insects. They harvest the
honeydew that is produced by subterranean
aphids and mealy bugs.



÷ The worker ants are blackish to reddish and vary
from 3Ȃ6 mm in length.
÷ A typical 'fire ant colony produces large mounds
in open areas, and feeds mostly on young plants
and seeds.
÷ Fire ants nest in the soil, often near moist areas,
such as river banks, pond edges, watered lawns
and highway edges.
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÷ There are over 200 known species of army ant,
divided into New orld and ld orld types.
All are members of the true ant family
Formicidae.
÷ New orld army ants belong to the subfamily
Ecitoninae.
÷ The most predominant species of Eciton is
Eciton burchelli, whose common name is army
ant and which is considered to be the
archetypal species.
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÷ xelonging to the Myrmecocystus family, honeypot
ants, also called honey ants, are ants which are
gorged with food by workers, to the point that
their abdomens swell enormously.
÷ ometimes raiders from other colonies will
attempt to kidnap the resident honeypot ants
because of their relatively high nutritional value.

The insects are edible and form an occasional part

of the diet of various Australian Aboriginal
peoples






÷ Member of the Arthropoda Myrmicinae family
÷ ifferent species of leafcutter ants use different
species of fungus, but all of the fungi the ants use
are members of the
epiotaceae family. The ants
actively cultivate their fungus, feeding it with
freshly-cut plant material and maintaining it free
from pests and molds.
÷ This symbiotic relationship is further augmented
by another symbiotic partner, a bacterium that
grows on the ants and secretes chemicals.
 

÷ eaver ants (genus ecophylla) are social insects
belonging to the ant family, known for their
communication and nest building behaviour. They
belong to the genus ecophylla. eaver ants are
social insects that have complex bio-chemical
communication and make elaborate nests out of
living tree-leaves. eaver ants are found in the
tropical forests of Africa and southeast Asia. They
are colored a shade of red and are known for their
painful, irritating sting.
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÷ xelonging to the Pheidole megacephala Family.
÷ They typically feed on live and dead insects, seeds and
the honeydew produced by insects such as aphids and
scales. They are considered major predators of fire ant
queens, which are present in large numbers after a fire
ant swarm.
÷ They often forage indoors for food and water. The ant
is yellowish-brown and is 2 mm to 3 mm long. There
are two nodes on the petiole, and colonies are
polygyne.
 
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÷ liding ants are arboreal ants of several different
genera that are able to control the direction of
their descent when falling from a tree in order to
land on the trunk before reaching the unfamiliar
and potentially hazardous understory.
÷ uring a fall, gliding ants use visual cues to
locate tree trunks. pecifically, they orient to
light-coloured columnar objects that sharply
contrast the darker background of foliage in the
forest.
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