Ants are a common annoyance to humankind and seem to travel in the hundreds rather than solo. But did you know, there is so much more to them that you might not have known?
- Did you know… ants can carry up to fifty times their own body weight? That’s a bit like a human carrying a car over their head.
- Did you know… there are approximately over 12,000 species of ants in existence, worldwide?
- Did you know… ants have their own colonies and super colonies, certain ants become slaves to that colony, these are called worker ants that carry out the chores for the colony, like taking out the rubbish, for example?
- Did you know… an ant’s stomach is formed in two parts? One part stores its own consumed food, whilst the other can store food for fellow ants.
- Did you know… ants have been around for over 130 million years, which means they were around during the dinosaurs?
- Did you know… ants inhabit every single area of land in the world, aside from Antarctica, the Arctic and a few other small islands?
- Did you know… the biggest ant ever discovered was around 2.4 inches long and about six inches wide with its wings extended?
- Did you know… male ants have one sole aim in their lives, and that is to mate with the queen ant? After this, they usually die.
- Did you know… once an egg has been laid by a queen ant, it only takes around three to four weeks for the egg to hatch? In just over a month, the baby ant has formed into a fully grown adult ant.
- Did you know… ants can leave scent trails to help lead fellow ants to the source of food?
- Did you know… ants are attracted to crumbs and general sweet and sticky residues?
- Did you know… there are 1.5 million ants to every human being on earth? Which means their weight outnumbers the weight of us humans by far.
- Did you know… ants generally mate during the summer, and the majority of male ants die before winter sets in, which leaves the female ants in charge of setting up other colonies, where they nest and gather?
- Did you know… any unhatched eggs laid by the queen are eaten by the colony that is looking after them?
- Did you know… ants are extremely clever and very tricky to deal with?
Itching all over yet?
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