Arthropods

Ants are interesting little creatures due to their fascinating lifestyle, and you can’t miss noticing them because they are everywhere. Asides from their superhuman strength, there is also a testament to the fact that ants are social creatures that mostly like staying in groups. Sometimes you see them marching in a single file, other times […]

There is barely a place on the surface of the planet earth where you won’t find ants. With 12 subfamilies and over 12,000 species identified, no animal comes close in terms of population. Ants are unlike any other organism; they operate together like a system, each part working to achieve system goals. How do ants

There are different species of ants with more than tens of thousands in population worldwide. They conform to a social hierarchy characterized by a caste system with the queen occupying an important position. Her primary duty is to lay eggs. She mates only once in her lifetime and uses the sperm from her first mating

Ants are one of those common insects we can easily find around our homes and gardens, with over 10,000 species worldwide; and of different sizes and shapes. People often wonder how it would feel to be so small like an ant and still be able to see the world around us. Even more, do ants

An industrious creature, despite possessing a small body frame and being one of the tiniest animals on the planet, the ant has an astounding work rate and body structure. The ant has six legs, three on each side of its body, with which it carries out the rigors of surviving life in its habitat. The

Ants live in colonies defined by a physical and social structure. Their way of life has been a subject of several studies. It is fascinating how these insects created their ant colony structure and live in an organized society for their survival. Ants have a queen (or more), some worker ants, and males, all of

Ants are one of the most common insects and have even been a subject of many wise sayings. One can’t deny the ants working instincts, cooperative spirits, and opportunistic tendencies. What some people may not have thought about is what animals eat ants. Ants are prey to numerous animals, from mammals to birds and even

Watching a colony of ants working collectively and doing incredible things, you may wonder how their brain works? Even more, do ants have brains like humans and other animals? Yes, ants have brains. Although theirs is much smaller and simpler than the ones in humans, they can still do basic things like communicating, foraging for