Classes Of Ants

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Posted by Abigail Carter | Posted in mosquito | Posted on 27-01-2010

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Ants can be seen all over the globe, in any nation, at any climate condition. They can be seen in our houses, in our lawns, and even in our workplaces. Ants live in colonies, and a single colony may have over a million ants. There are many different kinds of ants. Some of the better-known varieties are the army ants, bulldog ants, driver ants, fire ants, honeypot ants, leaf cutter ants, silver ants, & weaver ants. Every ant colonies are made up of three classes of ants, namely the worker ants, the soldier ants, & the single queen ant.

Ants are one of the most common creatures in the world and are of different types. In spite of their small size they may hurt humans as well as animals.

Ant behavior may be different according to their class. Ants' color may vary from brown to black or red & their size vary from 2 to 25 mm.

Army ants and driver ants are highly developed ants. Army ants are found in South America and driver ants can be seen in Africa. Unlike other ants, these don't have permanent nests. These colonies reproduce by two ways - nuptial flights or fission.

Ants that build their nests in trees by putting leaves together are known as weaver ants. These creatures first force the leaves together with a bridge of workers and then they sew the leaves by pressing silk producing larvae on the leaves.

Honeypot ants generally have enlarged abdomens. These ants are typically found in hot, dry places such as deserts in Australia, Africa and North America. Some places considered these ants as a great delicacy.

Leaf cutter ants live only within their colony & feed exclusively on fungus. These ants come in various sized castes to perform several functions that are to be performed in the colony.

Ants that have a sac of poison are known as the fire ant. Their "poison" is known as piperidine alkaloids.

The Australian bulldog ants are those with only 1 chromosome & these are amongst the biggest and most primitive varieties of ants.

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