Random Ant Facts

    12 facts tagged with Ant Facts

    Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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    The Slave-Maker Ant (Polyergus Rufescens) raids the nests of other ants and steals their pupae. When these new ants hatch,they work as slaves within the colony.
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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    The abdomen of the ant contains two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and second stomach is for food to be shared with other ants.
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    Drunk Ants
    Drunk Ants
    If an ant is drunk, a fellow comrade will carry him back to the nest to sleep off the alcohol.
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    Army Ant Sutures
    Army Ant Sutures
    Army ants are used as “natural sutures”. Their jaws are so powerful, natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and break off the body.
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    Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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    The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
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