Random Ant Facts

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    The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
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    Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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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 tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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    If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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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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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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