Random Ant Facts

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    The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days.
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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