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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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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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days.
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