Ants

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With over 12,000 species, ants (family Formicidae) are social insects that live in colonies. They are a common household pest; some well-known species include sugar ants, fire ants, crazy ants and leaf-cutter ants.

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Greg Cater

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With over 12,000 species, ants (family Formicidae) are social insects that live in colonies. They are a common household pest; some well-known species include sugar ants, fire ants, crazy ants and leaf-cutter ants.

Ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant
Ant Pictures and Facts - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about ants with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ant
Ants - BrainPOP
In this educational animated movie about Science learn about insects and their antennas, thoraxes, colonies, the workers, the drones, the queen, and the larva.
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/ants/
Ant - Insect - Britannica
AntÂ (familyÂ Formicidae),Â any of approximately 10,000 species of insects (order Hymenoptera) that are social in habit and live together in organized colonies.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/ant
Species of Ants and Types of Ants - AntStuff
Types of Ants, ant species and information about ants. Army ants, Western Harvester Ant, Leaf Cutter Ants
http://www.antstuff.net/html/species_of_ants.html
A Guide to Identifying Common Ant Species - PestWorld
Identify type of ants in your house. Learn about Argentine ants, fire ants, odorous ants, pavement ants and crazy ants. Find tips to get rid of ants.
http://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/ants-marching-one-by-one-into-homes/
Supersniffing Ants Smell Things Humans Can't - Livescience
Ants may be experts at sniffing out body odor, according to a new study that reveals these insects have a "high-definition ability" to detect tiny chemical changes in the pheromones other ants give off.
http://www.livescience.com/51843-ants-can-outsniff-humans.html
13 Common Items for Getting Rid of Ants
From adhesive tape to vinegar, these 13 common items will tackle getting rid of ants for good.
http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/13-common-items-for-getting-rid-of-ants/
Ant Control - Types, Facts, Get Rid of Ants
Ant Control. Facts: identification, life cycle, habitat. Learn how to identify different types of ants. Call Orkin to get rid of ants in the house.
http://www.orkin.com/ants/
Facts About Ants - PestWorldforKids
Learn all about ants, facts about ants and different types of ants. There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.
http://www.pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/ants

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Ants Temporal range: 100–0 Ma^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Albian – Present

Fire ants
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Infraorder:	Aculeata
Superfamily:	Formicoidea Latreille, 1809^[2]
Family:	Formicidae Latreille, 1809
Type species
Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
Subfamilies
Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. "Apomyrminae") Aneuretinae †Brownimeciinae Dolichoderinae Dorylinae Ectatomminae †Formiciinae Formicinae †Haidomyrmecinae Heteroponerinae Leptanillinae Martialinae Myrmeciinae (incl. "Nothomyrmeciinae") Myrmicinae Paraponerinae Ponerinae Proceratiinae Pseudomyrmecinae †Sphecomyrminae †Zigrasimeciinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant
Ant Pictures and Facts - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about ants with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ant
Ants - BrainPOP
In this educational animated movie about Science learn about insects and their antennas, thoraxes, colonies, the workers, the drones, the queen, and the larva.
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/ants/
Ant - Insect - Britannica
AntÂ (familyÂ Formicidae),Â any of approximately 10,000 species of insects (order Hymenoptera) that are social in habit and live together in organized colonies.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/ant
Species of Ants and Types of Ants - AntStuff
Types of Ants, ant species and information about ants. Army ants, Western Harvester Ant, Leaf Cutter Ants
http://www.antstuff.net/html/species_of_ants.html
A Guide to Identifying Common Ant Species - PestWorld
Identify type of ants in your house. Learn about Argentine ants, fire ants, odorous ants, pavement ants and crazy ants. Find tips to get rid of ants.
http://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/ants-marching-one-by-one-into-homes/
Supersniffing Ants Smell Things Humans Can't - Livescience
Ants may be experts at sniffing out body odor, according to a new study that reveals these insects have a "high-definition ability" to detect tiny chemical changes in the pheromones other ants give off.
http://www.livescience.com/51843-ants-can-outsniff-humans.html
13 Common Items for Getting Rid of Ants
From adhesive tape to vinegar, these 13 common items will tackle getting rid of ants for good.
http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/13-common-items-for-getting-rid-of-ants/
Ant Control - Types, Facts, Get Rid of Ants
Ant Control. Facts: identification, life cycle, habitat. Learn how to identify different types of ants. Call Orkin to get rid of ants in the house.
http://www.orkin.com/ants/
Facts About Ants - PestWorldforKids
Learn all about ants, facts about ants and different types of ants. There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.
http://www.pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/ants

Ants Temporal range: 100–0 Ma^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Albian – Present

Fire ants
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Infraorder:	Aculeata
Superfamily:	Formicoidea Latreille, 1809^[2]
Family:	Formicidae Latreille, 1809
Type species
Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
Subfamilies
Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. "Apomyrminae") Aneuretinae †Brownimeciinae Dolichoderinae Dorylinae Ectatomminae †Formiciinae Formicinae †Haidomyrmecinae Heteroponerinae Leptanillinae Martialinae Myrmeciinae (incl. "Nothomyrmeciinae") Myrmicinae Paraponerinae Ponerinae Proceratiinae Pseudomyrmecinae †Sphecomyrminae †Zigrasimeciinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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With over 12,000 species, ants (family Formicidae) are social insects that live in colonies. They are a common household pest; some well-known species include sugar ants, fire ants, crazy ants and leaf-cutter ants.

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