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1. Ants - the indigenous people of every continent, with the exception of except Antarctica. They settled on the earth today. For example, Argentine ants are not happy with the prospect of spending a lifetime in South America and they are spread all over the world, "moving" on airplanes, ships, trucks ...
It is believed that this species is one giant supercolonies.
By the way, "Argentines" are very aggressive, they can break into pieces ant at times more of themselves. But despite the fact that they destroyed many species of ants, with their brethren in Japan, this kind of gets along fine. Perhaps this is because they are distant relatives.





2. The ants can be very aggressive towards those who represent a threat to the anthill, or just gets in their way. But they exhibit particularly aggressive to other ants, and may even enslave them.
For example, ants species Protomognathus americanus raids on ant colony smaller (Temnothorax). They steal the ants and make them babysit with her cubs.
Naturally Temnothorax not only enslaved views. But they are the ones who raise a rebellion against the violence against their will. In this case, the prisoners organized their scoring slaveholders.



3. Ants are extremely intelligent and have developed "a sense of the elbow." For example, if you need to go foraging group hurdle in the form of a gap on the branch to branch - and for them it is an abyss - ants build a bridge of their bodies to miners were able to pass him
A similar experiment was carried out in the laboratory. Panamanian ants have established a wooden block with drilled holes - arranged ants steeplechase. How to deal with it experimental? Some insects covered the hole with their bodies, organizing bridge, and others - "trying on" the hole, trying to identify the body of a suitable size that can fill the hole.



4. Each ant family has its own specialty. For example, some of them - the soldiers, while others - farmers. So here are the latest growing tree fungus on pieces of plants, pre-assembled in a certain place. Farmers use the mushroom to eat.
A view Allomerus decemarticulatus also cultivates the tree fungus, but with a different purpose: they collect pieces of plant fibers and glue them and this fungus - because ants are preparing a trap. The result is a porous mass, in which a hole and hide the ants until the victim. A kogdanasekomoe gets placed in the "snare", they attack the prey, killing it with their stings. Then the hunters dismembered insect and carry with them.



5. But ants do not always fierce and ruthless. They can be quite generous if it is, of course, they need to:
These insects are very fond of the nectar (also known as honeydew), secreted by aphids. For them, it's akin to the food of the gods. Aphids, in turn, feeds on plant sap and has a fairly passive way of life, and therefore an easy prey. And the ants protect them from predators, providing protection and receiving a reward delicious "dish" in their diet.



6. What would you think, seeing the human unconscious? At a minimum, I would suggest that he's still alive, right? Unlike the ants, I must say, especially Argentina. Because when they see his friend dead, then drag it to the trash heap, even if the poor creature is still moving.
The fact that they are guided by scent, secreted by the ants have a specific chemical composition. If the smell disappears, the ant is automatically considered dead, and place it in a landfill.



7. All animals learn from each other. But ants Temnothorax only on this planet (after the man, of course) who came to learn consciously.
Each ward has one teacher, with whom he is busy all day. Together they make a sortie in which the student must learn and remember new area. Together, they get food, despite the fact that the teacher would have done it four times faster. But ants and people have long known that teaching requires a great deal of patience.



8. But fly-Gorbatka avenged ants for all that they have done and did not, seized power over their minds in the direct sense of the word. But retribution as to why something only fire ants.
The fact that the fly eggs are planted directly into the body of an ant from its larvae make their way to the head of the occupied and forced him to leave the nest. Some time later, larvae hatch, and the ant remains without a head.



9. Ants Mycocepurus smithii are unique because they do not need males to reproduce. However, not a single male of this species has not been found, and, apparently, the females resigned. They reproduce by cloning exclusively queen herself. By the way, without the involvement of the genital organs, so you do not think that they reproduce by budding. So they are all clones. And this phenomenon itself is very rare.
Incidentally, these feminists have cultivated not only the tree fungus, but some crops.



10. More than 200 species of ants because of aggressive behavior are classified as "army". Many prefer a nomadic life settled, they are wingless queen and attack enemies with them. Why it happened - a mystery, but it is known that formic army terrorized the world for more than 100 million. Years.

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