Army ants - Interesting facts

The name "army ants" refers to over 200 ant species characterized by huge numbers of ants foraging simultaneously over a certain area, attacking prey in vast numbers.

Unlike most ant species, army ants do not construct permanent nests. They usually move from one place to another.

Army ants are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border disputes that keep the army ant colonies separate from each other.

The big boss of the army ant colony is the large ant queen who produces the eggs from which all of the colony's ants are born.

Army ants colonies consists of queen, workers, and soldiers.

Army ants queen mates only once in her lifetime.

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