are ants active all year?
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In most circumstances, they bunch together and become stationary in winter, so they can keep warm. If they manage to find a warm place to nest, however, they can remain active all year. ... If you've encountered a lot of ants in your kitchen this winter, they're probably nesting in a warm place nearby.
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Ants are insects, which are part of the animal kingdom.
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Most bees and wasps hibernate during the colder months. In many species, only the queen survives the winter, emerging in spring to reestablish a colony. But honey bees (species Apis mellifera) remain active all winter long, despite the freezing temperatures and lack of flowers on which to forage.
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North American river otters are active year-round, and are most active at night and during crepuscular hours. They become much more nocturnal in the spring, summer, and fall seasons, and more diurnal during winter.
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For example, some species of ants are nocturnal, meaning their main activities are done at night. Many others are diurnal, meaning they live and work during the daylight hours. Finally, some species are active both by night and day. ... Many ants do work at night, others don't, some are active around the clock.
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Trees grow in woods, where there is an abundance of insect life, and odorous house ants simply love the sugary sap from Christmas trees and want nothing more than a nice cosy place to spend the winter months. They hitch a ride indoors to where it's warm.
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They are most active at night. Workers emerge from the nest about 15 minutes after sundown. Like other ants, they follow chemical trails in search of food -- sometimes hundreds of feet from the nest – and often create permanent, well-beaten trails like cow paths through the grass.
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A few species of spider remain active throughout the winter, and there are even a few unusual insects that are busy with courtship and mating during the winter, such as winter moths (Operophtera brumata) and winter gnats (Trichocera annulata).
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Everyone gets the occasional ant in their house — it's only natural! ... A sudden ant invasion, though, doesn't just happen randomly. Ants are constantly on the hunt for food and water (moisture, in general) for their colonies, so your kitchen and bathroom are the most common spots to find ants.
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Bed bugs live almost exclusively inside where temperatures are warmer. If the temperatures in a home feel like spring or summer, bed bugs will have no problem being active. Not only are bed bugs active during the winter months, they spread during the winter months. ... Bed bugs spread more when we travel more.
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Ants are quite the travelers. They are found nearly everywhere on Earth, with the exception of Antarctica and the Arctic (there are also a few islands that seem to be free of ants). There is one species of ant, the Argentine ant, known as Linepithema humilespecies, that has invaded 6 continents.
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"They are very aggressive. And unlike a lot of native ants, they produce large numbers of queens, so they have incredibly high potential for reproduction." Big-headed ants spread out, assembling multiple nests that cooperate on defense, reproduction, territorial expansion and food procurement, the researchers said.
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Ants are usually active during the twilight hours, so the best time to inspect a home for infestation is around sunrise and sunset. Ants may appear at any time of day, however, so if you suspect an infestation is present, keep your eyes peeled.
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Garden ants can actually be beneficial in the vegetable garden – they act as pollinators by crawling around from bloom to bloom looking for nectar, and they can kill off harmful caterpillars. These ants do not typically harm vegetation by striping leaves from plants.
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Behaviour. Being tropical, stingless bees are active all year round, although they are less active in cooler weather, with some species presenting diapause. Unlike other eusocial bees, they do not sting, but will defend by biting if their nest is disturbed.
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Bed bugs live almost exclusively inside where temperatures are warmer. If the temperatures in a home feel like spring or summer, bed bugs will have no problem being active. Not only are bed bugs active during the winter months, they spread during the winter months.
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Ants as a group are beneficial to humans. Their tunneling mixes and aerates the soil, in some places replacing the activity of earthworms. Many species feed on small insects that are serious crop pests.