What can we learn from the ants?
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I saw a documentary on ants once and it really impressed me about their sacrificial nature.\n\nA colony of ants was moving and it came to a stream. Immediately, the front ants strung themselves together to form a bridge across the moving stream. Once the ant-bridge was formed, all the other ants were able to cross to the other side.\n\nThe sacrifice of some enables the colony to survive.\n\nJohn 15:13\n"Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his brothers."
885304
Maybe they eat footballs too, I'm trying to figure how ants relate to footy, with regards to your question.
96929
We can if we don't mind joining the dodos and the dinosaurs.. I'm sure the ants and the cockroaches will not miss us at all..
459743
This is a really good and very legitimate question. I recently posted a question of my own on how best to get rid of an invading army of tiny brown ants that are very definitely making my kitchen their personal playground (and worse). But the reality is that I do not want to kill them at all. I want them to go away, ideally outside where they belong. But insects don't tend to think in such terms. They go where the food is, whatever that food source may be. And I imagine they prefer my nice, warm, dry kitchen to the elements they have to contend with outdoors. Vexing.\n\nAnyway, your point is both thoughtful and thought-provoking. How is it that we rationalize the degrees of murder we commit? Killing humans is wrong, except in times of war or self-defense (kill or be killed). But is even that moral? Killing some animals is perfectly okay (so-called livestock is slaughtered without further examination of the morals -- or lack of same -- involved). Hunters are legally permitted to shoot up the woods (in season) for deer, rabbits, what have you. But kill a cat or dog and you're pure evil, right? It's okay to hunt, torment and ultimately kill that terrified fox (pip pip, what!) but if you dare to harm one of the hounds doing the chasing and tearing apart of said fox, you're up on charges for animal cruelty, right?\n\nAnd the so-called vermin (rodents, bugs, etc.), well, they evidently don't deserve to live in the first place, do they? Says who? There are degrees of cruelty even as there are degrees to the pecking order that determines which creatures are worthy of life and which are marked for death. People who go out of their way to step on bugs are sick, even evil. But what of exterminators doing the job they're paid for? And, even more disconcerting, what about me trying to find the best method to rid myself of (a euphemism for KILL) these pesky ants in my kitchen? I can tell you it doesn't make me feel very good about myself when I reflect upon it... but I can also tell you I am determined to have them removed. I'm not proud of that but I am, at least, being honest with myself.\n\nAgain, a nice provocative question and one that has given me pause... Thinking is a decidedly good thing. Thanks.
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Most likely, they can't access it. If you leave a little trail leading up to the bag and tip it over, maybe they could find their way in. It takes a little while though, for some scouts to find it, go back home, and then more ants to come.
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Go to the local pharmacy and ask for Boric Acid. Its a white powder, cheap and very effective at getting rid of an assortment of insect critters. Put it in a salt shaker and sprinkle around the ant infestion. The ants will die and they will all take some of the poison back to their nest where it'll kill off ants in the nest. Boric acid isn't dangerous to you, kids, cats or dogs but it's murder on insects.
391269
I've never heard that, but small seeds are moved about by ants, so it is possible.
1090460
ants. try not eating anything on your bed, you're leaving crumbs all over.
854129
well if you consider that some individual colonies have more people than some small cities, then definatly. It is hypothesised that the weight of ants on the planet exceeds the total wieght of every person on the planet.\nLets look at it form a different perspective, it takes roughly 2.5 million ants to weight 170-180 pounds which is a rough average human weight, now, there are about 5 billion people on the planet, thats quite a bit, but then you should consider that the number of ants is 2.5 million times that number......I dont even think they have a name for such a number!
784330
Maybe ants get thirsty too. How do you know they're not trying to develop an ant beach front resort ? Or a city by the waterfront. What if there's some giant being staring from across the Galaxies looking at people by a beach asking the same question as you are ?
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No they do not follow the same path. They follow a pheromone trail path set by a forager ant. The ensuing ants will reinforce that path until the food finishes. Yes they know where they are going, as they will also follow the strongest and shortest pheromone trail path.\n\nAlso, through the observation of the sudden infestation of my house with literally hundreds of ants (probably its winter). They find sugar traces in my toilet sink (I was doing some soda and mentos experiment there) :P, and a box of opened cereal at the top of my fridge.\n\nDestroying a path of ants seem to work poorly, as they still continue... they seem to operate much more actively in the day and communicate with other ants with increasing frequency when they are in the trail. Ant poison (chemical but toxic food for ants, which they will feed the queens with) seems to work a few years back and my current batch of ants seem to be taking the bait...
196017
Bet's the hell out of me but I'll guess. is it an ant. LOL
1021879
I tried to ask one person who was bitten by carpenter ant and that ant had gone inside his both ears,,,when I told him " would you mind telling me if the ants damaged your ear drum"  he began to signal with his hand......I didn't know why!!!!!!!\nYou could ask him
428113
It depends upon the species of ant. Some seek out sweets. Others seek out fats (like cheese). Still others swap between sources depending on what's available.
731185
Strength is an integral part of their existence. With ants over millions of years the weak die and the strong survive, passing on genes to offspring.
1090493
all ants bite... they devour their food by eating it,will bite if you try to mess with them...even the tiny ones will defend themselves & their queen & nests..fire ants are the worse kind though,they have a poison that makes it burn really intense when they bite you....too many bites can be deadly
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There is a great diversity among ants and their behaviors. They range in size from 2 to about 25 millimetres (about 0.08 to 1 inch). Their color may vary; most are red or black, but other colors can also be seen, including some tropical groups with a metallic lustre.\n\nAnts have colonized almost every landmass on Earth. They can constitute up to 15% of the total animal biomass of a tropical rainforest; in the Amazon the combined weight of the ants is said to be four times larger than that of the tetrapods in the same area. It has also been estimated that the combined weight of all ants exceeds the weight of mankind