All About Ants
By George Haraguchi These are Fire Ants. Fire ants are from South America and have a painful bite. Have you ever wondered what species of ant you are looking at? Well, you might have seen the ants wandering on the sidewalk or in the grass, but you don’t really look up close at the traits that define them. Sometimes it’s what they look like that defines them or what they do. This is a leafcutter ant. Leafcutter ants are know for cutting up leaves and using it for farming the food they produce for their colony. People usually think there is only one species of ant, and that is usually black ants. The reason that people mostly see black ants is because they aren’t looking close enough. Most ants are dark colors and if you don’t look close enough they all look the same. Black. Most people think ants are just annoying, but others love ants because of their fascination. Asian Marauder Ants eating a superworm. Asian Marauder Ants scientific name is Pheidologeton diversus...