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# Interesting Ant Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

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# Interesting Ant Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Ants, these pests live in colonies and in very large numbers. Ants can roam from forests to cities. Despite being a small and vulnerable insect, ants can still be found in every place…

By the ETOS Technical Team Updated June 30, 2023

Ants, these pests live in colonies and in very large numbers. Ants can roam from forests to cities. Despite being a small and vulnerable insect, ants can still be found in every place.

Pests that have no ears, some even have no eyes, sense vibrations from the ground through their feet. Meanwhile, ants that don't have eyes can communicate using their antennae. However, there are some interesting facts that will either make you fear ants or be amazed. Check out the interesting facts below.

**Each ant has a different job.**

There are two types: worker ants and queen ants. Queen ants are in charge of laying eggs while worker ants are in charge of foraging and feeding larvae, making colony waste, storing food and defending the nest.

**There is a Deadly Type of Ant**

Despite their small stature, the power of ants cannot be underestimated. Bulldog ants are a notoriously dangerous type of ant. This type of ant can cause death when biting attacks humans. Bulldog ants have poison and the ability to sting multiple times so that they can deliver a lot of poison to their opponents.

**The strongest, fastest and longest-lived insects**

Ants have muscles that are very thick compared to their body area, so they are able to lift weights that are many times greater than their own body weight. Not only in terms of strength, ants are also among the types of insects that can survive longer. queen ants of the species Pogonomyrmex Owyhee can live up to 30 years. Meanwhile, the jaw trap ant or Odontomachus is the fastest ant because it can close its jaws as fast as 225 kilometers per hour. This is done to kill prey or hurt predators when they feel threatened.

**It can cause more than 50 trillion worth of damage annually.**

Fire ants are relatively small compared to other ant species. But the bites of fire ants are painful and you will feel a burning sensation when bitten by them. Therefore, every year fire ants can cause losses of more than 51 trillion rupiah for the treatment of people or animals who are victims of fire ant bites.

**Ants Can be found on every continent, except Antarctica**

Ant populations can be found on every continent around the world. But ants cannot be found on the Antarctic continent due to the extreme cold and unfavorable environmental conditions.

So you already know not a few facts about ants? Before causing great losses, we recommend using professional Indonesian **Pest Control Services** to be able to solve ant problems for homes and even businesses that you own or run.

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