Ants
Ant receiving honeydew from an aphid. Ants who would have thought such little craters had so much power. There are over 1200 different kinds of ants in the world. The most common ants are Fire Ants, Sugar Ant, and Argentine ant. They are very important to the land where we grow food. They enrich the soil by decomposing dead animals, insects and decomposing matter. Ants also help with pollination just like bees since they are walking on flowers and they are always on the move. It gets moved from one to another. This is an image of what an Argentine Ant looks like . Workers about 1.6mm long. Light to dark brown in color. Do not swarm. Bite – do not sting This link will help us understand why ants are important to the ecosystem. You will be able to see that ants are not harmful to you or your crops. Ants are able to big tunnels to get water minerals and many more beneficial items to the land they are at. They are able to care for one food 5 times their body weight and this helps them ...