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Ants are one of a number of ground-dwelling insects. There are many different types of ants, and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. Different ants build different types of homes. Some of them build ant hills outside in the yard. Some of them build their nests on the inside of a house by utilizing wet wood to build the nest. Ants can be distinguished by physical characteristics like the number of nodes at the waist, and the even or uneven roundness of the upper surface of the thorax.
Ants can lift many times their own body weight. Ants live in colonies that range dramatically in size from a few dozen to millions of ants. Some colonies have a single queen ant, but many colonies are multi-queen colonies. Ant life starts as an egg, which becomes female if it is fertilized or is male if it is not fertilized. After developing, certain worker ants have certain jobs, depending on their age. Some of the young ones tend to the queen, and progress through other duties up until food foraging as one of the oldest ants.
You may have reason to treat ants inside or outside. They may be disturbing some of your plants in your garden, or there may be an infestation in your home. Sweet foods, including fruits, can be attractive to ants. Although ants can be a pain in your garden, they may actually be beneficial to you by taking care of other pests.
Carpenter ants range in size and color, but there are some distinguishing characteristics, namely a single waist node, and an even roundness to the upper surface of the thorax.
Fire ants are another type of ants that are a particular pest to humans. The bite burns like fire, which is how the fire ants got their names. An antihistamine taken after the bite can help prevent swelling and allergic reactions. Then there are multiple other treatment suggestions, anywhere from a thick paste of salt to tea tree oil, in order to reduce itching and pain.
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