Nature is beautiful but at the same time it is mysterious. Few things that takes place in nature are beyond human thoughts. As the nature is beautiful, there are creatures that leaves human beings amazed. Today because of urbanisation and in the name of development the forests are being destroyed, and it might look like just few trees cut down. But we should always remember that there are many creatures which end along with deforestation, thus we losing many beautiful gifts given by nature.
There is a special insect which is though minute has amazing strength and life lessons. Yes, it is Ant. You might get surprised listening to this. But if you closely observe, there are a lot of things which we can learn from an ant. Here are some amazing facts about Ants:
*You know there are over 12,000 ant species worldwide.
*Among the ants the ‘bullet ant’ is said to have the most painful sting in the world. Living in humid jungle conditions such as the Amazon, their sting has been compared to being hit by a bullet.
*There is a species in Ant called fire ant, which is believed to cause harm of worth billions every year, because its bite is very dangerous.
*Ants are the longest living insects. Yes, the queen ant of a particular species can live for more than 20 years.
*Ant is one of the strongest creatures in relation to its size. It is said that an Ant can carry 50 times its own body weight.
*Ants hold the record for fastest movement in the animal kingdom.
*Ants are social insects live in colonies. The colony, also called a formicary, is made up of one or more egg-laying queens and a large amount of female “worker” ants who tend to her, build and maintain the nest, forage for food and and care for the young.
*Another interesting fact is that the Ants do not have ears, in some species even they don’t have eyes too. Ants “listen” by feeling vibrations from the ground through their feet, and eye-less ants such as the driver ant species can communicate by using their antennae.
*Ants don’t have lungs. Due to their small size, ants don’t have the room to accommodate a complex respiratory system such as our’s. Instead, they have their own ways of respiration to help transport oxygen around their bodies.
*Ants have two stomach, and it’s not because they are greedy. One of their stomachs is for holding food for their own consumption, and the second one is to hold food to be shared with other ants.
*Ants are as old as dinosaurs. A study from Harvard and Florida State Universities discovered that ants first rose during the Cretaceous period around 130 million years ago.
Apart from all these ants teach us life lessons in which as humans we fail. Lessons such as unity and team work, planning and organisation, and adaptability. Another important lesson is that ants are driven by purpose, and they have particular goal which as humans we lack!