Ants Rene Mettler
Publisher: Moonlight Publishing CO

There are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers, and males. I spray the ones I see, but they keep coming back. Facts: identification, life cycle, habitat. Gliding ants are arboreal ants of several different genera that are able to control the direction of their descent when falling from a tree. Call Orkin to get rid of ants in the house. Like their relatives the wasps, they have a narrow connection between their abdomen and thorax. Learn all you wanted to know about ants with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic. UC home and landscape guidelines for control of Ants. Ants form a great group of social insects that are great lovers of nectar. Queen ants have wings, which they shed when they start a new nest. Learn how to identify different types of ants. These busy insects are often observed visiting flowers to collect energy rich nectar. As if you needed another reason to declare ants the most legit insects on Earth, take a look at the video above. Research and management of the fire ant from Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and other sources. Depending on the species, ant colonies can consist of millions of ants. "I keep seeing big, black ants in my house, especially in the kitchen and bathroom.