Ants are the most common household insect that home owners will come into contact with. Ants are excellent scavengers and can fit through the smallest crack or crevice to gain access into your home. Once ants are inside of your home they will immediately begin searching for a reliable food and water source. This will usually end up being your kitchen pantry or a leaky bathroom faucet. Ants travel in large numbers and leave an invisible scented trail for their colony to follow that will lead them to food and back to the nest. Once ants have established a colony, they can be very difficult to get rid of.
Strong Ants
Ants are amazing insects that are exceptionally strong, carrying up to five thousand times their own weight. That is an incredible feat, and would be like a human carrying around sixty elephants. Ants are often seen carrying objects that are much larger than themselves. Because of their super strength, ants are able to carry large pieces of food back to the colony; lift heavy materials that help build a secure nest and fight off potential threats. As humans, we can quickly smash an ant with the simple step of our shoe; however, if ants were our size, we would be in a world of hurt.
Ants Eat Meat
Ants are usually associated with eating sugary sweet treats that are left on a picnic table or next to a garbage bin. Although the ant does love a good sugar rush, they are known to eat quite a large amount of meat. Ants eat more meat than a lion, tiger and wolf combined. This is a staggering fact to consider, but ants eat up to a third of their body weight every day. Imagine eating a third of your body weight each day; not possible. But for the ant, just another incredible feat.
Old Ants
Another fantastic fact about ants is that their species is as old as dinosaurs. Ant species emerged nearly one hundred and fifty million year ago, and that is about the same time that dinosaurs roamed the earth. Another fun fact is that all of the ants on the planet have a larger combined weight than all of the humans on the planet. That is pretty amazing, and so is the ant. While ants are fun to study and learn about, they are no fun to have roaming around your home. If you have an ant problem that just will not go away, contact Knock ‘Em Out Pest Control for the best ant control service available.
