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Ants are cold-blooded animals which means that they cannot keep themselves warm. If their surroundings are cold, they go into a very lazy way of life and practically hibernate, whereas when it is warm they run about the garden looking for food to take home to the nest. The weather of the country that they live in along with its seasons determines which species of ants can live there and how they will act and when. Continue reading →

Ants appear to be quite innocuous to a lot of people. In most temperate climates, ants do very little damage, although red ants bite people all over the planet. However, there are more serious ants in warmer countries and some of these ants can even be the cause of for hospitalzations and even a few fatalities. Red ant bites itch and even hurt, but picture a baby falling onto a red ant nest. Continue reading →

Fire ants live in many of the hotter regions of the world and in the majority of countries and in most languages, from Thai to French and English, the word ‘fire’ is part of its name. This is because the feeling of pain after having been stung, not bitten, by one of these ants is like the pain received from a burn. Continue reading →