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2. Here's How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Home and Yard for Good

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   How far ants will travel for food depends on the species, but it’s generally within about 25 feet of the nest. The colony is almost always found outside, so look around to identify where they ...

3. Ant colony - Wikipedia

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   Ant colonies have a complex social structure. Ants’ jobs are determined and can be changed by age. As ants grow older their jobs move them farther from the queen, or center of the colony. Younger ants work within the nest protecting the queen and young. Sometimes, a queen is not present and is replaced by egg-laying workers.

4. Queen ant - Wikipedia

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   A queen ant (formally known as a gyne) is an adult, reproducing female ant in an ant colony; she is usually the mother of all the other ants in that colony. Some female ants, such as the Cataglyphis , do not need to mate to produce offspring, reproducing through asexual parthenogenesis or cloning , and all of those offspring will be female. [ 1 ]

5. How To Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Once And For All - AOL

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   · Carpenter ants vary in size from ¼ to 1/2 inch; they do not eat wood like termites, but they will excavate damp wood in your house to create galleries where they nest. Another type of ant you ...

6. Yellow meadow ant - Wikipedia

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   The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. [1] Populations in North America are now considered a different, related species, Lasius brevicornis. [2] The queen is 7–9 mm long, males 3–4 mm and workers 2 ...

7. Ant-keeping - Wikipedia

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   The first step involved in ant keeping is capturing a fertilized queen ant. [6] Ants engage in nuptial flights during spring, summer, and some species have also been recorded to have their nuptial flights during winter. After these flights a fertilized queen ant will land and remove her wings before locating a spot to found her new colony.