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2. Formicarium - Wikipedia

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   Professional ant shops and suppliers may ship ants only within the state where they reside. In the European Union, some domestic species are protected, and it is illegal to own, keep, buy, or sell these ants, or to damage their nests. Unlike reptiles and spiders, there are no laws on owning, keeping, buying, or selling tropical ants.

3. Yes, Ants Actually Farm Their Food - AOL

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   Some major ants can grow 16mm long, which is pretty big for an ant! Mutualism Between Ants and Fungi Leafcutter ants build massive nests that can reach 20 feet deep.

4. Agriculture in ants - Wikipedia

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   Discovered only in 2016, ant farming and agriculture with plants is a rapidly evolving field of discoveries. As of 2022, it is estimated that ants assist in the dispersal of seeds for over 11,000 plant species, are in mutualistic relationships with at least 700 plant species, and engage in purely agricultural processes with hundreds of others.

5. Ant-keeping - Wikipedia

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   A formicarium, which is a housing for an ant colony. Note the talcum powder/rubbing alcohol lubricant mixture applied around the top perimeter of the enclosure, to prevent ants from escaping. Ant-keeping (or ant keeping) is a hobby involving the capture, care, and observation of ants and ant colonies. [1] It is a form of lay myrmecology. The ...

6. Honeypot ant - Wikipedia

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   Honey ants are unique in using their own bodies as living storage, used later by their fellow ants when food is otherwise scarce. When the liquid stored inside a honeypot ant is needed, the worker ants stroke the antennae of the honeypot ant, causing the honeypot ant to regurgitate the stored liquid from its crop. [4] [5]

7. Myrmecophyte - Wikipedia

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   Myrmecochory, "ant-dispersal," is the collection and dispersal of seeds by ants. Ants disperse more than 30% of the spring-flowering herbaceous plants in eastern North America. [7] Both the plant and the ant benefit in this scenario. The ants are provided with an elaiosome, a detachable food body