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  2. Insect winter ecology - Wikipedia

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    Insect winter ecology describes the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. Unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat internally ( endothermic ), insects must rely on external sources to provide their heat ...

  3. Ant - Wikipedia

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    Ants are active all year long in the tropics; however, in cooler regions, they survive the winter in a state of dormancy known as hibernation. The forms of inactivity are varied and some temperate species have larvae going into the inactive state , while in others, the adults alone pass the winter in a state of reduced activity. [71]

  4. Prenolepis imparis - Wikipedia

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    Prenolepis imparis, commonly known as the winter ant, false honey ant, or false honeypot ant, is a species of ant in the genus Prenolepis. [1] The species is found in North America, from Canada to Mexico , nesting deep within the ground.

  5. Aestivation - Wikipedia

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    They usually do so when the temperature is warmer and will re-emerge in the late summer or early fall. [5] Mosquitoes also are reported to undergo aestivation. [6] False honey ants are well known for being winter active and aestivate in temperate climates. Bogong moths will aestivate over the summer to avoid the heat and lack of food sources. [7]

  6. Formica - Wikipedia

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    Formica is a genus of ants of the subfamily Formicinae, including species commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants. Formica is the type genus of the Formicidae, and of the subfamily Formicinae. [3] The type species of genus Formica is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. [1]

  7. 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.

  8. Yes, Ants Actually Farm Their Food - AOL

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    Most organisms forage, hunt, or use photosynthesis to get food, but around 50 million years ago — long before humans were around — ants began cultivating and growing their own food.

  9. It’s 110 degrees in Texas. Is that why ants are in my house?

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    This week is going to be a scorcher — with 100-plus temperatures in the forecast all week. We asked a professional exterminator if they’d gotten more calls about wayward insects because of the ...