Many facts about ants: which you do not know!

The Dhaka Times Desk An ant is a very small organism. But there are many great unknown stories about this small ant, which we never knew!

As soon as we hear the word ant, the image of a small animal can float in our mind. It is the habit of ants to run around with something in their mouth all day long. A lot of ants are also seen during the rainy season. Many people say that when ants move from one place to another with their food, the monsoon begins in full swing. There are so many interesting and wonderful facts about ants. Let's know some interesting facts about ants:

# There are about 12,000 species of ants in the world!

# An ant can carry more than 20 times its body weight!

# ants also have a queen from which millions of young are born.

# Ants have no ears. So the matter of sound is understood from the vibration of the ground.

# Imagine how long an ant fight can last. You will be surprised to know that ants fight to the death!

# ants always move in the same line. Each ant emits a liquid substance (pheromone) on its way. That is why the ants behind can follow the ones in front.

# normally grows wings on queen ants.

# ants have no lungs. The body has many fine pores through which oxygen moves in and out of the ant's body!

# The typical life span of ants is 28 years. However, queen ants are known to live for more than 30 years.

# When an ant dies, a chemical is released from its body. That is why other ants can easily get information about dead ants.

If this chemical released by # enters the body of another ant, that ant may also die!
# Humans and ants have similarities in one place! Both of them store food.

The # ant's body structure is such that it will not feel the slightest pain if it is dropped from a flying airplane.

# Ants never sleep.

# ants can survive under water for up to 24 hours.

# Two bellies of ants. Stores food for himself in one of them. And in another for others!

# Another thing that would be hard to believe even if true. The point is that the weight of all the ants in the world will be about the same!

# Ants have been around since the time of the dinosaurs!

# Most ants are red and black in color. But green ants are also found in many places.

# An ant can also bite another ant. Ants excrete formic acid. which is used to attack the enemy.

Ants are tiny but teach us a lot about being workers. We can also learn to think about the future from this small animal ant. A surah in the Holy Qur'an is named Namal which means ant. The Bible also says to go to the ant to be diligent! We have to wonder how important even a small animal really is.