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What ants' do in nests?

🐜 Caring for the Queen and Brood: Nurse ants feed and groom the queen. They tend to the eggs, larvae, and pupae by feeding them and keeping them clean. They move brood to warmer or cooler parts of the nest depending on temperature.

🐜 Building and Maintaining the Nest: Ants constantly dig, expand, and repair tunnels and chambers. They use their mandibles to move soil, sand, or plant material.

🐜 Food Storage and Processing:
Some ants store food like seeds or honeydew in chambers. In species like leafcutter ants, they process leaves to grow fungus, which they eat.

🐜 Defense: Soldier ants guard the entrance and protect the colony from predators or rival ants. Ants often release alarm pheromones to alert others in case of danger.

🐜 Communication: Ants communicate using chemical signals (pheromones) to coordinate tasks, locate food, and warn of threats. Inside the nest, ants frequently touch antennae to exchange information.

🐜 Cleaning and Waste Management: Ants keep the nest clean by removing dead ants or waste to a separate "trash chamber." Some ants bury waste or carry it far from the nest to avoid contamination.

🐜 Role Switching Based on Age or Need
Younger ants usually do indoor tasks (like brood care), while older ants take riskier outdoor roles (like foraging). Ants may switch roles based on the colony’s needs.


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