Most ant species are social insects, living in large cooperative groups called colonies. Two or more generations may overlap in a colony. These ant colonies are divided into three castes — males, workers and queens — and each caste performs certain tasks. read more
The simple answer is that without them, the ant colony wouldn’t function (I don’t know enough about ants to know if all colonies and queens work the same way when it comes to egg-laying/queen production and so forth). read more
Ants enjoy consuming elaiosomes, small structures on the outer surface of seeds, without harming the plant. Picking off Pests. You might have thought ants were pests, but there are insects far peskier than ants. Fly, flea, and bed bug eggs, larvae, or nymphs are delicacies for many ants. read more
There are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers, and males. The queen and the males have wings, while the workers don’t have wings. The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs. read more