ANTS

Ants are highly social living beings. They  belong to the Formicidae family. It is understood that there are 12,400 different species of ants in the world today (www.earthlife.net/insects/ants.);and have been classified till date with an upper estimate of around 14000 species.(lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-ant). These animals generally live in colonies which may vary in size from a few individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organized ones occupying large territories. These colonies mostly comprise of certain sterile wingless females, called workers or soldiers. Apart from them, there are certain fertile males, called drones and one or more fertile females called ‘queens’. All of them work in close coordination to support the colony. 

In contrast the Leaf cutting ants of Central and South America have a much more complicated social structure in their nests. There can be 3 or 4 different sizes of workers as well as large   soldiers, males and Giant Queens and Gynes. A gyne is an unmated female sexual, she is called a Queen after she has mated.

There are different types of ants found all over the world. These are known as the army ants, driver ants, honeypot ants, fire ants, weaver ants, silver ants, bulldog ants,etc.