Ants are one of the great success stories in the history of life on Earth. Living ants are currently classified into 21 subfamilies and 283 genera (after Bolton 2003). (Source: Google Ants - www.antweb.org/)

At this moment, more than one thousand trillion ants are scurrying all over the Earth. If every human climbed aboard one side of a scale, and every ant crawled onto the other side, the scale would just about balance. (Source: www.antweb.org/)

Many ants enter homes from outside nests as they forage for food. To find their nest, follow the ants. You can encourage foraging by setting out attractive food. (Source: extension.umn.edu)

There are over 12,000 species of ants throughout the world. The most common ant occurring in and around the house and garden is the Argentine ant. (Source: ipm.ucdavis.edu)

Ants are among the most prevalent pests in households. They are also found in restaurants, hospitals, offices, warehouses, and other buildings where they can find food and water. (Source: ipm.ucdavis.edu)

Worker ants do not have wings and reproductive females lose their wings after their mating flights in order to begin their colonies. Therefore, unlike their wasp ancestors, most ants travel by walking. (Source: en.wikipedia.org)

Many animals can learn behaviours by imitation but ants may be the only group apart from mammals where interactive teaching has been observed. (Source: en.wikipedia.org)