05 | January | 2010 | A Bit of This A Bit of That

Fun Facts: Ants

Published January 5, 2010 | By Gina

Ants can lift more than 3 times their own body weight
An ant has two stomaches, one for food for itself and one for food for other ants in the colony
There are more than 10 000 know ant species
Ants have the largest brain amongst insects
Ants do not have lungs, they ‘breath’ oxygen through tiny holes all over their bodies
Some cultures use ‘ant sutures’ by coaxing insects to bite the wound edges with their jaws and then twist off the insects’ heads, leaving behind a stitch/staple
Ants are used to help harvest rooibos
Ants like to live in my kettle!