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ants

  • plural
    of ant.
    ant
    noun
    any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.

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While pregnant, Natasha says her room became infested with ants, which she repeatedly reported before eventually being moved into another room.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

For many years, scientists have focused on haplodiploidy as a possible explanation for why this lifestyle evolved so often in ants, bees and wasps.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake are introduced pests: fire ants, cane toads, rabbits, foxes, feral cats.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“We’re ants, we’re nothing,” I remember him saying, sizing up the state of the American left.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Kainene asked Baby to join the older children making lizard traps, to learn how to mat the palm fronds and place the cocoon full of iddo ants inside.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie