Ants facts

Its bite feels like a bullet. The ant named on account of its powerful and potent sting. It inhabits humid lowland rain forests from Nicaragua to Brazil, where it is often called "Hormiga Veinticuatro" or "24 (hour) ant", referring to the "waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours".

Wasps. It might be surprising, but ants form part of the wasp superfamily. They are closer related to wasps and hornets than bees and bumble bees are.

They will grow mushrooms on them. South American Atta ants use leaves to prepare their food. They chew them first and then grow mushrooms on it.

Three. Most insects adopt a tripedal gait in which they walk with their legs touching the ground in alternating triangles

Around one minute. A typical worker sleeps for only one minute, but up to 250 times a day.

Camponotus ligniperda. Camponotus ligniperda - this species of ant from Formicinae subfamily is the largest Polish and European ant. There are several so-called castes among these ants. It builds nests in the rotted tree trunks. It shows no aggression towards people, except for extreme situations like nest demage.