Enlarged 40 times. Hymenoptera Ants live almost everywhere in the world. Most ants live 3-5 years, but some can live to be 15. They are social insects, living in colonies with just a few ants or with thousands. They nest in burrows or tunnels, hollow wood, buildings, or old ant nests.
Ant mouths have jaws for grasping food and cutting plants.
They use their legs to eat sweet-tasting food, nectar, plants, grass, and dead bodies. Antennae are important to ants. They use them to keep from getting lost, not bump into each other, fight, talk to one another, and find food. Humans often consider ants to be nuisances. Some ants will bite if disturbed and many will sting.