Some people wonder if ants will destroy their wooden deck or outdoor furniture, or even come into their home to eat the wood there. Well, it turns out that: Ants don’t eat wood, but some ants destroy wood when they build their nests in it. Carpenter ants use their...
You may have heard that ants will kill and eat any termites in your yard or house, taking care of a termite problem before you have to. But this isn’t true: Ants do eat termites. In the wild, they attack termite nests for food. But in urban areas, like your backyard...
If you’re seeing ants and aphids on your plants or trees, you’re probably wondering if the ants are there to eat the aphids. Well… Ants farm and take care of aphids because aphids give ants food. But ants will eat aphids when other food is scarce, there are too many...
If something has been eating the leaves on your plants and trees, you’re probably wondering if it’s ants in your yard. The truth is that… Ants do not eat leaves. But there are 47 kinds of ants that collect leaves, and they are known as “leafcutter ants”. These ants...
If you’ve seen ants carrying food out of your house or across your yard, you might be wondering what they do with all the food they collect. I mean, they must have a huge chamber full of food somewhere just waiting to be eaten. I did some digging and it turns out...
