Ants are too fast

@Harold_ks (1673)
June 11, 2010 3:52am CST
Have you noticed that ants are too fast, not particularly in moving but they are too fast to notice and find a food. Once there's a food left in the table, in a few minutes, the army of ants are already spreading over the food. Same with dead insects or any creature. Ants can easily notice and be present on the subject. Actually they are impressive, they do help each other in seacrhing for a food. What can you say about ants? Have you also noticed that they are too fast in hunting food?
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@busybee10 (3186)
• India
11 Jun 10
Wonderful is Nature if we observe. But only a few i the society have this taste.And who ever has this taste are most healthy people because they really love nature. Observing nature and learning from it is highly advisable for our growth. Yes ants are fast in doling so many things and even elder people suggest the young one's learn from ants. I am a nature lover and also observe ants - I wonder some times that two ants come closer and move away. Do they talk and convey some message is my doubt. If you know please share.
@busybee10 (3186)
• India
12 Jun 10
Yes there are many lessons to be learn 't from ants provided you are ready to learn.Ants bite that is their nature.You cannot change that.But humans do so many wrong things and also harm us. To get rectified the creator has given options to do that but still they do not use their minds.
@maxyl12 (236)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
Most people don't really appreciated ants. Since ants are so bad in biting. But if they only realized how wonderful they were in terms in protecting the queen. Maybe we can lean something from them too.
@charylady (419)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
yes ant can sense where the food is and they come fast. it's impressive how the follow a trail going to a particular place and also follow the same trail on the way back. it seems they greet each other when they meet along the trail; it's like they signalling each other. in our place, now that the rains have started, the ants (the black kind) are coming from all over.
@maxyl12 (236)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
It is their nature as God gift to them. No matter how small they were. They can survive in the outskirts of the giants.
@derek_a (10874)
11 Jun 10
Yes, I have noticed how fast ants are to find food. It seems that they have an incredible communcation system, sending out scouts to find food or whatever they need. The scouts then lead the other ants to what they have found and the work begins of carrying they find back to the nest. They are indeed, fascinating creatures and I often like to just sit in my garden watching what they are doing. _Derek
@Harold_ks (1673)
11 Jun 10
Yah, it's quite unbelievable actually, it seems like, each of them has mobile phones. Lol! It started from one to two ants, then all of a sudden, an army of ants were already all over the food. Their antennas are really great and very powerful to contact other ants. Ants are really amazing creatures especially the way they work together. Yes, I have also done that before, just sit and watching what they are doing. Thank you for your response.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Jun 10
I had never thought about this, but you qre quite right. Ants do seem to move quicker than any other insect of its size. They always seem to be in a hurry. Are they afraid that something else will attack and take away their food? One can only watch and wonder at the ant world.
@maxyl12 (236)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
Me too. I until I try to catch one. Those ants are really fast.
@BART78 (2927)
• Canada
11 Jun 10
rainy season is near that is why ants are very active in gathering their food, yup! i notice it too, i was cooking this morning and with just a few seconds they are all over my jar of oatmeal..gggrrhh!!
@Harold_ks (1673)
11 Jun 10
Yah they are easier to be seen when rainy season is about to come, since they are already gathering and saving food. It's really a one good atttude of ants that human needs to inherit. We should also be ready and active especially on those seasons that they are busy. Thank you for your response.
11 Jun 10
Ants are very impressive creatures. The way they wwork together and can lift more than their ownn body weight is amazing, however the humble ant is probably the biggest pain in my life. We live in a semi rural location and there are ants everywhere and they are currently infesting my fruit trees and during bad weather they manage to find their way into my kitchen. The worst of it is that they are destroying my gardens structure. They go tunneling through my walls and paving stones leaving a heap of dirt behind them. I am convinced that one of these days I will wake up and my whole house will just be a pile of dust around me becasue the ants have dug it all away!
@Harold_ks (1673)
11 Jun 10
Yah, ants are really impressive, they do amazing things, just like what you mentioned, they can lift things more than their weight. Actually is is said that if ants is as big as human, they can lift a track. Haha! It's really so amazing. Plus the way they contact and help each other. It's so amazing that they can easily gather together. Oh, in your case, they are already disturbing you and you should do something and save your plants and trees. Thank you for your response. Have a nice day!
@webzap (884)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
Yes, ants are faster than cockroaches in finding food. If you forget to clean one's left over food or crumbs, you can see that they are marching like army heading to food crumbs underneath the table. They have to stock pile as much food for them for the coming rainy days. More resourceful than human beings?
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Jun 10
I have children. Believe me I know about ants.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
11 Jun 10
Hey Harold! Ants are amazing creatures! Have you ever sat and watched a colony of ants working together? They are totally incredible! I have watched a group of ants carry off a huge piece of a roll within just a few seconds. They are alot stronger than people think they are. And when they work together they can really carry alot of food! The are fascinating creatures!
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
12 Jun 10
Sweetie, ants are a freaking pain in the butt. I have never seen them coming out so fast just to get to something they smelled. I normally spray some poison around all the edges of the cupboards, tables and the fridge. That keeps them away for a while. PS: Wash your dishes!! TATA.
@maxyl12 (236)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
Yes, they have many legs no wonder their fast. Also they have a good communication skills, so they can rely on their fellow teammates, the ants. They are always in line and in order.
@zerosama (73)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
Yeah, I agree with you. Ants are too fast to hunt foods that are left on the table. That is why we always clean the table after use so that there wouldn't be any left over in the table. Ants are quite impressive, hunting foods and architectural. If ants are man eaters, we would be extinct by now. LOL.