ant

The word “ant” means a small insect that lives in large, highly organized colonies, usually working in groups to gather food and build nests. In plain terms, a tiny, hardworking insect that lives in colonies.

“Ant” is pronounced ant (/ænt/ in IPA).

Here is “ant” used in a sentence: “A line of ants marched across the kitchen counter toward the crumbs.”

“Ant” is a noun.

The word “ant” comes from Old English. From Old English aemete ("ant"), probably originally meaning "biting thing, cutter.".

“Ant” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

Both are small social insects that live in large colonies, but ants have a narrow, pinched waist and bent (elbowed) antennae, while termites have a broad waist and straight antennae. They belong to different insect groups despite their similar colony lifestyles.

A group of ants living and working together is called a colony. Ants are highly social and usually cooperate in groups to gather food and build nests.

Ants and bees are both social insects that live in organized colonies, but bees are typically winged and covered in fine hairs for collecting pollen, while worker ants are wingless and forage on the ground and build nests. They are related insects with different lifestyles.

Ants live in large, highly organized colonies because working together lets them gather food, defend the nest, and raise young far more effectively than any individual could alone. This cooperation is a defining feature of ant behaviour.