Ants are fascinating creatures. Closely related to bees and wasps, they function collectively in a similar way.
They possess a hive mind, as it were, which operates like a biological computer algorithm enabling highly complex decision-making behaviour far beyond the intelligence of individuals.
These ubiquitous little insects provide a range of ecologically beneficial functions in nature:
• They eat many pest insects, limiting pest populations
• They clean ecosystems by moving dead insects, plant and animal matter into their nests, fertilising the soil
• They carry seeds to new areas, helping plants spread to where they
