Strange Quark Today

Ants are cold-blooded creatures which means that they cannot keep themselves warm. If their surroundings are cold, they go into a very lethargic lifestyle and virtually hibernate, whereas when it is warm they run about the garden foraging for food to take home to the nest. The climate of the country that they live in along with its seasons determines which sort of ants can live there and how they will behave and when. [...]

Ants appear to be quite innocuous to a lot of people. In most temperate climates, ants do very little damage, although red ants bite people all over the planet. However, there are more serious ants in warmer countries and some of these ants can even be the cause of for hospitalzations and even a few fatalities. Red ant bites itch and even hurt, but picture a baby falling onto a red ant nest. [...]