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Collective nouns: An army of ants


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What are collective nouns and how are they used?




Army of ants

This term is used to describe many ants behaving in the same manner as each other.

Ants travel in a line because they communicate to their colony by scent. If they find a food source, they travel to that source leaving the scent behind them for the other ants to follow. As they travel back to their colony, they carry the food back to the nest.

The army of ants is often observed when there is a live predator or prey. Ants will congregate in an army like fashion to kill and eat their target.


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