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Ants
can find their way through complex mazes.
Ants often march
in distinct columns following chemical trails.
Some
ants follow light patterns and gravity.
They
can do this because they have special sense organs in the joints
of their legs.
Many ants only
work in the underground passages of the nest. Some only work on
the land. They do not change jobs!
Some ants keep
aphids in their nests. The aphids make a liquid called honey-dew.
The ants eat the honey-dew and in turn provide food for the aphids.
Some ants collect
pieces of leaves and take them back to the nest. Fungi grow on
the decaying leaves and the ants eat the fungi.