Superorganisms: How Ant Colonies Are Organized

Most ant species have sterile workers and a fertile queen. Some species, however, have a very unique way of life. Here, you can discover different ant species: for example, a polymorphic species from Europe with workers of varying sizes; or ants that eat seeds and build grain silos. You might also be interested in a species from Asia that we’re researching: it has no queen, and all the workers are clones and genetically identical. Ants of this species raid the nests of other ants to feed themselves. With more than 14,000 known ant species on Earth, anything is possible!