Why do ants move? Generally speaking, ants will not move easily, because moving requires a lot of energy, and there may be a risk of being eaten by hunters. Let's see why ants move. Welcome to check it!
What are the signs of ants moving?
Some people think that this behavior of ants is related to the coming rain, and they think that ants can predict the air humidity.
When it feels too wet, it knows it's going to rain, so they have to move to a safer place. However, there is still no conclusive scientific evidence to prove this view.
Some people also say that ants choose to move on cloudy days or at night, mainly to prevent the possible damage to ant eggs caused by the sun exposure. Because people don't pay attention to the actions of ants at night, they can often see ants moving on cloudy days, so they associate ant moving with rain.
Data show that there is a certain relationship between ants moving and rain, but rain is not the only reason. For example, ants are not resistant to hunger. When there is no food and water, half of them will die after four days and nights. Ants always seem busy in search of food.
Some ants belong to migratory ants. For example, marching ants have no fixed place all their life. The queen ant periodically lays eggs and migrates with larvae after a few days. She marches almost every day to find, eat and carry prey. It can be said that "moving" is an instinct of some ants. The number of ant colonies in the ant nest is increasing. When the original nest cannot accommodate, the ant colony will divide the nest.
Why ants move
Ant, a social animal, is very good at teamwork, and the family group is also very large. When we see ants, we often see a group of ants. They carry stones, food on their heads and work hard to move things... Is this ant moving? No, not necessarily. The important thing to judge whether ants are moving is whether they carry insect eggs. (insect eggs are the larvae of ants that haven't hatched, small white particles) if we see them carrying a large number of insect eggs, they are moving. Why do ants move? It is mainly affected by the following factors:
First: the nest is too wet or too dry. This is the sign of rain as the old saying goes. Ants don't like living in too wet or too dry environment, and the precursor of rain is that the air is wet, so ants must move to a dry place high at this time; Too dry air will dehydrate and dry the ants to death, so when the environment is too dry, they will also choose to move to a wetter place.
Second point: with the expansion of ant population, the capacity of ant nest is not enough. Ants have strong reproductive ability and the population expands very fast. As a result, the ant nest can not accommodate so many offspring. If the terrain is not suitable for further expansion at this time, the ants will choose to move.
Third point: compete for territory. In order to compete for territory and food, the animal kingdom will fight. The loser must evacuate, and so must the ants. If there are new ant colonies nearby who want to occupy this area, there will be a dispute and the loser will move.
Ants move snake aisle next sentence
Ant moving snake aisle is a folk saying. Many users don't know what's next in ant moving snake aisle. Ants move along the snake aisle. Be careful of rain bubbles when you go out.
Of course, there are other statements, but the general meaning is the same. The ants move to the snake aisle. It will rain heavily tomorrow.
Some people say that when the weather turns bad, the ants appear very busy. Some are busy moving to high places, while others carry earth back and forth to build their nests. Generally speaking, the higher the nest, the greater the precipitation.
There is also a nest built by big black ants, which is often higher in the direction of the wind the next day. For hundreds of millions of years, ants have evolved to be able to sense changes in air humidity, air pressure and ground temperature. When these conditions are formed, ants will feel the need to transfer.
The snake passage is due to heavy moisture and insufficient air in the cave, so it all means it's going to rain. The proverb says, "swallows fly low, snakes walk down the aisle, and heavy rain comes.". Before heavy rain in summer, the general air pressure should be reduced, while small animals such as swallows and snakes are very sensitive to the reduction of air pressure, flying and running around, which means heavy rain.