Ant

Found worldwide in diverse habitats including soil, under wood, inside plants, and urban structures.

Omnivorous, feeding on a wide variety of foods including plant nectar, seeds, fungi, other insects, and household scraps.

Highly social insects living in structured colonies with castes including queens, workers, and drones. They communicate using pheromones and exhibit cooperative foraging and brood-rearing.

Benefits include soil aeration, seed dispersal, and pest control. Risks include property damage from carpenter ants and painful stings or bites from certain species like fire ants.