However, all forms of honey ants have: Smooth, shiny bodies Hourglass shapes Antennae Throughout ... They prefer to build nests in cool, shady areas, so you are most likely to find a honey ...

Ants may also come inside in search of water, particularly when the weather is hot. Some species prefer to build their nests ...

A lot of babies. Their mother, the queen, roams around the nest while laying 1,500 eggs a day! Now, all those baby ants need to live in a narrow temperature range to grow, so that nest sports ...

These ants are rarer in Wales than the hairy wood ants. Hairy wood ants live in mound-shaped nests made out of dead leaves, pine leaves and twigs. They are called solariums because their purpose ...

It seems that the tiny wood ant is something of an expert on reusable energy. The intelligent design of the nest makes it a perfect place to live. Gabrielle Flinn from the RSPB explained that the ...