They act as the colony’s scouts ... diligently keeping out pests and watching for disease or mold. If an ant discovers mold in the fungus farm, they use a unique bacterium as a natural pesticide.

Each Argentine ant colony has multiple queens, allowing the colony to expand rapidly both in population and territorial control. Today, native Californian ant species like harvester ants and ...

If an ant discovers mold in the fungus farm ... Like their name, major ants serve as the colony’s military force and defend the nest. Some major ants can grow 16mm long, which is pretty big ...