ant behavior Quotes

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.

For example, the tiny ant, a creature of great industry, drags with its mouth whatever it can, and adds it to the heap which she is piling up, not unaware nor careless of the future.

I got an ant farm; them fellas didn't grow sh*t.

So, the ant way of life is very ancient and very successful. As far as human beings are concerned, we've been around for only one million years--too soon be sure.

We're all ants. I'm a glittery little ant.

Do ants get headaches?

I wonder what ants do on rainy days?

Not all ants use violence to dominate their world, some use more subtle methods.

No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants.

And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's thinking and decision-making is not in its brain at all. It's distributed. It's in its legs.

Ants in the house seem to be, not intruders, but the owners.

I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.

There is no need for ants to have the ability to fly