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CONTENTS

0.0 Introduction

0.1 [2000.01.07] Authors

0.2 [2000.01.07] Disclaimer, Trademarks, Copyright

0.21 [2001.01.21] Guidelines for FAQ conversion to HTML

0.3 [2001.12.25] Foreword by the Authors

0.4 [1999.09.10] About The Ants FAQ

0.5 [1999.09.10] UK/US Spelling and Grammar Issues

0.6 [1999.08.26] Submitting Stuff to The Ants FAQ

0.7 [2000.01.07] Updates

0.8 [2002.01.13] Revision History of This FAQ

0.9 [2001.12.25] Acknowledgements and Major Contributors

0.10 [1999.09.22] FAQ Notes

0.11 [2001.12.25] Afterword

Questions and Answers

1.0 Queen Ants

1.1 [2002.01.13] Where can I get queen ants?

1.2 [1999.09.10] What does the queen ant look like?

1.3 [1999.09.10] Why can't I order queen ants?

1.4 [2002.01.10] What happens if I don't have a queen in my Ant Farm?

1.5 [1999.09.22] Do queen ants ever leave their nests?

2.0 Ant Farms

2.1 [2001.05.10] Where can I buy an Ant Farm?

2.2 [2001.11.16] How can I build my own Ant Farm?

2.3 [2001.01.21] What is good food for ants in my Ant Farm?

2.4 [1999.09.10] Where can I get ants?

2.5 [2001.12.15] How do I catch ants to put in my Ant Farm?

3.0 Identification

3.1 [2000.01.07] Is there a way to tell an unfertilized queen ant (princess) and a male ant (prince/drone) apart?

3.2 [1999.09.22] I need help identifying this ant/insect?

3.3 [2001.01.28] What are the differences between ants and termites?

4.0 Ant Facts

4.1 [2000.01.07] How long do ants generally live?

4.2 [2002.01.10] Can ants talk/communicate?

4.3 [2001.11.05] What do ants eat?

4.4 [1999.09.22] Are all ants female?

4.5 [1999.09.22] How do ants clean themselves?

4.6 [2000.07.15] How much weight can a worker carry and why?

4.7 [1999.09.22] Why can ants/insects carry so much?

4.8 [1999.09.22] Do ants get lost?

4.9 [2000.01.10] How long for an egg to become an adult worker?

4.10 [2001.08.13] Are leaves the leaf-cutter ants' favorite food?

4.11 [2000.01.22] How many different species of ant are there?

4.12 [2000.04.07] Do ants "go to the bathroom"?

5.0 Habits

5.1 [1999.09.22] Why are there winged/flying ants from this one ant colony?

5.2 [1999.09.22] Why do ants fight even if they look the same?

5.3 [2002.01.10] Do ants work all the time and do they ever sleep?

6.0 Extermination

6.1 [2001.01.28] Why are ants coming into my home?

6.2 [2001.01.28] How do I get rid of them?

7.0 Miscellaneous

7.1 [1999.09.22] What is this fuzzy/hairy ant with a huge stinger I found?

7.2 [1999.08.15] What is myrmecology and myrmecologist?

7.3 [1999.08.20] Where can I find more information on fire ants?

7.4 [2001.01.21] What about carpenter ants?

7.5 [2001.01.21] What books are good to read on ants?

7.6 [2001.12.25] What other excellent Web sites to find more information on ants?

7.7 [2001.01.21] I have a few questions that are not listed in this FAQ.