Ants stamp catalogue

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Ants are insects related to wasps in the family Formicidae. The total number of species is estimated to be over 20,000. In the ants there is one or two knots between the thorax and the abdomen. More

Ants are insects related to wasps in the family Formicidae. There are 12,000 known species, but the total number is estimated at more than 20,000 species. With the exception of Antarctica, ants are everywhere. Like all insects, they have 3 pairs of legs, a head, a thorax and an abdomen. In the ants there is one or two knots between the thorax and the abdomen. Furthermore, the first antenna member is strongly elongated. Ants are social animals. A colony of ants has one and sometimes several queens at the head. Females hatch from fertilized eggs. The steering mechanism whether these become workers or new queens is not yet fully known. The males hatch from unfertilized eggs. They don't do much other than eat and reproduce. However, they only live for a few weeks, unlike the workers, who live for one to three years. The queen can grow much older.

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Savings and insurance (1958)