Ants are all insects of the members of the tribe of Formicidae, the Hymenoptera nation. The council that produces formic acid or ant acid as a means of self-defense, has more than 12,000 species (species), mostly living in the tropics. Most of the ants are known as social insects, with their colonies and regular nests consisting of thousands of ants per colony. Members of the colony are divided into worker ants, male ants, and queen ants. There may also be a group of guard ants. One colony can dominate a large area to support their lives. Ant colonies are sometimes called "superorganisms" because of their colonies that form a unity.
Ants are among the strongest animals in the world, despite their small size. Male ants are able to sustain loads weighing fifty times their own body weight, comparable to elephants that are only able to sustain loads weighing twice the weight of their own body. However, it is only rivaled by rhinoceros beetles that can sustain the burden weighing 850 times its own body weight.