Ants are insects of the family Formicidae. According to National Geographic, there are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth—that’s 2.5 million ants for every human! Essential members of the ecosystems they inhabit, ants play a vital role in the environment and for the most part provide a beneficial service towards preserving the planet. However, some species are destructively invasive in their nature, while others pose a potentially deadly threat to people. So, just how big a presence do these tiny insects have on Earth, and what are the species we should definitely avoid?
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