Ants are not one species, but all species of a family. It contains many kinds of pests, most of which are harmful to human beings. Some ants are even very harmful, such as army ants. Ants often have a serious impact on human life, and it is a great harm to live in a nest of ants in the house. It is no exaggeration to say that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest.
However, in nature, any species has its corresponding functions and is an indispensable part of nature. Whether it's beneficial insects or pests, it's just a rhetoric against human beings. ?
Ants are the most common insects on the earth and the largest number of insect species. Because all kinds of ants are social groups, they were called "ants" in ancient times. According to the classification of modern morphology, ants can be divided into ants and termites. Some are human pests! Some ants are harmless! You can even do scientific experiments! Others can also be used as medicinal materials! ?
Because there are many kinds of ants, they are the most numerous insect species. There are more than 600 species of ants confirmed in China alone.
Among them, the "notorious" termites are big pests, and it is well known that "the embankment of a thousand miles collapses in the ant nest!" Mainly refers to termites, which also destroy trees and wood products.
There are more than ten kinds of ants commonly found indoors. This is also because with the rapid development of urban construction, the original living conditions of ants have changed, so that they gradually adapt to the urban environment with dense buildings and dense population, and often invade the interior of buildings to feed and harm. Although the hazards of different ants have their own characteristics, queens usually live in caves to breed, mainly because workers come out of caves to look for food.
The harm of ants can be summarized as biting people, spreading germs, polluting the environment and destroying buildings. Mainly in two aspects:
One is the direct economic loss caused by food damage and pollution, and the other is the indirect loss caused by spreading many diseases and endangering human health.
It can be seen that it is unscientific and unfounded to judge whether ants are "beneficial" or "harmful" simply based on some food they eat. Similarly, an ant can't be said to be beneficial to human beings just because it has certain efficacy, so it should be analyzed in detail.
The little black ant that we often see outdoors is also an important link in the biological chain in which we live. Without the further digestion of ants and other insects, our living environment will soon become rancid.