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1. www.thoughtco.com › what-good-are-ants-1968090What Good Are Ants? Why We Can't Live Without Them - ThoughtCo

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   Dec 3, 2019 · Ants will munch on creatures ranging from ticks to termites if the opportunity arises and will even gang up on larger arthropods, such as scorpions or stinkbugs. Those pesky fire ants are particularly good at pest control in farm fields.

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2. theconversation.com › why-invasive-ants-are-aWhy invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems

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   Sep 19, 2023 · Our results show that animal communities respond overwhelmingly negatively to invasive ants. We found there were on average 50% fewer individual animals and species in areas invaded by ants,...

3. wildexplained.com › animal-encyclopedia › theThe Benefits of Ants: How They Help Our Ecosystems

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   Sep 14, 2023 · Ants, through their burrowing activities, help to aerate the soil, improving its structure. As the soil becomes more aerated, it allows for better water and oxygen infiltration, which benefits the whole ecosystem. Furthermore, ants contribute to nutrient cycling by collecting and decomposing organic matter.

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5. www.encyclopedie-environnement.org › en › lifeAnts as sentinels of the impact of global change

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   Dec 10, 2020 · Ant invasions have very high economic costs, strongly alter the environment and have a strong impact on native biodiversity. Local ant species in particular can be very negatively impacted by invasive species due to their competitive dominance, predation and nest raiding.

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6. www.rhs.org.uk › biodiversity › antsAnts - RHS Gardening

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   Ants are one of the most numerous animals and important components of ecosystems worldwide affecting fauna and flora of entire ecosystems. In gardens they can be important predators, but also manage greenfly and other aphids and can cause soil disturbance.

7. www.dw.com › en › biodiversity-the-bizarre-world-ofBiodiversity: The bizarre world of ants – DW – 10/28/2024

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   5 days ago · There are more than 15,000 known species on the planet, and they've all evolved different skills in their respective habitats. Ants can live in soil, in trees, below ground, in leaf matter, in ...

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   Do animal communities respond negatively to invasive ants?

   • Our results show that animal communities respond overwhelmingly negatively to invasive ants. We found there were on average 50% fewer individual animals and species in areas invaded by ants, which is a dramatic fall in biodiversity.

   Why invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems

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   How do ant invasions affect the environment?

   • Ant invasions have very high economic costs, strongly alter the environment and have a strong impact on native biodiversity. Local ant species in particular can be very negatively impacted by invasive species due to their competitive dominance, predation and nest raiding.

   Ants as sentinels of the impact of global change

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   Are invasive ants causing a decline in biodiversity?

   • We found there were on average 50% fewer individual animals and species in areas invaded by ants, which is a dramatic fall in biodiversity. It is also important to remember these results are averages and, therefore, invasive ants may spell doom for some animal communities above and beyond these numbers.

   Why invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems

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   Are ants a problem?

   • Ants can cause concern but they are an important part of the biodiversity of a healthy garden. The eusocial nest structure can be complex with different casts and ages of worker ants. They often have mutualistic associations with sap sucking insects such as aphids.

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   Are ants invasive?

   • Ants help ecosystems to function normally and the total weight of all ants on Earth is roughly equivalent to 1.4 billion people, or 33 Empire State Buildings. Unfortunately, some ants have become invasive species – organisms transported to a new ecosystem that cause damage.

   Why invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems

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   How do ants help the environment?

   • Ants, through their burrowing activities, help to aerate the soil, improving its structure. As the soil becomes more aerated, it allows for better water and oxygen infiltration, which benefits the whole ecosystem. Furthermore, ants contribute to nutrient cycling by collecting and decomposing organic matter.

   The Benefits of Ants: How They Help Our Ecosystems

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9. www.cell.com › current-biology › fulltextHow ants shape biodiversity: Current Biology - Cell Press

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   Oct 11, 2021 · The rise of ants over the past 50 million years has dramatically impacted Earth’s biosphere. In this primer, Parker and Kronauer describe how ants act as selective agents on biodiversity, forging relationships with other organisms, imposing survivorship bias on species assemblages, and shaping ecological communities at large.