Ants are the world’s most ecologically important insects, both in terms of biomass and diversity of ecosystem services.
About 15,000 species inhabit almost all terrestrial habitats, including deserts and high mountains.
Ants are social insects characterised by a highly sophisticated division of labour: different individuals carry out different functions.

Agua Clara, Buenaventura area, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 17 June 2016