Compared to their body size, ants are some of the strongest animals in the world – they can lift up to 50 times their own body weight.

To study how ants behave when they are weightless, they have even been launched into space.

Ants have no lungs because they breathe through their skin.

Ant queens can live for several decades.

When searching for food, ants leave a trail of odorous substances (pheromones) behind them to help them navigate.

Ants have no sense of hearing but can sense vibrations in the ground.