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Do ants eat fungi?

Do ants eat fungi?


Formicidae, or ant, is a eusocial insect that lives nearly in all environments, having more than 9 thousand known species. Although ant has nested in tunnels inside a soil under the ground, and the hills that are built by ant can be up to 1.5 meters high, some ant called army ant prefers to travel. This army ant has two phases in its life, involving the nomad phase and stationary phase. Also, an ant can live in deadwood cavities or in living plant tissues.


Ant uses vibration signals in order to hear, in which special sensors on its feet and knees that interpret signals. Ant foods vary from each species, including nectar, honeydew secreted by aphids and other insects, small animals, or seeds as well as fungi. Whereas, army ant may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant drinks from dew drops, ponds, and damp foods.


Ant carries leaves between its teeth, for humans the load capacity of these leaves is 273 kg. Ant reaches the leaves to the underground burrows, so it can clean and crash them into small portions. After arranging the stack of these leaves, ant starts manuring its waste, then distributes seeds resembling. As a result, fungi grow and nourish young ant and the entire kingdom; thus, feeding is continuously ensured.


Ant uses the swallowing technique for carrying food and water, keeping them on a separate stomach, then vomiting them in order to share them with other ants. Therefore, the pumping device in its digestive system feeds the hungry ants.




There is not a single moving creature on the Earth, but Allah is responsible for providing its sustenance. He knows where it dwells and where it will permanently rest: All this is recorded in a clear Book. 
                    -Surah Hud, verse [6]


Learn unity and insistency from ant and stay safe!

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