Some of the common ants in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas ans Henderson valley are Argentine and Southern fire ants.

Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three joints. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.

The job of the queen is to lay eggs which the worker ants look after. Worker ants are sterile, they look for food, look after the young, and defend the nest from unwanted visitors. Ants are clean and tidy insects.At night the worker ants move the eggs and larvae deep into the nest to protect them from the cold. During the daytime, the worker ants move the eggs and larvae of the colony to the top of the nest so that they can be warmer. If a worker ant has found a good source for food, it leaves a trail of scent so that the other ants in the colony can find the food.

Other Common Facts:

• There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.
• The combined weight of ants on earth is more than the combined weight of humans.
• These insects have two eyes where each eye is made of many smaller eyes. These eyes are known as compound eyes.
• Soldier ants use their heads to plug the entrances to their nests and keep intruders from gaining access.
• Fungus farming ants began their agricultural ventures about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops. The earliest evidence suggests ants began farming as early as 70 million years ago.
• Some ants form "super colonies," massive communities of ants that can stretch for thousands of miles.
• Ants will enslave other ants, keeping them captive and making them work for the colony.