Ants Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Ants Information and Meaning
See also INSECTS.
- formicary, formicarium
- the dwelling of a colony of ants, as an anthill or nest.
- formication
- a body sensation that feels as if ants are crawling over the skin.
- myrmecology
- the branch of entomology that studies ants. —myrmecologist, n. —myrmecologic, myrmecological, adj.
- myrmecophilism, myrmecophily
- the dependence upon or attraction to ants exhibited by certain plants and insects. —myrmecophile, n. —myrmecophilous, adj,
- myrmecophobia
- 1. an abnormal fear of ants.
- 2. the repelling of ants by some plants through hairs or glands. —myrmecophobic, adj.
- xenobiosis
- communal life, such as that of ants, in which colonies of different species live together but do not share the raising of the young.