Ant Fact Number Twenty Three
jonathan ratautas • March 27, 2021
Ant Super Colonies Are huge!

Argentine ants, native to South America, now inhabit every continent except Antarctica due to accidental introductions.
Each ant colony has a distinctive chemical profile that enables members of the group to recognize one another and alerts the colony to the presence of strangers.
Scientists recently discovered that massive super colonies in Europe, North America, and Japan all share the same chemical profile, meaning they are, in essence, a global super colony of ants.
This fun fact was kindly curated from Thoughtco.