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As seen in the Avenue. These guys always make me walk on air when I see them. According to Wiki: The name army ant (or legionary ant or marabunta) is applied to over 200 ant species, in different lineages, due to their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as "raids", in which huge numbers of ants forage simultaneously over a certain area, en masse. Another shared feature is that, unlike most ant species, army ants do not construct permanent nests; an army ant colony moves almost incessantly over the time it exists. All species are members of the true ant family, Formicidae, but several groups have independently evolved the same basic behavioral and ecological syndrome. This syndrome is often referred to as "legionary behavior", and is an example of convergent evolution.[1]
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I'm not sure - I'll pay more attention!
How long does it take them to form the canals they are traveling in? Our Army Ant in Central America doesn't make these deep trails. Very interesting.