1. World Domination - Ants have colonised almost every landmass on Earth which means that they can adapt to almost any habitat. The only places that ants cannot live are Antartica and a few islands that are inhospitable. This is very similar to humans as we can adapt to many different climates. Also, some ant species attack and try to take over their neighbouring ant colonies which is a clear comparison to humans as we declare war on other countries.
2. Just Keep Swimming - Some ants can swim and so can some humans!
3. Protective - Ants defend their homes from intruders as I believe humans would in the same situation.
4. Unique - Although ants are all the same species they exist in lots of different shapes and sizes much like humans do!
5. Special Skills - Ants specialise in lots of different skills such as foraging, fighting and building. Humans are very similar to this as we all have various passions as well as jobs that we do.
6. Daily Grind - It is said that ants work all day, every day. This could also be said for some humans, although I hope that most of us get weekends off and I highly doubt that ants do!
7. Minty Fresh - Some ants have the task of cleaning up after the whole colony. Now, I would hope that most human beings clean up after themselves and maintain their personal hygiene, but we also employ cleaners to keep areas sparkling for us!
8. I Would Walk Five Hundred Miles - Ants walk in straight lines that could be compared to that of highways and roads built by humans!
9. Unstoppable - The ants way of surviving in so many different climates and habitats is said to be because they can modify the environment to suit their needs, (which we can do with central heating!) they find and use resources (which we do by going out and shopping for it!) and defend themselves (which we do with our armed forces).
10. Are You Talking To Me? - Ants can communicate by using sound. They don’t exactly create this sound in the same way that humans do, but it can still be related to us as they have the ability to communicate!
11. Royalty - In an ants nest there will be a queen ant. This can be compared to humans as some countries in the world are ruled over by queens; such as England, that is ruled over by Queen Elizabeth II.
12. Home Sweet Home - Ants choose the perfect site to build their nests and can create very complex structures. Humans are similar to this as we pick a home that we like and change it to suit what we want.
13. Lost - All ants can make use of visual landmarks when they’re lost which is similar to humans because I’m sure we all retrace our steps by using sculptures and monuments!
14. Jaws - Ants attack and defend themselves by biting which may also be the case for some humans!
15. Society - Colonies of ants are said to be the closest thing in nature to our own societies. Three different things may make this the case:
(a) they divide labour between them. (This could be said for some humans although there are a few that are lazier than the rest!)
(b) they communicate with each other to get the job done!
(c) they have the ability to solve complex problems.
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