Are ants as old as dinosaurs? Know 7 cool facts about ants

Ants never sleep. They take 250 short naps each day, with each nap lasting no longer than a minute. 
 

Ants are found everywhere except in Antarctica. During cold weather, they live beneath rocks to stay warm. 
 

Ants have been present on earth for approximately 130 million years. That’s when the dinosaurs existed on earth. 
 

There are approximately 12,000 species of ants in the world.
 

Ants live in colonies. Male ants only play the role of mating with the queen. Female worker ants build nests and forage food.
 

Ants don’t have ears, and some of them don’t have eyes.
 

An ant can lift 20 times its own body weight.