IN WHAT WAYS DO ANTS COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER?

Three ants haul food up a tree.
Ants Carry Food
Some species of ants cooperate to haul food items bigger than themselves to their nest.
Ants Haul a Queen Bee

Some species of ants cooperate to haul food items bigger than themselves to their nest. Others will aid an injured or exhausted companion back to their nest. They feed the larva by regurgitating liquid food that the worm can digest. They take turns to care for the queen and their young.

Ants cooperate to haul larva in sand.
Ants haul larva
Ants haul larva up a wall. They feed the larva by regurgitating liquid food that the larva can digest.

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