noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an ants' nest
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a red ants' nest
fire ant
snake/ant etc bite
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
red
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Escamoles are the larva and pupa stage of the red ant .
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When I was heavily pregnant we lived in one room that was infested with red ants .
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A million red ants crawling inside a silk sheet, that was what I should have seen.
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He lifted it and red ants scurried and bustled, pulling and pushing their torpedo-shaped eggs to safety.
■ NOUN
colony
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Every ant colony has its own clone of fungi, distinct from that on the neighbouring farm.
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The McPhillips' home was filled with jars and jars of sand, leaves, and ant colonies .
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He will speak on slavery in ant colonies .
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Yet, the ant colony moves.
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Did Laboulbeniales first arrive in ant colonies on the backs of invading commensals and parasites?
fire
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Then everyone began giving advice to the teacher who had stepped in the fire ants .
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You can not rehabilitate a fire ant .
hill
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For instance in use at Edinburgh Zoo there is a cement ant hill for chimpanzees which was developed to enrich their environment.
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Vital, postindustrial paradigms are hidden in every jungly ant hill .
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Seurat shimmers in this ant hill .
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We operate the caretaking economy as a kind of socialistic ant hill where we all sacrifice for each other if 3.
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We collectively transfer enough resources from the war zone to the ant hill to support the young and the elderly.
■ VERB
find
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One of the things that I found fascinating was watching ants .
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Remember the time we found those ants tasted like dill pickles?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A million red ants crawling inside a silk sheet, that was what I should have seen.
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How damaging are ants to plants?
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In spite of all we could do, several snakes died as a result of the ant bites.
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You can see families on outings alongside the drive below you, looking like ants at their own picnic.