19. Ants

See also 225. INSECTS .

formicary, formicarium

the dwelling of a colony of ants, as an anthill or nest.

formication

a body sensation that feels as if ants are crawling over the skin.

myrmecology

the branch of entomology that studies ants. — myrmecologist, n. — myrmecologic, myrmecological, adj.

myrmecophilism, myrmecophily

the dependence upon or attraction to ants exhibited by certain plants and insects. — myrmecophile, n. — myrmecophilous, adj,

myrmecophobia

1. an abnormal fear of ants.

2. the repelling of ants by some plants through hairs or glands. — myrmecophobic, adj.

xenobiosis

communal life, such as that of ants, in which colonies of different species live together but do not share the raising of the young.