Why are ants so important??

Class: Insecta   Order: Hymenoptera

Ants are arthropods and there are roughly 12,000 species of Ants that vary greatly in their size, morphology and eating habits.  Ants are often called ecological engineers because of the variety of tasks they perform for our ecosystem. They have roles in seed dispersal, pollination, increasing nutrient in the soil and they have mutualistic relationships with several organisms such as plant, animals and microorganisms. Farmers have also been known to use ants as a biological Pesticide.