ants

n. small insect which lives in large communities

ANts P2P is an anonymous peer-to-peer open source file sharing software written in Java. The project was launched in 2004, and the code is licensed under the GPL.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS) is an academic conference.Since their inception in Cornell in 1994, the biennial ANTS meetings have become the premier international forums for the presentation of new research in Computational Number Theory. They are devoted to algorithmic aspects of Number Theory, including elementary number theory, Algebraic Number Theory, Analytic Number Theory, Geometry of numbers, Algebraic Geometry, Finite fields, and Cryptography.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related families of wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. They are a diverse group of more than 12,000 species, with a higher diversity in the tropics. They are known for their highly organized colonies and nests, which sometimes consist of millions of individuals. Individuals are divided into sub-fertile, and more commonly sterile, females ("workers"), fertile males ("drones"), and fertile females ("queens"). Colonies can occupy and use a wide area of land to support themselves. Ant colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because the colony appears to operate as a unified entity.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

An ant is a eusocial insect that belongs to the same order as wasps and bees.Ant, Ants, or ANT may refer to:Ant-hill, a pile of materials that build up at the entrances of the subterranean dwellings of ant colonies as they are excavatedThe Ants, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reference book about antsAnt (chair), a modern chair designed by Arne JacobsenAntlia, standard astronomical abbreviationANT, a three letter acronym for the Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev design bureau in the former Soviet UnionANT, a three letter acronym for the Netherlands AntillesActor-network theory, a contemporary sociological theoryAn ant is a name of a group of enemies on Crash Bandicoot
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Noun
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
(synonym) emmet, pismire
(hypernym) hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
(hyponym) pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis
(member-holonym) Formicidae, family Formicidae

Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the U.S. Red or yellowish ants of small-to-medium size with a severe sting that burns like fire. They normally feed on small insects but, with denser populations, they eat seeds and seedling plants, damage grain and vegetable crops, invade kitchens, attack newly hatched poultry and the young of ground-nesting wild birds. Fire ants can kill newborn domestic and wild animals. Each colony is composed of a queen, winged males and females and 3 kinds of workers. A nest averages about 25,000 workers, but far larger populations are common. Semipermanent nests are large mounds of excavated soil with openings for ventilation. Since nests may number 50-100 (or more) in a heavily infested field, cultivating becomes difficult (or impossible). Fire ants belong to the genus Solenopsis.

Also called thief ants, a scourge, these red or yellow ants of small-to-medium size, originally from South America, have a severe sting that burns like fire and can trigger an allergic reaction. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential.

Common in most parts of the world including the Southern and Southwestern U.S., velvet ants are not true ants but rather parasitic wasps. Their sting can trigger allergic reactions. Avoidance, prompt treatment and, in selected cases, allergy injection therapy are useful.

The dreamer of ants should expect many petty annoyances during the day; chasing little worries, and finding general dissatisfaction in all things.