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industriousness. Then what is the power that makes the ants one of the
most industrious living beings in the world? It is truly astonishing that
they work all day long without stopping or resting, and build nests dis-
persed over vast areas. Not a single one says, "I worked too hard today,
let me rest a bit," or "I don’t want to work today. Let me sit in a corner."
This is a subject that must be carefully considered. It must not be for-
gotten that there are times when human beings give in to exhaustion,
even when they know they have to conclude a task, and there are times
when they do not apply their will, because they are tired or they feel
lazy. Yet ants display great effort and the will to bring any job they start
to fruition. He Who gives the ants this will and resolve, that is even
stronger than that of man’s, is of course the sole master of all beings –
Allah.

Master Of Tactic Who Can Penetrate Defence Systems
The most frightening enemy of fire ants is Solenopsis Davgeri, which
is a parasitic ant species. This living being which can penetrate their
multi-leveled defence system, which even man has difficulty in under-
standing, is yet another ant species. It is not known how this parasite ant
can "seep into" the nest of the fire ant. Yet once it is in, the parasite ant
immediately attacks the queen and hangs on to her antenna, leg or
throat. While the worker ants normally have to destroy any aggressor,
why they do nothing against this particular creature seems hard to ex-
plain. Yet there is a simple answer. In itself attaching to her throat, the
parasite imitates the pheromones of the queen. Subsequently, the work-
ers spend all their energy in feeding this parasite that has subdued their
queen, because they think that this parasite imitating her pheromones,
is their queen. Their queen on the other hand dies while they think that
they are feeding her. 43

Desert Ants
It is impossible to live in burning sand at 150°F for many living be-
ings including man. Yet there are ants who can continue to live at this
temperature. Well, how can Namib Ocymyrmex, which is a medium-
sized, long-legged, black desert ant live in such intense heat?
A typical day in the desert does not start at a certain time for Namib
ants. What starts the day is the standard sand surface temperature hav-

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