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The
body of an ant is clearly divided into three sections:
the head, the thorax, and the gaster. (The narrow waist
is actually within the abdomen, so the part of the abdomen
behind the waist is called the gaster.) The waist can
be made up of one or two small segments, depending on
the species.
World wide, ants are one of the most important predators
on small invertebrates, including other insects. In many
ecosystems, ants are important dispersers of the seeds
that they harvest. In desert regions, they are one of
the principle consumers of seeds. Wherever ants live,
they turn over and aerate the soil as much or more than
earthworms (depending on the specific ecosystem).
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