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AN ARMY OF ANTS

Of all species on the Earth, excluding bacteria, Ants number the greatest.

Number of Ants estimated Worldwide: One quadrillion or one million billion
Number of Species of Ant recorded:

 Worldwide: approx. 15,000
Australia: 1,621
Queensland: 1,458
United States: 792
Canberra: 59
United Kingdom: 54
Black Mountain, Canberra: 11