ants in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ants in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [Brit ant, Am ænt] N

ant

formica f

to have ants in one's pants inf

avere il ballo di san Vito or non riuscire a stare fermo (per l'agitazione, per l'impazienza)

soldier ant [ˈsəʊldʒərˌænt] N

soldier ant

formica f soldato

carpenter ant [Am ˈkɑrpən(t)ər ænt] N

carpenter ant

= formica del genere Camponoto

ant heap [Brit ˈanthiːp, Am ˈænthip] N

ant heap → anthill

See also anthill

anthill [Brit ˈanthɪl, Am ˈæntˌhɪl] N

anthill

formicaio m

pharaoh ant [ˈfeərəʊænt] N ZOOL

pharaoh ant

= piccola formica rossa

white ant [Am ˈ(h)waɪt ˌænt] N

white ant

formica f bianca

white ant

termite f

flying ant N

flying ant

formica f alata

slave ant [ˌsleɪvˈænt] N

slave ant

formica f operaia

army ant [Am ˈɑrmi ænt] N

army ant

formica f scacciatrice

wood ant [Am ˈwʊd ˌænt] N

wood ant

formica f rossa

ants in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ants in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [ænt] N

ant

formica f

Phrases:

to have ants in one's pants inf

non star fermo un attimo

Translations for ants in the Italian»English Dictionary

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formiche -e

flying ants

formica rossa

red ant

avere il diavolo addosso

to have ants in one's pants

ants Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have ants in one's pants inf

non star fermo un attimo

to have ants in one's pants

avere il diavolo addosso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In most cases the ants collect and transport the honeydew secretions from the hemipterans back to the nest for consumption.

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Ants like to eat and collect the honeydew made by the caterpillar.

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Lianas also provide access routes in the forest canopy for many arboreal animals, including ants and many other invertebrates, lizards, rodents, sloths, monkeys, and lemurs.

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The ant form is therefore probably to evade predators that would eat spiders, but not ants.

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The ultimate goal is to spread throughout the garden, into the house, and finally to drive out the red ants and human owners.

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There are videos of people sweeping out dustpans full of these ants from their bathroom.

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When ants come across a specific pheromone, they approach the source with jaws wide open, as if confronting a threat.

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They mainly eat insects, particularly termites and ants.

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The animal arrives half-starved, begging for food, but the brat cruelly sends him off to find some ants, though the anteater finds none.

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Part of it is now clockwork, which interfaces with the ant-farm via a paternoster the ants can ride on that turns a significant cogwheel.

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