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Colony structure[edit] - - - - Adding original sentence
Ant colonies have a complex hierarchical social structure. Ants jobs are determined and can be changed by age. As ants grow older their jobs move them further from the queen, or center of the colony. Younger ants work within the nest protecting the queen and young. Despite the title of queen, she doesn't delegate the tasks to the worker ants; however, the ants choose their tasks based on personal preference. Some social-parasitic species of ants, known as the Slave-making ant, raid and steal the larvae of neighboring colonies. Ants as a colony also work as a collective "super mind". Ants can compare areas and solve complex problems by using information gained by each member of the colony to find the best nesting site or to find food.

Added sentence: "Some social-parasitic species of ants, known as the Slave-making ant, raid and steal the larvae of neighboring colonies. "

Source used:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088719/

Added citation [14] to sentence: "A colony is built and maintained by legions of worker ants, who carry tiny bits of dirt and pebbles in their mandibles and deposit them near the exit of the colony."

Citation used: Gordon, Deborah M. (January–February 1995). "The Development of Organization in an Ant Colony". American Scientist. Vol. 83, No. 1: 50–57 – via JSTOR.