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Examples of red ant in a Sentence
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This images captures a moment in the life of a red ant looking down at us.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The infestation is believed to have originated from a nursery stock shipped from Riverside County in September 2023, which was infested by the red ants and spread to the surrounding property.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 July 2024
After an odyssey involving alligators, red ants, and a county sheriff, Invader was able to track down the mosaic, still attached to a mini-camera that had recorded the trip.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
The image in one teems with red ants; in the other, cockroaches swarm.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Getting a gorgeous photo of a sports car tearing up a winding road usually involves standing on a hillside in the rain (or the cold or the broiling sun) while red ants devour your legs.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2023
The caterpillars impersonate the grubs of a particular red ant species, going so far as to secrete the same chemicals and make the same noises.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The common red ant is ingenious at traversing terrain.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
This has meant trekking glaciers in Patagonia, bathing elephants and eating red ant eggs in Thailand, riding motorcycles through Vietnam's countryside, road tripping around the Himalayas, and summiting mountains in Montenegro.
—Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1667, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near red ant
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“Red ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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