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Formicidae
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Formicidae, commonly known as ants, is a family of eusocial insects that, along with the related wasps and bees, belongs to the order Hymenoptera. Over 13,800 of an estimated 22,000 species have been identified, distinguished by elbowed antennae and a node-like structure forming a narrow waist, and ants have colonized nearly every landmass on Earth except Antarctica and a few remote or uninhabitable islands.
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