After lengthy negotiations, several countries agreed to restore their prewar status quo antes, undoing recent territorial changes.

We carefully walked around the ant mound so we wouldn't disturb the workers.

The author was celebrated as a dystopian thinker ante litteram, anticipating themes that would later define the genre.

In the clearing, leafcutter ants carried an enormous load of leaves back to their underground nest, working in precise, cooperative lines.

While hiking, we accidentally disturbed a mound of fire ants and had to hurry back to the car.

During the rainforest expedition, we carefully observed a colony of bullet ants nesting in the tree roots.

While hiking in the bush, I watched a line of bull ants carrying a dead beetle back to their nest.

Field biologists discovered a thriving ant colony nesting inside a decaying ant rattan along the riverbank.

When we found carpenter ants in the attic, we called an exterminator to protect the house.

The children carefully observed the ant-heap behind the old log, marveling at how the workers carried crumbs.