And they usually spend their time moving slowly to conserve energy and wrap themselves in blankets and sit around tiny campfires and tell stories that have been passed down for generations.
Ants are active all year long in the tropics; however, in cooler regions, they survive the winter in a state of dormancy known as hibernation. The forms of inactivity are varied and some temperate species have larvae going into the inactive state (diapause), while in others, the adults alone pass the winter in a state of reduced activity.[71]