https://www.pitara.com/tags/insect-behavior/Recent content in Insect Behavior on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-ants-walk-in-a-line/Thu, 07 Mar 2002 00:40:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-ants-walk-in-a-line/<p>When I woke up one summer morning, I noticed a string of dashes on my bedroom wall. The line ran from the ceiling to the wall behind my bed and then disappeared under it.</p> <p>As I watched, I saw one of the dashes move. It was a small red ant walking up the line. Soon, another one followed and then another, till it grew into an army of ants marching up the wall.</p> <p>I noticed that while walking in a line the ants were cleaning the wall paint underneath them and, in the process, making a path. And there is a very good reason for them walking in a line.</p>