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Aristida oligantha
Ant Ant, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G. ameise. Cf. Emmet.] (Zo["o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera. Ant bird (Zo["o]l.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds (Formicariid[ae]), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called ant shrikes, ant thrushes, and ant wrens. Ant rice (Bot.), a species of grass (Aristida oligantha) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.

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- Aristida is a very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the gr**** family. Aristida is distinguished by having three awns (bristles) on each lemma of...
- Aristida purpurea is a species of gr**** native to North America which is known by the common name purple three-awn. This gr**** is fairly widespread and...
- Aristida stricta, known as wiregr**** or pineland three-awn gr****, is a warm-season gr**** native to North America. The species dominates understory vegetation...
- avenaceus Aristida acuta Aristida anthoxanthoides Aristida behriana Aristida benthamii Aristida blakei Aristida calycina Aristida caput-medusae Aristida contorta...
- Aristida warburgii is a species of gr**** (in the family Poaceae) that is native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was first described by Carl Christian...
- Aristida guayllabambensis is a species of gr**** found only in Ecuador. Laegaard, S.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Aristida guayllabambensis". IUCN Red List of...
- Online. Aristida abnormis Chiov. Aristida achalensis Mez Aristida acuta S.T.Blake Aristida adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich. Aristida adscensionis L. Aristida aemulans...
- Aristida basiramea, the forked three-awn, is a species of gr**** in the family Poaceae native to North America. The specific epithet basiramea means "branching...
- Aristida californica is a species of gr**** known by the common names California threeawn and Mojave threeawn. It is native to the Mojave Deserts and Sonoran...
- Aristida oligantha is a species of gr**** known by the common names prairie threeawn, oldfield threeawn and ant rice. It is native to the United States...