Did you know that for every human on Earth, there are 1.6 million ants? In fact, ants are found on every continent except Antarctica! There are over 12,500 identified ant species in black, red, green, and metallic colors. Ant colonies can contain less than 100 ants up to millions. They are social insects that work together to support the group while solving problems. They have lived on Earth for over 100 million years and make up to 25% of the total biomass weight of land animals. Out of all the ants, the Queen ant can live up to 30 years. Worker ants can live up to 3 years, while the drones only live a couple of weeks. Both the Queen and male drones have wings and mate with each other; the Queen is in charge of each ant colony and can lay thousands of eggs. Non-reproducing female ants build the nest, find food, guard the ant nest from enemies, and care for the Queen and the offspring. Some ants can swim and most can survive underwater for 24 hours. In large ant colonies,
Did you know that there are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos? The reason is that the casinos want the gamblers to lose track of time. The casino windows are heavily tinted and the bright lights, noise, plus alcohol all add to the excitement and confusion. All the numbers in roulette add up to 666, which is associated with sin and the devil; hence the popular Las Vegas nickname, Sin City! Las Vegas' first casino on the famous strip was El Rancho Vegas in 1941; one of Las Vegas' most iconic casinos, The Flamingo, was opened by mobster Bugsy Siegel and his associates, on December 26, 1946, at a cost of 6 million dollars. It was rumored that the casino was named after Siegel's girlfriend, Virginia Hill, because of her long legs! At one of Las Vegas, largest casinos, Caesar's Palace, 2.8 million eggs are eaten at the breakfast buffet each year; 427 pounds of coffee are consumed daily! By the way, Las Vegas is Spanish for The Meadows. Las Vegas Casinos decked out