Can climate change increase the ant colonies?

It's the very likelihood of ants to come out only in the summer months. Climate change causes increasing dry weathers that means decreased rainfall, increasing temperature etc that potentially increases the chances for increase in ant colonies. Concluding that an increase in the temperature and dry weathers is the best time for the ants. The ants increase in numbers because of more food being the main reason for an increase in the number of colonies.

It's same as with humans when there's abundance the population flourishes and it's the same with the ants too. But, the question is whether it's good for such increases? From a general standpoint it's a definitive "no." The ecosystem maintains a balance with populations among other species. This is important to maintain an eco balance or for the food availability for all living thins from plants to animals. Any shift in the balance is destructive. Even a small shift is destructive for our planet. That's why climate change is so vital not to alter the eco balance.

As in this case climate change has brought about an increase in the ant population. If the population increase is in the same place it's not danger and that means there's no danger about it. When the increase in population starts moving out of it's place it means it's dangerous. The increase in place is because of competition for food and place. Ants compete among themselves or fight among themselves. Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest plays out and the ants start moving away from it's place to another in search of place and food.

It's safe to say that some natural cause is the reason for a shift or movement. Climate change can be one of the causes. We can summarise it as follows:

1. An increase in population.

2. Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest.

3. Fight© for food and space.

For an indepth understanding you must be biology student. The post is from a commoner standpoint. Words are interchangeable and their meanings also change widely with a change in the words. For example I've marked the word "fight" with a symbol ©. Fight means within the same population. If instead of fight "competition" is used that means it's not within the same population, but across populations. Across and within are different in their meanings.

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