Bundesrat of Germany. The German Bundesrat (literally Federal Council; pronounced [ËbÊndÉsÊaËt]) is a legislative body that represents the sixteen LÃ¤nder (federated states) of Germany at the national level. The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin.
Carpenter ants are the largest of the house-infesting ants. Workers within the colony range in size from about 3/16 to 5/8 inches in length. Color varies among species, although black seems to be predominant. Carpenter ants, like termites, tend to prefer wood that is partially decayed by wood rot.
Ant colonies can be long-lived. The queens can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however, are more transitory, being quite short-lived and surviving for only a few weeks. Ant queens are estimated to live 100 times as long as solitary insects of a similar size.