Insects with 570+ answers. Especially if they are winged, they are a swarm. If they are marching on the ground, they are an army. Otherwise they are a colony or nest, since any large group of ants in one place are likely all sisters from the same colony. I disagree that clump is a technical term. Certain species of ants don't build or dig nests, but form living nests out of their own bodies.
It was once estimated at 17 and 15 metres (49 ft) in length, but later estimates put it at around 12.2 meters. 1  The largest known prehistoric snake is Titanoboa cerrejonensis, estimated at 12.8 m (42 ft) in length and 1135 kg in weight. 2  The largest known land lizard is probably Megalania at 7 metres (23 ft) in length.
Best Answer: Geological Period that lasted the longest: The Precambrian Era. The Precambrian Era is the longest geological era beginning 4.5 billion years ago and lasting approximately 4 billion years. The Precambrian era is generally separated into two eons the first of which being the Archaean Eon. spanning from around 4.5 billion years ago to 2.5 billion years ago, during this time air temperatures lowered and the water vapour condensed forming the first primeval oceans.