Alexis is a Greek name meaning defender or helper.. It is derived from the Greek word 'alexo,' meaning to defend or to help.. Although technically a separate name, Alexis is often used alongside Alexios, which is one of its derivatives.
So an colony of 50 ants will only eat about 1 gram of food per day (50 ants x 2 miligrams each), and they will harvest about 37 grams or 1.3 ounces of food and material each day.
Ants do not usually eat vegetable plants, but they do like the vegetables that the plants produce. Tomatoes, Peas, Beans, Corn, Melons, and Pumpkins are some of the things ants like to eat. Check on your garden everyday and harvest you crops as soon as they are ready, or the ants will beat you to it!