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.
The total weight of all the ants on Earth is estimated to be equal to that of all the humans. Ants inhabit every continent on earth except Antarctica, Greenland and a few islands in Hawaii and Polynesia. They are so successful because of their ability to form organized societies and communicate with each other.