Word Origin and History for evolve Expand. v. 1640s, to unfold, open out, expand, from Latin evolvere to unroll, especially of books; figuratively to make clear, disclose; to produce, develop, from ex- out (see ex-) + volvere to roll (see volvox).
The largest of the ants, and the heaviest species of the order, are the females of Dorylus helvolus, reaching a length of 5 cm (2.0 in). The ant that averages the largest for the mean size of the whole colony is Dinoponera gigantea, averaging up to 3.3 cm (1 1â4 in). Another ant that is native to Australia, Myrmecia brevinoda, workers are reported to be 3.7 cm (1.5 in) on average and queens are more than 4 cm (1.6 in) in length.
<i>Linepithema humile</i>. Where. The largest recorded colony of ants in the world stretches 6,000 km (3,700 miles) from northern Italy, through the south of France to the Atlantic coast of Spain, and is made up of a species of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) introduced into Europe approximately 80 years ago.