In the book, Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg, two ants desert their colony. They experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return home to safety.

Ants are social insects. They live in colonies like bees and wasps. The colny consists of worker ants, female ants, and male ants. A lot of ant colonies also have a queen. She lays eggs, and can also go out of the colony and search for food.