News Earth Country ants make it big in the city Urban life lets odorous house ants build empires with hundreds of queens By Susan Milius March 5, 2010 at 5:47 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print It’s a tale of bright lights, big colonies: Rural ants go wild in the city. CITY ANT, COUNTRY ANT A colony of odorous house ants living in Indiana forests can fit into an acorn.