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.
Size: Up to 1.0 cm (0.5 in) Meat Eating ants, also known as Meat ants or Gravel ants are omnivorous and will clean up dead animals as well as feeding on plant matter. They will also attack live animals, particularly if the animal has stumbled across their nest. They are very territorial.