Have you have seen ants this year? In Britain, they were probably black garden ants, known as Lasius niger – Europe’s most common ant. One of somewhere between 12,000 and 20,000 species, they are the scourge of gardeners – but also fascinating.
Umeona nyuki mwaka huu? Huko Uingereza, labda walikuwa mchwa mweusi wa bustani, wanaojulikana kama Lasius niger - mchwa wa kawaida wa Uropa. Mojawapo ya aina kati ya 12,000 na 20,000, ni janga la bustani - lakini pia ya kuvutia.