The answer is all of the above. <span> </span>Ants act as decomposers by feeding on organic
waste, insects or other dead animals. Carpenter ants, which make their nests in
dead or diseased wood, considerably accelerate the decomposition process of
timber. Ants are also carnivores because they predate on other insects and
their eggs. Some ants are also herbivores because feed on fungi gardens.
