If ants were removed from the ecosystem, what would happen to the food web?

Ants are important organisms in an ecosystem and their
loss would have far reaching effects. Anything that feeds on ants would lose an
important source of nutrition. Ants in turn, are herbivores, foragers and
scavengers.Organisms that use ants for food include, birds, reptiles, amphibians. Ants
are also important because they make up approximately 15-20% of terrestrial biomass.
They live in colonies with a division of labor amongst the inhabitants. Ants have
various symbiotic relationships with other organisms. One such relationship is
silverfish and army ants. This commensal relationship allows the silverfish to feed on
food that the ants don't use. Ants can also help with seed dispersal of certain plants.
Some ants live in a mutual relationship with fungi, providing food for the fungi, while
in turn, feeding on structures the fungi produce. People in various cultures also feed
on species of ants. Should ants perish, the food webs that include ants, would be
adversely affected.