ǣmette

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ǣmette, f.n: ant. (AM-et-tuh / ˈæː-mɛt-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of ants walking in two straight lines as they bring grain back to their nest, each ant carrying one seed in its mouth; the ants are depicted with three segments and four legs, and their nest is three brown hills.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 24v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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