The emmet, also called the pismire, is an heraldic charge in European heraldry, particularly in English and German heraldry, representing historic names for the ant.
The emmet is often understood as a symbol of hard work and of wisdom (but such symbolism is far from universally applicable in heraldry - for example, see also canting arms and the arms of Emmitt below). In his A Display of Heraldrie (1610), John Guillim of the English College of Arms says:
The emmet is often shown as tergiant, or with his back to the viewer, as seen from above.