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Ants - The Basics 5y102d
Ants are insects that belong to the family Formicidae. Like all hot climates.
Ants - The Ant Colony Hierarchy t1s6
- Queens: Typically there is one queen ant per colony. The Queen is the only ant in the colony that can reproduce. Almost all the queen's offspring are females, who are automatically worker ants when they are born.
- Workers: The majority of ants in the colony are worker ants. They perform various tasks on a daily basis like looking for tending their gardens, etc.
- Soldiers: Soldier ants tend to be larger in size than your average worker ant. They have bigger heads and therefore, larger, stronger mandibles. These ants are supposed to protect the rest of the colony from predators like flies and other insects.
Ants - Co-operation Goes a Long Way 2s502m
Unlike role to play within their ant community, whether it's gathering food or caring for ant babies
Ants - Did U Know? 6q196u
- Ants are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and vegetation.
- Queen ants are born with wings, but their wings fall off when they start to reproduce.
- An ant can carry things that are up to twenty times their own weight.
- The average ant life cycle only lasts about 45 to 60 days.
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