ANTS

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ADULT SIZE AND WEIGHT OF AN ADULT ANT?

• Body 16 millimeters
• Head 7 millimeters
• Weight 1-5 milligrams

WHAT CLASS ARE ANTS IN?

• Ants are in the Insecta class which means insect in English.
• There are many ways to identify if a species belongs in this class.

INSECTA- (INSECT DEFINITION)

• An arthropod
• Typically segmented body
• A pair of compound eyes
• Two wings, two antennas
• Three pairs of mouth parts

ANTS ARE SOCIAL

• Ants are considered a social species because they do not live on their own. Ants live in large colony's under the rule of a queen.

HOW WOULD AN ANT WALK IF IN A CIRLCE

• The ants walking pattern would be random that or it will be trying to follow a chemical trail through the circle. There are a few reasons to explain why.

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• When a queen sends a ant for food they will walk around randomly until they find a food source. While walking they release a chemical trail telling the ants where the food is so more can come for the harvest. That's why an ant in a circle will do one of these tasks.

WHAT IS A ANTS GESTATION PERIOD?

• Only one type of ant can produce offspring and that is the queen. Once a queen mates with a male the males sperm is stored in a storage sack which will be used for all the ants she creates.

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• After she mates with a male she will burrow in the ground and tear off her wings. She will then immediately she will start the colony. On average the queen will lay thousands of ants a day.

FACTS

• A queen ant can live up to 30 years, making the longest living insect.
• Other ants such as worker ant live up to 2-3 weeks.

DEVELOPMENT OF A COLONY

• Once the queen has settled she will start laying eggs.
• The eggs that hatch as drones which are males will help the queen with reproduction.

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• Other ants such as working ants will began tunneling and scavenging for food.
• The soldier ants will guard their nests and take down any creatures that come too close.

WHAT DO ANTS EAT?

• Ants eat almost everything.
• They're diets range from fungus,sugar,fruits,meats, seeds, grain, vegtables, and to even themselves!

HOW DOES A ANT MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS?

• An ant maintains homeostasis or a stable internal body condition through their nest. In the nest the temperature is ideal for any survival.

IN CONCLUSION...

• Ants are an advanced group of species that has adapted to thrive and withstand the harsh conditions of the environment. They succeed with mass reproduction and out number the human race one to a million.