Sunday 15 May 2011

the ant

the ant is a social insect.lt lives in a colony or group.a colony may have from a dozen to millions of ants. there are some queens or only one queen,a lot of workers and male ants living together in a nest.there is division of labor among the ants.the queen lays eggs.the male ants die soon after mating with young qussns.the workes ants feed the queen,take care of the eggs and guard the nest.ants are of different types,colours,ant size.they live in the trees or under the ground.they live mainly on insects and plants.they are found almost everywhere in the world.most kinds of ants are very important insects especially for the farmers.
like most insects,ants go through four stages of life,i.e.eggs,larvae,qupae and adult.ants body can be divided into three main parts-the head,the trunk,and the abdomen. the head contains antennae,eyes, and mouthparts.

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