Body
6 legs
How many species of ants exist?
More than 12,000 species all over the world.
Ants have a proper heart.
NO.
Ants have a pumping organ called dorsal aorta.
How is the body of an ant divided?
Head, thorax and abdomen.
How much can a Queen ant live?
Over 10 years.
Ants have just 1 ear.
False. Ants don't have ears. They can "hear" through ground vibrations.
Part of the ants that helps them communicate.
Antennae.
When the Queen of the colony dies... the colony can only survive a few months.
True!
How many lungs do ants have?
0. They don't have lungs. They breathe through a set of tubes called tracheae.
Which are the ants that have wings?
All worker ants, soldier ants and Queen ant are females!
True!
How much weight can they carry?
Ants can carry up 20 to 50 times more than their body weight.
Tell me the characteristics of a Soldier ant...
Huge head and they have gigantic mandibles to defend themselves.
Male ants don't work.
True! Male ants only exist. They don't work and they only live for a few months.