Ant Jobs
Single ant that goes out in search of food leaving a trail
What is scout
Belonging to order Isoptera; this colony not only has a queen, but it also has a king
What is termite
Nurse bees feed this to those who are to become a worker bee for three days
What is royal jelly
Most common solitary wasp
What is a mud dauber
Paper wasp, yellow jacket, and hornets all make this type of nest
What is paper nest
Waste from anthill
What is midden
Takes waste such as feces, leftover food parts, and dead ants from the colony
What is midden ant
Lays the eggs, fed and taken care of by other insects in the colony
What is queen
Collection of hive cells that are capped and sealed with beeswax until honey is needed
What is honeycomb
Native to Europe gives us honey; is a pollinator
What is honey bee
Ant larvae that look like little worms
What is grub
Scout bees do this dance when the flowers are within 50 yards or so of the hive
What is circular
Tend to the queen and the brood
What is interior worker
In order to be queen in an ant colony, the larva would need to be fed a proper diet
What is royal diet
Main food source of termites
What is wood
African and European bees that were bred; very aggressive and will chase their target; also called killer bees
What is Africanized honeybee
Females of the colony
What is worker
Dance done if flowers are more than 50 yards from the hive
What is waggle dance
Follows the scent to the food then back to anthill
What is forager
The hive can only have one; is fed a royal jelly diet her whole life
What is queen bee
Ants shepherd aphids, guarding them, moving them to better food sources, and taking them home for the night so that they may"milk" them for this secretion
What is honeydew
Nurse, storekeeper, waxmaker, sentry, robber, and scout are all considered this type of bee
What is worker bee
Termite colonies have workers along with those that defend the nest; has large head with larger mandibles
What is soldier
This form of defense acts as an irritant and can blind other insects; produced in special glands
What is formic acid
Helps build the nest by making tunnels and rooms
What is maintenance worker
Males of the order Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants) only job is to mate with the queen
What is drone
Termites eat these creatures to digest the cellulose component of wood
What is flagellates
Winged female and male ants
What is alates
Order in class Insecta that means wings that are a thin membrane
What is hymenoptera
Thick sticky fluid that bees gather from the buds of trees; used like glue to fill in the cracks in the hive
What is propolis