Ant Facts
Most ants in a nest are THIS gender...
female / girls
True or False. Male ants live longer than female ants.
FALSE
THESE are the first of the girls to hatch...
the worker ants
Worker ants listen to other ants using THIS...
smell/sense of smell
Both humans and ants make THESE to cross over water or deep places...
bridges
Ants have THIS MANY stages in their life cycle.
four (4)
THIS is the male ant's job...
starting a family / mating / making babies
How are all the girl ants (females) in a colony related?
They are sisters.
This worker is responsible for caring for young ants
nurse/nursery worker
soldiers
You might see ants with wings during THIS time of year...
summer
You are more likely to see male ants flying during THIS time of year...
summer
When flying, a female ant has THIS many wings...
four (4)
This worker is responsible for the safety of the colony
soldier
Ants use smell, and humans use voices to do THIS...
communicate/talk
A family of ants is called THIS...
a colony
True or false? All the queen's eggs are girls when they hatch.
FALSE
True or False? There are more girls than boys in an ant colony.
True
This worker removes waste, including the bodies of dead ants, from the nest.
cleaner
Both humans and ants have THIS type of worker to provide food...
farmer
The ant responsible for laying eggs is called the....
The book calls boy ants THIS name...
TRICK QUESTION!
The book does not say what male ants are called.
The queen can not be male because she needs to do THIS....
lay eggs / start new colonies / make babies
This worker tends to other insects the colony uses for food.
farmer
Both humans and ants are able to do THIS to survive...
work together/show teamwork