Ants
Ant

 

Description:

Ants have 6 legs.

Their body has 3 parts.

They have big jaws and long feelers.


 

Ants life cycle has 4 stages:

Stage 1: Egg
Eggs
Stage 2: Larva
Larva
Stage 3: Pupa
Pupa
Stage 4: Adult


 

Defense:

Ants smell danger.

Ants can bite and sting.

Worker ants guard the nest.


 

Diet:

They eat leaves.

They suck the juices from fruit, vegetables and flowers.

Ants eat other insects.


 

Habitat:

Ants live in forests and cities that have grass and trees.

Ants live in colonies with other ants.


 

Cool facts:

  • There are over 1000 kinds of ants in the world.


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Revised 12-4-2006

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