Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Insect 1




The queen of the ants colony begins her life with wings. The small ants have wings. Ants like all insects, have joined legs. They have three body parts called the head, thorax, and the abdomen. They also have antennae and a hard exoskeleton. Ants coloring range from yellow, red, And to black. Some ants have stingers, some of the stingers have acid poison. These stingers are located at the tip of the abdomen. Ants range from 0.08 inches to 1 inch long. Ants young are called larva. They are worm-like with no eyes and no legs. Some queens live for 15 years, some of the workers live up to 7 years. The eat seeds and leaves. They are preyed upon by anteaters.

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