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Which bugs fight to defend its home?
Ants
Why does the acacia plant let the ants live inside it?
The ants defend the plant from predators - and the plant produces sugars to feed the ants.
How does fire ants defend itself?
a little niddle with venom but powerful =D
Why do red ants bite and black ants?
Actually, Black Ant's do bite. They just don't carry venom like Red Ants do. ((I hope i helped..))
Why do ants have pincers?
Ants have pincers, known as mandibles, to help them grip and manipulate food, defend their colony, and assist in tasks such as digging and nest building. The mandibles are a crucial tool for ants to carry out essential functions in their social structure and survival.
How do ants work together in a colony?
Ants work together in a colony by each ant having their own job. There are ants that gather food, there are scout ants that find food for the other ants to gather. There are also warriors who attach other nests and defend their own nest and queen.
Why do the fire ants defend their nests and sting aggressors?
Fire ants defend their nests by stinging aggressors because they are protecting their colony, queen, and food sources. The sting of a fire ant releases venom to deter predators and other threats to their home. Stinging also serves as a warning to potential intruders to stay away.
What do fire ants do to defend themselves?
The fire ant will bite you, leaving a bad rash or sore which is very itchy. This is where they get the name 'Fire Ant'.
What are the jobs of the workers of the ants?
Worker ants: 1. Gather most of the food 2. Help raise the young 3. Defend the colony
What animals in Africa live in or eat the whistling thorn?
The whistling thorn has a symbiotic relationship with ants. The ants will defend the tree by biting the herbivores who try and eat it, and in return, the tree allows the ants to live in its dead thorns. If no herbivore comes by, and the ants are proving useless, the tree will stop its supply of necter that the ants drink, and shrink the thorns they live in
Are soldier ants male or female?
They are sterile (non reproductive) females. The small group of males in a colony, called drones, are only to mate with the queen orqueens; after two weeks they die.
Do ants bit?
Yes ... they do. All ants are female except a few males who are there to inseminate the queen/queens during mating. All ants bite when needed to defend the nest and there are some ants (soldiers) who have special abilities when doing so. Some soldier ants have large and powerful jaws to crush other ants while others have the ability to squirt formic acid at enemy ants when fighting. Yes ... female ants do bite and I can tell you from experience it can be quite painful.
