What are structural adaptation of an ant?

Answer 1

Leaf cutter ants have specialized serrated mandibles that they can use to cut up leaf material. They use this leaf material to cultivate a fungus monoculture which provides them with food. They also have a symbiotic bacteria that grows on their exoskeleton that produces antibiotics to inhibit an antagonistic mold that can devastate their fungus gardens.

Answer 2

An adaptation of ants is that they have a hierarchy system, where each ant knows what job they are supposed to be doing. They are also able to use their pheromones to communicate with other ants.

Answer 3

Adaptations ants have is the ability to live in social environments for survival. Ants are able to live in almost any weather condition but do retreat during cold months underground. Ants are able to work fast to repair damage to the homes after rains or other means of destruction.

Answer 4

Some structural adaptations are pincer-like jaws and antennae, and behavioral adaptations include division of labor and nest-building.

Answer 5

their antennas can locate and find food and signals from their own kind.

Answer 6

Black ants live in ant hills. Many ants will live and work together in a colony, which may infest homes, logs, and trees.

Answer 7

sharp jaws and keen sense of smell they can lift 100x there body weight