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Ants

Ants are small social insects that live in colonies with queens. Varieties of ants include Carpenter, Leaf Cutter, Army, and Fire Ants, among others.

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Do ants get caught in spider webs?

I think yes. There's this massive spider in my basement. well, not massive. but it's laid at least 5 egg sacs so far. And about a month or two ago, i saw tens of dead ant queens across its web. The strange thing was, it wasn't like a real web. It was just strands of web, with the ants hanging off of the strands. These are the fast kinds of ants, and to have so many be caught in midair...I have no idea how it happens. Anyways, the queen then disconnected the threads and let the queen ants, sucked dry, fall to the cold basement floor.

Do ants stretch when they wake up in the morning?

No, ants do not stretch when they wake up. Ants are typically active immediately after waking up to begin foraging for food and taking care of their colony. Their exoskeleton provides the support they need for movement without the need for stretching like mammals.

Do queen ants sting or bite?

Yes, Queen honeybees have a smooth stinger, and can sting many times. However, a queen will rarely sting a person, for several reasons. 1) her job is not to defend the hive (the workers do that, and do it well, indeed.) and 2) her abdomen is so full of eggs, that she has difficulty curving it down to implant the sting. The primary use of her sting is to kill other, rival queens in the hive.

When ants sense rain do the ants close up their nests?

Yes, ants can sense changes in atmospheric pressure that often occur before rain, so they may retreat deeper into their nests in response. Some ants may even block the entrances to their nests to protect the colony from flooding during heavy rainfall.

What kind of ants fight?

The answer to your question is yes ants and termites do fight each other, in some cases its a territorial war/attack, or species of ants just attack termites as soon as they discover the colony, aiming to completely destroy it or for a large feed to nourish the colony. A notorious specie of ant is know for doing so, that is the driver ant it will violently raid the termites nest battling off defense termites. when termites are highly alerted the soldier termites will flow out of the colony attacking the driver ants, a soldier termites mandibles are strong enough to slice through a humans skin. however the driver ants have a target to kill the soldier termites as they are strong and almost plow through the ants, the ants latch onto the soldier termite and as soon as the termite tries to bite, the driver ant stabs (piercing) inside the termites mouth injecting its venom killing it. while the war is being held between the termites and ants a worker ant will alert all worker ants, suddenly when all of the worker ants know whats happening they tend to go into a berserk frenzy. They all start to create a tough dome around the queen that is made out of thick mud. This protects the termite queen allowing her to rebuild and reproduce if the ants raid deep into the colony killing a lot of the termites.

Do carpenter ants shed?

Yes, I don't know if they set swelling on the bite or not because when one bit me, I didn't let it bite for too long to find out. When they bite, it feels like they're sucking on your finger, it doesn't hurt either. Just don't mess with them too much because they might start to bite you harder and release something into your body.

Can ants kill other animals?

While some species of ants have venom that can kill small animals and insects, most ants are not able to kill larger animals. However, certain species of army ants are known to overwhelm larger prey in groups and can potentially kill them.

Why do ants survive in a microwave oven?

Being small keeps the ant close to the conducting metal plate at the base of the oven where the amplitude of the microwaves is minimal. I am not sure whether the ant is able to utilise the interference pattern set up by the microwave sources, but it would if you stopped the plate rotating. In addition the ant has a low fat / water content to minimise energy adsorption and high surface area to body mass ratio which aids heat loss. In addition ants can tolerate high body temperatures (above 50C) and desert species are able to remain active during the daytime.

What will happen if all the ants were removed from an acacla tree?

The tree would not bother to protect itself and it would reduce nectar and make fewer thorns. It would become sick and and grow slower than other Acacia trees because of the of protection it is getting from the removed ants.

Do ants chew and lick their food?

no they spit acid to dissolve the food and slurp the food like a human does with a milkshake.

Do flying ants flutter or buzz?

Flies buzz because their wings move extremely fast. They create a buzzing sound as they fly because of their wings.

What is the weakest insect?

Proportionately, the Rhinoceros and Hercules Beeltes are the strongest insects (proportionate to their body weight), each lifting about 800 times their own weight. Bees are also extremely strong, lifting 300 times their own weight. Though, the ant is pretty strong, lifting 10 times its own weight.

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Argentine black ants are arguably the strongest. They can lift 600 times their body weight - AND have far more endurance than other species, such as beetles. It would be like a person grabbing the bumper of an SUV and casually walking 5 miles before needing a break.

What to do for ant bites?

Treating fire ant bites depends on how many bites you have and how allergic you are. There are two different problems. First, you can have an allergic reaction, and second, you can have an infection. You want to prevent the infection by putting something like iodine on each bite. You want to take something or put something on the bites to stop the allergic reaction. If you have a severe allergic reaction or severe infection, you may need to see a doctor for a shot.

What food attracts ants best?

Other larger ants are enemies to little black ants. Also ant lion larvae, also called Doodlebugs, are known to be an enemy of little black ants.

Is it true the ants investigates new discoveries of food with its antennae?

Ants do investigate with their antennae's. Their antennae's allow them to see, hear, taste, and feel new things around them.

Why ants don't eat chocolate?

You might ask yourself - '' Why don't ants eat chocolate? Its sweet like honey and sugar...''
To find out the answer you need to look at what sugar consists of. The main ingredient is cocoa which is a bitter plant seed which to milk and sugar are added to to make chocolate. You see if ants eat one little bit of the cocoa seed they'll die because their guts are just way to gentle to handle the bitterness of cocoa...

What is the largest kind of ant?

The largest kind of ant is the driver ant, which can grow up to 1.6 inches in length. These ants are known for their aggressive behavior and large colony sizes, with millions of individual ants in a single colony.

What funktion would be most harmed if you cut off an ants antenna?

Ants have antennae, used either to communicate with other ants of the colony and sense the environment or as a food tool.
The ant (if it survived) would likely be unable to properly communicate with other ants and they would soon overpower and kill it as they would no longer trust this stranger in their colony.

What do ant's use there mandibles for?

Carrying items, eating, defense, other functions (i.e. cutting leaves/transferring larvae) and even to structure the foundation of their home by forming strong links and bridges within the colony.

What kind of chocolate ants like?

Chocolate ants typically refer to real ants that have been coated in chocolate and may be shipped in sealed cans as a crunchy delicacy, or novelty. Yumm!

I once saw them in a store that imported exotic items from South America, Asia, Africa and India, but I've never tried them. The store had a real shrunken head in a glass case by the cash register -- so, you get the drift of the nature of this place!

Why does leiningen decide to stay and confront the ants?

Ants recover in Leiningen verses the ants by picking the flesh from the stag.

What are the modification of insect legs?

Modification of insect legs in the morphological terms means changes according to the function required.

For example:

Insects have ambulatory legs having the most simple type of five major segments (coxa, trochanter, femur tibia and tarsus) for the most simple function i.e walking. Many other insects also have adapted their leg to perform other functions like cursorial for running present in cockroaches, raptorial for grasping prey these are prolegs of preying mantids have coxa very long and two rows of large spines on femur and tibia both, the femur have a groove between two spine rows in which tibia fits ,and natatorial meta legs of giant water bug have long hair on tarsus that help in swimming.

M. Fahim Khalid

University College of Agriculture,

Bahauddin Zakaria University,

Multan, Pakistan.

What type of behavior is displayed by ants working together in an anthill to feed and raise off spring?

The behavior displayed by ants working to raise offspring would be classified as Eusociality. Eusociality in the insect world consists of many generations taking care of the young offspring.

How many times bigger is a human than an ant?

An ant is said to be .001 meters in length while the average human is 1.7 meters tall. A human is therefore 1,700 times bigger than an ant.