Is an ant a vertebrate and is a moose a vertebrate?
No, ants are invertebrates, not vertebrates; Yes, moose are vertebrates. Ants have an exoskeleton and thus lack a back bone. Moose have an endoskeleton, and thus need a backbone in order to protect the very sensitive spinal cord from potential damage.
Is the velvet ant common in Mississippi?
I don't know, but we live in Picayune, Mississippi and found one in our yard in August of this year. Pretty neat little bug and has been in captivity now in my house for about a week and is still going strong. My daughter is taking it for show-and-tell.
Most frogs are not vegetarian--they actually eat garden insects.
An ant's brain is nearly a quarter of its body weight. The average ant brain has 250,000 neurons, meaning the average ant colony of 40,000 ants has the brain mass of one human.
What does an ant embedded inside my tongue mean in a dream?
You ate something really funky the night before. Dreams are generally caused by food not much by meaning.
Are mink and palmolive oils ant deterrents?
Yes, mink and palmolive oils are ant deterrents. The insects in question (Formicidae family) dislike strong scents. They will avoid the scents from essential oils, be they in drop or particle forms.
What is an ant house called other than the ant mound?
An ant mound is often called an anthill. Pronounced ant-hill.
The main weapons of all the army ants are their jaws, especially the very large jaws of the major soldiers.
There are several subfamilies of army ants, and some of subfamilies have stings as well. Some of the African army ants do not have stings and others do. The American army ants (Eciton) all have stings.
What is the coldest temperature an ant can survive?
The coldest temperature an ant can survive is said to be as low as -94 degrees Fahrenheit/-70 degrees Celsius. If exposed to freezing temperatures for long enough, an ant will die.