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.
It can attack (bite) its predators.
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Ants have mandibles which are much like pincers. Mandibles are a pair of appendages found at the front of the ants head, above the mouth.
The pincers on ants and similar insects are called mandibles.
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Ants are a type of insect that stretch in the morning. They first stretch out each of their legs and then they open their mandibles to make it look like they are yawning.
Fire ants have 2 mandibles that cover their mouth. These mandibles allow the ant to attach themselves to objects and suck out nutrients that are needed for their survival. The nutrients are then deposited into the ant's mouth.
Ants have mandibles which are much like pincers. Mandibles are a pair of appendages found at the front of the ants head, above the mouth.
Leaf cutter ants have very strong mandibles with which they cut and carry pieces of leaf back to the colony.
Ants employ their jaws (mandibles) mostly for carrying food back to the nest and in it's defense .
Their mouth Mandibles
ants kill anything that is small enough for them to get there mandibles on
In some parts of the world (mainly Africa and South America), large ants, especially army ants, are used as surgical sutures. The wound is pressed together and ants are applied along it. The ant seizes the edges of the wound in its mandibles and locks in place. The body is then cut off and the head and mandibles remain in place to close the wound.
The pincers on ants and similar insects are called mandibles.
Yes, they will. A bunch of ants will gang up on one, and pull it into pieces with their mandibles. Or, One will spray the other with acid.
Ants have two strong jaws, the mandibles, they are used to carry food, manipulate objects, construct nests, and for defence.
Soldier ants are responsible for protecting the colony from threats such as predators and other ant species. They have larger heads and powerful mandibles that they use for defense and to attack intruders. Soldier ants may also participate in foraging and nest maintenance activities within the colony.
No, stag beetles do not eat ants. Their mandibles are very large and prohibit them from eating. Instead they drink and survive off of sap.
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