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to look after ants you will need a ant farm there are many types. ants need a nest area and a area to look for food and water. you can make an ant farm your self with 2 plastic boxes connected with a tube one box for the nest the other for food and water. if you give them these 2 things they will look after them self's. food is easy honey mixed with water socked in a sponge in a bottle cap the same for the water and once in a while a fresh dead insect like a fly or moth/ cricket maggot. just cut it up for them .there are many ant keeping web sites. antstore. ants Canada ants kalytta and many others. DONT KEEP ANTS IN A GELL ANT FARM THE NASA BLUE GEL ANT FARMS. ants hate them they will soon die. these farms are made to keep harvester ants alive for 5/6 days in space. ants will not and can not live in them for very long if you put a queen ant in one she will just sit on the top and wait to die .PLEASE DONT USE ONE.
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Why do worker ants are happy to work for the queen ant?
Worker ants provide food, dig tunnels, and care for pupa. These ants work so that the queen ant is able to continue producing more eggs and therefore, more ants.
What is the male ant called?
The female ant is simply called "Queen". When the queen starts to lay eggs, her fertilized eggs will become female ants. Almost all ants are females. The eggs then hatch after several days. The queen feeds the larvae that emerge by spitting up food she makes from her leftover wing muscles, from her own energy reserves, and sometimes from eating some of the other eggs or larvae. The larvae grow then form pupae. Gradually, they turn into adult ants. When the pupae open in a week or two, adult ants emerge and start to gather food. Worker ants are sterile females, which means they do not lay eggs. Worker ants keep eggs, larvae, and pupae at the right temperature by moving them from chamber to chamber within the nest, the worker ants take care of the new eggs, larvae, and pupae. They take care of the queen too, all she does is lay eggs. She may live for 10 to 20 years, laying eggs fertilized during her one mating flight. Most of the fertilized eggs become new workers. But occasionally the worker ants feed more food to some of the young, and that makes them turn into queen ants. Sometimes the queen lays unfertilized eggs, which become male ants. The male ants don't help maintain the colony. Instead, they fly from the nest in search of a queen. When they find a queen, they mate. Then the cycle begins again.
How do ants care for their young?
the male protects the eggs until they hatch.
What do drone ants do in their colonies?
Drones are the ants in the colony that are males. The drone ants are born from unfertilized eggs and do not work but can fly.
How are ants created?
they are not made the are born and they have a head thorax and abdomen
Does butterfly take care of their eggs?
of course.just like ants take care of their eggs too. and the same way your parents took care of you when you were a young child.
Who takes care of baby salamanders?
Nobody takes care of them - they are on their own from the moment they hatch from their eggs.
Do honey ants lay eggs?
honey ants do lay eggs
How ants reproduct?
The fertilized eggs are the female ants but the non-fertilized eggs are the male ants. By Faith Wong
Who takes care of a Gila Monster's eggs?
they just leave
Why do worker ants are happy to work for the queen ant?
Worker ants provide food, dig tunnels, and care for pupa. These ants work so that the queen ant is able to continue producing more eggs and therefore, more ants.
Does the male or female takes care of the seahorses eggs?
The male seahorse carries and looks after the eggs.
Why do the ants have an ant queen?
it's because, the queen ant is the biggest and can hold the most eggs, so they all breed with her and she lays all the egggs while the other ants care for them
Who has the duty of taking care of the eggs?
every parent takes care of the egg but the mom manly dose
Where do bob cats nest and who takes care of the eggs?
Bobcats dont lay eggs, they have litters like a regular cat.
What is the male ant called?
The female ant is simply called "Queen". When the queen starts to lay eggs, her fertilized eggs will become female ants. Almost all ants are females. The eggs then hatch after several days. The queen feeds the larvae that emerge by spitting up food she makes from her leftover wing muscles, from her own energy reserves, and sometimes from eating some of the other eggs or larvae. The larvae grow then form pupae. Gradually, they turn into adult ants. When the pupae open in a week or two, adult ants emerge and start to gather food. Worker ants are sterile females, which means they do not lay eggs. Worker ants keep eggs, larvae, and pupae at the right temperature by moving them from chamber to chamber within the nest, the worker ants take care of the new eggs, larvae, and pupae. They take care of the queen too, all she does is lay eggs. She may live for 10 to 20 years, laying eggs fertilized during her one mating flight. Most of the fertilized eggs become new workers. But occasionally the worker ants feed more food to some of the young, and that makes them turn into queen ants. Sometimes the queen lays unfertilized eggs, which become male ants. The male ants don't help maintain the colony. Instead, they fly from the nest in search of a queen. When they find a queen, they mate. Then the cycle begins again.
How many ants are they in the colny?
the single queen starts off the colony, so it starts with one ant. over days, the queen finds a safe home to lay eggs. She can lay 100s of eggs a day! Colonies can have from 50 ants to 10 000 ants.
