Ants

1. Ants By Mrs. Singleton www.arizonensis.org/.../ places/mesquitewash.html

2. What Is An Ant? • An ant is an insect. • It has 3 body parts. • It has 6 legs. • It has 2 antennae. • There are many different types of ants: Carpenter ants, Weaver ants, Leafcutter ants, Red ants, Black ants, Farmer ants, Army ants, and many more www.armyants.org/images/ nyensis/nyensistop640.jpg

3. Where Do Ants Live? • Ants live and work together in groups called colonies. • Ants live in underground nests with many other ants. • These underground nests are called anthills. • Ants make their anthills by digging tunnels and carrying the dirt to the outside. • Some ants also nest in rotten wood. www.alef.co.uk/photos/ urban75/may04.html

4. What Do Ants Eat? • Some ants “milk” other insects like aphids and caterpillars. • They drink the juice inside of their bodies. • Leafcutter ants chew off pieces of leaves. • They chew the leaves into a paste and they eat the fungus that grows on the paste. www.monarchlab.umn.edu/ research/Mwd/mwd.html

5. Comprehension Questions • How many body parts do ants have? • Ants live and work in groups called ________? • What do leafcutter ants eat? www.richard-seaman.com/. ../LeafcutterAnts/

6. Works Cited • www.monarchlab.umn.edu/ research/Mwd/mwd.html • www.richard-seaman.com/. ../LeafcutterAnts/ • www.alef.co.uk/photos/ urban75/may04.html • www.armyants.org/images/ nyensis/nyensistop640.jpg • www.arizonensis.org/.../ places/mesquitewash.html