Ants, Ants, Ants
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1. Learn about the different parts of an insect's body by clicking on the drawing. Name three parts of an insect's body. Source: http://bijlmakers.com/insects/entomology-for-beginners/
2. What kind of ant is pictured on this Trek Nature page? Source: http://fr.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/photo201813.htm
3. About how many different kinds (or species) of ants can be found in the world? Choose the correct answer: 80 (eighty) 800 (eight hundred) 8,000 (eight thousand) Source: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/ants.html
4. What are the three main jobs of worker ants? Source: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05518.html
5. Tell about two of the ways in which an ant uses its jaw, or mandible. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandible_%28insect%29
6. How many fire ants might live in one colony? Choose the correct answer: 200 (two hundred) 2,000 (two thousand) 200,000 (two hundred thousand) Source: http://www.fireant.net/
7. How are ants' jaws different from people's jaws? (Hint: The answer is in how they move!)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandible_%28insect%29
8. How tall might the nest of an imported fire ant be? Source: http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/lockley.htm
9. How many ants can a giant anteater eat in a day? Choose the correct answer: 3,000 (three thousand) 30,000 (thirty thousand) 300,000 (three hundred thousand)
Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-anteater
10. Why are leaf-cutter ants also known as parasol ants? Source: http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/insects.htm
11. What do army ants eat? Source: http://www.learningtreasures.com/article1133.html
12. Draw a picture of a carpenter ant. Source: http://hillsborough.ifas.ufl.edu/
13. Do army ants find food by smell or by sight? Source: http://www.learningtreasures.com/article1133.html
14. One of the most common species of ants is called the "odorous house ant." How does that ant get its name? Source: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/aodorous.html
15. Ants come in many colors. Do they come in yellow and purple and green? Source: http://animal.discovery.com/insects/ant-info.htm
16. How many ant species are there in the world? Source: http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/13-categories/animals/402-ants.html
17. How many eggs does a female odorous house ant lay each day? Source: http://www.orkin.com/ants/odorous-ant/ Go to bottom of page.
18. How can you tell the difference between a native fire ant and an imported fire ant?
Source: http://www.extension.org/fire_ants
19. How does the size of an anthill relate to conditions inside the nest? Source: http://animal.discovery.com/insects/ant-info.htm
20. How do worker ants lead other workers away from danger or to a source of food?
Source: http://animal.discovery.com/insects/ant-info.htm
21. Do leaf-cutter ants eat leaves? Explain your answer. Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/333786/leafcutter-ant
22. Name three things that an ant's antennae enable it to do. Source: http://animal.discovery.com/insects/ant-info.htm
23. A special dog dish has been invented so ants won't get into a dog's food. How does this dish prevent ant infestation? Source: http://www.io.com/
24. Why are "large yellow ants" sometimes called citronella ants? Source: http://www.orkin.com/ants/citronella-ant/
25. How do ants clean their antennae? Source: http://animal.discovery.com/insects/ant-info.htm
26. Army ants often travel in moving columns. What's the longest column of army ants ever seen? Source:
http://www.learningtreasures.com/article1133.html