Types

Hello and welcome to the types page

= = =There are more then 12,000 types of ants around the world!=

Worker Ants = Worker Ants = = W orker Ants are all females. They have no wings and cannot lay. Worker ants are the ones we see the most. These ants take care of the nest and get food. The Worker ant cannot see properly and they use their antennae to touch, taste and smell. = = = =Male Ant = = M ale ants are slightly bigger than the workers and they have wings. Male ants are not in the nest for a year. They hatch in summer so then they are ready for mating. The males do not have to get food or feed themselves. They are hidden in the nest where the worker ants will look after them. = =Queen Ant = = T he main point of the hive is about the queen and her eggs. Out of all the thousands of ants, the queen is the only one which can lay eggs. Most of the eggs will become worker ants and some will be male ants but most unlikely. Queen ants when first born grow wings but once they mate they lose their wings. Then she can create a new colony. =

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