Did you know? There are 10,000 types of ants in the world! Ants live in colonies. Most ants build ant hills. Ants’ colors range from brown, yellow, red, and black! You see the black ants the most often, because they are more common to the state of Georgia.
Click fire ants to find out about this particularly venomous creature!
Ants don’t have lungs! They have a small spiracle along the side of its thorax and abdomen. The air passes all through the body from the spiracle. That is how the ant breathes. An ant gets vibrations from the ground which goes to it’s antennae to tell the ant danger is near! An ant has tough and hard coat which protects it like armor. Ants don’t have bones, they have an exoskeleton! Ants can carry up to 27 times their weight! Ants inject venom with their mouth in bites. So, remember don't go messing with ants!
