ANTS
Ants
belong to insect. They are small animals. They are usually black, but there are
some red ones. The body consist of three parts :
the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. Ants have several nerve centers, are the
largest being the brains, situated in the insect’s head. Most of these
creatures have a compound eye on each side of the head. These eyes may consist
of six to over a thousand lenses. Additionally, certain winged ants possess
three simple eyes on the back of the head though ant vision is often very dim.
The ant’s three pairs of legs are
attached to the thorax. So are wings, if the insect happens to have any. Next,
the abdomen, containing the crop, in which food
is stored and carried to others of the ant community. The ant’s stomatch and
intestines are situated behind the crop on its abdomen. One more thing, some
ants have a pain-producing sting. In fact, by stinging, fire ants have been
known to kill young birds that have not yet left the nest.
