Are ants insects? Introduction of Four Species of Ants in Ant Nest

First, are ants insects? 1. Ants are insects and can be easily distinguished. Generally, they are relatively small, with several colors such as black, yellow, red and white. Their body surfaces are elastic, smooth or fluffy.

2. Ants have chewing mouthparts, with well-developed maxilla, long handle, 2-3 enlarged ends, nodular abdomen, some with wings, and large, comb-shaped forefoot for cleaning corners.

3. The main feature of insects is that the body is divided into three parts: head, chest and abdomen. There are tentacles in the head, three pairs of appendages in the chest, and most of them have wings.

Second, the ant nest introduces four kinds of ants 1, the queen: the female with reproductive ability, or the mother ant, whose main duties are to lay eggs, breed offspring and manage this big family.

2. Male ant: or father ant, with small head, undeveloped upper jaw, slender antennae and developed reproductive organs and external genitalia, whose main function is to mate with the queen ant.

3. Worker ants (1) are capable ants without wings. They are generally the smallest individuals in the group, but they have the largest number.

The compound eye is very small, and the monocle is very small or not.

(2) The maxilla, antennae and three pairs of chest feet are well developed and good at walking; Worker ants are infertile females; The main duties of worker ants are to build and expand nests, collect food and feed young ants and queens.

4. Soldier ants: Soldier ants are infertile males.

With a big head and a well-developed upper jaw, it can crush hard food and become a fighting weapon when defending groups.