What do ants look like?

Ants come in black, red, etc. Note: Termites belong to the Aphididae family, not the Formicidae family.

Black ants:

The female ants are large in shape. Male ants are slightly smaller than female ants, both have wings, and their antennae are slender and not knee-shaped. The larvae have small cephalothorax, wide abdomen, yellow-white body, and no legs; the pupa is white. The body length of worker ants is about 1 mm. The body is painted black, smooth and shiny. The head is round and triangular, with 1 pair of compound eyes, oval shape; 3 single eyes, arranged in the shape of "pin". There is one pair of tentacles, bent knee-shaped, with 12 segments, and the stalk segment is the longest. Mouthparts well developed; chewing type. The pronotum is well developed and the mesonotum is smaller. Wingless. There are 3 pairs of legs, equally developed. The junction between the chest and abdomen is reduced to a thin stalk shape, with one upward scale; the abdomen has 5 segments. The upper jaw, antennae, and feet are brown; there are brown bristles on the head, chest, feet, and the posterior edge of each abdominal segment. The hairs on the posterior edge of the abdominal segments are denser, and the rest are sparser. Soldier ants are similar to worker ants.

Red ants:

The workers of red ants are about 3.2 mm long, orange-red to dark red. The abdomen, antennal stalk segments, and leg segments are brown. Has medicinal value. The life cycle of red ants has four stages: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults, which last 8 to 10 weeks. The queen ant lays eggs throughout her life. Worker ants are female ants that do the work; soldier ants are larger and defend the colony. At certain times of the year, many species produce winged male ants and queens that fly into the air to mate. The male ants soon die and the fertilized queen builds a new nest. Eat both animals and plants.

Ant:

Introduction:

Ant (ant) is a kind of insect. It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Hymenoptera, and family Formicidae. There are many types of ants. There are more than 9,000 known species in the world, including 21 subfamilies and 283 genera (after Bolton2003) (the mainstream classification system is the 16 subfamilies and the 21 subfamilies. Compared with the system, the new system is from the fierce ant subfamily to the 21 subfamilies. The family is divided into several subfamilies). There are more than 600 identified ant species in China. New species of ants that reproduce asexually have also recently been discovered. Ants have a long lifespan. Worker ants can live from a few weeks to 3-7 years, and queen ants can live for more than ten years or decades. An ant nest can grow in one place for years, or even more than 50 years.

2. Appearance characteristics:

Ants have 21 subfamilies and 283 genera (the mainstream still uses the classification system of 16 subfamilies. Compared with the system of 21 subfamilies, the new system starts from There are several subfamilies within the subfamily Fierceinae). They are generally small in size, with colors ranging from black, brown, yellow, red, etc., and the body wall is elastic, smooth or slightly hairy. The mouthparts are chewing and the palate is well developed. The antennae are knee-shaped, with very long stalk segments, 2 to 3 expanded segments at the end, and the entire antennae is divided into 4 to 13 segments. The abdomen is knot-shaped. Winged or wingless. The front legs are widely spaced and comb-shaped, and are used as angle cleaners (for cleaning the tentacles).

The external shape of the ant is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen, and has six legs. Ant eggs are about 0.5 mm long, irregular oval, milky white, and the larvae are worm-like and translucent. Worker ants are small in size, about 2.8 mm long, and are brown all over. Individual ants are easy to spot only if you look closely. The bodies of both male and female ants are relatively thick. The abdomen is obese, the head and chest are brown, the front half of the abdomen is brown, and the back half is brown. The body length of male ants is about 5.5 mm. The body length of female ants is about 6.2 mm. Common ants in indoor environments include small yellow house ants, etc.

3. Distribution range:

Ants are the most common insects on the earth and the most numerous type of insect. Since all kinds of ants live in social groups, they were commonly called "ants" in ancient times. According to modern scientific classification of morphology, ants belong to the bee class. Ants can live wherever they have conditions for survival and are the creatures with the strongest ability to resist natural disasters in the world. It is a polymorphic social insect. It is estimated that only about half of all ant species exist - currently around 11,700 species. A larger study of the ant fauna remains to be conducted. There are more than 600 identified ant species in China. Ants belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Hymenoptera, and family Formicidae. At present, there are three main types of ants commonly found in homes in China: small yellow house ants, big-headed ants, and Lowe's house ants.

4. Ant language:

Ants are small and powerful, and their perfect physiological structure allows them to withstand various tests. In order to set off and return to the ant nest in a constantly changing environment, desert arrow ants know how to use the polarized light emitted by the sun to return to the nest. Amazon ants plan their course by remembering visual references, and this memory lasts a lifetime. After they store many memories, they then call up relevant information based on where they go. Ants have a set of glands in their bodies that use different chemicals to convey more than 20 different meanings.

"When an intruder is discovered, all ants are on alert. The 422nd Division quickly goes to fight."

"Sisters, pay attention, sisters, there is a caterpillar ahead, please move it quickly. . Play it again, there is..."

The scraper on the abdomen is different from humans and is a supplement to the chemical language. The scraper is a sound-producing organ that can generate vibration signals through friction. When a pair of ants lined up neatly and showed off their power on the street, a vibration signal came from the stone. It turned out that an ant was pressed under the stone. Suddenly, The ants pushed together and a certain ant was rescued. This signal can also be used to ask for food from another person.