ants
Tiny tireless workers
Ants are small social insects that live in colonies, often underground or in mounds.
A colony contains workers, soldiers, and queens, each with distinct roles.
Ant colonies can number in the millions.
The insects are known for organized labor and collective strength: The picnic was ruined by ants.
To have ants in your pants is to be restless or fidgety.
Animal-built shelter for young
- moundHeaped earth formation
- hillLow natural elevation
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- workerPerson who toils
soldier · tunnels · chambers · galleries · brood · larvae · pupae · caste
Most powerful chess piece
- workerPerson who toils
- soldierArmed forces member
- casteInherited social division
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
altruism · colony · egg-laying · reproductive · superorganism · nestmates · chemical signals
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
six-legged · thorax · abdomen · compound eyes · entomology · metamorphosis · segmented · chitin
Devoted to steady effort
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- tirelessNever losing energy
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
persistent · strength · teamwork · organized · busy · determined · grasshopper
Pest takeover situation
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- baitLure for prey
- trapDevice for catching animals
spray · invasion · kitchen · pantry · picnic · nuisance · bite · sting
Seeking wild food sources
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- trailingFollowing behind something
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
cooperation · division of labor · grooming · recruitment · swarming · marching · farming · leaf-cutting
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
worker · soldier · tunnels · chambers · galleries · brood · larvae · pupae · caste · swarm
queen
Most powerful chess piece
hierarchy · altruism · colony · egg-laying · reproductive · superorganism · nestmates · chemical signals
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
invertebrate · six-legged · thorax · abdomen · compound eyes · entomology · metamorphosis · segmented · chitin · spiracles
leafcutter
Ant that farms fungi
industrious
Devoted to steady effort
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- tirelessNever losing energy
cooperative · persistent · strength · teamwork · organized · busy · determined · grasshopper
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- baitLure for prey
trap · spray · invasion · kitchen · pantry · picnic · nuisance · bite · sting · wood damage
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- trailingFollowing behind something
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
communication · cooperation · division of labor · grooming · recruitment · swarming · marching · farming · leaf-cutting · bridging
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- insectsbee, bees, butterfly, butterflies, beetle
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- nature scienceanimals, plants, insects, butterflies, caterpillars
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
antssolitary bees
Bees living independently
lone wolves · hermits · tiger beetles · tigers · praying mantis
- fire antsAggressive stinging insects
- ant colonySocial insect community
- ant farmEnclosed colony viewing habitat
- sugar antsSmall ants attracted to sweetness
- ant moundColony's earthen structure
- red antsStinging colonial insects
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