OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaAnts are tiny but super strong! They can carry things that are much heavier than their own body. Ants live together in big groups called colonies, and some colonies have millions of ants living underground.
Ants have six legs, two feelers called antennae, and a body with three parts. They can be black, brown, or red. Some ants have wings, but most do not. Ants are very small, but they are incredibly strong for their size.
Ants live in underground tunnels and rooms called colonies. Every ant has a job to do. Some ants find food and bring it back home. Other ants protect the colony from danger. The queen ant is the biggest ant, and she lays all the eggs.
- An ant can carry something 50 times heavier than itself!
- That would be like you carrying a car.
- Ants leave a scent trail so other ants can follow them to food.
- There are more than 10,000 kinds of ants in the world!
