Social Organization:
Ants live in organized colonies with different jobs for each ant.
The queen ant lays eggs and runs the colony.
Worker ants collect food, build the nest, and take care of the young.
Soldier ants protect the colony from danger.
Communication:
Ants talk to each other using chemicals called pheromones.
They leave pheromone trails to show other ants where to find food.
Ants also use pheromones to warn each other about danger.
Food:
Ants eat a variety of foods, including plants, insects, and other small animals.
Some ants farm aphids for their sweet honeydew.
Other ants cut leaves to grow fungus for food.
Strength and Movement:
Ants are very strong for their size. They can lift objects much heavier than themselves.
Ants are also very good at climbing and jumping.
Some ants, like bullet ants, have painful venom.
Life Cycle:
Ants go through four stages in their life: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
The queen ant lays eggs that hatch into larvae.
Workers feed and care for the larvae until they grow into pupae.
The pupae then change into adult ants.
Importance:
Ants are important for the environment.
They help to spread seeds, aerate the soil, and control pests.
Some ants are even used to control pests in farms and gardens.
WORDLIST:
queen – королева
lays eggs – откладывает яйца
runs the colony – управляет колонией
communication – общение
chemicals called pheromones – химические вещества, называемые феромонами
warn – предупреждать
variety – разнообразие
insects – насекомые
farm aphids – разводить тлей
honeydew – падь
fungus – гриб
strength – сила
bullet ants – муравьи-пули
painful venom – болезненный яд
life cycle – жизненный цикл
larva – личинка
pupa – куколка
pupae – куколки
adult – взрослая особь
hatch into larvae – вылупляются в личинок
Importance – важность
environment – окружающая среда
spread seeds – распространять семена
aerate the soil – аэрировать почву
pests – вредители
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The best-selling toy of all time is the Rubik's Cube, with over 350 million sold worldwide.
The first video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey, which was released in 1972.
