Eggs of Ant

SR No.: 250390
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sahil Shah
Publisher: Sahil Shah
Total Pages: 6
Language: English
Classification: Article & Yoga
File Size: 630 KB

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PROJECT: EGGS OF ANT
ANTS
Ants are one of the most organized animals. They live in colonies made up of at least one queen, female workers, eggs, larvae, pupae and drones. Every individual has a very specialized function. Adult ants are queens, workers and drones.
THE QUEEN
The main function of a queen is to lay the fertilized eggs, millions of eggs. We could say that the queen is the mother of all the ants in the colony.
THE WORKERS
Worker ants are infertile females. They are the majority of individuals in the colony. They perform specialized and different chores. Some of the different chores to be carried out in a colony are: Gathering of food, cleaning and caring for the eggs, cleaning and feeding of the larvae and the queen, defending the colony, processing and storing of food, and making new tunnels and chambers.
THE DRONES
The drones are the only male individuals in the colony. They have wings, although unlike the queen, these are permanent. The drones' only function is to mate with the new queens. In the mating time the drones will fly out of the nest first, forming like clouds in the air. The new queens will follow, and they will mate with the drones in the air (nuptial flight). After the mating, the drones will soon die. Their span of adult life is only two or three days.
THE EGGS
The queen is the one that lay eggs. Eggs have a white pearly color. Worker ants keep them in clusters. The workers clean and rotate the eggs for them not to get moldy. Eggs are moved to different chambers in accordance to the temperature of each chamber to accelerate the hatching period.
THE LARVAE
The larvae will hatch from the eggs after a few days. They are pearly white, just as the eggs. Larvae are very voracious (they eat a lot), this means they are all the time hungry. They need to accumulate enough