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1. What size box is best for keeping ants?

Homemade feeding boxes are usually paper boxes that have been used to store food and clothing, and are generally 35-40 cm long, 20-25 cm wide, and 10-15 cm high. The boxes are filled with ants' favorite nesting materials, such as masson pine, followed by leguminous plant straw such as red beans, soybeans, and broad beans. Wild plants include small-leaf camphor, large-leaf camphor, and old grass, all of which need to be dried to prevent mildew.

Put the straw bundles and the seed ants in the nest into the box, seal it with tape on all sides, and drill a small hole at one end of the box.

It is best not to keep them in a box. Prepare a plaster nest for the ants. The plaster ant nest is the mainstream ant nest in China. It is the oldest ant nest with a relatively mature development. It is cheap, easy to process, easy to shape, good water absorption and air permeability, etc.

2. Who is the underground engineer in The Insect World?

It's an ant.

Ants are definitely building experts. There are many compartments in the ant nest, each of which has its own use. The queen ant's compartment is the largest. There is a kind of ant in the desert, and the nest it builds looks like a castle from a distance, 4.5 meters high. After those nests are abandoned, they will be used as their own nests by some animals. The bottom of the ant nest is for the queen ant to live in. The queen ant's task is to eat, mate, and give birth to babies. The ant nest is solid, safe, and comfortable, with roads leading in all directions. There is also a circle of soil outside the ant nest, and some places to store food. It is ventilated and cool inside, warm in winter and cool in summer, so the food is not easy to spoil.

They use their jaws to dig holes in the ground, moving sand and soil one grain at a time to build their nests. The "rooms" of the nest will remain in the shape they were originally built unless the soil dries out severely. Ant researcher Walter Chilgale models ant nests. He pours liquid metal, paraffin or orthodontic plaster into the nest and digs it out after it solidifies. He said: "You can get a structure that goes deep into the ground." According to his observations, the areas closest to the surface have the most ant chambers, and the deeper you go, the fewer ant chambers and the smaller the area. He said: "In order to do this, the ants must understand their depth relative to the ground." But how they "construct" remains a mystery. Chilgale speculates that the ants may measure depth by sensing the level of carbon dioxide in the soil.

Orb Web Spider

"The genius architect of Insects is the orb web spider. The orb web spider is a genius architect. When it weaves a web, each strand of spider silk is kept at a certain distance, as if it were measured with a ruler. The orb web spider has a large abdomen with three pairs of spinning organs at the end, which are connected to the silk glands in the body. The liquid secreted by the silk glands passes through the spinning organs and condenses into spider silk when it encounters air. It is used to weave webs, build nests, hunt, etc. The spider web is in the shape of a large wheel. Oviparous.

Cicadas are excellent engineers, don't you believe it? Then let Ruhong's mother's story take you to visit the ingenious buildings of cicadas.

3. How much do you know about ants? What is the ant effect?

Ants are insects, arthropods, insects, hymenoptera, and ants. There are many species of ants, with more than 11,700 species in the world, 21 subfamilies and 283 genera, and more than 600 species of ants identified in China. Recently, a new species of asexual ants has been discovered. Ants have a long lifespan, with worker ants living from a few weeks to thirty years, and ants living from two to ten years. An ant colony can grow in one area for two years or even ten years.

Ants are definitely good at building. There are many rooms in the ant nest, and these rooms have their uses. Among them, the male ant room is the largest. There are ants in the desert. The nest they built looks like a castle from a distance, 4.5 meters high. After these nests are destroyed, some animals will use them as their own nests. At the bottom of the ant nest live the ants. The daily tasks of the ants are to eat, reproduce, and have children. The ant nest is strong, safe, and comfortable, and the roads are connected in all directions. There is also a circle of soil outside the ant nest, and there is also an area for storing food. The inside is ventilated and cool, warm in summer and cool in winter, and the food is not easy to spoil.

Ants are also famous architects of the interesting nature. They use their jaws to dig holes in the ground, transporting gravel and soil one by one to build ant nests. The house of the ant nest will always maintain the shape of the initial construction unless the soil is extremely dry. Walter Chilgale, an expert in ant research, modeled the ant nest. He poured shape memory alloy, wax or modified plaster into the ant nest, and dug it out after it solidified.

He said you can get the structure of the deep underground. According to his observation, the area closest to the soil has the most ant houses. The deeper the depth, the lower the ant houses and the smaller the area. In order to achieve this, the ants must know the depth of the ground. However, how to construct it is still a mystery. According to Chilgail, there is a division of labor in ant colonies. There are generally 5 levels: male ants, female ants, male ants, worker ants and soldier ants. Some types live in nests of other types, and the larvae are fed by the host's worker ants. Male ants: Female ants with reproductive ability, also known as queen ants, also known as ant kings, are larger in size, have large abdomens, have more developed reproductive organs, short antennae, and small breasts. They have wings, have wings, and have no wings. The main tasks are to lay eggs, breed offspring and rule the family. Female ants: Female ants with reproductive ability after crossing, who lose their wings after crossing to become new male ants, collectively known as princesses and angels.

Worker ants: also known as worker ants. Wingless, non-developing female ants, generally have the smallest head in the population, but the largest number. Small compound eyes, small or no simple eyes. The upper jaw, antennae and three pairs of legs are well developed and good at walking. Worker ants do not have reproductive ability. The main tasks of worker ants are to build and expand caves, collect food, feed larvae and male ants, etc. In order to hibernate, young ants must eat a lot of food in autumn to store body fat, but don't eat in the next winter. Because of this, the worker ants in the ant colony are looking for food almost every day to ensure that every member of the ant colony can eat enough food to withstand the cold winter.

Soldier ant: Soldier ant is another name for the large worker ants of some ant species. They are female ants without reproductive ability. They have strong jaws and can crush hard food. They become weapons of war when protecting the group.

The ant power theory believes that a group of ants chose to build a village at the base of a century-old tree. In order to build a house, the ants worked hard, moved sand, and bit the roots of the tree... One day, a breeze blew, and the century-old tree was overwhelmed and finally fell into the mud. Ants are one of the most united animals in nature, and each one works for the survival and happiness of the group. The power of ants is indeed not great, but a team of more than one million ants can sweep across the entire forest and building, and can bite lions and tigers in a short time. This is the destructive power caused by the ant power.

Ants are social animals. When ants gather together to do something, their destructive power is very great. They can even eat up a building. The ant effect is the same as water dripping through a stone.

There are always some "lazy ants" in the ant colony, looking around all day long as if they have nothing to do. They are actually investigating and researching, constantly exploring new sources of food. When the entire organization encounters a food crisis, they can immediately play an important role and lead everyone through the crisis. This is the "lazy ant effect": lazy in chores, diligent in thinking.

5 categories:

(1) The queen ant is the reproductive female ant. It is the largest among all ants and is not usually seen because it is responsible for reproduction and management of the large ant colony. (2) Female ants are the reproductive female ants that shed their wings after mating and become the new queen ant.

(3) Worker ants. These are the most common ants we see in our daily lives. They are mainly responsible for building and expanding nests and collecting food. In normal times, especially in the summer, we often see them carrying away the bread crumbs we throw on the ground. This is them carrying food. When it is about to rain, we will find a large group of ants in the cracks of the soil on the cement floor. If you look closely, you will find that they are carrying some fine sand and stones to repair their nests to prevent damage from wind and rain.

(4) Soldier ants are the common name for large worker ants in certain ant species, which are used to defend the colony and fight.

The ant effect refers to when a group of ants choose a century-old tree to build their home, they will not think about how difficult the task is, but will persist in taking action step by step. Eventually, the old tree will collapse, and the ants' goal will be achieved. This mainly tells us about the importance of unity and cooperation.

Ants are insects that are widely distributed on the earth. Ants are social animals with a complex social structure. They are of great significance to the natural environment. The ant effect is actually a collective effect. Their collective activities can help them survive better in nature.