Different
sorts of ants do different sorts of jobs.
THE
QUEEN ANT
The
queen is the largest ant in the nest.
The
queen hatches with wings.
When
a female has been
fertilised
she becomes the queen of the colony.
Only
the queen can lay eggs.
The
queen lives in the centre of the nest.
There
may be several queens in one nest.
WORKERS
The
worker ants are female and have no wings.
Worker
ants cannot lay eggs.
The
worker ants feed and guard the queen, take care of the young,
collect food, clean and guard the nest and dig new tunnels.
MALES
The
male ants do not work.
The
male ants have wings but they are smaller than the queen.
Male
ants die after mating.
