Additional Articles on Ants

Amanda L. (United States of America)
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  1. musky
    resembling the smell of a deer secretion or odorous perfume
    Just before they sting, they make a noise, “Eep, eep, eep,” and they give off a musky smell.
  2. rainforest
    a densely wooded tropical area with heavy precipitation
    Thousands of ants may be in the column of raiders that is advancing through the rainforest, pinning down and cutting up every small creature that cannot get away.
  3. pioneer
    open up and explore a new area
    In the 1930s work done at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute pioneered the study of army ant ecology and behavior.
  4. larva
    immature form of an animal between the egg and adult stages
    After these eggs hatch, producing larvae, the raids begin—to feed the hungry young.
  5. pupa
    an insect in an intermediate, inactive stage of development
    Once the larvae change into nonfeeding pupae, the cycle begins again.
  6. dependent
    relying on or requiring a person or thing for support
    Some are professional ant followers, highly dependent on swarms and seldom found away from them.
  7. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
    A smaller pilot “hitchhiker” ant usually protects the leaf and the worker ant from pesky parasites (wasps, phorid fly).
  8. infestation
    the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
    Without the protection from this tiny ant the entire colony could be destroyed due to infestation from parasite eggs.
  9. mass
    a body of matter without definite shape
    The worker ant carries the leaves to smaller workers, which chew the leaf into smaller pieces, making it all sticky. The sticky leaf mass is then added to the fungus garden that the ant colony eats.
  10. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
    They are very important to the rainforest ecosystem.
Created on Fri Oct 02 13:11:59 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Oct 06 18:41:10 EDT 2020)

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