1. Ants By Mrs. Singleton www.arizonensis.org/.../ places/mesquitewash.html

2. What Is An Ant? An ant is an insect. It has 3 body parts. It has 6 legs. It has 2 antennae. There are many different types of ants: Carpenter ants, Weaver ants, Leafcutter ants, Red ants, Black ants, Farmer ants, Army ants, and many more www.armyants.org/images/ nyensis/nyensistop640.jpg

3. Where Do Ants Live? Ants live and work together in groups called colonies. Ants live in underground nests with many other ants. These underground nests are called anthills. Ants make their anthills by digging tunnels and carrying the dirt to the outside. Some ants also nest in rotten wood. www.alef.co.uk/photos/ urban75/may04.html

4. What Do Ants Eat?  Some ants “milk” other insects like aphids and caterpillars.  They drink the juice inside of their bodies.  Leafcutter ants chew off pieces of leaves.  They chew the leaves into a paste and they eat the fungus that grows on the paste. www.monarchlab.umn.edu/ research/Mwd/mwd.html

5. Comprehension Questions  How many body parts do ants have?  Ants live and work in groups called ________?  What do leafcutter ants eat? www.richard-seaman.com/.../LeafcutterAnts/

6. Works Cited www.monarchlab.umn.edu/ research/Mwd/mwd.html www.richard-seaman.com/.../LeafcutterAnts/ www.alef.co.uk/photos/ urban75/may04.html www.armyants.org/images/ nyensis/nyensistop640.jpg www.arizonensis.org/.../ places/mesquitewash.html