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History of Ants

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:59:19 +0000

Ants are true social insects and have a very complex and various biology.

True social insects like the ants include social wasps, social bees and termites. This means they live in colonies with only several individuals that can lay eggs, or reproduce, and many sterile worker individuals. social ants can track and subdue there victim together, cultivate
and care for the brood, recruit nest mates to a rich food source, among different other functions.

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Ant colony cycle

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:54:59 +0000

An ant colony starts in general with a queen that has just landed from the nuptial flight in which she has been inseminated by one or more males, or has excavated a chamber. The protected place the queen starts to lay eggs, from which after a certain period, emerge the larvae. The larva is free-living and the adult is an attached or nonmobile form. The
queen searches for a mate, distinctive objects such as especially tall trees, hill tops. The larval phase is when the ants grow, so they have to be constantly fed. In this initial period the queen is responsible for all colony tasks, not only feeding the larvae and herself, but also for the maintenance of the nest and for colony defense. The queen may search for food outside the nest or regurgitate her liquefied musculature related to the wings, as she will never fly again.

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Carpenter Ants

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:50:22 +0000

Carpenter ants are one of the most valuable insects we have on earth. They enter man made structures they are considered the most destructive common insect pest we have in Canada. They chew up tons of wood and turn it into fine sawdust that rots and provides compost for new growth.

Carpenter Ants typically have a parent colony in outside nesting areas, such as live or dead trees, stumps, logs or decorative landscape wood. Two common species of carpenter ants found in Canada. The Modoc they are all black, legs may have a rusty red color, One queen in parent nest. The Vicinus are black head, rusty red thorax and black abdomen. Multiple queens in parent nest. Most carpenter ant species have other similar characteristics.

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Larva

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:44:35 +0000

The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly. The larva has been extended in meaning by zoologists to denote the young of any animal that is hatched after the close of the embryonic stage and must undergo some form of transformation before it resembles the adult.

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Fire Ants

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:35:49 +0000

These tiny animals are found in the southeast that live in the mounds which is very dangerous and often attack and kill small animals like kittens. Mounds constructed in clay soils are usually symmetrical and dome shaped mounds built in sandy soils tend to be irregularly shaped. There range extends from north carolina across Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas and there is a colony in California. It can cause severe allergic reaction throats swell up and people literally suffocate and very rare. The fire ants are transported on plants that are taken from the South and planted in the North, but most fire ant stings happen to people in the southern states.

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Carpenter Ants

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:34:32 +0000

This tiny insects or carpenter ants help the nature to become balance because they burrow and nest in dead trees and help in the decay of wood. Their colors are black or reddish black. They live in colonies having castes of different workers for different tasks, but later on, they become pests when a colony invades and damages the integrity of the wood within a house. Carpenter ants become pests when they start foraging in the houses for food. They may also cause serious damage to wood in the structure. Unlike termites, they do not feed upon wood, but merely use it as a place to nest. Generally they are jet black, but there may be varieties that are reddish in color. And it is known as one of the largest of ants in the world, each 1\8 inch in length. The queen is the major reproductive member and there are major and minor workers. They are differing in size and appearance. They are common in areas that have a high water table. They seek out high moisture areas in and around structures. These nature carpenter ants usually nest either in damp wood or close to it. They may also be found in hollow areas such as hollow doors and curtain rods. Ants will nest in attics near clogged gutters or areas that have been subject to water leaks.

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