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Study of Northern Virgina Ecology: Black Carpenter Ant

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lots of information about the black carpenter ant. Learn about their physical characteristics, colonies, life cycle, food sources, and predators. A detailed chart listing many plants and animals permits exploration of their relationships...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Leaf Cutter Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
The farmers of the insect world, leaf-cutter ants grow their own food in underground fungus farms. Pieces of leaf are carried hundreds of meters in impressive processions, with each ant carrying a piece up to 50 times its own body...
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Website
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Wild About Ants: Ant of the Week: Weaver Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch these weaver ants as they weave nests using leaves and silk from their larvae. These ants are also well known for their use by farmers to control insects that attack crops.
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Article
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Desert Usa: Harvester Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about harvester ants examines their behavior, but it also looks at the role these ants play in mythology, especially in Native American stories, and at the social structure of ant colonies. There is also a link to a related...