Curated OER
Ants in the Wild
Students investigate ants in the wild. In this insect lesson, students observe ant colonies and conduct experiments, such as putting food in the ants' path. Students record their observations.
Curated OER
Cupcake Carry-out Coloring Page
In this coloring page worksheet, learners examine a drawing of a colony of ants cooperating to carry off a large cupcake. Students color the picture.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Bug Wise: Ants
Museum site invites users to learn more about this tiny creature by providing them with information on what ants look like, where they are normally found and much more.
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Myrmecology, the Study of Ants
A wealth of topics are covered in this comprehensive site ranging from anatomy, diet, and communications to a history of myrmecology.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Ants
This comprehensive article provides a wealth of facts about ants focusing on identifying features, natural history, and impact on the ecosystem.
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Ants Are Not All Alike
Informational site proves that just because you have seen one ant doesn't mean that you have seen them all! Provides an inventory of many different types of ants. Click on an ant to learn more!
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Storybook: Ant Trails
An introduction to ants, told in an animated storybook format. Includes information about ant behavior, body structures, and more.
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Arizona Senora Desert Museum: Ants
Discover the life history, ecology, classification, and more about ants in this comprehensive site.
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Kidcyber: Ants
This thorough article provides information on the physical characteristics, jobs of ants in a colony, life cycle, nests, and communication.
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Orkin: Ants
Are ants crawling through your kitchen? Read about how it entered your kitchen, where its nest might be located and how many friends it has living with it. Then identify which kind of ant it is and learn about its behaviors, diet and...
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Live Science: Why Ants Rule the World
This thorough article delves into behavior of ants, the ant family, vampire ants, ant communication and more. Links are provided to other informative ant sites.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Marching Ants Fix Their Own Roads
From ABC News in Science, this article explores interesting behavior found in army ants. The behavior charts ants who, upon discovering pot holes or holes in the paths, use their own bodies to cover the holes for the rest of the group.
Lingolex
Interesting Facts About Ants
Did you know that an ant can lift 20 times their own body weight and that an ant's brain has 250,000 brain cells? You will find more interesting and out of the ordinary facts about ants in this enlightening site.
Curated OER
Greensmiths; Ants
This very thorough site delves into topics such as feeding habits, the queen, workers, males, budding, swarming, and more. Sections are also devoted to controlling the ant population around our homes.