Ants

by Graham, Kimberly

• ISBN13: 9781552851296
• ISBN10: 155285129X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books Inc

Summary

Millions of ants live all around you-inside and outside your home. They are always on the move, doing important chores like collecting food, building or cleaning their nest, sending messages to one another and feeding the babies. Meet the weirdest and most ferocious ants as well as the biggest and smallest varieties. Find out how ants can carry objects many times their weight, and how they communicate. Learn how to observe the ants around you, and see how ants would go about their daily lives if they lived in a home like yours!

Author Biography

The Investigate series encourages children to learn about the world around them through illustrated books, they can journey back to the time of dinosaurs or into the future with airplanes. Each book contains colorful stickers, and a collectable poster is available.

Table of Contents

A world of ants	p. 6
What is an ant?	p. 8
Ants on the outside	p. 10
Ants on the inside	p. 12
Senses	p. 14
Trail blazing	p. 16
Ant cities	p. 18
Living together	p. 20
Working together	p. 22
Life of a baby	p. 24
Life of a worker	p. 26
Life of a soldier	p. 28
Life of a queen	p. 30
What ants eat and how	p. 32
Army ants	p. 34
Harvester ants	p. 36
Leafcutter ants	p. 38
Honeypot ants	p. 40
Honeydew farmers	p. 42
Ants living with plants	p. 44
What animals eat ants?	p. 46
Defence	p. 48
Mimicry	p. 50
Do ants help us?	p. 52
The ant family	p. 54
If ants lived like us	p. 56
Glossary	p. 58
Find out more about ants	p. 60
Index	p. 61
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