Students compare and contrast ants' needs and habits to those of humans. A supplemental unit developed by the School of California Online Resources for Educators Project. 2 feet high 30,000 Leaf-cutter ants carry pieces of leaves over their heads as if they're carrying little umbrellas or parasols. Army ants eat mostly insects, but any slow-moving creature can become a victim, eaten alive and left a skeleton in a few hours. Check student drawings.
Most army ants are blind.
They are guided by blind soldier ants that lay down scent trails. Yes, ants come in yellow and purple and green. A female odorous house ant lays one egg each day. The more area the mound of anthill dirt above the ground covers the more solar heat the anthill absorbs and the warmer the nest is. They lay down a chemical trail that the other ants follow.