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Key words:

1. Colony life

2. Larvae

3. Pupae

4. Nest chambers

5. Soil tunnels

6. Guard ants

7. Foraging ants

8. Ant paths

9. Team digging

10. Soil mound

11. Safe shelter

12. Community

13. Hardworking ants

14. Natural habitat

15. Soil structure

Definition:

Colony life is the organized way ants live in groups, where each ant has a role and works to support the whole colony.

Main points:

• Ants live together in a large group called a colony.

• Each ant has a special job (queen, workers, soldiers).

• They work together to find food and protect the nest.

• They share food and care for baby ants.

• Colonies live inside a nest or ant hill.

• Ants communicate using smell signals.

Interesting Points :

• An ant colony can have one queen but thousands or millions of worker ants.

• Ants can carry food 20 times heavier than their body!

• Ants communicate using smell, not sound. They leave scent trails for others to follow.

• Every ant knows its job automatically—no one has to tell them!

• Some colonies build underground cities with many rooms and tunnels.

• Ants never fight inside their own colony but protect it from outsiders.

• The queen can live for many years, but workers live only a few months.

• If one ant finds food, it calls the whole colony to help bring it home.

Fun Fact:

An ant colony can have thousands or even millions of ants living together peacefully!