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Fun Ant Facts - Science Kit

ANTS! You see them all the time.....but how much do you really know about those critters we call ants? Here are a few fun facts:
  • Ant is a common name for members of a family of about 11,000 species of insects that live in highly organized societies called colonies.
  • The outside of an ant's body is made of a hard shell, or exoskeleton.
  • Most ants are between 2mm and 10mm (0.08" and 0.20") long. Yet some ants are a mere 0.7mm (1.2") long.
  • Ants have bodies that contain three major segments: the head, the thorax, and the abdomen.
  • The head of the ant has a pair of large, strong jaws. The jaws open and close like scissors. Adult ants cannot chew and swallow solid food, so they squeeze the fluid from pieces of food.
  • The ant has two compound eyes, meaning that each eye is made of many smaller eyes.
  • Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight.
  • Ant colonies have elaborate social structures in which the various activities necessary for the survival of the colony are divided among specially adapted individuals.
  • Ants love picnics and chessecake is always a colony favorite!


Take the "ewwww" out of learning about ants with these fun and educational kits:

AntWorks Space Age Ant Habitat AntWorks Space Age Ant Habitat - (3081251)

$19.95 Each
 
Giant Ant Farm Giant Ant Farm - (6017400)

$22.75 Each
 
Xtreme Ant Farm Xtreme Ant Farm - (3081648)

$30.95 Each
 
Antzone with Poster Antzone with Poster - (4744000)

$21.95 Each
 
Poster, Ant Anatomy, Mounted, 46 cm x 31 cm Poster, Ant Anatomy, Mounted, 46 cm x 31 cm - (6017401)

$3.95 Each
 
Book Plus Science Model, Lifecycle of an Ant Book Plus Science Model, Lifecycle of an Ant - (4733207)

$22.50 Each
Insect Glasses: Simulation of a Compound Eye, TDCT Insect Glasses: Simulation of a Compound Eye, TDCT - (4622400)

$8.95 Each
 


 


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